MEGA Conference 2019

07/15/2019 - 07/19/2019 • One South Water Street, Mobile, AL 36602
The MEGA Conference is a week-long conference that provides attendees with opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions, participate in in-depth training sessions, and learn from leading experts in fields across the education spectrum. MEGA is hosted by the Alabama State Department of Education.
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Speakers

TA
TASH Alabama
Karen Anderson
Education Administrator
ALSDE
LA
Lisa Andreko
Strategic Education Advisor
PowerSchool
WA
Wendy Arnold
RTI Coordinator
Sylacauga City Schools
JB
Jill Barlow
Lead Coach
PowerSchool
LaTonya Barnes
Director of Public Relations
Alabama Education Association
SB
Susan Beard
Program Manager for ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA Screener Online
Student Assessment
LB
LaDonna Beck
Tod Beers
AMSTI Math Coordinator
Alabama Department of Education
JB
Jenn Belda
Manager of Professional Development
Scantron
Greg Benner
Helen and Pat O'Sullivan Endowed Professor
University of Alabama/Department of Special Education and Multiple Abilities
Miranda Bissoo
Education Specialist
Alabama State Department of Education
LB
Lauren Blanding
Opioid Prevention Manager
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Wiley Blevins
Writer and Consultant
Self (Sadlier sponsored)
SB
Sheila Bolling
Education Specialist
ALSDE
PB
Paul Bonner
Education Administrator - Office of Accountability
Alabama State Department of Education
Katrina Bowling
Education Systems Administrator
Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education
Craig Boykin
Consultant
craig boykin LLC
Amanda Bradley
IEP Facilitator
Dispute Resolution
RB
Richjetta Branch
Director of Strategic Planning and Evaluation
Tuscaloosa City
GB
Gene Burchfield
Mo Buti
Owner of AiepA
AiepA: Advocate and Instructional Expert for People with Autism
Erica Butler
Education Specialist
ALSDE
GC
Gayla Caddell
NC
Nettie Carson-Mullins
Social Studies Education Specialist
ALSDE
Vickie Chappelle
Education Specialist
ALSDE/Alabama Reading Initiative
Vinny Chiaramonte
CTE Lead - Cyber Innovation Academy
Riverchase Career Connection Center
CC
Carrie Clark
Director of Education Services
Winsor Learning
DC
Department of Early Childhood Education Coaches
DECE Pre-K Coaches
Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education
Greg Cobb
ARI Leadership Support Specialist
Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI)
WC
Willetta Ellis Conner
Education Specialist
ALSDE
DC
Dena Cook
Director of Student Services
Etowah County Schools
Kara Cosby
Monitor for First Class Pre-K Program
AL Department of Early Childhood Education
Carol Cranford
Founder/Owner AIM 4 PIE LLC
Self employed/ retired-Arab City Schools
SHAVON CUMMINGS
EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION COORDINATOR
ALSDE/EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION SECTION
Valencia Curry
Program Manager Foster Care
State DHR
Scott Davidson
STEM Director
AdvancED/Measured Progress
JD
Jacqueline Davis
Gifted Coordinator
Montgomery Public Schools
PD
Patrice Davis
JD
Jag Dawadi
Emily Day
Lead Special Education Transition Teacher
Gadsden City Schools
ND
Nicole Dieckow
Behavior Anayst
Department of Human Resource
Cristin Dillard
Education Specialist - Library Media
Alabama State Department of Education
Beth Dille
Director
McDowell Environmental Center
PD
Patricia Duncan
Elementary Math Specialist
Alabama Department of Education
Tammy Dunn
Vice President of Academic Affairs
A+ College Ready
SE
Special Education
Matt Eldridge
Director/ Superintendent of Schools
Certified Restraint Training
Shaundalyn Elliott
Education Specialist
Alabama State Department of Education, Prevention and Support Section
KE
Kay English
Counselor
J U Blacksher
Shirley Farrell
Gifted-Education Specialist
ALSDE
DF
Deborah Farrington
SVP Professional Services
Measured Progress
Scotty Feltman
Director
McDowell Farm School
Gay Finn
Education Administrator
State Department of Education
SF
Special Education Services Fiscal Team
Administrator/Education Specialists
ALSDE
Donna Flanders
Lead ASL Interpreter
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf
Pamela Fossett
Education Policy and Professional Practice Manager
Alabama Education Association
NF
Natalie Frazier
Owner/ Psychotherapist
Comprhensive Counseling, LLC
Stephanie Frucci
Education Specialist
ALSDE
Kit Gallup
Director, Field Services
Retirement Systems of Alabama
Paul Gay
Coordinator, Compliance Monitoring
ALSDE
Keith George
STEM Specialist
Madison County Schools
NG
Nika Gholston
Attorney / IDEA Mediator
Nika Gholston Law, L.L.C.
BG
Bryan Gibb
Director of Public Education
The National Council
CG
Courtney Giles
Elementary Principal
Highland Avenue Elementary- Montgomery Public Schools
Tommy Glasscock
Assistant State Superintendent
Career and Technical Education/WFD
Debra Gosha
Coordinator of Educator Recruitment and Placement
Alabama State Department of Education
TG
Terry Grissom
Scantron
Scantron
Caryn Hairell
Principal/Director of CTE
Muscle Shoals Career Academy
Donna Harper
Andre Harrison
AdvancED/Measured Progress
AdvancED/Measured Progress
Chanda Haselman
Teacher
Madsion County Schools
Ben Henrie
Software Development Manager
Alabama Supercomputer Authority
Sonja Hines
District Administrator/ALSDE SPDG Liaison
Andalusia City Schools
Laura Hodges, LPC-S, NCC, ACS
Assistant Professor
Troy University Montgomery
Ann Hoffman
Senior Consultant
Instructional Coaching Group
David Holbrook
Executive Director, Federal Compliance and State Relationships
TransACT Communications
John Hollingsworth
Director of Emergency Medical Services
Gadsden State Community College
BH
Billy Hollon
ADMINISTRATOR/SPECIAL NEEDS TRANSPORTATION
AL DEPT OF EDUCATION
CH
Charles Holloway
Chemistry and Physics Education Specialist
Alabama Science in Motion/AMSTI
Tawny Holmes Hlibok. Esq.
Education Policy Counsel
National Association of the Deaf
WH
Willie Horn
Robin Hunt
President
ThinkData Solutions, Inc
EH
Emily Hurst
TI
Terrence Ingram
Client Program Manager
Scantron
NJ
Nicole Johnson
Paula Johnson
Director, IDRA EAC-South
Intercultural Development Research Association
CJ
Cathy Jones
Education Administrator, Courses of Study/Mathematics
Alabama Department of Education
BJ
Beth Joseph
Education Administrator
