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8:00am CST

*KEYNOTE SPEAKER* - Chase Mielke - The Burnout Cure Exploration HallChase Mielke

9:30am CST

*FEATURED SPEAKER * - Dr. Teresa Lance - Good Intentions Are Not EnoughLIMITED Schaumburg CDr. Teresa Lance *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Katie Muhtaris - Meaningful Creativity with Technology ToolsLIMITED Schaumburg DKatie Muhtaris *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Ming Shelby - The Hidden C of 21st Century Skills: CourageLIMITED Schaumburg BMing Shelby Cultivating a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum (GVC)LIMITED Schaumburg EMike Rumsey From K to (gen) Z: Coaching in a K-12 DistrictLIMITED Schaumburg FStephanie Leo • Josie Plascencia Get Down with DialogueLIMITED ProsperityLauren Wasulko • Jen Lancaster Learning Progressions, Learning Intentions and Success Criteria in Action!LIMITED KnowledgeSteve Oertle Teacher Leaders, Start Your Engines…LIMITED Schaumburg GCorby Gates Teaching Economic and Social Justice with Children's LiteratureLIMITED ImaginationSheryl Gallaher • Judith Dymond, Ed.D. Using Data Effectively and EfficientlyLIMITED ConnectionJoe Mullikin Young Mathematicians: STEM Skills for SuccessLIMITED Schaumburg ALindsey Herlehy Decolonizing DisciplineLIMITED EpiphanyStephanie Meek

10:45am CST

*FEATURED SCHOOL/DISTRICT* -Personalized Pathways: How flexible learning pathways close the circle in Huntley 158LIMITED Schaumburg ADr. Erika Schlichter *FEATURED SPEAKER * - Dr. Teresa Lance - Improving School Culture by Implementing Social and Emotional Wellness with an Equity LensLIMITED Schaumburg CDr. Teresa Lance *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Ming Shelby - Balancing Warmth and CandorLIMITED Schaumburg BMing Shelby *KEYNOTE SPEAKER* - Chase Mielke - The Science of Stress ResilienceLIMITED EuphoriaChase Mielke Culturally Responsive Teaching and LeadingLIMITED ProsperityClaudia Valencia • Jennifer Kirmes Digital Dialogue in the ClassroomLIMITED Schaumburg FMelissa Cikesh It’s a Long Road...But It’s Worth It!LIMITED Schaumburg GCorby Gates • Jessica Roentz The Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment Cycle: Taking the Mystery Out of CIALIMITED ConnectionJoe Mullikin The Power of a Collaborative Classroom: Engaging Strategies that get Students Moving, Communicating, and Problem Solving TogetherLIMITED Schaumburg HBrooke Haase • Tiffany Favinger PD Doesn't Have to Stink!LIMITED ImaginationStacy Reagan Foundational Science: Setting the Stage for SuccessLIMITED Schaumburg DCassandra Armstrong Raising STEAM Achievement for All StudentsLIMITED InnovationNatalie Coleman Bringing SEL and EdTech Tools TogetherLIMITED EpiphanyHolly Kelly Connected CurriculumLIMITED Schaumburg EJennifer Nichols • Dave Snyder Addressing Racial Disparities in SPEDLIMITED KnowledgeDiona Lewis

12:00pm CST

*FEATURED SCHOOL/DISTRICT* - Leveraging Social-Emotional Learning to Promote Excellence and Equity: A University-District PartnershipLIMITED Schaumburg ANicole Rummel • Kevin Tan *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Katie Muhtaris - Questioning at the CoreLIMITED Schaumburg DKatie Muhtaris Differentiating with Google Read and Write & EquatioLIMITED KnowledgeDavid Brannstrom Effective Communication Skills in the ClassroomLIMITED Schaumburg CDawn Buckus Effective Evaluation to Support Student GrowthLIMITED InnovationElizabeth Freeman • Kara Vicente Get your Drive Organized Today!LIMITED EpiphanyHolly Kelly Inclusion: A Process, Not a PlaceLIMITED Schaumburg HLaura Kopstain Integration of Core Academic Skills in CTELIMITED ProsperityMarci Johnson Learner Qualities: Empowering Students to Develop Their Capacity to LearnLIMITED ImaginationCamille Strode • Kristi Stutter Moving Beyond for Multilingual Learners: Innovative Practices that WorkLIMITED Schaumburg BCarly Spina Questioning that Encourages Critical ThinkingLIMITED Schaumburg ELeslie Ellis Leveraging Teachers as LeadersLIMITED ConnectionJeanne White • Debra Meyer Robust Independent Reading Time...Really!LIMITED Schaumburg FJennifer Sniadecki

