Conway ConnectED: PD Palooza 2025: Full Schedule

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10:05am CDT

K-12 Decoding Dyscalculia LIMITED

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT

CHS Room 164 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

This session equips K-12 math teachers with essential knowledge and practical strategies for supporting students with dyscalculia. Participants will explore the neurological foundations, signs, and symptoms of dyscalculia while learning specific strategies we can use and purposeful manipulatives that can support students with characteristics of dyscalculia.

Speakers

Tara Sanders

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT
CHS Room 164

Arch Ford Specialist

Audience K-12 Educators

10:05am CDT

Pear Assessments - Using Alternate Answers & Rubrics to Give Partial Credit LIMITED

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT

CHS Room 115 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

Attendees will need their own device to practice creating assessments in their discipline. Two main areas will be addressed to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of grading student responses using Pear assessments. Alternate Answers with Varied Point Values: The first focus will be on using alternate point values for alternate answers, allowing for automatic partial credit based on specific responses. Most examples will cover math and science short answer, numerical, expression, and equation entry problems. Additionally, we will demonstrate how this technique can be applied to question types used across all disciplines, such as multiple select, drag-and-drop, sorting, and matching questions. Rubrics for Grading: Attendees will practice creating both general and specific rubrics to streamline the grading of open-response questions. These rubrics can be applied to open-response questions across all disciplines to enhance consistency and efficiency in grading.

Speakers

Shiloh Harder

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT
CHS Room 115

In District

Audience K-12 Educators

10:05am CDT

Tips & Tricks to Writing a Conway Schools Foundation Classroom Impact Grant LIMITED

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT

CHS Room 157 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

Join us for a comprehensive training session designed to guide educators through the process of writing a successful Conway Public Schools Foundation Classroom Impact Grant application. This session will cover the key components of the grant, from understanding its purpose to crafting a compelling proposal. Participants will learn how to clearly define their classroom needs, align their projects with the Foundation’s goals, and demonstrate the potential impact on students. We’ll walk through the steps of developing a strong narrative, creating a detailed budget, and presenting measurable outcomes. Additionally, tips on effective storytelling and writing techniques will be shared to help make your application stand out.

Speakers

Matt Kelly

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT
CHS Room 157

In District

Audience K-12 Educators

10:05am CDT

Blocksi: The Ultimate Classroom Management Tool LIMITED

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT

CHS Project Lab 102 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

K-12 educational institutions are increasingly integrating digital resources and providing students with unprecedented access to information and learning tools. This digital expansion brings the critical responsibility of protecting students from inappropriate or harmful online content. With Blocksi, classroom screen monitoring gives you in-time control and an overview of what each student is doing, which helps boost classroom productivity. You can know exactly who is on the task at hand and who is distracted by something unrelated to class work. Let's explore these classroom management strategies within Blocksi to help our learners thrive!

Speakers

Jake Stroman

Thursday July 10, 2025 10:05am - 10:55am CDT
CHS Project Lab 102 Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

In District- Tech

Audience K-12 Educators

11:05am CDT

K-12 Decoding Dyscalculia LIMITED

Thursday July 10, 2025 11:05am - 11:55am CDT

CHS Room 164 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

Speakers

Tara Sanders

Thursday July 10, 2025 11:05am - 11:55am CDT
CHS Room 164

Arch Ford Specialist

Audience K-12 Educators

1:10pm CDT

K-12 Math Engagement Strategies LIMITED

Thursday July 10, 2025 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT

CHS Room 164 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

In this training, we will be learning a variety of engagement strategies that can be incorporated into your math HQIM without compromising the goals, integrity or rigor of your instructional materials. The strategies you will walk away with in this session can be used with any curriculum or program, and will enrich your classroom discussions, add movement to your activities, and turn mathematics into something kids truly enjoy doing.

Speakers

Tara Sanders

Thursday July 10, 2025 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT
CHS Room 164

Arch Ford Specialist

Audience K-12 Educators

1:10pm CDT

Pinnacle Point: Mindfulness-based strategies for the classroom to promote staff/student wellbeing FILLING

Thursday July 10, 2025 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT

CHS Room 163 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

In the session we will discuss the meaning of Mindfulness and how to incorporate it into the classroom to encourage self regulation, focus, and decrease stress.

Speakers

Sasha Brown

Thursday July 10, 2025 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT
CHS Room 163

Community Partner

Audience K-12 Educators

1:10pm CDT

Instructional Models and Methods LIMITED

Thursday July 10, 2025 1:10pm - 2:00pm CDT

CHS Room 153 @ Conway High School 2300 Prince St. Conway, AR. 72034

The Synectic and Concept Development Models are two different instructional models where students will use inductive teaching to show how students learn concepts. These models can be used for any amount of time available. Variations of the models are available, the models can be differentiated, and they are useful for all content areas.

Speakers