Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference

10:00am CDT

Making Science Come Alive with Gizmos

Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am CDT

In this session, participants will learn strategies to engage students in critical thinking and inquiry with Gizmos. Participants will also discuss best practices for using simulations, how to incorporate literacy and develop a deeper understanding to support student learning in a standards-based science classroom.

Presenters

Tiffany Christian

Senior Implementation Coordinator, ExploreLearning

Tiffany Christian is an Area Implementation Coordinator with ExploreLearning in the Mid-Atlantic region. She has 17 years of experience in public education as a gifted math and science teacher, an academic coach, and a district K-12 science instructional lead. She currently lives... Read More →

Monday July 21, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am CDT
Room 93

Level Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers
Session Type Science
Subject Science

12:00pm CDT

Making Science Come Alive with Gizmos

Monday July 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm CDT

Room 93

Presenters

Tiffany Christian

Senior Implementation Coordinator, ExploreLearning

Monday July 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm CDT
Room 93

Level Elementary Teachers, Middle Teachers, High Teachers
Session Type Science
Subject Science

1:00pm CDT

Troublesome Topics in Secondary Mathematics

Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT

Room 93

This session will prepare teachers to meet troublesome topics head-on and teach more effectively with Gizmos. This session will support middle and high school math teachers as they grapple with the modern requirements from fractions to ratios and proportions to functions instruction in state standards. Participants will gain specific strategies for leading students to a conceptual understanding of math concepts and learn techniques for differentiating instructions for students.

Presenters

Tiffany Christian

Senior Implementation Coordinator, ExploreLearning

Monday July 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Room 93

Level Middle Teachers, High Teachers, Special Education
Session Type Math, Technology
Subject Math, Technology

2:00pm CDT

Troublesome Topics in Elementary Math

Monday July 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT

Room 93

This session will prepare elementary teachers as they grapple with the modern requirements from fractions to ratios and proportions to functions instruction in state standards. Participants will gain specific strategies for leading students to a conceptual understanding of fractions and learn techniques for differentiating instructions for students.

Presenters