Alabama Department of Education
Janet Kaylor
Literacy/Dyslexia Coordinator
Huntsville City Schools
MANSFIELD KEY
Co-founder Ole Pete Key Inc.
Ole Pete Key Inc.
MK
Molly Killingsworth
Regional Support Coordinator
ALSDE
AK
Anne Kirpes
JK
Julie Kornegay
Education and Outreach Manager
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Birmingham Branch
SK
Stephen Kwiatek
Doctoral Student in Special Education, Graduate Research Assistant at NTACT
UNC Charlotte
AL
Angela Landry
Education Specialist
Federal Programs/ALSDE
Wendy Lang
UniServ Director
Alabama Education Association
BL
Bob Lawry
Student Services Specialist
Hoover City Schools
Linda Lee
Executive Director
Alabama Chapter-AAP
Marilyn Lewis
RL
Rodney Lewis
Attorney
Lanier Ford P.C.
Mandi Logan
Assistant Superintendent
Trussville City Schools
Kelly Lomax
International Project Director Talents Unlimited/District Sponsor National Board Certification
Talents Unlimited
AL
Ayanna Long
Education Specialist
ALSDE
Sallye Longshore
Director
Alabama Department of Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention
Carley Lovorn
Regional Director, Educator Network
National Geographic Society
Meg Lowry
Education Administrator
ALSDE and Scantron
Melissa Mann
Teacher/School Counselor
Madison County Schools
LaBrenda Marshall
Nurse Manager
ALSDE
JM
Jonathan Martin
LM
Lisa Martin
PM
Patrick Martin
Senior Test Development Lead
Data Recognition Corporation
AM
Andrew Maxey
Director of Special Programs
Tuscaloosa City Schools
Robert Mayben
Alabama Technology in Motion Specialist
University of Alabama
AM
Amanda McClure
SM
Sara McDaniel
Assoc. Professor/Director Alabama Positive Behavior Support Office
University of Alabama
KM
Kiri McFarland
Andy Meadows
Arts Education Specialist
Alabama State Department of Eduation
JM
Jeff Mega
Rehab Engineer
Alabama Dept. of Rehabilitation Services
TM
Theresa Meyer
TM
Terri Miles
Associate Director of Student Services
ACCESS
TM
Tamika Miller
Tina Miller-Way
Chair, Discovery Hall Programs
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
JM
Johnny Mitchell
Owner, Educational consultant
Educational Coaching of America
SM
Sarah Mitchell
LM
Lonnie Moore
Senior Consultant
FranklinCovey Education
JN
Jerry Nash
National Chess Education Consultant
Chess in Schools LLC
PN
Proya Nihalani
MN
Melissa Niven
Program Administrator
Helping Families Initiative - Jefferson County District Attorney's Office
PN
Phenicia Nunn
Education Specialists-AMSTI Math
Alabama Department of Education
Molly O'Hara
Curriculum Developer
Lingual Logistics LLC
KP
Kathy Padgett
Education Specialist
ALSDE Student Assessment
Michael Papp
Rehabilitation Engineer III
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
BP
Barbara-Jane Paris
Director; Improvement Services
AdvancED/SACS
EP
Ellen Parkhurst
WIDA Consultant
WIDA
Debbie Patterson
Instructional Coach
ALSDE/Instruction
AP
Anna Pavlik
Nannette Pence
Education Specialist
ALSDE
CP
Chris Peterson
DP
Do Pl
Assistant Professor of Special Education
University of Montevallo
Donna Ploessl
Assistant Professor of Special Education
University of Montevallo
Amber Pope
Regional Manager, AL
Microsoft TEALS Program
DP
Daniel Pratt
DR
Dallas Rabig
State Coordinator Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education
CR
Crystal Richardson
Director of Special Education Services
ALSDE
LR
LaDonna Rudolph
Education Specialist
ALSDE
KR
Kimberlei Ruggles
Education Specialist
Child Nutrition - CACFP
Karen Rutledge-Bell
Education Specialist
ALSDE/Alabama Reading Initiative
DS
Dhuha Saber
Associate Manager Medical Affairs
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
AS
Anthony Sanders
JS
James Sanders
Special Education Compliance Specialist
K12
KS
Kelly Savoie
Director Business Development
Sallie Mae
KS
Kent Schafer
Statewide Psychology Resource
Department of Mental Health
Jean Scott
Nancy Sebastian
Executive Director
KinderVision Foundation
Elizabeth Sessions
Alabama Technology in Motion Specialist
University of Alabama Birmingham
JS
Jeff Shaw
Training Manager
LRP Publications
AS
Andrea Simmons
Education Specialist
Scantron
Ann Slattery
Director
Regional Poison Control Center, Children's of Alabama
Matthew Smith
Executive Director
AlaQuest Collaborative for Education (ACE)
TS
Trellis Smith
Christine Spear
Education Administrator
ALSDE
Susan Spezzini
Professor of English Learner Education and Program Director
University of Alabama at Birmingham
SS
SES Staff
Melinda Staubs
Interim Department Head, Curriculum & Instruction
Jacksonville State University
Sean Stevens
Education Administrator
Alabama State Department of Education
SS
Suzanne Stone
Skillastics After School PA Specialist
Skillastics
SS
Sarah Strada
State Coordinator for Artistic Literacy Consortium
Alabama Arts Alliance
JS
Janet Swandol
Senior Director, K-12
The College Board
AT
Allison Taylor
T
TBA
TT
TBD TBD
Solution Engineer
PowerSchool
LT
Lana Tew
Director of Special Education/504 Coordinator
Lana Tew
Pamela Truelove-Walker
Education Specialist
Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education
Donald Tunstall
Technology Adoption Consultant
Texas Instruments, Inc
JT
Julie Turner
Education Specialist
ALSDE
Marcus Vandiver
Natalie Veazey
Instructional Technology Specialist
Alabama Technology in Motion
Jennifer Ventress
Nurse Administrator
Alabama State Dept of Education
AV
Ashley Voggt
Wendy Warren
Education Specialist
ALSDE/Alabama Reading Initiative
Julie Weatherly
Attorney/Consultant
Resolutions in Special Education, Inc.
KW
Kenneth Webb
Secondary Curriculum Specialist
Tuscaloosa City Schools
CW
Carmen White
Senior Manager Scientific Education and Patient Advocacy
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
KW
Kelly Whiting
DW
Daniel Whitt
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Madison City Schools
Barry Wiginton
Specialist
Alabama Technology in Motion
BW
Bryan Williams
John Williams
Founder/CEO
Life that Counts, Inc.
DW
Devin Williamson
Nutritionist
ALSDE CNP
DW
Denise Wilson
JW
Joy Winchester
Director of Office of Early Childhood Development
Alabama Dept of Early Childhood Education
Maurice Woody Sr
Principal
Monroe County High School
EW
Ede Wortham
MY
Melissa Youngblood
Student Services Coordinator
Shelby County Schools
MY
Maria Young
Carolina Consultant
Carolina Biological
Perry Zirkel
Professor Emeritus of Education and Law
Lehigh University

