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out of the vault Growth. It’s never easy. In fact, it’s a choice. We can choose to remain where we are, or look toward continually making ourselves better. A reminder that I’ve always told myself is: how dare I walk into a school every day and ask my students to learn, if I am not also growing myself each day as well. I am so honored that you have chosen to continue your growth with us here at Lead On for the Get Your Teach On Conference. I have worked with my leadership team to help develop a truly one-of-a-kind experience for you. Learning that is hands-on, has immediate takeaways, and grows the whole leader. We are bringing in experts from around the country who couldn’t be more excited to pour into you and grow alongside you. Leadership isn’t easy. Everyone has an opinion about the decisions you make, though few know just how hard we deliberate before each of those decisions. Just how much sleep we lose each night over our students and our team, how much of ourselves we give to this job every day. It is our hope that Lead On reminds you of just how amazing you are, and how much you are needed and valued. All while growing you even more and pushing you outside of your comfort zone. Because we all know we aren’t truly learning until we’re a little bit uncomfortable. Thank you again for being here. I can't wait to meet you face-to-face and let you know how appreciated you are! You are exactly where you’re meant to be for a reason! With excitement,
Todd Nesloney
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, transforming 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 address the needs of all learners and 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 student’s 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 in classrooms, modeling best practices for direct and immediate implementation in classrooms.
atlanta conference guide 2024
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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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lead on sessions CULTURE MATTERS with Todd Nesloney
The buzzwords in education are constantly changing, but one thing remains the same; we must guide our students along a path that positions them for success. Instead of solely looking forward, it's vital to also look UP and DOWN. Amelia will lead and guide you through the crucial aspect of planning that often goes unnoticed: vertical standard alignment. From foundational skills to higher-level thinking, let's dive in! Once we've established vertical alignment, it's time to differentiate within the confines of your own classroom. We will walk you through best practices for whole-group and small-group differentiation, as well as strategies for collecting data to inform instruction across all subject areas. If we aim for school-wide growth, we must take action, and Amelia will demonstrate how to effectively design and implement this plan for success!
BE THE SPARK with Todd Nesloney
Todd is passionate about igniting a love for reading both on and off campus. The true power lies in encouraging children (and adults!) to read because they genuinely enjoy it, not solely for a test or assignment (we've all been there!). Todd shares a multitude of ideas on how your campus (or classroom) can cultivate a love for reading, allowing everyone to experience the spark of falling in love with a good book.
THE (MAD) SCIENCE OF READING AND WRITING with Amelia Capotosta and LaNesha Tabb
Reading and writing are reciprocal processes that mutually bolster each other. Thus, when we observe a student facing challenges in one area, it often manifests in the other. Let's reshape our mindset and aid these struggling readers and writers in becoming striving readers and writers. With a few strategic steps, Amelia and LaNesha will offer tips to support your striving learners on their path to success.
KEYNOTE with Wade King
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NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL DATA with Chris Pombonyo
How can you ensure that the number one hits keep coming? Now, more than ever, there is no one-size-fits-all plan to accelerate student learning. Student achievement requires deliberate, purposeful, and meaningful data collection, analysis, and progress monitoring to ensure that all students are advancing toward mastery. Learn powerful strategies and techniques to make effective daily instructional decisions that focus on student growth. That's the kind of data we love to utilize!
6 STEPS TO YOUR BEST INSTRUCTION with Hope King
Are you ready to elevate your teachers' instructional practices across the entire school to provide students with the most meaningful learning experiences and simplify your teachers' day-to-day planning? Join Chris and Hope as they take you behind the scenes and grant you VIP access to elevate your teachers' instructional practices to the next level using just six strategic steps! Based on survey results regarding the biggest struggles and pain points experienced by educators and their administrators in instructional planning and delivery, our team has compiled the top research-based strategies and practices to help you TRANSFORM your school's instruction. This session will dissect these best instructional strategies for implementation, along with the aspects to look for and coach during classroom walkthroughs, ensuring school-wide consistency and highquality teaching from all educators.
LET’S GET VERTICAL! with Amelia Capotosta
The buzzwords in education are constantly evolving, but one thing remains constant: our commitment to guiding students toward success. Instead of merely focusing on the present, we must also consider the broader perspective, looking both upward and downward. Amelia will lead and guide you through the often-overlooked but crucial aspect of planning: vertical standard alignment. From foundational skills to higherlevel thinking, let's dive in! Once we've established vertical alignment, it's time to implement differentiation within the walls of your classroom. We will provide guidance on best practices for whole-group and small-group differentiation, along with strategies for collecting data to inform instruction across all subject areas. To achieve school-wide growth, action is required, and Amelia will demonstrate how to successfully design and implement this plan.
COACHING AND EFFECTIVE PD
with Hope King and Chris Pombonyo SESSION DESCRIPTION COMING SOON
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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.
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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.
todd nesloney Todd Nesloney holds the role of Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). Previously, he garnered recognition as an award-winning principal overseeing a PreK-5th Grade campus with more than 775 students in a rural Texas town. Todd's contributions to education have earned him accolades from notable entities, including the White House, John C. Maxwell, the Center for Digital Education, National School Board Association, the BAMMYS, and others. He is an active presence on social media, known as Tech Ninja Todd, and he is deeply committed to going above and beyond for students and supporting others in sharing their educational stories.