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iDCPS Conference 2024
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Welcome to the iDCPS Conference 2024 registration site!  Before registering for sessions, you will need to create an account by clicking on the "Sign Up" option on the menu bar at the top and selecting "Sign Up with Email" (use school email address).  Once an account has been created, you will be able to sign up for sessions.  If you attended iDCPS Conference 2023 then you already have an account created and should use that same account to register for sessions.

You will need to select a session for all time slots.  Please be sure to review the conference website for sample schedules and sessions that are required for your position.

To view session descriptions, hover over the session title. To view additional information such as the intended audience and mandatory audience, either hover over or click on the session title. To sign up for a session, click on "Add to My Sched".  ***You will NOT be prompted to submit and/or save after selecting sessions. A copy of your schedule for the day will be provided for you during registration on August 7, 2024 and August 8, 2024.
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Wednesday, August 7
 

8:00am EDT

Opening Session and Keynote Speaker
Wednesday August 7, 2024 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Auditorium
Wednesday August 7, 2024 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Auditorium Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Keynote

9:30am EDT

AI in the Secondary Classroom
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 16/18
What is all the buzz about AI? Discover how you can utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase student engagement, and enhance your educational practices. This session will explore different AI platforms (beyond ChatGPT) that you can use to increase your productivity and teach your students about AI.
Speakers
IS
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 16/18 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Asbestos Training
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 72
Speakers
MD
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 72 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Implementing Recreational Sports into the Secondary PE Classroom to Heighten Student Engagement
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Main Gym
How do you encourage ALL students to participate and be excited to remain healthy while enrolled in PE classes AND BEYOND. Come learn highly engaging activities like Spike-ball, Putter-ball Badminton, and Pickleball that will get heart rates AND engagment levels up!
Speakers
JW
JC
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Main Gym Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Onboard Tablet Refresher
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Cafeteria
Speakers
TD
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Cafeteria Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

VaCORP
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Auxiliary Gym
Speakers
ME
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Auxiliary Gym Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Google Sheets: Basics, Tips, and Simple Tricks
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 127
"This session will be geared towards individuals with very limited experience using Google Sheets to more easily compile, organize and communicate data. Topics will include conditional formatting, data validation to incorporate drop down boxes, simple formulas, checkbox usage, sorting, hiding data, protecting fields, and sharing tabs to existing and new spreadsheets.
Conditional formatting
Data Validation with drop down boxes
Simple Formulas
Adding Checkboxes
Sorting/Filtering/ Hiding Data
Protecting and Sharing Data

This will be the same course as was offered at iDCPS 2023. Laptops will be required. "
Speakers
JM
PM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 127 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

9:30am EDT

Master Your To-Do-List: Productivity & Efficiency Tools to Make Your Life Easier
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 129
Ever wonder how to get things done faster and better? This session is all about showing you how to work smarter, not harder. Learn cool tips and tricks to make tasks easier and achieve your goals. We will be delving into how to use tools Google Suite, One Note, Microsoft Suite, etc. along with some custom productivity templates to help you track completed tasks, monitor and coordinate projects, and plan tasks and projects in the future. **You will need to bring your laptop to this session.
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Raney

Elizabeth Raney

Student Information Specialist, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 129 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

9:30am EDT

Safeguarding Your Digital Presence
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 108
This session will discuss ways to keep your informaiton safe while on the internet.
Speakers
TA
DW
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Room 108 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

9:30am EDT

1st Grade: ELA Curriculum (HQIM: HMH) and Standards
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 140
This session will explore the new ELA standards, what this means for our ELA curriculum work, and how these changes will impact ELA instruction. This session will also unpack high quality instructional materials (HQIM), how to access and utilize these materials, alignment, and what this looks like in practice.
Speakers
avatar for Penny Brooks
avatar for Melissa Powers
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 140 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

2nd Grade: ELA Curriculum (HQIM: HMH) and Standards
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 142
This session will explore the new ELA standards, what this means for our ELA curriculum work, and how these changes will impact ELA instruction. This session will also unpack high quality instructional materials (HQIM), how to access and utilize these materials, alignment, and what this looks like in practice.
Speakers
SV
DM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 142 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

3rd Grade: ELA Curriculum (HQIM: HMH) and Standards
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 134
This session will explore the new ELA standards, what this means for our ELA curriculum work, and how these changes will impact ELA instruction. This session will also unpack high quality instructional materials (HQIM), how to access and utilize these materials, alignment, and what this looks like in practice.
Speakers
AZ
avatar for Christine Pagan

Christine Pagan

Title I Reading Interventionist, Sutherland Elementary School
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 134 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

4th Grade: ELA Curriculum (HQIM: HMH) and Standards
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 132
This session will explore the new ELA standards, what this means for our ELA curriculum work, and how these changes will impact ELA instruction. This session will also unpack high quality instructional materials (HQIM), how to access and utilize these materials, alignment, and what this looks like in practice.
Speakers
RS
TL
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 132 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

5th Grade: ELA Curriculum (HQIM: HMH) and Standards
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 130
This session will explore the new ELA standards, what this means for our ELA curriculum work, and how these changes will impact ELA instruction. This session will also unpack high quality instructional materials (HQIM), how to access and utilize these materials, alignment, and what this looks like in practice.
Speakers
MW
MM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 130 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

CLASS: Instructional Support Domain
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 103
During this session, participants will explore the Instructional Support domain of CLASS and be given strategies and tools to increase interactions in the dimensions of Concept Development, Quality of Feedback, and Language Modeling.
Speakers
AS
EC
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 103 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Developing Writers: A Workshop for Secondary Teachers & Introduction to Scoring Training
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 86
We hope you will leave this session with new tools and ideas to help students become effective, independent writers. Time given for secondary teacher collaboration will help start the conversation about what our students need and how we can help them transition more smoothly from one grade to the next–the “write” way. Additionally, this session will provide the background needed to understand how SOL writing prompts are developed and scored.
Speakers
FE
RG
CG

Crystal Giannini

Teacher, English Department
avatar for Catina Chapman

Catina Chapman

English Teacher, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 86 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Engaging ALL Learners: Effective Strategies for ELs and Beyond!
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Auditorium Center
English Learners are not the only students who need support to grasp what is being said. As our classroom evolves into a more diverse group of learners, it is important to know the best engagement strategies that will capture and build capacity for all students. Learn more about the 2020 WIDA standards and how to utilize those in tandum with your content standards/competencies.
Speakers
TB
JR
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Auditorium Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Identifying and Supporting Students with Trauma Experiences
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 98
Students experience various forms and degrees of trauma as a result of death, illness, crisis, and loss, often affecting behavioral, social-emotional and academic growth, which can lead to harmful behaviors if unrecognized and untreated. Through scenario-based examples and activities, participants will learn how to identify traumatic events, experience, and effects. A trauma-informed approach within a multi-tiered system of support will be described, and specific examples and resources will be provided in order to apply the concepts learned.

