2017 Alaska Cross Content Conference has ended

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2017 Alaska Cross Content Conference

Welcome to the Alaska Cross Content Conference program! We will not have a print program available. This program is a planner for you and does not guarantee you a seat in a session.

Please note that things will be changing daily. Field trips are being finalized. Sessions are still coming in...so stay tuned and watch for changes - the beauty & the beast with technology.

10:30am AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDDeborah Riddle • Education Elements

10:45am AKDT

Mighty Morphing Power Roots! Using Generative Vocabulary Instruction in the Disciplines Lathrop Rm 172Gwynne Ellen Ash Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education- How to become an aerospace educator and receive free STEM kits Lathrop 223Ute Kaden Five Instructional Shifts for Supporting Rigorous Standards Ryan Rm 40Dr. Juli Dixon, Alex and Jessica Dixon Growing Mathematical Minds Lathrop 139Elizabeth Kane • Joanna Mackey Neuroplasticity: The Science of Growth Mindset Lathrop 206Courtney Havrilek Incorporating the Pedagogy of Debating into Any Classroom Ryan 121Steven Johnson Power to the Little People: Literacy, Independence, Critical Thinking Hering AuditorumKristin Ziemke

11:00am AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsFULLDeborah Riddle • Education Elements

11:30am AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsFULLDeborah Riddle • Education Elements

1:30pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDJoanne Gilman • Education Elements Redefining Success: Supporting All Students to Reach Their Full Potential Ryan Rm 40Alex Dixon • Jessica Dixon • Dr. Juli Dixon, Alex and Jessica Dixon Using Dog Mushing as a Teaching Tool Ryan 118Aliy Zirkle Treatment Approaches for Improving Vocabulary in Children with Language Disorders Lathrop 240Kate Hall Coaching A Successful MathCounts Team Lathrop 221Cheryl Dow • Nicole Millam Printmaking Your GEMDAS: Operations as Art Ryan 439Ben Bragonier Educators Rising - ACTFL Pilot Project Lathrop 233Bridget Yaden Creative Problem Solving Across the Curriculum Lathrop 217Colleen Smith Free Interactive Science Lessons for All Grades Lathrop 216Ronald Metzner Integrating the C3 Framework into the Social Studies Classroom Lathrop 139Anne Susen Math Workshop Lathrop 201Jennifer Lempp We the People - Extending the Hearing Process Ryan 210Maida Buckley • Amy Gallaway Marker Mystery Lab - Basic forensics for the tweens Lathrop 214Catherine Kershner CHAMPS A Proactive & Positive Approach to Classroom Management Lathrop 156Georgia Sandgren Making sense of Math- Reasoning and Discourse from Math Solutions - Part 2 Ryan 221Cheryl Johnson

2:00pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsFULLJoanne Gilman • Education Elements

2:30pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsFULLAngela Grorud • Education Elements

2:45pm AKDT

How to use Close-Up in your classroom Lathrop 233Justin Anderson

3:15pm AKDT

Digital Discussion: Micro-writing across the day to foster communication and critical thinking Hering AuditorumKristin Ziemke Incorporating the Pedagogy of Debating into Any Classroom Ryan 121Steven Johnson What is Reliable Information? Ryan 219/220Gwynne Ellen Ash

3:30pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDElizabeth Alexander • Education Elements Using Dog Mushing as a Teaching Tool Ryan 118Aliy Zirkle Global Competence-A Critical Imperative Lathrop 232Liz Sacco Growth Mindset: Encouraging Grit and Positive Thinking Lathrop 107Patty Brown Eye the Prize Lathrop 105Denise McDowell

4:00pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDElizabeth Alexander • Education Elements

9:30am AKDT

Guided Writing: The Missing Middle Piece: Practical Lessons, Powerful Results! Ryan 119/120Lori Oczkus Earth Day Every Day STEM Curriculum training Ryan 221KALEE Meurlott

9:45am AKDT

Break Me Out of Here! Lathrop Rm 172Crissy Lauterbach Math Workshop Lathrop 201Jennifer Lempp Flip Instruction & Create Student-Centered Classrooms Lathrop LibraryCatlin Tucker • McGraw-Hill Education

10:00am AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDAnna Ishihara • Education Elements

10:30am AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDAnna Ishihara • Education Elements

11:00am AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDAnna Ishihara • Education Elements

12:00pm AKDT

Redefining Success: Supporting All Students to Reach Their Full Potential Lathrop Rm 172Alex Dixon • Jessica Dixon • Dr. Juli Dixon, Alex and Jessica Dixon • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

1:00pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDAnna Ishihara • Education Elements

1:15pm AKDT

CORE LEADERSHIP- Supporting Teacher Excellence Ryan 210Cheryl Johnson Teaching with your mouth closed: Introducton to POGIL Lathrop 110Mare Sullivan

1:30pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDAnna Ishihara • Education Elements

2:00pm AKDT

COLLABORATION CAFE: CRITICAL THINKERS/PROBLEM SOLVERS Ryan CommonsLIMITEDAnna Ishihara • Education Elements

3:30pm AKDT

Educational Strategies for Literacy About Alaska’s Environment and Natural Resources Lathrop 207Cathy Rezabeck

9:00am AKDT

How to Influence Change in Your PLC, School, District, or State Lathrop 105Samantha Royer Math Mindsets Lathrop 106Kristina Roehrig