Title
Room
Fly-specks and Shakespeare's
First Folio
Rib & Chop
Skyview High
Invitation Breakfast with MEA- School: Room
MFT Pres Eric Feaver
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Skyview High
MATELA Executive Board
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Meeting
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Description
Track Name
Using images from the Folger Library's collection, Michael
LoMonico will share some insight into the significance of the
First Folio and demonstrate how to use that book in our
teaching. The presentation follows a no-host dinner at the Rib MATELA (English
and Chop House.
Language Arts)
Date
Primary
Speaker
Start Time End Time Name
Co Speaker
Co Speaker 1 2
Co Speaker 3
Session
Credits
Notes
10/14/2015
6:00 PM
Caitlin
7:50 PM Chiller
2
Educators' conference scholarship recipients meet for
breakfast and informal discussion with MEA-MFT president
Eric Feaver, other governance, and staff. By invitation only.
General
10/15/2015
7:00 AM
8:50 AM Eric Feaver
2
Breakfast meeting for MATELA executive board members.
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
7:30 AM
Caitlin
8:20 AM Chiller
0
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Mariann
8:50 AM Prewett
1 cancelled
MMP - Home of Montana's
Cultural Resources
The Montana Memory Project is a statewide project whose
purpose is to provide access to digital collections of items
relating to Montana’s cultural heritage and government. This
Skyview High session will demonstrate how to use this great resource. See
School: Room how you can make use of our materials created specifically for
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teachers.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Jennifer
9:50 AM Birnel
2 Moved
Expression in Visual Arts and
Writing
My presentation is based on my background in the Visual Arts,
and Education with an emphasis on diverse students needs for
Skyview High expression in writing and in art. Research has shown that
School: Room students excel in school when art is being implemented in their
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daily education. My presentation will present this research.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Melanie
8:50 AM Home Gun
1
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Karen Briggs
1
10/15/2015
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Jenny Stone
0
Skyview High Low-cost hands-on activities for new broadfield science
Hands-on Science on a Limited School: Room teachers. This sectional will explore the use of everyday
budget
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objects instead of pricy science catalog kits to teach science.
Beginner and intermediate
weaving for students
Montana Art Association Art
Auction
I will demonstrate different ways to incorporate weaving in the
classroom as the participants of the class try them. I will show
Skyview High how I work with the students from pulling in the cultural
School: Room aspects, prepping, designing, weaving to the finished product
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and how to differentiate for different skill levels.
MAEA (Art Education)
The Montana Art Association will be hosting it's annual Art
Auction during the conference. Come and bid on beautiful art
Skyview High work donated by art teachers and professional artists from
School:
across Montana. Look for the time and location of the auction
Commons
at registration.
MAEA (Art Education)
Hospitality room-MALT
Skyview High
School: Room
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Skyview High
School: Room
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SAVE THE BRAIN:Return to
Learn: Concussion injury
Concussion Training with emphasis on Return to Learn:
Objective to return students successfully to the classroom.
Skyview High Give Teacher/staff the tools to successfully return students to
School: Room the classroom and work with healthcare professional. Discuss
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return to play and return to learn coordination and importance MASN (School Nurses)
"Up-cycled" Crafty Ideas for
the Holidays
Learn about the concept of "up-cycling" and then using upcycled materials "make and take" three sample holiday craft
projects that students can easily make in the classroom.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Jenny
8:50 AM Younger
1
Food and fellowship
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/15/2015
Deborah
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Kelley
0
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
1
8:50 AM Amy Ramer Paul Coats
Panelists will describe the process for initiating dualenrollment courses offering high school and college credit. The
steps include how high school teachers can qualify to teach the
Skyview High courses and how districts can work with colleges to establish
How to Qualify for & Establish School: Room the courses. Panelists will also answer questions from
Dual-Credit Courses
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participants.
How does one approach the lyric poem in the Common Core
classroom? In this session we will first playfully analyze four
Sapphic style poems generating an explicit interpretation per
Skyview High Common Core Standard, then close the rhetorical circle by
Poetic/Prosaic Blending of
School: Room writing the aesthetic argument, a loose Sapphic poem of our
Argument in Sappho
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own.
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Curtis
8:50 AM Bobbitt
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Jeffrey Ross
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Joyce
8:50 AM Herbeck
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Julie Schopp
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
katie
9:50 AM kotynski
2 moved
Iterations in Google Drawing
See your students' thinking come to life as they go back in time
Skyview High with Google Drawings. In this session, we will explore the
School: Room Google concept that "great is never good enough" as we learn MCCE (Computers in
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to use specific feedback for creation and revision.
Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Ann Brucker
1
Google Can Make Your
(Teaching) Life Easier
Google offers many FREE tools to enhance the classroom! See
how you can use them for organization, communication, and
Skyview High collaboration. This fast-paced session will cover a variety of
School: Room tools Google provides to make a teacher’s life a little easier. If MCCE (Computers in
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you have a laptop or device, be sure to bring it!
Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Shaundel
8:50 AM Krumheuer
1
This sectional will focus on how to effectively use iPads in the
primary classroom. We will explore some of our favorite iPad
Skyview High apps and present some of the projects we have done using
iPad Integration in the Primary School: Room iPads. Participants will be given work time to explore apps, ask MCCE (Computers in
Classroom
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question, and get individual support.
Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
9:50 AM Sally Bishop Traci Piltz
2
An internationally significant exhibit on a villa outside of
Pompeii is coming to MOR in 2016. Explore the exhibit and
associated K-12 curriculum materials. Discover how this exhibit
Skyview High can cross disciplines, address Common Core and other content
School: Room standards, including IEFA, and how to bring Italy to your
MCHCE (History and
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Montana classroom.
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Angie
8:50 AM Weikert
1
Quality Latino Literature for
Children
DonorsChoose: Tips to
Successful Funding
Since 1996, the Pura Belpre Award has been honoring the best
Latino books for children. Join us to see books that serve both
Skyview High as windows into the Latino culture and doors to understanding
School: Room and respect. Participants will leave with an annotated
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bibliography of all books presented.
Make the most of DonorsChoose.org to get classroom
materials, supplies, technology, field trips, and more! Learn
Skyview High your way around DC, how to post a project, and how to help
School: Room your project get funded. Set up your account and get started
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posting a project today!
This sectional will introduce teachers to 10 absolutely free
photo/art editors that are available with the click of a mouse.
Skyview High Teachers will learn how easy it is to create posters and fun
Absolutely Awesome Graphics: School: Room items such as putting their face on a Rubik's cube. See how
No Photoshop Needed
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PowerPoint can be a powerful design creator.
Investigating Pompeii, A
Roman Villa at Oplontis
Beverly Chin Curtis Biggs
Courtney
Agenten
1
Citizens, Not Spectators is a voter education program
developed by the Arsalyn Program of the Ludwick Family
foundation in cooperation with the Center for Civic Education.
Skyview High Teachers will be given a variety of lessons and the opportunity
School: Room to receive $100 to spend on civic education materials for their MCHCE (History and
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classroom.
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Sally
8:50 AM Broughton
1 cancelled
Where was the largest sea battle in the history of the world
fought? Where was the longest land campaign, sustained air
Skyview High campaign, and the largest amphibious landing conducted by
America's War In the Pacific in School: Room American forces in World War II? Course outline and handouts MCHCE (History and
World War II
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to use in the classroom.
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Chuck
9:50 AM Broughton
2 cancelled
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Janna Lind
1
10/15/2015
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Julie Dial
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Angela
8:50 AM McLean
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Janice
8:50 AM Kallevig
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Shari Kepner
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
michael
8:50 AM qualls
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
9:50 AM Dori Phillips
2
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Margaret
8:50 AM Aukshun
Citizens, Not Spectators
This sectional will explore the benefits of belonging to a
networking organization such as MCSS. As a new teacher in a
sometime isolating state, this discussion will allow teachers to
Skyview High uncover possible connective activities. We will also explore the
Staying connected in the
School: Room various quality professional development opportunities within
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the state and even national wide.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Come visit the Western Heritage Center at 2822 Montana.
Western
Show your badge for free admittance and learn about all the
Western Heritage Center:Take Hertiage
classroom resources we have to offer for students, including
a Tour Back into Time
Center
tours and other resources.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Lt Governor McLean's
Perspective on Social Studies
Skyview High Join our current Lt. Governor Angela Mclean and MCSS
School: Room member for a rigorous discussion of social studies and our role
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in helping students understand their role in society.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Montana's Unique Cultural
Resource, Rock Art
Skyview High
School: Room
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No Yawn Calculus Midterm
Review
Skyview High
School: Room
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Explore Populations Through
Random Sampling
Skyview High
School: Room
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Multiplication Menus &
Division Without "Dividing"
Skyview High
School: Room
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Patterns Matter in the Math
Classroom
Skyview High
School: Room
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The Montana Archaeological Society and Project Archaeology
present a fascinating glimpse at a unique cultural resource in
Montana, rock art. Awareness and stewardship, as well as
tribal heritages are of utmost importance in preserving these
unique art forms found throughout Montana.
Spice up your midterm review with an engaging ACTivity that
has the students doing all the work! I supply the questions,
answers, and setup; you just have to implement the activity
with your calculus class at the end of the semester. Be
prepared to participate!
Use dice, random generators (repurposed gum containers),
and centimeter cubes to draw inferences about populations,
distributions, and to approximate the probability of a chance
event.
Do you need some new ideas for multiplication and division for
students who just don't know the algorithm (or haven't'
learned it yet)? In the session you will learn hands-on
strategies to use tomorrow!
The Mathematical Practice Standards are the lens through
which we look at all math content standards. MP7 and MP8
remind us that patterns are a part of being a mathematician.
The presenters will share lessons and ideas from the secondary
classroom to highlight the use of patterns to develop math
concepts.
4
1
Macie
Ahlgren
Tammy
Erlenbusch
1
1
The workshop is a hands-on activity aimed at first-year Algebra
students, letting them explore exponential growth through a
Skyview High simulation that's easy to set up and engages all students.
School: Room Teachers will experience the activity and take home a ready-to113
use lesson for their classes. Come have fun!
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Yvonne
8:50 AM Gebhardt
1
Interested in a research proven strategy to significantly
improve students math performance in just 1 lesson per
month? Come hear about the Math-in-CTE approach from two
Skyview High Helena teachers that have been nationally recognized for their
Math-in-CTE: Rigor; Relevance; School: Room collaborative work. Experience part of a Math-in-CTE lesson
Results!
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and learn about the benefits to math teachers.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Clay Burkett Henry Begler
1
Getting to the Point with
Decimal Fractions
Despite their abundance in everyday life, children and adults
alike often have difficulty with decimal fractions. This hands-on
presentation will discuss the important links to other types of
Skyview High fractions, describe key misconceptions that can occur, and
School: Room demonstrate ways of improving student understanding of
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decimal fractions.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Allan Turton
1
Teaching Addition Strategies
for Basic Facts
The Common Core stresses that fact fluency should be based
on deep understanding of operations and thinking strategies.
This session will demonstrate this approach to teaching
Skyview High addition number facts and beyond. Participants will leave with
School: Room a range of practical activities and games to use immediately in
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the classroom.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
James
8:50 AM Burnett
1
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Patricia
8:50 AM Flynn
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Kurt
Ryan
8:50 AM Cunningham Schmaltz
1
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Tom
8:50 AM Cubbage
0
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
David
8:50 AM McDonald
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Michael
8:50 AM Walz
Skeeters are Taking Over the
World!
“ The Whole Person” Not just a mental health disorder, Not
just a substance use disorder. This interactive and engaging
Skyview High presentation will focus on co-occurring disorders in adolescent
Adolescents and Co-occurring School: Room defining a co-occurring disorder, who is at risk for developing a MSCA (School
Disorders
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co-occurring disorder, and signs and symptoms to watch for. Counselors)
Skyview High Using citizen science techniques participants will see how FWP
Scientific Outdoor Field
School: Room has developed an outdoor field investigation to collect bird
Investigations
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data for Spring Meadow Lake State Park.
MSTA (Science)
New Science Teacher
breakfast
Microwave ovens in the
Chemistry lab
Soda Bottle Magnetometer
Come to the MSTA (Montana Science Teachers Association
new Teacher Breakfast to learn how we can help you. If you
Skyview High are a new science teacher we want to get you connected to
School: Room help you be a successful teacher of science and make you
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aware of the many opportunities that exist.
A STEAM activity (Science, technology, engineering, art and
math) Using a Microwave oven measure the speed of light,
make aspirin w/o the headache and make the doped
Skyview High strontium aluminates, SrAl2O4, a ceramic phosphor w/ rate
School: Room earth elements europium and dysprosium (observe and
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measure fluorescence and long-lived phosphorescence).
Skyview High Build a model that shows the existence of the Van Allen
School: Room Radiation Belts. Keep it running during the school year and
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measure CMEs You will keep the model you build.
Stephanie
Melmer
Joy-Lyn
McDonald
1
1
1
A wild bison herd is one whose genome is affected by a
preponderance of natural selection. There are about 250,000
bison being domesticated in commercial herds in the USA. In
Skyview High contrast, we have about 17,000 bison in "conservation herds".
Status of American Plains Bison School: Room However, practices leading to domestication are abundant our
in the USA
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conservation herds.
MSTA (Science)
Tired of the same old 5 paragraph form essay for literary
analysis? Tired of students cutting and pasting Sparknotes
summaries into their "book reports"? Frustrated with
Skyview High traditional reading quizzes but still want to know what kids are
School: Room thinking as they read? Come and see the advantages of the
Literary Letters
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literary letter.
MWP (Writing Projects)
Geared toward grades 6-11 ELA or music specialists, but also
any teacher who yearns for more thoughtful, attentive and
calmer students upon their entering the classroom is
Skyview High welcome! We are all teachers of writing. This workshop will
The LIstening Journal and
School: Room help your students reflect and listen while they write about
Soundtrack Project
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what they know best.
MWP (Writing Projects)
TEAM Institute for Tech and
Vocational Education
Physical Activity Leadership
Training
The institute will be housed at the Billings Career Center 3723
Central Ave. Billings, MT. The institute focuses on new
techniques and technologies for teachers in the Technology
Education, Trades and Industry and Engineering Education
Billings Career field. Participants can go directly to the Career Center unless TEAM (Technology
Center
they did not preregister with MEA.
Education)
Castle Rock
Middle School Join us for this one-day dynamic leadership training! Learn to
Room
be a champion for physical activity for your school and
Gym/Stage
community. Lunch is provided! Sponsored by SHAPE Montana. General
Castle Rock
Middle School American Heart CPR/AED Training, each student will receive a
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student work book and a two year certification card.
Are you thinking of getting your masters degree? Check out
the Creative Pulse, a summer M.A. program for teachers in the
arts and education. This session will present the major
Skyview High components of the 4-week program and information about
Creative Pulse Graduate
School: Room how to apply. Meet current and former students and learn
program for Teachers
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more!
Cavemen counted. Romans used numerals. Fibonacci invented
zero. Then division came to be about 500 years ago. History
Skyview High impacts our lives even mathematically. What's the newest
School: Room funny part about math? Mobius? Fractals? Or what did zero
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say to eight?
Schoolyards have the potential to offer a plethora of learning
across the curriculum. We will go through exercises to help
Skyview High identify a space for and create simple design concepts using
Creating a Learning Landscape School: Room natural features and edibles to enhance learning across
(Schoolyard)
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multiple subject areas, grades and abilities.
General
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM James Bailey
1
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
9:50 AM Brent Scott
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Jennifer
9:50 AM Perkins
2
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Michael
4:50 PM Wagner
8
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
4:50 PM Nancy Stock Pam Powers
8
10/15/2015
Cherrie
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Angel
Brent Scott
2
Chuck Hunt
Adriane
ArredondoBecker
4
General
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
Karen
8:50 AM Kaufmann
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/15/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Kathy Dunn
1
MEEA (Environmental
Education)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Bobbi Geise
1 cancelled
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Christine
9:50 AM O'Shea
1 Cancelled
Attendees will be expose and confront their beliefs about using
NGSS practices of Asking Questions and Defining problems in
Skyview High engineering by going through actual activities that involve
Asking Questions in Science & School: Room these practices. Attendees will understand new ways of using
Defining Problems i
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these practices to deepen science learning in their classrooms. MSTA (Science)
Brittney
Levang
1
Sex Offenders- What Teachers SHS: Room
Need to Know
264- Band
These sex offenders are on either probation or have been
paroled from the prison system. Some of them are attending
sexual offender treatment. My objective is to highlight my job
as an Officer who specifically supervises high risk sexual
offenders. Typical rules (no internet, no contact with minors),
SVOR website, what to do if their Teachers find out one of
their students is living with an offender (who to call), how they
are monitored, the new GPS laws on Tier 3’s, what the tiers
mean and how are they assigned, what crimes have to
register. Remind the Public and Teachers that it’s not “stranger
danger” anymore, it’s “uncle Pete showed me something.”
Outline what the SVOR website is and how to access it to look
up all the Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders living in the
area.
General
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Michelle
9:50 AM Downey
Fish Surprise!
Geared toward elementary students. We will be drawing a fish
with a surprise added. I present this to the first grade and they
Skyview High love it! Basic folding and drawing skills, labeling fish parts and
School: Room coloring with added texture will be presented. This project can
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be adapted for older students.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Frances Kelly
Comprehensible,
Communicative, and
Collaborative
Re-examine your routines. Classroom management techniques
to keep students in the target language will be demonstrated.
Add new activities to your arsenal. Input activities will be
demonstrated. Keep them reading. Reading activities using
storytelling, bookmaking, and novels will be presented. Keep
Skyview High your classroom comprehensible, repetitive, and interesting
School: Room from bell to bell. Cost: $35 lunch is included for both part one MALT (Languages
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and two.
Teachers)
10/15/2015
Lynn
9:00 AM 11:50 AM Johnston
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Matthew
9:50 AM Matich
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM David Airne
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Georgia
9:50 AM Cobbs
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Caitlin
9:50 AM Chiller
1
Tobacco companies focus their marketing on youth. They need
children to experiment and become addicted. New products
are continuously developed to make tobacco seem more
Skyview High appealing and less addictive. This workshop is designed to help
Vaping and tobacco....Are they School: Room educators and school nurses become familiar with new
different?
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products, marketing, and the dangers they pose.
MASN (School Nurses)
Argumentation theory focuses on three main controversies
(fact, value, and policy). Utilization of those controversies will
assist in the construction of writing assignments across the
Skyview High curriculum. The three controversies are essential in the
A Framework For
School: Room creation of writing prompts and also in student responses to
MATELA (English
Argumentative Writing
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the prompts.
Language Arts)
The Scoop on Soil: Science
Literacy and Elementary
Generation in Storytelling:
Maus & Visual Metaphor
Learn fun ways to integrate literacy with science! Stories
Skyview High around several science topics, including clouds, soils, creeks
School: Room and the earth as a system will be shared, as well as fun
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learning activities and resources.
Teachers will receive a classroom ready 10th grade unit on
Maus: Volume I A Survivor's Tale which aligns to MTCCSS as
Skyview High well as IEFA standards. The focus of this unit is generational
School: Room trauma and its relation to PTSD, as well as the use of literary
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devices in the comic genre.
Joseph
Dompier
Jennie
Hansen
1 Cancelled
1
3
Maia
Dickerson
1
Word of the Day: Around the
Word in 180 Ways
Take your class on a philological adventure each day. Your
students will not only learn impressive words, but they will use
Skyview High them and recognize them in the real world. Integrate
School: Room vocabulary, writing, and technology with ideas simple enough MCCE (Computers in
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to start on Monday!
Education)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Ann Brucker
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Shaundel
9:50 AM Krumheuer
1
MCHCE (History and
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Jodi Delaney
1
Bringing History Alive for
Children!
Google Drive is rich with tools students and teachers can use
Skyview High to create, share, and collaborate. From creating and
School: Room presenting, to publishing and curating, Drive is an easy, FREE
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workspace that can be used by anyone!
How do you teach history to students who have little to no
background knowledge? Use your greatest ally: the
imaginations of children. Hands-on sensorial experiences help
Skyview High students understand, appreciate, and enjoy the complexitites
School: Room of history by bringing the past to life while developing the skills
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for Common Core.
The Pryor Mountains--Crow
Sacred Land
Using film and interviews, viewers will have an understanding
Skyview High of how place and sacredness intersect in the Pryor Mountains
School: Room of Montana. A discussion will follow of how to the video in the
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classroom and teachers will be able to access their own copy. MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Susan
9:50 AM Dick Walton Newell
1
Myth and History in the
American West
The Battle of the Little Big Horn, popularly known as Custer's
Last Stand, stands as an iconic moment in the history of the
American West. Yet many aspects of the battle are poorly
understood. Using records from popular culture--newspaper
accounts, films, paintings, and poems--Lehman will explore the
traditional myth of Custer’s Last Stand and offer a fresh
interpretation using recent battlefield archaeology and a new
appreciation of Indian accounts. Blending popular culture and
Skyview High traditional history, the presentation will show how myth and
School: Room history blend in understanding our stories of the American
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West
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Tim Lehman
1
STREAMing the MCCSM: Get
Resources and PD online!
Dig into Montana’s math standards from the comfort of home!
Skyview High The STREAM project is offering FREE monthly online modules
School: Room for teachers (K-12). In this session we will explore high quality
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math activities from modules at the K-3, 4-8 and 9-12 levels.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Lisa Scott
Jennie
Luebeck
1
Come explore the wonderful resources from the Mathematics
Vision Project in Utah. Classroom math teachers will share
Skyview High some lessons that relate to Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra
Teach Like an MVP: Resources School: Room 2 topics as well as how to access the resources that are
for High School Math
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Common Core aligned (for free!).
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Brooke
9:50 AM Taylor
Libby
Cranston
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Deb Wickum
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Rusty
9:50 AM Bowers
Efficient Google Drive-ing
Habits
An Active Approach to 3rd
Grade Geometry!
Math in 3 Acts:Rethinking the
50 min class period
Workshop participants will explore the changes Common Core
has brought to 3rd grade geometry. Our exploration will cover:
Skyview High Understanding the Properties of Shapes; Classifying
School: Room Quadrilaterals; and Dividing Shapes into Parts with Equal
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Areas. Come play while learning!
MCTM (Mathematics)
Math in 3 Acts lessons are great for meeting the demand of
the Common Core Math Practices. Learn how to create
student-centered lessons while supporting equity for all
Skyview High students. Learn how to move from the "Sage on the Stage"
School: Room and facilitate great student discussions. Be a student and
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check it out.
MCTM (Mathematics)
1
Jake Warner
1
M.A.P.A. Annual Meeting
The essence of important trends in mathematics teaching –
cognitively-guided instruction, inquiry-based learning,
productive struggle – is the idea that deep mathematical
Skyview High engagement is a necessary component of good teaching. This
School: Room session will provide K - 6 teachers with a framework to help
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them design their own engaging math lessons.
MCTM (Mathematics)
I will share what I have learned from my students when I
Skyview High thought they were learning from me. We will take a humorous
School: Room and serious look at what should happen and what actually
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happens in a math classroom.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Skyview High The Montana Association of Presidential Awardees will hold is
School: Room annual meeting to discuss the year's events, finances, and the
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state of M.A.P.A currently.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Math Forum for Common
Core!
Participants will learn how to use the Math Forum Website in
Skyview High order to teach to the Common Core State Standards in Math.
School: Room This will be applicable to all grade levels! It is a GREAT TOOL
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for GREAT EDUCATORS! Come check it out!
Creating Engaging K-6 Math
Lessons
Things I've Learned While
Teaching
MCTM (Mathematics)
The ID Nature program uses video conferencing to provide
interactive and engaging training experiences with almost no
Skyview High travel. We will share our first ID Nature workshop: Montana's
ID Nature: Montana's Weather School: Room Weather and Climate, providing teachers with hands-on,
MEEA (Environmental
and Climate
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inquiry based activities for classroom use.
