| Location |
9-10:05 a.m. |
10:15-11:20 a.m. |
1:30-2:35 p.m. |
2:45-3:50 p.m. |
| Ballroom A |
Mini-keynote
Moving Minnesota’s Schools Forward – Together |
Mini-keynote
Universal Design for Learning: Meeting the Needs of All Learners |
Mini-keynote
Encouraging Success and Fostering Hope in the Child With Special Needs: A Personal Story |
Mini-keynote
10 Ways (and Maybe More) to Stop Bullying |
| Ballroom B |
The Giver: An Opera By and For Kids! |
Energize Your Educational Environment |
Tennis – Fun, Safe, Easy, No Courts Required! |
Movement Can Make a Difference! Learn the BrainDance for Yourself and Your Students |
| Ballroom E |
A Few More Rs: Roles, Responsibilities and Rights |
Experience Success in Your First Year of Teaching |
Launching a Successful Education Career |
Dyslexia Awareness |
| Ballroom F |
Book Blogs: Interactive Response Journals for Literature Circles |
Meeting the New Social Studies Standards: Minnesota Historical Society Resources |
Animating Literacy Through Storytelling and Theater |
Frameworks for the Minnesota Mathematics Standards |
| Room 1 |
The Principles of Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Long-Term Care Insurance |
Financial Wellness: How Can We Help? |
The Status of Your Pension: TRA/ PERA/ SPTRFA/ DTRFA/ MSRS |
Your TRA Benefits |
| Room 2 |
Interactive Math for Diverse Learners |
Resources to Teach Personal Finance in the Elementary Grades Using the Jump$tart Clearinghouse |
Asset Accumulation and Investment Options |
Identity Theft |
| Room 3 |
Transgender Issues in Education: Building Classrooms and School Communities of Respect and Dignity |
Education Policy Meets Politics |
Cognitive Coaching for Teachers and Students |
AskMN and the K-12 Student |
| Room 4 |
Why Handwriting Is Important |
The State of Minnesota Schools and LGBTQ Youth: A Roundtable Discussion |
Want to Teach Reading and Math? Try Singing! |
Want to Teach Reading and Math? Try Singing! |
| Room 5 |
Why Handwriting Is Important |
The State of Minnesota Schools and LGBTQ Youth: A Roundtable Discussion |
What's Motivation Got to Do With It? |
What's Motivation Got to Do With It? |
| Room 6 |
Is it Willful Misbehavior...or Something Else? |
Teacher Professional Development to Enhance Student Engagement |
Enhancing Core Curriculum With Gender and Sexual Identity Diversity |
How Can P-12 Teachers Get Involved in the Teacher Performance Assessment for Teacher Candidates? |
| Room 7 |
The Essence of the Leech: Developing Cultural Proficiency Through Teacher Professional Development |
Reaching Students With Diverse Disabilities |
Child's Play: Encouraging the "Write" Attitude |
When Good Books Tackle Tough Topics |
| Room 8 |
The 2011 Horizon Report: Emerging Technologies and Classroom Impact |
Challenge the Media |
Self-Esteem and the Classroom Connection |
The Power of Poetry: Using Poetry to Deepen Understanding in Content Areas |
| Room 9 |
Speak Up! Helping STEM Professionals Present Better in the Classroom |
Engineering Resources From the Science Museum of Minnesota |
Launching a Statewide Induction Network |
To be announced |
| Room 10 |
Welcome to Global Classrooms! |
Science Magic! It's Not Magic, It's Science |
Frameworks for the Minnesota Science Standards |
Explore Minnesota's Biomes in Your Classroom |
| Room 11 |
Teaching Tolerance, Peace and Justice |
Broadening Our Knowledge Base Across Cultural Borders Within School Communities |
Science MCA-III: New Standards, New Assessments |
Engaging Students With Hands-On History: National History Day in Minnesota |
| Room 12 |
Got Vision? The Relationship Among Visual Skills, Attention and Learning |
Greeks, Romans and Saxons, Oh, My! |
Change, Contexts and Culture: Making Change at Work Work |
Becoming a National Board Certified Teacher |
| Room 13 |
Talking About Weight and Wellness Without Promoting Worry About Weight |
Smarter, Not Harder: Aligning Reliable Database Content With Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards |
Culturally Relevant Community-Building Activities |
Using Human Rights to Teach Immigrant Students |
| Room 14 |
Teaching the Holocaust to a Diverse Student Population, Including ELL Students |
Everything You Wanted to Know About American Indian Music in the Classroom But Were Afraid to Ask |
Graduation for All: Fostering Success in High School and Beyond |
Learning in Community: A Best Practice in Education |
| Room 15 |
Behavior is Communication |
Let's Talk Scat |
Inspire Learning: How to Set Up an Outdoor Classroom at Your School |
Healthy Classroom, Healthy Kids |