Monday, June 5, 2006

Location

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Paul B. Johnson Commons
(Seats 350)

How to Avoid Becoming a Tipping District: Providing Appropriate Services to Children Through RTI, TST, and the Three Tiered Instructional Process
Dr. Joe Olmi

Grading Strategies for English Language Learners

Rogina Thomas

Grade Level Reading Achievement

Kelly Butler/Katie Tonore/Betty Cox

Law School
Moot Court
(Seats 115)

Infusing Arts in the Classroom

Paige Perkins-Cullinan
Jodie Austin

Classroom Strategies for Using SPMS to Accelerate Learning

David Timmons
Miranda Freeman

Innovative Ideas for Effective Classrooms

Debbie Edge

Law School
Room 104
(Seats 59)

America’s Kids: Diamond in the Rough

Regina Birrenkott/
Betty Austin

Healthy School Environment/Occupant Protection

Robert Campbell

Major Construction Underway

Sabrina Brown

Law School
Room 108
(Seats 133)

Twice Exceptional Learners

Dr. Suzanne Bean

Creating An Appetite for Math

Cheryl Earnest Howard

Digging Up Bones

Rodney Beasley
Dr. Marilyn Bowen

Yerby Auditorium
(Seats 80)

Three Tier Interventions: Leaving No Teacher or Student Behind

Dr. Kim Benton
Sue Ann Holmes
Jonas Crenshaw

I Think/Know I Can Use Creative Dramatics to Enhance Llearning

Kathryn Lewis

Bookin’ It

Miriam Wahl

Hume Hall
Room 113
(Seats 48)

Developing Character Through Literacy

Don E. Miller
Joyce Ogletree

Content Area Literacy: Strategies for Promoting Student Engagement

Dr. Angela S. Raines

Art’s Integration: act it, say it, make it, do it!

Dr. Roma Morris
John Howell
Mary Young
Erin Bishop

Anderson Hall
Room 21
(Seats 97)

Differentiated Instruction In Reading, Language, and Math

Aquetta Butler
Marty Tuccio

From Pink to Mozart: Color Your Classroom with Music

Lynn Weems
Mynette Minshew

Lewis Hall
Room 101
(Seats 135)

Promote the Vote

Keri Norwood

Author’s of the 18^th Century and the Arts

Dr. Jennifer Shank
Robin Aronson

Hume Hall
Room 203
(Seats 43)

P.E. Frameworks

Shane McNeill

Health Frameworks

Shane McNeill

Successful Strategies for High-Risk Youth

Linda Whittington
Grady Hillman

Guyton Hall
Room 115
(Seats 50)

Take a look at the Mississippi School of the Arts

Jana Perry

Arts Infusion A-Z

Ann Claire Bennett
Ann Nelson

The Journey to Effective Inclusion and Co-Teaching

 Jonas Crenshaw, Jr.

Guyton Hall
Room 116
(Seats 50)

The Inclusion Classroom:  Two Teachers’ Roadmap to Success

Penny Smith
Lorinda Cochran

Math Literacy the “Write” Way

Mr. Mitchell Shears

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Creating Culturally Competent Teachers in “06”

Dr. Roger Cleveland

Guyton Hall
Room 214
(Seats 37)

Myths and Facts about Gifted Learners

Ivey Ivy

Stress: How Do You Spell Relief?

Regina Birrenkott

A Joyful Journey to Literacy

Dr. Pam Schiller

Guyton Hall
Room 216
(Seats 30)

What's New with ACT

Chris Hansen

Code Blue! My Students Learn Differently

Leanne Long
Dr. Marilyn Bowen

Music and Reading: Integration for Learning

Dr. Bonnie Blu Williams

Guyton Hall
Computer Lab 101
(Seats 25)

The Little Red School House “NOW”

Dr. Ingrid Haynes-Mays

Dot Your "I's," Cross Your "T's"-Knowing the Data Means Teaching with Ease

Dr. Sharon Slater-Smith

Weir Hall
Room 227
(Seats 25)

Dr. Pamela Lawhead

Meek Hall
(Seats 220)

Monitoring Student Growth Using the Lexile Framework

Kimberly Ann Knutson

Tuesday, June 6, 2006

Location

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Law School
104(Seats 59)

Vending Machine Case Study

Regina Ginn
 Dr. Denise Brown

Universal Precaution

Charles Orr
Melverta Brown

Smart Track

Kathy Ellis

Hume
Room 203
(Seats 42)

Implementing Coordinated School Health

Shane McNeill

Staff Wellness

Shane McNeill

Staff Wellness

Shane McNeill

Guyton Hall
Computer Lab
Room 101
(Seats 25)

READING Achievement: Impact Strategies Utilizing NAEP Tools

Cheryl Justice

MATH Achievement: Impact Strategies Utilizing NAEP Tools

Cheryl Justice

SCIENCE Achievement: Impact Strategies Utilizing NAEP Tools

Cheryl Justice

Law School
Room 108
(Seats 133)

ARTSmart: Using the ARTS to Teach Any Subject

Dr. Charlotte Tabereaux

All Aboard! Engaging Students Through Arts Integration

Althea Jerome

Arts in the Classroom and The Whole Schools Initiative

Kim Whitt
Judi Holifield

Yerby Auditorium
(Seats 80)

It Always Gets Back to Leadership

Mr. Doug McQueen

Differentiated Instruction for Diverse Learners

Dr. Sidney Rowland
Dr. Nichelle Boyd
Ms. Paula Mathis

Educating the African-American Male

Mitchell Shears

Anderson Hall
Room 21
(Seats 97)