Education)
The ELA PLC at Huntley Project created a reading celebration
and invited the teachers, students and student groups to
participate in activities that culminated in a Celebrate Reading
Skyview High Day! Information and materials will be presented that allow
Celebrate Reading Day - a K-12 School: Room for others to follow similar plan for their school wide reading
Collaborative Event
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event.
MLA (Library)
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Dealing With High-Risk
Students and Families
Traditional & Renewable
Energy Sources
Youth Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour program which
introduces participants to the risk factors and warning signs of
mental health problems in adolescents, introduces the
Skyview High importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how
School: Room to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health MSCA (School
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challenge.
Counselors)
Workshop Description This one-day workshop is designed to
address the dilemmas presented by those students from
difficult environments and uneven parenting. Discussion,
individual and group activity, and use of media will be learning
vehicles. Areas of concern most often faced by school
counselors and those working with youth will be highlighted.
Castle Rock
Attendees will learn how to address a hostile parent,
Middle School challenging and manipulative behavior, suicide, substance
Room 301 abuse, boundaries, classroom skills with high-risk students and MSCA (School
BAND
family systems.
Counselors)
Participants will evaluate a classroom energy unit that
compares and contrasts traditional and renewable energy
resources. How will our students make sense of climate
Skyview High change and all its ramifications? Will our students use the
School: Room same energy sources as we did? Participants will receive a
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solar car kit.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM David Snow
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Tony Riehl
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Elizabeth
9:50 AM Matthews
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Mary Wren
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Lisa Bickell
2
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Pam Roberts Tichelle Ickes
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Shirley
9:50 AM Bulluck
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Karen
Scholes
4:50 PM Hayhurst
7
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Rick Hannula
1
Stephanie
Melmer
1
Skyview High Gather at room 230 for a discussion integrating this field trip,
Billings Clean Water Treatment School: Room and maps. We will carpool to the plant for a 90 min. walking
Plant
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tour. Dress appropriately for weather and a little mud
The Chemistry of Coffee
Unlocking the NGSS with
Science Cubes
MSTA (Science)
The Chemistry of Coffee Project consists of learning about how
our students have discovered the chemistry behind coffee
including solutions, acids / bases and pH, the chemical
Skyview High compounds in coffee beans, the roasting process, and coffee
School: Room tasting. Students begin with unroasted beans and end with a
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brewed coffee sample.
MSTA (Science)
Skyview High Paul Andersen and Glenn Bradbury will introduce science
School: Room cubes as a way to apply the Next Generation Science
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Standards.
MSTA (Science)
This sectional will expose you to the NGSS Practice of Planning
and Carrying Out Investigations and its progression from
Skyview High grades K-12 with a fun discrepant event. This is the one
The NGSS Planning & Carrying School: Room practice which incorporates all the other Practices, along with
Out Investigations
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the other NGSS Dimensions.
MSTA (Science)
Critical Skills Curriculum
provided by EverFi
This institute will introduce teachers to an evidence based
method that gains productive teaching time and decreases
Castle Rock
long-term adverse behaviors in children. The PAX:Good
Middle School Behavior Game is listed on the SAMHSA and MT OPI websites;
Room 302 the "game" techniques allows instructors to teach children selfCHORUS
regulatory behaviors,and team building.
General
In this informative session, attendees will learn how the EverFi
Skyview High program brings critical skills curriculum to schools at no cost.
School: Room Attendees will learn about the curriculum, best practices, and
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benefits of using.
General
The Teacher Leadership
Initiative in Montana
The Teacher Leadership Initiative (TLI) is a nationwide project
that inspires teachers to grow as teacher leaders. Come hear
about the TLI process and about Capstone Projects Montana
Skyview High teachers have written to improve Montana education.
School: Room Brainstorm ideas to help teachers at your site become
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teachers who lead without leaving their classrooms.
PAX:Good Behavior Game
General
Helping traumatized children learn will be the focus of
strategies and stories for children from Native American
sources, especially Montana's Cheyenne and Crow, with a brief
introduction to training resources available for schools seeking
Skyview High to initiate a community self-healing and resilience-building
School: Room strategy to counter the heavy ACE (Adverse Childhood
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Experience) load on Montana’s children.
General
See how teachers access tools in one convenient location to
organize their day-to-day activities. Topics include drag-andSkyview High drop seating charts, student rosters that display IEPs, health
School: Room flags, etc., and how a student list or seating chart can be used
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to take attendance.
General
MTDA Online Teacher
Symposium
This sectional will provide a quality day of professional
development tailored exclusively to our MTDA teaching team
Castle Rock
and allow for collegial interaction. The day will consist of a
Middle School variety of sessions and discussions designed by our teachers
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along with the MTDA leadership team.
Digital Academy
10/15/2015
Michael
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Walz
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Nathan
9:50 AM Talafuse
Craig Beals
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Paul
9:50 AM Andersen
Glenn
Bradbury
1
10/15/2015
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Judy Boyle
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Claire
4:50 PM Oakley
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Mick Karls
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Anne Keith
10/15/2015
David
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Graber
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Samantha
9:50 AM Pereira
10/15/2015
9:00 AM
Robert
4:50 AM Currie
2
2
Bea
Claire Oakley Ramirez
7
1
Shelly
Marco Ferro Stanton
1
Megkian
Doyle
2
1
Mike
Jason Neiffer Agostinelli Christen Cole
7
Bridging Montana’s Gifted
Programs Achievement Gap
The NAGC recently identified Montana as a state that is not
adequately meeting the needs of gifted students. The
objectives of this presentation are to articulate areas of critical
Skyview High educational need for gifted students in Montana, and propose
School: Room directions forward through improved identification, defensible AGATE (Gifted &
Theatre
curriculum, professional development, and advocacy.
Talented)
10/15/2015
Design and Instruct a Close
Analytic Read
Come learn how to design and instruct a close analytic read
with a complex text for your grade band. Sectional will include:
Skyview High How to select a complex text, How to engage students in the
School: Room reading/discourse mode and possible writing assessment
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activities. A padletwall of close reads will be shared
MWP (Writing Projects)
10/15/2015
Eileen
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Zombro
10/15/2015
Bonnie
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Banks
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
Michael
10:00 AM 11:50 AM LoMonico
Using movement in the classroom provides many benefits and
can be as simple as a chance for students to stretch, breathe
Skyview High and “change gears,” or as interactive as creating scenes from
“Let’s Play!” Using Movement School: Room texts. Connect to concepts through movement. Once learned,
and Drama in the Clas
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one never forgets how to ride a bike!
General
This workshop will provide lively, hands-on practice with
techniques that work with all kinds of students in all kinds of
classrooms. We will begin by exploring how to ease students
Skyview High into Shakespeare's language by focusing on single words,
Folger Shakespeare Workshop School: Room single lines, and short passages from Romeo and Juliet,
Act 1: Starting a Play
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Macbeth.and other plays.
What can we provide for students interested in a life in art?
Using examples of high school student artwork, and stories
from Kris' 15 years experience in art school admissions, we'll
discuss fresh ideas about the Artist's Role, Portfolio
Keynote- Preparing for a Life of SHS Rm 243 - Preparation, Scholarships, Careers in the Arts and merging
Art
Library
Concept and Technical Skill.
9:00 AM
Tracy
9:50 AM Missett
1
1 Cancelled
John Nielson
1 moved
Danette
Cindy Osland Long
2 moved
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kris Musto
Trauma Informed Care 101
Realizing the prevalence of trauma in our community and our
schools, recognizing the symptoms and behaviors of those who
Skyview High have been affected by trauma, responding to these behaviors
School: Room in a trauma-informed way to better meet the needs of
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students and colleagues.
MASN (School Nurses)
1
10/15/2015
Nikki
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Amy Fladmo Schaubel
Close Reading with Reluctant
Readers
Today's academic standards place a premium on close reading,
re-reading and providing textual evidence to support claims.
With these ambitious aims come heightened challenges across
Skyview High all domains of literacy (including, but not limited to, ELA
School: Room classrooms). The goal of this session is to provide researchMATELA (English
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based, "take-away" tools that are immediately usable.
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Alan Sitomer
1 Moved
Office 365 and OneNote
Creator App
This sectional will introduce teachers to the plethora of
resources available with Office 365, which is free for
educators/students who have a Microsoft agreement.
Skyview High OneNote Classroom app creates a digital binder with
School: Room collaborative space, digital library and private area for students MCCE (Computers in
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to do their work while allowing teachers to view/grade.
Education)
10/15/2015
katie
10:00 AM 11:50 AM kotynski
2 Moved
Amy
Fladmo
2
The Three Little Ps of Social
Media for Ts
Social media is about much more than Keeping Up with the
Kardashians. Join us for a #SUPERFUN session to learn about
the value of using social media to enhance teaching and
Skyview High learning. Build a PLC; network with like-minded educators
School: Room across the state and world; and communicate with students,
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parents, and colleagues.
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
Shaundel
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Krumheuer
Ann Brucker
2
LEAD DON'T FOLLOW: MT
student technology leaders
Our middle school and high school students can and should be
leaders within their schools and their communities. Utilizing
Skyview High programs such as F1 In Schools, AWIM, and TSA, these
School: Room students are provided with 21st century skill sets necessary for MCCE (Computers in
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practical, competitive workforce development.
Education)
10/15/2015
Patricia
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Schneider
MaryEllen
Earnhardt
1
10/15/2015
Laura
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Ferguson
2
10/15/2015
Frank
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Kemkes
2
10/15/2015
Scott
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Prinzing
2
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
Sue
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Robinson
1 Cancelled
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
Bruce
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Wendt
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Eli Luberoff
1
MEEA (Environmental
Education)
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kris Prinzing
1
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kayde Kaiser
1
This hands-on workshop allows teachers to engage in reconstructing the history of Montana's Landless Indians by
Skyview High analyzing primary documents (historical newspapers, archival
Montana's Landless Indians in School: Room images, letters, reports, and historical data.) using a lesson
the Assimilation Era
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plan created for high school students.
An Introduction to Centropa
America Indian Music: More
Than Drums & Flutes
Are you interested in travelling to Europe to study European
Jewish history? Centropa is a Vienna based organization
dedicated to preserving Jewish memory and providing a
Skyview High wealth of learning materials for classroom use. We will discuss
School: Room Centropa's Educator Academies, website tools, and
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opportunities for collaboration with teachers overseas.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Many associate American Indian music solely with powwow
drumming or the Native American flute, but Indians have also
Skyview High contributed to American music in virtually every genre. Both
School: Room internationally-known and Montana Indian musicians will be
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featured.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Learn about one of Billings’ major entrepreneurs, P.B. Moss.
Tour the home, unique for its original Moss family contents.
Presentation are offsite at 415 Division, west of Downtown
Billings Poineer P.B.Moss and The Moss
Billings. Tours (9:30, 10:30, 11:30) are limited in number and
the Moss Mansion
Mansion
are $6 to attend. Call 256-5100 for reservations.
Come learn about the Concord Review and publication
opportunities for high school history researchers. Discuss
Skyview High possibilities and ideas with student researchers and teachers.
Student Research: Learn about School: Room Exciting ways of engaging students in high-level historical
the Possibilities
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thought.
Skyview High Every math notation, every word, every technique, solved a
School: Room problem for someone. How can we use technology to place
Theatre
students in that same position of intellectual need?
The Green Man is seen by many as a symbol of the human
relationship with the natural world. His origins are in the
myths, legends, folklore and art and architectural history of
Skyview High Europe. This presentation explores the history and
The Green Man: teaching tool School: Room contemporary relevance of the Green Man to students and
in art and science
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educators today!
Technology and Intellectual
Need
Intro to National Geographic
Education Resources
MCHCE (History and
Civics Education)
Skyview High Teachers will be introduced to National Geographic Education
School: Room Resources. Sample lesson plans and units will be discussed. A MGA (Geographic
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handout with links will be provided.
Alliance)
The Mars Eco-Project
In this sectional, we will learn about the various ways scientists
study bird migration. We will discuss the results of research
conducted in Montana to learn more about where and how
Skyview High our birds travel. We will discuss the tools available for
School: Room integrating migration concepts into classrooms or school
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projects.
MSTA (Science)
Does wind energy have a future in Montana? Does hydrofracking have a future in Montana? What is the future of coal
Skyview High in Montana? Participants will build and experiment with a
School: Room wind turbine. Participants will also evaluate the importance of
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wind energy in Montana.
MSTA (Science)
Come take an imaginary trip to Mars to learn how to do a longSkyview High term science project that encompasses multiple branches of
School: Room science! This is a project can be adapted to be taught in
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elementary up through early high school.
MSTA (Science)
Integration of NGSS and
Modeling Coastal Upwelling
Teachers will complete a Maury Project model of coastal
upwelling and discuss the connection of this model with the
Skyview High Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Teachers receive a
School: Room copy of the teacher's guide for the coastal upwelling model for
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use in their classrooms.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Robin Hehn
Whiteboards in Chemistry
Model Assessments
The use of whiteboards and student-led discussions allows one
to assess student concept knowledge and guide them out of
Skyview High misconceptions before they become ingrained. In a high-tech
School: Room world this is a low-tech solution that works. But there is also
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an art to allowing students to lead the way.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
David
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Hembroff
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Donna Miller
1
10/15/2015
Kathy
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Pfaffinger
1
General
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Brett Hoyt
3
Skyview High What happened in 2015? What can we expect in going forward
2015 Legislature... Good, Bad, School: Room for public schools and educators? Eric Feaver and MEA-MFT
Stuff to come263 Choir
Lobbyist Marco Ferro
General
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Eric Feaver
Your success as an educator depends increasingly on how
much support you get from parents and community members.
Learn fun, effective ways to get them engaged and working
together for students. We'll share tried-and-true
communications and organizing techniques you can use right
away -- on your own or with others.
General
10/15/2015
Morgan
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Terry Minow Sanna Porte Smith
Montana Birds on the Move
Wind Energy in Montana
Cubing: A Multi-purpose Tool
Main Ideas: How to Find and
Understand Them
Jail Tour-Yellowstone County
Detention Facility
Getting the Community on
Your Side
Workshop participants will use cubing as a tool for critical
thinking, prewriting, and reader response. They will also come
Skyview High to understand that unique perspectives grow out of one’s
School: Room previous experiences and that to think from many perspectives
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enlarges and enriches knowledge.
MWP (Writing Projects)
Non-fiction reading becomes increasingly more difficult as
students get older. For many students, determining the main
idea of an individual sentence is hard enough, let alone a
whole paragraph or chapter. Finding main ideas and
Skyview High demonstrating understanding through summarizing and
School: Room paraphrasing lays the foundation for critical thinking and
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application skills.
MWP (Writing Projects)
Offsite
SHS: Room
264- Band
Jail tour. Tour the largest county jail in the state of Montana.
The tour will start at 10:35am. Yellowstone County Detention
Facility 3165 King AVE East. Dir. Wicks-MainST-1stAVENorthleft on North13thST-1stAVESouth-left on SO27thST-right on
StateST-left on SugarAVE-right onKingAVE East. Jail on right.
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kate Stone
1
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Rick Hannula
1
10/15/2015
Shannon
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Jones
1
1
Steve
Eversoll
Marco Ferro
1
2
2
Smarter Interim Assessments
This session will provide an introduction to the use of the
Smarter interim assessments results for classroom instruction
Skyview High and planning. The Smarter interim assessments are aligned to
School: Room the Common Core standards and include items similar to those
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in the Smarter end-of -year assessments.
General
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Judy Snow
1
General
10/15/2015
Chris
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Tara Steinke DeWald
1
Expanding interest in the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
study is increasing motivation to holistically meet children’s
needs in PK-12 schools. Needing the knowledge, but also the
Skyview High skills to address mental health concerns, this presentation
School: Room discusses training aimed at increasing educators’ knowledge,
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awareness, and facilitation of mental health in the schools.
General
10/15/2015
Lindsey
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Nichols
2
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/15/2015
Terra
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Porisch
1
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/15/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kathy Dunn
1
MEEA (Environmental
Education)
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Bobbi Geise
1 Cancelled
Skyview High During the session, participants will have the opportunity to
Montana Professional Learning School: Room learn about and explore the varied professional learning
Portal
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resources and workshops across Montana.
Mental Health Facilitation
Skills for Educators
Learning Outside the School
Walls
New to gifted education - this is the place for you. This is a 101
sectional. Characteristics of gifted children will be presented.
Ideas & suggestions for meeting their educational as well as
Skyview High their social & emotional complexities will be offered.
School: Room Classroom teachers, parents of GT kids, & counselors may
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benefit from this sectional.
Gifted and Talented students often have social and emotional
needs which are not characteristic of other children.
Participants will be introduced to three or more text and
Skyview High Internet resources to help GT students and their parents
School: Room recognize and acknowledge the profound needs of GT
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students.
There’s more to learn in the schoolyard than how to play nice.
Through a series of engaging lessons, you will learn new fun
written and verbal communication techniques to help your
Skyview High students easily and safely observe and integrate the wonders
School: Room of the natural world into existing classroom standards and
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lessons.
Design and Instruction of an
Image Close Read
Through experiences of an image close read (like students in a
Skyview High classroom), we will share the progression of what makes a
School: Room close read a close read. We will use multiple images,
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paperwork for planning, and share a padlet wall with ideas.
General
10/15/2015
Eileen
11:00 AM 12:50 PM John Nielson Zombro
2 Cancelled
An Introduction to Molding &
Casting Small Artwork
Introducing the methods through which I make molds of and
Skyview High cast my sculptural artwork. Several different materials and
School: Room techniques will be addressed as well as discussing the benefits
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of having multiples of the same piece of art to work with.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
Louis
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Habeck
2 changed
Secondary Teachers from
Around the World Speak Out
In the fall, MSU will host a group of middle/high school
teachers from around the world. The 25 Teaching Excellence
and Achievement Program (TEA) scholars will share aspects of
Skyview High the educational systems in their respective countries and
School: Room discuss the greatest differences they see between schools in
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Montana and their homelands.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
Jioanna
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Carjuzaa
1 Changed
Introduction to Gifted
Education
Social & Emotional Needs of
Gifted Kids (SENG)
Relief Paintings from Map
images
The 2015 MT Teacher of the Year has a message to share:
Teach with passion. Teach with compassion. Teach with
Purpose. Teach with Love. And...teach them all with FIRE! Be
SHS: Room
reminded that the work you do in your classroom is a beacon
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of light toward bright future for young people!
General
Examples of this lesson will be shown from my school's
Skyview High Artsonia website. The process of creating a relief landscape
School: Room project will be demonstrated. Participants will create a simpler
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version of the project.
MAEA (Art Education)
Writing in Place:The Global
Teacher Fellowship
Montana has many rural teachers working to bring the larger
world into their classrooms. Come learn about The Global
Teacher Fellowship, a wonderful opportunity for teachers to
Skyview High travel internationally and to bring that experience back to the
School: Room classroom, providing inspiration and engagement for their
MATELA (English
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students who might not get the chance.
Language Arts)
Teach with Fire!
Learn how The University of Montana--Missoula uses writing
assessment as cross-curricular professional development.
Through University-wide Program-level Writing Assessment
(UPWA), faculty, staff, administrators, graduate students, and
Skyview High high school teachers learn how to apply accurately and
Cross-Curricular Assessment of School: Room efficiently a holistic rubric to college student writing. UPWA is
College Writing
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transforming the conversation about writing pedagogy.
Come to this session to learn more about how to use mock
trials in your own classroom to meet Montana Content
Skyview High Standards. Leave with strategies to engage your students in
Mock Trial: Using Speech &
School: Room reading, writing, research, speaking, and especially critical
Debate in the Classroom
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thinking.
Nathan
Talafuse
1 Moved
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Craig Beals
10/15/2015
Connie
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Barnhart
1
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Michael Galt
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Beverly Chin
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
Stephen
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Macartney
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
Jonna
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Schwartz
1
Stephen
Macartney
1
Navigating the Web Without
Losing Your Mind
Poetry Out Loud is a National competition sponsored by the
NEA and MT Arts Council. Teachers hold a classroom and
Skyview High school competition. The state winner proceeds to Washington
School: Room D. C., all expenses paid. This workshop provides materials and
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strategies for a poetry unit to revive the art of recitation.
Learning how to search more productively is the first step.
Teaching students how to search is vital. Targeting searches for
Skyview High specific information is easier than it looks. Learn simple
School: Room techniques to search effectively. We will use Google for most
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of this session.
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
Andrea
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Meyer
1
Building a Digital Citizenship
Approach
Digital citizenship is foundational to using technology in the
classroom and developing responsible technology users. Learn
to teach digital citizenship effectively across grade levels by
Skyview High exploring the definition and nine elements of digital
School: Room citizenship, components of Acceptable Use Policies, “terms of MCCE (Computers in
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use” for Web 2.0 tools, and K-12 curriculum options.
Education)
10/15/2015
Charlene
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Ammons
2
Coach's Special
Put me in Coach! As a teacher you help 100’s of kids, have
Skyview High 100’s of documents and a big responsibility. Let’s decrease the
School: Room anxiety and paperwork trail and use Google Drive (specifically MCCE (Computers in
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forms and sheets. Bring a computer to participate.
Education)
10/15/2015
Shelly
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Stanton
2
Poetry Out Loud
Novel Uses of Google Apps Simple Tricks and Tips
This workshop style presentation demonstrates how to
effectively leverage google docs, presentations, spreadsheets,
and forms in novel and creative ways that will engage student
learners and promote academic achievement. Topics include
Skyview High close reads with docs, student portfolios with presentations,
School: Room interactive graphs with spreadsheets, teacher generated
MCCE (Computers in
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ebooks in forms, etc.
Education)
10/15/2015
Miles
11:00 AM 11:50 AM McGeehan
1
Sam Mihara developed the Memories of Heart Mountain
presentation to educate people about Japanese-American
detention during WWII and help ensure such civil rights
Skyview High violations don’t happen again. In it, he tells the story of his
Memories of the Heart
School: Room family's incarceration, why the camps were created, and the
Mountain Concentration Camp Theatre
important lessons that were learned.
MCHCE (History and
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Sam Mihara
2
Skyview High Participants will observe a variety of media and literature to
Perspective in American Indian School: Room draw comparison between how Western Culture and
Culture
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American Indian Cultures view land, altruism and community.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Jacie Jeffers
1
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Ken Egan
1
MCTM Annual Meeting and
Lunch
Author Ken Egan will recount a crucial year in history. Teachers
will learn how to interweave history, literature, and other
Skyview High mediums to recreate a riveting story of Indians, Emigrants, and
School: Room Gold. Resources on how to incorporate the book into your
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class will be shared. Door prizes awarded.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Skyview High
School: Room
160- Lower
Gym
MCTM Luncheon and Annual Meeting
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
Melissa
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Romano
Adaptation: How Wet is Our
Planet
This fun, hands-on lesson will introduce distribution and
relative amounts of water on the earth, major water sources
Skyview High and how much water is in each. We will discuss and
School: Room demonstrate which water sources are "available" for use and
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the importance of water quality and quantity.
10/15/2015
Megan
11:00 AM 11:50 AM O'Reilly
1
Engineering Challenges:
Engage Students in STEM
Looking for ways to add some quick and inexpensive
Engineering Design Challenges (EDCs) into your classroom?
Learn exciting EDCs that will engage your students while
Skyview High meeting engineering standards in NGSS. Lesson plans, material
School: Room lists and student examples will be shared. Challenges include
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bristle-bots, wind column, lunar landing impact and more!
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
Wendy
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Dlakic
1
Disputing Stereotypes and
Distinguishing Feedback
Rich texts will elicit meaningful responses when discussing and
Skyview High writing about stereotypes. Also, a look at encouraging and
School: Room developing student voice while still maintaining productive
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feedback for their writing will be addressed.
MWP (Writing Projects)
10/15/2015
Kate
11:00 AM 11:50 AM McPherson
1
Teaching Children Who Hurt
This sectional will provide learner with background knowledge
of how adverse childhood experiences affect student learning.
