SESSION III

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Featured Speaker, Tim Fish; NAIS, Concord F

Innovation and Learning - Trends, Discoveries, Failures, and the Joy of the Journey

Innovation is everywhere in our schools. Teachers, students, and administrators are constantly trying new things to reimagine learning and increase the mission-based impact of our schools. It is an exciting time to be in a classroom. Yet, how do we know if our innovations are making a difference? How do we capture our learning when we experiment and how do we scale our innovations beyond our classroom, lab, studio, or field? In essence, how do we ensure that our schools are in a growth mindset? In this session Tim Fish will deconstruct several innovations that he has seen in his travels to over 100 independent schools. He will share the idea behind the innovation and talk about how the school worked collaboratively to execute and evolve the idea over time. Tim will focus on the how of innovation as much as the what. He will also talk about the trends in learning and technology that seem to enabling success in schools where active, student-centered learning is thriving.

Breakout Sessions

Title/Presenters	Strand	Audience	Content	Room
Balanced Approach to Reading for Special Education Students Aimee Picon and Hallie Rojeski; Noble Academy	B	LS	H	Piedmont
Balancing the Demand for Instant Information with Teaching Students to be Lifelong Learners Maureen Paschal; Charlotte Latin School	B	MS, US	H	Carolina C
Balancing Music, Drama, and Character Education Angela Stefanini; Charlotte Preparatory School	B	LS	H, W	Blueridge
Check Your Rhetoric de'Angelo Dia and Vanessa Williams; Trinity Episcopal School	G	MS, US, BC	H	Carolina A
Code in Every Class Kevin Brookhouser; The 20time Project		A		Concord I
Do More with Desmos Julie Reulbach; Cannon School	G	US	S	Harrisburg B
Empowering Middle School Girls: Decision-Making Through Core Values McKensy Phillips; Charlotte Country Day School Presentation	B	MS	W	Kannapolis A
Everything Has a Story: Service Project Debbie Lolla and Jackie Royce; Woodlawn School Presentation	B	LS, MS	H	Kitty Hawk
Four Great Games Kevin Daly; Charlotte Country Day School	G	LS, MS	W	Fairway B
The Future of Social Media Education Susan Perry, Jason Ramsden, and Laura Tierney; Ravenscroft School	B	MS, US, L, BC	W	Concord J
Great Minds DON'T Think Alike Dana Brickner, Molly French, and Jennifer Mull; Charlotte Christian School	G	LS	S	Kannapolis B
Idea Path: Putting a Makers Space to Work Benjamin Maynard; Noble Academy and Matt Zigler; Bullis School	G	MS, US, BC	S	Concord A
Is End-of-the-Year Sit-Down Testing the Best Way? Andrea Downs, Ashley McClelland, Sarah Paine, and Connie Scully; Providence Day School	G	MS, L		Concord B
Parenting Through Art and Literature Michele Rosen and Warren Sepkowitz; Charlotte Country Day School	G	BC, L		Concord D
A Quiet Crisis Donald Cameron; Davidson Day School	G	US	S	Harrisburg A
So, What Are You Doing with all the White Kids Mara Rosenberg and Chris Weiss; Trinity Episcopal School Presentation	G	LS	W	Fairway A
Supporting the Sensory Needs of Children Holli Andrews; Omni Montessori School	B	E, LS	W	Concord H
Teaching About Modern Immigration: Why It Matters and Ways to Tell the Story to Middle School Students Kathy Lucente; Carolina Friends School		MS	H	Carolina B
Theatre Arts and Your Curriculum Jamie Hutteman; Providence Day School	G	LS, MS, US	H, S	Concord C
Using Technology to Personalize the Learning Experience Ashley Johnston and Andy Nicoletti; Charlotte Country Day School	G	LS		Concord G

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