Born to an unwed teenager, Reggie Dabbs considers himself fortunate to be alive. With no place to go, the pregnant teenager ended up living in a chicken coop in Tennessee. It was there she remembered a former school teacher, Mrs. Dabbs, who had said to her students, “If you ever need anything, call me,” and gave the students her home phone number. The girl called.
Mrs. Dabbs and her husband, whose six children were adults by this time, took the girl into their home and cared for her until after the baby was born. They continued to care for little Reggie as foster parents until he was in the fourth grade, and then they officially adopted him and gave him the Dabbs name. As the Dabbs’ reared Reggie, they instilled in him strong moral values, for which he is genuinely grateful. They also ingrained in him the fact that in every situation he faced, he had a choice. What he did with those choices was entirely up to him.
After graduating from college, Reggie began his public speaking. During one speaking engagement, his host asked if he would be interested in addressing a high school assembly. From that small beginning in 1987, Reggie has become a popular public school speaker.
Reggie makes his home in Ft. Myers, Florida with his wife Michele and their son Dominic.
Why dwell on past circumstances or failures? Be a better person by learning from the bumps in the road, making better choices today, and steering onto the path of success.
From Augmented and Virtual Reality to problem solving with robots, we’ve got a lot of interactive, exciting resources to help you teach your standards! Come learn how to take advantage of all A2 has to offer to help engage your students like never before.
In this session, participants will get an opportunity to get first hand experience with the new Promethean ActivPanel. Participants will learn all of the needed getting started tools to make the Promethean ActivPanel the hub of your classroom! Join us for a fun filled hour of content that will make you ready to amaze your students!
Ready to work smarter, not harder? Tired of negative behavior taking away from your learning flow? Come hear how you can use your social powers to reform your classroom. Building relationships with students and gaining respect are the foundations for classroom management success.
Participants will receive an overview of the Basketball Sport Education season that promotes physical literacy and diversity while maximizing student participation, engagement, empowerment and leadership. Participants will also take away resources for life long activities and traditional sports which can be put into action immediately.
This session will involve discussion on how to utilize i-Ready and other district resources appropriately within an IEP. We will discuss how to use the resources that are currently available to strengthen and refine your current IEP process in order to provide a detailed and accurate picture of each student and their needs.
During this session you will experience an escape room mystery. You will solve a mystery using clues involving skills in language arts, math, critical thinking, creative problem solving, and research that will challenge you. You will also have time to start designing your own that aligns with goals and standards.
The Geo-Inquiry Process from National Geographic is a student-centered, problem-based learning framework aimed at empowering our students to make decisions that will create positive change in their communities. This one hour session introduces teachers at all levels and across all subjects to ways they can implement the Geo-Inquiry Process in their own school settings.
Do you wonder how to know if your students' TDA analysis is meeting expectations? Do you wish that you had a way to provide more meaningful feedback to your students on their TDA writing? Do you long for relevant data to drive your teaching strategies? This session will provide you with the opportunity to practice the TDA evaluation process from start to finish, with the added bonus of a diagnostic continuum from SC's Office of Assessment.
Technology impacts our lives now more than ever, and it is constantly changing. New devices, websites, and apps are released at an almost impossible rate, and we’re expected to keep up with everything. While this technology greatly influences our lives, it has an even greater influence on the lives of the generations growing up in the digital age. Children and teens strive even more than we do to keep up with the newest innovations, and they are largely successful, but is knowing how to use something the same as knowing how to use it responsibly? This session aims to close the generation gap between adults and children/teens, teach attendees about the newest and most popular devices and apps, and talk about the preventative measures that can be taken in an effort to protect the younger generations.
If student motivation and higher engagement is truly the desired end game, then teachers must adapt right along with their students A week of Tabor Rotation gives teachers a way to help every student accelerate with engaging and hands-on math stations, front-loading of needed skills and concepts, and teacher-guided small groups based on specific levels of student mastery of the unit’s concepts. Join us as we take a look at the framework of the Tabor Rotations and how to successfully implement them into any mathematical unit of study.
