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#AMLE19
Annual Conference for
Middle Level Education
Nashville, TN • November 7–9, 2019
DIGITAL PROGRAM GUIDE
amle.org/annual
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Welcome to #AMLE19!
More than 400 sessions designed around four powerful strands
to help you customize your conference experience.
Creating a Culture that Makes a Difference
Effective schools take responsibility for creating a culture that focuses on relationships, trust, and respect in
addition to fostering the academic success of students. A successful school for young adolescents is an inviting
and safe community that encourages learning. Teachers, staff, and students learn and put into practice the skills
of direct feedback, healthy and appropriate confrontation, positive risk taking, and personal and collaborative
goal setting. An emphasis on health, wellness, and safety permeates the entire school. Interactions among staff
members and between students reflect democracy and fairness. Like young adolescents, the climate of develop-
mentally responsive middle grades schools requires constant nurturing.
Principal and Teacher Leadership that Transforms
Courageous, collaborative middle grades leaders are knowledgeable about the characteristics and needs of
young adolescents. Leaders understand the theory and best practice of middle level education. They strive to
educate colleagues, parents, policymakers, and community members. Courageous, collaborative leadership em-
powers people to make difficult decisions addressing the education and well-being of each young adolescent.
High Impact Classroom Strategies
Middle school educators recognize that covering content and learning are not synonymous. The curriculum of a
successful middle level school must also be relevant, challenging, integrative, and exploratory. Curriculum also
must be integrative and coherent, must help students connect school experiences to their lives outside school,
and must encourage students to reflect on the totality of their experiences. Educators serve their students well
when they model inclusive, collaborative, and team-oriented approaches to learning. Continuous, authentic, and
appropriate assessment and evaluation provide information and evidence about a student’s learning progress.
Such information and data help students, teachers, and family members select immediate learning goals, evalu-
ate growth, and plan teaching and learning strategies.
Characteristics of High Performing Middle Schools
School structures and organization have a great impact on student learning. Teams are often considered the
heart of an effective middle grades school. Effective teams lead to improved student achievement, increased
parental contacts, and enhanced school climate and student attitudes. Successful schools for young adoles-
cents also have carefully crafted transition programs for moving from elementary to middle and middle to
high, as well as college and career-ready cultures, and flexibility in scheduling, grouping, and staffing.
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AMLE Foundation Fund
The AMLE Foundation Fund was established in 1994 to receive charitable, tax-deductible gifts to support programs and initiatives benefiting
those in the field of middle level education. Since its inception, the Foundation Fund has supported a number of initiatives: AMLE’s Distinguished
Educator Awards, the Legacy Project, grants to outstanding CMLA chapters, collaboration mini-grants, and school improvement grants based on
the principles found in This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents.
The AMLE Foundation Fund Committee is charged with the duty of requesting members and other interested parties to make lifetime gifts,
charitable bequests, and individual donations to the foundation. The AMLE Foundation Fund Committee intends to realize its ambitious goals
through contributions from the many AMLE members who have benefited from the work of AMLE.
You may contribute to the AMLE Foundation Fund by visiting booth 229 in the Exhibit Hall or by sending your contribution to AMLE,
2550 Corporate Exchange Dr., Suite 324 Columbus, OH 43231. Please indicate “Foundation Contribution” on your check.
For more information, including how to donate online, please see http://www.amle.org/AboutAMLE/AMLEFoundationFund.aspx
Legacy Circle
The purpose of the Legacy Circle is to permanently honor anyone whose actions have impacted the education and well-being of young adolescents
at any level or position while providing an opportunity to support the future of middle level education with a $5,000 donation that could be a lump
sum or accumulated over a 5-year period.
The following are members of the Legacy Circle:
• Founders: William Alexander, Don Eichhorn, John Lounsbury, Gordon Vars, Conrad Toepfer
• 2015 Inductees: Alfred A. Arth, Kathy Hunt Ullock, C. Kenneth McEwin
• 2017 Inductees: John Swaim, Sue Swaim, Tom Erb
• 2018 Inductees: Paul George, April Tibbles, Nancy Doda, Bev Cook
• 2019 Inductees: J. Howard Johnston, Louis G. Romano, Jack Berckemeyer, Bruce Bailey
Nominees to Legacy Circle
Currently, four people have been nominated and vetted for membership in the Legacy Circle: Sherrel Bergmann, Judith Brough, Pauline Pavlick,
and Rick Wormeli. In order for these individuals to be inducted into the Legacy Circle a total of at least $5,000 must be donated in their honor
within a 5 year period. If you wish to make a donation in honor of one of the nominees, drop by the Foundation’s booth (#229) or go to the
Foundation section of the AMLE website, http://www.amle.org/AboutAMLE/AMLEFoundationFund.aspx.
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2018–2019 AMLE Foundation Donors
between September 1, 2018 and August 31, 2019
Donations made in recognition of
Bruce Bailey J. Howard Johnston April Tibbles
Jack Berckemeyer Pauline Pavlick William Waidelich
Sherrel Bergmann Louis G. Romano Rick Wormeli
Judith Allen Brough John Swaim
Founders Club Friends of the Foundation Donors to the Foundation
Charlene Pike !#$%^&> Sherrel Bergmann Amazon
Judith Brough ! Amazon Smiles Program
Platinum Friends Ross Burkhardt $ J Thomas Kane
Bruce E Bailey Elizabeth D Dore @ Janice Lovett
Elizabeth Fogartie ! Patrick Manus
Silver Friends Gail Heinemeyer % Winnifred Namatovu
Patti Kinney ! Linda Hopping ! Network for Good
Christine Thielen $ Kentucky Middle School Emily Raper
Conrad Toepfer !*( Association $% Dina Roberts
Jeff La Roux ) Erin R Scholes !#
Bronze Friends Rebecca Lawson !# William Smith
Walt Grebing Ken LeLacheur $
Metz, Bailey, and McLoughlin Camille McElroy
Monte J Selby ! Paul Meck
Michigan Association of
Middle School Educators #
Minnesota Middle School Association
Steve Norlin-Weaver
Frances Salyers $%
Ashley Smith $
Catherine Thibodeau
! Indicates donations in honor of 2019 Legacy Circle inductee, J. Howard Johnston ^ Indicates donations in honor of Legacy Circle nominee, Pauline Pavlick
# Indicates donations in honor of 2019 Legacy Circle inductee, Louis G. Romano & Indicates donations in honor of Legacy Circle nominee, Rick Wormeli
$ Indicates donations in honor of 2019 Legacy Circle inductee, Bruce Bailey * Indicates donations in honor of Legacy Circle nominee, Sherrel Bergmann
% Indicates donations in honor of 2019 Legacy Circle inductee, Jack Berckemeyer ( Indicates donations in honor of Legacy Circle nominee, Judith Allen Brough
@ Indicates donations in honor of 2017 Legacy Circle inductee, John Swaim > Indicates donations in honor of William Waidelich
) Indicates donations in honor of 2018 Legacy Circle inductee, April Tibbles
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#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 9Thursday, November 7
Schedule Meetings
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 9:15 am - 10:45 am
AMLE/CAEP Middle Level Teacher Preparation
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm . . . . . Registration
Standards and the Program Review Process Meeting
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm . . . . . Middle Level Innovation Challenge Reception . Room: Delta Island F
Sponsored by This meeting provides information about the 2012 AMLE/CAEP Middle Level
Teacher Preparation Standards and focuses on the process of having middle
level teacher preparation programs reviewed for possible national recognition
through the CAEP (formerly NCATE) national program review process. Time will
be allotted for questions and answers.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
9:45 am - 10:45 am
7:00 am – 4:10 pm . . . . . Registration Middle School Journal and RMLE Online Editorial
Review Board Meeting (invitation only)
8:00 am – 9:00 am . . . . . General Session
Room: Delta Island A/B
9:00 am – 3:00 pm . . . . . Exhibit Hall Taylor & Francis and the editors of AMLE’s peer-reviewed publications, Middle
School Journal and RMLE Online, will share updates and important data about
9:00 am – 3:00 pm . . . . . AMLE Bookstore (in the Exhibit Hall) the publications. *invitation only - for MSJ and RMLE Editorial Boards
9:00 am – 9:45 am . . . . . Coffee Social (in the Exhibit Hall)
11:10 am - 12:10 pm
Sponsored by NAPOMLE Executive Council Meeting (invitation only)
Room: Delta Island C
*invitation only - for NAPOMLE Executive Council.
