2024 GOCSD Innovation Summit

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2024 GOCSD Innovation Summit

🎫 Registration

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💳 Payment of Registration Fee

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⭐ Sessions

This year, selecting sessions during registration is optional. Instead, you’ll have the flexibility to create a wishlist of sessions for your own reference. There will be no reserved seats, instead attendees can join any session, as long as there are seats available.

Browse the schedule and view the sessions. Use the Filters available on the right-hand side to find the sessions most relevant for you.
To save a session to your wishlist, click on the open circle next to the session. Keep in mind, that there will be no reserved seats, instead attendees can join any session, as long as there are seats available.There is no Submit or Save button. Your selections are saved as you click them.

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🏬 Vendors

If you are a vendor interested in sponsoring this event, please see our Call for Vendors web page for all the details.

9:00am CDT

Keynote with Jamie Meade Main Ballroom

10:30am CDT

Change your teacher game with MagicSchool.ai! Short Creek 3Rachel Boyd Co-Teaching: Inclusion not Seclusion Cooper Creek 2Candice Sullivan • Niki Dailey GOData Network Session Boston FerryJennifer Renegar How to Train your Teachers to use AI Roark CreekMegan Gretzinger No Two Days the Same: Student Engagement Techniques that Work Compton FerryKaren Harris • Gretchen Pendley Proactive Strategies to Support Dysregulated Students Cooper Creek 3Sunnie Miller Shining a light on communication, connection and community to build a positive culture. Short Creek 4Leanne Gove • Erin Wayt Social Emotional Learning through Brain Science Short Creek 2Fernando Sustaita Spell Yeah!- a Crash Course in Spelling for Teachers Short Creek 1Kristin Maerke The Shame Game: Discovering Your Active Role as a Mirror Holder Cooper Creek 1Amber Dlugosh Deep Dive with Keynote Jamie Meade Breakout - Part 1 Main Ballroom GOSPED Network Roundtable Hensley FerryChris O'Neill

1:00pm CDT

Bringing Data Down to a Usable Level Boston FerryEric Blackford Building a Thinking Classroom and Illustrative Math - How it works for me. Compton FerryClaudette Todd Building Systemic Bridges to Connect Curriculum with Academic Achievement Roark CreekChristopher Young • Libbie Burd Ensuring “Success” in Reading Success Plans by Strengthening the Pillars of Literacy Short Creek 1Kristin Maerke How Do They Do It?! Integrating Play in the Classroom to Support Social and Emotional Learning Short Creek 2Charla Peaslee Making Time for What Matters Most Cooper Creek 1Danna Bruns Mastering Performance Assessments: Strategies for Effective Implementation in Education Fall CreekStefanie McKoy Someone Call the Bomb Squad: How to deal with kids about to explode. Cooper Creek 3Amanda Robertson Ragsdale The Lens of Understanding Short Creek 3Talina Hinson There's a Reading Strat for That Cooper Creek 2Melanie Clark Trauma-Informed Education: Nurturing Resilience and Support for Educators and Learners Short Creek 4Jennifer Renegar • Samantha Orr Deep Dive with Keynote Jamie Meade Breakout - Part 2 Main Ballroom The Stressed-Out Teachers Guide to LETRS Hensley FerryMadison Gurley • Rebecca Friend

2:00pm CDT

All About Your Personality! Short Creek 4Katie Combs Aspiring administrators and the importance of building relationships Short Creek 3Brandon Weldy Beyond the Numbers:A Guide to Understanding IQ and Academic Assessment Scores Short Creek 1Marlena Barker Building Foundations: Empowering Educators for Early Literacy Success Fall CreekSarah Mwangi • Libbie Burd Energy in Motion: Harnessing the Power of Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom Short Creek 2Amber Dlugosh Experiential Learning, Five Years Out – Engaging students in Energy & Data Analytics! Boston FerryChristie Fouts • Dan Whisler From Vision to Action: Strategically implementing our Portrait of a Graduate through the lens of CSIP Cooper Creek 1David Liss • Ashley Copley • Brooke Gantt High Leverage, Low Prep, Research Based- Literacy Strategies for Today's Classroom Cooper Creek 2Morgan Lockmiller Influencing School Attendance Roark CreekCamie Lyons • Erin Wayt Mt' Neer Serve Day Compton FerrySteven Prewitt • Makayla Berheim Social Competencies and Foundational Skills: Meeting the Diverse Needs of ALL Students Cooper Creek 3Julie Tommingo TriLakes Regional Elementary Expressions- art show Hensley FerryCarrie Cresslaer Districts Who Innovate! Success-Ready Students Network (SRSN) Schools Who Are Leading the Way! Main Ballroom

