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IL ESSA Conference

10:00am PST

Building a House of Fiction on a Foundation of Non-Fiction Chicago 8LIMITED Building Career Pathways Aligned to the Illinois Endorsement Model HuronLIMITED Building Equity through Powerful Literacy Instruction BucktownFILLING Engineering Design - Hands on Instruction! OntarioLIMITED Improving Social Deficits Through Theatre BridgeportLIMITED Literacy Research: A Practical Review and Impact on Reading Instruction Columbus A/BLIMITED Sink or Swim: Throwing a Life Preserver to English Learners in an English Immersion Setting OhioLIMITED Strategies for Social Science Inquiry Grant ParkLIMITED Unlocking Perspective with Primary Sources in Social Studies ColoradoLIMITED What's in Your Writing Wallet? Michigan BLIMITED

11:15am PST

Empowering Student Learning and Investment Through Goal Setting MississippiFILLING Incorporating Sources into Social Science Grant ParkLIMITED Levers for Equity and Engagement for Latino Students: Culturally Relevant Curriculum Design Jackson ParkLIMITED

2:00pm PST

Always Hold on to Smallville: Fostering Growth Through Non-Traditional Texts Grant ParkLIMITED K-5 Effective Differentiation in Mathematics Jackson ParkFULL Inquiry-Based Learning: Developing a Culture of Wonder and Research in the English Language Arts MissouriLIMITED

3:15pm PST

6-12 Effective Differentiation in Mathematics Jackson ParkFULL Combining ELA, Social Studies, and Visual Media into Inquiry-Based Learning Lessons OhioLIMITED Living miDream: Developing Talent in Pursuit of Purpose Michigan BLIMITED Vocabulary: Express Yourself! Lincoln Board RoomFULL

10:00am PST

Be the Change: Rethinking How We Do School in an ESSA and EBFM Environment Columbus A/BLIMITED Math Stations: Using Data to Support Instructional Decisions ColoradoFILLING Multi-Genre Memoirs: A Semester-long Capstone Writing Experience HuronLIMITED Supporting SEL with a K-5 STEAM Space PullmanLIMITED

11:15am PST

A Sweet Suite of PreK-2 Formative Assessment Systems Developed in Illinois! PullmanLIMITED Effective Vocabulary Instruction in Five Easy Steps BucktownFULL Gear Up for STEM - CANCELLED Grant ParkFULL Keeping Our Common Sense with Common Core: Engaging with Informational Text ColoradoLIMITED PWR Transitional Math: Resource Development Update MississippiLIMITED SMARTER Not Harder: Using MTSS and Data to Improve Outcomes Chicago 10LIMITED

2:00pm PST

BlueStreak Math - The Future of Fact Fluency Grant ParkLIMITED Formative Instructional Tasks for K-2 Mathematics ArkansasLIMITED Technology Tools Built to Support Social Emotional Learning HuronFILLING

3:15pm PST

Digital Differentiation with Literacy Frameworks BucktownFILLING Empower Your Students with Culturally Relevant Literature! Superior BLIMITED Leveling the Playing Field for ALL Students through Multi-Tier Systems of Support ( MTSS) Grant ParkFULL Pedagogy of Place on Chicago’s South Side ArkansasLIMITED Picture Books that Break the Traditional Story Format and Create Visual Curiosity and Critical and Creative Learning Experiences ColoradoLIMITED Reaching the Reluctant Writer Michigan BLIMITED

9:45am PST

An Introduction to the New Illinois Literacy Framework Chicago 10LIMITED Boosting Reading through Cultural Relevance MissouriLIMITED Creating a Climate and Culture for Learning BridgeportFILLING Redesigning the High School Experience--Disrupting the Status Quo ArkansasLIMITED Trending Technology for Elementary Classrooms Michigan ALIMITED Teaching to Reach Diverse Learners in Mathematics MississippiLIMITED

11:00am PST

But, But, But...What about Grammar? BridgeportFULL Creating Tomorrow’s Innovators with a Genius Hour MayfairLIMITED Moving Towards 90% of Students Reading on Grade Level by 3rd Grade Chicago 10LIMITED

12:15pm PST

Building 6-8 Math Fluency with Dice, Dominoes, and Decks of Cards Jackson ParkLIMITED Cognitive Teaching: Using Brain Research to Maximize Student Learning MayfairLIMITED Explore the FREE Curriculum and Professional Development from the ISBE Innovative Curriculum Resources Project OhioLIMITED Just Map It! OntarioLIMITED