Down-to-earth strategies will be presented to help these
Skyview High children be more successful within our classrooms. We will
School: Room also discuss the components of a school wide trauma-informed
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approach to learning.
General
10/15/2015
Dr. Lisa
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Stroh
2
Montana 1864: An
Examination of a Crucial Year
MEEA (Environmental
Education)
Melissa
Romano
0
1st, 2nd, 3rd Year New
Teacher Helps
Socratic Discussions
The “Myth of Average” is
reaching the edges
So… you are a new teacher with your hair blown back and you
are holding on with white knuckles. Not really, but this 50 mins
Skyview High may give you ideas on how to better deal with day to day
School: Room operations in your classroom, school and a few difficult
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administrators
General
A variety of Socratic discussion methods can be used with
learners from K-12. This session will present multiple ways that
student-driven, discussion-based inquiry can be used
Skyview High successfully in any classroom setting, particularly with gifted
School: Room students. Take-home tools will be provided so you can start
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using Socratic discussions on Monday!
What do fighter jet cockpits have to do with education? Todd
Rose's TedTalksX will challenge participants to think about
ways to teach and reach the Gifted and Talented students in
Skyview High their classroom by teaching to the edges. Come watch, discuss,
School: Room ponder, plan and collaborate with other teachers to reach the
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edges.
10/15/2015
Michael
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Walz
1
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Estee Aiken
1
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/15/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Kathy Dunn
1
10/15/2015
Kathleen
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Dent
10/15/2015
Bonnie
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Ortner
1 Moved
10/15/2015
Sally Behr
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Schendel
1
10/15/2015
Deborah
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Kelley
0
10/15/2015
12:00 PM
Connie
1:50 PM Bengston
0
10/15/2015
12:00 PM
Luci
Alison
1:50 PM McCausland Feddes
2
1:50 PM Darci Rogina
2
Montana Educator Performance Appraisal System (MT-EPAS)
What is it? How can it help me in my practice? Participants will
Skyview High gain an overview of the MT-EPAS model using the Danielson
MT-EPAS: Making the Best
School: Room Framework for Effective Teaching. Great information for
Better
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teachers and administrators.
General
This sectional will provide a tutorial for coaches wishing to
Skyview High learn how to use my Excel spreadsheets for tabbing B-C
B-C Tabbing using Excel
School: Room Speech & Drama tournaments, including Divisional and State
Spreadsheets
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tournaments.
MFEA (Forensic)
Skyview High We will review proposals, vote, share news of projects,
Annual Business Lunch
School: Room consider new business, look over last year's budget,and
Meeting
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confirm our slate of officers.
MAEA (Art Education)
Skyview High
Catered lunch and business
School: Room For pre-registered attendees, lunch is included in registration MALT (Languages
meeting
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fee. Followed by annual business meeting
Teachers)
Skyview High
MASN Annual Meeting and
School: Room
Luncheon
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Annual meeting and working luncheon
MASN (School Nurses)
Participants will learn how to incorporate assistive technology
Skyview High to increase student achievement in ELA. The focus will be on
Assistive Technology in the K-5 School: Room making data-based decisions using performance tasks that
MATELA (English
ELA Classroom
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integrate reading and writing.
Language Arts)
Creating a Google Teacher
Website for Beginners
A hands on sectional, participants will leave with the shell of
Skyview High their own teacher site created and knowledge of the basic
School: Room tools available on Google Sites. Having your teacher site will
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add to your credibility and professional image.
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
12:00 PM
Chromebook Professional
Development Model
Miles McGeehan will share a successful research-based model
of ongoing embedded professional development and
collaboration for teachers receiving classroom sets of
Skyview High technology. Scope, sequence, and sample PD activities will be
School: Room shared. Appropriate for technology specialists, mentors,
MCCE (Computers in
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instructional coaches, principals, and school decision makers. Education)
10/15/2015
Miles
12:00 PM 12:50 PM McGeehan
Holly
Olszewski
Marco
Ferro
Linda Peterson
1 Changed
1
How could the United States which had finished as the most
powerful victor in World War II, have been diminished to a
Skyview High state of readiness which was disastrously weaker than
Korea, The Forgotten War
School: Room December 1941? Why were we destined to fight a police
1950-1953
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action rather than a war to victory?
Skyview High Grab your lunch and join your colleagues to discuss current
Lunch Forum: Current Topics in School: Room issues in social studies. Bring your ideas and concerns about
Social Studies
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curriculum (C3) and other issues.
Landscapes as Texts: Taking
MCCS Outside
Books, apples, soils, gardens,
more books!
MSCA Luncheon
MSTA Annual member
meeting and luncheon
The MCCS ELA standards focus on the interpretation and
production of texts. But what is text? Session will explore the
concept of nature and landscapes as critical texts in
Skyview High multimodal learning in any subject and introduce the wide
School: Room range of non-formal programming available in Montana to
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help teachers approach Common Core.
Sectional provides Montana school librarians/reading
programs with a selection of accurate agriculture literacy
books for K-5 students. Included for each library/reading
program are 12+ new books, many award winning, with a
Skyview High corresponding integrated standards aligned lesson plan for
School: Room each book formatted to help students gain a deeper
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understanding text's content.
Castle Rock
Middle School Luncheon for the Montana School Counselor Association.
Room 301 Members and those interested in becoming members are all
BAND
welcome! We will eat together and hold an official meeting.
This is an informational session and meeting for the members
SHS Rm 243 - of the Montana Science Teachers Association and our awards
Library
luncheon
MCHCE (History and
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
12:00 PM
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
Bruce
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Wendt
MEEA (Environmental
Education)
10/15/2015
Carolyn
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Sevier
MLA (Library)
10/15/2015
Lorri
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Brenneman
1
MSCA (School
Counselors)
10/15/2015
Catie
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Dennehy
0
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
Tom
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Cubbage
10/15/2015
Michael
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Walz
10/15/2015
12:00 PM
Glenda
1:50 PM McCarthy
2
10/15/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Judy Snow
1
10/15/2015
12:00 PM
2
How to Measure Success on
the Smarter Assessments
Multiple teachers will present their best Earth
Skyview High Science/Environmental topic. Give a 3-5 minute presentation
School: Room on how they approach their idea. Bringing 15 copies of your
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Earth Science, Geology lesson for others.
MSTA (Science)
Using a gallery of images and documents, participants will
encounter resources and learning activities that allow students
Skyview High to understand and reflect on the federal policy of forced
School: Room assimilation during which Indian children were sent to
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boarding schools.
MWP (Writing Projects)
The Smarter Balanced students reports are scheduled to be
Skyview High sent to schools in September. This session will provide
School: Room information and discussion for their use in instruction and
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parent conferences.
General
Beyonders: Cloud-Based
Problem Solving
The Beyonders program is designed to engage students in realworld creative problem solving projects using cloud-based
technology. Six topics, ranging from environmental to
entrepreneurial issues, are offered to grades 4-12 during the
Skyview High academic year. Montana classrooms may choose to
School: Room collaborate on projects with students from Ireland, South
AGATE (Gifted &
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Africa, Portugal, and China.
Talented)
Earth Science Lesson, lecture
or Laboratory Swap
Teaching the Boarding School
Era
Chuck
1:50 PM Broughton
1:50 PM Erik Guzik
2 cancelled
1
Chris
DeWald
Jessica
John Graves Anderson
1
0
1
Technology Tools for
Differentiation
Technology is a fun and engaging tool for differentiating
content for ALL learners in your K-5 classroom. Come learn
Skyview High about a variety iPad apps, web tools and strategies to
School: Room differentiate for the students in your classroom. Bring your
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favorite device and come ready to get techy!
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
Make a ceramic Garden Gnome. You can then teach it to your
Skyview High high school Intro To Art class and they will be able to make one
School: Room in five days. This lesson teaches basic clay construction with
Ceramic Garden Gnomes
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great results. Bring a shoe box to take home your green ware MAEA (Art Education)
As you probably know, there IS such a thing as a free app! Join
Skyview High this session to experience free apps that will provide a new
Using Apps to Increase Student School: Room level of engagement, collaboration, and interactive quality
MCCE (Computers in
Motivation
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content!
Education)
Schoolyards have the potential to offer a plethora of learning
across the curriculum. We will go through exercises to help
Skyview High identify a space for and create simple design concepts using
Creating a Learning Landscape School: Room natural features and edibles to enhance learning across
MEEA (Environmental
(Schoolyard)
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multiple subject areas, grades and abilities.
Education)
Teacher.desmos.com is a collaboration between the Desmos
Skyview High team and some of our favorite teachers. Come learn about and
Diving into
School: Room play with the classroom activities. Bring questions and a
teacher.desmos.com
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device!
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
Nikki
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Vradenburg
1
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Marvin Pauls
1 cancelled
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Christi
1:50 PM Pilcher
1 cancelled
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Bobbi Geise
1 Cancelled
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Eli Luberoff
1 Moved
Going Digital: Creative Photo
and Video
Castle Rock
Middle School:
Computer Lab
Adjct to
Library
Learn photo, video, software and creative lighting studio
techniques. Create images and apply software knowledge
while extracting your own green screen photographs and
creating your own stop motion videos. Bring your cameras and
8-16 gb external micro drives to store your work.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
4:50 PM glenn bodish
4 Moved
Color Theory- Wheels and
Abstract Portraits
Deconstructed color wheels& face extension portraits! These
non-representational 'portraits' are a great way to loosen kids
up and teach them about mixing paint and complimentary
Skyview High color schemes. The process will be demonstrated- start to
School: Room finish. Lessons plans and handouts will be given to participants
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and student examples will be shown.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Amy York
1
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Lynn
3:50 PM Johnston
3
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Leanne
1:50 PM Deschamps
1
World Language teachers can strengthen student’s skills in
reading, writing, and math while teaching the target language.
An abundance of activities will be presented that are easy to
implement and support the common core standards. Reading
strategies for informational texts, and persuasive and
expository writing ideas for all levels will be demonstrated.
Participants will learn how to incorporate math and connect to
other content areas. Activities and projects to promote higher
Skyview High level thinking will be demonstrated and discussed. Cost: $35
School: Room lunch is included for both part one and two. $15 for just this MALT (Languages
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institute
Teachers)
8th Graders Love to Read!
English teachers regularly interact with students in all aspects
of strong communication skills. The success of this process is
dependent upon students coming to class with an enthusiasm
Skyview High for reading. This session provides educators with strategies to
School: Room build a reading classroom in which middle school students beg MATELA (English
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for more reading time.
Language Arts)
Skyview High
Folger Shakespeare Workshop School: Room
Act 2: 3-D Shakespeare
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Skyview High
"Signatures from Big Sky"
School: Room
Annual Board Meeting
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This session will demonstrate an easy way to get your students
to do a close reading of a scene on their feet. We will begin
with some ways to ease them into Shakespeare's language and
progress to an entire scene. We will use examples from several
plays.
Regional representatives from Signatures from Big Sky will
meet to discuss next year's magazine and goals for
submissions.
Students from Aaniiih Nakoda College and their instructor will
share their experiences with selecting picture books that align
with the Common Core State Standards to complement
content area curriculum.
Learning how to search more productively is the first step.
Teaching students how to search is vital. Targeting searches for
specific information is easier than it looks. Learn simple
techniques to search effectively. We will use Google for most
of this session.
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Michael
2:50 PM LoMonico
Danette
Cindy Osland Long
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Caitlin
1:50 PM Chiller
0
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
2:50 PM Donna Miller
2
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Andrea
1:50 PM Meyer
1
2
Evaluating Picture Books
Skyview High
School: Room
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Navigating the Web Without
Losing Your Mind
Skyview High
School: Room
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Choose Your Own Google
Adventure
Where do you want Google to take you today? Wander the
GAFE landscape in search of adventure. Using a Google Form
Skyview High to guide our way, we will trek through various Google Apps,
School: Room learning to use some of the basic and advanced features that
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may have been hiding in shadows!
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
2:50 PM Ann Brucker
2
Collaboration is More Than a
Catch Phrase
Fun & easy Web 2.0 tools that you can use with to collaborate
Skyview High with students and colleagues tomorrow! Create lists, compile
School: Room resources, gather links, collect information, and so much more. MCCE (Computers in
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Or, use them personally to organize your world.
Education)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Shaundel
1:50 PM Krumheuer
1
Montana State National
History Day
This section will show teachers how to build a National History
Skyview High Day program in their classrooms using minimal time and
School: Room achieving all of the standards of Common Core. This is for both MCHCE (History and
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new and experienced teachers alike.
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Michael
1:50 PM Herdina
1
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Janna Lind
1
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Courtney
2:50 PM Agenten
2
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Shari Kepner
1
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Kim Busch
Issues of Education on the
Reservation
Project Archaeology:
Investigating Anzick Burial
My AP Calc is Full of Color!
You Can Learn A Lot about
Math from a Bunch of Dog
Presenters will provide firsthand accounts of issues on the
Skyview High reservation that are being battled through education. Each
School: Room presenter will have a unique story and circumstance to provide
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perspective. Interaction front the audience will be encouraged. MCSS (Social Studies)
The Clovis Child burial from the Anzick site near Wilsall, MT
provides a human connection to the past. However, studying
ancient human remains has ethical implications. Recent DNA
Skyview High evidence provides surprising new information about the First
School: Room Peoples in America and their relationship to modern American
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Indians.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Explore AP Calculus concepts (LIMITS, DERIVATIVE RULES, and
Skyview High CHARACTERISTICS of f, f', and f") through hands-on activities
School: Room that involve color-enhanced graphing calculators. Bring your
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graphing calculator and be ready to participate!
MCTM (Mathematics)
Do you want to your students to get excited about making
sense of math problems and persevere in solving them? Join us
Skyview High in a workshop that has literally gone to the dogs. See how we
School: Room use dog sledding to engage our students in hands-on, real115
world math.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Mary Sue
Engel
1
Exploring Transformations in
the Middle Grades
This session examines Montana’s math standards for 8th grade
geometry with a focus on transformations. We will analyze
common misconceptions in students’ understanding of
transformations, discover geometric connections to similarity,
Skyview High proportion, and slope, and explore how to support students’
School: Room use of the Mathematical Practices through informal geometric
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proof and modeling.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Jennifer
1:50 PM Luebeck
Creating Engaging 6-12 Math
Lessons
The essence of important trends in mathematics teaching –
cognitively-guided instruction, inquiry-based learning,
productive struggle – is the idea that deep mathematical
Skyview High engagement is a necessary component of good teaching. This
School: Room session will provide 6 - 12 math teachers with a framework to
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help them design their own engaging lessons.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM David Snow
1
Finding Great Area Problems
Grades 4-6
Non-routine problems are an effective tool to teach area at
the elementary level. The real problem is finding appropriate
Skyview High problem-solving gems. Math contests are a fertile source.
School: Room Work through a dozen area contest classics. Leave with these
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and over 50 additional problems to use immediately.
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Dennis
2:50 PM Mulhearn
2
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Deb Persons Gia LaForge
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
Maggie
Beardslee
Aimee
Stephens
1
Problems for Problem Solving
This session will focus on approaches to build number sense,
which is the building block of mathematics. Attendees will
learn concrete ways to develop and build number sense in the
Skyview High K-2 classroom, as well as gain information on child
School: Room development, assessment, using manipulatives, math stations,
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activities, and routines.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Skyview High This session will provide problem solving materials for use in
School: Room the classroom. Discussions of strategies and teaching
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techniques will be included.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
2:50 PM Rick Billstein
2
Introduction to Project WET
Project WET curriculum will help you educate and inspire your
students about the importance of water. This sectional will
discuss the spatial and temporal distribution of water and its
Skyview High importance locally and globally. Participants will receive a
School: Room Project WET sampler guidebook as well as a hands-on
MEEA (Environmental
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introduction to Project WET.
Education)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Stephanie
1:50 PM McGinnis
1
Geography Awareness Week
This sectional will focus on Geography Awareness Week. We
Skyview High will spend time discussing activities that have been used as
School: Room well as new ones that can be used in the classroom to discuss
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the selected topic with your students.
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Sarah
1:50 PM Halvorson
1
College ready, college bound
Interested in collaborating to ensure students gain the
information skills they will need for college and beyond? Join
us for an interactive workshop to explore this topic.
Skyview High Participants will learn strategies to design and implement K12School: Room higher education partnerships that support students’
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information literacy development from K to College.
MLA (Library)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Sheila
2:50 PM Bonnand
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Mark
1:50 PM Cracolice
Developing Number Sense in
Grades K-2
MGA (Geographic
Alliance)
In today’s world, it is imperative that students have the ability
to reason rather than simply memorize information. The need
to provide students with the skills needed to succeed in
Skyview High processing information, making choices, and justifying and
Critical Thinking in Science and School: Room defending those choices has never been more essential. We
Beyond
Theatre
will learn how its done.
MSTA (Science)
Mary Anne
Hansen
Ann
Ewbank
2
1
The Institute on Autism and the Arts will explore: · Standard
characteristics of students on the Autism Spectrum; ·
Strategies to engage students on the Autism Spectrum in the
Castle Rock
educational experience; · Visual arts activities designed to
Arts in Education for Students Middle School develop communication skills, increase social interactions, and
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support the creative participation of all students.
VSA Montana
Marlene
Schumann
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
4:50 PM Brett Gilleo
101 Things Not to Do if You
Love Your Job @ School
School employees are subject to all sorts of laws, rules,
policies, and procedures. Common sense does not always rule.
MEA-MFT Field Consultant Jerry Rukavina will discuss common
Skyview High career-related problems faced by Montana teachers. Learn
School: Room how to work smart and protect your future with appropriate
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on-the-job behavior.
General
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Jerry
1:50 PM Rukavina
1
How to become a National
Board Certified Teacher
SHS: Room
264- Band
This sectional will provide participants with information about
the new National Board Certification process. National Board
3.0 is significantly different from the previous process. There is
lots more flexibility for the candidate and it's less expensive.
Come learn about NBC 3.0 and our new JumpStart facilitation
program.
General
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Marco Ferro
1
First-Aid
Castle Rock
American Heart Association First-Aid. Students will be trained
Middle School in emergency first-aid and recieve a First-Aid work book and a
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two year certification card
General
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Cherrie
4:50 PM Angel
BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE
SCHOOL COMMUNITY
A school doesn't work when everyone doesn't feel safe, valued
or respected. This prejudice-reduction workshop will consist of
a series of incremental, experiential activities that help
participants celebrate their identities, recognize the
Castle Rock
misinformation they have learned, understand the personal
Middle School impact of discrimination, and learn hands-on tools to interrupt
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prejudice comments.
General
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
4:50 PM Kim Spurzem
4
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
Dr. Lisa
1:50 PM Stroh
1
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Barb Pierre
This sectional will focus on the elements of differentiated
instruction: what it is and what it is not, how to set up, lead
and manage a differentiated classroom in order to reach the
needs of children at all academic levels.
General
Specific ways to support new teachers and accelerate teacher
effectiveness will be shared along with some tips for
implementing a mentoring program.
General
Chuck Hunt
4
4
Meaningful Mentoring
Skyview High
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Montana Youth Challenge
Academy
Presentation about an alternative educational opportunity for
youth who are at risk of falling behind or dropping out of
school. Information on the Academy and how school districts
Skyview High can assist their students with support from Challenge. Credit
School: Room recovery, drop out assistance, transition back to school,
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graduation assistance, HiSET and HiSET Options.
General
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Trent Gibson
1
Genius Hour: Give Students
Ownership of 20%!
Genius Hour (aka 20% Time, Plan-Do-Review, Passion Projects)
is a simple structure being used in K-12 classrooms across the
nation to increase student engagement, ownership and
Skyview High enthusiasm. Come hear "lessons learned" from teachers
School: Room piloting Genius Hour and ideas on how you can incorporate it AGATE (Gifted &
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into your school and/or classroom tomorrow.
Talented)
10/15/2015
1:00 PM
2:50 PM Anne Keith
2
Differentiated Instruction
Sue Stolp
1
Learning Outside the School
Walls
There’s more to learn in the schoolyard than how to play nice.
Through a series of engaging lessons, you will learn new fun
written and verbal communication techniques to help your
Skyview High students easily and safely observe and integrate the wonders
School: Room of the natural world into existing classroom standards and
MEEA (Environmental
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lessons.
Education)
1 cancelled
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Bobbi Geise
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Maggie
2:50 PM Copeland
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Sharon
Stewart2:50 PM Peregoy
1 Changed
American Indian Students:
Today and Tomorrow
MEA-MFT field consultants will discuss basic protections of law
and employment contracts for k-12 educators. Information
SHS: Room
about employee representation, the grievance process, and
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conflict resolution will also be covered.
General
Analyze the current state of American Indian education within
the state of Montana. Will present data around the enrollment
Skyview High of students in higher education. Finally, will provide
School: Room motivational aspects of how to encourage further involvement
Theatre
of our American Indian Students.
MCSS (Social Studies)
What is "networked" content
and why should I care?
If you printed out digital content, would it be any worse? How
Skyview High about if you disconnected the internet? In this presentation,
School: Room we'll explore the meaning and importance of each of those
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tests. We'll then work through a few examples together.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Eli Luberoff
1 Moved
Ending the Silence
Ending the Silence is one of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness's signature programs and is currently taking place
across America in schools. This presentation highlights the
statistics, warning signs, and ways to get help for young adults
exhibiting mental illness symptoms. The parent will share with
the audience statistics of mental illness and suicide within the
United States, warning signs of mental illness, and when youth
should find a trusted adult to get the help they need instead of
turning to dangerous activities like drug and alcohol use, self
mutilation, or suicide. The young adult living in recovery will
share their own story of mental illness, who they found in their
community to get help and show that young adults can live
healthy productive lives while living with mental illness. The
objective of this presentation is to have a better understanding
of what youth are facing as they contemplate suicide and tools
that our community leaders, especially teachers can use in
order to prevent maladaptive coping skills and suicide within
our high school youth. Through studies done by NAMI, this
program has been proven to raise the key facts of suicide and
has been shown to be preventative. This presentation will be
Skyview High in partnership with Riverstone Health as a follow up
School: Room presentation. Our community collaboration is focuses mainly
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on curving the suicide rates for those living with mental illness. General
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Clementine
2:50 PM Lindley
1 Moved
Wander Through an Aspen
Grove Watercolors
The spare shapes and lines in a grove of aspen trees offers an
opportunity to show middle school students how to master
Skyview High several art concepts: shading cylinders; shadows on undulating
School: Room surfaces; atmospheric skies to develop mood; masking shapes;
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telling textures. Learn this process; elicit oohs and ahhhs!
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Sally Behr
2:50 PM Schendel
1
Workplace Rights in the k-12
classroom
Scott
McCulloch
1 cancelled
Participants will explore light painting photography starting
with the most basic equipment and concluding with the
newest technology, the LED Pixel Stick. Attendee's will
SHS Rm 243 - participate in creating numerous compositions and are
Light Painting Photography
Library
encouraged to bring a USB Thumb drive to save images.
Assignment air fresheners! See images and try lessons shared
by innovative teachers from around the country. Jump-start
Skyview High your student portfolios in all mediums to get them working
School: Room and thinking! Sponsored by the Minneapolis College of Art and
Assignments from the Edge!
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Design.
This sectional will describe a pilot oral health improvement
project conducted in a low income school setting partnering
Skyview High school nurses, Sealants for Smiles! and the Ronald McDonald
Partnership to improve access School: Room Care Mobile to improve access to preventive and restorative
to oral health care
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oral health care.
English usage is concerned with a few thousand trouble spots
in the English language. Traditionally, we've been focused on
Skyview High teaching grammar, but I'm here to convince you that usage is
Why we should be teaching
School: Room more relevant for our students, and that we ought to be
English usage
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teaching it.
