Get Your Teach On Atlanta 2024 K-2 Conference Guide

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K-2

CONFERENCE GUIDE

GET YOUR TEACH ON ATLANTA CONFERENCE

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Dear Educators, Welcome to the GYTO 2024 Atlanta Regional Conference! We're thrilled to have you join us for a celebration of learning, collaboration, and inspiration. Get ready for an exciting journey as we throw it back to some of the most beloved sessions from previous years, promising unmatched content that will invest in you as an educator and a human.

Come as you are, and get ready to be in a room surrounded by inspiring humans who understand your day in and day out, and are here to collaborate and support you every step of the way!

Your dedication to education is commendable, and we're here to support you every step of the way. Let's embrace this opportunity to learn, grow, and create lasting connections. Together, we'll make this conference a memorable and enriching experience. Thank you for all that you do for our students and the community.

We are ready for two days of light, laughter, love, and learning, and we hope you are, too! Get your notebooks, colorful pens, and get ready to get hands-on. Because it is go time for best instructional practices - GYTO style!

Amelia, Chris, & LaNesha

WHY GYTO?

Our Get Your Teach On Leadership and Content Development team has worked to create an engaging and transformational educator professional development experience that aligns directly to the needs of schools and teachers across the country by helping educators develop consistent best instructional practices and processes from start to finish to accelerate student learning. These evidence and research based best practices, strategies, and techniques will directly impact overall educator effectiveness and student achievement and transform instruction and student learning like never before.

BUILDING THE TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHER

Developing Consistent Best Instructional Practices and Processes from Start to Finish to Completely Transform Your School

PLANNING & TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS PREPARATION

DATA & PROGRESS MONITORING

STUDENT BEST ACCOUNTABILITY INSTRUCTIONAL & ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES

PLANNING & PREPARATION

Intentional and meaningful planning, using specific grade level content standards and high quality instructional materials that addresses the needs of all learners to support mastery of learning goals.

THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Creates and maintains a collaborative, safe, efficient, and effective learning environment that supports each student's diverse needs and promotes recognition of students' diverse personal experiences to build relationships of trust within the classroom.

BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

Implementation of evidence and research-based best instructional strategies and techniques to accelerate student learning, growth, and achievement through rigorous and consistent instruction, including opportunities for problem solving, critical and creative thinking, meaningful and purposeful discourse, and high-impact instructional delivery.

STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY & ENGAGEMENT

Builds engaging, intentional, and rigorous learning experiences through setting high expectations and consistency within instructional practices that requires all students to take ownership of and be held accountable for their individual learning.

DATA & PROGRESS MONITORING

Continually monitors and analyzes student learning and progress towards mastery of learning goals for all students using a variety of progress monitoring and assessment techniques to make immediate instructional decisions that support student growth and acceleration.

TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS

Develops strong foundational teaching practices and commitments that support best practices and professional growth through consistent reflection of professional practices to support student learning, development, and achievement at a high level.

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THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Get Your Teach On sessions are intentionally selected for attendees to experience the full professional development experience. Each session is hands-on, interactive, collaborative, and allows time for teachers to take what they’ve learned and apply it to their specific grade level standards or content area. Sessions are structured to meet the needs of all learners, modeling best practices for direct and immediate implementation in classrooms.

atlanta conference guide 2024

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schedule is subject to change

saturday feb. 17, 2024

5:00-7:00pm

Welcome Celebration & Registration

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sunday feb. 18, 2024

monday feb. 19, 2024

8:00-9:30am

SESSION 1

8:00-9:30am

SESSION 1

9:40-11:00am

SESSION 2

9:40-11:00am

SESSION 2

11:00-12:30pm

LUNCH

11:00-12:30pm

LUNCH

12:30-2:00pm

SESSION 3

12:30-2:00pm

SESSION 3

2:10-3:30pm

SESSION 4

2:10-3:30pm

SESSION 4

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k-2 sessions JURASSIC READERS with LaNesha Tabb

Jurassic Readers, you've equipped your students with the tools to visualize, summarize, synthesize, and make meaningful connections.

