Presentations

Rigorous Conversations: Engaging in Deep Reading and Developing Authentic Academic Voices

My presentation will focus on strategies we can use as high school teachers to provide students space to both delve deeply into their reading and to develop their authentic academic voices.

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The importance of developing Leaders within our pupils

An exploration of the importance of developing leaders within schools. Looking at the value and impact of leadership programmes within schools and examples of it in practice.

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Whole-School App Smashing for Social Justice

As our students approached our 11th month of the online/hybrid journey, I began looking for ways to unite students around a common project where students of various levels of English ability could participate in meaningful ways.

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Thinking Behind The Numbers: Data Literate Leaders Moving Schools Forward

Data is an increasingly powerful tool in decision-making and goal setting.

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Empowering Students Through Assessment

In this workshop, participants will explore ways to increase student agency when designing assessment for adolescent learners.

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Deeper Pathways to Tomorrow: Building Bridges through Global Competencies

As the world races towards globalization, schools are growing in diversity and complexity. How might we build relationships by valuing differences, exchanging ideas, and preparing students for global engagement?

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Teachers evaluating their learning spaces: How do we make sure we are improving our students’ learning?

This address uses several such projects to illustrate that despite the fact no two schools are the same, and each has a unique ‘spatial challenge’, half a dozen methods can be used to address most issues.

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The Power of Affinity Groups for LGBTQ+ Students

This session will provide a bit of background on affinity groups for LGBTQ+ students, tips to be an effective faculty advisor, as well as what researchers have uncovered about what GSA's actually do for schools, and why their power may be stronger than you think.

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Structured Word Inquiry

Science in the English classroom? Dissecting words? You bet! Structured Word Inquiry is the scientific investigation of how to spell words, any word.

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Character Design & AR with iPad

This session is a hands-on workshop demonstrating the basics of character design, animation (GIF creation), and augmented reality - using Keynote and ARMakr.

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