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Exhibitors

AAFEPA Alabama Association of Federal Education Program Administrators
ACCESS Virtual Learning
AED Brands
AIDB--NRSC
AIM 4 PIE LLC
Alabama Army National Guard
Alabama Arts Alliance
Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education
Alabama Conference of Educators (ACOE)
Alabama Education Association
Alabama Education Retirees Association
Alabama Supercomputer Authority
AlaQuest Collaborative for Education (ACE)
AMT MEDICAL STAFFING
ATC Healthcare - Alabama School Nurses
Auburn University - College of Education - Instructional Leadership Program
Bama By Distance
BBB Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Carolina Biological Supply Comany
Casio America, Inc
CG3 Battery Fundraising
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Diane's Etc.
Edgenuity
Faulkner University Online Programs
Frog Publications
Governor's Office of Volunteer Services
HappyFeet/TMKE LLC
Helping Hands Therapy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Karen Maury Jewelry
Kreative Kreations
Lakeshore Learning Materials
LaWanda Embry/Cheryl Mosley for Origami Owl
LearnPlatform
LRP Publications
MasteryPrep
McDowell Educational Programs - McDowell Environmental Center and Farm School
McGraw Hill Education
Montgomery MEPS - ASVAB Career Exploration Program
National Geographic Learning | Cengage
National Science Teachers Association
Odysseyware
Pearson
PowerSchool
Presentation Solutions, Inc.
Proven Learning
QBS, Inc.
Regional Autism Network
Renaissance
Scantron
Scholastic
School Nurse Supply
School of Education Jacksonville State University
Sight Savers America
Skillastics
Sprint
Stallworth Illustrations
STEMscopes
Studies Weekly
Talents Unlimited
Teachers 'N Tools, Inc.
Terrell Enterprises, Inc.
Texthelp
The College Board
The Learning Tree
The Lice Place
The University of West Alabama
ThriveWay
TNT Dezigns
TouShay Boutique
Trio Safety CPR+AED | Stop Heart Attack
UA Early College
UAB School of Education
University of Alabama College of Education
University of Montevallo
University of South Alabama College of Education and Professional Studies
Variquest
Vision Research Corporation
Voyager Sopris Learning
Waldorf University
William H. Sadlier, Inc.
Zaner-Bloser
ZOLL Medical Corporation

Schedule

  • 16 July
  • 17 July
  • 18 July
  • 19 July
08:15 AM
Session 101 Gifted Updates

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Clipper

Shirley Farrell

EH Emily Hurst

08:15 AM
Session 102 Better Conversations: Coaching Ourselves and Each Other To Be More Credible, Caring, and Connected

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Battle House/Crystal Ballroom

Ann Hoffman

08:15 AM
Session 103 Rethink Alabama CTE: Maximizing Learning Opportunities for Students

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/105

Tommy Glasscock

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
08:15 AM
Session 104 ALCSS Presents Engagement and Assessment Strategies in the Content Areas

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

Melinda Staubs

Classroom Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 105 A Can Do School in a Can't Do Atmosphere

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/106B

JM Johnny Mitchell

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 106 Teachers, when doing mathematical tasks, who does the work? (K-5)

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107A

PD Patricia Duncan

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 107 "I Have My Data, Now What?" Purposeful Planning with Scantron Performance Series Data

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

CG Courtney Giles

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 108 New 2019-20 Processes for AP Coordinators

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201A

JS Janet Swandol

Other
08:15 AM
Session 110 Developing High-Quality, Technically Sound Items for English Language Arts Assessments

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201C

AK Anne Kirpes

TM Theresa Meyer

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 111 Using Performance Series Data to Reflect and Plan

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201D

TI Terrence Ingram

PN Proya Nihalani

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Technology Coordinators
08:15 AM
Session 112 Professional Learning: Best Practices Utilizing Technolgy and Data

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

LA Lisa Andreko

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 113 A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF EPROVE STRATEGIES

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/202B

Andre Harrison

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Career Technical Teachers Technology Coordinators
08:15 AM
Session 114 Transformation Academy Revisited elementary

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/203A

MK Molly Killingsworth

Administrators Other
08:15 AM
Session 115 Follow the Arrow - Using Alabama's Insight Tool with Performance Series Reports.

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/203B

Meg Lowry

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 116 Building a Culture of Critical and Creative Thinkers

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/204A

Kelly Lomax

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists
08:15 AM
Session 117 Navigating the Ins and Outs of the Student Data Application

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/204B

Miranda Bissoo

Administrators Other
08:15 AM
Session 118 Special Education Services Updates

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight A & B

CR Crystal Richardson

08:15 AM
Session 119 Let's Make that Chromebook Shine!

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Battle House/ Moonlight C

JM Jeff Mega

08:15 AM
Session 120 Gadsden City Comprehensive Transition Program

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight E

Emily Day

08:15 AM
Session 121 Overview of Federal Programs for New Coordinators (morning) Updates in Federal Programs for ALL Federal Program Coordinators (afternoon)

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

BJ Beth Joseph

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 122 Make Learning Fun: Using Tech Tools for Active Learning

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

Barry Wiginton

Classroom Teachers Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
08:15 AM
Session 123 Tech Tools that work for all students: From Enrichment to Intervention

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Grand Bay

Melissa Mann

Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 124 Legal Aspects of Special Education: What Successful School Principals and Staff Do (and Need to Know)

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Schooner

Julie Weatherly

08:15 AM
Session 125 ALSDE Nursing Update 2019 Law and Compliance

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

Jennifer Ventress

Nursing
08:15 AM
Session 126 Federal Programs eGAP 101

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 127 Structured Literacy: Sonday System 1

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Riverview/Jubilee

CC Carrie Clark

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
08:15 AM
Session 128 Structured Literacy: Sonday System 2

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Riverview/Admiral

CC Carrie Clark

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 129 Instructional Leadership Labs (IL3)

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/Bienville Square

Greg Cobb

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 130 Oral Language: A Stepping-Stone to Comprehension

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Windjammer

AM Amanda McClure

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 131 Keeping On Top of Your RSA Retirement & PEEHIP Health Insurance Benefits

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

Kit Gallup

08:15 AM
Session 132 "Too Many Letter Sounds.....Too Many Phonics Rules....Too Many Sight Words!" How to Use Brain Science as a Road Map to Fast-Track Reading & Writing

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers School Support Personnel
Prevention and Support
08:15 AM
Session 133 Ideal Experience for a Mainstreamed Student

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Riverboat

Tawny Holmes Hlibok. Esq.

08:15 AM
Session 134 "The R Cubed Framework: Relationship, Rigor, and Relevance in the Co-Taught Classroom"

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Battle House/ Moonlight E

AS Anthony Sanders

08:15 AM
Session 135 Empowering Math Experts- We Can Make A Difference- Together!

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Mobile Bay

08:15 AM
Session 138 What a Successful, Collaborative Career Coach and Counseling Team Approach can mean for your Counseling Program

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

KE Kay English

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 136 You’ve Given the Civics Test Now What?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

NC Nettie Carson-Mullins

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 137 Understanding Behaviors Caused by Trauma and Mental Illness

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/106B

Erica Butler

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
10:00 AM
Session 139 Shifting Paradigms: Using Performance Series as a Formative Assessment

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201D

TI Terrence Ingram

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 140 ACAP Summative Assessment

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

SM Sarah Mitchell

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 141 Building Accomplished Middle Level Practice

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/203B

AM Andrew Maxey

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 142 The Transformative Influence of a Trauma Conscious Educator!

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/204A

Craig Boykin

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 143 ALSDE Applications 101: Cohort, Dropout, and College and Career Readiness

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/204B

Marilyn Lewis

Administrators School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
10:00 AM
Session 144 Let's Make that Chromebook Shine!