Objectives:
*Recognize indicators/risk factors of trauma among students.
*Recognize students experiencing trauma and/or grief.
*Identify examples of tiered supports for students experiencing trauma and/or grief.
Speakers
T
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 98 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Kindergarten: ELA Curriculum (HQIM: HMH) and Standards
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 138
This session will explore the new ELA standards, what this means for our ELA curriculum work, and how these changes will impact ELA instruction. This session will also unpack high quality instructional materials (HQIM), how to access and utilize these materials, alignment, and what this looks like in practice.
Speakers
DI
avatar for Desiree' Roberts
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 138 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:30am EDT

Using the Unique Learning System
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 116
During this session, participants will learn to use the Unique Learning System effectively. Participants will set up their classes and create lesson plans for the first month of school. Participants will also learn to use the features in Unique to assess students, collect data, and monitor progress. This event is mandatory for all teachers who teach at least one self-contained course.
Speakers
DR
AH
Wednesday August 7, 2024 9:30am - 11:40am EDT
Room 116 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:40am EDT

LUNCH
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Front Loop - Center
Food Trucks
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Front Loop - Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Networking

10:40am EDT

EVERFI Resources: Integrating Career Readiness into Everyday Instruction
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Room 128
Help students go beyond “What do I want to be when I grow up?” to preparing for life in the modern workforce by strengthening career readiness in every classroom. Through a variety of free online and offline activities, teachers can expose students to new careers, help them develop in-demand skills, and empower them with the confidence to achieve their goals. Attendees of this session will come away with concrete ideas and free turnkey lessons plans for embedding career readiness and employability skills into their content-area lessons. To get the most out of this session, bring a device and your pacing guide or planning materials.
Speakers
ER
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Room 128 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:40am EDT

Not Your Typical Game of Dodgeball
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Main Gym
One of the most well known and loved games with a spin: pin dodgeball, barrier dodgeball and team dodgeball! Get all students involved while getting heart rates AND engagment levels up!
Speakers
JW
JC
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Main Gym Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:40am EDT

Safety in the Art Classroom
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Room 74
Participants will review the DCPS Safety Manual and discuss safety procedures.
Speakers
JW
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Room 74 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:40am EDT

The Art of Speaking
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Room 96
Many students (& adults) tremble at the thought of having to speak in front of others. Learn strategies for promoting stronger, more confident speakers AND how to provide meaningful feedback for continued growth.
Speakers
avatar for Carly Woolfolk

Carly Woolfolk

Director of Secondary Education & CTE, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 10:40am - 11:40am EDT
Room 96 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

LUNCH
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Front Loop - Center
Food Trucks
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Front Loop - Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Networking

11:50am EDT

Best Practices for Integrating EVERFI into the Classroom
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 128
Do your students have a hard time engaging with history, navigating or seeing the personal connection? Together, we’ll examine free online lessons that will hook students and help them connect events from the past to modern skills and experiences – all in a self-paced, interactive format, providing the opportunity for personal, meaningful engagement. This session will also highlight EVERFI's online health, digital literacy and mental wellness resources so educators can create their own customized and flexible learning plans. To get the most out of this session, bring a device and your pacing guide or planning materials.
Speakers
ER
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 128 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Breaking Down SOL Prompt Scoring: DHS English
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 86
Participants will look at rubrics, anchor papers, and score practice sets of essays for the EOC writing test and the new IRW, which will help with teacher alignment when student work is evaluated. Teachers will have some time to plan and develop materials for their classes that will help students respond to prompts successfully.
Speakers
FE
HD
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 86 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Customer Service
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 130
Description to come.
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 130 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Medicaid Expansion Training
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 132
This is a mandatory training. All participants will need a laptop for this training.
Speakers
KF
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 132 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Navigating Asset Essentials & Smartfind Express
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 72
Speakers
MT
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 72 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Responsive Classroom
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 102
Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research, and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers.
Speakers
avatar for Catina Chapman

Catina Chapman

English Teacher, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
LL
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 102 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Review of the New Math Standards and Curriculum
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 120
Participants will review the updated curriculum guides to incorporate the 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning.
Speakers
DM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 120 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Safety in the CTE Laboratory
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 74
Participants will review the DCPS Safety Manual and discuss safety procedures.
Speakers
JW
avatar for Carly Woolfolk

Carly Woolfolk

Director of Secondary Education & CTE, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 74 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

VACORP
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Auxiliary Gym
Speakers
TD
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Auxiliary Gym Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:50am EDT

Canva/Pixlr: Where Creativity and Magic Happen!
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 129
Canva is a robust yet easy-to-use tool that staff can use to create flyers, calendars, videos, presentations and so much more! Come to learn how to create your Canva for Education account and see a demonstration of how to produce some frequently needed documents. You do not need to have any graphic design experience…Canva is very easy to use for all skill levels! NOTE: If you attended this session in 2023, there will be some new and additional information and tips shared (including many of Canva's newer "magic" tools) and this year we are adding information about the Pixlr photo editor. **Participants need to bring a laptop….magic wand is optional :-).
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Raney

Elizabeth Raney

Student Information Specialist, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 129 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:50am EDT

Create an Online Board Game to Revitalize Your Content Reviews
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Library
Create and use a Flippity online board game to engage your students during content reviews. Customize your electronic deck of cards with Q&A specific to your instruction. Questions may be short answer, true/false, or multiple-choice format. Design your board to include images, video clips, web links, Google Drawings, EquatiO equations, or Desmos links. Choose the number of board spaces on your game board and the colors. Participants should bring (1) some review content in their subject areas and (2) their laptops. During the session, each will produce the beginning of a Flippity board game that incorporates the use of images, video clips, and other customizations, along with a card deck that uses a variety of question formats.
Speakers
avatar for Jeanne Minetree

Jeanne Minetree

Librarian, Dinwiddie High School
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Library Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:50am EDT

Elevate Your Google Sheets Experience
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 127
Unlock the potential of your data for teachers who are familiar with Google Sheets and are ready to delve into more functionalities. Each function covered has its own unique application and can be combined with others to solve more complex problems. We'll cover functions and features as follows:
· COUNT & COUNTA: Count cells with numerical and non-numerical data.

