The 9th Grade Opportunity
Conference Resources
Breakout Sessions
April 13, 2024
Sioux Falls, SD
12:00 - 1:00
ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
12:00 - 1:00
E110
Scott Habeeb will queue up ideas about assessment that are practical and insightful. Scott started a network of teachers around the idea of assessment. We are all about learning. How do we know if they learned it? How do we assess well?
SIX PRACTICES OF A SUCCESSFUL TEAM TABLE
12:00 - 1:00 & 2:30 - 3:30
E109
Todd Novak has spent over a decade interacting with teams at the table. He will present six practices that enhance and strengthen the work of the team and their ability to impact freshmen.
A PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE JHS ALGEBRA PLC: TWO YEARS OF EXPERIMENTATION, GROWTH, AND SUCCESS
12:00 - 1:00
E103
Tanner Machacek, Taylor Huska, Adam Presler, and Lindsey Keiper unpack their two-year journey of working together, working for students, and working with data that allows them to positively impact freshmen. They will give you a peek inside the form and function of their PLC and what they've learned.
YES, YOU CAN HAVE RIGOR AND RELATIONSHIPS
12:00 - 1:00
E102
Joey Edberg, a Teacher of the Year recipient at both the middle and high school levels, challenges the trend that relationships must come first in a successful classroom. The greatest gift we can give a freshman is the mastery of a skill. Joey will talk about how the relentless focus on skill development brings about deep and satisfying teacher/student relationships that lay a foundation for future academic success.
1:15 - 2:15
GOING BEYOND THE CONTENT: INTENTIONALLY INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE
1:15 - 2:15
E110
Scott Habeeb will talk about using content and creativity to inspire young people during the normal function of a classroom. He has a passion for bringing content and life application to students.
A WEEK AT THE TABLE IN A FRESHMAN ACADEMY
1:15 - 2:15
E109
Todd Novak will lay out a case that time given to teachers in the Freshman Academy format is an investment with significant return. A walk through a week of The Freshman Academy at Jefferson High School is used to show the practical, the philosophical, and the structural aspects of time use. Additional resources are cited so that all attendees can go deeper into these ideas.
LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL: A SUMMER PROGRAM CALLED CONNECTIONS
1:15 - 2:15 & 2:30 - 3:30
E102
Matt Kiesow will present the core philosophy of what we do during the summer. It’s called Connections. He will give an overview as well as practical tips on how your school district can prepare freshman leaders for the first day of school. There is also the option to purchase the training module at a discount for conference attendees.
KAGAN STRUCTURES: CONNECTING FRESHMEN TO CONTENT AND EACH OTHER.
1:15 - 2:15
E103
Lindsey Keiper will distill her decade of experience with Kagan Structures into a hands-on hour that will grow your knowledge of what cooperative learning can do in your classroom. This multifaceted program builds culture, connection, and strong content knowledge into any classroom. If you are unfamiliar with Kagan Structures, please watch the below video.
2:30 - 3:30
A PRINCIPAL’S PERSPECTIVE: SUPPORTING FRESHMAN TRANSITION WITH TEACHERS, TREASURE, AND TIME
2:30 - 3:30
E110
Scott Habeeb will talk about the many ways a freshman academy can be structured. As an administrator for almost two decades and a presenter and clinician at scores of school districts and conferences, he has unique and creative ways to help schools meet the demands of the budget, the needs of the students, and the opportunity for teachers when a freshman academy is created. There will be a significant time for questions.
SIX PRACTICES OF A SUCCESSFUL TEAM TABLE
12:00 - 1:00 & 2:30 - 3:30
E109
Todd Novak has spent over a decade interacting with teams at the table. He will present six practices that enhance and strengthen the work of the team and their ability to impact freshmen.
LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL: A SUMMER PROGRAM CALLED CONNECTIONS
1:15 - 2:15 & 2:30 - 3:30
E102
Matt Kiesow will present the core philosophy of what we do during the summer. It’s called Connections. He will give an overview as well as practical tips on how your school district can prepare freshman leaders for the first day of school. There is also the option to purchase the training module at a discount for conference attendees.
WHEN FRESHMEN FAIL, THERE IS A SAFETY NET
2:30 - 3:30
E103
Terry Grove, a former probation officer and now educator for almost two decades, will bring his data crushing, relationship building, and resource deploying experience to the problem of how to support students when they fail.