9:45 am – 10:45 am . . . . Sessions 1
11:10 pm – 12:10 pm . . . . Sessions 2 4:20 pm - 5:20 pm
MLER SIG Meeting
12:10 pm – 1:45 pm . . . . Lunch & Exhibit Hall Social (in the Exhibit Hall)
Room: Governor’s Ballroom D
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm . . . . . Sessions 3 The Middle Level Education Research (MLER) Special Interest Group (SIG) of the
American Educational Research Association (AERA) meets biannually to discuss
3:10 pm – 4:10 pm . . . . . Sessions 4 SIG-related business. The agenda will include reports from SIG leaders and
committee chairs. In addition, there will be time for updates, announcements,
and professional networking. The MLER SIG business meeting is open to all who
are interested.
10 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual8:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Thursday, November 7
8:00 am – 9:00 am 10:05 am - 10:20 am
CS11 - 2B - Moving Math Into the Technological World
GENERAL SESSION
Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
GS01 - Just One Educator Can Completely Alter Patricia E Brand
the Trajectory of a Child
Room: Delta Ballroom A 10:25 am - 10:40 am
Baruti Kafele
CS11 - 2C - Team-Based Learning in the Middle School Classroom
Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Nicholas Leonardi
COLLABORATION SESSIONS
Leadership and Community Lounge (in Exhibit Hall) 9:45 am - 10:45 am
9:45 am – 10:00 am FEATURED SESSIONS
CS11 - 1A - Flip Your Faculty Meetings with Screencasify!
1101 - Teaching Kids to Thrive: Integrating SEL Skills into the
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall Curriculum
Cindy Proske, Barbara Estep
Room: Delta Ballroom A
Debbie Silver
10:05 am - 10:20 am
CS11 - 1B - First Year Instructional Coaches Tell All: What We 1102 - It Is Time to S.H.I.N.E. – Create a Thriving Culture That
Wish We Would Have Known Starts with Celebrating YOU!
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall Room: Delta Ballroom B
Amber Bingen, Rachel Pemberton LaVonna Roth
This session is sponsored by
10:25 am - 10:40 am
CS11 - 1C - Together We Can... Reduce the Stigma Associated 1103 - Does Instruction Thrive Under My Leadership? A
with Mental Illness Discussion on Effective Instructional Leadership
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall Room: Delta Ballroom C
Allison Glickman-Rogers Baruti Kafele
Curriculum and Technology Lounge (in Exhibit Hall) 1104 - Physical Academia—This Joint is Jumpin’!
9:45 am - 10:00 am Room: Delta Ballroom D
Rick Wormeli
CS11 - 2A - The “Playbook” Effect: Instructional Models in Action
Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Kristen V Slechta, Amy Schultz
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 11Thursday, November 7 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
1105 - Bold Humility 1115 - Generation Z: Facing Four Hidden Realities of the Most
Anxious Population
Room: Governor’s Ballroom A/E
Dave Schmittou Room: Governor’s Chamber A/B
Andrew McPeak
1106 - Worksheet Busters: Easy, Low Prep Activities You Can Use
Again and Again for Any Content This session is sponsored by
Room: Governor’s Ballroom B
1116 - When Do I Sleep? Surviving the Principalship - Key Ideas
Katie Powell for Principals by Principals
Room: Canal C
Susan Kessler, April Snodgrass
9:45 am - 10:45 am
This session is sponsored by
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1108 - Rethinking Middle School: How Educators Can Bolster 1119 - 50 Nifty Tech Tools for the Blended Learning Classroom
Kids’ Resiliency & Self-Regulation Room: Canal E
Room: Canal A Emily Raper, Cody Raper
Phyllis Fagell, Susan Levine
1120 - Brain Powered Strategies to Engage Middle Level Learners
1109 - Let’s Get Fired Up! 2.0 Create More Leaders not More Room: Governor’s Ballroom D
Followers Shauna King
Room: Governor’s Chamber C/D
Frank Rudnesky 1121 - Battling Boredom: Strategies for Classroom Success
Room: Bayou C
1110 - Having Meaningful Conversations With Kids When The
Topic(s) Challenges Adults Bryan Harris
Room: Governor’s Ballroom C
1122 - Democratic Education: A Model Americans Should
Jen Cort
Get Behind
Room: Delta Island E
1111 - Trauma-Informed Teaching
Madison England, Morgan Harris, Emily Alexandra Nicoletti
Room: Canal B
(Georgia College & State University CMLA Chapter)
Kyrah Altman, Lauren Wilkins
This session is a CMLA Chapter Grant Winner
1112 - #iCanHelp, #iWillHelp, #iDidHelp: One School’s Journey
Toward Creative Positivity Online and Off
1123 - SMART ELD: Instructional Strategies for English Language
Room: Bayou E Learner Success
Kevin Rokuskie, Kim Karr
Room: Bayou B
Ashlee Megan Drady, Heather Lynn Meesey, Kristina Daluddung
1113 - Dating and Sex: A Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy
Room: Bayou D
Andrew Smiler
12 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Thursday, November 7
1129 - Parenting in the Middle: Creating Parent Support Groups for
Middle School Transition
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Room: Governor’s Chamber E SPEED LEARNING SESSIONS SL11
Suzanne Main-Wegielnik
Tables A–T
Room: Delta Lobby A
9:45 am - 10:45 am
SL11 - Table A - Advisory, Relationships, and Student Success
SPARK & TELL SESSIONS ST11 A-E Delta Lobby A
Carey Bledsoe
Room: Bayou A
SL11 - Table B - Middle Level Professional Development School
ST11 - A - Teacher Well-Being: Flourishing Teachers in the Era of (PDS): Intern and Faculty Reflections
Accountability & High-Stakes Testing
Delta Lobby A
Room: Bayou A
Karen J Johnson, Christina Bucci
Abby Weiland
SL11 - Table C - Treats and Threats... Do They Really Work?
