Melyssa Chasteen & Leah Carothers

Management and Collaboration with Paraprofessionals

This session will focus on practical strategies, tools, and best practices for effectively managing and collaborating with paraprofessionals. Emphasis will be placed on building strong working relationships, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and enhancing student outcomes through intentional teamwork. The session will also explore effective communication methods, systems for tracking student data, and coaching techniques that support the professional growth of paraprofessionals and maximize their impact in the classroom.

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Room #133

Myra Martinak

SymTalk Intro & Extensions

Participants will get an overview of the program and its components and get practical knowledge on how to extend learning for students who are more advanced in Spanish.

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Room #135

Zoe Godsey & Stephanie McClain

Building Fact Fluency 3-6 Multiplication & Division

Using the BFF kit, help your students gain more confidence and fluency with their multiplicative thinking.

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Room #136

Beth Teegarden

Language Objectives

Understand the components of language objectives at different English language proficiency levels and how to write them for K- 6 and a variety of subject areas, as well as ELD. Also, how to make objectives interactive and even expected (dare I say enjoyed) by students!

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Room #139

Deb Luther & Cary Davis

TAG @ HSD - A Teacher's Perspective of Identification and Services

Provide educators with an overview of how TAG works in HSD. We will dig into the identification process especially qualitative indicators and resources that TAG Coordinators request of teachers. Since TAG Services are provided by the classroom teacher, resources will be shared that support extending and replacing classwork with tools that meet the students' rate and level of learning.  

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Room #233

Brenda Faulder & Nathan Ratalsky

Integrating Systematic ELD Throughout the School Day

This session will cover strategies used in the Systematic ELD curriculum that teachers can easily integrate into their lessons.  These strategies are designed to provide additional support for ELs and struggling students through a variety of activities, scaffolds, and teaching practices.

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Room #230

Brian Pendergrass

Empowering Students with the Oregon Employability Skills

Discover a ready-to-use Google Classroom for Oregon’s Employability Skills, see real examples from a senior capstone class, and leave ready to guide your students through the full suite of employability skills in your courses.

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Room #228

Andrea Brock & Amanda Shipley

From Pages To Practice: Digital Interactive/Process Notebooks

Join us for a session on digital interactive notebooks, where you'll discover innovative ways to enhance student learning and engagement by learning how to develop and use an interactive notebook in your classroom. We'll explore strategies for creating dynamic digital portfolios that showcase student work and promote reflective practices.

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Room #234

Misty Lewis

Unlock Creativity with Canva Education

Learn how to navigate the Home screen, find and use templates, create folders, and share activities. You'll get hands-on practice and see just how intuitive Canva is, so you can feel confident getting started.

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Meeting ID: 840 8473 5513

Passcode: 062384

Room #130

Meg Goliday

Level 2: Prompting and Tool Exploration with MagicSchool (custom Writing feedback and rubric tools)  

The  Level 3: Building Customized MagicSchool Teacher Tools session is a hands-on, professional learning experience designed for educators ready to deepen their AI fluency. Building on prior knowledge, this session empowers participants to write stronger prompts, create their own custom tools and chatbots using MagicSchool’s Prompt Assistant, and explore how these innovations can solve real classroom challenges. Through modeling, exploration, and collaborative reflection, educators leave with actionable strategies to streamline instruction and personalize learning through AI.

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Room #240/242

Avra Robinson

Creating Opportunities for Accessibility with Kami

Did you realize that Kami is more than just a tool for annotating PDF files? Kami offers an all-in-one environment for creating differentiated, interactive activities with a wide variety of scaffolds to help students be successful.  Give students the freedom to show what they know—any way they choose! In this hands-on session, we'll explore how Kami unlocks limitless possibilities for students to collaborate, create, and demonstrate learning through voice, video, drawings, and more.  From language translation to releveling text, teachers will walk away with fresh ideas to boost engagement and make learning more interactive than ever - while saving time & energy! 

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Room #132