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Monday, July 21
 

10:00am CDT

DnA Essentials: Navigating Your Assessment Hub
Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Unlock the power of DnA! Get comfortable with navigating the platform, exploring various assessment types, accessing student information, and generating insightful reports to enhance your teaching effectiveness.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 202

10:00am CDT

Thinking in Action: Practical Strategies for Active Learning
Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Are your students engaged in deep thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration—or are they just waiting for answers? In this dynamic session, we’ll explore Building Thinking Classrooms strategies that shift students from passive receivers of information to active thinkers and doers. Rooted in Peter Liljedahl’s research, these strategies empower students to take ownership of their learning while fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and perseverance.

What You’ll Learn:
✅ Strategies for forming randomized, collaborative groups that increase participation and accountability
✅ Techniques to reduce student dependency on direct instruction while increasing engagement
✅ Practical ways to shift classroom norms so students take risks, share ideas, and develop persistence

Why Attend?
Expect an interactive, hands-on experience where you’ll engage in thinking tasks just like your students would. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies that can be implemented immediately in any secondary classroom—whether you teach math, science, or humanities.
Presenters
avatar for Annie Freeman

Annie Freeman

Building Thinking Classrooms, Robertsdale High School
Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 207

10:00am CDT

Navigating Kami & Google Classroom Shores
Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Kick start your summer learning with a refreshing stop at the familiar shores of Kami and Google Classroom! This session is designed to revisit the essential connections between these valuable tools. We'll navigate key features, explore efficient assignment workflows, and ensure you're comfortable using Kami's annotation tools within your Google Classroom environment. Whether you're a seasoned navigator or just setting sail, this session will ensure smooth waters!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 243

11:00am CDT

DnA Mastery: Crafting Flexible Assessments
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Unlock the potential of DnA! Learn how to create dynamic assessments using existing templates, and discover the basics of flexible assessment creation to enhance your classroom strategies.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 202

11:00am CDT

Boulders, Rocks, and Butterflies: Strategic Planning with the 15-Day Challenge
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Walk through planning with your PLC Team using the 15-Day Challenge! Practice letting your most essential skills drive your instruction to allow for more depth and mastery for all students. Crafting units with backward planning and intervention/remediation in mind allows for every skill level to really reach their potential. Presenters are math teachers, but these skills are great for any content area. Examples for different subjects and grade levels will be available at the sessions.
Presenters
avatar for Angela Dailey

Angela Dailey

7th grade math teacher, Spanish Fort Middle
MP

Meredith Purser

7th grade math teacher, Spanish Fort Middle
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 93

11:00am CDT

Teaching Made Magical: Transform Your Classroom with Magic School AI
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
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!

This session is also offered on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Presenters
avatar for Stacey Tatum

Stacey Tatum

3rd Grade Teacher, Elberta Elementary
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 20

11:00am CDT

Exploring Kami's AI-Powered Hidden Gems
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Discover the hidden treasures within Kami's innovative AI-powered tools! In this session, we'll explore the engaging Questions AI tool, revealing how it can deepen student interaction and comprehension through dynamic questioning. We'll also chart a course to the "Understand Menu", uncovering its potential to break down language and comprehension barriers. Get ready to unearth new possibilities for assessment and personalized learning!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Monday July 21, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 243

12:00pm CDT

Literacy Meets Legacy: Elevating Reading and Writing in Social Studies with Primary Sources
Monday July 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Looking for ways to make social studies more meaningful while boosting literacy skills? In this interactive session, elementary educators will explore practical strategies for using primary source documents to deepen students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing abilities. Participants will learn how to select age appropriate primary sources, scaffold complex texts, and design engaging standards aligned lessons that integrate historical thinking with purposeful reading and writing tasks. Walk away with ready to use ideas, digital tools, and classroom activities that bring the past to life while meeting literacy goals across the curriculum.
Presenters
avatar for Lisa Etheridge

Lisa Etheridge

Associate Professor, Troy University
AC

Angela Carpenter

Lecturer, Troy University
SD

Susan DuBose

Adjunct Professor, Troy University
Monday July 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 20

1:00pm CDT

Literacy, Accessibility, & AI, Oh My!
Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Come see how Discovery Education’s Learning Platform can support your learners anytime, anywhere. We will review how to search and filter through multimodal content to find the best resources to support your students’ learning journey. We will explore how to use instructional strategies that maximize the effectiveness of digital content as well as incorporate the use of Discovery Education’s Studio & AI Assessment Teacher Tools to show how students can communicate their learning.
Presenters
avatar for Tomi Rush

