Session A
10:00 am - 10:45 am EST
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Impacts of a Gender and Sexuality Alliance
Impacts of a Gender and Sexuality Alliance
Morgan LaPointe
Peoples Academy Middle Level
The 5-8 grade Genders and Sexualities Alliance meets weekly to build a sense of belonging among students and advocates for, socializes with, and/or supports students identifying as LGBTQIA+ and allies. Based on evidence, I discuss the impact of this alliance on student safety and empowerment.
Blue Room
Facilitators: James & Keith
Including Students in Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism Work
Including Students in Anti-Bias & Anti-Racism Work
Nicole Thompson
Browns River Middle School
I discuss the pilot study I conducted to learn how our school's students are experiencing school through an equity lens in order to determine how to include, amplify, and empower student voices in the Anti-Bias Anti-Racism (ABAR) work the MMUUSD school district began in 2020-2021.
Red Room
Facilitators: Jeanie & Kristie
Building Community and Engagement through Advisory
Building Community and Engagement through Advisory
Kaylie Viens & Melissa Greenwood
Crossett Brook Middle School
During this school year, we examine how morning meeting structure and routine impacts incoming 5th grade student engagement and sense of community.
Facilitators: Don & Meg
Metaverse Mapping - Visual/Spatial Meetspace Interfaces for Navigating the Virtual World
Metaverse Mapping - Visual/Spatial Meetspace Interfaces for Navigating the Virtual World
Joe Spears
Peoples Academy Middle Level
Inspired by Lucie deLaBruere's "MGI Conference Map", I developed a technique for building real world/virtual world interfaces using spatial reasoning to create conceptual maps of digital data. An individualized method... each person's maps reflect their personal journey as a learner.
Brown Room
Facilitators: Maura & Monica
Equity through Engagement in Middle School Math
Equity through Engagement in Middle School Math
Lara White
Lyndon Town School
By embedding (1) the week of inspirational math, (2) number talks, (3) graph talks, (4) math menu, and (5) sense-making techniques deliberately into the classroom schedule, students build confidence and community. My goal is for students to view math as a positive part of their day, and one that they can succeed in.
Purple Room
Facilitators: Susan & Tricia
From the Self to the Social Being: Preparing Students for Success in High School, College and Beyond
From the Self to the Social Being: Preparing Students for Success in High School, College and Beyond
Andrea Ortez & Shauntel Page
Success Bound
Success Bound, a free program that enhances the middle school experience for students in partnership with educators to create supportive learning environments. The program is grounded in a 6th to 8th grade curriculum based in the science of adolescent development and aim to help students explore who they are and who they want to be, by connecting their interests and identities to academic ownership, social emotional learning and post secondary exploration.
Orange Room
Facilitators: Life & Jessica
Power and Equity in a Health & Physical Education Course
Power and Equity in a Health & Physical Education Course
Jennifer Quevedo
Peoples Academy Middle Level
The hopes were high and our intentions were good...and the Universe yet again proved that life is littered with good intentions. The plan had been to use acting and real-life situations that arise during game-play in PE situations to explore with students where power comes from, who has power, how to responsibly use and equitably share power, and how to go from being a bystander to being an up-stander. In this presentation I relate what the original plan was, the obstacles and challenges that led to other techniques, and some thoughts on how to continue to overtly teach and practice the skills needed to help create a more equitable learning environment and a more just society.
Yellow Room
Facilitators: Rachel & Emily
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