1:15pm CST

*FEATURED SCHOOL/DISTRICT* - Strong Cultures Build Strong StudentsLIMITED Schaumburg AJoe Mullikin *FEATURED SPEAKER * - Dr. Teresa Lance - Is it Really Implicit Bias?LIMITED Schaumburg CDr. Teresa Lance *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Katie Muhtaris - Read The WorldLIMITED Schaumburg DKatie Muhtaris *KEYNOTE & FEATURED SPEAKER* - Chase Mielke & Ming Shelby - Teaching HappinessLIMITED EuphoriaChase Mielke • Ming Shelby A simple (and cheap) fix for improving student outcomesLIMITED ImaginationHeidi Deininger • Kimberly Radostits Culturally Responsive Educational PracticesLIMITED ConnectionEmily Waller Leadership Pipelines: Supporting Teacher LeadersLIMITED InnovationElizabeth Freeman • Kara Vicente Let’s Give ‘Em Something to Talk About: Amplifying Student DiscourseLIMITED Schaumburg FCasey Veitch Make + Play = LearnLIMITED ProsperityJoyce Hemphill • Veronica Morales Microsoft Office 365 - More Than Just Email!LIMITED EpiphanyColleen Kaplan Prioritizing Learning Standards: A Framework for Collaborative ConversationsLIMITED Schaumburg BAnji Garza • Erica Thieman Targeted FeedbackLIMITED Schaumburg ELeah Herold • Gail Stover Building Classroom Community Through ImprovisationLIMITED KnowledgeKate Wiersema Why Keep Calm and Carry On is Not the Message We Need Right NowLIMITED Schaumburg HKelly Maher • Lindsay Knoblauch

2:30pm CST

*FEATURED SPEAKER * - Dr. Teresa Lance - Framing Your StoryLIMITED Schaumburg CDr. Teresa Lance *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Katie Muhtaris - What's Next? Lesson's We're Carrying ForwardLIMITED Schaumburg DKatie Muhtaris *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Ming Shelby - Bringin’ The JoyLIMITED Schaumburg BMing Shelby *KEYNOTE SPEAKER* - Chase Mielke - Mindfulness for the Busy EducatorLIMITED EuphoriaChase Mielke Culturally Responsive Teaching for Any CommunityLIMITED KnowledgeJeri Callaway Don’t let Titanic Discipline Issues Sink the Ship!LIMITED InnovationMarcy Newbold Lessons Learned from Implementing Micro-credentialsLIMITED ProsperityTravis McGuire • Jason Lange Level Up Learning: Play and Rigor to Enhance Student PerformanceLIMITED Schaumburg FCasey Veitch Student Choice Make and TakeLIMITED Schaumburg GAlison Salo • Malinda Hurt Using OneNote for a Streamlined Digital ClassroomLIMITED EpiphanyColleen Kaplan Winning the Recruitment Game - Hiring the Best During a Teacher ShortageLIMITED ImaginationAshley Carlson Math Workshop A^3 Style: Accommodations All Can AccessLIMITED ConnectionMackenzi Jacobs • Tiffany Lessen I'm In The Kid Business! Who has time for Trauma and Drama? Trauma Boot Camp in 60 minutes!LIMITED Schaumburg HLisa Clark • Brock Morlan Relationships: How to Reach Your Toughest StudentsLIMITED Schaumburg EKirsty Ruggles

8:00am CST

*KEYNOTE SPEAKER* - Dr. Lionel Allen - Creating a Culture of C.A.R.E Exploration HallDr. Lionell Allen

