Thursday+Afternoon+Workshop+Sessions

**Thursday, April 16th Sessions - 2:00 - 3:30 PM** > > ||  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HZUmQbDFQ5-xqplCPVVPFtS2bfqnd8_UOfJgcyT3C68/edit?usp=sharing ||
 * ~ Sess. ||~ Rm. ||~ Title ||~ Presenter ||~ Position ||~ Workshop Documents ||
 * TH1 || 341 || **A Class Full of Geniuses** || Kerry Gallagher, Andrew Marcinek, Megan Catalano & Julia Donohue || RMHS History Teacher, Grafton Director of Technology & Rockets Help Desk Student Techs || http://bit.ly/GeniusBRConf15 ||
 * TH2 || 313 || **Blogging with Students** || Sarah Perkins || Wilmington Middle School Grade 7 Teacher ||  ||
 * TH3 || 406 || **Commemorating the Armenian Genocide and Promoting Acceptance and Justice in the School Community** || Jeffrey Ryan, Mary Allard, Alyssa Bogosian, Simone Norden, Shaelyn Neary, Megan Littlehale & Molly McInerney || RMHS History Teacher, AWOD Advisor and AWOD Peer Leaders ||  ||
 * TH4 || 208 || **Creating a School News Channel** || Carina Becker, Colleen DeRosa and Sarah Lentz || Barrows Teachers ||  ||
 * TH5 || 234 || **Education Perspectives Roundtable: What's All the Buzz? Blended Learning, Big Data and Analytics, Personalized Learning, and One to One Initiatives** || Bryan Bown || Instructional Consultant: Office Depot ||  ||
 * TH6 || 206 || **Enhancing Learning: School Is Cool When You Have Tech On Deck** || Brigid Rodin, Connie Quackenbush and Students || Parker Speech Language Pathologist and Science Teacher ||  ||
 * TH7 || 339 || **Heroin Rising: Cheap, Addictive and Deadly** || Julianne DeAngelis and Penny Bruce-Funiole || RCASA Outreach Coordinator and MOAPC Director ||  ||
 * TH8 || 230 || **"I can't even draw a straight line!" A Contour Drawing Workshop to Discover Your Hidden Artistic Potential** || Sue Gilbert and Veronique Latimer || RMHS Art Teachers ||  ||
 * TH9 || 311 || **International Economic Summit TM – Training the Next Generation of Global Leaders** || Mary Anne Cuscuna and Marcia Grant || Coolidge Social Studies Teacher and Technology Integration Specialist ||  ||
 * TH10 || 232 || **Intro to Photoshop: Retouching & Digital Manipulation** || Kathleen Dailey and Michael Radvany || RMHS Art Teachers ||  ||
 * TH11 || 319 || **Kids Can Code and You Can Too!** || Janet Dee, Meg Powers and Kathy Santilli || Technology Integration Specialists || [|Presentation] ||
 * TH12 || 328 || **Literacy 6-12: Overview of the MA Framework Standards for ELA and Literacy** || Helene M. Levine || DSAC Literacy Specialist ||  ||
 * TH13 || 308 || **Measuring What Matters Most: Creating a Culture of Ownership and Personal Growth** || Jane Costa, Andrew Spinali, Leah Cristi, Bill MacIndewar and Jeanne Duran || Parker Grade 7 Social Studies, English, Spanish, Science and LLD Teachers
 * Twitter: @ajspinali104 and @ParkerCostaTeam
 * Tumblr: www.parkercostateam.tumblr.com
 * Instagram: @costa_team7
 * emails: andrew.spinali@reading.k12.ma.us and  jane.costa@reading.k12.ma.us
 * TH14 || 344 || **Need, Want, Love: Information Please** || Sharon Burke || RMHS Media Specialist ||  ||
 * TH15 || 312 || **Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): An Overview** || Marilyn Decker || Director Science, Technology/Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), DESE ||  ||
 * TH16 || 309 || **Procedures and Protocols that Fast Track Argument Writing** || Tricia Stodden and Laura Warren || Eaton and Coolidge English Teachers ||  ||
 * TH17 || 323 || **Teacher Talk: Sharing Teacher Tips, Obstacles to Achievement, and Other Challenges** || Shelley Lynch || RMHS Business Teacher ||  ||
 * TH18 || DLL || **Teaching All Kinds of Minds** || Gene Thompson-Grove || Educator, Consultant and National Facilitator, AKOM || [[file:Grove Blue Ribbon Files.zip]] ||
 * TH19 || 324 || **Technology Integration with Elementary Writing** || Alison Ockerbloom and Jaime Quinn || Eaton Title One Coordinator & Grade 2 Teacher ||  ||
 * TH20 || 336 || **The Importance of Vocational Training** || Allison Capuano, Alicia Hooper, James Carnazza || Director, Assistant Director and Curriculum Specialist: EMARC School to Work Transition Program ||  ||
 * TH21 || 345 || **Using Google Earth in the Classroom: A World of Possibilities** || Christopher Twomey || Parker Grade 7 Social Studies Teacher ||  ||
 * TH22 || RISE 122 || **Using the MA Tiered System of Supports to Teach Behavior at the Preschool Level** || Debbie Butts and Joyce Camenker || RISE Preschool Director and Teacher ||  ||