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8:40am CST

Students Leading Their Learning

Monday February 24, 2025 8:40am - 9:30am CST

Learn: Discover how to design, implement and teach students to create their own personal learning hubs. These hubs can focus on a single content area or serve as a tool across multiple subjects, empowering students to organize and manage their learning.

Engage: Actively explore the structure and benefits of a learning hub, with dedicated time to develop your own hub template. Collaborate with peers and experiment with different components to create a model tailored to your classroom needs.

Apply: Gain a completed or partially developed hub, along with the knowledge to guide students in building their own. Be equipped to implement this tool in your classroom, fostering student ownership and supporting independent, organized learning.

Speakers

Marie Schroeder

2nd Grade Teacher, Orchard Farm School District

Join us for a beginners lesson on getting a classroom podcast started. We will go through the basics of using Garage Band, setting up Spodify Creators to setup your podcast, and how to best start the process with your students. Bring your iPad and device so you can build with us and... Read More →

Monday February 24, 2025 8:40am - 9:30am CST
Salon 2 Marriott St. Louis Airport

Design Technology

Audience Classroom teachers, Specialist / Encore
Session Type Ignite
School / Company Orchard Farm

10:10am CST

From One-Size-Fits-All to Learner-Centered: Using Your LMS to Support UDL

Monday February 24, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am CST

Salon 2

Learn: Discover how to harness the features of your learning management system (LMS) to support Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and create more inclusive, accessible learning experiences. Explore insights from a district collaboration with the DESE AEM Cohort, demonstrating how UDL principles were translated into actionable goals to make the LMS a tool for diverse learners.

Engage: Explore district-created UDL resources and experiment with tools in an Open Canvas Course designed around UDL principles. Gain insights into how other districts are addressing barriers to learning and making their LMS more inclusive.

Apply: Put UDL into action by mapping UDL principles to your LMS, adapting shared Canvas examples, and developing personalized implementation goals that make your LMS a dynamic platform for learner-centered education.

Speakers

April Burton

Francis Howell School District

April Burton is the instructional technology content leader and the World Language content leader in the Francis Howell School District.

Monday February 24, 2025 10:10am - 11:00am CST
Salon 2 Marriott St. Louis Airport

Technology Design

Audience All K-12 Educators
Session Type Ignite
School / Company Francis Howell School District

11:10am CST

Supercharge Learning with a Professional Mindset

Monday February 24, 2025 11:10am - 12:00pm CST

Salon 2

Learn: Explore key elements of career readiness that have proven successful in diverse educational settings. Identify modules and mini-lessons that connect curriculum to profession-based relevance, tailored to fit your unique classroom context.

Engage: Collaborate with shoulder-partners to practice various strategies, contribute questions that guide the workshop’s direction, and co-create a list of valuable resources and ideas. This collaborative approach will enable you to expand on resources shared while addressing real-world applications.

Speakers

Drew McAllister

John Omoresemi

Monday February 24, 2025 11:10am - 12:00pm CST
Salon 2 Marriott St. Louis Airport

Design Culture

Audience All K-12 Educators
Session Type Ignite
School / Company Parkway School District, St. Charles County CAPS

12:10pm CST

Rounding Revelations: Navigating Instructional Rounds

Monday February 24, 2025 12:10pm - 1:00pm CST

Salon 2

Learn: Delve into the practice of Instructional Rounding as implemented in the Mehlville and Affton school districts, and discover its positive impacts in special education. Discover how Instructional Rounding can foster a culture of continuous learning, strengthen educator capacity and promote a community of personalized professional growth.

Engage: Participate in hands-on activities, partner and group discussions, and interactive Q&A session. Through these collaborative experiences, gain deeper insight into how Instructional Rounding supports educator and student development.

Apply: Reflect on the impacts of Instructional Rounding and begin planning how to incorporate this practice in your own setting. Gain actionable ideas for implementing Instructional Rounding to cultivate a supportive and growth-oriented culture within your educational community.

Speakers

Jennifer Ferguson

Missy Roux

Lindsay McCracken

innovate 25 Instructional Rounding.pptx pdf

Monday February 24, 2025 12:10pm - 1:00pm CST
Salon 2 Marriott St. Louis Airport

Leadership Culture

Audience Building Principals, Classroom Teachers, Curriculum Coordinators, Instructional Coaches
Session Type Ignite
School / Company Special School District, Special School District

2:30pm CST

AI Tools for Teachers: Boosting Student Engagement and Learning

Monday February 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:20pm CST

Salon 2

Learn: Discover the latest AI resources and how to leverage them to streamline daily tasks, enhance instructional practices and engage students meaningfully, prioritizing effective learning outcomes.

Engage: Actively explore and utilize AI tools to design a classroom-ready lesson that incorporates practical applications, enabling students to engage actively with an AI platform.

Apply: Gain a ready-to-implement lesson plan that integrates AI, enhancing student engagement and facilitating deeper learning experiences in the classroom.

Speakers

Lindsey Weatherby

Owner, Ctrl + Alt + Teach Professional Development

Lindsey Weatherby is a dedicated special education teacher with a passion for creating engaging, well-developed, and effective lesson plans that support all learners. With expertise in fostering critical thinking, she designs instructional activities that challenge students to infer... Read More →

Monday February 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:20pm CST
Salon 2 Marriott St. Louis Airport

Technology

Audience All K-12 Educators
Session Type Ignite
School / Company Special School District