ST11 - B - Silent Strength: Kindness Applications that Improve
School Climate Delta Lobby A
Daniel Hill
Room: Bayou A
Doug Reavis
SL11 - Table D - Empowering Mathematics Intervention Students
ST11 - C - Why are Non-Academic Skills Important? to Love Mathematics
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Yvette Nathan-Jones Lisa Amick, Grant Inman
ST11 - D - Strategies for Creating School Wide Inclusion and SL11 - Table E - Cultivating a Community of Learners Through
Equity for LGBTQ Middle Grades Students Collaborative Professional Development
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Wally Keith Burgess Pamela Lesley, Natalie Grover, April Troglauer
ST11 - E - Its More than Meditation: Integrating Authentic SEL in SL11 - Table F - Hidden Homelessness in the Middle: Who, What,
to the Classroom Where, and Moving Forward
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Kaitlyn Haley Matthew J Moulton
SL11 - Table G - One Middle School + Nine MLED Program
Graduates from One University = Success for All
Delta Lobby A
Lois J Yocum
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 13Thursday, November 7 9:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
SL11 - Table H - Enriching Pre-Practicum Student Teachers SL11 - Table Q - Using Technology to Boost EQ/SEL While Meeting
Education Through an Embedded Learning Experience Lead by Common Core Standards
Administrators
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A Lisa A Colapietro
Keriann Ferguson, Margaret Rintamaa, Shelby Shanks
SL11 - Table R - Teaching History in the Online Classroom
SL11 - Table I - Lead4Change Student Leadership Program
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A Nicholas Yund, David J Gerstle
Linda Spahr
This session is sponsored by SL11 - Table S - Motivating Students Through Authentic, Hands-on
Projects - The Pigman Mock Trial
SL11 - Table J - Fostering Student Engagement in Meaningful Delta Lobby A
Mathematics David Milligan
Delta Lobby A
SL11 - Table T - Let’s Give ‘Em Something to Talk About:
James Fetterly
Meaningful Student-led Discussion
SL11 - Table K - Successful Strategies for Robust Writing! Delta Lobby A
Christa Brogan, Stratton Brock, Brad Carpenter
Delta Lobby A
Roseanne Levy, Leila Rosa
SL11 - Table L - Reading, Research, and Revelations: Student 11:10 am - 12:10 pm
Voice and Community Engagement
FEATURED SESSIONS
Delta Lobby A
Angela Wright, Cana Kirksey
1201 - Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional
Strategies That Engage the Brain
SL11 - Table M - H3- Healthy Habits of Harmony: An Adventure-
Based School Counseling Program Room: Delta Ballroom A
Delta Lobby A Marcia Tate
Sara Wilmot
1202 - Culture Starts with You
SL11 - Table N - Creating Voracious Readers
Room: Delta Ballroom B
Delta Lobby A Bobby L Moore
Sara E Moore
This session is sponsored by
SL11 - Table O - Co-Teaching: The Professional Behind The M.A.S.K.
1203 - Alleviating Student and Parent Fears about Transition to the
Delta Lobby A
Middle Level
Regina Christian
Room: Delta Ballroom C
SL11 - Table P - Striving for Success in Special Education Gail L Heinemeyer
“Creating the Teacher Technology Toolbox”
Delta Lobby A 1204 - Don’t Worry – Be Happy! 9 Social Emotional Hooks that
Engage Students
Tina Monteleone
Room: Delta Ballroom D
Charles Beaman
14 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Thursday, November 7
1205 - Fostering a Positive School Climate and Culture in Schools 1213 - ACCESS to High Quality Instruction for All Students
Room: Governor’s Ballroom A/E Room: Canal C
Denver J Fowler Kate Martin
1206 - Teaching Kids to Thrive: Creating an SEL Culture in Your This session is sponsored by
Building
Room: Governor’s Ballroom B 1215 - Advocacy: Fighting for Teachers, Students, and Middle
Dedra A Stafford Level
Room: Governor’s Chamber C/D
Carol Watson, Priya Poehner
11:10 am - 12:10 pm
1219 - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lecture: Strategies for Creating
CONCURRENT SESSIONS More Engaging Lessons
Room: Governor’s Ballroom D
1208 - Creating Connections: A Social-Emotional Learning Katie Anderson
Journey
Room: Governor’s Ballroom C 1220 - Math and Science Collab: A Space to Learn from Each
Ellen D’Amore, Erin L Tobul Other
Room: Canal E
1209 - Engage ALL Students in Service Gail Anderson, Erin R Scholes
Room: Canal A
Patricia Hall 1221 - Learn to Serve; Serve to Learn – A Collaborative Service-
Learning Model to Encourage Empathy and Empower Students
1210 - You Belong Here Room: Delta Island E
Room: Governor’s Chamber E Kristen Brock, Theresa Guevara,
Gretchen M Cruden Colegio Americano de Guatemala
This session is a Collaboration Mini-Grant winner
1211 - Math Activities that Address the 16 Characteristics of This
We Believe 1222 - How to Engage Students and Community Through a Middle
Room: Bayou E Level Musical
Nancy Ruppert, Bridget Coleman Room: Governor’s Chamber A/B
Cynthia Ripley, John Prignano
1212 - The Healing Power of Healthy Relationships in Helping
Trauma Influenced Students This session is sponsored by
Room: Canal B
Randy C Jensen, Cassidy Jensen Combs
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 15Thursday, November 7 11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
1223 - #RevivingReaders: Inspiring A Love of Reading With ST12 - D - Teacher Led Advisory
Classroom Book Clubs
Room: Bayou A
Room: Bayou C Hannah Kast
Nicole Thorsen, Shannon Anderson, Mary Schwab
ST12 - E - Ignite Your Organization Using Google Suite
1224 - Be a Hunger Hero! End Childhood Hunger with More than a
Room: Bayou A
Food Drive!
