Connections Conference 2016 has ended

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Connections Conference 2016

Be sure to download the Conference Confirmation Brochure which has important information you will need. Includes details on how to enter the door prize for the grand prize laptop! http://connectionsproject.illinoisstate.edu/16_confirmation.pdf

TBA

CANCELLED - Reaching Distinguished with Cooperative Learning Strategies Ruby

9:30am CST

The Magic of Exceptional Communication MegacenterAl Duncan

10:45am CST

An Integrative Approach to Education (K-12) Through STEM Turquoise A&BSteve Parrott Do YOUR Students Exist Online?: How to Cultivate a Successful Digital Footprint Augusta I&IIAmy Gorzynski E-Folios Broadway CDr Vicky Ganieany Empowering Professional Learning Communities: Shifting a Culture to Rock the World of Education RubyHelen Hoffman • Nikki Woodbury Entrepreneurship: Real Time Problem Based Learning: A Collaborative Real-world Learning Experience for Business Students SapphireNicole Barron • Tom Magan • Jim McKenzie Math On Monday Developing the Mathematical Skills Needed in the Modern Workplace Arnold PalmerBruce Milner • Jason Timerman Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Student Growth No Stakes Pilot for CTE Teachers & Administrators Ben HoganElizabeth Chambers • Craig Danekas • Jen Newendyke School Service & Discovery Learning in the Technology Era JadeBradley Gross • Jeff Houston • Mike Reynolds • Ray VanHootegem The Changing Face of Labor in America CoralSheryl Szot Gallaher • Peg Seaman Don't Blame Me - The Teacher Started It Broadway ABDave Shepard Enhanced CTE Project-Based Learning That Impacts Student Success Preservation Hall ALois Barnes Implementing the Seven Principles of Engagement with Free Technologies New Orleans BallroomCorinne Hoisington Operation Self-Motivation TheaterAl Duncan

1:15pm CST

Bringing Real Business into the Classroom SapphirePeter Hostrawser Building A Culture of Change: Staff, Student & Community Inclusion in Education Arnold PalmerTom Crouch • Amy Horn CTE Data: What's Here and How to Use It?!? JadeHoward Hammel • Dora Welker Exploring the Latest Tools for Educators from the Curriculum Revitalization Project (CR Project) Augusta I&IIRod McQuality • Bruce Milner How to Choose, Pay for, and Enjoy a Career Using the Illinois Career Information System. CoralTroy McMillan Keeping Students in Stitches: How to Make Your Sewing Class Student-Engaged and Danielson-ready! Ben HoganAngie Neilson Active Teaching Strategies That Engage Reluctant Learners Broadway ABDave Shepard Five Key Features of Rigorous, Relevant Career Pathways Preservation Hall ALois Barnes Operation Self-Motivation TheaterAl Duncan New Tools/Apps for Targeting 21st Century Skills Across the Curriculum Broadway CCourtney Alexander • J.R. Rose Technology for Instructional and Assessment Strategies that Effortlessly & Effectively Improve Student Learning Turquoise A&BChristina Clark • Courtney Pesha Creativity Through Transformed Teaching New Orleans BallroomCorinne Hoisington

2:30pm CST

Building A Culture of Change: Staff, Student & Community Inclusion in Education Arnold PalmerTom Crouch • Amy Horn Career Connections in Common Core Algebra and the Next Generation Science Standards SapphireBrad Christensen Go Share It! Let Your Community Know the Great Impact of CTE Augusta I&IIMark Goldasich • Whitney Mehaffy New MYcaert FCS Lessons and Activities JadeDebbie Hopper • Linda Walker Re-Igniting Your Love For Teaching TheaterDr. Madie Cannamore • Dr. Pamela Cannamore Tools and Topics in Counseling, Careers, and CTE CoralLeah Brock • Linda King Improving The Efficiency of Your Small Learning Communities Broadway ABDave Shepard Practical Instructional Strategies for Formative Assessment and Redos Preservation Hall ALois Barnes Designing and creating functioning 3D printers in an engineering class RubyAmanda Chang • Meghan McCleary • Joe Muskin

3:45pm CST

An Active Partnership to Achieve the New Illinois Learning Standards Ben HoganCody Cusic • Ryan Hobbs • Erica James • Bill Kittinger • Larry Pierson Assessment Tool Spruce Up Preservation Hall ARobin Bedwell • Kathryn Clapper Career Connections in Common Core Algebra and the Next Generation Science Standards SapphireBrad Christensen Creating an Online Classroom Environment Turquoise A&BHarlan Kennell • Amanda Malsky CTE and Students from Special Populations Data Trends Arnold PalmerSally Arnett-Hartwick • Josh Brown • Chris Merrill Everything I Wish I Had Known Before My First Year of Teaching TheaterDr. Madie Cannamore • Dr. Pamela Cannamore How to Talk to Your School Board about the Exciting Activities in CTE Augusta I&IIRod McQuality • Linda Walker Paperless Teaching with Edmodo and Evernote Broadway CCourtney Alexander • J.R. Rose Senior Strategies for Counselors CoralCeleste Lashmett • Amanda Surratt State Suggested Course Outline for FCS Can Help You Do It All! JadeDebbie Hopper • Linda Walker Flipping the Classroom New Orleans BallroomCorinne Hoisington Improving The Efficiency of Your Small Learning Communities Broadway ABDave Shepard