Tomi Rush

Senior Partner Success Manager, Discovery Education
PI

Pam Inabinnett

Partner Success Director, Discovery Education
Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 19

1:00pm CDT

DnA Item Bank: Crafting Precision Assessments
Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Unlock the power of DnA's item bank! Learn how to create tailored assessments by pulling items from the item bank and using filters like standards and depth of knowledge to ensure your assessments meet your students' needs.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 202

1:00pm CDT

Charting Inclusive Voyages with Kami
Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Embark on a journey towards creating a truly inclusive learning environment for your students. This session will guide you in utilizing Kami's accessibility features and integrating differentiated practices into your instruction. We'll explore effective strategies to offer varied ways of presenting information, enabling student action and expression, and fostering engagement, ensuring all learners can navigate the curriculum successfully with Kami as your trusted guide.
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 243

2:00pm CDT

Career Day Every Day!
Monday July 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Join this Discovery Education session where we discuss how to bring meaningful conversations to your classroom through a wide span of diverse people and industries that power our world. Career Connect is a new tool that helps prepare students for career readiness and cross-curricular connections in an easy-to-use and accessible environment. With this tool you can connect your classroom to real professionals with real stories, in real-time. Spark engagement in your classrooms, no matter what subject you teach!
Presenters
avatar for Tomi Rush

Tomi Rush

Senior Partner Success Manager, Discovery Education
PI

Pam Inabinnett

Partner Success Director, Discovery Education
Monday July 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 19

2:00pm CDT

DnA Digital Mastery: Administering, Scoring, and Reporting
Monday July 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Harness the full potential of DnA! Learn how to seamlessly administer and score Item Bank and Flexible Assessments online. Dive into the basics of data analysis to gain valuable insights from your assessments and elevate your teaching strategies.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Monday July 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 202

2:00pm CDT

From Testing the Waters to Wide Open Throttle: Get Kami Certified
Monday July 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
This interactive Learning Lab is your one-stop shop to achieve your Kami Level 1
AND 2 certifications. Our expert navigator will guide you through hands-on exercises and collaborative explorations, ensuring you deeply understand Kami's core features and unlock more advanced functionalities. From annotation essentials to collaborative document design and interactive assignments, you'll leave this session with the skills and certifications to confidently integrate Kami into your teaching and engage your students. Prepare to elevate your Kami prowess and cast off towards enhanced learning experiences!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Monday July 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 243
 
Tuesday, July 22
 

9:00am CDT

Literacy, Accessibility, & AI, Oh My!
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Come see how Discovery Education’s Learning Platform can support your learners anytime, anywhere. We will review how to search and filter through multimodal content to find the best resources to support your students’ learning journey. We will explore how to use instructional strategies that maximize the effectiveness of digital content as well as incorporate the use of Discovery Education’s Studio & AI Assessment Teacher Tools to show how students can communicate their learning.
Presenters
avatar for Tomi Rush

Tomi Rush

Senior Partner Success Manager, Discovery Education
PI

Pam Inabinnett

Partner Success Director, Discovery Education
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 19

9:00am CDT

DnA Essentials: Navigating Your Assessment Hub
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Unlock the power of DnA! Get comfortable with navigating the platform, exploring various assessment types, accessing student information, and generating insightful reports to enhance your teaching effectiveness.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 202

9:00am CDT

Navigating Kami & Google Classroom Shores
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Kick start your summer learning with a refreshing stop at the familiar shores of Kami and Google Classroom! This session is designed to revisit the essential connections between these valuable tools. We'll navigate key features, explore efficient assignment workflows, and ensure you're comfortable using Kami's annotation tools within your Google Classroom environment. Whether you're a seasoned navigator or just setting sail, this session will ensure smooth waters!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 243

9:00am CDT

Literacy Meets Legacy: Elevating Reading and Writing in Social Studies with Primary Sources
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Looking for ways to make social studies more meaningful while boosting literacy skills? In this interactive session, elementary educators will explore practical strategies for using primary source documents to deepen students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing abilities. Participants will learn how to select age appropriate primary sources, scaffold complex texts, and design engaging standards aligned lessons that integrate historical thinking with purposeful reading and writing tasks. Walk away with ready to use ideas, digital tools, and classroom activities that bring the past to life while meeting literacy goals across the curriculum.
Presenters
avatar for Lisa Etheridge

