2019 TRANSFORMING LEARNING SUMMIT
SESSIONS HANDOUTS
8:00– 9:00 A.M. KEYNOTE KATIE WHITE
Softening the Edges Presented by Keynote Katie White
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12:30 – 1:00 P.M. Featured Speaker Clay Cook
Adult Behavior Must Change Before Student Outcomes Will Change Presented by Featured Speaker Clay Cook
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9:30 – 10:30 A.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1 ▮The Account is Depleted, How Can I Do It All?
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Worksheet
2 ▮It’s About Learning, Not Grades: Tales from the Trenches
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3 ▮Redefining STEM
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4 ▮Digital Skills on a Shoestring
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5 ▮MTSS: A Shift in Mindset for Systems Thinking & Assessment
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Worksheet
6 ▮Using literature and film to support SEL
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7 ▮Stop Making Lesson Plans, Start Creating Learning Experiences
NA
8 ▮MDE Newly Redesigned MCA Benchmark Reports for 2019
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10:45 – 11:45 A.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
10 ▮ Learning to Soften the Hard Edges Presented by Keynote Speaker Katie White
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Worksheet
11 ▮ It’s About Learning, Not Grades: Tales from the Trenches (repeat)
NA
12 ▮MTSS: A Shift in Mindset for Systems Thinking & Assessment (repeat)
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13 ▮Social Justice 101- Acknowledging Identity and Taking Action
NA
14 ▮Testing 1-2-3:Teacher Resources to Better Inform Instruction
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15 ▮Academic Progress and the Minnesota Achievement Level Descriptors
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Slides (Short version)
16 ▮Challenging Students Who Already Know “It”
Slides Presentation
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Worksheet 3
Worksheet 4
Worksheet 5
Worksheet 6
17▮ Maximizing the Match in Reading and Math
NA
18 ▮ Student Privacy and Data: What Educators Need to Know
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1:30 – 3:00 P.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
20 ▮Assessment in a Culture of Learning
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
21 ▮Leading Educational Changes through Transformational Leadership
NA
22 ▮Diving into Excel’s Pivot Tables
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Worksheet
23 ▮Increasing the depth of learning for ALL students
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24 ▮Identifying and Expanding Promising Practices
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25 ▮Mindfulness – The Pathway to Peaceful Environments
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26 ▮Personalized Learning Begins with You!
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Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Worksheet 3
Worksheet 4
Checklist
27 ▮Playmakers: Leading a Culture of Assessment
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Worksheet
3:15 – 4:15 P.M. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
30 ▮The Power of a Learning Continuum Presented by Keynote Speaker Katie White
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Worksheet
31 ▮ Counting All Students and EdFi in MN
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32 ▮State of the State Assessment System
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33 ▮Testing 1-2-3:Teacher Resources to Better Inform Instruction
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