TBA

CANCELLED - Building Trust and Improving Student Outcomes with Instructional Coaching Ruby

8:30am CST

Building a Business/Industry Advisory to Support Student Success SapphireWill Hook • Cara O'Shea Coding for Everyone Marsalis BallroomPaul Hennig • Jovan Lazarevic Come and Learn how to Provide Industry Certification Opportunities to your Culinary Students! Broadway BTeresa Houston • Mynda Tracy Competency-Based Learning RubyTim Farquer Credentials: Teach Students To Use Them Effectively Salon VBrian Gordon • Neal Kauffman Google Classroom: Is It For YOU? Salon IIICindy Farren • Liana Ploski How Discussion Can Enhance the Student Experience in CTE Courses Salon VIJennifer Niendorf It's About Quality - How to Design, Create, Implement, and Evaluate a Valid Assessment System Salon IVChristina Heinen • Nicolas Wade Kids to Careers - A Practical Approach to the Career Fair Augusta I&IIElizabeth Hand Kindness in Krisis - If What You're Doing Isn't Working, S.T.O.P. CoralJoseph Meister Literacy in CTE Classrooms JadeFaythe Brannon • Anisha Joshi Not Your Old Objective Assessment, Assessment in the Student-Centered Classroom Broadway ABarbara Hagler Quantifying the Value of CTE through Assessments Broadway CSteve Anderson • Teri Tomlanovich STEM and the Common Core: A Literacy-Based Framework for Instruction Preservation Hall AMichael P. Henry STEM Finance Learning Exchange: Online Games and Resources for the Classroom Turquoise A&BDebbie Kerman • Beth Metzler Don't Blame Me - The Teacher Started It Salon IIDave Shepard Five Key Features of Rigorous, Relevant Career Pathways New Orleans BallroomLois Barnes

9:45am CST

Captivate Your Content Classes! JadeBecky Greiman • Alison Kaminski Classroom Projects + Community Partnerships = Rigor & Relevance Broadway AColleen Geils • Kim Qualls Coding for Everyone Marsalis BallroomPaul Hennig • Jovan Lazarevic Competency-Based Learning RubyTim Farquer Finding Your Pathway: Helping High School Students Navigate Their Potential Career Options Broadway CBeth Gulden • Leigh Johnson Host an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet Broadway BRegina Birch • Sharon Ferree Kindness in Krisis - If What You're Doing Isn't Working, S.T.O.P. CoralJoseph Meister Living MiDream: The Point Where Talent and Passion Intersect Salon IVCarol Navarro • Marie Strejc-Wood Math On Monday Developing the Mathematical Skills Needed in the Modern Workplace SapphireBruce Milner • Jason Timerman Practical Guide to Illinois workNet and How to Help People Achieve Career, Training and Employment Goals Augusta I&IIChelsea Jones • Lacey Pollock Preparing Students for Teaching: Curriculum, Competition, and Credentials Salon VTrudi Douglas • Shawn Hoeft • Debbie Hopper Project Lead The Way--K-12 Problem-based STEM Opportunities Salon VISena Cooper • Brenda Pacey STEM and the Common Core: A Literacy-Based Framework for Instruction Preservation Hall AMichael P. Henry STEM Finance Learning Exchange: Online Games and Resources for the Classroom Turquoise A&BDebbie Kerman • Beth Metzler Technology Education -- Embracing the Future Without Leaving the Past Salon IIIPaul Brown • Alan High Active Teaching Strategies That Engage Reluctant Learners Salon IIDave Shepard Enhanced CTE Project-Based Learning That Impacts Student Success New Orleans BallroomLois Barnes

11:00am CST

CTE and Students from Special Populations Data Trends Turquoise A&BSally Arnett-Hartwick • Josh Brown • Chris Merrill CTE Portfolios, a Teachers' and Students' Tool Salon VHolly Camerano • Jennifer Hogan Developing Performance Based Rubrics Salon IIIAllison Meyer Expanding Your Audience in the CTE Classroom SapphireJennifer Klein • Erin Quinlan From Farm to Table: Starting a School Garden Broadway BAndy Heck • Kayla Worker Goodbye Teacher-Centered Powerpoints, Hello Student-Centered Learning Augusta I&IIJennifer Serpe Kick Butt (literally) Law Enforcement Program CoralVince Logan • Ron Pieper Living MiDream: The Point Where Talent and Passion Intersect Salon IVCarol Navarro • Marie Strejc-Wood Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Student Growth No Stakes Pilot for CTE Teachers & Administrators Broadway CElizabeth Chambers • Craig Danekas • Jen Newendyke Reflections on a Decade of Project Lead The Way STEM Diversity in Illinois Salon VIRobb Barton • Angie Hankes • Brenda Pacey • Erica Tuke School Service & Discovery Learning in the Technology Era Preservation Hall ABradley Gross • Jeff Houston • Mike Reynolds • Ray VanHootegem Student Growth: Our No Stakes Pilot Broadway AKristen Norton • Kim Qualls Students Struggling with Motivation and Executive Functioning JadeLisa Marsciano • Steve Murray Web 2.0 Tools for the English Language Arts Classroom Marsalis BallroomKendall Huffman • Amanda Romine Improving The Efficiency of Your Small Learning Communities Salon IIDave Shepard Practical Instructional Strategies for Formative Assessment and Redos New Orleans BallroomLois Barnes

12:15pm CST

Stress Less, Connect More! MegacenterColette Carlson