Whitney Wilson, Sadie Hamm
Room: Bayou B
Molly Miely
1225 - Engaging Students with Complex Texts and Meaningful 11:10 am - 12:10 pm
Vocabulary Focus on Text Structures and Text Features
SPEED LEARNING SESSIONS SL12
Room: Bayou D
Steven Witt Tables A–T
Room: Delta Lobby A
This session is sponsored by
SL12 - Table A - Closing the Achievement Gap Through
1228 - Writing for Publication Partnerships
Room: Delta Island A/B Delta Lobby A
Matthew J Moulton, David C Virtue, Penny Bishop, Ellis Hurd, Michael J Dietz
Lisa Harrison, Kathleen M Brinegar
This session is sponsored by AMLE’s Reasearch Advisory Committee SL12 - Table B - First Steps of SEL Implementation in the Middle
Grades
Delta Lobby A
11:10 am - 12:10 pm Tobias S Kilgore, William Baldwin
SPARK & TELL SESSIONS ST12 A-E SL12 - Table C - The Holistic Student: Strategies to Promote a
Balanced Culture to Meet Students’ Needs
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Carmen Bouldin, Amy Dunlap
ST12 - A - Principal Leadership: Using Monopoly ME to build
capacity in your Millennial Teachers SL12 - Table D - Open the Circle: Transculturalism
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Andre M Illig Jitendrapal S Kundan, Roxanne Hable
ST12 - B - Finding Time for Professional Learning SL12 - Table E - Successful PLCs in a Small School
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Scott Warren Alicia Bono
ST12 - C - PD in Your PJs: Personalized Professional Development SL12 - Table F - Social Inclusion through Sports and Youth
Room: Bayou A Leadership: The Unified Champion Schools Program
Katey Duty Delta Lobby A
Holly Jacobs, Emily Van Gaasbeek
16 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual11:10 a.m. – 1:05 p.m. Thursday, November 7
SL12 - Table G - Building an Instructional Dream Team to Ensure SL12 - Table O - Innovative Technology for Middle Level Learners
Active & Challenging Learning for Students
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A Tammie T Patterson, Kimberly G Williams, Karen S DiBella
Christine Baldelli, Cheryl Milo
SL12 - Table P - A Middle School Video Production Lab - Our Story
SL12 - Table H - Growing People & Powerful Teams: Secrets to from Beginning to End (...so far!)
Creating Dynamic Middle Learning Communities
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A Susan T Palchesko, Leslie Haynam
Luke Ralph
SL12 - Table Q - How Content Area Teachers Can Increase
SL12 - Table I - Increasing Engagement with 3-Act Math Activities Student’s Literacy Skills through High Impact Learning Strategies
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Jennifer Fitzgerald Lori Henderson, Margaret Robillard
SL12 - Table J - Poppin’ Off: Leveraging the Influence of Popular SL12 - Table R - Put the World in the Hands of Your Students!
Culture for Middle Grades Learners Augmented Reality for Social Studies
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Kristie Smith, Kristina Nicole Falbe Nicole Miller
SL12 - Table K - 21st Century Warm-ups: Beginning Lessons with SL12 - Table S - Strategies and Activities for Teaching Active
Engagement Listening
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Miguel Gomez, Kendyl Suess Charles Fischer
SL12 - Table L - Are My School’s Technology Implementation SL12 - Table T - Student Voice Among Historically
Methods Instrumental or Detrimental? Underrepresented and Economically Disadvantaged Students
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Katie Hart, Kevin Myers Dawn Marie Fichera
SL12 - Table M - Thinking about Problem-Based Learning? Use
These 4 Tools for Effortless Implementation COLLABORATION SESSIONS
Delta Lobby A
Cathy Ginel Leadership and Community Lounge (in Exhibit Hall)
SL12 - Table N - STEM Careers Begin in Middle Grades 12:50 pm - 1:05 pm
Delta Lobby A CS13 - 1A - Can I Get a Connection?
Katherine Kendall Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Nili Bartley
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 17Thursday, November 7 1:10 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
1:10 pm - 1:25 pm 1302 - Inquiring Minds: Teaching and Learning with Good
Questions
CS13 - 1B - Social Media Safety - Keeping Up With the Latest
Room: Delta Ballroom B
Online Activity of a Middle School Student
Erik Francis
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Ronna Glickman This session is sponsored by
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm 1303 - Climate & Culture are a Reflection of My Leadership!
Room: Delta Ballroom C
CS13 - 1C - The Empathy Project: The Social Justice Book Club
Baruti Kafele
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Tara Pearce, Alexia May, Dixie Garrison, Paige Wightman, 1304 - PLC 2.0: A Newly Enhanced Model to Ensure High Levels of
Shaun Matthews Learning for ALL Students
Room: Delta Ballroom D
Curriculum and Technology Lounge (in Exhibit Hall) Garth Larson
12:50 pm - 1:05 pm 1305 - The Advisor Within: Creating an All-Inclusive Advisory
Program
CS13 - 2A - Optimizing the Coaching Cycle
Room: Governor’s Ballroom A/E
Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Christine H Toth
Holly E Carr
1306 - Chasing Greatness: The Transformation of our School from
1:10 pm - 1:25 pm SOS to Success!
CS13 - 2B - Teachers Assemble: Using Marvel Movies to Teach Room: Governor’s Ballroom B
Democratic Debate
Beth Houf
Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Jason Allen
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
CS13 - 2C - Managing the Classroom with Career Readiness
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall 1308 - How to Create a CALM Classroom and School Environment
Eva Foxwell
Room: Governor’s Ballroom C
Victoria Lentfer
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm 1309 - Facts, Truth, and Trust - News Literacy and the Fight Against
Fake
FEATURED SESSIONS
Room: Governor’s Chamber C/D
1301 - Taming the Grading: Ways to Use Homework as Valuable John Silva
Instructional Time Without Grading for Hours at Home
Room: Delta Ballroom A 1310 - How Standards-Based Grading Impacted Our Systems
Katie Powell Room: Canal A
Travis Axeen, Janelle Miller, Clifford McDonald
18 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Thursday, November 7
1311 - 1 READ: 1 Book, 1 Community Creating a Movement 1322 - ELA Principles of Engagement for Literacy Success
Through Inquiry
Room: Governor’s Chamber A/B
Room: Canal B Laurie Bell
Terri Bradshaw, Mike Crabtree
This session is sponsored by
1312 - The Effects of Teacher Absence on Student Achievement 1323 - You Can’t Escape Math!
Room: Canal C Governor’s Ballroom D
Melissa Cordell Sandra Leiterman
This session is sponsored by 1324 - Understanding the Plight of Students Experiencing Anxiety
What Educators Can Do to Help!