Calling all middle school science and social studies teachers! Come for a time of collaboration and planning for incorporating Study Island into your instruction with Eddie Crosby and your peers. Eddie will also be available for troubleshooting, Q&A, and discussing current needs with Study Island!
Do you want to bring the magic back into your classroom? If so, join us for a fun and interactive session featuring ideas from the Get Your Teach On Conference. We will explore exciting STEM activities, technology apps that will make your instruction come to life, and will share ideas to enhance your instruction with games and music.
Research shows that all students, young/old, black/white, rich/poor, benefit from from the arts and creativity in classroom. It is time for all teaching to reflect that. Let’s throw away the textbooks for hands-on, engaging, creative, arts infused lessons. Any subject, any grade, this professional development session includes brainstorming ideas, growing staff creativity, observing model lessons. During this session, you will learn some unique ways to bring creativity and the arts into every lesson you teach. Join me, as we destroy the confines of “the box: from the inside out.
Guided Reading is just one of the components of Balanced Literacy. It is a very powerful component, if it is taught efficiently and effectively. In this session, participants will bring a sample of their Guided Reading Lesson plan and resources they use to teach Guided Reading (Jan Richardson’s Moving Forward in Guided Reading, Fountas & Pinnell’s Guided Reading, etc). Participants will share what is going well and have a Q & A time during the session.
This session will explore the skills that are needed when a student enters a band or choral classroom on their first day of 9th grade. Jon Michael Brock will present information that has been gained through personal experience in addition to other research from the the content field area. This will also be a time for group discussion on the ways in which we can better vertically align our classes to ensure that every elementary and middle school student is progressing in a sequential manner through the musical concepts needed.
Who says nonfiction can't be every bit as beautiful and artfully crafted as a great poem or novel? Participants in this workshop session will explore practical approaches for engaging students in analyzing and appreciating creative nonfiction. Since critical thinking about how language is used is an exciting excursion into aspects of voice (diction, syntax, imagery, detail, tone, point of view . . . ), we'll start with some "notes for the voice teacher" before getting hands- (and eyes-) on with some great nonfiction texts.
In this session, participants will get an opportunity to get first hand experience with the new Promethean ActivPanel. Participants will learn all of the needed getting started tools to make the Promethean ActivPanel the hub of your classroom! Join us for a fun filled hour of content that will make you ready to amaze your students!
Mystery hangouts is a great way to put critical thinking skills to the test. Hangouts can be used with any student, any subject , or at any level. Connect with other classes across the globe and use critical thinking skills to solve the mystery.
Participants will receive different resources that can be helpful with adding a diverse list of activities to the physical education classroom. Participants will also discuss (round table format) how they include the use of technology in their classroom.
This session will provide strategies for communicating with difficult parents in person, by phone, or in writing as well as strategies for dealing with difficult students. The goal is to help improve positive interactions with parents that will increase parental involvement and support. For students, the goal is to help build positive relationships and increase compliant behaviors, which will help decrease disruptive behaviors that impact the instructional environment.
The attendee will learn how to operationally define behavior, different data collections methods, and how to use this information in the classroom. The attendee will learn behavior management techniques that can apply to students with or without disabilities. The attended will know where to find behavior strategies for a variety of common behaviors among students.
Cultural lessons are always so fun and interesting to incorporate in the classroom. Students are more engaged and excited when learning new things hand on! In this session, we will learn about different paper cutting techniques and symmetry. We will then create our very own Mexican style inspired Papel Picado.
You will be game day ready with this in-depth, play-by-play guided math workshop where you'll experience guided math first-hand by working through five rotations in grade-level teams while developing your personal implementation plan. From intercepting management mishaps to running guided math plays with no fumbles, You will be "coached" through practical strategies to ensure you become a math MVP to your students and school!
Using PASCO's Wireless Weather sensor, collect evidence of factors influencing weather and climate. Log weather data over time to analyze long-term trends, analyze and interpret patterns to construct explanations. Plus, the onboard GPS tracks location for spatial analysis.