Engaging Strategies:
Incorporating Globa Issues
Doing the Write Thing in
Montana's Middle Schools
Brown vs. Robinson: Social
Justice and Literature
The Other Twenty Percent:
Narrative Writing
DonorsChoose: Tips to
Successful Funding
This workshop provides participants reading and writing
strategies to engage students in today's global issues as seen
thru the eyes of National Geographic case studies and award
Skyview High winning digital images. Reading and writing models will be
School: Room demonstrated. Participants receive hands-on lessons for
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immediate classroom implementation.
The Do the Write Thing Challenge (DtWT) is a violence
prevention program that gives middle school students an
opportunity to examine the impact of violence and trauma in
Skyview High their lives; communicate solutions through classroom
School: Room discussion and writings; and make personal commitments to
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doing something about violence in their communities.
Literature has often been a means of exposing moral issues
within society. In this session gain access to one teacher’ unit
plans for Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Harper Lee’s To
Skyview High Kill a Mockingbird that utilize critical thinking skills and
School: Room speaking protocols relevant to modern issues that affect our
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society.
The CCSS requires 40% of high school writing to be
argumentative, 40% informative, yet narrative writing, the
other 20%, may be neglected. Explore strategies for narrative
Skyview High writings. • RAFTS –“historical fiction” • RAFTS – short stories •
School: Room Narrative in Three Voices – Way to Rainy Mountain • Write the
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Hero Quest Review on-line materials; share ideas.
Make the most of DonorsChoose.org to get classroom
materials, supplies, technology, field trips, and more! Learn
Skyview High your way around DC, how to post a project, and how to help
School: Room your project get funded. Set up your account and get started
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posting a project today!
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Michael
3:50 PM Kujawa
2
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Kris Musto
1
MASN (School Nurses)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Michelle
2:50 PM Trost
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Eric Cioe
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Linda Linnen
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Julie Fischer Julie Fischer
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Brynn
2:50 PM Cadigan
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Jean
2:50 PM O'Connor
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Julie Schopp
1
Jane Gillette,
DDS
1
Skyview High
Become a Gooru Guru and Flip School: Room
Your Class
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This sectional will introduce teachers to the world of Gooru,
whereby teachers can create a course of preselected highquality interactive websites, videos and other resources
arranged by subject, grade-level and content standard. Quizzes
and student progress-monitoring will be addressed.
Maximize student engagement and utilize student creativity
with the help of free and easy digital tools. See how
incorporating technology into your lessons can reinvigorate
your classroom, and increase student productivity and
innovation!
Tips and strategies for creating more compelling in-class and
possibly online presentations for educators in social studies
and other disciplines
We can use patterns of errors to teach mathematics at a
deeper level. Great mathematicians are great not due to being
error free in their work but instead by learning their unique
flavor of mathematical error and adjusting accordingly. Come
share in common student math errors and supportive teaching
practices.
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
katie
2:50 PM kotynski
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Shaundel
2:50 PM Krumheuer
1
MCHCE (History and
Civics Education)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Alex
2:50 PM Rosenleaf
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Brooke
2:50 PM Roger Fisher Fenqjen Luo Taylor
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Allan Turton
Montana Math Teacher's
Circle "Mini-Session"
Take geometry off the page and into your hands with this
presentation. This workshop will engage participants in
activities to create familiar two-dimensional shapes by folding
Skyview High metric paper. The simple steps yield fascinating patterns and
School: Room designs which don’t just look good but help reveal properties
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of a variety of shapes.
MCTM (Mathematics)
To introduce Math Teachers Circles to Middle, High school and
Post Secondary teachers in the state of Montana. We are
trying to break down the communication boundaries in
Skyview High mathematics between Middle, High and Post Secondary
School: Room Mathematics Teachers through fun and engaging math
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activities.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Jennifer
3:50 PM Hudson
PAEMST Award, Nomination,
and Applicant Process
The Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematic and
Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest recognition that a KSkyview High 12 teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United
School: Room States. Come learn about the Award, how to nominate, and
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the application process.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Elizabeth
2:50 PM Matthews
1
The Incredible Interactive
Notebook
This sectional will discuss the benefits of using an interactive
notebook in the math classroom. Get tips on setting it up as
Skyview High well as specific lessons and activities to put in it. Notebooking
School: Room helps students keep organized and keep a "portfolio" of their
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work. I think you're going to love it!
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Mary Wren
1
Partners in Science Grant
Opportunity
The M.J.Murdock Trust offers a $15,000 grant for high school
science teachers in 5 Northwest states including MT to partner
with a research institution for 2 summers of cutting edge
research. This grant also provides 4 conferences for the
participants as well as an opportunity to apply for a
supplemental grant for their school. Come to the session to
learn more about this great opportunity! A generous stipend
Skyview High for the teacher + funding for travel to 4 conferences, teacher
School: Room academic enrichment, science equipment for the high school
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classroom, and student inquiry type projects.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Kimberly
2:50 PM Popham
1
When Good People do Bad
Things to Good Content
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Detecting Math Errors for
Great Teaching
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Inspiring Student Creativity
with Digital Tools
Fantastic Folding Feats
MCTM (Mathematics)
Jennifer
Brackney
1
1
Ke Wu
2
Primary Science of Energy Grades k- 3
Explore the fundamental concepts of energy including motion,
heat, light and sound. You will create hands-on activities that
will allow your students to make observations, measure,
record results, compare, and contrast, categorize, make
Skyview High predictions, analyze graphing results, and draw conclusions.
School: Room Free NEED (National Energy Education Development) materials
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are provided.
MSTA (Science)
Teachers will be show the LifeSciTrc, a teaching resource and
online community for teaching that not only has a growing
database of peer-approved life science lesson plans, but also
Skyview High provides professional development opportunities, and gives
The LifeSciTrc...a portal for the School: Room teachers opportunities to connect with peers across the
life sciences
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country. Sponsored by the American Physiological Society.
Skyview High
Discussion: “How The Brain
School: Room Group discussion of different aspects of where the brain has
Changes Changes Itself"
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changed itself
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Susan Schott
1
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Dan Bartsch
1
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Michael
2:50 PM Walz
1
A STEM-focused Educational
Video Game
We will introduce the educational video game The Mice of
Riddle Place™ to teach STEM subjects in the middle school
classroom. Educational video games are gaining recognition
Skyview High because they can enhance learning by connecting the game
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centered experience. www.meadowlarkscience.com
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Melisa
2:50 PM Schelvan
Next Generation Science
Standards: The Basics
Foundational information you need to know (but were afraid
to ask) to become more comfortable and conversant about the
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This session
Skyview High includes how to read and understand the NGSS, how they
School: Room connect with other standards such as the Common Core and
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NGSS tools and resources.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Molly Ward
Dazzling, Dynamic Demos - II
Join Ryan and Walt as they present more dazzling, dynamic
science demos. A focus this year is on using discrepant events
Skyview High and demos in formative assessment. For those who need
School: Room money to purchase their demos, Ryan will be explaining how
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he raises money utilizing DonorsChoose.org.
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Walter
3:50 PM Woolbaugh
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Lorri
2:50 PM Brenneman
1
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Lorrie
3:50 PM Henrie-Koski
2
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Brenna
2:50 PM Sundby
Invasive alien species are
coming, help stop them!
Writing Argument Doesn't
Have To Be a Fight
Writing as Thinking in All
Content Areas
MSTA (Science)
The Montana Invasive Species Education (MISE) project which
includes science based identification cards, posters, and lesson
plans will be distributed to science/interested educators. This
Skyview High class examines invasive alien species and ways to get your
School: Room classrooms involved in an educational awareness/action
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campaign on invasives; from nematodes to bullfrogs!
MSTA (Science)
This interactive sectional will provide experience with graphic
organizers, discussion formats, and resources to support
instruction of argument writing at the middle school level
Skyview High (Montana Common Core Standard 1). An example unit will be
School: Room provided, along with resources for assessment and gathering
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text sets.
MWP (Writing Projects)
Skyview High
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write across curriculum
MWP (Writing Projects)
Charles
Raffety
Stephen
Gade
Steven
Browne
1
1
Ryan
Hannahoe
Wade
Sundby
2
1 Cancelled
Classroom Interventions for
Children with Trauma
This presentation focuses on understanding and using effective
interventions for children who have trauma histories resulting
in attachment issues. These children can sometimes be the
Skyview High most difficult to establish connections with and have negative
School: Room behaviors that can disrupt learning and leave teachers
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exhausted and drained.
General
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Tracie Dahl
Girls Empowerment &
Leadership Education
Girls today believe that a leader is defined not only by the
qualities & skills one has, but also by how those qualities &
Skyview High skills are used to make a difference in the world. With a goal of
School: Room gaining true gender equity in leadership, Girl Scouts gives
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schools tools to teach girls leadership.
General
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Sarah
2:50 PM Megyesi
General
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Arlene Bigby
1
Meet and Talk Educational
Issues
AFT Executive Vice President Mary Cathryn Ricker is
particularly interested in how our union can/should better
Skyview High promote the teaching profession and especially recruit and
School: Room retain the best classroom instruction possible. With Eric Feaver
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and other MEA-MFT state officers.
General
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
3:50 PM Eric Feaver
2
Global Competence SkillBuilding in K-12
This presentation will inform K-12 teachers, how to infuse their
existing curriculum with cross-cultural and global skill-building
Skyview High content, thus preparing young learners for success in a
School: Room globalized future. This presentation will incorporate small
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group breakout sessions.
General
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Udo Fluck
Why Am I A Teacher?
During this interactive session, teachers will reflect why they
went into the teaching profession, what impact they have
Skyview High made on students, and what they hope to accomplish in the
School: Room future. This inspirational session will renew motivation within
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teachers to continue to change student's lives forever.
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Dr. Lisa
2:50 PM Stroh
MT Schools can partner with Montana Job Corps; Anaconda,
Kicking Horse, and Trapper Creek; to provide struggling
students the opportunity to complete their education and an
Skyview High occupational trade program. Schools keep students enrolled,
Win/Win Job Corps
School: Room count them for ANB, and list them as a graduate when the
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student completes Job Corps.
General
1
Stephanie
LeFevre
Udo Fluck
1
1
1
B-C Tournament Basics
MTDA, Montana’s public state virtual school, has rolled out a
new credit recovery program this fall utilize new course
designs, new curriculum and and a more flexible format for
Skyview High students. Discuss the new program with MTDA staff, discuss
School: Room the future product road map and discuss how to best setup
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your program.
This seminar will provide a timeline for preparing a
Skyview High tournament, as well as suggestions for scheduling rooms and
School: Room judges. Handouts will be available and questions will be
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welcomed!
MFEA (Forensic)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Bonnie
2:50 PM Ortner
1
Identifying and Assessing
Creativity
Creativity testing developed by E. Paul Torrance currently
serves as the gold-standard for measuring creative ability. This
presentation shares research into the evaluation of student
Skyview High creativity and imagination based on identified creative abilities
School: Room of fluency, flexibility, elaboration, and originality and the
AGATE (Gifted &
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generation of an overall Creativity Index.
Talented)
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
3:50 PM Erik Guzik
2
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Julie Schopp
1 Cancelled
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Sharon
Stewart3:50 PM Peregoy
1 Changed
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Jennifer
4:50 PM Birnel
2 Moved
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Rusty May
1 moved
Building Credit Recovery
Programs with MTDA
Digital Academy
10/15/2015
2:00 PM
Christen
2:50 PM Jason Neiffer Jason Neiffer Cole
American Indian Students:
Keynote Breakout
Print concepts, phonological awareness, phonics, sight words,
spelling, and reading fluency: a school wide subscription to
Skyview High iRead by Scholastic covers it all. The student pages will be
School: Room explored, and we will also visit the teacher reports that can be MCCE (Computers in
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use to group students and guide instruction.
Education)
Analyze the current state of American Indian education within
the state of Montana. Will present data around the enrollment
Skyview High of students in higher education. Finally, will provide
School: Room motivational aspects of how to encourage further involvement
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of our American Indian Students.
MCSS (Social Studies)
DPLA – An amazing resource
worth learning to use!
The Digital Public Library of America is a portal that delivers
resources through different searching and browsing
possibilities. Far more than a search engine, the portal
Skyview High provides innovative ways to search and scan through the
School: Room united collection of millions of items, including by timeline,
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map, virtual bookshelf, format, subject, and partner.
Exploring iRead by Scholastic
MCSS (Social Studies)
If the student doesn’t believe that it’s more about them than it
is about their test score, they will not reach their full potential
in the classroom and beyond. Social skills are the building
blocks for success in and out of the classroom. Character is a
skill to be taught not a personality flaw to be punished. The
student/teacher relationship has a direct correlation on
academic achievement and daily character education has a
direct effect on that relationship. These are not bad kids, they
have bad habits. Poor social skills are learned behaviors and
that means they can be taught a new way. It is in the teaching;
modeling and reinforcing of these basic skills that real progress
can be made with even the most at-risk youth and in doing so
Skyview High lift the entire class and increase teachable time. A number of
Time In – Teaching Social Skills School: Room activities are planned as well as lively conversation to make
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sure the audience is fully involved and engaged.
General
Mike
Agostinelli
1
Write On, Art Students: Every
Class, Every Day
Connect the artistic process of responding with MCCS ELA
through daily journal entries. Use this fun approach to
maintain student engagement and expand students
understanding of visual arts. Promote art criticism and
Skyview High narrative writing skills while helping students discover their
School: Room personal voice. Writing templates and assessment examples
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will be provided.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Teresa Heil
1
Reflective Practice in School
Nursing
We will be using Gillie Bolton’s Reflection Practice Writing and
Professional Development as our anchor text. “Reflective
practice is essential for effective practice in medicine,
Skyview High healthcare, education, and therapy/counseling. It can enable
School: Room practitioners to understand their disasters and successes and
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learn from them."
MASN (School Nurses)
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Dr. Karen
4:50 PM Swanson
2
Using Humor, Poetry to Make
Pedagogy Connect
Today's academic standards place a premium on close reading,
re-reading and providing textual evidence to support claims.
With these ambitious aims come heightened challenges across
Skyview High all domains of literacy (including, but not limited to, ELA
School: Room classrooms). The goal of this session is to provide researchMATELA (English
Theatre
based, "take-away" tools that are immediately usable.
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Alan Sitomer
1
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
4:50 PM Darci Rogina
2
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Paul
3:50 PM Brian Mathis Jeff Peterson Belanger
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
10/15/2015
Creating a Google Teacher
Website for Beginners
Student Travel - What a
teacher should know
Pictograph Cave: Connect the
future with the Past
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Empower Students to Make
Mathematical Connections
Green Schools are SMART
Schools
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
Global Travel Alliance will present on planning, marketing and MCHCE (History and
executing educational travel for grades 6 through 12
Civics Education)
This session will introduce field trip opportunities and the
power of hands-on learning. Handouts, interactive learning,
Skyview High and scheduling field trips will be part of the discussion.
School: Room Participants will learn of the wide variety of cross-curricular
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opportunities available to students.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Skyview High
Current Issues and the Federal School: Room
Judiciary
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Skyview High
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Fun and Fractions!
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Rockin' Ratio Tables
A hands on class, participants will create their own teacher
websites using Google. Having your own website will add to
your credibility and professional image.
The Honorable Susan B. Watters, Federal Judge for the District
of Montana, will provide an update on current issues before
the federal judiciary.
MCSS (Social Studies)
In this session, you will be learning about student thinking and
misconceptions when working with fractions.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Ratio tables are a handy tool for solving many different types
Skyview High of problems. If you are not comfortable with this strategy,
School: Room come practice with us. You are going to wish you knew this in
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elementary school!
MCTM (Mathematics)
You will participate in activities that help find the connections
between a rule, graph, table and context. You will also learn
Skyview High ways to help students move from each representation to the
School: Room others while developing a deep understanding of multiple
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ways to solve problems.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Are you wondering WHY you should take action to green your
school? Or what are the BENEFITS of a green school? Attend
Skyview High this informational session to learn the answers to these
School: Room questions as well as information on the basic elements of a
MEEA (Environmental
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green school program.
Education)
3:00 PM
Krystal
3:50 PM Carlson
The
Honorable
Susan
3:50 PM Watters
Sue Nord
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Georgia
3:50 PM Cobbs
Sandy
Squillace
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
4:50 PM Dori Phillips
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Leslie
3:50 PM Whiteman
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Bonnie
4:50 PM Rouse
Brian Mathis
1
1
1
Alison
Lokey
1
2
Sara Barker
1
2
Amphibians, reptiles, and bats have undergone recent
declines. This sectional will provide an overview of the
diversity, biology, and environmental causes of declines in
these groups, ongoing research, and management
Skyview High considerations for these species. Lesson ideas and resources
Amphibians, Reptiles, and Bats: School: Room for planning lessons will be presented. Posters will be
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provided.
"Comfort in Times of Crisis"
MEEA (Environmental
Education)
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
4:50 PM Bryce Maxell
2
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Mary Martin
1
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Chris
3:50 PM Jake Warner DeWald
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Mark
4:50 PM Cracolice
2
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Michael
3:50 PM Walz
1
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Susan Schott
1
HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response is an all-volunteer,
national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides
comfort and encouragement through animal-assisted support
Skyview High to individuals affected by crises and disasters. Join us to learn
School: Room how to connect with our HOPE Canine Teams prior to and
MSCA (School
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during times of crisis within your communities.
Counselors)
Egg Mountain inspired interdisciplinary place-based unit.
Students (6-12) learn about a rich dinosaur nesting site located
near Choteau, Montana. Students strengthen their knowledge
of biological evolution through obtaining, analyzing, and
Skyview High interpreting scientific evidence. This MCCS-based unit
DINOSAURS! Integrating Math School: Room integrates math and science to help students build a strong
and Science
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base of knowledge.
MSTA (Science)
Teaching Critical Thinking in
Science workshop
NASA: Spacecraft Models
The need to provide students with the skills needed to succeed
in processing information, making choices, and justifying and
defending those choices has never been more essential. We
Skyview High will learn about the research and practice of teaching critical
School: Room thinking with examples and activities that have and are being
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used today.
MSTA (Science)
Skyview High Teachers will build a replica and receive a packet of models to
School: Room take home. We will discuss ways to integrate this project
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oriented lab into your curriculum
MSTA (Science)
Participants learn about the forms of energy and energy
transformations while experimenting with inquiry
Skyview High investigations such as light to electricity, light to heat, motion
Science of Energy Grade Levels School: Room to sound, motions to heat, etc. Free NEED (National Energy
3-5
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Education Development) materials at session end.
Ashley
McGrath
1
Knowledge is Power
Skyview High Teachers of Hutterite students will visit and exchange ideas
School: Room regarding classroom management, transitions, use of support
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staff, whole group/small group instruction and other ideas.
General
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Clarissa
3:50 PM Shaffer
1
Common Drugs of Abuse
This presentation will provide a general overview of the
common drugs of abuse in youth and how those specific drugs
Skyview High affect behavior and attention in the educational setting. This
School: Room presentation will also provide basic signs, symptoms, and
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warning signs of substance and behavioral problems.
General
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Malcolm
4:50 PM Horn
2
Need a better understanding of school finance and budgets?
Want to know where to find online information and what
resources MEA-MFT can offer? MEA-MFT staffers will guide
you through the basics of school finance and budgets with time
for questions. Handouts provided.
General
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Diane
4:50 PM Fladmo
2
School Budgets and Finance: A SHS: Room
Primer
264- Band
Recognize what workplace bullying is, how it impacts members
and the workplace environment, and how it differs from sexual
harassment and unlawful discrimination. Also learn strategies
Skyview High that employees and unions can employ in workplace bullying
School: Room situations and to develop an anti-bullying culture within the
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workplace.
General
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Carol
4:50 PM Haverlandt
Childhood trauma can have devastating emotional, behavioral,
social, and cognitive effects on students. This session will help
educators identify signs of trauma; understand the youth’s
Skyview High experience, learn interventions that support the youth and
Childhood Trauma: A Resource School: Room classroom learning; and taking care of you, a person on the
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front-line working with youth with trauma.
General
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
4:50 PM Lisa Pugrud
2
Bringing IEFA into your classroom can be a challenge. In this
section, we will discuss your curricula and classroom needs in
discovering methods to incorporate valuable topics and
Skyview High culturally rich discussion with your students. See the exciting
IEFA in Your Classroom:Making School: Room use of cultural awareness, current events, and the mascot
Cultural Connections
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debate in practice!
Standing Up to Workplace
Bullying
2
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Ashley Davis
1
Surviving Your First Year as a
Speech/Drama Coach
Skyview High In this sectional, I will cover the things I wish I had known in my
School: Room first year of coaching Speech & Drama. We will discuss tabbing,
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rules, competition materials, and what to expect from meets. MFEA (Forensic)
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Melissa
3:50 PM Gollofon
1
Getting Started: A Gifted
Program for Your School
Teachers & administrators will learn what MT law and
accreditation standards say about gifted students, what they
Skyview High can do to begin developing appropriate services in their
School: Room schools for these exceptional students, and how to begin laying AGATE (Gifted &
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the groundwork for gifted programming.
Talented)
10/15/2015
3:00 PM
Tamara
3:50 PM Fisher
1
Exponential Growth & Decay
Modeling with IEFA
Come get a taste of modeling exponential growth & decay
Skyview High using the context of IEFA. We will explore growth by modeling
School: Room the small pox epidemic and decay with land inheritance. These
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lessons are great examples of student driven learning.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Brooke
4:50 PM Taylor
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Kathy
4:50 PM Pfaffinger
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Caitlin
4:50 PM Chiller
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Brynn
4:50 PM Cadigan
1
9-12 ELA Planning with the
MCCSS
"Signatures from Big Sky"
Brown vs. Robinson: Making
Classic Texts Modern
The complexity of the MCCSS can be overwhelming for even
the most experienced teachers, but integrating those
Skyview High standards into unit and daily plans is not nearly as difficult as it
School: Room looks. Come and design a lesson to use on Monday that
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integrates multiple standards across the scope of the MCCSS.
Learn about Montana's K-12 literary and arts magazine now in
its 25th year of publication. Teachers can get tips for teaching
Skyview High creative writing in class, how to submit student artwork and
School: Room literature and how to incorporate Signatures into the
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classroom.
Students and teachers alike, love To Kill a Mockingbird and
Fahrenheit 451. Boost your study of these texts with one
teacher's Common Core aligned unit plans that connect these
Skyview High novels' recurring socio-political themes to the world we live in
School: Room today, and infuse your classroom with interactions with social
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justice.
General
Dave
Severson
Jacob
Warner
1 Moved
This presentation focuses on understanding and ameliorating
the constraints and barriers teachers face in rural and remote
Skyview High contexts. Specifically, it is designed to a) overview several
Teaching in Remote and Rural School: Room constraints, b) explain several ways teachers in rural contexts
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have worked to overcome these constraints.
The Caldecott Award has been promoting excellent picture
Skyview High books since 1938. Join us to experience the newest Caldecott
Pictures Books: The Newest
School: Room Awards. Participants will leave with an annotated bibliography
and the Best
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of all books presented.
Skyview High Come listen to the 1960s and leave with multiple ideas to
School: Room infuse your own classroom with ways of looking at this most
Make the 1960s Come Alive
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crucial decade. Revisit the time that shook the nation.
Using photographic analysis, visual literacy, and critical
Interpreting the American
Skyview High thinking skills, participants will learn about 20th century
Indian Photographs of Edward School: Room photographer Edward Curtis and his efforts to preserve
Curtis
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American Indian culture.
Skyview High
Math Pen-pals: College and K- School: Room
12 students
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Euclid, Antanairesis, and
Greatest Common Divisors
Skyview High
School: Room
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Quilt Pattern Symmetry
Skyview High
School: Room
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The Flipped Math Classroom
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In this presentation we will discuss how pen-pals have been
used in mathematics classrooms at Montana State University
to enrich mathematical understanding for all students
involved. We will provide examples and instructions on how to
use pen-pals in the classroom, and suggestions for how penpals can be used within K-12 classrooms.