9:30am CST

*FEATURED SPEAKER* - Carrie Baughcum - Drawn To Play: Using Games to Improve Visual thinking and Enhance LearningLIMITED Schaumburg BCarrie Baughcum (she/her/hers) *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Dr. PJ Caposey - Manage Your Time or Time Will Manage YouLIMITED Schaumburg DDr. PJ Caposey Clear the Mechanism: How Mindfulness, Visualization, and Intentional Listening can Positively Impact Students' Learning, Motivation, and Emotional Well-BeingLIMITED Schaumburg GKaleb Wachala Engaging High School Multilingual Learners in Academic Conversations: Digital Tools & StrategiesLIMITED Schaumburg FValerie Butron • Kristin Pierce Equity Impact Analysis ToolkitLIMITED ProsperitySergio Hernandez The Sound of Teaching: Incorporating Music into the Subject AreasLIMITED Schaumburg ATaylor Long • Kelly Moyer A Year Later and Still Flipping Awesome!LIMITED InnovationCarrie Daly • Emily Leonardt Number Talks, Choral Counts, and More: Instructional Routines that Empower Mathematical Minds in the Elementary ClassroomLIMITED Schaumburg EHailey Pocic-Burt Twitter, who has time for that?LIMITED ImaginationStefanie Crawford Supporting ELs in a Language Rich EnvironmentLIMITED Schaumburg CDr. Stephanie Diaz Using standards-based grading in a high school science classroom.LIMITED EpiphanyTracey Kast • Jennifer Timmer What Kind of Citizen? Engaging Students in Inquiry to Informed ActionLIMITED KnowledgeMary Ellen Daneels

10:45am CST

*FEATURED SCHOOL/DISTRICT* - Using an Inquiry-Based Improvement ProcessLIMITED Schaumburg AJenna Bibb • Jackie Colgan *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Carrie Baughcum - Has Anybody Seen My Pencil: Using Your Classroom to Sharpen Visual Thinking and Shape Learners Who DoodleLIMITED Schaumburg BCarrie Baughcum (she/her/hers) *KEYNOTE SPEAKER* - Dr. Lionel Allen - Cultural Responsive Leadership: Moving from Theory to PracticeLIMITED EuphoriaDr. Lionell Allen Cultivating a Culture of CoachingLIMITED Schaumburg GLynn Isbell • Susan Moloney Game Changers: Creating OMG Moments in the ClassroomLIMITED ImaginationStefanie Crawford Google Tips & Tricks for ProductivityLIMITED EpiphanyEric Santos MOVELIMITED Schaumburg HMolly Kaminski • Ashlee Geiss Not at My School: Threat Assessment Safety TeamsLIMITED Schaumburg DKim Qualls • Jamie Born Hands on Math Games in a Hands-Off World - Grades 4 - 6LIMITED ConnectionJohn Felling Plug & Chug Math Does Not Equal Mastery: How Coaches Can Work with Teachers to Improve Student LearningLIMITED InnovationLauren Lipsey We Grow Through What We Go ThroughLIMITED Schaumburg EMichelle Jones • Laura Beatus Reading: It’s Not Just For the Good ReadersLIMITED Schaumburg CKim Paulus Why We Should Stop Teaching GrammarLIMITED Schaumburg FKari Zeid-Brandstedt • Andrea Mear Illinois Social Science Learning Standards: An Overview of the revisions to the Illinois Learning StandardsLIMITED ProsperityElizabeth Hiler • Erica Thieman

12:00pm CST

*FEATURED SCHOOL/DISTRICT* - The New Face of School ImprovementLIMITED Schaumburg AEd Jodlowski • Laura A O'Donnell *FEATURED SCHOOL/DISTRICT* - Whole Child + Closing the Gap = Top10%LIMITED Schaumburg BErin Knoll • Andy DuRoss *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Dr. PJ Caposey - Making Evaluation MeaningfulLIMITED Schaumburg DDr. PJ Caposey Do I Need to Teach Digital Literacy?LIMITED EpiphanyNicole Zumpano How to re-cover, re-imagine, & re-design for EquityLIMITED Schaumburg FVictoria Hansen Make learning the constant & time the variableLIMITED ProsperityDavid Carson • Billy Lewis Should Teachers Disclose Their Political Belief: A Structured Academic ConstroverseyLIMITED KnowledgeMary Ellen Daneels STEAM Essential Skills: Activities to Implement TomorrowLIMITED Schaumburg EKerri Sosnowski Teacher Expectations and Student AchievementLIMITED Schaumburg CKim Paulus Utilizing Learning Targets to Transform Rubrics and InstructionLIMITED ImaginationKim Andrews • Mike Plourde When They Read It but Don’t Get It: Preventions and Interventions to Support Struggling Readers Across Content AreasLIMITED Schaumburg GLauren Freeman • Nick Anello TGIF! Math Games for Middle Years - Rebuilding The Gaps from a Year CovidLIMITED ConnectionJohn Felling Supporting Students with Extended Responses: Grades 3-8LIMITED InnovationNicole Stroup

