Session Schedule
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Exhibit Hall Lobby

Wednesday, February 4th

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Attendee Check in & Badge Pickup

Thursday, February 5th

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check in & Badge Pickup

Friday, February 6th

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check in & Badge Pickup

Saturday, February 7th

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Attendee Check in & Badge Pickup

Grand Ballroom

Thursday, February 5th

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

KEYNOTE: A Reflection on the Past, Present and Future of Title I

Monique Chism  •  Zollie Stevenson  •  Jacquelyn Jackson Fleming  •  Mark Updegrove
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

KEYNOTE: How We Learn

Benedict Carey

Friday, February 6th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

KEYNOTE: Overcoming the Odds: Lessons Learned From the School With No Name

Stacey Bess

Saturday, February 7th

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

KEYNOTE: Disruptive Demographics: Implications for K-12 Education

James Johnson

Sunday, February 8th

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

KEYNOTE: The Teacher Wars: Lessons from History for Improving Teaching Today

Dana Goldstein
Grand Ballroom Lobby

Friday, February 6th

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Author Zone: Meet Sean Covey

Sean Covey
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Author Zone: Meet Jeremy Koselak

Jeremy Koselak
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Author Zone: Meet Beth Olshansky

Beth Olshansky

Saturday, February 7th

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Author Zone: Meet Joni Samples

Joni Samples
Exhibit Hall

Thursday, February 5th

7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

12:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Welcome Reception Networking Event

Friday, February 6th

7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Exhibit Hall Open

11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Saturday, February 7th

7:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Exhibit Hall: Booth #128

Thursday, February 5th

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Author Zone: Meet Linda Ventriglia-Navarrette

Linda Ventriglia-Navarrette

Friday, February 6th

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Author Zone: Meet J. Michael Hall

Michael Hall
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Author Zone: Meet Stephen Oliverson

Stephen Oliverson

Saturday, February 7th

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Author Zone: Meet Bob Sornson

Bob Sornson
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Author Zone: Meet Joanne Billingsley

Joanne Billingsley
Room 150

Thursday, February 5th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Culturally Responsive Classroom

Mia Allen  •  Charlene Lui
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Poverty on the Brain: 7 Power Tools for Overcoming Poverty's Impact on Young Minds

Frank Kros

Friday, February 6th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Using a Project-Based Approach to Improve Reading and Writing Achievement and Engagement

Nell Duke
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

A Kaleidoscope Collaboration: Changing the Landscape of Expanded Learning Opportunities

Michele English-Watson  •  Lisa Ratcliffe Craig  •  W. Howard Brown  •  Susan Greene
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Academic Language Development Through an Integrated Science and Literacy Approach

Rebecca Abbott  •  Traci Wierman
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Magic of Effective Family-School Partnerships: Working Together for Student Success

Patty Bunker

Saturday, February 7th

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Developing Academic Vocabulary, Language Proficiency, and the Wonder and Love of Words

Donna Knoell
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Saving Our 9th Grade Students - The Impact of a Successful 9th Grade Learning Community

Charlotte Davis  •  Andrea Miller  •  Andrea Pendergrass  •  Tom Dunn
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Essential Math Skills: Pre-K to Grade 3

Bob Sornson
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Making Content Sticky: What to Do When ELL Students Don’t Get It or Can’t Remember It

Joanne Billingsley

Sunday, February 8th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Advancing Teacher Leadership to Strengthen the Profession

Patrick Rooney  •  Angela Minnici
Room 151

Thursday, February 5th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Leading School Improvement with Teaching and Learning Conditions Data

Andrew Sioberg  •  Julie McCargar
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

The U.S. Department of Education's Family and Community Engagement Framework

Terri Stafford  •  Barbara Scherr  •  Monique Chism  •  Trinidad Torres-Carrion  •  Carmen Sanchez  •  Nathan Schult  •  Libby Doggett

Friday, February 6th

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Preschool Teachers Make a Difference! Improving Early Literacy in High Poverty Schools

Steve Underwood  •  Marybeth Flachbart
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Title I and the Community Eligibility Provision

Todd Stephenson  •  Michael Anderson  •  Mike Radke  •  Sonya Morris  •  Phyllis Porter  •  Kevin Maskornick
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Collaboration Continuum: Making it Real

Monique Chism  •  Ruth Ryder
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Collaborative Federal Programs: The Association Approach

Charlotte "Nadja" Trez  •  Bob Harmon  •  Denise Ling  •  Frank Podobnik  •  Veronica Tate

Saturday, February 7th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

What Parents Should Know About Data and Accountability: Family-School-Community Engagement

Ignacio Lopez
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Redefining Teacher Quality to Support Student Achievement

Carol O'Donnell
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Family Engagement: Engaging Audiences Who are Not Listening to the Common Core Standards

Joni Samples
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Balanced Literacy: A Framework for Closing the Reading Gap

Jennifer Garrett  •  Lorie Gober

Sunday, February 8th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The Value of Online Teacher Preparation Programs: An Extraordinary Opportunity