There is more to finding a greatest common divisor than meets
the eye. This notion cuts to the heart of what we mean by
number and ratio and resonates through the history of
mathematics. Spreadsheets can help us understand the
mystery behind the process.
Quilt blocks provide students of mathematics a highly
aesthetic setting in which to make connections across the
mathematical areas of symmetry, structure, combinatorics,
and transformation. Come and investigate these rich
mathematical objects and leave with a classroom-ready,
inquiry-based activity.
This sectional will focus on the use of technology in the math
classroom to flip from a teacher-centered environment to a
student-centered learning environment. We will discuss
methods of flipping the classroom, improving student
engagement/retention, and offering multiple levels of
differentiation.
Allison
Wynhoff
Olsen
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Robert
4:50 PM Petrone
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Joyce
4:50 PM Herbeck
1
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Keith
4:50 PM Edgerton
1
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Sandra
4:50 PM Oldendorf
Sandra
Oldendorf
Priscilla
Lund
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Elizabeth
4:50 PM Fulton
Liz Arnold
Danielle
Pettry
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Maurice
4:50 PM Burke
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Matt Roscoe Joe Zephyrs
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Kelly Fulton
1
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Renee
4:50 PM Jesness
1
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Michael
4:50 PM Walz
1
Participants will see planning, delivery, and outcomes of
projects that take place in the library. Projects to be shared: -3rd graders designed games as a result of research on
Skyview High inventors. --5th graders create presentations on their
Project Based Learning in the K- School: Room examination of Charlie Russell paintings --1st graders make a
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book on Favorite Things About First Grade.
MLA (Library)
Get ideas and/or share your own on how students can get
more out of their written/word processed project. From the
Skyview High initial choice of topic to the library references and to the rough
School: Room draft and final copy, you will get ideas to improve your work
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flow.
MSTA (Science)
1
The Tyrant Kings: MOR’s
Newest Dinosaur Exhibit
Dinosaurs aren’t just for kids! Explore the science behind
MOR’s newest dinosaur exhibit, The Tyrant Kings – a nearly 12
feet tall and 40 feet long real fossilized T. rex. Explore how to
Skyview High use dinosaurs to teach many subjects including biology,
School: Room evolution, ecosystems, earth science and geology, anatomy,
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and more!
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Angie
4:50 PM Weikert
1
Science of Energy for Grade
Levels 6-12
Participants learn about the forms of energy and energy
transformations while experimenting with inquiry based
Skyview High investigations such as light to electricity, light to heat, motion
School: Room to sound, motions to heat, etc. Free NEED (National Energy
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Development) materials at session end.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Susan Schott
1
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Geoff Casey
1
Dr. David W. Baker Memorial
Foundation
Skyview High
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Skyview High
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Announce Funding availability for science students in grades 612.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Raimund
4:50 PM Hahn
1
Physics/Physical Science
Demo/Lab Share-a-thon
Struggle to get a lab to work? Don't know what that old device
is in storage? Revive your science labs with new and best
Skyview High practices from seasoned teachers. Need an idea, ask it. Have
School: Room an idea, share it. There will be give-aways from the American
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Association of Physics Teachers, too.
MSTA (Science)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
David
4:50 PM Hembroff
1
MWP (Writing Projects)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Casey Olsen
1
MWP (Writing Projects)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Aaron Yost
Teaching Students the
Scientific Method
This simple lab teaches students the scientific method. I refer
to it in later years when teaching about solutions, pH, and
acids and bases. Students easily remember the lab.
Crafting Writing Assignments
to Meet Teacher Goals
Casey shares his strategies and theoretical framework for
teaching students to engage w/community history, cultural
Skyview High roots, and local issues. His approach provides students with a
School: Room model for living in the world through inquiry, agency, and a
Theatre
sense of self that's destined to grow.
Crafting writing assignments to meet teacher goals can take
the "Common" out of the Common Core. Attendees will
identify central curricular goals, find ways to situate them
Skyview High within the MCCS Writing Standards, and craft uncommon
School: Room writing tasks that can be deployed in their classrooms next
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week!
Create a Stellar Yearbook
Program!
This sectional will offer tools, examples, and tips to help new
yearbook advisers or advisers who are looking at creating,
Skyview High revamping, expanding their yearbook program to make a really
School: Room stellar program. Recruiting, organizing, planning and technical
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support will be discussed.
General
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Elizabeth
4:50 PM Schwartz
1
"Plickers" For Quick Whole
Group Assessment
"Plickers" is a free app that provides teachers the ability to
quickly and accurately assess their class as a whole or receive
Skyview High whole group feedback instantaneously! The site provides the
School: Room teacher with the ability to enroll his/her students and print
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response cards assigned to that student, all free of charge.
General
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Stacey
4:50 PM Barbeau
1
Think differently: Classroom
management that works
On average, teachers spend 5-9 hours per week managing lowlevel behavioral issues in the classroom. Take back that time
with simple, practical tools you can use immediately. This
Skyview High session includes powerful, research-based strategies proven to
School: Room increase student scores and reduce referrals allowing you to
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focus more on what you love.
General
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Patti
4:50 PM Davenport
1
Heartwood: A Growth-Based
Approach to Learning
Kirk Branch
1
Digital Library and Classroom
Practices
The Smarter Balanced Digital Library was developed by
Montana educators and educators from the other Smarter
states. It is a resource of instructional practices and tools
Skyview High aligned to the Common Core standards, In addition, there are
School: Room resources designed both for instructional practices and
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professional development.
Successful Examples Using
EdReady Montana
During the first year of operation, MTDA’s EdReady Montana
program served nearly 7000 student enrollments. This
presentation will share specific use cases of schools helping
Skyview High students reach their goals in Math curriculum across the state
School: Room using EdReady Montana and discuss how schools can get
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started themselves.
Digital Academy
The Montana Association for Gifted and Talented Education
(AGATE) board members will be available to answer questions
Skyview High participants may have about working effectively with Gifted
Have Questions about Gifted & School: Room and Talented Students in their classrooms. Come find out what
Talented Education?
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AGATE does offer teachers and parents.
Gather with friends in an informal setting offsite. 4:15 to 5:45
p.m. on Thursday. Siite TBA Then enjoy the Teacher of the Year
MALT reception
Offsite
dinner!
Montana Art Educator of the
Year Reception
Annual MCTM Math Contest
Dinner
General
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Judy Snow
1
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
Ryan
4:50 PM Jason Neiffer Jason Neiffer Schrenk
1
10/15/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Kathy Dunn
1
0
10/15/2015
4:15 PM
Deborah
5:45 PM Kelley
Yellowstone
Art Museum
Get together with your fellow Art Educators to crown the 2015
Montana Art Educator of the Year. Libations, appetizers,
conversations. Reception held at the Yellowstone Art Museum,
401 North 27th Street in Billings. Exhibitions also on display.
Photographs by Gerald Lang and Jennifer Anne Tucker and
Sculpture by Willem Volkersz.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/15/2015
4:30 PM
5:30 PM Matt Berg
0
Offsite
MCTM math contest regional director annual meeting and
dinner. Location to be sent to regional directors prior to
conference. Meeting will begin at 4:30pm with dinner to be
served at 5:00pm. Dinner will conclude no later than 6:30pm.
10/15/2015
4:30 PM
6:30 PM Shari Kepner
0
10/15/2015
6:00 PM
Glenda
7:50 PM McCarthy
0
10/15/2015
6:00 PM
10/16/2015
7:30 AM
MCTM (Mathematics)
Montana Writing Project
Alumni Dinner
Bin 119
Montana Teacher of the Year
Celebration
Northern
Hotel
Montana Writing Project Alumni are invited to join colleagues
for dinner at Bin 119, 119 N. Broadway, Billings on Thursday
October 15th at 6 PM. Please RSVP to Glenda McCarthy on
(406) 839-0070 if you plan to attend.
MWP (Writing Projects)
There is no higher award for a Montana teacher than to be
named Teacher of the Year. The Montana Teacher of the Year
Program honors the contributions of Montana classroom
teachers. It creates a visible and articulate community of
award-winning educators who represent the best of the
teaching profession. The Montana Teacher of the Year serves
as a spokesperson and advocate for the teaching profession
and represents the state in the National Teacher of the Year
event.
General
Hot Topics in School Nursing
Riverstone
Health
RiverStone Health - conference center 123 S. 27th Street
Billings, MT 59101 Cost: $15
MASN (School Nurses)
8:00 PM Eric Feaver
Karen Graf
RN-BC, BSN,
3:30 PM PHN
0
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Powder Coating Basics and
Techniques
Participants will learn of a successful collaborative effort to
develop a water breathing curriculum for upper elementary
grades in conjunction with MSU water research scientists.
Skyview High Activities and demonstrations illustrating the science concept
School: Room of water respiration in stream ecology dynamics will be
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featured.
Powder coating background Equipment guns, ovens dust
Skyview High collection needed and how to used Types of powder coating
School: Room available Sandblasting techniques Demo on powder coating
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Career Center
Upacking Geometry from
Boxes You Make
Transform greeting cards into boxes useful for delivering a
better understanding of the relationships among perimeter,
area and volume. Give students a better understanding of the
Skyview High definitions involved with polygons, with a special emphasis on
School: Room families of quadrilaterals.Ratio and proportion are discussed as
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they relate to sizing the boxes.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Water Curriculum, MSU
Collaboration Project
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Rose Vallor
TEAM (Technology
Education)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Dwight
9:50 AM Freeman
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Nicholas
9:50 AM Restivo
2 Change
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Rusty May
1 Changed
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM April Fox
1
10/16/2015
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Cortni King
4
MAEA (Art Education)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM 11:50 AM glenn bodish
4
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Deborah
8:50 AM Kelley
0
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Linda Boyer
1
If the student doesn’t believe that it’s more about them than it
is about their test score, they will not reach their full potential
in the classroom and beyond. Social skills are the building
blocks for success in and out of the classroom. Character is a
skill to be taught not a personality flaw to be punished. The
student/teacher relationship has a direct correlation on
academic achievement and daily character education has a
direct effect on that relationship. These are not bad kids, they
have bad habits. Poor social skills are learned behaviors and
that means they can be taught a new way. It is in the teaching;
modeling and reinforcing of these basic skills that real progress
can be made with even the most at-risk youth and in doing so
Skyview High lift the entire class and increase teachable time. A number of
Time In – Teaching Social Skills School: Room activities are planned as well as lively conversation to make
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sure the audience is fully involved and engaged.
General
We will be creating a bobble head from clay. Tips and
Skyview High techniques will be explained and you will leave with an
School: Room example project ready to go in the kiln and then show your
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students!
MAEA (Art Education)
We will be learning about the process of using a ferric chloride
solution to etch copper. A variety of resist materials will be
Castle Rock
presented as well. Simple patina solutions will also be
Middle School addressed and participants will leave with two completed
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projects.
MAEA (Art Education)
Bookbinding: Fold, Simple &
Japanese Stab Binding
Hospitality Room-MALT
Skyview High Educators will learn about the materials and techniques
School: Room related to simple bookmaking techniques and created a
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finished Japanese Stab Binding Sketchbook
Skyview High
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After 40+ years of teaching, my tool box is full of tips to help
teachers and students. Learn a new way to teach verb
Skyview High conjugations, to organize all those pronouns, as well as tricks
Tips and Tricks From 40+ years School: Room to engage students and remember vocabulary. Bring your
of Teaching Spanish
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questions, problem areas, and tricks to share too.
1 Cancelled
MSTA (Science)
Craig Todd
2 Cancelled
Re-envisioning the Language
Lab
An 18-year-old language resource center at a university
recently moved from a stand-alone location to integrate within
a language dormitory. The presentation will summarize the
Skyview High history of the center and address challenges and opportunities
School: Room for moving into a residence hall. Ideas for events,
MALT (Languages
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collaborations, staffing, and resources will be shared.
Teachers)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Bridget
8:50 AM Yaden
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Michael
9:50 AM LoMonico
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Brynn
8:50 AM Cadigan
1
The best projects set out to make a dent in the universe. That
dent might be big or small, but knowing their projects are
Skyview High making a difference can be great motivation for students to
School: Room push themselves toward deeper learning. Let's explore how to MCCE (Computers in
Theatre
harness technology to craft intriguing projects!
Education)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Tony Vincent
1
Skyview High This session will teach you the basics of using the weebly site
School: Room to make your own class website. Bring your own laptop so you MCCE (Computers in
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can start building your own class website!
Education)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Teresa
9:50 AM Mountains
2
This sectional will focus on how to effectively use iPads in the
primary classroom. We will explore some of our favorite iPad
Skyview High apps and present some of the projects we have done using
iPad Integration in the Primary School: Room iPads. Participants will be given work time to explore apps, ask MCCE (Computers in
Classroom
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question, and get individual support.
Education)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
9:50 AM Sally Bishop Traci Piltz
2
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Chuck
9:50 AM Broughton
2 Cancelled
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Bruce
8:50 AM Wendt
1
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Megan
8:50 AM Smith
1
10/16/2015
8:00 AM 11:50 PM Julie Dial
This session will demonstrate several activities that will enable
your students to look closely at a Shakespeare text in a
Skyview High creative and non-traditional way. We will use examples from
Folger Shakespeare Workshop School: Room Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, but the methods can be used
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with any play as well as any novel.
Gmail and Google Apps for Education are excellent ways to
engage students with technology, efficiently manage
Skyview High classroom assessments and minimize paper waste. In this
Going Google: Strategic Uses in School: Room session, learn strategies to effectively utilize GAFE in your
the Classroom
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classroom.
Powerful Projects
Vietnam: French Colonial
Period to 1973
Explore C3 and new
Perceptions of Social Studies
The reality of the United States's involvement in Vietnam from
Skyview High the 1940s to the present is a political reality that still haunts
School: Room our country today and will for years to come. How could we
MCHCE (History and
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have become so enmeshed in the politics of SE Asia?
Civics Education)
Come join your colleagues for examples of how C3 can
invigorate your classroom and you. College, Career, and Civic
Skyview High Life framework details an alternative way of teaching.
School: Room Handouts will spark discussion about how social studies
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classrooms can meet standards.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Teaching with objects helps students look at topics through
their own experiences, observations, and questions. This hands
Skyview High on session will lead teachers in a discussion about how they
Teaching with Objects in the
School: Room can use objects (reproductions or images of artifacts) to teach
Classroom
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skills, concepts, and content in social studies, art, and culture. MCSS (Social Studies)
Come visit the Western Heritage Center at 2822 Montana.
Western
Show your badge for free admittance and learn about all the
Western Heritage Center:Take Hertiage
classroom resources we have to offer for students, including
a Tour Back into Time
Center
tours and other resources.
MCSS (Social Studies)
1
Danette
Cindy Osland Long
2
4
MT ASPIRE in Math-What's it
All About?
Engage in a rich math activity that explores the mathematical
Skyview High practices and relates to the geometry standards. Also learn
School: Room about MT ASPIRE in Math and how it can benefit your school
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district.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Lisa Scott
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Brooke
8:50 AM Taylor
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Melissa
8:50 AM Romano
Pat Baltzley
1
Common Fractions:
Comparison and Equivalence
Participate in a lesson that gets you moving and considers the
math behind the game of double ball. We will explore a lesson
that can be used in an Algebra 2 (or above) classroom as a
review of systems of equations.
MCTM (Mathematics)
This breakfast is for new educators who are interested in
learning more about MCTM and math opportunities through
out the state.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Elementary students need a solid understanding of comparison
and equivalence ideas involving common fractions. This handsSkyview High on presentation explores four different strategies to compare
School: Room common fractions and what equivalence means with different
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visual models.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Allan Turton
1
Fear Not the Fraction
Elementary students need experiences with multiple models of
fractions in order to gain a deep understanding of the concept
Skyview High and proficiency with skills. This session will explore which
School: Room model is most appropriate for each purpose and will also
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relate and classify all fraction types.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
James
9:50 AM Burnett
2
Exploring and Demonstrating
Functions with Desmos
I will share with you how my students and I use Desmos to
demonstrate, explore and discover mathematics. This will
Skyview High change the way you and your students look at using graphing
School: Room technology. Desmos can be learned in minutes and can be
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used for ages 10-99+
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Tony Riehl
1
The Many Faces of Geogebra
Geogebra is an incredible, free math software that can take
your class discussions to wherever you want them to go. I
Skyview High want to share with you some ways that I use geogebra in my
School: Room classroom that goes beyond just demonstrating concepts in
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front of the class, like making assessments.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Rusty
9:50 AM Bowers
2
MLA (Library)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Sheila
8:50 AM Bonnand
1
Development of the Criminal
Child Part 1
LAST TIME OFFERED:"Boy is that kid trouble,he's going to end
up in jail someday." In this sectional learn about the steps and
Skyview High experiences involved in the development of criminal behavior
School: Room and thinking process. We will also dispel some of the common MSCA (School
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myths associated with criminal development.
Counselors)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Brett Hoyt
1
New Science Teacher
Breakfast
This breakfast meeting will inform you as a new science
teachers about the help and assistance, but also the
Skyview High opportunities that exist with the MSTA and also the science
School: Room teachers network in the state of MT. We will help you become
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the best science teacher you can be.
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Tom
8:50 AM Cubbage
0
Double Ball and Systems of
Equations
New Educator MCTM
breakfast
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Learn about the latest Montana book challenges, how to
combat book challenges at your school or library, and be
Skyview High present for an unveiling of the new MLA Intellectual Freedom
School: Room Committee/ACLU of Montana banned books poster. All
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participants will receive a free poster.
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Melissa
Romano
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Drawing Out Creativity in the
Science Classroom
This sectional is all about inspiring students to be creative
problem solvers and assessing creative thinking. We will look
at the role of creativity in the context of the Next Generation
Skyview High of Science Standards, specific strategies to get students to
School: Room generate innovative solutions, and ways to assess creative
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works.
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Michael
8:50 AM Poser
1
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Wendy
8:50 AM Dlakic
1
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Shirley
8:50 AM Greene
1
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Marcia
9:50 AM Beaumont
0
Writing Into the Day: More
Than Just a Prompt
Come explore Writing Into the Day, a Montana Writing Project
technique designed to help writers authentically engage with
Skyview High texts of many types. Your students will discover the power of
School: Room their own writing, and although this section will focus on
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grades 6-8, this is a powerful tool for writers of all ages.
MWP (Writing Projects)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Michael Galt
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Solidworks Part 1
Introduction to 3d modeling in Solidworks. Participants will be
able to try out the software and practice basic
Skyview High drawing/modeling techniques and virtual assembly of models.
School: Room This software can be applyed in 3d printing, CNC machining
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and other areas. Section is limited to 30 participants.
Education)
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Kirk Woosley
1
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
4:50 PM Brett Gilleo
Distracted driving impacts our families and communities and
young drivers face their highest lifetime crash risk in their first
year of driving due to inexperience. Traffic education programs
Skyview High integrate driver education, Graduated Driver Licensing and
School: Room parent involvement. We will identify strategies to work
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together to educate the next generation of drivers.
General
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Fran Penner8:50 AM Ray
For Teachers' Retirement System members of all ages: early
and mid-career members are especially urged to attend. Learn
Skyview High about TRS system and what a defined benefit retirement is.
School: Room TRS and MEA-MFT staff will present retirement options, steps
Teachers' Retirement System: 160- Lower
to retirement, and post-retirement employment provisions.
Ready, Set, Retire!
Gym
Handouts and time for questions.
General
10/16/2015
Diane
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Fladmo
MSTA (Science)
Looking for ways to add some quick and inexpensive
Engineering Design Challenges (EDCs) into your classroom?
Learn exciting EDCs that will engage your students while
Skyview High meeting engineering standards in NGSS. Lesson plans, material
Engineering Challenges:
School: Room lists and student examples will be shared. Challenges include
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bristle-bots, wind column, lunar landing impact and more!
MSTA (Science)
Skyview High
Pluto! What Did New Horizons School: Room Learn what the New Horizons mission discovered about Pluto
Discover?
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from its fly-by this summer!
MSTA (Science)
Skyview High
Montana College-Ready
School: Room The MCRWP Leadership Team will meet to plan and strategize
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for the 2015-16 school year and summer programs.
MWP (Writing Projects)
The Institute on Autism and the Arts will explore: · Standard
characteristics of students on the Autism Spectrum; ·
Strategies to engage students on the Autism Spectrum in the
Castle Rock
educational experience; · Visual arts activities designed to
Arts in Education for Students Middle School develop communication skills, increase social interactions, and
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support the creative participation of all students.
VSA Montana
Miles to Go: Keeping Teens
Safe on The Road
Marlene
Schumann
8
1
Johnelle
Sedlock
Diane
Fladmo
4
Building a Meaningful
Classroom Culture
Designed specifically for beginning teachers, especially early
childhood and elementary educators, this workshop not only
introduces a system of behavior to facilitate classroom
Skyview High management but also demonstrates that under the influence
School: Room of rituals and routines, students will grow as individuals and
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leanrers.
General
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Donna Miller
1
Think different: Classroom
management that works!
On average, teachers spend 5-9 hours per week managing lowlevel behavioral issues in the classroom. Take back that time
with simple, practical tools you can use immediately. This
Skyview High session includes powerful, research-based strategies proven to
School: Room increase student scores and reduce referrals allowing you to
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focus on what you love.
General
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
Patti
8:50 AM Davenport
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CPR/AED
Castle Rock
Middle School Training in the American Heart CPR/AED. Each student will
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receive a work book and a Two year certification card.
General
10/16/2015
Cherrie
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Angel
General
10/16/2015
Michele
8:00 AM 11:50 AM Bobbi Poser Pamela Walz Reiter
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AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
In this section, we will exchange fitness activities/game ideas
with other Health Enhancement educators. Participants need
to bring 30 copies of all the activities/games that they would
like to share. Games will be shared and played, so wear
Game Exchange
athletic gear and be prepared to move.
100 trillion brain cells can be challenging to keep engaged in
the learning and teaching process. Learn strategies to keep
students relating to prior and future knowledge so they are
Skyview High connecting their neurons in order to stump you with their
Use Your Brain to Teach and to School: Room questions. Which senses will be used the most in your
Learn
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teaching?
Castle Rock
Middle School
Room
Gym/Stage
Chuck Hunt
4
10/16/2015
8:00 AM
8:50 AM Kathy Dunn
1
Inside the Life of a Piece of
Writing
Casey collected images of student writing in his senior
composition class to examine crafting moves each student
made while writing a CCSS-inspired argument paper through
Skyview High pre-writing, research, drafting, and revision. Participants will
School: Room discuss how student writing is conceived, how it grows, how it
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learns, and how it matures.
MWP (Writing Projects)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Casey Olsen
1 Moved
Relevance in a PerformanceBased Language Class
Come learn how the BHS World Language Department
redefined our desired student outcomes and how we are
Skyview High shifting to Performance and Standards-based curriculum and
School: Room assessment to align with our goal of promoting the use of
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language rather than the study of language.
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Megan
9:50 AM Hambrick
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Jessica Gallo
In this section, teachers will learn how to integrate team
debates into their curriculum to introduce students to the
research process. Teachers will walk away from this section
Skyview High with a unit package that includes assignment sheets, outlines,
School: Room and rubrics that can be easily manipulated to fit the context of MATELA (English
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any classroom!
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
As English teachers, we seek out high quality literature that
helps our students develop critical literacy skills, but the CCSS
suggested book list lacks contemporary, multicultural, critical
Skyview High literacy texts. In this presentation, I will share contemporary
More Engaging Books to Teach School: Room titles that offer opportunities to teach critical literacy through
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the Common Core
Using Team Debates to Teach
the Research Process
Jessica
9:50 AM Vallincourt
Alison
Fischer
1
1
Noah
Vallincourt
1
Writing about art and war with a system of critical prompts as
a guide can reveal how and why war appears as a focus in
Skyview High works of art. How can students in grades 6-12 learn about
School: Room visual arts, history and aesthetics in authentic ways? Writing,
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reading and researching!
