"Engage, Elevate, Excel: Crafting Classroom Connections," a lively and inspiring session designed to refresh your teaching toolkit and reignite your passion for learning. We’ll explore smart, practical ways to build stronger connections with students, boost engagement, and create a classroom culture where collaboration thrives. You’ll walk away with strategies that work—from tech tools to teaching moves that invite curiosity, encourage participation, and help every learner shine. Come ready to learn, connect, and take your practice to the next level—because when students feel connected, they can achieve amazing things.
This session is designed for Pre-K Teachers and paraprofessionals(Auxiliary Teachers). We will explore small group ideas, management of GOLD, transitions, finger plays, and teachers can share ideas as well.
Discover how Baldwin County Public Schools’ After School Care program is creating innovative, in-district partnerships that benefit both student organizations and younger learners. This session will explore the In-District Contract initiative, which enables high school and middle school groups to earn funds by designing and delivering engaging presentations and activities to elementary students in after school programs. Available during the summer, fall, and spring semesters, these contracts not only support student-led leadership development and organizational fundraising, but also serve as a powerful recruitment tool for sustaining club involvement across grade levels. Learn how this model promotes cross-grade collaboration, strengthens school communities, and offers meaningful enrichment experiences for all ages.
Perfect for administrators, program coordinators, and student activity leaders looking to expand student engagement while maximizing community impact.
Building Empathy through Engagement! Using age appropriate books to help students learn coping mechanics to help them navigate their foundational awareness
Attention all fearless and innovative math and science teachers in upper elementary, middle, and high school! You know who you are—I see you! If you’re ready to ditch the mundane and harness the power of gaming to supercharge student engagement, this session is for you.
Step into the world of Minecraft: Education Edition, where equations come to life, science gets explosive (safely, of course!), and students collaborate, create, and problem-solve in ways that traditional methods just can’t match. In this hands-on session, we’ll explore how to transform your math and science classroom into an immersive, interactive learning environment—one block at a time! Bring your computer (and a controller if you have one), and let’s "play"—I mean, learn! 😉 P.S. Bonus lessons included on using AI to enhance communication, give clear directions, and craft engaging lesson plans that bring Minecraft into your classroom! Disclaimer: This description was "spiced up" with AI)
You may know eMINTS from our professional learning cohorts here in Baldwin County—but the work doesn’t stop there. In this session, you’ll get a firsthand look at how the eMINTS National Center continues to grow and innovate. Learn about new projects, classroom-ready strategies, and a variety of research-based resources—many available to educators for free. Whether you're looking to reignite your practice or explore what’s possible, come see how eMINTS is supporting educators across the country and how you can tap into what’s next.
Are you Kagan-trained but need a refresher? Looking for real-world applications to energize your classroom? This interactive session will have you experiencing Kagan structures firsthand—just as your students do! We’ll revisit key strategies, explore new ways to seamlessly integrate them into your daily instruction, and share success stories from fellow educators. Walk away with practical, ready-to-use ideas to boost engagement, deepen learning, and make cooperation the heart of your classroom. Come ready to move, collaborate, and leave inspired!
Makenzie Cunningham is an instructional coach at Rosinton with 11 years of experience in education. She has taught second, third, and fourth grades, as well as special education for pre-K through first grade. Makenzie has completed both Kagan Coaching and Instructional Coaching certifications... Read More →
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT Room 214
Growing up in a military family has brought so much excitement and adventure into my life! Thanks to my dad's service in the Navy, my sibling and I have had the opportunity to explore different places and make new friends along the way. The kids in my family, who are in high school now, have already lived in five different homes since kindergarten - talk about well-traveled little ones! Our community in Baldwin County is special because it's filled with families just like ours, who understand the challenges and joys of military life. We've even been honored with the Purple Star designation, which shows how much our county supports military families like ours. Interested in earning the prestigious Purple Star award for your school? Let's dive into how you can make that happen by getting some great advice from the Military Child Education Coalition and the Alabama State Department of Education. Together, we can create a school environment that's welcoming and supportive for military families, where every student feels understood and cared for. With some careful planning and teamwork, your school can become a Purple Star School too! By dedicating yourself to helping military children adjust to new schools and thrive academically and emotionally, you're making a real difference in their lives. Let's work together to make sure every military-connected student feels right at home in your school, no matter where life takes them. Alabama Purple Star Schools (click here)
Imagine cutting hours off your planning time while delivering more engaging, personalized lessons—sounds like magic, right? Magic School AI is the ultimate AI-powered tool designed for all teachers, in all subjects, at all grade levels! From generating lesson plans and assessments to providing instant differentiation and feedback, this platform does the heavy lifting so you can focus on what truly matters—your students.
Join this session to see how AI can streamline your workload, spark creativity, and supercharge student learning. Whether you're a tech newbie or an AI enthusiast, you'll walk away with practical strategies to make AI your most powerful teaching assistant!
Let’s work smarter, not harder—because teaching should be magical!
In this session we will explore how to bring the maker mindset into your classroom through hands-on, project-based learning that builds both knowledge and relationships.
Building Empathy through Engagement! Using age appropriate books to help students learn coping mechanics to help them navigate their foundational awareness
Building an engaging classroom community might be easier than you think! By facilitating cooperative learning opportunities and advocating for student choice, engagement and community build on one another.
"Engage, Elevate, Excel: Crafting Classroom Connections," a lively and inspiring session designed to refresh your teaching toolkit and reignite your passion for learning. We’ll explore smart, practical ways to build stronger connections with students, boost engagement, and create a classroom culture where collaboration thrives. You’ll walk away with strategies that work—from tech tools to teaching moves that invite curiosity, encourage participation, and help every learner shine. Come ready to learn, connect, and take your practice to the next level—because when students feel connected, they can achieve amazing things.
You may know eMINTS from our professional learning cohorts here in Baldwin County—but the work doesn’t stop there. In this session, you’ll get a firsthand look at how the eMINTS National Center continues to grow and innovate. Learn about new projects, classroom-ready strategies, and a variety of research-based resources—many available to educators for free. Whether you're looking to reignite your practice or explore what’s possible, come see how eMINTS is supporting educators across the country and how you can tap into what’s next.
With education changing every year, strategies improving every semester, and students changing every day, how do you juggle and balance what is important in the classroom?? Jump into an in depth discussion on exploring and challenging balance within your classroom
This session will focus on a menu of 13 strategies teachers can mix and match to make any lesson more engaging and meaningful, while also being easier to implement because adding a little WOW to a lesson doesn't have to mean more work. This session is designed for teachers who are looking to add a dash of creativity to stir up engagement, while serving up more efficient lessons that meet the needs of every academic appetite.
This session will provide practical strategies for setting clear classroom norms that promote respect, responsibility, and engagement. Teachers will learn to co-create norms with students to encourage ownership and accountability while implementing collaborative learning techniques that enhance teamwork and critical thinking. Through interactive discussions and hands-on activities, participants will gain ready-to-use strategies to foster a positive, cooperative classroom environment.
