Session Block 4

2:10 pm to 3:10 pm

CAFE: Conversations Around Faculty Experience

Join us for an open discussion about your experiences as a teacher, faculty member, or instructor during the past few years. Come prepared with an open mind and suggestions for your colleagues on new things you tried, how they worked out, and how you maintained (or struggled to maintain) healthy boundaries and balance.

Audience

All

Continuing Education Strands

No Recording Available for this Session

Presenter Information

Neil Witikko (facilitator)

Session Resources

None

Using Card Sorts as Formative Assessment

The Card Sort strategy gives students the opportunity to work with vocabulary, terms, or concepts. Students sort cards into categories which helps them analyze similarities and differences between concepts. This gives students a structure to talk meaningfully with one another about content and helps teachers check for understanding and plan for future instruction.

Audience

Elementary (K-6) | Middle School | High School | Higher Education

Continuing Education Strands

English Language Learner Instruction

Presenter Information

Beth LaVigne

Session Resources

Slides

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

This session will provide educators and support staff an opportunity to enhance their knowledge in the area of infant and early childhood mental health. Using interactive methods such as; videos, discussions, and scenarios, participants will review and reflect on strategies that support social-emotional learning at the pre-school and early elementary level. Participants will walk away with practical ideas and a reflective framework to share and evaluate their own practice.

Audience

Elementary (K-6) | School Leaders

Continuing Education Strands

Positive behavior intervention strategies | Key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children and adolescents

Presenter Information

Michele Sneed, DSW, LGSW | Krista Harju, MSW, LICSW, M.Ed

Session Resources

Vignette & Questions | Slides

Accommodations and Modifications

This session will focus on teaching and explaining what accommodations and modifications are, and how as teachers, we can implement them to assist students. Once the attendees understand what accommodations and modifications are, I will go over sample accommodations and modifications. Together we will make a list of accommodations, and I will make sure to share handouts with information regarding accommodations/modifications. Also, I will discuss how to modify the curriculum and give pointers on what that may look like.

Audience

Elementary (K-6) | Middle School | High School | Higher Education

Continuing Education Strands

Accommodation/Modification/Adaptation

Presenter Information

Darci Weets

Session Resources

Slides

Supporting Student Mental Health / Well-Being through Inclusive Teaching & Wellness Strategies

How can I use inclusive teaching and wellness strategies to support and improve students’ mental health and well-being in my course? Join us for an interactive session to set goals, create a plan, and leave with actionable steps on supporting learning mental health through pedagogical shifts in your future classes.