M.A.P.S. Modifications & Accommodations Practices for Success

Sadie Harris
Lawanda Jones

Asperger Syndrome: Education with a Different View

Dr. Mark H. Yearger

Using Data to Accelerate Teacher Instruction and Student Learning

Dr. Chukwuma Ananonu
Vickie Curry

Lewis Hall
Room 101
(Seats 135)

It’s Not Over Your Head: Research-Based & Hands-on Writing Improvement

Sherry Swain
Dr. Kim Patterson
Dr. Linda Irby

Using the Autonomous Learner Model in the Gifted Classroom

Kate Brown

Broadening Your Horizons: Building Community Through Walter Anderson

Carol Oakes
Craig Karlson

Old Chemistry Lab
Room 107
(Seats 219)

Differentiated Instruction for the Middle School Mathematics and Science Classroom
Lorraine Gordon
Debbie Newman

Integrating Personal Financial Skills for High School Students Into Your Classroom

Ursula Thompson

Using Assessment Data to Improve Instruction

Dr. Lee Childress

Dr. Cynthia Ward

Sarah Howard

Law School
Moot Court
(Seats 115)

Assessment in the Elementary General Music Class

Dr. Bonnie Blu Williams

Voices of the Past: Exploring the Great Depression through Art

Jobyna France
Meredith LeMay

Parent Partners in the Arts

Susan Womack

Hume Hall
Room 113
(Seats 48)

Elegant Connections: Enhancing Curriculum Through the Arts

Sara K. Armstrong
Amy Baskin

Arts Accountability: The Real Story

Jana Perry

An Overview of the MS School of Mathematics and Science

Rob Dunnam

Guyton Hall
Room 115
(Seats 50)

Classroom Management and Effective Instruction: Keys to Improving Student Achievement

Mark McLeod

The School Arts Festival: Nurturing the Creative Community

Janice Dean
Judy Long

Methods, Materials, and Resources for Teaching Gifted Learners

Kate Brown

Guyton Hall
Room 116
(Seats 50)

Using Effective Strategies to Improve Comprehension in the Content Areas

Tametrice Cook
Diedra Douglas
Dr. Judith Thompson

Using Strategies to Enhance Learning About the Solar System in the Content Areas

Dr. Jerilou Moore
Sherry Davis
Cathy Williams
Sherry Johnson
Stacy Shaw

Exploring Federal Resources

Debra L. Meibaum

Guyton Hall
Room 214
(Seats 37)

Grant Writing Basics

Kate Brown

The Power of School-Family Partnerships

Dana Larkin

Real-world Economics: The Fourth “R”

Jeannette Bennett

Guyton Hall
Room 216
(Seats 30)

Teacher Quality: Lessons Learned from The CHAMPS II/M.S.P.

Sarah E. Summers

A Comprehensive Approach to the NCLB legislature

Janice Nicholson

Art as a Healing Force

Nancy Raia

Guyton Hall
Computer Lab
Room 215
(Seats 25)

Benchmarks & Beyond Literacy Centers

Rowena Quinn
Stephanie Harper
Rhonda Jackson

Meeting the Needs of Older Struggling Readers

Dr. Timothy Shanahan

Knitting the Curriculum Back Together with Arts as the Yarn

Kathryn Cascio Lewis

Guyton Hall
Computer Lab
 130
(Seats 25)

It’s Integrity Time- Building Character Education Among Children

Denise Webb
Kate Butler
Lee Childress

Sheltered English as a Teaching Strategy for English Language Learners

Rogina Thomas
Maggie Rivas

Meek Hall
(Seats 225)

Juggling Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom

Jonas Crenshaw, Jr.

Teaching Across the Curriculum with the Lexile Framework

Christina Imbiralle

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Location

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Hume Hall
Room 203
(Seats 42)

Mississippi Sings, A Mississippi Musical/Cultural Experience

Dorothy Brasfield
Patsy Gilmore
Frances Hassell

Law School
Moot Court
(Seats 115)

Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Teaching Reading Through the Arts

Vivian Brown
Becky Dixon
Alicia Love

Law School
Room 108
(Seats 133)

Fluency First-Where Research and Classroom Practice Meet

Debra Simpson

Yerby Auditorium
(Seats 80)

Responding to Intervention Using a Curriculum-based Approach

Dr. Angela H. Bolden

Hume Hall
Room 113
(Seats 48)

“Nothing ever happens on my street…what will I write?

Sharman Admire

Lewis Hall
Room 101
(Seats 135)

At the Heart of Professional Development

Dr. Gaylynn A. Parker

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

Location

8:00 a.m. – 9:30a.m.

Paul B. Johnson Commons
(Seats 350)

Coaching for a Winning Math Team

Tina Scholtes
Theresa Pitts

Old Chemistry Building
Room 107
(Seats 219)

Teachers at the Center

Jane Pickett
Ann Parrish
Sara Maghan

Fulton Chapel
(Seats 787)

Modifying Instruction for Struggling Readers in the Primary Grades

Dr. Mamie Crockett

Guyton Hall
Room 115
(Seats 50)

Honoring the Spirit of the Learner: Teaching through Art

Robin Craft
Mary Kay Dean

Guyton Hall
Room 116
(Seats 50)

Direct Vocabulary Instruction in the Classroom

Angela Buggs