1313 - Happy Team, Happy Teens! Building Positive Staff Room: Bayou C
Relationships is Worth Your Time!
William DeMeo
Room: Bayou D
Juliet Kandel 1329 - Research for Practitioners: Using Current Research to
This session is sponsored by Support your Middle Grades Practices
Room: Governor’s Chamber E
1314 - Middle School Journal and RMLE Online Manuscript Steven B Mertens, Micki M Caskey
Reviewer Training
Room: Delta Island A/B
Lisa Harrison, Kathleen M Brinegar, Ellis Hurd, David C Virtue 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
1315 - Not Just Survival: Helping New Teachers Thrive SPARK & TELL SESSIONS ST13 – A-E
Room: Bayou E Room: Bayou A
Dana Bickmore
ST13 - A - It’s Not Just For English Class: Crafting Arguments in
1319 - Integrating Art to Activate the “Motivation Molecule” Science
Room: Canal E Room: Bayou A
Amber R Chandler Alyssa McAloney, Lindsay Barna
1320 - Think-Write-Learn: Build Content Knowledge and Increase ST13 - B - Have the Urge to Merge?
Retention with Quickwrites
Room: Bayou A
Room: Delta Island E
Belinda Stutzman
Kristine Gibson
T13 - C - Tech Checks: Using Tech to Ensure Student Voice
1321 - Technology Integration that Encourages and Enhances
Room: Bayou A
Student Voice and Critical Thinking
Alicia Koepke
Room: Bayou B
Karen Moroz
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 19Thursday, November 7 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
ST13 - D - Create, Solve, Share: Student Crafted Word Problems SL13 - Table F - Personalized Learning and Student Agency...Make
A Difference!
Room: Bayou A
Trevelyn Everitt-Gyure Delta Lobby A
Robert J Collins, Robert Natale
ST13 - E - Create a Middle School Journalism at your School
Room: Bayou A SL13 - Table G - Promoting Teacher Leadership for Beginning
Teachers: Lessons Learned from a B.A. to M.Ed. Leadership
Ann Pollard Program
Delta Lobby A
Dustin Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, J. Brent Cooper,
1:45 pm - 2:45 pm
SL13 - Table H - Vocabulary in Motion
SPEED LEARNING SESSIONS SL13
Delta Lobby A
Tables A–T James Thomas Renfro
Room: Delta Lobby A
SL13 - Table I - Lead4Change Student Leadership Program
SL13 - Table A - School Safety 101: The Making of a Killer
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A Linda Spahr
Steve Webb
This session is sponsored by
SL13 - Table B - Creating Peer Leaders at the Middle School Level
SL13 - Table J - Standards Based Grading: What, Why, How?
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A
Nina Anderson
Dave Schmittou
SL13 - Table C - Pineapple Charts “A Remodeling of Professional
SL13 - Table K - Mythbusting Project Based Learning-standards,
Development”
Structure & Assessment
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A
Tracey McKenzie
Jennifer Pieratt
SL13 - Table D - I Won!! How to Use Video Gaming to Help
Students Manage Anxiety and Stress Effectively SL13 - Table L - Using the Engaging Books of Graeme Base to
Highlight the Care of Our Environment
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A
Suzanne Dobson
James Fetterly, Betty Wood
SL13 - Table E - Learning Together: Involving Stakeholders for
Early-Post Secondary Opportunities in Middle Grades SL13 - Table M - Night at the Museum! Create A Museum Exhibit
Project to Display Learning In Any Classroom
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A
Lyndi King, Amy Stricklin
Tamara Spears
20 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual1:45 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Thursday, November 7
SL13 - Table N - The Binomial Cube: Moving from the Concrete to
the Abstract
3:10 pm - 4:10 pm
Delta Lobby A FEATURED SESSIONS
C Walsh
1401 - To Succeed in the Middle, Keep Moving Forward!
SL13 - Table O - Phenomenon-based Learning Using Digitized Room: Delta Ballroom A
Museum Collections
Debbie Silver
Delta Lobby A
Madlyn Larson 1402 - Middle School: A Place to Belong and Become
Room: Delta Ballroom B
SL13 - Table P - Learning Through Play: Engaging Students
Patti Kinney, Laurie Barron
Through the Game Design Process
Delta Lobby A This session is sponsored by
Jeffrey Holliday, Amy Barone
1403 - Making Advisory Really Work for Every Student
SL13 - Table Q - Building Community in the World Language Room: Delta Ballroom C
Classroom Dru D Tomlin
Delta Lobby A
Maureen Conroy 1404 - Reflective Coaching for All Teachers: Becoming Reflective
Practitioners, Not Ego-Guardians
SL13 - Table R - Math Talks: Fostering Quality Mathematics Room: Delta Ballroom D
Conversations in the Classroom Rick Wormeli
Delta Lobby A
Kelly Ann Bennett 1405 - Stop the PD Insanity: Strategies for Motivating Teachers to
Reach and Teach Students in the Real World
SL13 - Table S - Grade By Day, Sleep By Night: Promoting Student Room: Governor’s Ballroom A/E
Ownership Using Standards Based Learning! Charles Beaman
Delta Lobby A
Dayna DiVenere, Shenach Cameron, Adriane Reisman, 1406 - Shouting Won’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Techniques to Detour
Around the Danger Zones
Jessica Jaksich
Room: Governor’s Ballroom B
SL13 - Table T - Stand Up For Something! Marcia Tate
Delta Lobby A
Joseph Spencer, Donna Dretzka
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 21Thursday, November 7 3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
3:10 pm - 4:10 pm 1421 - Increasing Student Engagement with Hyperdocs
Room: Governor’s Chamber E
CONCURRENT SESSIONS Marissa Ogando
1408 - Teaching about Controversial Issues, Taboo Topics, and 1422 - Number Sense and Problem Solving, Don’t Leave Middle
Difficult Knowledge in Middle School School Without Them!
Room: Canal A Room: Governor’s Chamber A/B
George D Dalbo Edward Thomas
1409 - Digital Wellbeing - The next frontier of Wellbeing
1423 - Easy Tech to Support ESLs, ELLs, and Struggling Readers
Education
Room: Bayou C
Room: Governor’s Chamber C/D
Bruce Ellis
Adam Somes
1424 - Math Class Makeover-Creating a Classroom that Focuses
1410 - Fulfilling the Promise of Adolescence in Middle Schools on Having a Growth Mindset and Reducing Math Anxiety
Room: Delta Island A/B Room: Bayou B
Joanna Williams DawnMarie Smith
1411 - The ABC’s of 21st Century Learning 1425 - No More Drill and Practice: Engaging Students in the Math
Room: Canal B Classroom
Chris A Layton Room: Bayou D
Mary Baldassarre
1412 - A Trauma Sensitive Culture - Building Resilience:
Classroom Practices of Attunement
1426 - How Can STEM Activities Authentically Incorporate Math
Room: Bayou E and Science Practices?
