Memphis 13 Winter Conference

Amelia Kimbro, MTR c/o 2022
(K-5 | Science & MLL)

Attendees will enhance delivering science content through attention to the required language to make student thinking and expression possible (such as syntax and polysemous words and phrases). Attendees will engage in examples with comprehensible input, vocabulary (Tier 1 → Tier II and Tier III), sentence structures, etc.

Amber Pittman, MTR c/o 2022
(K-5 | All content areas)

Attendees will find ways to use stations in order to help students thrive during Tier 1 instruction and to help them become facilitators of their learning process.

Justin Siebert, MTR c/o 2012
(K-12 | Science & Math)

In this burst session, we’ll share successes, struggles, and insights gained from our classrooms as we’ve implemented practices from Peter Liljedahl’s book, Building Thinking Classrooms (BTC). And if you don’t know what BTC is, we’ll give you the elevator pitch for how BTC can get your students thinking deeply about the math and science content you teach!

Ivy Hill, MTR c/o 2022
(6-12 | Science & MLL)

Science is full of Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 vocabulary interacting in ways that students are unfamiliar with. In classes with many ELLs, Tier 1 vocab can get in the way of their understanding academic vocabulary. Implementing frequent visual supports can help students use vocabulary more flexibly and help them to use academic language in discourse. This burst will show many examples across Physical Science & Biology of how to incorporate visual vocabulary and easy ways to assess understanding, without requiring students to fully write their ideas (great for explore phase/ELL students!).

Zach Emptage, MTR c/o 2021
(K-12 | All content areas)

Coaching sports provides teachers with an incredible opportunity to connect with students outside of the classroom in something they are passionate about. However, many of the logistics that go along with coaching (scheduling games, arranging transportation, communicating with parents) can be overwhelming. The goal of this burst session is to provide teachers with strategies and resources for handling the logistical parts of coaching, so that they can focus on actually coaching and connecting with students.

Lizzie Fortin, MTR c/o 2022
(6-12 | All content areas)

This burst will help teachers who want to become an AP teacher by detailing the process and timeline for becoming an AP teacher in the MSCS district.

Britney Bryson, LPC-MHSP, BC-TMH
(All | Life Track)

Sundays and sleep do not have to be the enemy. And yet, with our stress levels and the demands of our lives, they definitely are hard to get along with. Let's explore how to turn Sunday scaries into our very own Sunday sanctuary, and how to make sleep our friend again.

Letitia R. Williams
(All | Life Track)

Attendees can visit this burst to learn about free tax preparation support provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other volunteer opportunities.

Mary Cartwright & Rachael Deen,
MTR c/o 2021
(K-5 | ELA)

Have you been interested in incorporating or strengthening drills to improve your reading instruction every day? In this burst we will discuss routines that have allowed steady growth for all learners in our classrooms and we'll share ideas and resources for you to take back to your classroom.