You've guided them through numerous close reading passages, and you've covered an array of comprehension strategies. However, it can be frustrating when these skills don't seem to stick. If you're in need of a comprehensive comprehension overhaul, consider joining LaNesha. She will demonstrate how to select the right texts, build essential background knowledge, devise effective questions, and transform your approach to assessing comprehension.

SET THE STAGE TO ENGAGE with Hope and Wade King

Are you tired of traditional teaching methods that seem to fall short in capturing your students' interest? Hope and Wade King, renowned educators and authors of the best-selling book "The Wild Card," are here to demonstrate how to infuse your teaching with excitement, creativity, and a touch of magic. In this session, they will unveil the secrets to crafting unforgettable classroom experiences that make a lasting impact on both you and your students. Join Hope and Wade in this dynamic and inspirational session as they take you on a journey to transform your classroom into an engaging and immersive learning environment. "Set the Stage to Engage" is a high-impact engagement masterclass designed to address standards in a nontraditional way, all while boosting student motivation, mastery, and retention.

PLATINUM PLANNING with Hope King

Student learning and growth start when you begin planning your most successful classroom lessons. However, you can't be a solo songwriter; students need to comprehend their role in their journey towards mastering skills and standards. To achieve exceptional results, we require a high level of buy-in! This session will guide you through strategic methods for breaking down standards into actionable goals and tasks to ensure you engage your audience in every lesson. We will have you planning one successful lesson after another in no time!

WRITING BOOTCAMP with Hope King

Join Hope King in an immersive and dynamic writing boot camp session designed to supercharge your writing instruction, regardless of your curriculum. In this workshop, you'll delve deeply into innovative strategies that yield high-impact results for your students.

Workshop Highlights: • Explore versatile and adaptable approaches to structure your writing instruction.

• Unleash the power of creativity and engagement in your classroom.

• Learn how to nurture a passion for writing while achieving academic success.

• Acquire practical insights and techniques to improve student writing skills.

DATA WARS with Chris Pombonyo

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.... Meaningful data collection and progress monitoring propelled student learning to new heights. Climb aboard the Millennium Falcon and join Chris as he guides you away from "The Dark Side" and shares best practices for making data collection, analysis, and progress monitoring meaningful and engaging for teachers, students, Jedi, and droids.

Discover powerful strategies and techniques of THE FORCE to assist you in making strategic, effective, and intentional instructional decisions in your classroom, propelling your students' academic results beyond the stars!

A DIFFERENT WORLD (CONTENT INTEGRATION)

with LaNesha Tabb

You may have heard that our students transition from learning to read to reading to learn. However, what occurs when students lack the necessary background knowledge and vocabulary to decipher the texts they read? In an interconnected world, it's crucial to be mindful of the topics and themes we present to our students for learning. In this session, we will explore strategies for seamlessly integrating global content into existing lessons on nearly any topic. This content will sow the seeds of exposure, enabling students to forge more robust connections with the texts they read, ultimately leading to higher levels of comprehension.

SMALL GROUP CIRCUS with Amelia Capotosta

The skills and strategies taught during small group sessions are essential for student success. But how do we, as the ringmasters, effectively oversee the diverse needs of each reader while also crafting activities that will engage our audience? Join Amelia under the "big top" and leave with ready-to-implement lessons that will transform your small group time into the greatest show!

GLOW GAMES

with Chris Pombonyo & Wade King On your mark... Get set... GLOW! It's time to elevate engagement with GYTO's official Glow Games! Join Wade King and Chris Pombonyo as they whisk you out of your seat and into the blacklights, reshaping your perception of traditional "games" in the classroom. With no "turns" and no "outs," everyone becomes a player in these academically focused games that are guaranteed not just to GLOW but to STICK!

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LET'S GET STARTED! hands-on two days of content workshops Two days filled with our favorite research-based workshops that will guide you in creating rigorous and engaging lessons all year long!