3:00pm CDT

Authentic Learning, Strategic Assessment Cooper Creek 3Amanda Adams • Kate Marble Charting Success: Supporting Students Towards Graduation Cooper Creek 2Holly Yust • Randy Oliver CSIP Implementation in the Elementary School Roark CreekAllan Brown • Christie Coursey Empowering Inclusive Education: Unveiling Assistive Technology Strategies and Dispelling Myths Short Creek 1Stefanie McKoy GOCoach Network Boston FerryBrooke Gantt Improving Climate and Culture in Your Building Short Creek 3Shaylee Welch • Amy Schmitt Load Management for Teachers Who Want to Breath Short Creek 2Melanie Clark Math Games & Other Thinking Tasks Compton FerryMolly Strickland Staff Culture: Can We Build It? Yes We Can! Short Creek 4Taylor Shields • Kendra Lynch Supporting and Growing New Teachers Cooper Creek 1Amy Thomas The Reading Success Plan Navigator: Writing RSPs with Ease Fall CreekJessica Gray • Shauna Stephanchick How Would You Support a Student Who.... Hensley FerryJulie Tommingo Tech Director Round Table Ballroom Conference RoomMichelle Brenner

8:30am CDT

"Bringing the Future to Life: Harnessing Local Business Partnerships for Student Success" Boston FerryShelly Tarter • Mark LaTurner AI in Education: A Collaborative Exploration for Teachers and Administrators Cooper Creek 3Michelle Brenner • David Brenner Building a Culture of Instructional Improvement in the Secondary Environment Compton FerryNicki Thompson Building on the Talent in your Buildings: How to Transform PD Short Creek 4Cassie Nobles • Gretchen Pendley CBL: Connections Between Regular Education and Special Education Classrooms Cooper Creek 1Joanna Jones • Jennifer Franks Empowering Teachers to Successfully Build Meaningful Relationships with Challenging Children Short Creek 2Amy Swofford Game Changing Reading Instruction: Why are some text levels so difficult? Cooper Creek 2Amber Perryman • Michelle Rush GOEDTECH Network Ballroom Conference Room Making Good Use of Item Specifications Fall CreekTimothy Scego Our Response to Intervention Journey Roark CreekJennifer Goins • Sarah Mancusi Solving the “Tier I literacy problem”: Working together to help our students Short Creek 1Karen Tomkinson • Jenn Wright Student Voice at the Board Level Short Creek 3Scott Cook • Garrett Prevo High FIVE for TEAchers Hensley FerryKerry Moore • Kara Swofford Introduction to the New Art and Science of Teaching [High Quality Tier I Instruction] Main Ballroom

9:30am CDT

Best practices for effectively managing aggressive behaviors Short Creek 2Amy Swofford Creating a Self-Paced Learning Environment that Promotes Student Learning Short Creek 4James Hunt Ditch the guilt! Recognize students in 30 seconds & boost school spirit! Short Creek 3John Seidel Engaging Students Through Math Fluency Cooper Creek 2Alissa Basta • Marlee Scroggins Engaging Students with ADHD: Strategies for Success Boston FerryCassie Nobles • Jennie Randolph Establishing Expectations during the First Six Weeks of School Roark CreekJessica Karnaghon • Sara Reynolds Interactive Instruction: Driving Student Engagement Forward Cooper Creek 3Peggy Peterman Knocking On the Door Towards Better Attendance Fall CreekEdward Raschen • Dustin Dixon Relationships, Relationships, Relationships: The Foundation to Parent Communication and Engagement Compton FerryTaylor Young • Nicki Thompson Research in Action: Interactive Writing for Early Reading Success Short Creek 1Lindsey Conner RYA: Utilizing Personalized Competency-Based Learning in the Real World of Workforce Cooper Creek 1Betty Glasgow The Importance of Legislative Advocacy - GOKey Communicators Network Hensley FerryScott Cook

10:45am CDT

Keynote with Dr. Tina Boogren Main Ballroom