Friday+Workshop+Session+A

**Friday April 15th - Session A - 9:45 - 10:55 AM**

 * **Double Concurrent Sessions: 9:45 AM - 12:20 PM** ||
 * **Sess.** || Room || **Workshop Title** || **Presenter(s)** || **Position(s)** || **Workshop Docs/Links** ||
 * AB1 || PAC || Creating a Robust Student Dialog Environment Where Students Talk More than Teachers—the Skills of Making Students Thinking Visible (MSTV) || Dr. Jon Saphier || Author, Consultant, and Founder/President of Research for Better Teaching, Inc. ||  ||
 * AB2 || 301 || LGBTQ Model Curriculum Units for the ELA and Social Studies Classroom || Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students || DESE ||  ||
 * AB3 || 226 || Open Art Studio Time || Christina Erb || Birch Meadow & Wood End Visual Arts Specialist ||  ||
 * **Session A: 9:45 - 10:55 AM** ||
 * **Sess.** || **Room** || **Workshop Title** || **Presenter(s)** || **Position(s)** ||  ||
 * A1 || 339 || A.L.I.C.E. - An Enhanced Lockdown for School Safety || Dr. John Doherty and Michael Muolo || RPS Superintendent and School Resource Officer ||  ||
 * A2 || 315 || Anyone Can Code! Hosting an Hour of Code in Your K-5 Classroom || Kara Larcome, Courtney Ahearn and Martha LeGrow || North Andover Public Schools STEM Coordinator, Library Media Specialist and IT Support Analyst || [[file:Anyone can Code!_Hosting an Hour of Code in your K-5 Classroom.pptx]] ||
 * A3 || 336 || Changing the Dialogue: Devices as Tools, Not Distractions || Julie Cremin and Kerry Gallagher || St. John's Prep Digital Learning Specialists ||  ||
 * A4 || 338 || Creative Activities That Create A Positive School or Classroom Culture || Eric Sprung || Eaton Principal || [[file:2016 presentation at Blue Ribbon.pptx]] ||
 * A5 || Café || Cultivating Cultural Awareness || Sara Burd || RPS District Leader of Social Emotional Learning ||  ||
 * A6 || 224 || Engaging Students with the Standards of Mathematical Practice || Chris Friberg || Coolidge Math Teacher ||  ||
 * A7 || 332 || Essay Bootcamp: Improving Student Language and Writing Fluency || Tricia Stodden and Tonia McGuire || RPS District Literacy Coach K-8 and Killam Gr. 4 Teacher ||  ||
 * A8 || 319 || Exploring Google Classroom || Marcia Grant and Meg Powers || Coolidge and Parker Instructional Technology Specialists ||  ||
 * A9 || 321 || Improving Attendance and Truancy || Tony Pierantozzi || Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. ||  ||
 * A10 || 311 || Investigating and Addressing Teen Sexting Behaviors || Michelle Margolis || Middlesex Partnerships for Youth, Inc. ||  ||
 * A11 || 328 || It’s Not a Script: How to Make Units of Study Your Own || Lorene Marx and a panel of K-5 Teachers || North Andover Public Schools PreK-12 Humanities Coordinator ||  ||
 * Sess. || Rm. || Title || Presenter || Position ||  ||
 * A12 || 413 Distance Learning Lab || Mathematics as a Second Language (for all grade levels) || Mahesh Sharma || Professor of mathematics, founder/president of the Center for Teaching & Learning of Mathematics || [[file:Mathematics as a Second Language Final.doc]] ||
 * A13 || 235 || Mindfulness in the Classroom || Kathleen Ingemi and Maria Simon || Eaton and Birch Meadow Grade 1 Teachers ||  ||
 * A14 || 204 || MTSS at the Secondary Level - Making it Work in MS and HS Settings || Christine Downs || May Institute, Inc. PBIS Coordinator || [[file:Blue Ribbon - PBIS in Secondary Schools.pptx]] ||
 * A15 || 234 || On Cloud Nine Math Program || Krista Erikson and Kerry Mullen || Eaton LLD Teacher and Birch Meadow Learning Center Teacher || [[file:On Cloud Nine April 2016.pptx]] ||
 * A16 || 208 || PBIS, Mental Health & Community Partners Working Together in Schools PRE-K-12 || Maureen Tracey and Kathy Francoeur || PBIS District Coordinators Laconia School District and Univ. of New Hampshire ||  ||
 * A17 || 308 || How to Build an Inclusive Classroom || Cathy Cummins and Cathy Lawson || Executive Directors for Assabet Valley and SEEM Collaboratives ||  ||
 * A18 || 305 || SBIRT in Schools: A Proactive Approach to Substance Abuse Prevention || Doreen Crowe and Kelly Laroche || Wilmington Public Schools Dir. of Nursing Services & MS Guidance Counselor ||  ||
 * A19 || 230 || Sheltered English Instruction (SEI): Ten Things Teachers Need to Know about English Learners || Deana Bardetti and Elizabeth Dufton || Andover Public Schools ESL Instructor and Grade 2 Teacher ||  ||
 * A20 || 300 || Special Education Traps and Pitfalls and Legal Update || Michael Joyce || Attorney at Law: Nuttall, MacAvoy & Joyce, P.C ||  ||
 * A21 || Library || Strong Foundations: A Deep Dive into High Quality Universal Classroom Practices || George Sugai || Keynote Speaker || [[file:PBIS CBM 13 April HAND.pptx]] ||
 * A22 || 304 || Student Writing: Getting the Most Out of Conferencing || Deborah Moriarty || Literacy Consultant, Teachers21 || [[file:Writing conferences April 15 2016.pdf]] ||
 * A23 || 334 || Supporting Students of Color || Jason Cross || RPS METCO Director ||  ||
 * A24 || 307 || Vocabulary Immersion: Leveraging Technology to Differentiate Vocabulary Instruction and Support Long-term Retention || Elizabeth Solomon || St. John’s Preparatory School Latin Teacher ||  ||