· SUMIF & COUNTIF: Perform conditional summing and counting.

· AVERAGE: Calculate the mean of a group of numbers.

· SUBTOTAL: Find the total of non-hidden rows when you have a filter on.

· IF, AND, OR: Apply logical operations with conditional statements and combine multiple conditions in logical tests.

· COUNTUNIQUEIFS: Returns unique number/count based on other conditions specified.

· CONDITIONAL FORMATTING: Learn various ways to format or highlight your data.

· PLUS MORE...
Speakers
PM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 127 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:50am EDT

Secondary Technology Petting Zoo
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 110
DCPS has a lot of technology that helps to bring your lessons to life! Join this session to explore what innovative technology items can be sprinkled into your instruction to make learning more engaging.
Speakers
IS
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 110 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:50am EDT

Special Education Classes: Who's In and Who's Out
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 116
When students are placed on the Applied Studies Diploma track or in special education classes, it not only impacts students outcomes, but it also affects our state performance on several Indicators (Indicator 1: Graduation Rate, Indicator 3: Participation in Statewide Assessments, and Indicator 5: Least Restrictive Environment). During this session we will discuss who qualifies for participation in VAAP vs SOLs and how this impacts where students receive services. We will also discuss the implications of Applied Studies Diploma and special education classes.
Speakers
DR
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 116 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:50am EDT

Up for the Challenge: Navigating Challenging Behavior
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 82
An interactive session to equip, empower, and encourage all who dare to attend!

Journey through an exploration of underlying causes of challenging behaviors while shedding light on the developmental, emotional, and social factors that contribute to them.We will focus on the complexities of these behaviors and provide guidance to help you move from understanding the issues to using strategies that help remedy them.
Speakers
JJ
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm EDT
Room 82 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:50am EDT

Tools for Success: How Do We Measure Up?
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 2:00pm EDT
Room 133/157
Speakers
ME
Wednesday August 7, 2024 11:50am - 2:00pm EDT
Room 133/157 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

LUNCH
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Front Loop - Center
Food Trucks
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Front Loop - Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Networking

1:00pm EDT

Early Learning Developmental Standards (ELDs), Birth to 5: Application in Lesson Planning
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 103
During this session, participants will be provided with an overview of the ELDs and participate in hands-on activities which engage them in the application of the ELDs as a resource in lesson planning.
Speakers
KS
JM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 103 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Keystone Training
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 130
Description to come.
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 130 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

VACORP
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Auxiliary Gym
Speakers
MD
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Auxiliary Gym Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Writing Workouts! Building Stamina with Daily Writing Routines.
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 16/18
Do your students need to increase their writing stamina? This session will help teachers find ways to incorporate writing into daily classroom routines. Starting small is key to building stamina for longer writing tasks. Activities will be discussed that can be put into place day one!
Speakers
TL
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 16/18 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Canva for Presentations, Social Media, and More
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 127
If you love creating designs, presentations, and posting to your favorite social media accounts, come learn some techniques and tricks of using Canva and leave with basic knowledge and where to go to keep learning this exciting application for education!
How to find the right template
Using free images or uploading an image
Editing the template to make it your own
Making custom content
Printing and saving your design
Plus links to tutorials like "Teach with Canva" where you can keep learning how to use presentations, videos, designing agendas or activities, collaborations, and much more!
Speakers
PM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 127 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

1:00pm EDT

Elementary Technology Petting Zoo
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 110
DCPS has a lot of technology that helps to bring your lessons to life! Join this session to explore what innovative technology items can be sprinkled into your instruction to make learning more engaging.
Speakers
IS
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 110 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

1:00pm EDT

Master Your To-Do-List: Productivity & Efficiency Tools to Make Your Life Easier
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 129
Ever wonder how to get things done faster and better? This session is all about showing you how to work smarter, not harder. Learn cool tips and tricks to make tasks easier and achieve your goals. We will be delving into how to use tools Google Suite, One Note, Microsoft Suite, etc. along with some custom productivity templates to help you track completed tasks, monitor and coordinate projects, and plan tasks and projects in the future. **You will need to bring your laptop to this session.
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Raney

Elizabeth Raney

Student Information Specialist, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 129 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

1:00pm EDT

Safeguarding Your Digital Presence
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 108
This session will discuss ways to keep your informaiton safe while on the internet.
Speakers
TA
DW
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 108 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

1:00pm EDT

Up for the Challenge: Navigating Challenging Behavior
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 82
An interactive session to equip, empower, and encourage all who dare to attend!