Lisa Etheridge

Associate Professor, Troy University
AC

Angela Carpenter

Lecturer, Troy University
SD

Susan DuBose

Adjunct Professor, Troy University
Tuesday July 22, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 20

10:00am CDT

Career Day Every Day!
Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Join this Discovery Education session where we discuss how to bring meaningful conversations to your classroom through a wide span of diverse people and industries that power our world. Career Connect is a new tool that helps prepare students for career readiness and cross-curricular connections in an easy-to-use and accessible environment. With this tool you can connect your classroom to real professionals with real stories, in real-time. Spark engagement in your classrooms, no matter what subject you teach!
Presenters
avatar for Tomi Rush

Tomi Rush

Senior Partner Success Manager, Discovery Education
PI

Pam Inabinnett

Partner Success Director, Discovery Education
Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 19

10:00am CDT

DnA Mastery: Crafting Flexible Assessments
Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Unlock the potential of DnA! Learn how to create dynamic assessments using existing templates, and discover the basics of flexible assessment creation to enhance your classroom strategies.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 202

10:00am CDT

Exploring Kami's AI-Powered Hidden Gems
Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Discover the hidden treasures within Kami's innovative AI-powered tools! In this session, we'll explore the engaging Questions AI tool, revealing how it can deepen student interaction and comprehension through dynamic questioning. We'll also chart a course to the "Understand Menu", uncovering its potential to break down language and comprehension barriers. Get ready to unearth new possibilities for assessment and personalized learning!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Tuesday July 22, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 243

11:00am CDT

DnA Item Bank: Crafting Precision Assessments
Tuesday July 22, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Unlock the power of DnA's item bank! Learn how to create tailored assessments by pulling items from the item bank and using filters like standards and depth of knowledge to ensure your assessments meet your students' needs.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Tuesday July 22, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 202

11:00am CDT

Boulders, Rocks, and Butterflies: Strategic Planning with the 15-Day Challenge
Tuesday July 22, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Walk through planning with your PLC Team using the 15-Day Challenge! Practice letting your most essential skills drive your instruction to allow for more depth and mastery for all students. Crafting units with backward planning and intervention/remediation in mind allows for every skill level to really reach their potential. Presenters are math teachers, but these skills are great for any content area. Examples for different subjects and grade levels will be available at the sessions.
Presenters
avatar for Angela Dailey

Angela Dailey

7th grade math teacher, Spanish Fort Middle
MP

Meredith Purser

7th grade math teacher, Spanish Fort Middle
Tuesday July 22, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 251

12:00pm CDT

13 Ways to WOW
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
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 is also offered Wednesday at 1:00.
Presenters
avatar for Jaime Tillman

Jaime Tillman

Curriculum Leader, Daphne Middle School
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 16

12:00pm CDT

Revolutionary Writing with the Writing Revolution
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Struggling to get students to write with clarity, depth, and purpose? Whether you teach kindergarten or high school, math or social studies, The Writing Revolution (Hochman Approach) provides simple yet powerful strategies to seamlessly integrate writing into your instruction—without adding to your workload!

Join this engaging session to discover how structured, explicit writing instruction can transform student learning, boost comprehension, and improve performance across disciplines. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies that will revolutionize the way you teach writing—no matter your grade level or content area!

Let’s empower students to think, express, and succeed—one sentence at a time!
Presenters
avatar for Stacey Tatum

Stacey Tatum

3rd Grade Teacher, Elberta Elementary
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 20

12:00pm CDT

Do You Teach English Learners? The 6 Principles You Need to Know!
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
The 6 Principals are for any teacher who works with students who are learning English. This session is applicable for K-12 educators who wish to support English learning for their students. This session will be interactive to provide modeling of best practices. Attendees will also receive The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners K-12 book and Quick Reference Guide (published by TESOL press).
Presenters
avatar for Stephanie Montiel

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, Central Office Staff
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 207

12:00pm CDT

Charting Inclusive Voyages with Kami
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Embark on a journey towards creating a truly inclusive learning environment for your students. This session will guide you in utilizing Kami's accessibility features and integrating differentiated practices into your instruction. We'll explore effective strategies to offer varied ways of presenting information, enabling student action and expression, and fostering engagement, ensuring all learners can navigate the curriculum successfully with Kami as your trusted guide.
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 243

