The Sessions

Melanie Watkins & Denise Harrison

In this session, participants will learn the importance of providing students with significant learning disabilities the opportunity to interact with accessible texts to ensure language development and comprehension of grade-level content.

Rufus Hill

In this session, participants will examine the importance of establishing a collaborative relationship between general and special education teachers that will promote student success in the classroom through the use of data and instructional delivery.

Dr. Sarieta Pollard & Kandra Wilkins

In this session, participants will learn about the importance of general and special educators' collaborating in the inclusive classroom to build relationships with students, leading to a positive learning environment and reinforcing social skills.

Christy Hunt

In this session, educators will practice a systematic process that uses student assessment data to analyze instructional practices and make adjustments that improve student academic outcomes.

Kristi Higginbotham & Melanie Watkins

During this session, participants will identify the elements of effective co-planning and be given the opportunity to collaboratively plan a lesson together. 

Megan Hodge & Dr. Noleen Clark

Participants will review the different types of formal and informal data sources that can be utilized to create a comprehensive student profile. Such profiles can be used to make data-driven decisions such as creating instructional targets, planning interventions, developing IEP goals, etc. The overall goal of this session is for participants to learn how to use valid and relevant data sources to improve the learning environment for all students. 

Kandra Wilkins & Dr. Sarieta Pollard

In this session, educators will uncover the key to enhancing educational outcomes for all students by effectively eliciting and interpreting students' individual thought processes. Participants will look at strategies and activities that a teacher can implement at the beginning, middle, and end of a lesson for all content areas.

Kanequa Willis

This session will examine collaborative academic discourse amongst teachers and students.

Erin Hendricks & Christy Hunt

In this session, participants will identify a problem statement when looking at a school's academic proficiency, growth, and access. Participants will then conduct a root-cause analysis and create an action plan based on the data that is analyzed. Lastly, participants will develop an implementation planning and monitoring template. 

Kimberly Price & Erin Hendricks

In this session, participants will further their knowledge on providing students with meaningful feedback regarding their work, and thus, learn new strategies to deepen student understanding. 

Kristi Higginbotham & Laquita Moore

This session provides an opportunity to explore the co-teaching models. Participants will explore the roles and responsibilities of co-teaching using high leverage practices.

Marlena Nance

This session will analyze the elements of creating small group instruction.

Courtney Sheriff, Kenneth Gibson, & Juanita Christian

Join us for this interactive session that explores the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough’s Reading Rope. Participants will examine how to differentiate between structured and balanced literacy and provide the best outcomes for all students.