RSAC 2024

RSAC 2024

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8:00am CST

**KEYNOTE** - How To Get All Teachers To Become Like The Best Teachers Grand BallroomTodd Whitaker

9:30am CST

**FEATURED SPEAKER** - Unpacking the NGSS: Practice-Based Science Education – What is it? Am I doing it? And What are Ways to Support It Moving Forward? MallardJeff Spencer Commitments for Authentic, Positive and Caring Teachers Torrey PinesKari Keith • Scott Kubelka Navigating Tensions: A Guide to De-Escalation Pebble BeachRoselene Quick The Surprising Power of Belonging in Schools CardinalDoug Bolton Featured School - Leadership Builds Community Ballroom G-HApril McLaughlin Implementing Enrichment through Whole School Intervention WestmontAlyssa Carl Strategies for Contextualizing, Rather Than Memorizing Vocabulary for Students in Kindergarten Through Grade 12 - Strategies for all, especially multilingual learners HinsdaleKari Harris Using Cartoons and STEM to develop Reading Comprehension Skills Western SpringsDr. Michael Bleyle Declutter Your Digital Life Salt CreekEric Santos

10:45am CST

**FEATURED SPEAKER** - Coaching for Equity: instructional coaching as a way to address systemic inequity in science classrooms MallardJeff Spencer **KEYNOTE** - What Great Leaders Do Differently Ballroom FTodd Whitaker Meeting in the Middle: A Powerful Approach to Behavior PinehurstTracy Forck • Raeleen Hart Self Care - A Realistic and Systematic Plan for Putting Your Oxygen Mask on First Torrey PinesLisa Castleman • Emilie Ruppert Building on Assets; Literacy in Two Languages Oak BrookRachel Owens • Elvira Pichardo The Importance of SEL within the MTSS Framework La GrangeRose Hollingsworth • Marla Graham Featured School -Collaboration and Co-teaching: Student Learning at the Forefront Ballroom G-HShadia Salem • Farah Daoud Elevating Student Engagement through Instructional Coaching MonarchFaye Licari • Elsa Glover Small Town STEM Western SpringsDr. Michael Bleyle When a Student Needs More: How to Intensify Tier 2 and Tier 3 Instruction and Interventions HinsdaleKari Harris Leveraging the Equity Journey Continuum to Increase Accelerated Placement in a Title I District Ballroom C-DEmily Crement • Rachel Cline From Doodling to Da Vinci: Get Artsy with AI Salt CreekEric Santos

12:00pm CST

Empowering All Learners: Student Success Through Gender Equity Oak BrookPeter Cunningham • Erica Berger How Creating and Implementing an Alternative Discipline Framework Leads to Raised Student Engagement and Achievement DoralElsie Lagunas • Allison Slade Playful Practices: Exploring Social Emotional Learning Through Games and Activities Western SpringsMichelle Coconate • Erica Kirlin The Journey of Systemic Implementation of SEL in Rural Education White OakJessica Donaldson • Crystal Newcomb Improving Student Engagement and Family Communication Through Autocrat Pebble BeachLaura Moore Enhancing Student Achievement Through Rigorous Math Problem Solving Ballroom C-DKatherine Trotter • Kelsey Scarpetta How m(AI) Use this with Students? Salt CreekKelli Lane What is Basic Fact Fluency? Moving students through fluency and beyond MonarchLisa Winters Raising Student Achievement With Standards-Based Grading Systems PinehurstDr. Cynthia Tolbert Punk Rock Classrooms - Bringing PASSION, UNITY, & DIY to Schools & Classrooms Ballroom A-BMichael Earnshaw Thriving Together as a School Community: Four Strategies to enhance our current practices for student success WestmontJulie Morris • Kasie Kosinski

1:15pm CST

**FEATURED SPEAKER** - Unpacking Cultural Relevance to Bridge the Divide Between School and Everywhere Else in the World (part 1) MallardJeff Spencer **KEYNOTE** - Have You Shifted Your Monkey Today? Ballroom FTodd Whitaker Empowering Educators with Effective Feedback Practices MonarchFaye Licari • Elsa Glover Climate Before Content Ballroom C-DElizabeth Hand Give Me a Break: Creating a Kinesthetic Classroom Climate CardinalTammy Schiek Half-Marathon Management: 13.1 Lessons for School Leaders to Empower Staff to Uncover the Unique Individuality of ALL Students to Best Connect, Reach, & Teach Them for a Lifetime of Success Ballroom A-BMichael Earnshaw Human Elements: Honoring the Humanity of Humans La GrangeDr. April D. Jordan "How to Herd Cats and Teach Humans: Instructional Strategies That Actually Work!" Ballroom EStacey Reagan How do People REALLY Learn? DoralMike Czerniawski Developing Successful Partnerships Pebble BeachMelinda Miethe Empowering Educators: Resourceful Strategies for Supporting Students with Tier 3 Behavioral and Academic Needs PinehurstTheresa Silva Unveiling the Nexus between Student Engagement and School Culture Clarendon HillsMorgan Wilhoit Key Components of High-Quality Program for Newcomers Western SpringsBarbara Marler

2:30pm CST

**FEATURED SPEAKER** - Unpacking Cultural Relevance to Bridge the Divide Between School and Everywhere Else in the World (part 2) MallardJeff Spencer **KEYNOTE** - Leading Educational Change Ballroom FTodd Whitaker "Building Bridges: Cultivating Student Collaboration for Classroom Success" Sugar MapleKatherine Trotter • Kelsey Scarpetta A Classroom in Chaos: Strategies for Supporting Student Mental Health PinehurstMadilyn Wiley • Michelle Lapacek Building UPward: Supporting SEL for Educators MonarchVicki Shifley • Trisha Crambes If you take care of the teachers, they will take care of the students! WestmontVicki Brown Punk Rock Principalship: Creating Positve School Culture, Building Teacher Leaders, and Fostering Life Long Learning through Risk Taking, Collaboration, and Relationships Ballroom A-BMichael Earnshaw School Reimagined: Building a Culture of Kindness, Patience, and Empathy DoralNicole Potter • Rodney Brenize The Culture of Me: Failing Forwards to Find Our We CardinalJeremy Burnham Building Emotional Intelligence: Picture Books as Tools for Teaching SEL HinsdaleDan Wolf • Toni Mrozik Fluency is Fundamental Ballroom C-DJessica Berg The Future is Coming, and It's Moving Full STEAM Ahead White OakJen Teno • Kelsey Smith The Future of Teaching: Insights from the Danielson Framework 2022 Clarendon HillsSonya Spaulding Charting the Course: From Traditional Grading to Standards-Based Success Ballroom G-HDr. Megan Johnson • Elin Jacobson Are you ready to equip your students with the skills and experiences they need to thrive in high-demand careers? Torrey PinesChanda McDonnell • Heather Waninger Empowering Learners: Leveraging AI to Enhance Student Engagement and Amplify Educational Success HeronKathleen Robinson • Tracey Miller MTSS & Multilingual Learners: Applying the Goldilocks Principle Western SpringsBarbara Marler Isn’t it Ironic? Nurturing Humanity through Digital Literacy and AI Ballroom I-JJennifer Bartman • Cindi Koudelka