Roxanne Hable, Jitendrapal S Kundan Room: Canal C
Scott Eddins, Brian Caine
1415 - Rubric Building 2.0:Put the Power of Learning into the
Hands of Students
This session is sponsored by
Room: Governor’s Ballroom C
Steve Retzlaff, Katherine Holden 1427 - Middle Level Education Research Roundtable: Connecting
Theory with Practice
1419 - A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words—How to Use Graphics to Room: Governor’s Ballroom D
Improve Math Performance
Session Organizers: Shawn A. Faulkner,
Room: Delta Island E Christopher M. Cook, and Penny B. Howell
Kristine Gibson
1420 - What if? Using the Science of Learning to Shift the
Trajectory of Under-Resourced Learners
Room: Canal E
Tammy Pawloski
22 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Thursday, November 7
3:10 pm - 4:10 pm 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm
SPARK & TELL SESSIONS ST14 – A-E SPEED LEARNING SESSIONS SL14
Room: Bayou A Tables A–T
Room: Delta Lobby A
ST14 - A - Integrating Coding using Algorithmic Thinking
Room: Bayou A SL14 - Table A - Show Me the Money - Implementing a Token-
Based Economy in the Classroom
Katie E Perraut, Mollie Mason
Delta Lobby A
ST14 - B - 1-2-3 Easy STRESS-FREE Active Learning for Any Jeremy Bishko, Sarah Knebel
Subject
SL14 - Table B - It’s Not WHAT You Say, it’s HOW You Say It!
Room: Bayou A
Monica Vernon, Amanda Smith, Sarah Tufts Delta Lobby A
Erika A Huck, Pamela Lever
ST14 - D - Shape the Future for Your Students – Teaching About
the 2020 Census SL14 - Table C - Going to College in the Middle Grades
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Kimberly Glascoe Mary Beth Schaefer
ST14 - E - Breaking the Silence SL14 - Table D - Citizenship and Civility in the Middle
Room: Bayou A Delta Lobby A
Ivey F Homer Sara Powell
SL14 - Table E - Trauma Informed Practices in Middle School
Delta Lobby A
Courtney Burns
SL14 - Table F - Building a Math Intervention from the Ground Up
Delta Lobby A
Jeremy Thomashow, Maria Regan, Keegan Maletich,
Lauren Hyde
SL14 - Table G - Empowering Students through Responsive
Advisory Meetings
Delta Lobby A
Joe Tilley
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 23Thursday, November 7 3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.
SL14 - Table H - Flexible Seating in Middle School SL14 - Table Q - In the Middle: Creative Thinking in the Middle
School Math Classroom
Delta Lobby A
Jessica Kocanda Delta Lobby A
Amber Weyland-Rodenbo, Anna Frassmann-Swadinsky
SL14 - Table I - More than a Game: Tic Tac Toe and Student
Autonomy SL14 - Table R - Before You Avoid Coding, See Me!
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Sarah McCormick Julie Stepp
SL14 - Table J - The Person Project: Creating Connection to SL14 - Table S - Discernment > Disruption : Making Bold Changes
Fiction Through Inquiry-Based Learning to Schedules that Benefit Student Outcomes
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Amy Allison Joel Hoag
SL14 - Table K - What If Students Ruled The World? SL14 - Table T - Monitoring Effective Assessments
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Christopher York Titania Singh
SL14 - Table L - Active Learning in the Middle Grades Math
Classroom
Delta Lobby A
Susan Edwards, Eunice Johnson
SL14 - Table M - Increasing Student Dialogue and Discourse to
Improve Achievement
Delta Lobby A
Blake Pratt
SL14 - Table N - “TinkerCADing” with Tech to Bring Old-School
PBL into the 21st Century
Delta Lobby A
Shannon Murphy, Michelle E Nelson
SL14 - Table O - Middle Level Strategies for Culturally and
Linguistically Responsive Instruction
Delta Lobby A
Susan Cantrell, Aimee Graham, Brittany Manion
SL14 - Table P - Guided Math: Classroom Environment and Lesson
Structures that Put Students in Charge of Their Math Education
Delta Lobby A
Michael Grosso, Lauren Vazquez
24 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annualFriday, November 8
Schedule 11:10 am - 12:10 pm
CMLA Advisors Meeting
Friday, November 8, 2019 Room: Delta Island A/B
7:00 am – 4:10 pm . . . . . Registration CMLA Advisors are invited to participate in this meeting to discuss the business
and future plans of CMLA as an organization. Come to participate and help guide
8:00 am – 9:00 am . . . . . General Session the future of our middle level educators.
9:00 am – 1:45 pm . . . . . Exhibit Hall 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm
Affiliate Leaders Session
9:00 am – 1:45 pm . . . . . AMLE Bookstore (in the Exhibit Hall)
Room: Delta Island E
9:00 am – 9:45 am . . . . . Coffee Social (in the Exhibit Hall)
This is the first session of the Affiliate Strand and it is exclusively designed
for affiliate leaders. This is an opportunity for affiliate leaders to network and
9:45 am – 10:45 am . . . . Sessions 5
receive updated information from AMLE. Each session of the Affiliate Strand is
focused on developing, strengthening, and supporting affiliate organizations. This
11:10 am – 12:10 pm . . . . Sessions 6
session will allow the opportunity for affiliate leaders to meet and get to know
those who are in similar capacities as well as to, using Unconference/Open
12:10 pm – 1:45 pm . . . . Lunch (provided) & Exhibit Hall
Space Technology format, brainstorm and complete the agendas for Saturday’s
Sessions II, III, and IV based upon the needs and interests of the group.
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm . . . . . Prize Drawing
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm . . . . . Sessions 7 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
National Association of Professors of Middle Level
3:10 pm – 4:10 pm . . . . . Sessions 8 Education (NAPOMLE) Business Meeting
Room: Bayou E
Meetings & Special Events If you are a middle level professor please join us at the National Association of
Professors of Middle Level Education (NAPOMLE) Business Meeting. Discuss
and share ideas with professional colleagues. Network and meet new middle
9:00 am - 4:00 pm level professors. Elect new officers, develop our action plans for the year,
Typical or Troubled and enjoy friendship. Join us as we seek to enhance the learning and school
experiences of young adolescents worldwide.
