Session 2

The Ignite Session is a series of fast, fun presentations on a variety of topics. The presenters will have 20 slides which advance every 15 seconds. This allows the presenters to share what they are passionate about in a presentation lasting just 5 minutes. Enlighten us and make it quick.

Learn what grants are available for your instructional needs and how to write a winning grant application.

A panel of teachers discuss how they successfully motivate students to engage in instruction. The panel members will also answer audience questions.

Science teachers discuss how they get students to want to design and conduct science fair projects and manage the process of bringing students to compete in the Regional Science Fair.

A panel of science teachers discuss their experiences implementing ADI this past year and what they have learned from the process including tips for more successful implementation. The panel will also answer audience questions.

A panel of middle school students discuss their math and science experiences in Round Rock ISD and answer teacher questions.

Get help from ITS for your technology questions and needs. Develop a lesson integrating technology with support from an ITS.

A panel of math and science teachers discuss how they integrate math and science instruction into both subject areas so that students can see the connections across disciplines and transfer skills. The panel will also answer audience questions.

A panel of experienced high school teachers discuss what they have learned about teaching and learning and answer audience questions.

A panel of co-teaching teams discuss how they successfully work together to serve students and meet student needs. The panel will also answer audience questions.

Learn how the library can support your math and science instruction. Find out what resources are available to innovate your instruction!

Science and math are based on basic principles that are then developed and extended via formal logical structures. By teaching students how to extend their knowledge by engaging in logical analysis, we can help them apply knowledge both cross-curricularly and between different instructional units in a single class. These skills are also vitally necessary for the next generation of students who will go into STEM fields.

This space ADI is designed for 7th grade science. Students are tasked with finding a new planet for humans to settle on where life as we know it can exist.

Accel students have an opportunity to review past TEKS that they will still need in the future as they learn to use the Mimio board's to create step by step instructions to the Math 7 review for STARR. These creations are then vetted by the teacher and placed in the Math 7 google classroom so that they can be reviewed by students as many times as necessary. Each question and concept can be reviewed until they receive the needed help. This individualizes their learning and can target their greatest areas of need right before the STAAR.

I attempted a form of mastery grading for paper classwork in the fall and changed to automated grading in the spring in my Pre-AP Geometry and AP Statistics classrooms. Benefits of automated grading included increased classroom engagement and improved performance year over year on the DCA.

We will explore forms of questions for maintaining rigor with automating grading. Other issues that will be addressed include a) not having to recreate your classwork online, b) not overwhelming the student with the system, c) dealing with late work and d) setting expectations for 100% correct even though the student may want to settle for 80 or 90%.