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight C

JM Jeff Mega

10:00 AM
Session 145 Global Communicator: Building your professional learning network

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

Natalie Veazey

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 146 Tech Tools that work for all students: From Enrichment to Intervention

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Grand Bay

Melissa Mann

Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 147 What is First Class Pre-K and What Can It Do for Me, My Students, and My School?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Mobile Bay

Katrina Bowling

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 148 Earning AdvancED STEM Certification for Your Career and Technical Education Facility - The Process

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/105

Caryn Hairell

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists
10:00 AM
Session 149 "The R Cubed Framework: Relationship, Rigor, and Relevance in the Co-Taught Classroom"

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight E

AS Anthony Sanders

10:00 AM
Session 150 Managing Diabetes in the School Setting

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

Nurses
10:00 AM
Session 109 ALSDE Updates: Counseling and Guidance

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

Sean Stevens

01:00 PM
Session 151 Discover how access to Special Ed Connection® can benefit you! 

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/Bienville Square

KW Kelly Whiting

01:00 PM
Session 153 Gifted Does not Equal Perfect: Affective Needs of Gifted Students

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Clipper

Shirley Farrell

01:00 PM
Session 154 Rethink Alabama CTE: Maximizing Learning Opportunities for Students

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/105

Tommy Glasscock

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
01:00 PM
Session 155 Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs): a vehicle to engage students, deliver content and communicate research

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/106A

Tina Miller-Way

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 156 Winning Against the Odds

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/106B

JM Johnny Mitchell

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 157 Building Accomplished Middle Level Practice

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/107B

AM Andrew Maxey

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 158 New 2019-20 Processes for AP Coordinators

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201A

JS Janet Swandol

Other
01:00 PM
Session 159 Elementary, Middle & High School Counseling Spotlight

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/201B

KE Kay English

DP Daniel Pratt

AT Allison Taylor

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Other
01:00 PM
Session 160 Using Performance Series Data to Reflect and Plan

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/201D

AS Andrea Simmons

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
01:00 PM
Session 161 ELA initiative Implementation

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/202A

SM Sarah Mitchell

Classroom Teachers Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 162 Transformation Academy Revisited secondary

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/203A

MK Molly Killingsworth

Administrators Other
01:00 PM
Session 163 The Crux of the Matter: The Role of the Problem-Solving Team (PST)

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/203B

Christine Spear

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 164 Compliance Monitoring and eProve

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/202B

Paul Gay

Administrators School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Other
01:00 PM
Session 165 Overcoming Cultural Poverty, Disengaged Parents, and Apathetic Students.

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/204A

Craig Boykin

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 166 Ci3T and the Implementation of Tiers One, Two and Three

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/204B

Matt Eldridge

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
01:00 PM
Session 167 Getting Fiscally Fit with Part B, IDEA

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight A

SF Special Education Services Fiscal Team

01:00 PM
Session 168 Super Heroes of Preschool Are Here to ELPP You With Your Data

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight B

SB Sheila Bolling

Stephanie Frucci

DW Denise Wilson

01:00 PM
Session 169 Ipad Access for Students with Physical, Sensory, and Learning Challenges

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight C

Michael Papp

01:00 PM
Session 170 Bridging the Gap: From IDEA Mediation to IDEA Facilitation

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight D

NG Nika Gholston

TM Tamika Miller

01:00 PM
Session 171 Becoming Design Thinkers and Global Collaborators: PLUACLD680 Part One

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

Robert Mayben

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 172 Launching August 1, 2019: New AP Instructional Resources and Supports for Teachers and Students

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Mobile Bay

JS Janet Swandol

Classroom Teachers Administrators Other
01:00 PM
Session 173 Legal Aspects of Special Education: What Successful School Principals and Staff Do (and Need to Know)

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Schooner

Julie Weatherly

01:00 PM
Session 174 Writing: A Stepping-Stone to Comprehension

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Windjammer

Donna Harper

Wendy Warren

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 175 Ethics of Interpreting with Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Riverboat

Tawny Holmes Hlibok. Esq.

01:00 PM
Session 176 Using Brain Science as a Roadmap to "Fast-Track" Phonics for Reading

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

01:00 PM
Session 195 National Board Certification: A Distinction That Matters

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/107A

LaTonya Barnes

Pamela Fossett

Debra Gosha

01:00 PM
Session 196 The Bridge Between Pediatricians and School Nurses in Alabama

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

Nursing
Prevention and Support
02:45 PM
Session 177 IDEA Mediation: Methods, Risks, Ethics, and Rewards

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight D

NG Nika Gholston

TM Tamika Miller

02:45 PM
Session 178 Discover how access to Special Ed Connection® can benefit you! 

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/Bienville Square

KW Kelly Whiting

02:45 PM
Session 180 Launching or Expanding Your School's Computer Science Program with Open Source Tools & Curriculum

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/105

Amber Pope

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
02:45 PM
Session 181 National Geographic’s Geo-Inquiry Process: Inquiry + Storytelling + Civic Engagement

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/106A

Carley Lovorn

Classroom Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 182 An Attendance Program, What does coding have to do with it?

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/106B

BL Bob Lawry

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 183 How to Use Data to Improve your Counseling Program

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201B

WC Willetta Ellis Conner

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 184 Shifting Paradigms: Using Performance Series as a Formative Assessment

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201D

TI Terrence Ingram

PN Proya Nihalani

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 185 Modern Hemorrhage Control and Resuscitation Techniques

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

John Hollingsworth

Nursing
02:45 PM
Session 186 Accomplished Teaching Practices that Work!

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Kelly Lomax

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists
02:45 PM
Session 187 What's New with AdvancED/Measured Progress?

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/202B

Andre Harrison

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 188 Peer-to-Peer Prevention in 30 Seconds - The Greatest Save Teen PSA Program

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/204B

Nancy Sebastian

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
02:45 PM
Session 189 Getting Fiscally Fit with Part B, IDEA

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight A

SF Special Education Services Fiscal Team

02:45 PM
Session 190 SLPs: State Department Updates for You

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight B

Stephanie Frucci

02:45 PM
Session 191 Ipad Access for Students with Physical, Sensory, and Learning Challenges

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight C

Michael Papp

02:45 PM
Session 192 Creating the Ideal Science Program in the Early Childhood Classroom

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Mobile Bay

Kara Cosby

Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 193 Replacement Application for EDUCATEAlabama for Fall 2019

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/107B

Ben Henrie

Administrators
Classroom Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 194 Suicide Prevention and Response: What to Do, When It Falls on You"

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

Nursing
08:15 AM
Session 200 Earning AdvancED STEM Certification for Your Career and Technical Education Facility - The Process

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/105

Caryn Hairell

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists
08:15 AM
Session 201 Land of Confusion

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Clipper

JS James Sanders

08:15 AM
Session 202 School Nursing and Special Education Law:  Hot Topics and Burning Questions

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

Julie Weatherly

Nursing
08:15 AM
Session 203 Bridging the Gap: From IDEA Mediation to IDEA Facilitation

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Battle House/Crystal Ballroom

NG Nika Gholston

TM Tamika Miller

08:15 AM
Session 204 The Laws of Motion: Integrating STEM with Physical Activity!

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

SS Suzanne Stone

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
08:15 AM
Session 205 Balancing Work and Life to Improve Student Learning

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/106B

Wendy Lang

Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 206 Teachers, when doing mathematical tasks, who does the work? (6-12)

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107A

Tod Beers

PN Phenicia Nunn

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 207 RTI - Response to Instruction or Relationships to Improvement?