Carrie Pottinger
Room 155

Thursday, February 5th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

New Congress, New Rules? A Legislative Update

Julia Martin
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

An Overview of the Changes in Federal Grants Administration Under the Omni Circular

Leigh Manasevit

Friday, February 6th

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Magic Times and Wonders of Student Leadership

Sean Covey  •  Jed Grunig
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Challenges and Opportunities: Why Poverty Matters and What Schools and Teachers Must Do

Tammy Pawloski
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Brain-Friendly Teaching: Accelerating Learning and Closing the Achievement Gap

Rick DuVall

Saturday, February 7th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Cooperate to Learn! Five Learning Strategies that Boost Non-Cognitive and Academic Skills

Robert Slavin  •  Cecelia Daniels
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

The White House’s ConnectED Initiative: How to Make Free Technology Work for Your Schools

Justina Nixon-Saintil  •  Emily Simas  •  Colin Rogister  •  Ashley Whitlatch  •  Kim Cavanaugh
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Leadership That Makes a Difference

Donna Beegle
Room 250

Thursday, February 5th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Hacking the Brain for Easy-Access to Critical Literacy Skills

Katie Garner
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Valuing Teacher Decision-Making in Differentiating Instruction

Jean Clayton  •  Elizabeth Greninger

Friday, February 6th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Building a Conceptual Understanding of Fractions: A 4th through 6th Grade Partnership

Jodi Albers  •  Lou Mingione
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Drafting Compliant (and Newly Required) Title I, A Allowability Policies and Procedures

Tiffany Winters
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Picture This: Recapturing the Magic - Combine Creativity & Rigor to Address The Core!

Beth Olshansky
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Allowability of Personnel Costs under the Omni Circular (and the new EDGAR)

Tiffany Winters

Saturday, February 7th

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

What Contributed to Successful (or Not As Successful) SIG Turnaround Efforts?

Lenay Dunn  •  Lindsay Poland  •  Carlas McCauley
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Providing Title I Equitable Services to Eligible Private School Students

Maureen Dowling
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Arts Education: Part of the Solution for Achieving Title I Goals

Doug Herbert  •  Ivonne Chand O'Neal  •  Joe Landon  •  Laura Smyth  •  Ayanna Hudson
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Neuroscience of Emotional Regulation: Interventions and Strategies for Struggling Students

Kathy Whitmire

Sunday, February 8th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Call Me MISTER: A Success Model for Building a Pipeline of African American Male Teachers

Roy Jones  •  Winston Holton  •  Marquice Clark  •  Lemanuel Chandler
Room 251

Thursday, February 5th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Back to the Future: How the Founding Principles of Title I Support Our Students' Future

Kay Rigling  •  Phil Rosenfelt
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Getting It Done: Leading Academic Success in Unexpected Schools

Karin Chenoweth

Friday, February 6th

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Audits and Audit Resolution under the Omni Circular

Leigh Manasevit
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Early Learning as a School Improvement Intervention

Carlas McCauley  •  Lenay Dunn  •  Libby Doggett  •  Jana Martella
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Black Male Achievement Cannot Occur Without Engaging in “Authentic Conversations”

Mychal Wynn
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Turning High-Poverty Schools Into High-Performing Schools

William Parrett  •  Kathleen Budge

Saturday, February 7th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Leveraging Resources to Improve Outcomes for ALL Students

Jamila Smith  •  Christine Pilgrim  •  Lisa Pagano  •  Dan Schreier
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Phonological Awareness Instruction for Young At-Risk Learners: Helping Every Child Succeed

Gary Troia
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Tools for Engaging ALL Students in Competent Academic Interaction

Kate Kinsella
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Change the Trajectory of Failure in High Poverty Schools: Promote Family Engagement!

Phyllis Hunter

Sunday, February 8th

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Teachers at the Center of the Conversation: Redesigning Professional Learning

Irvin Scott  •  Kathi Littman
Room 254

Thursday, February 5th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Close the Gap with the Rap: The Rule of 3

Linda Ventriglia-Navarrette
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Evidence-Based Best Practices for Struggling Students

LaWonda Smith  •  Amy Vaughn  •  Amy Thierry

Friday, February 6th

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Music -- the Key to Your School's Successful Turnaround!

Stephen Oliverson  •  Lauri Driggs
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

The Reading Party: The Infusion of Fitness, Phonics, and Other Foundational Concepts!