Join some of my former 2nd grade students and me to see how
we integrated technology. Browse this OPEN LAB to see
Skyview High student led demonstrations that include how we use various
Open Lab: Integrating
School: Room apps, websites, and more using our iPads, Chromebooks,
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iPods, and Macbooks.
Using Google Tour Builder, teachers can have students take
their class on a tour of the places in a novel or a country
Skyview High instead of the traditional country or book report. See how
Take Me on a Tour: Using
School: Room students really learn about the places they visit through
Google Tour Builder
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images and the Google Earth plug in.
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Priscilla Lund
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Julie Schopp
2
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
katie
9:50 AM kotynski
1
Iterations in Google Drawing
See your students' thinking come to life as they go back in time
Skyview High with Google Drawings. In this session, we will explore the
School: Room Google concept that "great is never good enough" as we learn MCCE (Computers in
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to use specific feedback for creation and revision.
Education)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Ann Brucker
1
Hazel Hunkins, MT Suffragist:
TPS
Hazel Hunkins, Montana suffragist: before it was history it was
news. On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women
Skyview High voted for the first time. It took activists and reformers nearly
School: Room 100 years, the campaign was not easy. Come explore primary MCHCE (History and
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sources to learn the story of one suffragist.
Civics Education)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Ruth Ferris
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Alex
9:50 AM Rosenleaf
1
Project Archaeology:
Investigating Nutrition
Was the invention of agriculture the worst mistake in history?
Discover the past through evidence from archaeological sites
in Mesopotamia! Trace the shift from foraging to farming in
Skyview High the ancient world. Students will learn to think like
School: Room archaeologists as they apply the tools of scientific inquiry to
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the investigation of nutrition.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
Courtney
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Agenten
2
K-12 Resources at Buffalo Bill
Center of the West
This session provides an opportunity for teachers to learn
more about the multiple resources our school services
program offers – including onsite tours, outreach materials,
Skyview High virtual field trips, online games, and online resource modules.
School: Room Teachers will have time share how the Center can better serve
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their needs in the classroom.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Love Thy Neighbor?: The
Holocaust and Social Resp
Using the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s resources, this
workshop incorporates historical literacy, inquiry, and
discussion models to examine pressures and motivations that
Skyview High impacted social responsibility during the Holocaust.
School: Room Participants will also engage in hands-on activities that
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highlight the Museum’s classroom resources.
10/16/2015
Christina
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Chavarria
Skyview High Exploring ideas, tips and strategies for teaching history and
School: Room other social studies content in the digital classroom: From a
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flipped classroom concept to full online-only courses.
MCHCE (History and
Civics Education)
MCSS (Social Studies)
Megan
9:50 AM Smith
2
1
2
American Indian Mascots
Read articles and view media clips presenting diverse
perspectives on the American Indian mascot issue: Indian and
non-Indian, for and against AI mascots. We will participate in a
Skyview High structured discussion activity that can promote critical thinking
School: Room with students and improve the quality of written
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argumentative responses.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Glenda
9:50 AM McCarthy
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Skeeters are taking over the
World!
The workshop is a hands-on activity aimed at first year Algebra
students, letting them explore exponential growth through a
Skyview High simulation that's easy to set up and engages all students.
School: Room Teachers will experience the activity and take home a ready-to114
use lesson for their classes. Come have fun!
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Yvonne
9:50 AM Gebhardt
1
Battleship in the 5-8th Grade
Classroom
Participants will explore the coordinate plane by using the
Skyview High game, Battleship. We will begin by graphing points in the first
School: Room quadrant, progress to all four quadrants, and then move on to
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linear equations. Come explore with us!
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Deb Wickum
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10/16/2015
9:00 AM
David
9:50 AM Thomas
What We Can Learn from
Listening to Kids Outside
Geogebra is a free, powerful, versatile mathematical
technology developed for use at the school and university
Skyview High levels. Participants will learn how to find, download, install,
School: Room and use Geogebra to support student learning, discourse, and
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inquiry in algebra, geometry, and other critical areas.
MCTM (Mathematics)
MEEA welcomes radio producer and writer Amy Martin as our
2015 keynote presenter. Using technology as critical tool, her
work centers around issues of earth, storytelling, and the
Skyview High authentic participation of children in creating a better world,
School: Room most recently emphasizing listening as a key element in the
MEEA (Environmental
Theatre
learning process.
Education)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Amy Martin
Cracking the Code
Are you interested in your kids learning mathematical
concepts and spatial reasoning while having fun? Have you
Skyview High been hearing about how we need to start "coding"? Are you at
School: Room a loss for how you would do any of that? Come check out some
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free resources and some pretty cool little robots.
MLA (Library)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Lynde
9:50 AM Roberts
Kourtni
McHugh
Sandi
Derrig
1
Ending the Silence
Ending the Silence is aimed at helping middle and high
schoolers understand the warning signs of mental illness for
themselves and their friends.During the 50-minute
Skyview High presentation, a young adult living with mental illness and a
School: Room family member tell their stories about mental health
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challenges, including what hurt and what helped.
MSCA (School
Counselors)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Clementine
9:50 AM Lindley
Clementine Sheryl
Kata Dungan Lindley
Scheafer
1
Development of the Criminal
Child Part 2
LAST TIME OFFERED:"Boy is that kid trouble,he's going to end
up in jail someday." Attending part 1 is recommended. In Part
Skyview High 2 learn about strategies you might use in effectively working
School: Room with "tough kids". Benefit from my 22 years of teaching in
MSCA (School
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jail/prison settings. Real students ,real stories.
Counselors)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Brett Hoyt
1
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Tom
9:50 AM Cubbage
1
Introduction to Geogebra
The Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards
call for evidence based reasoning and support. Bring scientific
real world skills to your science classroom, and your students
Skyview High engaged in dialog and reasoning the mirror the scientific
Ehtics, Reasoning, and Debate School: Room community and bring scientific literature to your classroom
in Science Class
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with case studies, Socratic Seminar, & more.
MSTA (Science)
Dr. Gerrit
Stols
1
1
The American Chemical Society (ACS) offers a National
Chemistry Olympiad competition each year in which select
students compete for the United States in an international
competition. Learn the benefits of participating on a statewide and a national level both for you as a teacher and for
your Chemistry Students.
You will be exposed to the process of uploading a movie file
into an editor, adding statements and building a multipurpose
worksheet so students will get more from your videos and
actually watch them.
Blended learning is the use of technology in strategic and
innovative ways to personalize the experience of students.
Learn how a BetterLesson Blended Master Teacher uses
blended learning in her science classroom to differentiate
instruction and help students develop mastery of science
concepts.
This simple lab teaches students the scientific method through
investigating a chemical change. I refer to it in later years
when teaching about solutions, pH, and acids and bases.
Students easily remember the lab.
The Benefits of the ACS
Chemistry Olympiad Program
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Using Educational Movies In
Your Classroom
Skyview High
School: Room
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Using Blended Learning to
Engage Science Students
Skyview High
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Teaching Students the
Scientific Method
Skyview High
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Discover Montana's Delicious
Treasures
There are many ways for teachers to connect with farm to
school initiatives. The Discover Montana's Delicious Treasures
poster and food exploration lessons for elementary students
Skyview High are intended to teach basic nutrition to children while
School: Room showcasing healthy Montana foods. Participants will explore
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this these lessons and receive their own packet.
General
ABCs of AFT + Member
Benefits
If you are a member, AFT + benefit programs are a way to save
money and protect your family with programs that have been
vetted to ensure quality. If you are a leader, the benefit
programs are a tool to reach out to members who may not be
Skyview High engaged in the public or community outreach efforts of your
School: Room local. Attend this workshop to learn about the most valuable
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benefits and how to get more information as needed.
General
Blended Learning Math with
EdReady Montana
MTDA’s EdReady Montana program was initially design to
provide turn-key readiness tool to ensure students are ready
for assessments or future challenging mathematics courses.
Skyview High Teachers have taken this powerful toolset and also utilize it as
School: Room a responsive platform for delivering mathematics instruction in
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a blended environment.
Digital Academy
Intro to coaching S&D
Skyview High Individuals new to coaching Speech & Drama will learn about
School: Room the different events and their rules, as well as many of the ins
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and outs and pitfalls of your first year of coaching.
Socio-Emotional
Characteristics of Gifted
Students
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Carol
9:50 AM Pleninger
1
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Michael
9:50 AM Walz
1
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Jessica
9:50 AM Anderson
1
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Geoff Casey
1
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
9:50 AM Aubree Roth
1
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Mary
Traeger
9:50 AM Pascale
1
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Ryan
9:50 AM Jason Neiffer Jason Neiffer Schrenk
1
MFEA (Forensic)
10/16/2015
Bonnie
9:00 AM 10:50 AM Ortner
2
The purpose of this presentation is to illuminate and
summarize a broad range of emotional and social
characteristics gifted children display. It will also provide
Skyview High guidance to parents and educators on promising strategies and
School: Room curricula which are believed to promote positive emotional
AGATE (Gifted &
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and social development for gifted students.
Talented)
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
Tracy
9:50 AM Missett
1
This workshop will review and reinforce the 7 elements of Art,
while learning an introduction to one-point perspective in a
simple, step by step manner. This activity is non-threatening &
Skyview High fun to teach & do. As the students progress, this easier
School: Room concept of 1-pt. perspective will make future perspective
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drawings seem comprehensible.
MAEA (Art Education)
Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), a method of discussing art
used by reputable museum education programs worldwide,
develops higher-order thinking, expands students’ visual and
literacy vocabulary, as well as promotes student collaboration.
This presentation includes a demonstration of VTS, presents
the techniques of VTS, and discusses using VTS in contentareas.
GFHS has partnered with the Cascade County Conservation
District to enhance learning by rebuilding local rivers and
fisheries. Collaborative education between Science, History,
English and Math were promoted through community
projects.
This session will cover apps and websites that make it easy to
connect with your students and parents, as well as educators
everywhere. Bring your device (smartphone, iPad, iPod,
laptop), and be ready to play!
This session encourages dialogue and networking among preservice & first-year teachers through a series of short
presentations and round table conversations. Topics will
include (1) IEFA and sovereignty, (2) identity issues when
transitioning from student to teacher, (3) lesson
organization/time management, (4) students' interactional
relationships, and (5) student teaching
experiences/expectations.
10/16/2015
ruthellen
10:00 AM 10:50 AM ruppel
2 Cancelled
General
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Yvonne Kunz
1 Cancelled
General
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM April Senger
1 Cancelled
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/16/2015
Brenda
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Gaver
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
Allison
Wynhoff
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Olsen
Using Visual Thinking
Strategies in the Classroom
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Education Opportunities with
Communities Partners
Skyview High
School: Room
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Get connected with parents,
students and teachers!
Skyview High
School: Room
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Pre-Service & 1st-Year
Teachers Create Networks
Skyview High
School: Room
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Fibonacci, Poetry, and the
Creative Process
Using the Fibonacci sequence as a format for composing
Skyview High poetry, participants in this session will learn ways to combine
School: Room writing instruction with interdisciplinary learning. Strategies
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for assessing the creative process will be shared.
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Sue Stolp
1
Guiding Close Reading
Using the six Notice and Note signposts from the scholarship of
Beers and Probst, workshop participants will explore a piece of
literature to help readers understand character development,
Skyview High internal conflict, and theme. These signposts point to
School: Room noticeable moments in a text and serve as a scaffold to guide MATELA (English
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close reading.
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Donna Miller
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
Joyce
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Herbeck
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/16/2015
katie
10:00 AM 10:50 AM kotynski
1
Graphic Novels "Draw"
Readers In
Stop Searching; Start Finding
Graphic Novels dazzle by providing a visual representation that
immerses readers into fiction, biography, or history. Come and
Skyview High see how inviting these books really are and how useful in the
School: Room enrichment of curriculum topics. Participants will leave with an
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annotated bibliography of all books presented.
Need to find a PowerPoint on the Revolution? What about a
permission form that can be edited? Need copyright-safe
images? Want to find only black-and-white line art? Look no
Skyview High further than Google's advanced search and secret ways of
School: Room using codes in the search bar. You'll find what you are looking
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for!
Robert
Petrone
Catherine
Lee Vernon Dorian
1
A-Z, please Google with me
Skyview High
School: Room Super fast session on favorite Google tools from A-Z, buckle up MCCE (Computers in
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and bring a computer to learn during this session.
Education)
10/16/2015
Shelly
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Stanton
1
Do you Kahoot & Quizlet ?
Practice vocab or concepts for most content in real time with
Kahoot. Students love to play kahoot w/ their smart phones or
Skyview High Ipads! Quizlet provides learning tools for students,like flash
School: Room cards, study & game modes & online tests.They are easy to
MCCE (Computers in
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create so bring your laptop & Ipad/iphone to start your own
Education)
10/16/2015
Teresa
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Mountains
1
Yell. Co. Museum: Education
Through Artifacts
First objective of this presentation is to show teachers in the
area that Yellowstone County has an outstanding facility that is
welcoming to all educators and all grades. We foster an
opportunity to enhance the history and culture of our great
state. YCM is consistently updating and rotating our exhibits
throughout the year, in order to provide a wide range of
education about the Yellowstone River Valley. The second
objective is to present a place where educators can tie
classroom curriculum together with real, physical artifacts to
help bring the students fully understand a topic or concept.
Example: we have a very large Native American exhibit that
encompasses all tribes from Montana. This leads to many
discussions and learning opportunities for all ages and grades
and helps teachers with exposing students to native cultures as
apart of the Indian Education for All Act. Third objective is to
show that we are a FREE museum dedicated to the education
of the history and culture related to the Yellowstone River
Basin. We try to base the content of our tours around the
teachers point of interest is in the classroom at the time they
walk in our doors. Thus providing reinforcement to the content
already learned in the classroom. I will provide a slideshow of
Skyview High what the YCM has currently exhibited and what is to come in
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to see in our facility.
Civics Education)
10/16/2015
Benjamin
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Nordlund
1
Be your own guest speaker using historical interpretation-acting as someone from history. Educators will learn how to
present short, informative, and engaging lessons on any topic
Skyview High from a historic figure's point of view. Students will love seeing
Becoming History: First Person School: Room you step into a character--Common Core doesn't have to be a MCHCE (History and
Interpretation!
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common bore!
Civics Education)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Jodi Delaney
2 Moved
10/16/2015
Armond
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Lohof
1
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Arle Lohof
1
Clark on the Yellowstone
Experienced Montana history teacher and docent at Pompey's
Pillar will share materials that help instructors understand the
Skyview High importance of Clark in Montana and American history.
School: Room Interested teachers can join the instructor in a separate tour of
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the Pillar (own transportation required).
MCSS (Social Studies)
Experienced elementary teacher who has authored children's
book on Sacagawea will share stories and ideas to make her
Skyview High come alive for children of the 21st century. Materials will be
School: Room available. Tour of Pompey's Pillar (must provide own
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transportation) available in the afternoon.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Learn about one of Billings’ major entrepreneurs, P.B. Moss.
Tour the home, unique for its original Moss family contents.
Presentation are offsite at 415 Division, west of Downtown
Billings Poineer P.B.Moss and The Moss
Billings. Tours (9:30, 10:30, 11:30) are limited in number and
the Moss Mansion
Mansion
are $6 to attend. Call 256-5100 for reservations.
MCSS (Social Studies)
We will present a framework for how elementary and middle
Skyview High school teachers can facilitate mathematical modeling in their
Mathematical Modeling in the School: Room classrooms. We will provide specific examples for teachers to
elementary grades
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use in their own classroom.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Skyview High We will work with Family Math activities for varied grade
Family Math to support CCSS School: Room levels and discuss the connections to the Common Core Math
Math
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Standards
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
Sue
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Robinson
10/16/2015
Elizabeth
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Fulton
10/16/2015
Margery Fels Margery
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Palmer
Palmer
2
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Allan Turton
1
10/16/2015
Jennifer
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Brackney
3D Printing to Support
Mathematical Learning
3D printers offer teachers of mathematics the unique
opportunity to create objects of investigation for the
mathematics classroom. Come find out how to construct files
Skyview High for 3D printing, how to find a printing outlet (you need not own
School: Room a printer), and discuss the scope of such activity to support
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mathematical learning.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Matt Roscoe
1
Energy-Health-Water Nexus:
Perceptions and Water
The Bakken” is an oil and gas field developed via “fracking”
methods. One consequence is wastewater that is injected into
sub-surface geological formations for disposal. According to
Skyview High state records, private water wells are found in close proximity
School: Room to the disposal wells. Results of water quality tests and surveys MEEA (Environmental
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will be shared.
Education)
10/16/2015
Susan
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Gilbertz
1
If you Plan it they will Attend
We will be exploring programming in the library. This section
will cover 8 different ideas for programming, notes on how
Skyview High they were implemented, and access to that information
School: Room digitally. We will also cover how Twitter can be used to
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promote the library and its programs.
MLA (Library)
10/16/2015
Rachel
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Schillreff
Suicide Among The Young
This presentation focuses on suicide within our culture with
specific attention towards young people. The presentation
covers national and Montana data, cutting and self-mutilating
Skyview High behavior, demographics of a suicidal person, warning signs,
School: Room risk assessment, training on how to intervene with a suicidal
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person, evidenced-based practices, and resources available.
Counselors)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Karl Rosston
2
And the Word of the Year is
VAPE.....
Electronic Cigarettes are a "smoking hot" industry. These
highly effective drug delivery devices are showing up on school
campuses. Workshop participants will compare E-cigarette
Skyview High products and analyze marketing techniques.... tobacco
School: Room regenerated. Attendees will learn about health and safety
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concerns as well as prevention strategies.
Counselors)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kris Minard
1
Common Core asks that whole numbers and decimal fractions
be composed and decomposed in standard and non-standard
Skyview High ways. Participants in this hands-on presentation will explore
Breaking Up is NOT Hard to
School: Room visual aids that support the partitioning of whole numbers and
Do!
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decimal fractions into standard and non-standard forms.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Have you ever wanted to use manipulatives in your classroom
Skyview High but didn't know where to start? We will explore integers and
Math Manipulatives: Grades 4- School: Room algebra using a variety of math manipulatives. No materials
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required.
MCTM (Mathematics)
1 changed
Megan
Wickstrom
Mary Alice
Carlson
Kiley Felton
Brooke
Bloomenrad Brittany
er
Alberson
1
1
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Partners in Science Grant
Opportunity
The M.J.Murdock Trust offers a $15,000 grant for high school
science teachers in 5 Northwest states including MT to partner
with a research institution for 2 summers of cutting edge
research. This grant also provides 4 conferences for the
participants as well as an opportunity to apply for a
supplemental grant for their school. Come to the session to
learn more about this great opportunity! A generous stipend
Skyview High for the teacher + funding for travel to 4 conferences, teacher
School: Room academic enrichment, science equipment for the high school
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classroom, and student inquiry type projects.
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
Kimberly
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Popham
1
Earth Science Rock Swap
Skyview High Bring 30 medium sized samples (~2”) with identification labels
School: Room and locations. Add to your classroom set. Get them free here
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or you can also buy them at a science supply house.
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
Michael
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Walz
1
Bringing the boat in...Active
literacy
Teachers are exposed to a wide variety of active and visual
literacy teaching ideas to incorporate in there lesson plans
related to teaching life science, specifically physiology. From
Skyview High Anatomy to basic Biology, teachers will leave with lesson-plan
School: Room ready ideas to bring back to their classes that will engage all
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learners.
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Dan Bartsch
1
12 iPad Upgrades: Dynamic
Peripherals That Work!
Twelve or more educational iPad peripherals will be
demonstrated along with pedagogical implications to enrich
Skyview High the curriculum. The iPad and it’s million apps are just the start.
School: Room There is a growing list of additions that interact with the iPad
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in ways that power up the iPad’s potential.
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
Martin
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Horejsi
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Kami Schlaht
2
10/16/2015
Mark
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Schmaltz
1
10/16/2015
Teresa
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Muench
1
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 11:50 AM Eric Feaver
2
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kate Cordes
1
Focusing on the influence of the French settlers on the Native
American culture this course gives ideas of how foreign
Skyview High language classes could teach about the impact of the European
IEFA in a Foreign Language
School: Room settlers, linguistically speaking and otherwise, and incorporate
classroom
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Native American lore in the context of their lessons.
MWP (Writing Projects)
This presentation is designed to prepare high school and
middle school teachers to begin Vex Robotics programs in their
schools. Vex Robotics is a high-end robotics platform that
Skyview High requires students to design, build, and program robots to
School: Room perform complex tasks in highly competitive robot
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competitions.
Education)
Make the Most of Your MEAMFT Membership
Who Really Does Govern
Montana Public Education?
Tasting the Soup
An overview of the benefits available to our members will be
Skyview High presented. We will cover discount programs, financial products
School: Room and provide lots of consumer education tips. Come learn how
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to save more than it costs to be a member.
General
Skyview High This sectional provides participants a terrific opportunity to
School: Room hear from and ask questions of Montana's elected and
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appointed policy makers in public education.
General
Author Paul Black writes “When the cook tastes the soup,
that’s formative assessment. When the customer tastes the
soup, that’s summative assessment.” In this session you will
Skyview High learn simple ways to use technology to improve your formative
School: Room assessment "cooking" skills in order to make tastier student
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achievement "soup."
General
Kristin
Horejsi
1
The "Myth of Average" is
reaching the edges
What do fighter jet cockpits have to do with education? Todd
Rose's TedTalksX will challenge participants to think about
ways to teach and reach the Gifted and Talented students in
Skyview High their classroom by teaching to the edges.Come watch, discuss,
School: Room ponder, plan and collaborate with other teachers to reach the AGATE (Gifted &
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edges.
Talented)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Kathy Dunn
Meeting Gifted Learners'
Needs in the Classroom
Participants will explore strategies for differentiating
instruction and for managing the classroom to meet the needs
of high ability/high potential learners within the context of a
Skyview High MTSS/RtI framework. The process for creating or revising a
School: Room quality gifted education program will be outlined in a
AGATE (Gifted &
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introduction to a revised OPI publication.
Talented)
10/16/2015
10:00 AM 10:50 AM Julia Cruse
Michael Hall
1
Powder Coating Techniques
Skyview High Sectional will cover the ease of powder coating techniques,
School: Room and baking of projects. Types of guns, powder coatings, ovens TEAM (Technology
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available. Powder coating will be demonstrated.
Education)
10/16/2015
Dwight
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Freeman
Craig Todd
2 Cancelled
Tech Tools / Tech Trade for
World Languages
World Language instruction is made more meaningful with the
integration of technology. In this session, teachers will share
tools they have used and return to the classroom with new
Skyview High resources for integrating technology in language instruction. I
School: Room hope you are willing to share how technology enhances your MALT (Languages
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lessons!
Teachers)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Lisa Werner
1
Leadership Initiative for
Language Learners (LILL)
The Leadership Initiative for Language Learners' (LILL) summer
initiative is based on the premise that every educator is a
leader every day and strives to be highly effective. For
Skyview High language educators, effectiveness is demonstrated by
School: Room evidence of learners' growth in proficiency, including their
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growth in literacy. Join language educators, teacher leaders,
Teachers)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Erika Shupe
1
TURNING REAL LIFE INTO
FICTION
Turning those gritty tales into works of fiction has helped make
the Spokane-based author one of the most popular and
Skyview High critically acclaimed young adult writers of our time -- and one
School: Room of the most frequently banned. How does he do it? Why does MATELA (English
Theatre
he do it? He'll explain in this presentation.
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
Chris
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Crutcher
1
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Kathi Hoyt
1
Using Blendspace Lesson
planning and QR codes
Blendspace: a fun & interactive way to bring a conglomeration
of resources into one space for your students. You can create
Skyview High lessons in just minutes! Super easy to use! QR codes:we will
School: Room learn to create QR codes for scavengers hunts, homework,
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vocab and more! Bring your laptop and smartphone or Ipad!
