CACE Day 2019

AGENDA [DRAFT]

• 7:45-8:20 am      Registration
• 8:30-8:45 am      Welcome
• 8:45-9:05 am      Opening Remarks by Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine Department of Education
• 9:05-10:05 am    Keynote by Dr. Marc Brackett, Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University – Permission to Feel
• 10:05-10:25 am  BREAK
• 10:30-11:45 am   Breakout Sessions’ A-B
  • • • • Breakout Session A for Administrators: Dr. Marc Brackett – Practical Tools to Develop Emotional Intelligence
        • Breakout Session B1 for Teachers: Alex Kajitani, Speaker, Writer, Teacher – Owning It: Proven Strategies to Ace and Embrace Teaching
        • Breakout Session B2 for Nurses: Dr. Randall Himes – School Nurse Vision Screening
• 11:45-12:30 pm   BROWN BAG LUNCH and BOOK SIGNING
• 12:45-1:45 pm     Breakout Sessions’ C-H
  • • • • Breakout Session C for Administrators: Commissioner Pender Makin, Maine DOE
        • Breakout Session D for Teachers: Wendy Ross, University of Maine at Presque Isle – Principles of Motivation and Creativity to Engage the Very Youngest Learners in ELA Tasks
        • Breakout Session E for Teachers: Brittany Ray, Director of TREE: Transforming Rural Experience in Education – Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) 201:Power of The Pause
        • Breakout Session F for Teachers: Alex Kajitani – Interactive Teachers’ Roundtable
        • Breakout Session G for G9-12 Teachers: Mike McCartney, English and History Instructor, The Maine School of Science and Mathematics – Using 21st Century Technology to Teach 14th Century Skills
        • Breakout Session H for G4-8 Teachers: Maureen Connell, Innovation Center Director, Caribou Middle School – Integrating Maker Activities and Technology Into the Curriculum
• 2:00-2:55 pm       Breakout Sessions’ I-V
  • • • • Breakout Session I for Administrators: Alex Kajitani – Leadership Secrets the Work: From the Classroom to the Boardroom
        • Breakout Session J1 for “PK-6 Math” Teachers: Julie Conrad, MSAD 42 – Hitting Standards Without Overusing Worksheets!
        • Breakout Session J2 for “G7-12 Math” Teachers: Nicholas Blais, RSU 39 –Divergent Thinking for the Mathematics Classroom
        • Breakout Session K1 for “PK-6 ELA” Teachers: Lori McQuade and Tammey White, Easton School District – Speaking Students’ Language in Language Arts Class: Differentiation, Motivation, and Engagement
        • Breakout Session K2 for “G7-12 ELA” Teachers: Morgan Dunton, Maine Department of Education – Clarifying the Difference Between Knowledge of Writing and Ability to Compose
        • Breakout Session L1 for “PK-6 Science” Teachers: Patty Smith, MSAD 20 – STREAM activities – Integrating Reading, Writing, and Art with Science
        • Breakout Session L2 for “G7-12 Science” Teachers: Laurie Spooner, MSAD 24 – Next Generation Science Standards Round-Up
        • Breakout Session M1 for “G6-8 Social Studies” Teachers: Samantha Drost and Jerusha Benn, MSAD 42 – Disciplinary Literacy
        • Breakout Session M2 for “G9-12 Social Studies” Teachers: Zachary Powers, MSAD 1 and Darren West, Easton School District – Part I: Implementing a Civics Course in Your Curriculum, and Part II: Legislative Updates / Special Social Studies Topics
        • Breakout Session N for “G7-12 World Languages” Teachers: Jonna Boure, RSU 39 – Preparing Students to Earn The Seal of Biliteracy
        • Breakout Session O for “Music” Teachers: Pat Bragdon, MSAD 1 – Motivate Students to Practice and Attend Performances
        • Breakout Session P for “Art” Teachers: Jessica Goodwin, RSU 39 – Going Digital in the Art Room
        • Breakout Session Q for “Physical Education / Health” Teachers: Bryan Shaw, Easton School District and Evan Graves, RSU 39 – The State of PE/HE: PE Literacy, Latest PE Resources, and Update on Kids Heart Challenge
        • Breakout Session R for “Nurses”: Emily Poland, Maine School Nurse Consultant – School Nurse Updates
        • Breakout Session S1 for “PK-6 Special Education” Teachers: Gail Lyford, RSU 39 and Kara Bouchard, RSU 39 – Including Students with Special Needs in Regular Education Settings
        • Breakout Session S2 for “G7-12 Special Education” Teachers: Lori Scovil, RSU 39 –Including Students with Special Needs in Regular Education Settings
        • Breakout Session T for “Guidance”: Sadie Shaw, MSAD 42 and Andrea Hallett, MSAD 1 – Counselor Roundtable
        • Breakout Session U for “PreK” Teachers: Cindy Albert, RSU 39 and Paige Huston, MSAD 20 – Pre-K in Central Aroostook
        • Breakout Session V for “CTE” Teachers: Ralph Conroy, RSU 39 and Tim Prescott, MSAD 1 – Middle School CTE Initiative
• 2:55 – 3:00 pm     Closing Remarks