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

WA Wendy Arnold

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 208 New Opportunities for Alabama Middle and High Schools Based on a Proven Model of Improvement

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201A

Tammy Dunn

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 209 School Counseling Program Impact for School Instructional Leaders

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

Sean Stevens

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Other
08:15 AM
Session 210 Examining the ACT Writing Test

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201D

BW Bryan Williams

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Other
08:15 AM
Session 211 Professional Learning: Best Practices Utilizing Technolgy and Data

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

LA Lisa Andreko

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 212 Achieving AdvancED STEM Certification and Implementing Effective Best Practices to Enhance STEM Opportunities for Learners

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/202B

Scott Davidson

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
08:15 AM
Session 213 SIG School Meeting - Journey to Sustainability

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/203A

Karen Anderson

Classroom Teachers Administrators Other
08:15 AM
Session 214 "I Have My Data, Now What?" Purposeful Planning with Scantron Performance Series Data

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/203B

CG Courtney Giles

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 215 Overcoming Cultural Poverty, Disengaged Parents, and Apathetic Students.

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/204A

Craig Boykin

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
08:15 AM
Session 216 Getting it Done Right: Special Education Processes 1-5

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight A

SS SES Staff

08:15 AM
Session 217 Resources for ALL

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight B

SB Sheila Bolling

08:15 AM
Session 218 Developing Transition-Focused IEPs Using Transition Assessment Data

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight D

SK Stephen Kwiatek

AV Ashley Voggt

08:15 AM
Session 219 TransACT Parent Notifications - Part of Your Parent and Family Engagement Planning

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

David Holbrook

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 221 The Art of Early Childhood for Administrators: Recognizing the Little Moments That Create the Masterpiece

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Mobile Bay

KM Kiri McFarland

EW Ede Wortham

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 222 Getting to the Business of Planning for Co-Teaching

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight C

Donna Ploessl

08:15 AM
Session 223 Developing High-Quality, Technically Sound Items for Math Assessments

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201C

CP Chris Peterson

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 224 Structured Literacy: Sonday System 1

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Riverview/Jubilee

CC Carrie Clark

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
08:15 AM
Session 225 Structured Literacy: Sonday System 2

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Riverview/Admiral

CC Carrie Clark

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 226 A Fresh Look at Phonics

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Schooner

Wiley Blevins

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 227 Keeping On Top of Your RSA Retirement & PEEHIP Health Insurance Benefits

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

Kit Gallup

Nursing
08:15 AM
Session 228 Becoming Computational Thinkers and Computing Analysis: PLUACLD680 Part Two

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

Robert Mayben

Elizabeth Sessions

08:15 AM
Session 229 Top Ten Recent Legal Issues/Rulings in Special Education

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

08:15 AM
Session 230 The Natural Sciences: ASL Root Words

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Riverboat

Molly O'Hara

08:15 AM
Session 231 Discover how access to Special Ed Connection® can benefit you! 

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Battle House/Bienville Square

KW Kelly Whiting

08:15 AM
Session 232 Instructional Leadership Learning Lab (IL3)

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Windjammer

10:00 AM
Session 233 Discover how access to Special Ed Connection® can benefit you! 

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/Bienville Square

KW Kelly Whiting

10:00 AM
Session 234 Everything You Wanted to Know About Gifted, But You Were Afraid to Ask!

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Clipper

Shirley Farrell

EH Emily Hurst

10:00 AM
Session 235 Maximum Employment Matters: Examining What’s Driving Our Economy and High-Demand Jobs

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/105

JK Julie Kornegay

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 236 Elementary Rainy Day Recess....Problem Solved....And So Much MORE!

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

Carol Cranford

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 237 Teaching in the Future Tense

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/106B

DW Daniel Whitt

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 238 RTI - Response to Instruction or Relationships to Improvement?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

WA Wendy Arnold

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 239 School Based Mental Health Collaboration Model

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

PD Patrice Davis

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 240 ACT's New Electronic/Online Reporting

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201D

BW Bryan Williams

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
10:00 AM
Session 241 Taking a Deep Dive: Understanding and Preparing for the ACT beginning in Middle School and on to High School

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

GB Gene Burchfield

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 242 Tools and Strategies for School Leaders to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/204A

Craig Boykin

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 243 Making the Most of Our Work with Safe and Civil Schools

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight E

Maurice Woody Sr

10:00 AM
Session 244 Updates--New Equitable Services to Private Schools Regulations

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 245 TransACT Parent Notifications - Part of Your Parent and Family Engagement Planning

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

David Holbrook

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
10:00 AM
Session 246 LETRS: The Science of Literacy Instruction

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Mobile Bay

Gay Finn

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
10:00 AM
Session 247 IDEA Mediation: Methods, Risks, Ethics, and Rewards

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/Crystal Ballroom

NG Nika Gholston

TM Tamika Miller

10:00 AM
Session 248 Year or Two in Review of Case Law under the IDEA and Sec. 504/ADA

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

10:00 AM
Session 249 Owning Your Data

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

PB Paul Bonner

Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 250 When Older Kids Can't Read: What Does The Research Say?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201A

01:00 PM
Session 251 Improving Co-Teaching: Elevating the Level of Instruction in the Co-Taught Classroom

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight C

Donna Ploessl

01:00 PM
Session 252 From a School Counselor’s Perspective: the Gifted & Talented Student

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Clipper

Laura Hodges, LPC-S, NCC, ACS

01:00 PM
Session 253 Intelligent Lives: A Film by Dan Habib

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/Crystal Ballroom

TA TASH Alabama

01:00 PM
Session 254 Launching or Expanding Your School's Computer Science Program with Open Source Tools & Curriculum

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/105

Amber Pope

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
01:00 PM
Session 255 Become a National Geographic Certified Educator

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/106A

Carley Lovorn

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 256 Student or Staff “Buy-In” through Teambuilding

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/107A

Beth Dille

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 257 Tackling Chronic Absence: Successful Tools and Strategies to Implement a Three-Tiered Approach

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/107B

MN Melissa Niven

Classroom Teachers Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 258 What the Artistic Literacy Consortium Can Do for You to Support a Well-Rounded Education

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/201A

SS Sarah Strada

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 259 Utilizing Service Dogs in the School Counseling Program

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/201B

WC Willetta Ellis Conner

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
01:00 PM
Session 260 Compliance Monitoring and eProve

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/202B

Paul Gay

Administrators School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Other
01:00 PM
Session 261 Assessment Literacy: Understanding How Classroom Assessment Practices can Better Support Student Learning and Success

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/201D

JM Jonathan Martin

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers
01:00 PM
Session 262 ESSA: The Absolutes of ESSA

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/202A

GB Gene Burchfield

Classroom Teachers Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 263 Building Accomplished Middle Level Practice

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/203B

AM Andrew Maxey

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 264 "HOT OFF THE PRESS!!" The NEW ACAP ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/204A

Nannette Pence

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers Other
01:00 PM
Session 265 Section 504 & Title II of the ADA Legal Update

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/204B

RL Rodney Lewis

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Technology Coordinators Other
01:00 PM
Session 266 The Behavior Blueprint

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight B

JS James Sanders

01:00 PM
Session 267 Developing Transition-Focused IEPs Using Transition Assessment Data

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight D

SK Stephen Kwiatek

AV Ashley Voggt

01:00 PM
Session 268 Behind the Scenes of Closing the Achievement Gap... ...Fostering Change Through Intentional Professional Development

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight E

Sonja Hines

01:00 PM
Session 269 Modern Hemorrhage Control and Resuscitation Techniques

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

John Hollingsworth

Nursing
01:00 PM
Session 270 School Based Health Centers in Alabama

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

Jennifer Ventress

Nursing
01:00 PM
Session 271 This kid is out of control: Underlying Issues of students' behaviors growing up with trauma.

