SESSION II

(For more detailed information and individual session descriptions, please download our conference app. Please Note: you can create your own schedule from the “Session Descriptions” tab and also search by target audience by clicking the 3-line icon in the bottom right corner of the Session Description screen. The app (with limited functionality) can also be viewed on your computer by clicking “Web” as your choice of platforms.)

Featured Speaker, Kevin Brookhouser, Concord F

The 20time Project
To help inspire innovation and creativity, Google offers employees 20% of their time to work on a meaningful project of their choosing. Teachers who offer the same to their students can meet learning goals while creating powerful experiences that lead to increased motivation, creativity, and divergent critical thinking. This presentation will outline how any teacher of any subject at any grade level can transform a classroom into an incubator of innovation. Participants will learn how to effectively communicate the rationale of such a program to administrators, parents, and student, and how to execute the program so students are able to manage their time effectively for a successful final project. Educators will leave inspired and empowered to prepare students for an uncertain and exciting future.

Affinity Groups, Concord E

Breakout Sessions

Title/Presenters	Strand	Audience	Content	Room
The Art of Taking and Processing Class Notes Geraldine Pesacreta, The Hill Center Presentation	G	M	H	Harrisburg A
Breaking Down the Walls: Redefining Library Ruth Richards, Carmel Christian School	G	LS, MS	H	Concord H
Dear Student: I Need You to Thrive, Not Just Survive Candice Jackson; Westchester Country Day School	B	US		Fairway A
Getting Graphic: Using Comics in the Classroom Jeff Boyd; Durham Academy	G	MS, US	H	Carolina B
Global Village - Engaging the Adolescent Mind Through Empathy and Global Understanding Jessica Demeter and Kelly Patterson; Charlotte Country Day School	G	MS	H	Concord G
Going Big: Implementing a K-12 Digital Citizenship & Media Literacy Program Alan Becker; Charlotte Latin School	B	LS, MS, US, L	H, W	Concord B
Growing and Developing Women as Leaders for the 21st Century Independent School Doreen Kelly, Susan Perry, Colleen Ramsden; Ravenscroft School and Laura Blackburn Reed; NCAIS Presentation Handout	G	L		Concord J
Growing Great Advisors: Empowering and Accountability Tom Booker, Sue Ramsey, Joe Trojan, and Michelle Zelaya; Cannon School	G	MS, US, L	W	Concord C
Incorporating Social Justice and Equity Across the Curriculum de'Angelo Dia, Sean Casey, Jen Rankey, and Vanessa Williams; Trinity Episcopal School	G	MS	H	Fairway B
Inside a PBL and Learner-Directed Art Studio Jackie Royce; Woodlawn School	G	LS	H, W	Kitty Hawk
Meet the Bots, Make a Bot Sherri Ausbon and Cindy Fordham; Ravenscroft School	G	LS	S	Kannapolis A
My Own Autobiography Debbie Lolla and Dawn Modrak; Woodlawn School	G	LS	H	Harrisburg B
New Faculty Induction Program Erica Deshaies, Lori Townsend, and Scott Waybright; Charlotte Country Day School Presentation Handout	G	L	W	Carolina C
Personal Truths: A Theatre of Self-Realization Written and Performed by Students Karen Dresser; American Hebrew Academy	B	US	H	Carolina A
Play with Purpose Jennifer Lail; Palisades Episcopal School Presentation	G	E		Concord D
Philosophy of Discipline and Restoration Michelle Bostian and Bridgett Gwinnett; Greensboro Day School	B	L	W	Concord A
Social and Emotional Milestones in our Students' Digital Lives Devorah Heitner; Raising Digital Natives	G	A		Concord I
Supporting and Recognizing International Students in Independent Schools Joseph Gardner and David Lynn; Charlotte Country Day School	G	BC, US		Blueridge
Using Desmos to Animate Advanced Secondary Math Teaching Dave Cesa and Jeff Knull; Charlotte Latin School	G	US	S	Piedmont
WHY we MAKE? Understanding the rationale behind the "Makermorphesis" Leigh Northrup; Cannon School	G	LS, MS, UP	S	Kannapolis B

KEY:

STRAND	AUDIENCE	CONTENT
B - Balance G - Growth I - Impact	A - All BC - Beyond the Classroom E - Early Childhood L - Leadership LS - Lower School MS - Middle School US - Upper School	H - Humanities S - STEM W - Wellness