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Intervention - Thirteenth Avenue

Intro to Lexia for Classroom Teachers (1:00)

Come and learn how you can support your English Learners in grades K-5 using Lexia® Core5®. Lexia® Core5® Reading supports educators in providing differentiated literacy instruction to Newton County ELs identified as Title III served. This session will provide teachers, administrators and coaches with an introduction to the program.

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Instructional Coaches

Lexia Core 5 for ESOL Teachers (3:00)

ESOL teachers will focus on utilizing the MyLexia Platform, Hub Resources and other supports available for instruction within Lexia Core5.

Target Audience: Teachers

Library/Media

Reimagining Our Librarianship...It's Our Time To Shine! presented by Shannon McClintock Miller (1:00)

As Future Ready Librarians, it has never been more important for us to show what we can do and how we can shine as we reimagine our librarianship. In this session, Shannon McClintock Miller will share lots of ways we can lead and support our districts throughout the school year.

Target Audience: Media Specialists

Students with Disabilities

Technology Access for Students with Disabilities presented by Dr. Daphne Cofer (10:00): This session will review ways to make reading and writing accessible for students with disabilities. This session with look at Text-to-Speech and Speech-to-Text capabilities through the Immersive reader, Google extensions, and accessibility features on the Chromebook. Captioning abilities in PowerPoint will be discussed. This is an effective tool for students with hearing impairments and students and families that may need translation of teaching and conferencing.; Target Audience: Teachers

Technology for Communication of Nonverbal Students presented by Dr. Daphne Cofer (11:00): This session will focus on communication strategies for increasing language in students with limited verbal skills or are nonverbal. We will demonstrate how to utilize low, mid, and high tech devices in reading, writing, and math activities. Utilizing these devices/methods to elicit functional communication will also be modeled. This session is designed for self-contained teachers, special needs preschool teachers, and speech therapists.; Target Audience: Teachers

Exceptionally Digital presented by Natasha Blades (11:00)

Ease the load of progress monitoring by letting technology work for you. In this session, you will learn how to use Canvas and other tools to progress monitor your special education caseload digitally.

Target Audience: Special Education Teachers

MTSS/RTI

RtI Getting Started presented by Tinnika Ray (10:00)

Teacher Certifications
Screening Tests
MTSS Canvas Page
MTSS Manual

Target Audience: Teachers, ALL K-8 Teachers

RTI- Setting up Intervention and Progress Monitoring Groups ( ALL K-8 Teachers) presented by Tequila Anthony (11:00)

You have identified which students need tier 2 and tier 3 supports, now what? In this session, you will learn how to select the perfect intervention for students who need tier 2 and tier 3 supports, set up progress monitoring groups, and determine your students' base scores and goal scores.

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Instructional Coaches

No More Caseload Overload presented by Yokita Byrd (1:00)

Are you tired of wondering how you will provide interventions, progress monitor, and meet on all the students on your caseload? Well, this is the session for you. This session is designed to assist you with identifying the students who may potentially be on your caseload. In this session, you will become familiar with the Universal Screening tools in FastBridge. We will discuss the Group Screening Reports used to determine which students need to complete additional Curriculum Based Measurements (CBMs). The Screening to Intervention Report is another useful tool I will share with you. It's time to stop stressing yourself out about RtI, so join me and learn how to manage your caseload with ease.

Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, RtI Case Managers

Making Misbehavior Make Sense presented by Lawanda Curtis & Tiffani Johnson (2:00): Kids don't just misbehave for the heck of it, right? This session is designed to teach participants how to utilize MTSS resources to get to the core of students' behavioral issues so that they can get the supports they really need.; Target Audience: Teachers

Elementary Specific

Google Gains in Math! presented by Misty Smith (10:00)

Do you have students who struggle or learn quickly? Want to enrich students' learning whether they are struggling or excelling? Google Forms and YouTube can build Google Gains in the classroom! Learn how to use videos made by yourself or others to create learning pathways for math concepts based on strategies learned in the classroom.

Target Audience: Teachers
Say What? Flipgrid for the K-2 Crew presented by Kristin Carter (11:00): K-2 students have so much to say, but they don't always have the writing skills to express everything they know. Learn how to integrate Flipgrid into any subject both virtually and with in-person students and let their small, but mighty voices be heard!; Target Audience: Teachers, Instructional Coaches, Media Specialists

McGraw Hill's Inspire Science presented by McGraw Hill (1:00)

Are you new to teaching K-5 science or would you like a refresher course on using the Inspire Science digital curriculum? The phenomena-driven 5E lessons of Inspire Science are designed to provoke students' thinking and spark their creative problem-solving ideas. In this session, participants will receive an overview of the Inspire Science curriculum by a trained McGraw-Hill consultant.

English Language Arts/Writing

Every Day, the Write Way: Engaging Students in Writing Across the Curriculum presented by Rosalyn Washington- Atlanta Public Schools (Session Recording): Do you need a few ideas to help students brainstorm, and organize their ideas for writing? Interested in tools to support students throughout the writing process? Join us as we explore resources to support writers from the brainstorming phase all the way to publishing. Support every student. Every subject. Every day.; Target Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Instructional Coaches, Media Specialists

History

Teaching History Using Digital Notebooks presented by Janel Jones- (1:00)

Key people, details of events, and specialized vocabulary are elements that students are required to master in their study of history. In this course, teachers will learn how to create Interactive Google Notebooks which can be used to address each of these elements and so much more.

Target Audience: Teachers

World Languages

Show what you know: technology tools for the world language classroom presented by Melissa Greer (11:00)

In the digital world, it can be difficult for world language classes to move past the book and worksheets that we are used to teaching with. However, there are so many technology tools that can transform the world language classroom. In this session, we will get a brief overview of how some of these tools can work to let your students show what they know in different ways than traditionally possible. There will also be some time for you to share the innovative things you do in your classroom.

Target Audience: World Language Teachers

Math

How Your Students Can Use Desmos to Learn Math presented by Adele May

Now that we have one-to-one technology, Desmos calculators should be readily available online to all students, plus Desmos calculators are embedded in many of our online assessments, including Milestones Assessments. This session will explore uses of Desmos online calculator features and activities in relation to our secondary math standards. We will look at functions and features on Desmos calculators and explore some of the pre-made activities that are available. This session is intended for secondary math teachers who are not experts on using Desmos in their classrooms and who are interested in learning more about this tool.

Target Audience: Teachers, Instructional Coaches

MS Math Virtual Manipulatives presented by Maurissa Blackshear

Middle School Mathematics presents MS Math Virtual Manipulatives:
Join the Middle School Math Content Specialist as she navigates through different manipulative resources for 6th – 8th Units. Exploring manipulative videos, simulations & practice websites for virtual & in-person implementation.