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

ND Nicole Dieckow

Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers
01:00 PM
Session 272 Make Learning Fun: Using Tech Tools for Active Learning

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

Barry Wiginton

Classroom Teachers Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
01:00 PM
Session 273 Independent Educational Evaluations

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
01:00 PM
Session 274 Effective Partnerships between Alabama Head Start Programs and Public Schools

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Mobile Bay

TS Trellis Smith

Classroom Teachers Administrators School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 275 Legal Aspects of Special Education: What Successful School Principals and Staff Do (and Need to Know)

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Schooner

Julie Weatherly

01:00 PM
Session 276 A Fresh Look at Phonics

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Windjammer

Wiley Blevins

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers
01:00 PM
Session 277 Mathematics in American Sign Language (ASL): The Fundamentals

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Riverboat

Molly O'Hara

01:00 PM
Session 296 Improvement is a Process: Using Improvement Science to Redesign K-5 Reading Instruction for Students with and without Disabilities

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/Bienville Square

Janet Kaylor

02:45 PM
Session 278 Promoting Resilience and HOPE (Health Outcomes of Positive Experiences) to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

Sallye Longshore

Nursing
02:45 PM
Session 279 Pupil Transportation

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

BH Billy Hollon

Nursing
02:45 PM
Session 280 Intelligent Lives: A Film by Dan Habib

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/Crystal Ballroom

TA TASH Alabama

02:45 PM
Session 281 Financial Fusion: Free resources to help make connections

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/105

JK Julie Kornegay

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
02:45 PM
Session 282 Create a Culture of Mathematical and Critical Thinking

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/106A

JN Jerry Nash

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 283 Incorporating Digital Literacy and Computer Science into the Elementary Classroom

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/107A

Keith George

Classroom Teachers Library Media Specialists Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 284 Arts Education Grants! Start or Enhance a Well-Rounded Education with an Alabama Arts Education Initiative Grant

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201A

Andy Meadows

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 285 Career Development Lessons and Activities for the Classroom Teacher

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201B

LB LaDonna Beck

LM Lisa Martin

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Other
02:45 PM
Session 286 Assessment Literacy: Understanding How Classroom Assessment Practices can Better Support Student Learning and Success

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201D

JM Jonathan Martin

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 287 Math Initiative Implementation

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/202A

GB Gene Burchfield

Classroom Teachers Administrators
02:45 PM
Session 288 What's New with AdvancED/Measured Progress?

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/202B

Andre Harrison

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 289 The Behavior Blueprint

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight B

JS James Sanders

02:45 PM
Session 290 Behind the Scenes of Closing the Achievement Gap... ...Fostering Change Through Intentional Professional Development

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight E

Sonja Hines

02:45 PM
Session 291 Educator Certification 101

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

SHAVON CUMMINGS

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers School Support Personnel
02:45 PM
Session 292 Empowering & Equipping Classroom Teachers Through a Flipped Approach to Professional Learning

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

Barry Wiginton

Administrators Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 293 LETRS: The Science of Literacy Instruction

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Mobile Bay

Gay Finn

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
02:45 PM
Session 294 "HOT OFF THE PRESS!!" The NEW ACAP ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/204A

Nannette Pence

Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 295 The Four Faces of FAPE

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

02:45 PM
Session 297 Improvement is a Process: Using Improvement Science to Redesign K-5 Reading Instruction for Students with and without Disabilities

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/Bienville Square

Janet Kaylor

08:15 AM
Session 300 Developing High-Quality, Technically Sound Items for Science Assessments

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201C

AP Anna Pavlik

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 301 Youth Mental Health First Aid Course (8-Hour Course)

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Battle House/Bienville Square

GC Gayla Caddell

08:15 AM
Session 302 It takes a Team to Support the Mental Health Needs of Gifted Students

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Clipper

JD Jacqueline Davis

08:15 AM
Session 303 Maximum Employment Matters: Examining What’s Driving Our Economy and High-Demand Jobs

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/105

JK Julie Kornegay

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 304 Moving Beyond Tier 1 PBIS: Tier 2 and Tier 3 Assessment and Interventions

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/106B

SM Sara McDaniel

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 305 Let's Grow: Classroom and School Gardening 101

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/107A

Scotty Feltman

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
08:15 AM
Session 306 Teaching/Leading with Trauma: Understanding the Impact of ACEs on Teacher/Leader Performance

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

Mandi Logan

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 307 Data Driven Advocacy & Planning for the Library Media Center

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201A

Cristin Dillard

Administrators Library Media Specialists Instructional Tech Specialists
08:15 AM
Session 308 Planning and Paying for College

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

KS Kelly Savoie

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 309 Differentiation for Linguistically Diverse Students

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201D

EP Ellen Parkhurst

Classroom Teachers Administrators Other
08:15 AM
Session 310 PowerSchool SIS

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Classroom Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
08:15 AM
Session 311 Strategic Thinking for School Improvement. eProve Strategies Phase 3-Implementation.

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/202B

BP Barbara-Jane Paris

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 312 The Whole Child Initiative: Evidence-based and Sustainable City-Wide Transformation

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/203A

Greg Benner

Administrators School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 313 Right on Schedule: How to integrate tiered academic and behavioral support into secondary school schedules

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/203B

Christine Spear

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
08:15 AM
Session 314 Understanding and Using Alabama's Plan 2020 (P2A) Portal and Accountability Resources

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/204A

PB Paul Bonner

WH Willie Horn

Marcus Vandiver

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 315 Justice for Jamari and Jason: Knowing the Rules to Prohibit Bullying in Schools

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/204B

Shaundalyn Elliott

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
08:15 AM
Session 316 Getting it Done Right: Special Education Processes 1-5

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight A

SS SES Staff

08:15 AM
Session 317 Let's Get Visual: The Autism Way!

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Battle House/ Moonlight B

Mo Buti

08:15 AM
Session 318 PowerSchool Special Programs Overview

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Battle House/ Moonlight D

T TBA 

08:15 AM
Session 319 Mapping the Schedule - Lessons Learned from Michael Remus

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Battle House/ Moonlight D

Debbie Patterson

08:15 AM
Session 320 Evolving the Service Model: School-Based Deaf Therapy

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Riverboat

JD Jag Dawadi

KS Kent Schafer

08:15 AM
Session 321 Seal of Biliteracy: Celebrating Bilingualism and Enhancing Career Options

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

Susan Spezzini

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers Other
08:15 AM
Session 322 Connecting the DOTS`DHR and ED

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

Valencia Curry

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 323 ACCESS Counselor Mandatory Refresher

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

TM Terri Miles

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 324 The Laws of Motion: Integrating STEM with Physical Activity!