Train the Trainer Certification
(must be pre-registered for this event) 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Room: Delta Island C AMLE Business Meeting
Christopher Seeley, Tanya Thabjan Room: Delta Island A/B
The American Psychiatric Association Foundations Typical or Troubled Program
has created a six hour in-person Instructor Certification Training to help us bring
our curriculum to middle schools across the country. We are partnering with AMLE EVENT HOSTED BY OUR SPONSOR
to bring a unique opportunity to have middle school mental health professionals
across the United States to become certified in the program curriculum. AMLE Friday Night Bash
Individuals will take an E-Learning Module prior to the in-person training, engage Hosted by Rethink Mental Health Incorporated,
in a 6 hour training that will prepare instructors to bring the curriculum to their founder of the H.E.A.R.T. Program
schools, and learn how the key messaging of the program Notice. Talk. Act. can
impact their staff’s ability to making timely and appropriate referrals. The Musin City Bar & Grill
7pm-9pm
Enjoy music, refreshments and fun!
First 20 people to arrive get a free drink!
RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
amle-friday-night-bash-tickets-70160749691
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 25Friday, November 8 8:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.
8:00 am - 9:00 am 10:25 am - 10:40 am
CS21 - 1E - Explore Your World via National Geographic Educator
GENERAL SESSION Grants
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall
GS02 - Coming of Age in the Middle: Why Middle
Rosemary Martin
School is Prime Time for Failure
Room: Delta Ballroom A
Jessica Lahey
Curriculum and Technology Lounge (in Exhibit Hall)
9:05 am - 9:20 am
COLLABORATION SESSIONS CS21 - 2A - How to Incorporate Technology Through Multiple
Modalities in Social Studies
Leadership and Community Lounge (in Exhibit Hall) Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Andria K Bishop, William Cooper
9:05 am - 9:20 am
CS21 - 1A - Preparing to Teach at the Middle School: 9:25 am - 9:40 am
A Pre-Service Teachers Perspective CS21 - 2B - Swap Day: A Great Way to Differentiate Review
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Brooke Jensen Elizabeth Capek, Jean Scarborough
9:45 am - 10:00 am
9:25 am - 9:40 am CS21 - 2C - Mindset Training: The Proactive Approach to Positive
CS21 - 1B - Let’s Go Live Outcomes
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Melissa Plank, Amy Wagner Kevin Leichtman, Anala Leichtman
10:05 am - 10:20 am
9:45 am - 10:00 am CS21 - 2D - Partnerships Producing Outcomes: Building
CS21 - 1C - Let’s Lead Beyond our Titles Mathematical Mindsets Together
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall Curriculum and Technology Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Nili Bartley Megan Parker Peters, Emily Medlock
10:05 am - 10:20 am
CS21 - 1D - The First Restorative Behavior Management Software
Leadership and Community Lounge in Exhibit Hall
Nathan Maynard, Brad Weinstein
Sponsored by
26 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Friday, November 8
9:45 am - 10:45 am 9:45 am - 10:45 am
FEATURED SESSIONS CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2101 - Intrinsic Motivation in the Classroom 2108 - Districtwide SEL: Systemic Strategies for Student Success
Room: Delta Ballroom A Room: Canal A
Jessica Lahey Juliet Kandel, Amy Morwick, Rebecca Rose
2102 - 34 Things a Teacher Can Do Before Writing a Referral 2109 - Let’s Talk About Race
Room: Delta Ballroom B Room: Bayou E
Charles Beaman D. Michelle Williams, Jerry Williams, Michaela Malone,
This session is sponsored by Lorren Munson, Kristy Ecare, Haley Balmer, Brionna Kegley
2110 - Supporting Students in Today’s Classrooms
2103 - Effective Instructional Strategies + Technology = Student
Success Room: Governor’s Ballroom C
Room: Delta Ballroom C Laurie Barron, Melissa Shindel
David Hayward
2112 - A Confidence Crisis: What 10,678 Girls Think about Stress,
Relationships, School & Their Futures
2104 - House of Hornets! Creating a Culture and Climate of
Inclusion through the Implementation of a School Room: Governor’s Chamber E
Room: Delta Ballroom D Lisa Hinkelman
Beth Houf, Melody Hapner
2113 - Resilience: Prevention and Intervention
2105 - Get Your Classroom Thinking! Deeper Learning Strategies Room: Delta Island A/B
for Any Classroom Mary Alvord
Room: Governor’s Ballroom A/E
Dedra A Stafford 2115 - From Teacher Evaluation to Teacher Growth
Room: Canal B
2106 - Formative Assessment in a Brain-Compatible Classroom:
Judith Frank
How Do We Really Know They’re Learning?
Room: Governor’s Ballroom B 2116 - School Turnaround and Leadership for Middle Schools
Marcia Tate
Room: Canal C
Pam Chapman
This session is sponsored by
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 27Friday, November 8 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
2119 - Reading for Meaning with Read Naturally Live 2129 - Student Support Systems for Academic Success
Room: Governor’s Chamber A/B Room: Delta Island E
Barb Denbow Denise M Hoge, Shawn Hoppes
This session is sponsored by
2120 - Yes We Can Teach Algebra Concepts to Middle School 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Students
SPARK & TELL SESSIONS ST21– A-E
Room: Bayou C
Edward Thomas Room: Bayou A
2121 - Digital Interactive Notebooks Using Google Slides ST21 - A - Level Up: Blending Social Skills with Game Time
Room: Canal E Room: Bayou A
Rachel Evans Millette Edwards, Debra Perhach
2122 - Breaking Down the Silos: Leveraging the Convergence ST21 - B - Grade Cleanse #1: A Common Sense Baby Step
Between ELA and Science Approach
Room: Bayou D Room: Bayou A
Jacqueline Ryan Daniel Hill
This session is sponsored by
ST21 - C - Soaring into Middle School: Making a Successful
Transition
2123 - Play by Play: Using Sports to Teach Writing
Room: Bayou A
Room: Governor’s Chamber C/D
Erika A Huck, Jennifer W Goodstein, Chris Nardi, Rebecca Best
Rebecca G Harper
ST21 - D - SEL Assessment and Interventions: A Practical “How to
2124 - Double the Speed of Learning: 4 Steps to Make Learning
Guide”
Stick
Room: Bayou A
Room: Bayou B
Jeff Allmon, Jeremy Burrus
LeAnn M Nickelsen
ST21 - E - It’s Time for an Education Revolution
2125 - Google Keep for EDU
Room: Bayou A
