LEARNING COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS LEARNING COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS

Presentation # 44 Session # 6 Room # CC 214

Title: Movement and the Mind

Description: Movement’s effect on student stamina in a small group setting. The research presented focuses on the key components of student attendance, time on task, and progression of reading stages. The results showed, increased movement has a positive impact on time off-task.

Learning Community: Lakes Area

Presenter/s: Kimberly Zarling, Sara Newell, & Brittany McClellan

Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary

Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies

School District/Organization: Red Lake and Northland Public Schools

Email: kimberlykzarling@gmail.com or saramnewell@gmail.com or brittany.harrris@gmail.com

Presentation # 46 Session # 6 Room # SC 207

Title: Impact of Restorative Program Room and Out of School Suspension Rate

Description: In recent years, the use of restorative practices has increased within schools. Explore the journey of one middle school’s creation of a Restorative Program Room and how it impacted the rate of out of school suspensions when they saw an increase in vaping and other negative behaviors among students.

Learning Community: EDAL Specialist

Presenter/s: Sarah Schumann

Grade level/Content: Middle School

Certification Topic/s: Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies, Cultural Competency

School District/Organization: Worthington Public Schools

Email: Sarah.Schumann@isd518.net

Presentation # 47 Session # 7 Room # CC 211

Title: How Does Family Involvement Impact Student Success?

Description: Humans thrive on relationships; this includes our students. This researcher measured how student success is dependent upon how safe and valued they feel in the classroom. Teachers need to continue to find ways to aid student success by frequent communication with families, and showing interest in students’ personal lives.

Learning Community: Lakes Area

Presenter/s: Kassandra Solien

Grade level/Content: Early Childhood

Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction

School District/Organization: NA

Email: kasolien@gmail.com

Presentation # 49 Session # 7 Room # CC 213

Title: Implementing Strategies to Improve Independent Reading Comprehension

Description: Improving students’ comprehension while independently reading texts is a focus for many teachers. This researcher measured the impact of a specific reading strategy on students’ ability to accurately comprehend a text. The data collected led the researcher to conclude that the strategy had an impact on students’ reading comprehension.

Learning Community: Lakes Area

Presenter/s: Jessica Larson

Grade level/Content: Middle School

Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation

School District/Organization: Clearbrook-Gonvick School

Email: jessica.p.larson@gmail.com

Presentation # 45 Session # 6 Room # SC 206

Title: Principal Panel Discussion

Description: Thinking about becoming an administrator in Minnesota? Come and learn more about this exciting opportunity by visiting with current/recent SMSU grads who completed our very own EDAL program!

Learning Community: Lakes Area

Presenter/s: Jen Hiltner, Melanie Stier, and Others

Grade level/Content: K-12 Principal Licensure Program

Certification Topic/s: NA

School District/Organization: Minnesota Public Schools

Email: jen.hiltner@smsu.edu or melanie.stier@smsu.edu

Presentation # 48 Session # 7 Room # CC 212

Title: Explicit Phonics Instruction: Is it the Best Way to Teach Struggling Readers?

Description: In this presentation you will see how one teacher used explicit phonics instruction with her struggling readers and what the impact of that was over a 12-week period. You will see the difference in teaching guided reading through the Literacy Footprints format versus the SPIRE phonics instruction.

Learning Community: Brainerd

Presenter/s: Kerry Holubar

Grade level/Content: Lower Elementary

Certification Topic/s: Reading Preparation

School District/Organization: Pequot Lakes Public Schools

Email: kholubar@isd186.org

Presentation

Title: Impact of Teaching Science Terminology Using Literacy Skills

Description: Do your secondary students struggle to read? Intentionally teaching literacy skills in other content areas can increase students’ understanding and confidence. In this session, you will learn about practical literacy activities you can easily implement into daily lessons geared towards improving word decoding, reading comprehension, and proper word application.

Learning Community: West Central

Presenter/s: Sabrina Jamison

Grade level/Content: Middle School

Certification Topic/s: Accommodations, Modifications, and Adaptions of Curriculum, Materials, and Instruction

School District/Organization: New London Spicer Schools

Email: jamisons@isd345.org