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Mobile Bay

SS Suzanne Stone

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
08:15 AM
Session 325 Legal Aspects of Special Education: What Successful School Principals and Staff Do (and Need to Know)

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Schooner

Julie Weatherly

08:15 AM
Session 326 How to Develop College / Career Ready Leaders

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

LM Lonnie Moore

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 327 Getting to the Business of Planning for Co-Teaching

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight C

Donna Ploessl

08:15 AM
Session 328 A Fresh Look at Phonics

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Windjammer

Wiley Blevins

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 329 Vocabulary: A Stepping-Stone to Comprehension

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Jubilee

Vickie Chappelle

AM Amanda McClure

Karen Rutledge-Bell

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 330 Structured Literacy for Leaders

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Admiral

Greg Cobb

Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 331 Collaborating with Nursing and Child Nutrition Programs

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

DW Devin Williamson

Nursing
08:15 AM
Session 332 Independent Educational Evaluations

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

08:15 AM
Session 333 Diabetic Trainer the Trainer

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

LaBrenda Marshall

Nursing
10:00 AM
Session 334 Culture Coaching- A replicable model for customized integration of Social and Emotional Learning.

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

Matthew Smith

Prevention and Support
10:00 AM
Session 335 Financial Fusion: Free resources to help make connections

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/105

JK Julie Kornegay

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 336 Battling Biases: Building Authentic Community Relationships in Culturally Diverse Schools

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/106B

Paula Johnson

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
10:00 AM
Session 337 The Smithsonian Rides the Wave Phenomenon: How do Waves Behave When They Interact with Matter

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107A

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 338 Keys to Effective Collaboration between School Districts and Local Mental Health Agencies

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers School Support Personnel
10:00 AM
Session 339 PowerSchool Unified Classroom Overview

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Classroom Teachers Administrators School Support Personnel Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 340 The Whole Child Initiative: Evidence-based and Sustainable City-Wide Transformation

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/203A

Greg Benner

Administrators School Support Personnel
10:00 AM
Session 341 Understanding Alabama's Accountability System Based on Federal and State Guidelines

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/204A

PB Paul Bonner

WH Willie Horn

Marcus Vandiver

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers School Support Personnel
10:00 AM
Session 342 De-escalating Dangerous Behaviors and Situations

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/204B

Shaundalyn Elliott

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
10:00 AM
Session 343 State-of-the-Art Classroom Rubric/Tool: Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight B

Mo Buti

10:00 AM
Session 344 PowerSchool Special Programs Overview

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight D

T TBA 

10:00 AM
Session 345 Mapping the Schedule - Lessons Learned from Michael Remus

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Battle House/ Moonlight D

Debbie Patterson

10:00 AM
Session 346 Seal of Biliteracy: Celebrating Bilingualism and Enhancing Career Options

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

Susan Spezzini

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers Other
10:00 AM
Session 347 Title II-A: It's More Than Just Professional Development!

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

AL Angela Landry

Administrators Other
10:00 AM
Session 348 Global Communicator: Building your professional learning network

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

Natalie Veazey

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 349 What is First Class Pre-K and What Can It Do for Me, My Students, and My School?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Mobile Bay

Katrina Bowling

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 350 The Opioid Crisis and Naloxone Education

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

Ann Slattery

Nursing
10:00 AM
Session 351 The Four Faces of FAPE

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
10:00 AM
Session 352 Alex Hoover Act Pediatric Palliative and End Of Life Train the Trainer

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

LaBrenda Marshall

Nursing
10:00 AM
Session 353 Why is writing so difficult for some students? Could it be dysgraphia?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

01:00 PM
Session 354 All the Feels

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/107B

Beth Dille

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 355 Improving Co-Teaching: Elevating the Level of Instruction in the Co-Taught Classroom

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight C

Donna Ploessl

01:00 PM
Session 356 Developing Effective Affective Lessons for Gifted Students

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Clipper

Shirley Farrell

01:00 PM
Session 357 Elementary Rainy Day Recess....Problem Solved....And So Much MORE!

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/106A

Carol Cranford

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers
01:00 PM
Session 358 Battling Biases: Building Authentic Community Relationships in Culturally Diverse Schools

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/106B

Paula Johnson

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 359 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics – A Time for Peer Discussion

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/107A

Tod Beers

Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 360 Library Media Center Web Pages: Information Access for ALL

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201A

Cristin Dillard

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Resource Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists
01:00 PM
Session 361 Keys to Effective Collaboration between School Districts and Local Mental Health Agencies

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/201B

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 362 PowerSchool Enrollment Overview

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Administrators School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators Other
01:00 PM
Session 363 Strategic Thinking for School Improvement. eProve Strategies Phase 3-Implementation.

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/202B

BP Barbara-Jane Paris

Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 364 "I Have My Data, Now What?" Purposeful Planning with Scantron Performance Series Data

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/203A

CG Courtney Giles

Classroom Teachers Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 365 Centering on Central Office Support: The Role of Central office in Supporting Response to Instruction (RtI) Implementation

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/203B

RB Richjetta Branch

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 366 Understanding Alabama's Accountability System Based on Federal and State Guidelines

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/204A

PB Paul Bonner

WH Willie Horn

Marcus Vandiver

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 367 Title IV, Part A, Student Support & Academic Enrichment Grant (SSAE)

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/204B

AL Ayanna Long

Administrators Other
01:00 PM
Session 368 Let's Get Visual: The Autism Way!

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight B

Mo Buti

01:00 PM
Session 369 Using IEP Facilitation to Transform Relationships with IEP Team Members

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/ Moonlight D

Amanda Bradley

01:00 PM
Session 370 Cultivating Reslience in Traumatized Deaf Youth: Social Roles and Cultural Context

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Riverboat

JD Jag Dawadi

KS Kent Schafer

01:00 PM
Session 371 You're the new homeless liaison, now what?

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

NJ Nicole Johnson

Administrators School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 372 Changes to Requirements for Students in Foster Care under ESSA

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR II

David Holbrook

Administrators School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 373 ACCESS Counselor Mandatory Refresher

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR III

TM Terri Miles

Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 374 Top Ten Recent Legal Issues/Rulings in Special Education

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Other
01:00 PM
Session 375 Linking the Social and Academic Child in the Classroom

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Riverview/Mobile Bay

JW Joy Winchester

Classroom Teachers Administrators
01:00 PM
Session 376 Legal Aspects of Special Education: What Successful School Principals and Staff Do (and Need to Know)

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Schooner

Julie Weatherly

01:00 PM
Session 377 Writing: A Stepping-Stone to Comprehension

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Jubilee

Donna Harper

Wendy Warren

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 378 Oral Language: A Stepping-Stone to Comprehension

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Admiral

Vickie Chappelle

AM Amanda McClure

Karen Rutledge-Bell

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
01:00 PM
Session 379 A Fresh Look at Phonics

01:00 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Windjammer

Wiley Blevins

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers
01:00 PM
Session 380 Diabetic Trainer the Trainer

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

LaBrenda Marshall

Nursing
01:00 PM
Session 381 Modern Hemorrhage Control and Resuscitation Techniques

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

John Hollingsworth

Nursing
02:45 PM
Session 382 Create a Culture of Mathematical and Critical Thinking

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/106A

JN Jerry Nash

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 383 A Positive Response to Poor Attendance

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/106B

LT Lana Tew

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 384 Planning and Paying for College

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/201B

KS Kelly Savoie

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
02:45 PM
Session 385 PowerSchool Special Programs Overview

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Administrators Special Education Teachers School Support Personnel Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 386 State-of-the-Art Classroom Rubric/Tool: Autism and Intellectual Disabilities

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight B

Mo Buti

02:45 PM
Session 387 Using IEP Facilitation to Transform Relationships with IEP Team Members

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/ Moonlight D

Amanda Bradley

02:45 PM
Session 388 The Unaccompanied Homeless Children and Youth; Who Why and How

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Bon Secour BR I

LR LaDonna Rudolph

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Other
02:45 PM
Session 390 When the Wheels are Turning, the Students are Learning!