12:00pm CDT

Gamify Your Classroom
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Transforming classroom assignments into games can make learning more engaging and enjoyable for students across all subjects. By incorporating elements like competition, rewards, and challenges, you can turn standard tasks into interactive experiences that spark curiosity and enthusiasm. Whether it's using quiz-style games for history, math puzzles with a timed twist, or science-based scavenger hunts, these gamified activities encourage active participation, boost motivation, and help students retain information in a fun, dynamic way. Gamifying learning not only fosters a sense of excitement but also promotes teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
Presenters
avatar for Jamie Franklin

Jamie Franklin

Special Education Teacher, Daphne Middle
Mrs. Franklin has been a special education teacher for over nine and a half years. She has a background in behavior and Speech Language Pathology. In addition to advocating for her students, she is an avid volunteer and member of Alpha Kappa Sorority. She is a mentor/founder of the... Read More →
Tuesday July 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 96

1:00pm CDT

Teaching Made Magical: Transform Your Classroom with Magic School AI
Tuesday July 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
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!
Presenters
avatar for Stacey Tatum

Stacey Tatum

3rd Grade Teacher, Elberta Elementary
Tuesday July 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 20

1:00pm CDT

DnA Digital Mastery: Administering, Scoring, and Reporting
Tuesday July 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Harness the full potential of DnA! Learn how to seamlessly administer and score Item Bank and Flexible Assessments online. Dive into the basics of data analysis to gain valuable insights from your assessments and elevate your teaching strategies.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Tuesday July 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 202

1:00pm CDT

From Testing the Waters to Wide Open Throttle: Get Kami Certified
Tuesday July 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
This interactive Learning Lab is your one-stop shop to achieve your Kami Level 1
AND 2 certifications. Our expert navigator will guide you through hands-on exercises and collaborative explorations, ensuring you deeply understand Kami's core features and unlock more advanced functionalities. From annotation essentials to collaborative document design and interactive assignments, you'll leave this session with the skills and certifications to confidently integrate Kami into your teaching and engage your students. Prepare to elevate your Kami prowess and cast off towards enhanced learning experiences!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Tuesday July 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 243

2:00pm CDT

DnA Report Mastery: Unlocking Student Insights
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Discover the essential features of DnA reports! Learn how to effectively analyze student achievement and growth, applying key report features to gain valuable insights and drive instructional decisions.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 202

2:00pm CDT

Great Teaching Strategies - Support English Learners with Activities
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Teaching strategies that help your English Learners can also support all students in your class. The ELLevation platform provides over 100 teaching strategies that can be easily incorporated into daily lesson plans. Find out how easy it is to access great teaching strategies!
Presenters
avatar for Stephanie Montiel

Stephanie Montiel

ESL Supervisor, Central Office Staff
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 207

2:00pm CDT

Level Up Learning: Gamify Anything!
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Want to boost student engagement and make learning more fun? In this session, you'll discover how to gamify any lesson, review, or worksheet! Learn how to design effective review games, create lesson-length interactive experiences, and turn ordinary worksheets into exciting challenges. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced educator, you'll walk away with ready-to-use strategies and tools to make learning more dynamic and enjoyable for your students. Get ready to level up your teaching!
Presenters
BB

Brittany Babineaux

Teacher, Fairhope Middle
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 20

2:00pm CDT

Exploring Kami's AI-Powered Hidden Gems
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Discover the hidden treasures within Kami's innovative AI-powered tools! In this session, we'll explore the engaging Questions AI tool, revealing how it can deepen student interaction and comprehension through dynamic questioning. We'll also chart a course to the "Understand Menu", uncovering its potential to break down language and comprehension barriers. Get ready to unearth new possibilities for assessment and personalized learning!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Tuesday July 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 243
 
Wednesday, July 23
 

9:00am CDT

DnA Essentials: Navigating Your Assessment Hub
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Unlock the power of DnA! Get comfortable with navigating the platform, exploring various assessment types, accessing student information, and generating insightful reports to enhance your teaching effectiveness.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 202

9:00am CDT

Navigating Kami & Google Classroom Shores
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Kick start your summer learning with a refreshing stop at the familiar shores of Kami and Google Classroom! This session is designed to revisit the essential connections between these valuable tools. We'll navigate key features, explore efficient assignment workflows, and ensure you're comfortable using Kami's annotation tools within your Google Classroom environment. Whether you're a seasoned navigator or just setting sail, this session will ensure smooth waters!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 243