Technology impacts our lives now more than ever, and it is constantly changing. New devices, websites, and apps are released at an almost impossible rate, and we’re expected to keep up with everything. While this technology greatly influences our lives, it has an even greater influence on the lives of the generations growing up in the digital age. Children and teens strive even more than we do to keep up with the newest innovations, and they are largely successful, but is knowing how to use something the same as knowing how to use it responsibly? This session aims to close the generation gap between adults and children/teens, teach attendees about the newest and most popular devices and apps, and talk about the preventative measures that can be taken in an effort to protect the younger generations.
The Tabor Rotation is an instructional framework used to differentiate instruction in a guided math classroom. Additionally, the Tabor Rotation method fosters the design of the modern learning environment. During this session, you will explore a variety of resources that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of this rotation strategy. This session is geared towards teachers who have prior knowledge about the Tabor Rotations or have attended our Let's Talk Tabor breakout today.
The Geo-Inquiry Process from National Geographic is a student-centered, problem-based learning framework aimed at empowering our students to make decisions that will create positive change in their communities. This one hour session introduces teachers at all levels and across all subjects to ways they can implement the Geo-Inquiry Process in their own school settings.
BUT I'M NOT TECH SAVVY...This is for the tech competent and the "not so much" :). This session will cover how EASY it can be to host a virtual tour in your classroom. I will explain my personal experience with virtual tours, how beneficial they can be for classes, and show video exemplifying how user-friendly it really is.
This is a session for middle level math and ELA teachers. We will use iReady Standards Mastery, the iReady Teacher Toolbox, iReady Online Instruction, and the iReady Diagnostic results to plan for small group individualized instruction.
Have you ever wondered... what can I do to restore peace and quiet to my classroom? We have the answer. In this session, the Montessori teachers will be sharing a peace curriculum that could easily be implemented in any K-2 classroom. This curriculum includes a year's worth of read alouds divided into four units. Each read-aloud includes a lesson that the class can do to help promote mindfulness among the students. The goal of our session is to help educators promote mindfulness in students and meet ALL the needs of the students in their classroom.
It is important to have at least 3 data points when making instructional decisions. Running records are a great piece of data that can tell a lot about what reading strategies the students are using and neglecting. Participants will analyze running records/oral reading records to plan next steps for instruction. Participants will need to bring their Literacy Continuum by Fountas and Pinnell, a pencil, notebook for notetaking and an open mind for looking for the strengths of readers and next steps for instruction.
Research shows that all students, young/old, black/white, rich/poor, benefit from from the arts and creativity in classroom. It is time for all teaching to reflect that. Let’s throw away the textbooks for hands-on, engaging, creative, arts infused lessons. Any subject, any grade, this professional development session includes brainstorming ideas, growing staff creativity, observing model lessons. During this session, you will learn some unique ways to bring creativity and the arts into every lesson you teach. Join me, as we destroy the confines of “the box: from the inside out.
Have you ever wished you had an extra set of hands to help in your classroom? You do! You're Instructional Assistants are there to help! We'll give you ideas to help maximize learning in your classroom through using you and your assistant effectively.
In this session, participants will get an opportunity to get first hand experience with the new Promethean ActivPanel. Participants will learn all of the needed getting started tools to make the Promethean ActivPanel the hub of your classroom! Join us for a fun filled hour of content that will make you ready to amaze your students!
Have you ever had a student cause a major class disruption? Do you want to learn how to deescalate disruptive behavior without having to involve administration? If so, our session is exactly for you! You will learn how to figure out why behaviors are happening, discover pro-active ways to handle classroom disruptions, and how to collaborate with school personnel to create a preventative and reactive plan to deescalate classroom disruptions safely and appropriately.
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle to create an environmentally-friendly Truffula Tree art project! We will also discuss and explore possible ELA assignments inspired by our art project and the wise and wonderful Dr. Seuss book The Lorax!
Come learn about Anderson Two's brand new inflatable, portable StarLab Planetarium! This will bring plenty of "oohs" and "ahs". More than that, it will inspire your students to engage in a better understanding of the world around them. Studies of our solar system will come alive in this unforgettable dome. This will be available for teachers to check out following the instructional fair.