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Mobile Bay

Donald Tunstall

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
02:45 PM
Session 391 OTC Medicine Safety

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/204A

DS Dhuha Saber

Classroom Teachers Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
02:45 PM
Session 392 The Opioid Crisis and Naloxone Education

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/East Ballroom

Ann Slattery

Nursing
02:45 PM
Session 393 Year or Two in Review of Case Law under the IDEA and Sec. 504/ADA

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Riverview/Grand Bay

Perry Zirkel

02:45 PM
Session 394 Alex Hoover Act Pediatric Palliative and End Of Life Train the Trainer

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

LaBrenda Marshall

Nursing
08:15 AM
Session 400 Riding the Waves: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of the Gifted Population

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/204B

NF Natalie Frazier

08:15 AM
Session 401 Building trauma-sensitive schools: An introduction to practices and staff development

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

DR Dallas Rabig

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 402 How Alabama Science In Motion(ASIM) will enhance science instruction in your school

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/107A

CH Charles Holloway

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 403 Data Driven Advocacy & Planning for the Library Media Center

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201A

Cristin Dillard

Administrators Library Media Specialists Instructional Tech Specialists
08:15 AM
Session 404 Let's Talk About ACCESS for ELLs!

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201C

SB Susan Beard

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Other
08:15 AM
Session 405 Accessibility, Accommodations, and Universal Design for the Here and Now and Beyond.

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201D

Nannette Pence

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers Other
08:15 AM
Session 406 PowerSchool Performance Matters Overview

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Classroom Teachers Administrators School Support Personnel Technology Coordinators Other
08:15 AM
Session 407 At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program - The Food Connection to Students Overall Success

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/202B

KR Kimberlei Ruggles

Classroom Teachers Administrators Resource Teachers School Support Personnel
08:15 AM
Session 408 Culture Coaching- A replicable model for customized integration of Social and Emotional Learning.

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

Matthew Smith

Prevention and Support
08:15 AM
Session 409 Teaching/Leading with Trauma: Understanding the Impact of ACEs on Teacher/Leader Performance

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/203A

Mandi Logan

Classroom Teachers Administrators
08:15 AM
Session 410 Follow the Arrow - Using Alabama's Insight Tool with Performance Series Reports.

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/203B

Meg Lowry

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers
08:15 AM
Session 411 90 TIPS IN 150 MINUTES

08:15 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/West Ballroom

Julie Weatherly

08:15 AM
Session 412 OTC Medicine Safety

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/204A

DS Dhuha Saber

08:15 AM
Session 413 What Would an Effective Mentoring Program Look Like?

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

John Williams

10:00 AM
Session 414 Get Off the Bench! Using Achievement Series for Benchmark Tests

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

TG Terry Grissom

Classroom Teachers Administrators School Support Personnel Other
10:00 AM
Session 415 Building trauma-sensitive schools: An introduction to practices and staff development

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/106A

DR Dallas Rabig

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 416 Leading Students to Explain the Phenomenon of Energy Transfer

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107A

MY Maria Young

Classroom Teachers Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 417 What the Artistic Literacy Consortium Can Do for You to Support a Well-Rounded Education

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201A

SS Sarah Strada

Classroom Teachers Administrators Library Media Specialists Special Education Teachers Career Technical Teachers Resource Teachers School Support Personnel Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 418 Down and Dirty Assessment Data Analysis in Excel

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201C

KP Kathy Padgett

Administrators
10:00 AM
Session 419 PowerSchool Unified Talent: Perform and Professional Learning

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Classroom Teachers Administrators School Support Personnel Technology Coordinators
10:00 AM
Session 420 RTI - Response to Instruction or Relationships to Improvement?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/203A

WA Wendy Arnold

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers
10:00 AM
Session 421 When the Wheels are Turning, the Students are Learning!

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/201B

Donald Tunstall

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers Instructional Tech Specialists Technology Coordinators
01:00 PM
Session 422 Prepare Today for Tomorrow’s Jobs: Career Exploration & Employability Skills

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Mobile Convention Center/105

JK Julie Kornegay

Classroom Teachers Administrators Career Technical Teachers
TA

TASH Alabama

17 July

Session 253 Intelligent Lives: A Film by Dan Habib

01:00 PM 02:30 PM Battle House/Crystal Ballroom

17 July

Session 280 Intelligent Lives: A Film by Dan Habib

02:45 PM 04:15 PM Battle House/Crystal Ballroom

Karen Anderson

Education Administrator
ALSDE
Dr. Karen Anderson has more than 30 years of service in K-12 education, including positions as math teacher, principal, and district office administrator. She has worked at the Alabama State Department of Education since 2014 supporting school turnaround, primarily with the federally funded School Improvement Grant (SIG) program, and currently serves in the Office of School Improvement.

17 July

Session 213 SIG School Meeting - Journey to Sustainability

08:15 AM 04:15 PM Mobile Convention Center/203A

Classroom Teachers Administrators Other
LA

Lisa Andreko

Strategic Education Advisor
PowerSchool
Dr. Lisa Andrejko, former superintendent in two Pennsylvania school districts, Quakertown Community and Norristown Area. She is currently Lead Strategic Education Advisor in teacher supervision, evaluation, and professional learning for PowerSchool. She has consulted on these topics nationally and internationally, most recently for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. DOE Future Ready Schools project. In 2013 she was recognized as a Tech Savvy Superintendent by eSchool News and a Top 40 Education Innovator by the Center for Digital Education. She earned a doctorate in education leadership from Lehigh University and has a master’s degree in education technology. Her work has been published in several publications.

16 July

Session 112 Professional Learning: Best Practices Utilizing Technolgy and Data

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Administrators

17 July

Session 211 Professional Learning: Best Practices Utilizing Technolgy and Data

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/202A

Administrators
WA

Wendy Arnold

RTI Coordinator
Sylacauga City Schools
Wendy Arnold is a 22 year educator who spent 7 years in the classroom and 13 years as a school counselor. For the past 2 years, Wendy has served as the system RTI Specialist. She has presented at SREB National Conference, AMLE National Conference, Title I National Conference, ASBA State Conference, MEGA Conference and the Alabama Counselor Association Conference. She is married to Mark Arnold and they have four children.

17 July

Session 207 RTI - Response to Instruction or Relationships to Improvement?

08:15 AM 09:45 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B

Classroom Teachers Administrators Special Education Teachers Resource Teachers

17 July

Session 238 RTI - Response to Instruction or Relationships to Improvement?

10:00 AM 11:30 AM Mobile Convention Center/107B