9:00am CDT

Literacy Meets Legacy: Elevating Reading and Writing in Social Studies with Primary Sources
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Looking for ways to make social studies more meaningful while boosting literacy skills? In this interactive session, elementary educators will explore practical strategies for using primary source documents to deepen students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking, and writing abilities. Participants will learn how to select age appropriate primary sources, scaffold complex texts, and design engaging standards aligned lessons that integrate historical thinking with purposeful reading and writing tasks. Walk away with ready to use ideas, digital tools, and classroom activities that bring the past to life while meeting literacy goals across the curriculum.
Presenters
avatar for Lisa Etheridge

Lisa Etheridge

Associate Professor, Troy University
AC

Angela Carpenter

Lecturer, Troy University
SD

Susan DuBose

Adjunct Professor, Troy University
Wednesday July 23, 2025 9:00am - 9:50am CDT
Room 20

10:00am CDT

DnA Mastery: Crafting Flexible Assessments
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Unlock the potential of DnA! Learn how to create dynamic assessments using existing templates, and discover the basics of flexible assessment creation to enhance your classroom strategies.
Presenters
KA

Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 202

10:00am CDT

Exploring Kami's AI-Powered Hidden Gems
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Discover the hidden treasures within Kami's innovative AI-powered tools! In this session, we'll explore the engaging Questions AI tool, revealing how it can deepen student interaction and comprehension through dynamic questioning. We'll also chart a course to the "Understand Menu", uncovering its potential to break down language and comprehension barriers. Get ready to unearth new possibilities for assessment and personalized learning!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Wednesday July 23, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Room 243

11:00am CDT

Teaching Made Magical: Transform Your Classroom with Magic School AI
Wednesday July 23, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
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!
Presenters
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Stacey Tatum

3rd Grade Teacher, Elberta Elementary
Wednesday July 23, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 5

11:00am CDT

DnA Item Bank: Crafting Precision Assessments
Wednesday July 23, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Unlock the power of DnA's item bank! Learn how to create tailored assessments by pulling items from the item bank and using filters like standards and depth of knowledge to ensure your assessments meet your students' needs.
Presenters
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Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Wednesday July 23, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 202

11:00am CDT

Stories from History. Lessons for Today.
Wednesday July 23, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Are you ever in a position where you find yourself on a quest, a continuous search for sources that are not only reliable but also trustworthy? Perhaps you often seek lesson plans that are not just informative, but also engaging and educational? Well, fear not, for RetroReport is here to offer you a beacon of hope in the vast sea of information overload.
RetroReport, a beacon of light in the darkness of misinformation, blends the elements of credible journalism, rich history, fundamental civics knowledge, and essential media literacy education. Their exceptional work serves as a testament to the profound impact that historical events have on shaping the contemporary world we live in. Through the art of documentary storytelling, they delve deep into the annals of time to elucidate how the past reverberates in the present. In an age where misinformation spreads like wildfire, RetroReport stands as a bastion of truth and accuracy by undertaking a three-fold mission.
Firstly, they strive to breathe new life into the realms of history and civics education, ensuring that current and future generations are well-versed in the intricacies of the past. Secondly, they provide nonpartisan journalism that is rooted in verifiable facts, serving as a reliable compass in navigating the turbulent waters of today's media landscape. And lastly, they equip individuals with the necessary tools for media literacy, empowering them to discern truth from falsehood in an era of deception and distortion.
With an extensive repertoire of over 250 short documentaries and video series, RetroReport has collaborated with esteemed partners such as The New York Times, PBS, The New Yorker, VICE, Scientific American, NBC News, Politico, Time, The Guardian, and Univision. Their educational materials have proven to be invaluable resources for educators across diverse disciplines, from English and science to history and beyond.
As a dedicated secondary ELA teacher, I am committed to sharing the wonders of RetroReport with my fellow educators. Together, we can explore innovative ways to seamlessly integrate RetroReport's wealth of knowledge and insight into our lesson plans, enriching the educational experience for our students. So, won't you join me on this enlightening journey to discover RetroReport and unlock the boundless potential it holds for enhancing your teaching repertoire?
Click on the link provided to join RetroReport for free and embark on a transformative educational experience like never before. Let us harness the power of RetroReport to enlighten minds and inspire hearts in the pursuit of knowledge and truth. Link: ​Click Here​​​
Presenters
avatar for Nikki Minoso

Nikki Minoso

Teacher, Spanish Fort High
Wednesday July 23, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Room 7

