Revitalizing Your Resilience (Place, Space & Wellness)
Angela Blood Starr, Regional School Health Coordinator, Calhoun ISD

Are you looking for ways to energize yourself as you start your school year and maintain your resilience throughout? If so, join us for a session focusing on YOU as an educator. During the session we will briefly discuss compassion fatigue and spend the rest of the time exploring ways to invest in yourself to maintain your resilience and increase your overall well-being.
Resources: Revitalizing Your Resilience - RenewED slides

• ProQOL

• Habits of Resilient Educators

• Educator Compassion Fatigue Assessment & Self-Care Plan

Calm and in Control - Ways to incorporate mindful moments into the day (Place, Space & Wellness)

Jessica McCrumb, Springfield Middle School Science Teacher Battle Creek Public Schools

The school day is very busy for both students and their teachers, learn ways to add a little bit of calm, mindfulness and movment into the classroom. These activities and strategies will take a little time from core subjects but help your classroom feel calm, in control and more focused.
Presentation
Mindful Moments Quick Start Guide (This will make you an editable copy for your notes!)

Therapeutic Elements of the Learrning Environment (Place, Space & Wellnes)
Aerin Leigh, Educational Consultant/Instructional Coach, Calhoun Area Career Center, Calhoun ISD
Jessika Chilcote, CTE Coordinator of Student Health Care Needs & Services; Calhoun Area Career Center, Calhoun ISD

Description: Therapeutic Elements of the Learning Environment focuses on wellness in the classroom for teachers and students alike. In this session participants will explore the therapeutic elements of place & space, stress management, meditation, humor & health, music therapy, and sound healing. Participants will apply these concepts by engaging in activities such as meditation & reflection, art therapy, progressive muscle relaxation, and humor in the common context of education.  Part I is the "Information and Discussion" portion.
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Therapeutic Elements of the Learrning Environment - Part 2
Aerin Leigh, Educational Consultant/Instructional Coach, Calhoun Area Career Center, Calhoun ISD
Jessika Chilcote, CTE Coordinator of Student Health Care Needs & Services; Calhoun Area Career Center, Calhoun ISD

Description: Therapeutic Elements of the Learning Environment focuses on wellness in the classroom for teachers and students alike. In this session participants will explore the therapeutic elements of place & space, stress management, meditation, humor & health, music therapy, and sound healing. Participants will apply these concepts by engaging in activities such as meditation & reflection, art therapy, progressive muscle relaxation, and humor in the common context of education. Part 2 is the hands on and practice session

STEM and the Art of Paper Airplane Making (STEM/STEAM)
Jason Raddatz, Marshall Opportunity HS, Marshall Public Schools

Participate in a cooperative cross-curricular activity which integrates Math, Science, and ELA standards in an "exciting" activity.

Dronemegeddon (STEM/STEAM)
Jason Raddatz, Marshall Opportunity HS, Marshall Public Schools

Drones. Drones that roll. Drones that fly. What to do with them. Learn to use and integrate Drone technology & coding into any subject.

Exploring the outdoors with Technology (STEM/STEAM)
John Phillips, Technology & Innovation Consultant, Berrien RESA

In today's world, humans have become glued to their phones at all times. While walking down the road or sitting at a stop light, the impulse to look for the latest notification is REAL! Come to this session to find out how your phone can transform your relationship with nature. We will explore apps for bird identification, insect identification. plant lookup and more! We also will touch on the benefits of geocaching and integrating those experiences into your curriculum. Bring a sense of adventure and your walking shoes! 
Presentation: Exploring with Technology

Nature Journaling (STEM/STEAM)
Jessica McCrumb, Springfield Middle School Science Teacher, Battle Creek Public Schools

Help students become passionate about nature, art, science, curiosity, and wonder. Establish a strong understanding about the base framework from productive and effective nature journaling program in your classroom.
Presentation
Nature Journal Quickstart Guide (this will make you your own editable copy!)

Graphic Novels in STEM (STEM/STEAM)
Nicole Vaughn, Educational Consultant - Math, Calhoun ISD

Leveraging the work of William Boerman-Cornell, Josha Ho, David Klanderman, and Sarah Klanderman’s book Using Graphic Novels in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Classroom, participants will explore how graphic novels can increase reading comprehension, develop critical thinking skills, improve written communication skills, and more. Course specific graphic novel examples will be highlighted with samples available in the session to view.
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Coffee and Canva (Blended Learning/Ed Tech)
Paul Smith, Educational Technology Consultant, Jackson ISD

Join us for a boost of caffeine and creativity!

Learn How To:

• Get Canva EDU for Free

• Create Amazing Materials

• Use Basic and Advanced Canva Tools

• Use Canva AI Tools

Google Tips and Tricks (Blended Learning/Ed Tech)
Paul Smith, Educational Technology Consultant, Jackson ISD

Join us for an engaging session on unlocking the full potential of Google tools. Discover time-saving tips, efficient workflows, and hidden features to enhance your productivity and streamline your work!
Canva Slides  PDF Downloadable

Let's Get Flexible! Using Flex assessments in DnA (Blended Learning/Ed Tech)
Kim Nichols, Student Services Consultant, Calhoun ISD

Create a Flexible assessment in DnA that can be used for paper/pencil assessments, online assessments, or BOTH! (It's flexible!) Learn how to make the most of your unit assessments with a variety of question styles - some of which are autoscored for you. Participants will learn how to administer these assessments and how to collect the data.
Presentation link:  bit.ly/DnACreateTest 

Creating Digital Interactive Assessments (Blended Learning/Ed Tech)
Kim Nichols, Student Services Consultant, Calhoun ISD

Create assessments designed as an online, interactive student experience. Participants will learn the different styles of questions available and how to use them to assess student understanding. You will also learn how to administer this assessment and monitor students digitally from your own device. Going further, you'll find out about integrating the results into your Google Classroom and/or Gradebook.
Presentation Link:  https://bit.ly/CreateNIB 

Make Differentiating Easy with AI! (Blended Learning/Ed Tech)
Anna McCrumb, REMC 12E Director/Educational Technology Consultant, Calhoun ISD

Differentiating lessons is every teacher's ultimate goal, but time, text books and student numbers make it a time consuming challenge. Using tools like Diffit, School AI and Magic School, we can easily & quickly create differentiated reading passages for any subject, have 1:1 tutors for our students, or use text levelers to make sure students are able to access the content at the level they need.
Presentation Slides

AI Cheat Sheet

REMC Resources you can use right now! (Blended Learning/Ed Tech)
Anna McCrumb, REMC 12E Director/Educational Technology Consultant, Calhoun ISD

Finding Quality OER can be tricky. Look no further than REMC Assosication's Classroom Resources! All REMC resources are standards aligned, and embed technology in meaningful ways to build engagement and digital citizen ship in the classroom. We will explore hands on with Promoting STEM though Literature, MiTECH Kids, 21 Things for Students, and more! Connect and Engage with REMC 12E STEAM Checkout Kits and Bonus: REMC also offers free Professional Learning!
Presentation Slides

Ed Tech Choice Boards (Blended Learning/Ed Tech)
Nicole Vaughn, Educational Technology Consultant, Calhoun ISD

This session will explore a range of tech tools that can be incorporated into lessons to increase student engagement. Participants will practice using a choice board to explore tools specifically for informational presentations and some content area options. A resource organizing a much wider range of tools will be provided as well.
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