Journey through an exploration of underlying causes of challenging behaviors while shedding light on the developmental, emotional, and social factors that contribute to them.We will focus on the complexities of these behaviors and provide guidance to help you move from understanding the issues to using strategies that help remedy them.
Speakers
JJ
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Room 82 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

1:00pm EDT

1st Grade: What is VALLS?
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 140
The Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLS) will provide more comprehensive data regarding components of both decoding/encoding and language comprehension. This means VALLSS will offer a more complete picture of student performance and literacy needs. In this session, you will learn about the VALLSS subtests, how to administer each component, and how to interpret the data.
Speakers
RS
MM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 140 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

2nd Grade: What is VALLS?
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 142
The Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLS) will provide more comprehensive data regarding components of both decoding/encoding and language comprehension. This means VALLSS will offer a more complete picture of student performance and literacy needs. In this session, you will learn about the VALLSS subtests, how to administer each component, and how to interpret the data.
Speakers
avatar for Christine Pagan

Christine Pagan

Title I Reading Interventionist, Sutherland Elementary School
avatar for Melissa Powers
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 142 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

3rd Grade: What is VALLS?
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 134
The Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLS) will provide more comprehensive data regarding components of both decoding/encoding and language comprehension. This means VALLSS will offer a more complete picture of student performance and literacy needs. In this session, you will learn about the VALLSS subtests, how to administer each component, and how to interpret the data.
Speakers
DM
MW
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 134 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

All Fired Up
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 74
In this session you will learn how to use clay at all grade levels using various techniques while discussing best practices for instructional delivery. Additionally, presenters will share simple ways to incorporate literacy into the art classroom by allowing students to share their inspiration through writing!
Speakers
avatar for Austin Lynch
avatar for Laura Lockhart

Laura Lockhart

Elementary Art Teacher, Dinwiddie County
avatar for Ashley Hall
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 74 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Kindergarten: What is VALLS?
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 138
The Virginia Language and Literacy Screening System (VALLS) will provide more comprehensive data regarding components of both decoding/encoding and language comprehension. This means VALLSS will offer a more complete picture of student performance and literacy needs. In this session, you will learn about the VALLSS subtests, how to administer each component, and how to interpret the data.
Speakers
AZ
avatar for Desiree' Roberts
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 138 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Transportation Department Inservice and Teambuilding
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Auditorium Center
Speakers
TD
Wednesday August 7, 2024 1:00pm - 3:10pm EDT
Auditorium Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

2:10pm EDT

AI in the Secondary Classroom
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 16/18
What is all the buzz about AI? Discover how you can utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase student engagement, and enhance your educational practices. This session will explore different AI platforms (beyond ChatGPT) that you can use to increase your productivity and teach your students about AI.
Speakers
IS
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 16/18 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

2:10pm EDT

Best Practices for Integrating EVERFI into the Classroom
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 128
Do your students have a hard time engaging with history, navigating or seeing the personal connection? Together, we’ll examine free online lessons that will hook students and help them connect events from the past to modern skills and experiences – all in a self-paced, interactive format, providing the opportunity for personal, meaningful engagement. This session will also highlight EVERFI's online health, digital literacy and mental wellness resources so educators can create their own customized and flexible learning plans. To get the most out of this session, bring a device and your pacing guide or planning materials.
Speakers
ER
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 128 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

2:10pm EDT

Cultural Competency - Transportation, Nutrition & Maintenance
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Auditorium Center
Speakers
HR
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Auditorium Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

2:10pm EDT

Safety in the Science Laboratory
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 72
Participants will review the DCPS Safety Manual and discuss safety procedures.
Speakers
JW
avatar for Carly Woolfolk

Carly Woolfolk

Director of Secondary Education & CTE, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 72 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

2:10pm EDT

Student Success: Throw Out a Life Preserver to Preschoolers
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 103
Some preschoolers are faced with many challenges when transitioning into a structured full day program. In this session we will provide a brief explanation/review of our Student Success process. Particpants will swim away with an understanding of the process, how to complete the paperwork, examples of data collection and progress monitoring, and more.
Speakers
avatar for Penny Brooks
MP
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 103 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

2:10pm EDT

A Whole LATTE PositiviTEA
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 86
Grab a warm beverage from the coffee/tea bar, sip and share uplifting stories with one another! Embrace and learn the benefits of a positive learning environment.
Speakers
KK
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 86 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Adventures with Stories and STEM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 80
Explore innovative strategies to seamlessly integrate new children's literature with exciting STEM activities. Participants delve into a curated selection of contemporary books, each carefully chosen to inspire scientific inquiry and critical thinking in young learners. From exploring scientific concepts in stories to designing engineering challenges inspired by characters' adventures, this course equips you with practical tools to seamlessly integrate literature and STEM in your teaching practice. Through collaborative discussions and interactive workshops, educators discover how to foster a classroom environment that nurtures curiosity and problem-solving skills. By combining the power of storytelling with STEM exploration, this course equips teachers with the tools to create enriching educational experiences that ignite a passion for learning in their students.
Speakers
DE
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 80 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Chopped: Heart, Hope, Heroes Edition!
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 102
Open your baskets! In this interactive make and take session you will delve into combining the Harvard Project Zero Thinking Routines with Instructional Technology tools. Become familiar with the thinking routines and develop practical ways that you can use these right away!
Speakers
avatar for Amanda Booe

Amanda Booe

Innovation Specialist
PF
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 102 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Create an Online Board Game to Revitalize Your Content Reviews
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Library
Do you have trouble locating digital files on your computer, hard drive, flash drive, or phone? Are your digital photos a jumbled mess? Do you have 100 "Untitled documents" in your Google Drive? If so, this is the session for you! We will go over how to organize digital files so that you can easily access them in the future, we will briefly discuss how to use Microsoft OneNote as a digital notebook that can store information and documents you can access anywhere, and we will talk about the importance of periodic review and purging of files to keep your drives clean and updated. **You will need to bring your laptop to this session.
Speakers
avatar for Jeanne Minetree

Jeanne Minetree

Librarian, Dinwiddie High School
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Library Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Creating Simple Picture Quizzes in Google Sheets From Scratch
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 201
We will be creating Quizzes in Google Sheets that will gradually display a simple picture as students correctly enter answers. We will all start with a blank template and begin work together with the goal being to create a shared library of varying Google Sheets Picture Quizzes. Laptops with access to the Google Drive will be required.
Speakers
JM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 201 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Excel for Financial Modeling and Reporting
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 127
This quick dive into Excel is for individuals who have a foundational understanding of Excel and wish to go deeper into the following areas:
Utilizing tools for data sorting, filtering, and formatting
Enhancing knowledge of Excel functions and formulas such as:
XLOOKUP: Searches a range or an array, and returns an item corresponding to the first match it finds.
INDEX/MATCH: A powerful combination that retrieves the value at a given position in a range or array.
SUMIFS: Adds the cells specified by a given set of conditions or criteria.
TEXTJOIN: Combines text from multiple ranges and/or strings, and includes a delimiter you specify.
IFS: Checks whether one or more conditions are met and returns a value that corresponds to the first TRUE condition.
Speakers
PM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 127 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Gifted Identification
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 104
  • How do we identify gifted learners in our classroom?
  • What are some characteristics we should be looking for within our classroom?
  • Once we identify how we can make our classrooms successful using differentiation?
Get your answers to all these questions and more at our session!
Speakers
MG