Education)
10/16/2015
Teresa
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Mountains
1
July 1806 in Montana with
Lewis and Clark
Experienced Montana History teacher will put Lewis and Clark
in the Montana of 1806 and help teachers understand the
Skyview High importance of the expedition to Montana and the United
School: Room States. Materials will be available. Separate tour of Pompey's
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Pillar in the afternoon (use own transportation).
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
Armond
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Lohof
1
Learn how you can use Pinterest as a Professional Learning
Community. Find out how to collaborate on boards, how to
Skyview High find professional boards to follow, and all of the exciting new
Pinterest- Not just for Birthday School: Room additions to Pinterest. Never heard of Pinterest? Join us and
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find out what the buzz is all about.
1
Discovering an Icon: Luther S.
"Yellowstone" Kelly
Skyview High
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Hazel Hunkins: the Fight for
Women’s Rights:
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School: Room
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Rich Mathematical Tasks:
Math Practice #8
Skyview High
School: Room
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Finding Great Area Problems
Grades 6-8
Skyview High
School: Room
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Bell Ringers, Exit Tickets, and
Other Good Stuff!
Skyview High
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Yellowstone Kelly was an early Montana explorer and
adventurer in the 1870s. He became famous as the chief scout
of Gen. Nelson Miles and was later immortalized in film and
books. This presentation will examine his life, legacy, burial on
the Rims above Billings, and efforts to restore his grave site.
On-site powerpoint about Hazel Hunkins of Billings, Montana.
She joined the suffrage movement with Alice Paul as an
organizer for the National Women's Party, She picketed and
was jailed for participation in the White House protests, 19171920. .
Rich mathematical tasks allow for students to look for and
express regularity in repeated reasoning. Come solve some
rich problems together and realize the way we pose questions
impacts student engagement and establishment of desired
habits of mind.
Non-routine problems are an effective tool to teach area at
the middle school level. The real problem is finding
appropriate problem-solving gems. Math contests are a fertile
source. Work through a dozen area contest classics. Leave
with these and over 50 additional problems to use
immediately.
Use bell ringers and exit tickets to increase student learning!
Come to this section and you will leave with ideas for
formative assessment that you can use with the students on
Monday.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Bill Cole
1
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
Kevin
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Kooistra
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
David
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Erickson
1
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
Dennis
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Mulhearn
2
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Mary Wren
1
This session will describe the state of Montana's
Infrastructure, including school buildings, water and
wastewater, transportation and other systems. This
Skyview High presentation will provide an option for STEM learning and
Montana Infrastructure Report School: Room education on the role of engineers in Montana......I am willing MEEA (Environmental
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to give this sectional more than once during the day.
Education)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Shoots Veis
1
MLA (Library)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 12:50 AM Niki Keuch
2
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Rick Hannula
1
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
Chris
11:00 AM 12:50 PM DeWald
2
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
Michael
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Walz
1
NGSS & You: Tips for Early
Implementation
Meet with teacher-librarians from around the state to have
Skyview High conversations about all aspects of our roles in the school and
School: Room community. This is an opportunity to network and grow the
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community of teacher-librarians across the state.
This workshop will provide the tools, techniques, and
strategies to facilitate individual student curiosity and inquiry
Skyview High through science fair projects. This is where science fair
School: Room projects meet the math CCSS and the new NGSS science
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standards.
Montana is not yet implementing or assessing the NGSS,
however many teachers, schools, and districts are using them
to guide instruction. Hour one will provide an overview to
Skyview High NGSS and how it is different than the 2006 Montana Science
School: Room Standards. Hour two will discuss tips for alignment and
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implementation.
The Science behind “Thinking
Fast and Slow"
This book by Daniel Kahneman gives great ideas on how to
Skyview High change up your classroom . These are classic psychology
School: Room experiments with teacher classroom applications. Read the
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book and/or come in and glean off the discussion
School Library Round Table
Discussion - MLA
Science Fair Projects meet
CCSS & NGSS Standards.
Digital Tools for Differntiated
Science
How could a high school Science teacher and a K-1 teacher
ever collaborate and share teaching ideas? Come find out! Join
Skyview High Jessi Anderson and Nikki Vradenburg in a hands-on session all
School: Room about using technology to create engaging and differentiated
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science lessons for the K-12 Classroom.
MSTA (Science)
In 2012-2013, Columbus High School seniors, with grant
funding from the OPI and the Montana Historical Society,
researched and composed a driving tour entitled "The Crow
Skyview High Tribe's Influence in Stillwater County" that was published in a
Creating the Stillwater County School: Room color brochure. Learn about that process and discover the
IEFA Driving Tour
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possibilities with IEFA and core standards.
MWP (Writing Projects)
Skyview High This sectional will cover the equipment and format of the VEX
VEX Robotics Challenge
School: Room Robotics Challenge held at the Technology Student Association TEAM (Technology
Competition
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state conference.
Education)
10/16/2015
Nikki
Jessica
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Vradenburg Anderson
1
10/16/2015
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Casey Olsen
1
10/16/2015
Glenn
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Bradbury
10/16/2015
Clarissa
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Shaffer
10/16/2015
Darrin
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Murdoch
Karl
Schwartz
1
Rose Park's School-Wide
Behavior Plan
This workshop would be for people who are interested in the
Hutterite culture because they maybe working at an
Skyview High attendance center, or because a colony is attached to their
School: Room school. I plan to give a general history of the Hutterites and
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how the culture is different among the different groups.
General
Rose Park Elementary School has implemented a school-wide
Behavior Plan. We began by developing 3 school rules, a
behavior matrix of expectations, and lesson plans to teach
Skyview High expectations with a built-in system for incentives and rewards.
School: Room This plan has been wildly successful - and we want to share it
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with you.
General
Challenging Behaviors in the
Elementary Classroom
We've all had that one (or lately it seems ten) student whose
behavior is enough to send us over the edge on our good days.
Skyview High What is behavior versus something a child simply does and
School: Room cannot control? Learn strategies to deal with even the most
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severe behaviors in your classroom today.
General
10/16/2015
Mandi
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Crable
1
Are you a future teacher? This session is for you! Students
preparing to become teachers are invited to the annual MEAMFT student meeting. Student members, faculty advisors, and
new members are welcome. Learn how Student MEA-MFT can
help your teaching career. Free lunch provided.
General
10/16/2015
Jerry
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Terry Minow Rukavina
2
Gain a wider understanding of how trauma, abuse and neglect
affect classroom learning. Receive practical knowledge and
tools to work more effectively with children experiencing
Skyview High trauma and behaviors in the classroom. Attendees will gain
Helping Students with Trauma School: Room strategies for dealing with their own stress as it directly relates
in the Classroom
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to helping youth achieve academic success.
General
10/16/2015
Shirley
11:00 AM 12:50 PM Bulluck
Stephanie
Melmer
2
This session will be tailored to the needs of the participants
with ample opportunity to ask questions and offer topics for
discussion. Issues that will be discussed include; How to run a
Skyview High meeting, How to increase local membership, Building a team,
School: Room What is COPE and how to run a COPE drive, Strategies to use in
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dealing with difficult administrations.
General
10/16/2015
Morgan
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Smith
Jeff
Greenfield
1
Hutterite Culture
Annual MEA-MFT Student
Meeting and Lunch
MEA-MFT Leaders Workshop
SHS RM 223
1
Mary
Hecimovic
Angie Paris
1
Learn how teachers can create and change assignments, select
Skyview High a schedule or curriculum view in the Planner, and provide
School: Room students with immediate feedback on assignments through
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Campus Instruction.
General
Teach with Montana Digital
Academy!
Argumentation and Debate in
the classroom
10/16/2015
Samantha
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Pereira
1
10/16/2015
Mike
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Jason Neiffer Jason Neiffer Agostinelli
1
10/16/2015
Tom
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Cubbage
1
10/16/2015
Tracy
11:00 AM 11:50 AM Missett
1
10/16/2015
12:00 PM
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Casey Olsen
1 Moved
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Linda Ewert
1
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Kristi Schell
1
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Erika Shupe
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
12:00 PM
Join the staff and teachers from the Montana Digital Academy
to discuss teaching online with MTDA! Our presentation will
Skyview High discuss the day-to-day job of an online teacher, the benefits of
School: Room teaching online and the relationships you can built across the
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state with staff and students!
Digital Academy
With the new Common Core evidence based reasoning and
writing the need for Argumentation experiences has become
even more important. Learn ways to bring these active student
Skyview High engagement activities to your classroom. Snap debates,
School: Room Socratic Seminar, and text based discussion will be presented
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and demonstrated.
MFEA (Forensic)
Twice-exceptional students are those students who are gifted
and have a learning disability. These students are often overlooked and underserved in gifted programs. This section will
Skyview High provide information from empirical research, case studies,
2E: Twice-Exceptional or Twice- School: Room assessment, and cognitive neuroscience that will help teachers AGATE (Gifted &
Overlooked?
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support the educational needs of twice-exceptional students. Talented)
In this workshop participants will create an art piece and
Skyview High upload it to a social media platform in conjunction with PBS's
Exploring Social Media and The School: Room "The Art Assignment." Digital cameras will be provided. Please
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bring a smart phone if you have one.
MAEA (Art Education)
MWP keynote speaker will share how he uses Google Apps
Skyview High (Classroom, Docs, Sheets, and Forms) for peer feedback and
Formative Writing Assessment School: Room revision, and how these apps can help decide the next steps in
with Google Apps
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writing, learning, and teaching.
MWP (Writing Projects)
Teaching the Common Core
Standards through Art
Troubled by incorporating Common Core standards across the
curriculum? National Art Standards Anchor Statement states:
Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and
historical context to deeper understanding. These newly
developed Standards provide a pathway to integrating art into
Skyview High core curriculum subjects. Get some hands –on ideas from
School: Room Educational Director Linda Ewert along with some student
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tested/successful results from former teacher Sue Robinson. MAEA (Art Education)
Students of all disciplines will enhance their recall skills
Skyview High through improvisational speaking. Using improvisational
School: Room speaking and different games, students will learn how to think MALT (Languages
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quickly and have fun doing it!
Teachers)
MALT Book Club Discussion: A Whole New Mind: Why RightBrainers Will Rule the World, written by Daniel H. Pink. In this
Skyview High sectional attendees will discuss and respond to the twenty
MALT Book Club: A Whole New School: Room questions provided in the author's Discussion Guide for
Mind, by Daniel Pink
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Educators. Section is open to everyone who has read the book.
MATELA's annual board meeting will include the election of its
SHS Rm 243 - SLATE of officers, announcement of the Distinguished Educator
MATELA Business Meeting
Library
Award, and lunch.
Jennifer
1:50 PM Combe
Caitlin
1:50 PM Chiller
2 Moved
0
3-5 Number and OperationsFractions
Hazel Hunkins, Montana suffragist: before it was history it was
news. On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women
Skyview High voted for the first time. It took activists and reformers nearly
School: Room 100 years, the campaign was not easy. Come explore primary MCHCE (History and
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sources to learn the story of one suffragist.
Civics Education)
Skyview High
School: Room Everyone is welcome to join us for pizza and discuss current
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issues for the social studies.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Fractions are supported with number lines and key concepts
such as the meaning of fractions, reasoning about fractions,
operating with fractions and the connections between
Castle Rock
fractions and decimals. These content standards are
Middle School articulated over time as a sequence of topics and
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performances that are logical.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Ideas, Tasks, and Innovations
for HS Math Lessons
The workshop will present research based ideas for adding
excitement to mathematics lessons. We'll present
organizational plans, tasks, and projects that encourage
Skyview High participation. By engineering focus, coherency, and rigor into
School: Room mathematics presentations, educators will be able to maximize
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the learning on students over the year!
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Richard Seitz
The Geometry Behind
Reservation Size Estimates
Looking for a way to infuse IEFA, primary sources, and
technology into your Geometry lesson? Come to the sectional
to check out a collaborative lesson that uses these tools to
Skyview High estimate reservation allotted lands in Montana, as well as
School: Room population density. Applications for elementary math
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standards and high school standards.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
12:00 PM
Brooke
1:50 PM Taylor
2
Analogous Tasks and the
Common Core
The Common Core Mathematical Practice Standards state that
teaches need to provide students with experiences that allow
students to make sense of problems and preserver in solving
Skyview High them. Come join in the discussion examining analogous tasks
School: Room and the implementation of these tasks into your 7-12
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mathematics classroom.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
Roger
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Fischer
1
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Allan Turton
1
10/16/2015
Kimberly
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Popham
1
10/16/2015
Nataile
12:00 PM 12:50 PM McGrath
1
Hazel Hunkins, MT Suffragist:
TPS
MCSS Business Meeting
Angling for Understanding
Biology Share-a-thon
If you find yourself fishing for ideas to develop understanding
about angles this hands-on presentation may be just what you
Skyview High need. A teaching sequence similar to that used for measuring
School: Room length, area, and volume will be demonstrated to show how to
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build and strengthen angle concepts.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Come share your favorite biology lesson with others. Bring
enough of the laboratory write-up, resources, and hand- outs
to share with other teachers. If you can bring any of the
Skyview High materials to show or share, please bring those also. Be
School: Room prepared to discuss and share your most fun and successful
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lesson.
MSTA (Science)
Pack a lunch and join us for an Earth Science share-a-thon. This
session is a forum for colleagues to share their best lessons,
Skyview High activities, labs, and materials with teachers from across the
Earth Science Luncheon Share- School: Room state. Please bring along a digital copy of your activity so we
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can easily share it with all participants.
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
12:00 PM
1:50 PM Ruth Ferris
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM wendt Bruce
10/16/2015
12:00 PM
3:50 PM Lisa Scott
2
1
Pat Baltzley
4
1
Yellowstone County Public school science labs scored a 43%
which indicates labs are unsafe. A score of 43% indicates that
Skyview High there may be unmanaged hazards to staff and students. This
School: Room presentation will provide information on how to create and
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maintain a safe laboratory.
Skyview High
Understanding and Dealing
School: Room This session will explore barriers to change through interactive
with Change
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sessions and case study examples.
So… you are a new teacher with your hair blown back and you
are holding on with white knuckles. Not really, but this 50 mins
Skyview High may give you ideas on how to better deal with day to day
First Second Third Year New
School: Room operations in your classroom, school and a few difficult
Teacher Helps
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administrators
School group visits to museums are proven to promote longterm science literacy and develop curiosity and interest,
leading to a desire for students to learn more. Learn best
Skyview High practices for Montana teachers on field trips supported by
Inspiring Students: Making the School: Room statewide teacher feedback gathered by MOR through grantMost of Field Trips
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supported research.
Just say KNOW about Brain
Research in Education
Getting Started: A Gifted
Program for Your School
Montana Art Interscholastics
Eating Disorders
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
Brandi
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Stevenson
1
General
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Shoots Veis
1
General
10/16/2015
Michael
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Walz
1
General
10/16/2015
Angie
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Weikert
1
10/16/2015
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Kathy Dunn
1
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/16/2015
Tamara
12:00 PM 12:50 PM Fisher
1
MAEA (Art Education)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
MSCA (School
Counselors)
10/15/2015
12:00 PM
10/16/2015
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
What is NEW in Brain research October 2015? What will be the
most recent information about teaching and reaching students
Skyview High so they develop a genuine curiosity and hunger to learn? What
School: Room will be ways to reach both ends of the learning spectrum?
AGATE (Gifted &
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What will you learn? What will you share?
Talented)
Teachers & administrators will learn what MT law and
accreditation standards say about gifted students, what they
Skyview High can do to begin developing appropriate services in their
School: Room schools for these exceptional students, and how to begin laying
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the groundwork for gifted programming.
Skyview High We will inform teachers about what Montana Art
School: Room Interscholastics offers their high school students and explain
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what is involved in hosting MAI.
This presentation will inform clinicians about eating disorders
and how common they are and what the clinical indications
are for treatment. Although eating disorders have been
Skyview High recognized for decades, diagnosis for these disorders,
School: Room understanding of them, and the prevalence across cultures and
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gender is on the rise.
Fold, collate, sew, glue, and bind a hard bound book perfect for
journal writing or sketching. Let your imagination go with a
Skyview High unique painted, drawn or collaged cover design. A very
Bookmaking:The creation of a School: Room economical and hands on project that any teacher of any
hard bound sketchbook
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subject can construct and use with students. $5.00 fee.
MAEA (Art Education)
Let me tell you about TELL
Spanish through the Ages
The Teacher Effectiveness for Language Learning (TELL) Project
Skyview High offers teachers self-evaluation tools and resources that can be
School: Room used to enhance the effectiveness of world language teachers
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and facilitate professional growth.
This sectional looks at how Spanish has developed and
Skyview High changed through the ages, how different invaders impacted it,
School: Room and how Spain's colonies in the Americas enriched and
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changed Spanish.
Eva
1:50 PM Glen Bodish Mastandrea
1 changed
Malcolm
1:50 PM Horn
2 Moved
1:00 PM
4:50 PM Jenny Stone Kate Daniels
4
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Lisa Werner
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Mona
2:50 PM Whiteman
2
MCCE General Membership
Meeting
Our goal is to understand some of the language we can use to
help our students to truly know that they are important in our
Skyview High classroom. Educators will leave knowing how to concretely use
School: Room various terms that will aid in their classroom management and MALT (Languages
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discipline strategies.
Teachers)
Skyview High
School: Room General membership luncheon and meeting for MCCE
MCCE (Computers in
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members and those interested in membership.
Education)
Montana's Wildlife History of
Conservation
Montana's Wildlife Legacy is a story not often told in a
comprehensive context. This presentation will explain why
Montana's wildlife conservation movement provides a model
Skyview High example of the success of the hunter-funded North American
School: Room approach to wildlife conservation in caring not only for wildlife MCHCE (History and
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and its habitat, but also for people.
Civics Education)
Classroom Management and
the Language of Empathy
Perspectives on Thanksgiving
Pompey Pillar Tour
Flipping the Classroom with
History (Digitally)
Inspire students for an active,
vibrant community
We will explore perspectives of Thanksgiving often omitted
from textbooks, especially that of the Wampanoag tribe and
other American Indians. Participants will explore a range of
Skyview High engaging primary and secondary sources, apply critical literacy
School: Room skills and collaborative learning strategies. Materials and
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learning activities will be directly applicable to the classroom. MCSS (Social Studies)
Experienced educator and Pompey Pillar docent will lead tour
of the historical monument. Participants must provide own
transportation. See instructor or check in MCSS hospitality
Offsite - MCSS room for advice.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Technology is entwined with schools. Flipping the classroom
allows for the ability to intergrade technology and allow for an
Skyview High inquiry base curriculum. Teach a student fact, a student will
School: Room know that fact; teach a student how to obtain facts, and that
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student will gain knowledge.
MCSS (Social Studies)
The mission of Billings TrailNet is to promote a complete,
community-wide trail system. Meet with the executive
director to learn how nonprofits can help students and
Skyview High teachers create a collective vision to improve their
School: Room communities. Learn how to create your own active, vibrant
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community at home.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Join two of Billings' local historians on an intimate walk
through one of our regions most famous citizens.
"Yellowstone" Kelly is buried on the Rims above Main Street.
Walking Tour of "Yellowstone"
Provide your own transportation and walk the early years of
Kelly's Grave
Offsite - MCSS Billings. Directions in social studies hospitality room.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Skyview High This will be continuation of the prior presentation, providing
Holocaust: Lesson through
School: Room teachers time to integrate lesson from the Holocaust into their
time
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curriculums.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Graphing functions for
Understanding.
Participants will learn creative ways to graph linear to
logarithmic functions that promote an understanding of the
Skyview High functions. We will explore methods to better determine
School: Room domain and range and relate one function to another. This
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presentation will align with Common Core.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Kristen Wolf
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Andrea
2:50 PM Meyer
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
2:50 PM Terry Lonner Terry Lonner
2
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Glenda
1:50 PM McCarthy
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Armond
2:50 PM Lohof
2
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Christopher
McAdam1:50 PM Mantei
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Kristi Drake
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Kevin
1:50 PM Kooistra
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Christina
2:50 PM Chavarria
2
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM John George
1
Charles
Harvey
0
WHY WE TEACH GEOMETRY!
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What history tried to teach us. There will be handouts.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
James
1:50 PM Elander
1
Education in Place: taking
STEM outdoors
If you want to do STEM education, you should be doing it
outdoors. The best learning takes place when curriculum is
Skyview High integrated, engaging, and clearly connected to the students’
School: Room world. Using the local environment as a context for learning is MEEA (Environmental
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a great way to enhance your STEM education goals.
Education)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Carolyn
1:50 PM Sevier
1
Discover Online ResourcesFREE to Montanans
The MT State Library licenses a suite of online resources
available to every Montanan. Included are thousands of online
journals, magazines, newspapers, ebooks, images, and videos;
Skyview High online encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and other reference
School: Room materials; home, small engine, and auto repair information.
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Discover something for every class.
MLA (Library)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Lisa Dennis
1
Say It Out Loud
One in five teenagers are living with mental illness, but almost
fifty percent of them are not receiving the medical care they
need. The number one reason for this is the stigma
surrounding mental illness. "Say it Out Loud" is a presentation
that all teachers and parents can do with their own youth
groups. Clementine Lindley will give the presentation as an
adult would to a youth group so that they audience can see
what it would look like to do on their own. The presentation
includes a short video that shares warning signs of mental
illness in teens as well as personal stories from three different
teenagers of what it feels like to live with mental illness. The
presentation will also cover why youth use maladaptive coping
mechanisms like drug and alcohol use, self mutilation, and
suicide, warning signs within youth, and community resources
to connect youth with to get the help they need. The objective
of this presentation is to get adults to start the conversation
about mental health with youth and gives them the tools to do
so. Once these conversations are started, less youth will feel
Skyview High the need to turn to suicide. Riverstone Health is a community
School: Room partner of this presentation and would like it be used as a
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follow up to their presentation on Thursday.
Counselors)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Clementine
2:50 PM Lindley
2
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Chris
2:50 PM DeWald
2
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Ivy Merriot
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Michael
1:50 PM Walz
1
The intent of the Framework for K - 12 Science Education is to
establish guidelines in order to prepare students to be college
Skyview High and career ready. This session will provide guidance on how to
Improving Science in Montana School: Room use this document to support curriculum and instruction
through The Framework
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within our 2006 Montana Science Standards.
MSTA (Science)
Skywatching Pedagogies: Big
Horn Medicine Wheel
Model Rocketry with Estes
Motors
Learn specific skills for teaching place-based Indigenous
science in relation to the Big Horn Medicine Wheel. The
Wheel's design supports skywatching pedagogies for use in the
Skyview High classroom or on-site. Take home lesson plans for medicine
School: Room wheel astronomy, grades 4-6 along with a rubric for evaluating
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future place-based indigenous science lessons.
MSTA (Science)
Skyview High We’ll look at how to build an Estes-style rocket and how it is
School: Room shot off and ways of integrating this activity into your
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curriculum
MSTA (Science)
Crafting Writing Assignments
to Meet Teacher Goals
Crafting writing assignments to meet teacher goals can take
the "Common" out of the Common Core. Attendees will
identify their immediate curricular goals, find ways to situate
Skyview High them within the MCCS Writing Standards, and craft
School: Room uncommon writing tasks that can be deployed in their
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classrooms next week!
Leveraging University
Partnerships
School-university partnerships are developed to enhance the
learning of all involved. In a largely rural state like ours, the
distance from the nearest campus makes many school
Skyview High partnerships unlikely. There are ways, however, that all
School: Room Montana schools could encourage partnerships to the benefit
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of their students and staff.
General
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Aaron Yost
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM David Snow
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Jessica
1:50 PM Anderson
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Tony Vincent
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Kate Brayko
1
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Mike
1:50 PM Jason Neiffer Jason Neiffer Agostinelli Christen Cole
1
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
Terra
1:50 PM Porisch
1
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/16/2015
1:00 PM
1:50 PM Kathy Dunn
1
Google Tips and Tools for
Middle School Teachers
Google Tools and Tips for Middle School Teachers - Ways to
use Google tools for technology integration in the classroom
specific to the middle school student. We will present Google
Skyview High tools, lesson ideas,methods and provide some time for
School: Room experimentation and question asking. Please bring laptops, we MCCE (Computers in
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will supple some Chromebooks.