Training specifically designed for your position from some of today's top educators and administrators who are experts at their craft, with strategies that can be implemented the very next day!

certificate free for 12 pd swag hours Swag that will make you want to bring an extra suitcase! Not to mention all the free goodies from our sponsors!

Each attendee receives a professional development certificate for hours of quality professional development over the conference’s two days.

gyto 2-day all access pass: $450 REGISTER NOW WITH JUST A DEPOSIT! Final payment won’t be due until December 2023!

Invoice and check options are also available for schools and districts.

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Mm E EeTe tY OyUoRu r Pp R ErSeEsNeTnE tReSr s chris pombonyo Originally from Long Island, New York, Chris is an award-winning educator, administrator, and professional speaker and host with a passion for education. He is a double graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in Elementary Education (B.S) and Educational Leadership (M.Ed) and has served as a highly effective teacher, instructional coach, and administrator in both Orlando, FL and Harlem, NY. A former employee of the Walt Disney Company and lead host for Radio Disney in both the New York City and Orlando markets, Chris has years of experience captivating audiences, families, and clients with his high energy and enthusiasm and has since found a way to bring that same experience and “magic” into schools and classrooms throughout the country. Because of this, Chris was honored with Macy’s Magic of Teaching: Magic of Innovation Award, awarded the Elementary School Teacher of the Year and overall District Teacher of the Year for his district, named one of UCF’s Top 30 Under 30, and had the opportunity to ring the closing bell of the Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell in New York City.

Follow Chris on social media at @ChrisPombonyo

lanesha tabb LaNesha Tabb is a proud kindergarten teacher from Indianapolis.

When she's not in the classroom, you can catch her working with school districts, speaking at various conferences all over the country, and oh yeah, being a wife and mom! LaNesha firmly believes that little kids can do BIG things! She is passionate about authentic, global, and culturally relevant teaching strategies from the youngest grades.

amelia capotosta Amelia has been making learning magical in Ohio classrooms for over 12 years. She has a passion for literacy and using authentic texts to create engaging and rigorous lessons. Her classroom is a place where students feel loved and empowered, and she strives to ignite a love of reading in all of her students. Amelia enjoys spreading the effectiveness of authentic texts in the classroom and she does this on her social media platforms @ameliacapotosta.

Amelia believes in the power of taking research-based strategies, and tackling the toughest standards with engaging lessons. Her goal is to enable educators to design and implement differentiated lessons that reach all learners in their classrooms. She is also a mama to 3 wonderful boys and loves spending time reading, playing, and exploring with them!arious conferences all over the country, and oh yeah, being a wife and mom! LaNesha firmly believes that little kids can do BIG things! She is passionate about authentic, global, and culturally relevant teaching strategies from the youngest grades.

wade king

Wade King attended Anderson University, where he received both his undergraduate degree and his Master’s Degree in Educational Administration and Supervision. Wade has been recognized as a District Choice Teacher and Teacher of The Year. His students’ outstanding achievement scores and growth on standardized tests were some of the highest scores in the state of South Carolina. Mr. King attributes his students’ success to a “no excuse” policy that he models himself. The relationships he fosters with his students, their families, and community is the driving force behind his teaching. Mr. King’s classroom is filled with music, engagement, rigor, and discipline. He strives to prepare his students for their futures and not their pasts, while also placing an emphasis on global learning.

hope king Hope King is a decorated educator with over eleven years of experience teaching first through sixth grades. Hope holds a Master’s Degree in Reading. Since working and traveling with Get Your Teach On, Hope has trained thousands of educators. Hope enjoys meeting teachers from all over the country as she shares her passion for student engagement and rigorous content-driven instruction. Hope is the popular blogger behind the website Elementary Shenanigans and is a teacher author for the website Teachers Pay Teachers. Hope is the co-author of the book “The Wild Card” written with her husband Wade King.

Hope is a cofounder of the Get Your Teach On Conference.