Michael Grise

Gifted Specialist
CM
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 104 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Organizing Your Digital Life
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 129
Do you have trouble locating digital files on your computer, hard drive, flash drive, or phone? Are your digital photos a jumbled mess? Do you have 100 "Untitled documents" in your Google Drive? If so, this is the session for you! We will go over how to organize digital files so that you can easily access them in the future, we will briefly discuss how to use Microsoft OneNote as a digital notebook that can store information and documents you can access anywhere, and we will talk about the importance of periodic review and purging of files to keep your drives clean and updated. **You will need to bring your laptop to this session.
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Raney

Elizabeth Raney

Student Information Specialist, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 129 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Safeguarding Your Digital Presence
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 108
This session will discuss ways to keep your informaiton safe while on the internet.
Speakers
TA
DW
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 108 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Special Education Classes: Who's In and Who's Out
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 116
When students are placed on the Applied Studies Diploma track or in special education classes, it not only impacts students outcomes, but it also affects our state performance on several Indicators (Indicator 1: Graduation Rate, Indicator 3: Participation in Statewide Assessments, and Indicator 5: Least Restrictive Environment). During this session we will discuss who qualifies for participation in VAAP vs SOLs and how this impacts where students receive services. We will also discuss the implications of Applied Studies Diploma and special education classes.
Speakers
DR
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 116 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

2:10pm EDT

Up for the Challenge: Navigating Challenging Behavior
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 82
An interactive session to equip, empower, and encourage all who dare to attend!

Journey through an exploration of underlying causes of challenging behaviors while shedding light on the developmental, emotional, and social factors that contribute to them.We will focus on the complexities of these behaviors and provide guidance to help you move from understanding the issues to using strategies that help remedy them.
Speakers
JJ
Wednesday August 7, 2024 2:10pm - 3:10pm EDT
Room 82 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional
 
Thursday, August 8
 

8:00am EDT

AI in the Secondary Classroom
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 16/18
What is all the buzz about AI? Discover how you can utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase student engagement, and enhance your educational practices. This session will explore different AI platforms (beyond ChatGPT) that you can use to increase your productivity and teach your students about AI.
Speakers
IS
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 16/18 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

Emotional Support in the Elementary PE Setting
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 80
Speakers
LB

Lindsay Britt

Social Worker
MF
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 80 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

Empowering Research: Unveiling PebbleGo and Proquest
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 72
Discover how PebbleGo and ProQuest will serve as invaluable tools to fortify research endeavors within the classroom and library. Through engaging discussions and hands-on exploration, participants will uncover innovative strategies for leveraging these platforms to meet SOL requirements and cultivate critical thinking and information literacy.
Speakers
LM
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 72 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

IEP Bootcamp
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 116
Creating effective Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) is essential for ensuring the academic and personal success of students with diverse needs. In this session, participants will learn how to develop legally compliant IEPs that are tailored to meet the unique needs of each student.
Speakers
AH
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 116 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

Using the VAAP Guidance Tool
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 133/157
Beginning July 1st, the new VAAP guidance tool must be used to assist IEP teams in determining eligibility for student participation in VAAP. During this session, case managers will have the opportunity to review the tool and discuss how it may impact students on their caseloads. Participants will need to bring a fully charged laptop to the session.
Speakers
DR
AL
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 133/157 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

What the Science of Reading Means for Preschool
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 103
What is ALL this talk about the Virginia Literacy Act and the science of reading research, and how does it effect me and my preschoolers? Particpants will gain an understanding of what ALL the talk is about and how to implement evidence-based instructional stragegies with fidelity when teaching four year olds.
Speakers
avatar for Penny Brooks
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 103 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

What to Look for When Referring for Visual & Performing Arts Program
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 104
The main focus audience is classroom, music, and art teachers who work with fourth - seventh grade students. ... We'll delve into the nuances of artistic expression, exploring how to recognize students who demonstrate a natural affinity for painting, drawing, sculpture, and music. From keen observation skills to a flair for storytelling, we'll uncover the diverse traits that set artistic talents apart.
Speakers
MG

Michael Grise

Gifted Specialist
avatar for Ashley Hall
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Room 104 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

CTLG: Strategies in Math (DMS)
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Room 118
Instructional Best Practices & Content Alignment
Successful teaching and learning begins with the alignment of the Written, Taught, and Tested curriculum. We provide services that build the capacity of your teachers, schools, and district by supporting the use of effective, research-based instructional practices to engage and motivate all learners. Whether it is curriculum design, pedagogy, or instructional best practices, we tailor our professional development to meet your specific needs and goals.
Speakers
ST
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Room 118 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

CTLG: Strategies in Science (DMS)
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Room 132
Effective (and Practical) Ways to Connect Science and Literacy: Learn practical strategies to connect science and literacy and how to use these simple strategies that busy teachers can successfully employ to increase critical thinking. The session is designed with busy teachers in mind, offering simple and time-efficient techniques that can be easily implemented to enhance critical thinking skills among students. The strategies include scaffolds that support strategies with a variety of learners.
Speakers
ER
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Room 132 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

Engaging ALL Learners: Effective Strategies for ELs and Beyond!
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Room 82
English Learners are not the only students who need support to grasp what is being said. As our classroom evolves into a more diverse group of learners, it is important to know the best engagement strategies that will capture and build capacity for all students. Learn more about the 2020 WIDA standards and how to utilize those in tandum with your content standards/competencies.
Speakers
TB
JR
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Room 82 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