The attendee will learn domains that can be assessed in an evaluation The attendee will learn how different domains can be assessed The attendee will learn about different cognitive processes and how deficits may appear in the classroom. The attendee will learn strategies guided by evaluation results to enhance their classroom instruction.
Independent does not always mean independent..... using time wisely during independent reading can be a challenge for some, if not all, students. This session will explore the steps teachers and support staff can take to make independent reading the most productive and engaging instructional time of the day.
Keep your students motivated throughout the year by adding a gaming element to your lessons. You will learn the many advantages of using ClassCraft in your classroom including rewarding positive behaviors, penalizing undesirable behaviors, differentiating and providing student choice through the quest system, battling bosses while using formative assessments, and much more.
If student motivation and higher engagement is truly the desired end game, then teachers must adapt right along with their students A week of Tabor Rotation gives teachers a way to help every student accelerate with engaging and hands-on math stations, front-loading of needed skills and concepts, and teacher-guided small groups based on specific levels of student mastery of the unit’s concepts. Join us as we take a look at the framework of the Tabor Rotations and how to successfully implement them into any mathematical unit of study.
The Geo-Inquiry Process from National Geographic is a student-centered, problem-based learning framework aimed at empowering our students to make decisions that will create positive change in their communities. This one hour session introduces teachers at all levels and across all subjects to ways they can implement the Geo-Inquiry Process in their own school settings.
In this interactive workshop type session, you will understand what Black males need to do in school in order to be successful not only in your classroom but in life as well. You will be able to understand why it's important to build healthy relationships with them because it is true that if you show them that you care; they will indeed arise to the expectations that you have set for them in your classroom. The presenter will deliver a high impact presentation developed by Mr. Kevin L. Smith as you complete the interactive worksheet which will be followed by a short question response time.
Chronic missing and late work is a DREAD for all teachers! During this session, learn what measures can be put in place when students fail to complete assignments at all OR are chronically late submitting those assignments.
During this session, we will explore six potentially unproductive Mathematical teaching practices, the reasons the practices exist, and learn productive strategies to counteract the madness.
Teachers are superheros, it’s a known fact but sadly the technology to duplicate yourself is yet to be discovered. This session will give you tips, tricks, and tools for small group time in the classroom. These tips, tricks, and tools will help you monitor better, engage more, and check for understanding all while you are teaching your own small group.
Join us for an engaging, informative, and interactive session on Co-Teaching! In this session, you will learn strategies you can use right away in your classroom. You will receive strategies for building and establishing relationships, planning, organization, instructional methods for delivering the content to all learners, and ways to ensure your co-teaching experience is a success! You will see first hand how Co-Teaching is implemented and works. Please join us as we continue to roll into Co-Teaching with good vibes!
Young people are resilient, but not unbreakable. Exposure to violence and other traumatic events can have a lifelong impact. As educators, using trauma-informed approaches while working with youth can be critical in reducing the impact of the exposure to these events. Join Dana Powell, Parent and Community Engagement Coordinator at the SC Children's Trust, to learn more about the connections between trauma, classroom behavior and school performance. Dana will explore the benefits of trauma informed approaches and strategies to integrate in working with students in a school setting.
This session helps teachers develop a deeper understanding of how to integrate Gizmos into their curriculum, and effective uses of whole group and small group instruction. The session shows teachers how to get the most from the Gizmo Lesson Materials by making intentional instructional decisions. In the workshop, the instructor models best practices for using Gizmos. Teachers work individually or in small groups to integrate best teaching practices with Gizmos into their curriculum.
From Augmented and Virtual Reality to problem solving with robots, we’ve got a lot of interactive, exciting resources to help you teach your standards! Come learn how to take advantage of all A2 has to offer to help engage your students like never before.
In this session, participants will get an opportunity to get first hand experience with the new Promethean ActivPanel. Participants will learn all of the needed getting started tools to make the Promethean ActivPanel the hub of your classroom! Join us for a fun filled hour of content that will make you ready to amaze your students!
