Amanda Jeane Strode is an Elementary Educator, Technology Innovator, and Curriculum Writer from West Chester, Pennsylvania. This year Amanda Jeane is a 3rd Grade Cyber Teacher for Downingtown Cyber Academy and works part time with the Micro:bit Educational Foundation. She has presented on STEM integration & Robotics at ISTE, FETC, PETE&C, and more, and provides professional development for her district. She is also part of several educational PLNs including #GamifyED and #KTI2019. You can find out more about Amanda Jeane at www.amandajeane.com or @AmandaJeane2 on Twitter.

Attendees of this session will gain access to three simple, revolutionary writing practices, efficient and effective, that can be implemented immediately in your writing workshop.

Participants in this session will have the opportunity to learn about best practice with regards to the topic of classroom management. They will be able to glean ideas and specific tips, and will also have the opportunity to share their own strategies and ideas. Two of the presenters are teachers who were former WCU student teachers. They will share their insights about their experiences with developing classroom management techniques and “lessons learned”.

With packed curriculum, standardized testing, and all the other requirements teachers lose sight of teaching students. "I need to teach <insert content>" replaces "I need to teach students." The reality is that our job is to teach students. This includes curriculum, life lessons, coping mechanisms, grit, resilience, how to follow rules, …. Social Emotional Health and Career readiness is just as important as teaching math! Teaching students begins with relationship development and that work continues all year. The hope is that you leave this presentation equipped to focus on teaching the whole child with ideas that you can incorporate into your classroom and lesson plans today.

Diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) is needed in our classrooms PK-12 so that we can reach and teach every child. Unfortunately, many teachers rely on their own experiences and well-known curriculum without recognizing the implicit biases within them. Further, many educators are not aware of their own biases and the effects it has on their students. This interactive presentation leads educators through what implicit bias is and then looks at how it affects "our" knowledge, curriculum, and our actions in the classroom.