Math Exploration Reimagined - 3-5
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Auditorium
With the onset of new math standards, we will take a deep dive into reimagining mathematical teaching and learning. This session will unpack the new math standards and the new data cycle, while exploring creative ways to approach math in daily instruction.
Speakers
MI
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Auditorium Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

8:00am EDT

Math Exploration Reimagined - K-2
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Auditorium
With the onset of new math standards, we will take a deep dive into reimagining mathematical teaching and learning. This session will unpack the new math standards and the new data cycle, while exploring creative ways to approach math in daily instruction.
Speakers
MI
Thursday August 8, 2024 8:00am - 10:10am EDT
Auditorium Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:00am EDT

Cafeteria Managers Meeting
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Room 74
This session is for cafeteria managers only.
Speakers
ME
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Room 74 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

AI in the Secondary Classroom
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 16/18
What is all the buzz about AI? Discover how you can utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase student engagement, and enhance your educational practices. This session will explore different AI platforms (beyond ChatGPT) that you can use to increase your productivity and teach your students about AI.
Speakers
IS
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 16/18 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

DHS Math: Using a Table of Specifications to Maximize Assessment Data
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 116
Math teams will use exisitng assessments to evaluate their effectivness in producing the needed data for targeted student support.
Speakers
avatar for Andrea Sims

Andrea Sims

Math Teacher, Dinwiddie High School
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 116 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

DHS Science: Using a Table of Specifications to Maximize Assessment Data
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 134
Science teams will use exisitng assessments to evaluate their effectivness in producing the needed data for targeted student support.
Speakers
KB
TR
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 134 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

Dynamic Duo: Powering Preschool Success Together
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 103
Preschool relies on a team of two to successfully get the job done! Participants will come away with strategies to assist both the teacher and para when planning and delivering instruction to our youngest learners.
Speakers
ME
avatar for Tenishia Smith
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 103 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

IEP Bootcamp
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 133/157
Creating effective Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) is essential for ensuring the academic and personal success of students with diverse needs. In this session, participants will learn how to develop legally compliant IEPs that are tailored to meet the unique needs of each student.
Speakers
AH
AL
DR
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 133/157 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

Responsive Classroom
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 102
Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research, and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers.
Speakers
avatar for Laura Lockhart

Laura Lockhart

Elementary Art Teacher, Dinwiddie County
LL
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Room 102 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

Commitment to Excellence - New and Fresh Ideas for Incorporating Literacy into Encore
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 11:20am EDT
Room 104
This session will give Encore teachers some new and exciting ideas on how to incorporate Literacy into their lesson plans. With the new Virginia Literacy Act, it is imperative that we all work together to support our students throughout their literacy journey. As specialists, Encore teachers can teach their curriculum while helping foster and encouraging students to understand that literacy is a part of their everyday lives. Please plan to bring one (or more) example(s) on how you incorporate literacy into your lessons. We will share ideas with each other as well as discuss the main focus points of the VLA.
Speakers
LA
DI
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 11:20am EDT
Room 104 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

DMV Remote Test Site Proctoring Training
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 11:20am EDT
Room 96
Teachers will learn how to set up and proctor students for their learner's permit and save the long line at the DMV.
Speakers
DR
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 11:20am EDT
Room 96 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

9:10am EDT

You Be the Curator: Student-Centered Learning and Primary Sources (DHS)
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 11:20am EDT
Room 126
From primary source packets to project-based learning, in-person and virtual field trip opportunities, and student activities in the classroom, VMHC has resources for all grade levels. This session will introduce their website resources and student history fair Virginia History Day, as well as model their popular “You Be the Curator” activity – a lesson that works with all secondary school subjects, and encourages students to step into the role of a museum curator by working with objects to craft an exhibit theme and title.
Speakers
MC
VM
Thursday August 8, 2024 9:10am - 11:20am EDT
Room 126 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

AI in the Secondary Classroom
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 16/18
What is all the buzz about AI? Discover how you can utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase student engagement, and enhance your educational practices. This session will explore different AI platforms (beyond ChatGPT) that you can use to increase your productivity and teach your students about AI.
Speakers
IS
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 16/18 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

LETRS: Kick-off
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Auxiliary Gym
Particpants will receive an overview of the Virginia Literacy Act and how it impacts teachers in regards to training, instruction, and monitoring progress. LETRS is a VDOE approved training, and this kick-off session will provide you with a pacing guide and tips to assist you with completing your coursework this school year.
Speakers
DI
MM
TL
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Auxiliary Gym Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

LETRS: What's Next for 1st Grade
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 114
Particpants will receive an overview of the Virginia Literacy Act and how it impacts teachers in regards to training, instruction, and monitoring progress. LETRS is a VDOE approved training, and this session will provide you with classroom applications based on your LETRS training.
Speakers
RS
avatar for Melissa Powers
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 114 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

LETRS: What's Next for 2nd Grade
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 116
Particpants will receive an overview of the Virginia Literacy Act and how it impacts teachers in regards to training, instruction, and monitoring progress. LETRS is a VDOE approved training, and this session will provide you with classroom applications based on your LETRS training.
Speakers
DM
avatar for Christine Pagan

Christine Pagan

Title I Reading Interventionist, Sutherland Elementary School
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 116 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

LETRS: What's Next for Kindergarten
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 112
Particpants will receive an overview of the Virginia Literacy Act and how it impacts teachers in regards to training, instruction, and monitoring progress. LETRS is a VDOE approved training, and this session will provide you with classroom applications based on your LETRS training.
Speakers
AZ
MW
avatar for Desiree' Roberts
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 112 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

Mission Possible: Supporting Struggling Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 133/157
In today's classroom, we have students with a variety of ability levels. The purpose of this session is to learn ways in which we can support struggling students within the general education setting. The mission: increase the graduation rate for students with disabilities.
Speakers
DR
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 133/157 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

Canva for Presentations, Social Media, and More
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 127
If you love creating designs, presentations, and posting to your favorite social media accounts, come learn some techniques and tricks of using Canva and leave with basic knowledge and where to go to keep learning this exciting application for education!
How to find the right template
Using free images or uploading an image
Editing the template to make it your own
Making custom content
Printing and saving your design
Plus links to tutorials like "Teach with Canva" where you can keep learning how to use presentations, videos, designing agendas or activities, collaborations, and much more!
Speakers
PM
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 127 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