1:15pm CST

*FEATURED SCHOOL/DISTRICT* - From vision to implementation: How a large high school district approaches the process of school improvementLIMITED Schaumburg AJill Geocaris • Kelly Morrissey *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Carrie Baughcum - Learning Mascots: Empower, Enhance and Support Learning with a Single DrawingLIMITED Schaumburg BCarrie Baughcum (she/her/hers) *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Dr. PJ Caposey - 2031 Challenge: The Tyranny of the Status QuoLIMITED Schaumburg DDr. PJ Caposey *KEYNOTE SPEAKER* - Dr. Lionel Allen - Feedback to Feed ForwardLIMITED EuphoriaDr. Lionell Allen Cultivating Community - Growing Relationships within your Classrooms and SchoolLIMITED Schaumburg FAmy Schneider • Tami Singer Designing & Evaluating an Instructional Coaching ModelLIMITED InnovationLauren Lipsey • Nicole Stroup Give Me a Break: Creating a Kinesthetic Classroom ClimateLIMITED ProsperityTammy Schiek Navigating Difficult Classroom Conversations: Strategies for Engaging Students in Social Issue DiscussionsLIMITED KnowledgeMary Ellen Daneels Re-Imagine Your Professional DevelopmentLIMITED ImaginationDonna Potaczek • Jill Marsh When Black Boys SpeakLIMITED Schaumburg HKimberly Kimbrough Diving Deep into Guided MathLIMITED Schaumburg GKatherine Trotter • Kelsey Scarpetta Hands on Math Games in a Hands Off World - PrimaryLIMITED ConnectionJane Felling SPARK Your Parent EngagementLIMITED EpiphanyColleen Kaplan Mindfulness Made Easy 1,2,3LIMITED Schaumburg EEleni Keller Social/Emotional Learning - Owning SuccessLIMITED Schaumburg CJeff Wood

2:30pm CST

*FEATURED SPEAKER* - Carrie Baughcum - Drop Everything and Create: Using Student’s Creative Potential to Amplify LearningLIMITED Schaumburg BCarrie Baughcum (she/her/hers) *FEATURED SPEAKER* - Dr. PJ Caposey - Culture is Everything: Everything is CultureLIMITED Schaumburg DDr. PJ Caposey *KEYNOTE SPEAKER* - Dr. Lionel Allen - Cultural Responsiveness: What is it, really?LIMITED EuphoriaDr. Lionell Allen Creating a Safe and Collaborative Climate for InquiryLIMITED KnowledgeMary Ellen Daneels Future Focused PreK-12 - College, Career, and World ReadyLIMITED ProsperityJennifer Durbin How to Create a Self-Paced ClassroomLIMITED Schaumburg GSarah Meador Ready. Set. Play: A Beginner’s Guide to GamificationLIMITED ImaginationStefanie Crawford Spicing Up Your PD: The Best Tech to Keep Your Participants EngagedLIMITED InnovationLauren Lipsey • Nicole Stroup The Principles of DesignLIMITED EpiphanyNicole Zumpano Addressing Learning Gaps in Mathematics with Learning ProgressionsLIMITED Schaumburg FJennie Winters, Ph.D. • Marion Dowling Planning Math Tasks: A Deep Dive into Multiplication ModelsLIMITED Schaumburg CMona Iehl Primary Math Shakers - Shake Up Your PracticeLIMITED ConnectionJane Felling How Do you help your McKinney Vento Students have success at School?LIMITED Schaumburg HDeb Foust Building Relationships with Challenging StudentsLIMITED Schaumburg EDr. Don Parker