Stephanie Pasley  •  Derrick Henry
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Reading at the High School Level: A System to Increase College and Career Readiness

Laura Telles  •  Janice Koivisto  •  Quintin Boyce  •  Ann Murray

Saturday, February 7th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Technology Toolkit: A Collaboration of CoSN and the National Title I Association

Marcia Beckman  •  Keith Krueger
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Meeting the Needs of ALL K-5 Students through Effective Mathematics Instruction

Linda Gojak
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Keep Them Connected! How to Keep Kids Engaged in School

Zachary Robbins  •  Jennifer Loescher  •  Claudia Kuzniak  •  Jackie Ray Stevenson
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

AVID: Meeting the Challenge of Common Core Standards, College and Career Readiness

Susan Bergman  •  Stacy Van Hercke
Room 255BC

Thursday, February 5th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Your Kids Are Our Kids Too: Reclaiming the American High School

Susan Kessler  •  April Snodgrass  •  Bradley Meyers
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Make Time for Magical Teaching Moments

Lisa Pryor  •  David Farbman

Friday, February 6th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Transforming Professional Learning Through the Use of Educator Evaluation Data

Elizabeth Witt  •  Catherine Barbour  •  Angela Minnici
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Afterschool for All: Leverage Title I Funds to Support Out-of-School Time

Erik Peterson  •  Julie Doppler
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Instructional Rounds: A Collaborative Approach to More Effective Teaching and Learning

Liz Storey  •  Jamie Spugnardi  •  Erica Mazzeo  •  Kimberly Bianco  •  Nicole Chan
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Serving Preschool with Title I Dollars

Mary Moran  •  Steven Hicks

Saturday, February 7th

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

STEM and the Achievement Gap

Cindy Moss
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

A Short-Cut to Student Engagement: Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions

Lavada Berger  •  Luz Santana
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Helping Schools Become #FutureReady: Applying Federal Funds to Technology Innovation

Joseph South
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Promising Practices and School Improvement Grant Regulations Updates

Monique Chism
Room 255EF

Thursday, February 5th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Strengthening Your Family Engagement Efforts by Engaging Fathers

Michael Hall
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Readers Today... Leaders Tomorrow!

Kathryn Burch  •  Margo Vogelpohl

Friday, February 6th

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Making Capacity Building Professional Learning Work: One District's Story

Ann Cunningham-Morris  •  Tracey Adesegun
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Arts Ain't Fluff

Merryl Goldberg
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Building Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics to Close the Achievement Gap

Nicole Beck  •  John Staley
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Flip it Good! Creating an Interactive Flipped Experience in the At-Risk Classroom

Lloyd Goldberg  •  Sara Boucher

Saturday, February 7th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

School Improvement: Beyond Compliance to Close Achievement and Opportunity Gaps

Cindy Hurst  •  Rachael Havey  •  Charlie Geier
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Community Collaboration Model for School Improvement

Karen Sterling  •  Dawn Anderson-Butcher
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Making Change Sustainable

Nick Rodriguez  •  Jamila Smith
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Ready, Test, Score! Essential Tools for Common Core Writing Success

Kresta Byington
Room 355BC

Thursday, February 5th

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Number Sense Across the District: Mathematics Professional Development for Teachers

Jessica Shumway  •  Julie Everett
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Belonging: A Critical Attribute for Learning

Phil Hunsberger  •  Billie Mayo

Friday, February 6th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Increasing Male Involvement and Engaging Fathers in the Academic Success of Students

Andy Mayer
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Glass is Half Full: Finding the Elegance in the Common Core's ELA Standards

Jeff Baxter
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

RTI Magic! Creating Wonder with All Students!

Carol Martin  •  Shelley Bailey
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mapping a Path to Student Success

Robin Southall  •  Donna Janssen

Saturday, February 7th

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Tuning into the HYPE: The Power of High Yield Practices in Education in Real Classrooms

David Doty  •  Sandra Dahl-Houlihan  •  Salianne Wakley
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Empowering School Leaders through Program Coordination and Budget & Design Flexibility

Merrie Clark  •  Clarissa Zellars
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

University/Title I Collaborations: Success Stories from the Trenches

Kathleen Heubach  •  Dana Boddy  •  Karen Barber  •  Marcia Nowlin
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Quick Wins and School Turnaround: Strategies For Bringing Out the Best in Staff and Students

Scott Neil  •  Paul Gavoni
Room 355EF

Thursday, February 5th

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The World of Learning Begins in Title I Pre-Kindergarten

Kimberly Brooks  •  Barbara Roberts
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Engaging Parents by Hosting a Family Math Night

Allison Riddle

Friday, February 6th

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Transforming Education Through Digital Learning

Meri Robinson  •  Hampton Conway  •  Christina Jerome  •  Terri Jefferson  •  Debra Mahone
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Confessions of a Successful Interventionist: Lessons Learned and a Pathway to Engagement

Jeremy Koselak
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Will You Be My Partner?: Collaboration Within a Classroom, a School, and a Community

Melissa Thomson  •  Andrea Faulkner  •  Rachel Kolb  •  Rosario Casiano
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

The Wonder of Learning Starts at Home: Supporting ELL Family Involvement in Education

Angela Lee  •  Ines Guenther

Saturday, February 7th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Putting Data in the Driver's Seat to Gain Maximum Student Performance

Shirley Hall  •  Erica Tomano  •  Trent Paxson
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Digital Literacy: Making Books Come Alive!

Ryan Eckart  •  Amy Yoos
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Enhancing Alphabet Knowledge Instruction Through Design and Curriculum Planning

Cindy Jones  •  Lisa Brown  •  Christina Sias
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Get Grit: New Strategies to Improve Behavior, Raise Achievement and Close Gaps

Bryan Taylor