10:20am EDT

Get it Together!
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 122
Organize your time, supplies, and classroom with these time saving strategies to help teachers get things done during school hours and not at home.
Speakers
SL
BM
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 122 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

10:20am EDT

Organizing Your Digital Life
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 129
Do you have trouble locating digital files on your computer, hard drive, flash drive, or phone? Are your digital photos a jumbled mess? Do you have 100 "Untitled documents" in your Google Drive? If so, this is the session for you! We will go over how to organize digital files so that you can easily access them in the future, we will briefly discuss how to use Microsoft OneNote as a digital notebook that can store information and documents you can access anywhere, and we will talk about the importance of periodic review and purging of files to keep your drives clean and updated. **You will need to bring your laptop to this session.
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Raney

Elizabeth Raney

Student Information Specialist, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 129 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

10:20am EDT

Safeguarding Your Digital Presence
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 108
This session will discuss ways to keep your informaiton safe while on the internet.
Speakers
TA
DW
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 108 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

10:20am EDT

Tech Tools for All
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 120
If you are looking for instructional tools embedded in the accessibility settings within Chrome (or extensions that can be added) to assist students in accessing and creating work, look no further. This class will focus on five different tools your diverse learners can use to support their productivity. The use of available technology by our students to reach their goals necessitates informing and empowering educators on these resources. Leaving this session educators will have a comfort level in using several resources, as well as access to other resources that they can explore at their school with their colleagues and students. The goal is to provide needed supports through Universal Design for Learning to promote success for all students. Need to support a specific deficit (visual support, speech to text, or even screen magnification tools)? There's an app/extension for that!
Speakers
avatar for Caitlyn Raikes
avatar for Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Occupational Therapist & AT Team Coordinator
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 120 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

10:20am EDT

Twine: Inter'twining' content and coding
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 102
Teachers will learn the basics of the coding program Twine and will brainstorm ideas on how to incorporate the program in their lessons.
Speakers
LL
avatar for Amanda Booe

Amanda Booe

Innovation Specialist
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 102 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

10:20am EDT

Up for the Challenge: Navigating Challenging Behavior
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 82
An interactive session to equip, empower, and encourage all who dare to attend!

Journey through an exploration of underlying causes of challenging behaviors while shedding light on the developmental, emotional, and social factors that contribute to them.We will focus on the complexities of these behaviors and provide guidance to help you move from understanding the issues to using strategies that help remedy them.
Speakers
JJ
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 11:20am EDT
Room 82 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

10:20am EDT

CTLG: Strategies in Math (DHS)
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 118
Instructional Best Practices & Content Alignment
Successful teaching and learning begins with the alignment of the Written, Taught, and Tested curriculum. We provide services that build the capacity of your teachers, schools, and district by supporting the use of effective, research-based instructional practices to engage and motivate all learners. Whether it is curriculum design, pedagogy, or instructional best practices, we tailor our professional development to meet your specific needs and goals.
Speakers
ST
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 118 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

CTLG: Strategies in Science (DHS)
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 132
Effective (and Practical) Ways to Connect Science and Literacy: Learn practical strategies to connect science and literacy and how to use these simple strategies that busy teachers can successfully employ to increase critical thinking. The session is designed with busy teachers in mind, offering simple and time-efficient techniques that can be easily implemented to enhance critical thinking skills among students. The strategies include scaffolds that support strategies with a variety of learners.
Speakers
ER
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 132 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

New Standards and Curriculum Updates for Secondary ELA
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 86
Participants will review the 2024 ELA standards and updated curriculum framework and crosswalk.
Speakers
EC
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 86 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:20am EDT

Project Based Learning and Rubric Development
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 72
Developing milestones, group norms, routines and feedback are all keys to implementing and developing a successful project or performance task. Participants will engage in various hands-on performance tasks and share best practices for developing routines and rubrics to enhance student performance and growth.
Speakers
avatar for Carly Woolfolk

Carly Woolfolk

Director of Secondary Education & CTE, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
CG

Crystal Giannini

Teacher, English Department
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:20am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 72 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

10:40am EDT

LUNCH
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:40am - 11:30am EDT
Front Loop - Center
Food Trucks
Thursday August 8, 2024 10:40am - 11:30am EDT
Front Loop - Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Networking

11:30am EDT

LUNCH
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Front Loop - Center
Food Trucks
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Front Loop - Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Networking

11:30am EDT

Responsive Classroom
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 102
Responsive Classroom is a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline. It is comprised of a set of research, and evidence-based practices designed to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers.
Speakers
ES
avatar for Priscilla Mcarthur
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 102 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:30am EDT

You Be the Curator: Student-Centered Learning and Primary Sources (DMS)
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 126
From primary source packets to project-based learning, in-person and virtual field trip opportunities, and student activities in the classroom, VMHC has resources for all grade levels. This session will introduce their website resources and student history fair Virginia History Day, as well as model their popular “You Be the Curator” activity – a lesson that works with all secondary school subjects, and encourages students to step into the role of a museum curator by working with objects to craft an exhibit theme and title.
Speakers
MC
VM
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 126 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

11:30am EDT

Canva for Presentations, Social Media, and More
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 127
If you love creating designs, presentations, and posting to your favorite social media accounts, come learn some techniques and tricks of using Canva and leave with basic knowledge and where to go to keep learning this exciting application for education!
How to find the right template
Using free images or uploading an image
Editing the template to make it your own
Making custom content
Printing and saving your design
Plus links to tutorials like "Teach with Canva" where you can keep learning how to use presentations, videos, designing agendas or activities, collaborations, and much more!
Speakers
PM
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 127 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:30am EDT

Data Collection and Progress Monitoring
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 133/157
This session focuses on effective data collection and progress monitoring for student success. Participants will learn methods for collecting and analyzing data, using it to identify areas where students need support, and making data-driven decisions to improve outcomes.
Speakers
DR
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 133/157 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:30am EDT