12:00pm CDT

Charting Inclusive Voyages with Kami
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Embark on a journey towards creating a truly inclusive learning environment for your students. This session will guide you in utilizing Kami's accessibility features and integrating differentiated practices into your instruction. We'll explore effective strategies to offer varied ways of presenting information, enabling student action and expression, and fostering engagement, ensuring all learners can navigate the curriculum successfully with Kami as your trusted guide.
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 243

12:00pm CDT

Gamify Your Classroom
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Transforming classroom assignments into games can make learning more engaging and enjoyable for students across all subjects. By incorporating elements like competition, rewards, and challenges, you can turn standard tasks into interactive experiences that spark curiosity and enthusiasm. Whether it's using quiz-style games for history, math puzzles with a timed twist, or science-based scavenger hunts, these gamified activities encourage active participation, boost motivation, and help students retain information in a fun, dynamic way. Gamifying learning not only fosters a sense of excitement but also promotes teamwork, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
Presenters
avatar for Jamie Franklin

Jamie Franklin

Special Education Teacher, Daphne Middle
Mrs. Franklin has been a special education teacher for over nine and a half years. She has a background in behavior and Speech Language Pathology. In addition to advocating for her students, she is an avid volunteer and member of Alpha Kappa Sorority. She is a mentor/founder of the... Read More →
Wednesday July 23, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm CDT
Room 4

1:00pm CDT

DnA Digital Mastery: Administering, Scoring, and Reporting
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Harness the full potential of DnA! Learn how to seamlessly administer and score Item Bank and Flexible Assessments online. Dive into the basics of data analysis to gain valuable insights from your assessments and elevate your teaching strategies.
Presenters
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Kim Almanza

Professional Learning Consultant, Renaissance
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 202

1:00pm CDT

From Testing the Waters to Wide Open Throttle: Get Kami Certified
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
This interactive Learning Lab is your one-stop shop to achieve your Kami Level 1
AND 2 certifications. Our expert navigator will guide you through hands-on exercises and collaborative explorations, ensuring you deeply understand Kami's core features and unlock more advanced functionalities. From annotation essentials to collaborative document design and interactive assignments, you'll leave this session with the skills and certifications to confidently integrate Kami into your teaching and engage your students. Prepare to elevate your Kami prowess and cast off towards enhanced learning experiences!
Presenters
avatar for Mantha Camacho

Mantha Camacho

Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
Mantha Camacho is a Teaching and Learning Coordinator with Kami. Before joining Kami, she taught for 18 years in public education, with most of those years in a DAEP setting. She is a Google Level 2 Certified educator, was voted Teacher of the Year in 2008, and served in several leadership... Read More →
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 243

1:00pm CDT

13 Ways to WOW
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
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.
Presenters
avatar for Jaime Tillman

Jaime Tillman

Curriculum Leader, Daphne Middle School
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 8

1:00pm CDT

Thinking in Action: Practical Strategies for Active Learning
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Are your students engaged in deep thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration—or are they just waiting for answers? In this dynamic session, we’ll explore Building Thinking Classrooms strategies that shift students from passive receivers of information to active thinkers and doers. Rooted in Peter Liljedahl’s research, these strategies empower students to take ownership of their learning while fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and perseverance.

What You’ll Learn:
✅ Strategies for forming randomized, collaborative groups that increase participation and accountability
✅ Techniques to reduce student dependency on direct instruction while increasing engagement
✅ Practical ways to shift classroom norms so students take risks, share ideas, and develop persistence

Why Attend?
Expect an interactive, hands-on experience where you’ll engage in thinking tasks just like your students would. Walk away with ready-to-use strategies that can be implemented immediately in any secondary classroom—whether you teach math, science, or humanities.
Presenters
avatar for Annie Freeman

Annie Freeman

Building Thinking Classrooms, Robertsdale High School
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 207

1:00pm CDT

Level Up Learning: Gamify Anything!
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Want to boost student engagement and make learning more fun? In this session, you'll discover how to gamify any lesson, review, or worksheet! Learn how to design effective review games, create lesson-length interactive experiences, and turn ordinary worksheets into exciting challenges. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced educator, you'll walk away with ready-to-use strategies and tools to make learning more dynamic and enjoyable for your students. Get ready to level up your teaching!
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Brittany Babineaux

Teacher, Fairhope Middle
Wednesday July 23, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Room 7
 
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