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2018 Minnesota Middle School Association Annual Conference

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7:00am CST

BALLROOM MUSICAL GROUP

8:00am CST

KEYNOTE: Equitable Solutions: How Love Changes a Person, People, Communities and the World Main BallroomAbdul Wright

9:30am CST

Break General Gathering Area Exhibit Hall, Silent Auction, & Casual Collaborating General Gathering Area

10:00am CST

Balancing High Expectations and Unconditional Support Bloomington RoomAbdul Wright Brain Breaks for Middle School Students Veranda 7Tricia Gerlach Genres in your library Veranda 6JoAnn Butts Join the Inclusion Revolution- Practical Strategies for Including Students with Disabilities Veranda 8Laura Brunner • Nick Cedergren Managing mental health issues in the classroom Veranda 1Debra Pitton Our Journey with Technology and Personalized PE Veranda 3Connie Berg • Chad Olson • Beau Price READO: Reading that is Relevant and Responsive Veranda 5Jen Bahn • Michael Mangone Relevancy: The Hidden Curriculum in Middle School ContentReal Relevancy Veranda 2Tom Cody Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) in a Deskless Classroom Veranda 4Kylee Erickson • Lisa Swope

11:10am CST

Handshakes and Student Achievement Bloomington RoomAbdul Wright All Eyes On Me - Maximizing Student Engagement & Motivation Veranda 8Rusty May Bigger Fish to Fry: Helping Students From Economically Disadvantaged and Dysfunctional Households be Successful Veranda 7Mary Hall Career-Inspired Curriculum Veranda 3Kellie Olsen Creating a School Culture that Celebrates Differences Veranda 5Sarah Miller • Malik Peer Cyber Safety & Digital Citizenship Veranda 1Kent Mollberg Multiple Pathways Through Personalized Learning Veranda 6Michaela Loo • Tricia Pettis RTI: Retool, Reteach, Enrich Veranda 4Dr. Todd Brist Social-emotional Learning for Middle School Students Veranda 2Tom Cody

12:00pm CST

Lunch Pool Side

1:00pm CST

Silent Auction Ends! General Gathering Area

1:15pm CST

Balancing High Expectations and Unconditional Support Bloomington RoomAbdul Wright Formative Work as Feedback Veranda 6Michaela Loo • Tricia Pettis From Carrots & Candy to Options & Ownership: Motivation and Engagement for Adolescents Veranda 5Jennifer McCarty Plucker Personalized Learning in Action Veranda 4Katie Higgins • Missy Zenner Ramping Up College & Career Readiness at Jordan Middle School Veranda 7Jennifer Kunze • Jennifer Kusske • Chelsey Meyer What Happened? How to Avoid Crying in the Teachers’ Lounge Veranda 8Rusty May Would you like your students to be Riding for Focus? Veranda 3Kristin Ammerman • Jackie Jensen-Gordon

2:25pm CST

Handshakes and Student Achievement Bloomington RoomAbdul Wright Allowing for Flexible Pacing in a Content Driven Course Veranda 1Janel Weiland Differentiated Instruction Using Research Based Problem Solving Steps and Strategies Veranda 4Deborah Ondov Everybody's Engaged: Hands-On Engineering Design Cycle Activities Veranda 3Heidi Johnson • Michaela Ward If You Don't Feed the Teachers, They Will Eat the Students Veranda 6Dr. Todd Brist Resources That Engage All Students Veranda 2Eden Bart