Come learn about Anderson Two's brand new inflatable, portable StarLab Planetarium! This will bring plenty of "oohs" and "ahs". More than that, it will inspire your students to engage in a better understanding of the world around them. Studies of our solar system will come alive in this unforgettable dome. This will be available for teachers to check out following the instructional fair.
Create a sculpture and explore lesson ideas inspired by the incredible glass sculptor/artist Dale Chihuly who “draws inspiration from the world around him.” We will create a Chihuly-inspired sculpture that can integrate other areas of the curriculum and help promote STEAM-based learning!
The classroom environment is a crucial part to student learning and can either improve or hinder their progress. One definition of environment provided by Webster’s Dictionary is: the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded. Another is the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influence the life of an individual or community. Both definitions can be applied to a classroom environment. But what about the sensory components of the environment that surrounds our students or the sensory factors an individual student possesses that influences their ability to participate in the environment? This breakout session will assess the 5 typical senses we all learned about in kindergarten as well as the lesser know but just as important proprioceptive and vestibular system and how they can be used in the classroom setting to enhance learning. We will also discuss how a students ability to process these senses can influence their ability to participate in the classroom environment. This session will be interactive at times and variety of fun snacks and toys will be available throughout the session. So let’s see how we manage our own sensory systems in the classroom environment and learn how we can change our environment to meet our students needs!
If you are new to PowerSchool or want to freshen up your skills. We will go over PowerSchool Reports, searches, answer questions and help with any areas you are having difficulties with.
It's the season for champions! What is your game plan for tackling TDA's on the upcoming state assessment? How can you be sure your students are ready for what they are required to do? Visit this session to gain valuable resources, ideas, and strategies to help your learners tackle Text Depedent Analysis and score big on SC Ready!
Find out how you and your students can add image, sound, and video elements to digital products without copyright complications, fair use fuss, or creative commons confusion!
I earned my BA degree in 1993 from Clemson University and my MLIS degree in 2008 from the University of South Carolina. My career in education has afforded me the privilege of being both a classroom teacher and a school librarian in elementary and middle schools. I absolutely love... Read More →
I earned a BA degree from North Greenville University and an MLIS degree in 2017 from the University of South Carolina. I began my career in education as a classroom teacher, teaching all grades kindergarten through third grade. This is my fourth year working as a Media Speciali... Read More →
A session that will not argue the merits of retaking and redoing assessments, but rather will focus on research-based solutions for doing them right, without losing your mind! Parts of the session will include access to already made forms and tickets that can modified to use in your own classroom!
BHP received a "Good" rating on the the 2018 State Report Card. Joins us as we look at what determined the rating and see how we compared to other high schools in the county. We will analyze the categories and see what we can do to ensure we are getting all of the points that are available.
I asked my students to answer the following three questions. 100 students took a test. How many cheated? 100 students do a book report. How many did not read the book? 100 students do homework. How many copied another students work?
I have researched how to create a classroom in which students are held accountable for completing their own work. A classroom without cheaters. I do not want to help create a generation of people who know nothing without access to the internet or a friend with integrity. Join me.
This session will demonstrate an engaging strategy to promote problem-solving activities in collaborative groups where students take the lead and the teacher serves as the facilitator.
Have you ever wondered how to implement Writing Workshop in the primary grades? Are you looking for a writing strategy that you can take back to your classroom immediately? If so, this session is for you! Learn the components of Writing Workshop while particpating in a hands-on writing strategy.
You may have heard of Class Dojo, but you may not be aware of how much easier it can make your life as a teacher. Class Dojo can help you promote positive behavior, improve parent communication, connect social media to your classroom, and provide other necessary teacher tools...ALL IN ONE PLACE! Come learn about the new and improved Class Dojo, and have time to get your OWN Class Dojo set up. You'll be ready to implement it your next day back to school...
Come explore activities that make your students excited to learn math each day. You will interact with differentiated math resources that get you away from that everyday Math whole group.
We hope you found today to be very productive! Please let us know your thoughts on this year's in-district conference by completing this form: bit.ly/2019asd2
Monday February 18, 2019 3:15pm - 3:30pm PST
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