Using Google Forms to differentiate instruction for students by creating sections. Students learning is determined by answers given. The answers link to sections with either new information or more practice as needed.

Do your students tend to forget course material just weeks, days, or even hours from when you taught it? Dive into the science of learning and discover simple ways to make that learning stick long-term! Participants' names will be entered into a drawing for Powerful Teaching - a book that is a game changer for any educator!

TheMathContest.com provides 4 different mathematics competitions for students and enthusiasts from around the globe. Participants answer problems at 4 different ability levels. Success is rewarded by recognition daily and weekly on the website. Students can also win a contest t-shirt. Teachers can use these problems to stimulate interest and enthusiasm in mathematics outside the classroom, especially during a virtual setting! See how this site, sponsored by the School of Education at the University of Mississippi can stimulate a math competition at your school or inside your classroom while competing with people from across the globe.

Need a way to hold students accountable for breakout room discussions? In this session, participants will look at how collaboration tools can be used to capture conversations between students in small groups.

This is a popular and engaging trend for teachers that are teaching virutually. Basically, a Bitmoji classroom is a slide or a series of slides (Google Slides or PowerPoint) that contain links for students to access assignments and additional resources. The Bitmoji slide can then be inserted typically on the homepage of your teaching platform, Google Classroom, Canvas...etc.

Teaching remotely creates the challenges of how to build classroom community and how to engage students in discussion. Flipgrid, a free tool, is a simple quick way to engage students. Students record video messages and respond to each other online. Teachers can provide feedback, assign a grade to the discussion, and link to Google Classroom as well! This session will teach you how to use it in a virtual or traditional classroom setting.

Movement for young children is funamental to their overall development and well-being. This presentation will engage participants in research-based movement strategies for integration into the classroom (both F2F and virtually). The presenters will model a movement “BLT” framework for effective integration to build engagement, social-emotional skills, and cognition. This framework can easily be applied in any classroom setting. Participants will also be provided with a few free movement videos developed by the presenters to use with their classes after the session!

Quick overview of the National Board Certification Program, the professional and financial rewards (MDE will reimburse all first time candidates. Additional annual stipend of $6000 to $10,000 depending on where you live), as well as the program's flexibility. The *New* Two Year Process: Complete one component a semester.