Room: Governor’s Ballroom D
Rob Furman, Kevin Monaghan
Jon-Erik Stamatelos
2128 - Teachers as Researchers
Room: Delta Island F
Marley Evans, Wendi Dowst-McNaughton, Andrea Gratton,
Matthew J Moulton, Kyle Chadburn
28 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Friday, November 8
9:45 am - 10:45 am SL21 - Table H - The “Power of Yes:” Principal and Teacher
Leadership That Inspires Student Voice
SPEED LEARNING SESSIONS SL21 Delta Lobby A
Michelle Burget, Stephanie Russell
Tables A-T
Room: Delta Lobby A SL21 - Table I - Building Positive School Climate Through The Use
of QR Codes for Positive & Negative Behavior
SL21 - Table A - Set Sail: Motivation through Relationships Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A Roseanne Snodgrass, Amy Bruce
Carrie Sanders
SL21 - Table J - Student-Led Multimodal Research Projects:
SL21 - Table B - Expect the Unexpected: Uncovering Community Lessons Learned
History & Resources Through Service-Learning Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A Michael DiCicco, Tammie Sherry, Jackie Butts
Katherine Thompson, Shaun Stamm
SL21 - Table K - When “Good Job” Isn’t Good Enough: Tips and
SL21 - Table C - Mirrors & Windows: Books We Need Tricks to Improve Assignment Feedback
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Melissa Kaufman Kristina N Falbe, Kristie Smith
SL21 - Table D - Beyond Detention: Consequences that Build SL21 - Table L - When the Lion Roars Everyone Listens: Scary
Student/Teacher Relationships Good Middle School Social Studies
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Katie Tucker, Trisha Dotts Jeremiah Clabough
SL21 - Table E - Proven Ideas to Improve Parental Involvement SL21 - Table M - The Global Citizens Project - Changing the
“World” of Middle Years Education
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A
David A Shepard
Adam Somes
SL21 - Table F - Transition Traditions: Celebrating the Individual
SL21 - Table N - One Idea; Many Stories
Delta Lobby A
Delta Lobby A
Beth Fabijanic
Sarah Pennington
SL21 - Table G - A Coaching Approach to Students Coaching
Students SL21 - Table O - The View of the Cell: Watercolors
Delta Lobby A Delta Lobby A
Dave Scott Amanda Knapp-Witt
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
#AMLE19 Nashville, TN 29Friday, November 8 9:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
SL21 - Table P - Valuing Student Voice: Middle School Videogame 2204 - Building Teacher Capacity for Creativity
Book Groups
Room: Delta Ballroom D
Delta Lobby A Rick Wormeli
Carolyn Stufft
2205 - It’s Like Riding a Bike: How to Make Learning Last a
SL21 - Table Q - Flipped Classroom Made SImple Lifetime
Delta Lobby A Room: Governor’s Ballroom A/E
Elizabeth Highfill Dave Schmittou
SL21 - Table R - Ready, Set, Go! Across the Curriculum with 2206 - Leading Learning from the Middle
Virtual Reality Field Trips
Room: Governor’s Ballroom B
Delta Lobby A Patti Kinney
Jennifer Doonan, Cindy Bennett
SL21 - Table S - Revision Reboot
11:10 am - 12:10 pm
Delta Lobby A
Lynn Thompson CONCURRENT SESSIONS
SL21 - Table T - The Power of Student Reflection and How to Get 2208 - Building a Safety Informed Middle School
Students to Understand the Importance Room: Canal A
Delta Lobby A Holly Thornton
Sharon Mahon
2209 - R.E.S.U.L.T.S.: Promoting Positive Behavior and
Responsibility for Learning
11:10 am - 12:10 pm Room: Governor’s Ballroom C
Krista Marie Venza, Jonathan Treese
FEATURED SESSIONS
2210 - WE Rise: A School-Based Program for Emotionally Fragile
2201 - Engaging Boys…Yes, It Is Possible! Students
Room: Delta Ballroom A Room: Governor’s Chamber E
Kim Campbell Tania Symmons, Dana Leblein, Lisa Tamburri
2202 - Engage Me, Please… Using Brain-Powered Learning 2211 - Hunger is Closer Than You Think: Engaging Schools and
Room: Delta Ballroom B Families to Make a Difference
LaVonna Roth Room: Delta Island E
Anne Koertge, D’Arcy McCarthy
This session is sponsored by
2212 - What Youth-Serving Professionals Need to Know About the
2203 - Stuck “In the Middle”: Managing Your Career Path and
LGBTQ Community
Finding Your Perfect Fit
Room: Bayou E
Room: Delta Ballroom C
Del Ray Zimmerman
Christine H Toth
30 Annual Conference for Middle Level Education amle.org/annual9:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Friday, November 8
2213 - Infusing Character and Social-Emotional Learning into the 2229 - Literacy Escape
Daily Fabric of your School
Room: Bayou D
Room: Governor’s Chamber A/B Rebecca G Harper
Houston Kraft
2230 - MASTER your SCHEDULE: Strategies & Tips to Optimize the
This session is sponsored by Structure of your School Day
Room: Canal E
2215 - Navigating the Role of Mentor Teacher to Support Future
Philip A Abraham, Joe J Gage
Middle Level Teachers
Room: Delta Island F
2231 - Drilling Down with Data
Lisa Harrison, Conor Patrick Naughton, Erika Boyd,
Room: Canal C
Amanda Wall, Erin R Scholes, Amber R Chandler, Jena Abbott
Melanie Simpson
This session is sponsored by
AMLE’s Professional Preparation Advisory Committee
This session is sponsored by
2216 - Friday Feedback Frenzy: Creating a School Culture Focused
on Growth
Room: Canal B 11:10 am - 12:10 pm
Teresa Polson, Tricia Rollerson SPARK & TELL SESSIONS ST22 – A-E
2219 - Creating a School-wide Writing Program Room: Bayou A
Room: Bayou C
Alice Greiner ST22 - A - Fostering Hopeful Thinking through Goal Planning in
the Classroom
2220 - Bracket Battle! Building Argumentative Skills Across Room: Bayou A
Content Areas James Alverson
Room: Governor’s Ballroom D
Lori Wilfong ST22 - B - Frequent Flyers: How to Keep Kids Out of the Principal’s
Office--and in Your Classroom!
2221 - Can we Teach Resilience? Integrating Social and Emotional Room: Bayou A
Learning with Language Arts Lauren Dotson Davis, Rebecca Buchanan
Room: Bayou B
David Strahan ST22 - C - The Power of LEGO Robotics to Engage Students
Room: Bayou A
2222 - Formative Assessments, Technology & Student Agency, Oh Shelli L Casler-Failing
My! The Power of Owning Your Data
Room: Governor’s Chamber C/D ST22 - D - Surviving the Volcanic Apocalypse
Susan T Hennessey, Scott Thompson Room: Bayou A
Stephen F Capone, Jr
Creating a Culture that Principal and Teacher High Impact Classroom Characteristics of High
Makes a Difference Leadership that Transforms Strategies Performing Middle Schools
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