Refresh, Reset, Retain: Empowering Learning with Student Brain Breaks
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 110
We are told to use brain breaks but we aren't ever given a usable list to use in the classroom. This session will provide a list of movement and virtual brain breaks to be used at all levels.
Speakers
KB
avatar for Caitlyn Raikes
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 110 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:30am EDT

Safeguarding Your Digital Presence
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 108
This session will discuss ways to keep your informaiton safe while on the internet.
Speakers
TA
DW
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Room 108 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

11:40am EDT

Annual Mandatory Training - Operational Staff Only
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:40am - 12:30pm EDT
Auditorium Center
This session is for Maintenance, Nutrition, and Transportation staff only.
Speakers
HR
Thursday August 8, 2024 11:40am - 12:30pm EDT
Auditorium Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

12:40pm EDT

LUNCH
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Front Loop - Center
Food Trucks
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Front Loop - Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Networking

12:40pm EDT

CTLG for Math Specialist and Leadership Team
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 118
This session is designed for leaders, coaches and school leaders to discuss best practices in supervision and support of mathematics instruction.
Speakers
ST
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 118 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

12:40pm EDT

CTLG: Strategies and Standards Overview for Science 6
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 132
Instructional Best Practices & Content Alignment
Successful teaching and learning begins with the alignment of the Written, Taught, and Tested curriculum. We provide services that build the capacity of your teachers, schools, and district by supporting the use of effective, research-based instructional practices to engage and motivate all learners. Whether it is curriculum design, pedagogy, or instructional best practices, we tailor our professional development to meet your specific needs and goals.
Speakers
ER
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 132 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

12:40pm EDT

Meaningful Interactions
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 103
Information from various VAAEYC sessions will be shared with Pre-K staff with a focus on improving classroom interactions and subsequently CLASS scores.
Speakers
avatar for Molly Holden
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 103 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

12:40pm EDT

Revitalize and Thrive: Back to School Wellness
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Auditorium Center
Speakers
DL
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Auditorium Center Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation

12:40pm EDT

Canva/Pixlr: Where Creativity and Magic Happen!
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 129
Canva is a robust yet easy-to-use tool that staff can use to create flyers, calendars, videos, presentations and so much more! Come to learn how to create your Canva for Education account and see a demonstration of how to produce some frequently needed documents. You do not need to have any graphic design experience…Canva is very easy to use for all skill levels! NOTE: If you attended this session in 2023, there will be some new and additional information and tips shared (including many of Canva's newer "magic" tools) and this year we are adding information about the Pixlr photo editor. **Participants need to bring a laptop….magic wand is optional :-).
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Raney

Elizabeth Raney

Student Information Specialist, Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 129 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

Creating Simple Picture Quizzes in Google Sheets From Scratch
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 201
We will be creating Quizzes in Google Sheets that will gradually display a simple picture as students correctly enter answers. We will all start with a blank template and begin work together with the goal being to create a shared library of varying Google Sheets Picture Quizzes. Laptops with access to the Google Drive will be required.
Speakers
JM
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 201 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

Elementary Technology Petting Zoo
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 110
DCPS has a lot of technology that helps to bring your lessons to life! Join this session to explore what innovative technology items can be sprinkled into your instruction to make learning more engaging.
Speakers
IS
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 110 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

Reimagining the Role of Morphology in the Primary Grades (K-3)
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 114
Morphology: that’s big kid stuff, right? Actually, missing out on early morphological awareness in K-2 can leave hidden hurdles for our students when it comes to fluency, spelling, and comprehension.
Speakers
MG
JL
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 114 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

Relationships Before Referrals
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 116
It all starts with relationships! Building strong relationships with parents AND students will help decrease behaviors and the need for referrals.
Confused about the referral process? Wondering what constitutes a referral and what should be managed in the classroom? Stop by this session for some strategies on managing those challenging moments in the classroom.
Speakers
avatar for Tammy Bartlett
JT
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 116 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

Room Revamp - Transforming Learning
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 98
Come ready to dive in and plan a room transformation geared towards reading and math curriculum. Participants will have an opportunity to create and take materials that they can use back to their classroom with this *surprise* transformation. *Note: this transformation is different than the spy/ detective theme from last year*

Please bring your laptops with you to this session
Speakers
avatar for Caitlyn Osborne
avatar for Celeste Potts

Celeste Potts

1st Grade Teacher, Dinwiddie County Public School
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 98 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

Story Synergy: Navigating Current Children's Books and Curriculum Activities
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 86
Elevate your elementary teaching toolkit with our professional development course led by experienced elementary librarians. Delve into the vibrant world of current children's books, exploring diverse genres and themes tailored to engage young minds. Learn how to seamlessly integrate these literary treasures into your curriculum, fostering a love for reading while reinforcing key concepts across subjects. Discover innovative strategies for designing curriculum-aligned activities that enhance critical thinking, creativity, and literacy skills in your students.
Speakers
DE
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 86 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

Up for the Challenge: Navigating Challenging Behavior
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 82
An interactive session to equip, empower, and encourage all who dare to attend!

Journey through an exploration of underlying causes of challenging behaviors while shedding light on the developmental, emotional, and social factors that contribute to them.We will focus on the complexities of these behaviors and provide guidance to help you move from understanding the issues to using strategies that help remedy them.
Speakers
JJ
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 82 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

12:40pm EDT

What if??
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 120
As more exceptional education students are included in the general education classes staff encounter many new experiences. What do these accommodations mean? What do I do when...? What is the process for...? How do I help students get....? Why is the student doing.....? This discussion will strive to answer your questions, filling your toolbox with more resources to support all students.
Speakers
avatar for Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Occupational Therapist & AT Team Coordinator
Thursday August 8, 2024 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
Room 120 Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
  Presentation-Optional

1:50pm EDT

Closing Session - Celebration & Staff Recognition; KEYNOTE
Thursday August 8, 2024 1:50pm - 3:30pm EDT
Auditorium
Thursday August 8, 2024 1:50pm - 3:30pm EDT
Auditorium Dinwiddie High School 11501 Boisseau Road Dinwiddie, Virginia 23841
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