Education)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Eileen
3:50 PM Zombro
Shifting Lectures Based
Lessons To Student Guided
Examples of authentic learning by shifting the instructor's role
Skyview High from lecture to student guided instruction. Strategies will be
School: Room demonstrated that can be used in any content area to enhance
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student learning and encourage active engagement.
General
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM April Senger
#MTedchat: Connecting &
Collaborating with Twitter
Worth 1,000 Words: Finding
and Designing Visuals
Teaching Academic Language
While Teaching Content
MTDA Program Update
MWP (Writing Projects)
Why would a busy teacher choose to use Twitter? With a 140
character limit, what's the point? Twitter has quickly become a
powerful tool for networking both locally and globally. Join the
Skyview High #MTedchat conversation as you engage in this Montana
School: Room teacher-led chat focused on participant driven educational
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topics. (BYOD)
General
Do you want to feel good about the images you take from the
internet? Do you want to learn how you can use images to
Skyview High create visuals that have enormous impact? Let's explore how
School: Room teachers and students can use free resources to illustrate their
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ideas.
General
This session is designed for educators working with students
who have linguistic needs, particularly ELL students and
students with limited proficiency in academic English. The
Skyview High presenter will guide attendees to recognize language demands
School: Room in everyday lessons, and share effective strategies for teaching
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content while simultaneously fostering language development. General
Skyview High Join MTDA staff to discuss current and future program changes
School: Room at MTDA, including credit recovery, original credit and the
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multi-language sampler.
Digital Academy
The presentation will offer 6 types of underachievement.
Skyview High Within each, characteristics, course of action, and what to
Underachievement & the
School: Room expect will be outlined. Classroom teachers, parents, &
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counselors may benefit from this sectional.
Cavemen counted. Romans used numerals. Fibonacci invented
zero. Then division came to be about 500 years ago. History
Skyview High impacts our lives even mathematically. What's the newest
School: Room funny part about math? Mobius? Fractals? Or what did zero
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say to eight?
Kirk Branch
1
1
Crista
Anderson
George Scott
1
2 Cancelled
1 Cancelled
An Introduction to Molding &
Casting Small Artwork
Introducing the methods through which I make molds of and
Skyview High cast my sculptural artwork. Several different materials and
School: Room techniques will be addressed as well as discussing the benefits
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of having multiples of the same piece of art to work with.
MAEA (Art Education)
Montana Chapter AATG
Meeting
Eleven teams of K-8 Montana teachers participated in the
Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake's special
Boeing-funded engineering project in 2015. We promoted the
Skyview High engineering spirit in K-8 teachers and students, enabling them
School: Room to be creative problem solvers to meet the needs of society.
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Sign up for our 2016 program.
MSTA (Science)
Skyview High
School: Room All Montana German teachers are welcomee and encouraged MALT (Languages
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to attend this meeting of the Montana Chapter of the AATG.
Teachers)
Using Indian Ed. for All with
World Languages
I will demonstrate the connections I make for my students
between legends in the target language and stories from the
Skyview High oral tradition of various Native American tribes. This activity
School: Room can be adapted for any level of Spanish, and could be used in
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other languages as well.
Focusing on the E in STEM in
the K - 8 Curriculum
Exploring Diversity in
Literature
Skyview High
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Folger Shakespeare Workshop School: Room
Act 4: What You Will?
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Participants will examine the importance of including diverse
literature in the classroom and will learn about various book
awards that represent diverse groups. Participants will receive
a list of diverse awards as well as an annotated bibliography
that includes suggestions for ways to use these books in the
classroom.
The presenters will host an open-ended Q&A about the thorny
problems we face in teaching a Shakespeare play: How do I
assess my Shakespeare Unit? Should we use "Made Easy" or
"No Fear" versions? Do I have to teach the whole play? All
questions are welcome.
Take your class on a philological adventure each day. Your
students will not only learn impressive words, but they will use
them and recognize them in the real world. Integrate
vocabulary, writing, and technology with ideas simple enough
to start on Monday!
Ever get to a meeting only to find out your notes are on your
computer in your classroom and not with you? Find out how
Evernote can save you. We will explore Evernote and find out
how this cross-platform program can be used to organize
EVERYTHING.
10/16/2015
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Louis
3:50 PM Habeck
Marie
11:00 PM 11:50 PM Vanisko
2 Changed
Ryan
Hannahoe
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Lisa Werner
0
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Alice Nation
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Donna
2:50 PM Bulatowicz
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Michael
3:50 PM LoMonico
MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Ann Brucker
1
1
Danette
Cindy Osland Long
Word of the Day: Around the
Word in 180 Ways
Skyview High
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Evernote - Organization 101
Skyview High
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MCCE (Computers in
Education)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Kathi Hoyt
LEAD DON'T FOLLOW: MT
student technology leaders
Our middle school and high school students can and should be
leaders within their schools and their communities. Utilizing
Skyview High programs such as F1 In Schools, AWIM, and TSA, these
School: Room students are provided with 21st century skill sets necessary for MCCE (Computers in
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practical, competitive workforce development.
Education)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Patricia
2:50 PM Schneider
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Martha Kohl Martha Kohl
Skyview High Discover ready-to-teach, primary-source-rich, Common Core
School: Room aligned lesson plans to help you incorporate women's history
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into your U.S., Montana history, or ELA classroom.
1 Moved
MCSS (Social Studies)
MaryEllen
Earnhardt
2
1
1
Learn what graduate courses are available online through
MSU's Native American Studies Graduate Certificate Program.
Meet course instructors, take home valuable information
Skyview High about courses, and what to expect in an online learning
MSU-Native American Studies School: Room environment. Find out how to meet Montana's Indian
Graduate Certificate
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Education for All mandate, and have have fun doing it!
MCSS (Social Studies)
My company provides soft skills training as well as placement
at a worksite for youth 14-24 with IEP’s. Learn how your
Skyview High students can benefit from our programs and our networks.
Youth Employment and
School: Room They can learn how to become productive citizens in your
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community.
MCSS (Social Studies)
Energize and enrich your curriculum by encouraging your
students to take risks in problem solving while reminding them
Skyview High that a REAL problem is not the same as a practice exercise.
“Get Over It!” You Might
School: Room Stop “cramming” for any assessments by utilizing these
Struggle to Solve These.
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methods.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Kristin
3:50 PM Ruppel
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Eric Wendt
1
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Nicholas
2:50 PM Restivo
1
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Megan
2:50 PM Wickstrom
Mary Alice
Carlson
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Deen
2:50 PM Pomeroy
Ed Evanson
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Michael
2:50 PM Walz
MSTA (Science)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
David
2:50 PM McDonald
TEAM (Technology
Education)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Michael
2:50 PM Wagner
1
School Environmental Health
Assessment
Have you ever wondered what proportion of Yellowstone is a
super volcano? Come learn how to use your favorite parks as a
means to develop notions of scale, compare length and area
Skyview High units, and develop proportional reasoning. We will share
School: Room classroom ready tasks as well as discuss students' strategies
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and misconceptions.
MCTM (Mathematics)
The presentation reports the results of the School
Skyview High Environmental Health Assessment compiled by Ed Evanson
School: Room R.S.. The results were gathered from 198 school in 20 counties MEEA (Environmental
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in Montana in 2013.
Education)
The Geologic Time Line: Old
can be new again
Skyview High The Geologic Time Line: Breathing life into an old concept
School: Room Participants will build a model and add to it as a short term
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assignment or a longer Inquiry based project
Explore the National Parks
through Measurement
Explore the possibilities in 3D printing in the science classes.
Learn how to down-load an object in Thingiverse, set up and
use the printer. A gear will be designed and make to use in a
spiralgraph device to make amazing geometric art designs.
-Continue lessons from the first section of SolidWorks Class Demonstrate the use of Assemblies -Demonstrate the use of
Drawings -Demonstrate complex parts
Francine
Jioanna
Spang-Willis Carjuzaa
Jennifer
Luebeck
Walter
Fleming
Danielle Pettry
2
1
1
1
SolidWorks Part 2
Skyview High
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Miles to Go: Keeping Teens
Safe on The Road
Distracted driving impacts families and communities Young
drivers face their highest lifetime crash risk in their first year of
Skyview High driving due to inexperience. To increase young driver safety,
School: Room traffic education programs integrate driver education,
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Graduated Driver Licensing and parent involvement.
General
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Fran Penner2:50 PM Ray
1
Spruce Up Your Centers with
Technology
Foster creativity by giving your learning centers a makeover!
Skyview High The collection of activities teachers provide students at a
School: Room learning center can be enhanced with technology, even if
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there’s only one computer or tablet in the classroom.
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Tony Vincent
1
MakerBot – 3D printing
General
Joy-Lyn
McDonald
1
Military Kids in the Classroom
Target Audience: • Professionals in schools settings as well as
professionals who work with children in the community Course
Agenda: • National Guard and Reserves in Montana •
Skyview High Identifying Military-Connected youth in schools • Issues and
School: Room Insights into Deployment and the effect • Key Elements of
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Resilience • Taking Action-Developing an action plan
General
Various Candidates for statewide office - including Governor,
Skyview High Montana Supreme Court, Superintendent of Public Instruction School: Room will deliver brief remarks and stand for questions from
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participants.
General
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Sara Cease
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
3:50 PM Eric Feaver
2
Suicide Among the Young
SHS: Room
264- Band
This presentation focuses on suicide within our culture with
specific attention towards young people. The presentation
covers national and Montana data, cutting and self-mutilating
behavior, demographics of suicidal person, warning signs, risk
assessment, training on how to intervene with a suicide
person, evidenced-based practices, and resources available.
General
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
3:50 PM Karl Rosston
2
Tenderfoot Academy:
Homeless Education 101
This workshop will encompass the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Education Act including students' rights, enrollment and
identification of homeless students as well as basic
characteristics of homeless youth. Updated information will be
Skyview High shared about homelessness on the national/state/local levels.
School: Room Speakers will provide information about available resources
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and collaborative efforts.
General
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Sue Runkle
Heather
Denny
General
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
3:50 PM Sarah Eyer
Michelle
Knecht
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
Terra
2:50 PM Porisch
1
AGATE (Gifted &
Talented)
10/16/2015
2:00 PM
2:50 PM Kathy Dunn
1
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Chuck
4:50 PM Broughton
2 Cancelled
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM April Senger
1 cancelled
Meet the Candidates
This presentation is appropriate for beginners and people who
already know some sign language. We will group participants
based on abilities and their goals for learning sign. The MSDB
Skyview High Outreach team will teach basic vocabulary, build on what you
Sign Language - Learn It,
School: Room already know, and provide resources to continue improving.
Improve It, and Laugh!
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Prepare to laugh...a lot!
New to gifted education? This is the place for you. This is a
Skyview High Gifted 101 sectional. Characteristics of gifted students,
Introduction to Gifted
School: Room terminology used, and suggestions for classroom
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differentiation will be presented.
100 trillion brain cells can be challenging to keep engaged in
the learning and teaching process. Learn strategies to keep
students relating to prior and future knowledge so they are
Skyview High connecting their neurons in order to stump you with their
Use Your Brain to Teach and to School: Room questions. Which senses will be used the most in your
Learn
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teaching?
Where was the largest sea battle in the history of the world
fought? Where were the longest land campaign, sustained air
Skyview High campaign, and the largest amphibious landing conducted by
America's War In the Pacific in School: Room American forces in World War II? Course outline and handouts MCHCE (History and
World War II
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to use in the classroom.
Civics Education)
Sunny Side Up! GFHS Solar
Panel Project
Educators will be introduced to an interdisciplinary project
between a GFHS science and industrial technology teacher.
The 72 panel solar array provides educational opportunities,
Skyview High diversified instruction, and cost savings for district. Discussion
School: Room includes educational objectives, grant writing and relevant
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data for student learning.
MSTA (Science)
Sara Cease
Erica Wand
1
1
Laura Copp
2
Eco-Crafts for the Classroom
and the Birds!
Skyview High Using natural materials, workshop participants will "make and
School: Room take" sample craft projects: pinecone bird feeders, mini-bird
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house Christmas tree ornaments and more!
MAEA (Art Education)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Jenny
3:50 PM Younger
1
MALT (Languages
Teachers)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Thomas
3:50 PM Regele
1
MATELA (English
Language Arts)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Brynn
3:50 PM Cadigan
1
Choose Your Own Google
Adventure
Where do you want Google to take you today? Come wander
the GAFE landscape in search of adventure! Using a Google
Skyview High Form to guide our way, we will trek through various Google
School: Room Apps, learning to use some of the basic and advanced features MCCE (Computers in
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that may have been hiding in shadows.
Education)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
4:50 PM Ann Brucker
2
Invent to Learn - Makerspace
in the Library
Library Makerspaces allow students to drive their learning of
STE(A)M related concepts. It is about trying, celebrating
successes, learning from mistakes and tweaking a variable until
Skyview High they are successful, and offering or asking for help from peers.
School: Room Find our how two libraries added circuits, sewing, Legos, and MCCE (Computers in
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duct tape.
Education)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Elizabeth
Desiree
3:50 PM Waddington Caskey
1
Born out of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the federal TRIO
programs are the first pipeline programs designed to assist low
income, first generation college, and disabled students, plan
Skyview High and prepare for postsecondary entrance and degree
TRIO and the impact on college School: Room completion. The programs have a fifty year history of success
access and success
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in assisting students.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Dan Benge
Tanya
Gunkel
Historical fiction can serve as a launch pad for teaching and
investigating many topics. The presenters will demonstrate
how to develop a multi-subject unit with lessons aligned with
the Common Core Standards, using a recently published book
of regional, historical fiction, Macon's Perfect Shot, by M. Mark
Skyview High Miller. Teachers will learn about the writing process itself and
School: Room will be given a template to adapt to any work of fiction they'd
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like to develop into lessons or a unit.
MCSS (Social Studies)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Susan
3:50 PM Backer
Mark Miller
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
michael
3:50 PM qualls
1
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
David
3:50 PM Erickson
1
This presentation focuses on various techniques and models /
maps we can use for a better understanding of texts and
authors. Includes a discussion of the different discourses, a
Skyview High look at the importance of proper names, symbolic references
School: Room (sometimes hiding in plain sight), and ways to map, analyze,
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and comprehend literary works.
Shakespeare’s beautiful texts are often alienating to young
audiences. Come explore one teacher’s Macbeth and A
Skyview High Midsummer Night’s Dream units that foster student
Taking "bored" out of the Bard School: Room enthusiasm for these texts through a myriad of in depth
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communication practices.
Using Historical Fiction to
Teach Multi Subjects
Exploration of
triangle,square,rectangle
numbers
Worthwhile Problems: NCTM
Principles to Action
Series of discovery lessons that lead students to patterns
associated with triangle, square and rectangle numbers
Skyview High through identification of pattern. Discussion of extension to
School: Room graphing, data collection and display, identification of patterns,
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and formula development for the three series of numbers.
MCTM (Mathematics)
A majority of the eight mathematics teaching practices are
Skyview High exemplified within worthwhile problems. We will solve three
School: Room great problems together and share many others worth your
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students’ time as well.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Jamie
Feeley
1
1
Teaching Multiplication
Strategies for Basic Facts
The Common Core stresses that fact fluency should be based
on deep understanding of operations and thinking strategies.
This session will demonstrate this approach to teaching
Skyview High multiplication number facts and beyond. Participants will leave
School: Room with a range of practical activities and games to use
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immediately in the classroom.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
James
3:50 PM Burnett
Advocacy and the Annual
Library Report
Participants will receive a basic outline for crafting their annual
library report. They will see examples of each section of the
Skyview High report and learn how to use the report as a reflection tool, an
School: Room envisioning tool, and as a powerful document to use for library
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and literacy advocacy.
MLA (Library)
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Niki Keuch
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Clementine
4:50 PM Lindley
2
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Michael
4:50 PM Walz
2
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Glenda
3:50 PM McCarthy
1
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Joyce Jarosz
3:50 PM Hannula
1
One in five students are currently living with a mental illness,
only 20% of these students will received services to learn
coping mechanisms and receive treatment. Close to 50% of
students living with mental illness will drop out of school.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 15-24 year
olds. Our schools can make a difference in these students lives,
one way that NAMI is doing this, is to offer the nationally
recognized presentation: Parents and Teachers as Allies. Our
90-minute program of Parents and Teachers as Allies will share
how to: Understand the difference between “bad behavior”
and symptoms of a mental health condition, Recognize early
warning signs of mental illness, show how to communicate and
partner with families effectively, link students and families to
to community services quickly and create a supportive learning
Skyview High environment for all students. This presentation is also a
School: Room community partnership with Riverstone Health to promote
MSCA (School
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positive mental health in our community and our schools.
Counselors)
Gather at room 230 for a discussion integrating this field trip,
Skyview High and maps. We will carpool to the plant for a 90 min. walking
Billings Wastewater Treatment School: Room tour. Dress appropriately for weather, expect a little mud and
Plant
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hopefully nothing else.
MSTA (Science)
Tribal Sovereignty Issues
Participants will receive resources for teaching fundamental
concepts relating to the sovereign powers of American Indian
Skyview High tribes and their unique relationship with the US Federal
School: Room Government. We will then read articles that explore some
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current sovereignty issues, d=focussing on Montana Indians.
MWP (Writing Projects)
This sectional introduces strategies for designing learning that
sticks. Based on Daniel Willingham's "Why Don't Students Like
School?" and Joshua Foer's "Moonwalking with Einstein," you
and your students will experience new methods for
Skyview High remembering, applying terminology and developing concepts
School: Room and relationships. These strategies will empower and entice
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learning at any stage.
General
1
Niki Keuch
1
Maximizing student
engagement and motivation
When we provide multiple opportunities for students to
respond to instruction we help maximize student growth,
increase student responsibility for learning and have fun doing
it! In this session participants will learn specific, unique
Skyview High strategies to maximize student engagement and motivation
School: Room including: randomization, story telling, dynamic tension and
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more.
General
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Patti
3:50 PM Davenport
1
Montessori for All!
Dr. Montessori pioneered the use of hands-on manipulatives,
working collaboratively, and truly individualizing. This is the
original 'best practice' for at-risk and special needs students,
Skyview High while also giving gifted learners room to fly. Public schools can
School: Room apply this method to meet the needs of all students within a
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single program.
General
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Jodi Delaney
1
Attendees will begin with a simple hands on activity that helps
bridge after school and the classroom. We will then discuss the
collaborative efforts currently underway in Montana around
academic enrichment in afterschool and summer learning
Skyview High opportunities and the crucial role of teachers, administrators,
The Importance of Afterschool School: Room parents, community members, and afterschool program
and Summer Learning
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providers.
General
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Siobhan
3:50 PM Gilmartin
1
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Denise
4:50 PM DesJarlais
2
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
Samantha
3:50 PM Pereira
1
10/16/2015
3:00 PM
3:50 PM Kathy Dunn
1
Come explore lessons that involve investigating trigonometric
Skyview High concepts within the context of the Bighorn Medicine Wheel.
School: Room Gain access to the materials to implement these inquiry-based
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lessons in your math classroom.
MCTM (Mathematics)
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Brooke
4:50 PM Taylor
1 Moved
Inspirations from Istanbul
Discover how an NEH summer institute influenced teachings
about Islamic Art and the rich, complicated history of Turkey.
Investigate Islamic design principles and traditional art forms.
Skyview High Explore global connections while challenging students to learn
School: Room from diverse world cultures and viewpoints. Connect to
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authentic resources to teach about the Middle East.
MAEA (Art Education)
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
4:50 PM Teresa Heil
1
Enhancing a World Language
class w/ fun technology
This sections will present a variety of tech tools and sites. They
are fun and easy to use technologies for the World Language
Skyview High Classroom. Some are for lesson planning made easy, some
School: Room aspects of google drive, Kahoot, Quizlet, Blendspace, QR codes MALT (Languages
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and more! Come join the fun!
Teachers)
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Teresa
4:50 PM Mountains
1
Montana Behavioral Initiative assists educators, parents and
community to develop the attitudes, skills and systems using
research based practices to meet students' diverse and
Skyview High complex social, emotional, behavioral and academic needs. It
Montana Behavioral Initiative - School: Room is a content-based staff development philosophy and process
PBIS
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designed to create a culture of respect in the academic setting. General
Learn how to streamline the creation, assignment and
Skyview High management of lockers. Review standardized testing in
Lockers, Tests, Reports, OH
School: Room Campus Instruction and see how multiple reports can be
MY!
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generated to track student progress in real time.
General
Just say KNOW about Brain
Research in Education
What is NEW in Brain Research in October 2015? What is the
most recent information about teaching and reaching student
Skyview High so they develop a genuine curiosity and hunger to learn? What
School: Room are the ways to reach and teach both ends of the learning
AGATE (Gifted &
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spectrum? What will you learn and share?
Talented)
Pondering Proportions in the
Middle Grades
Section seeks to promote ways educators can take classical
literary texts and use them as a medium to develop critical
Skyview High thinking skills. These skills will help students to see the value in
School: Room any literature and recognize the thematic commonalities
MATELA (English
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between their lives and the world in which we live.
Language Arts)
Proportional relationships play a critical role students'
understanding of topics in algebra, geometry, and even
calculus. We will examine proportional relationships from two
perspectives outlined in recent math education research: a
Skyview High variable number of fixed quantities and a fixed number of
School: Room variable parts. We will consider implications of each for
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teaching.
MCTM (Mathematics)
Tips from Inside the Montana
Science Olympiad
The people behind the Montana Science Olympiad (MTSO)
share: insights on preparing students, an overview of the 2015
Skyview High competition, and tips for making the day go smoothly for
School: Room teams (and coaches!). Come to this session if you are
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registered for the 2015 MTSO, considering it, or just curious.
MSTA (Science)
Classical Literature as a
Medium for Writing
Do you know the benefits of physical activity for students
within your classroom? Use the Ball Game to develop focus
Skyview High and teamwork. See how it developed into a model of electron
The Ball Game for electrons
School: Room orbitals 1s-2p. Spark your creativity for NGSS practice of
and fun.
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developing-using models. Come to play the game.
MSTA (Science)
Skyview High
Pluto! What Did New Horizons School: Room The New Horizons mission flew past Pluto this summer. Learn
Discover?
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what we have discovered about Pluto!
MSTA (Science)
This presentation will model ways to meet CCSS by composing
Skyview High shorter writings for a range of purposes for analysis and
Writing for Reasoning in All
School: Room reflection that strengthen complex thinking and reasoning in
Content Areas
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all content areas.
MWP (Writing Projects)
Learn what research in the field of resiliency has to say about
positive changes we can make in our approaches with students
Skyview High that can greatly increase students' capacity to cope with
School: Room stressful events in their lives and, in the process, become more
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attentive, capable learners.
General
This 2 day institute focuses on using the WIDA ELD Standards
Framework when lesson planning and is based on a studentcentered, teacher-focused approach to engage English
Castle Rock
Language Learners (ELLs) in academic language development.
WIDA Standards Based Lesson Middle School Participants will engage in hands-on activities practicing how
Planning for ELs.
Room 503
to consider the components of the framework for lesson.
General
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Stan
4:50 PM Provenza
1
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Mary
4:50 PM Carlson
1
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Mary
4:50 PM Leonard
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Brenda
4:50 PM Martin
1
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Shirley
4:50 PM Greene
1
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Brenna
4:50 PM Sundby
10/16/2015
4:00 PM
Lyon
4:50 PM Virostko
10/15/2015 &
10/16/2015
9:00 AM
4:50 PM Yvonne Field Yvonne Field
Elena
KalininaTurner
Wade
Sundby
John
Graves
Walt
Woolbaugh
1
1
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