Friday, May 18, 2012
Breakout Sessions

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2012 Breakout Sessions (As of February 6, 2012)

Presentation Date Time Room number Session number Main Presenter First Main Presenter Last presentation name
Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Registraton Area       Registration
Thursday, March 1, 2012 1:00 pm  - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon I 1001 Jami Humphrey How Dirty is Your Windshield: Using Foldable Formative Assessment
Thursday, March 1, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 1002 Laila Sanguras Vocabulary Building With Gifted Students
Thursday, March 1, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon III 1003 Bonita Torres A Day In The Life Of a Middle School Math Student
Thursday, March 1, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Harbor 1004 Eric Snow Dads of Great Students (Watch D.O.G.S) Engage Men, Inspire Children, Reduce Bullying And Enhance The Educational Environment Of Your School
Thursday, March 1, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Clipper 1005 Steve Beasley Conceptually Based Instruction
Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Galleon I 1006 Lisa Walls Data Diggin’
Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 1007 Dedra Stafford QR in the classroom, it’s too EASY!
Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Galleon III 1008 Leslie Milder Enough Already! Moving Forward Under the Influence of Optimism
Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Harbor 1009 Kathy Koch Meeting the Needs of Millennial Students
Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Clipper 1010 Catherine Hillsten Teaming for Success
Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Galleon I 1011 Rebecca Medrano Cohesive Collaboration
Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 1012 Jeanine Johnson Sink or Swim: What Makes the Difference?
Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Galleon III 1013 Robin Lowe Adolescent Brain Development – How Understanding the Gray Stuff Can Impact Your Classroom!
Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Harbor 1014 Joan Berry Navigating New Waters:  Using This Year’s Best New Fiction to Boost Student Reading & Writing
Thursday, MArch 1, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Clipper 1015 Randy Hoyer Creating A Collaborative Culture
Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Convention Center: Galleon I 1016 Kathy Koch Objective, Frequent Feedback for Our Game-Savvy Students
Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 1017 Amy Jackson Building Strengths Based Schools
Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Convention Center: Galleon III 1018 Steve Beasley Pre-Teaching Academic Vocabulary for Student Success
Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Convention Center: Harbor 1019 Monica Thomas Bloom’s Taxonomy For Middle School
Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Convention Center: Clipper 1020 Canaa Lee The Super Nanny: Not Needed in My Classroom
Friday, March 2, 2012 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registraton Area       Registration
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Clipper 2001 Amanda Lucas Cultural Gourmet: Examining World Culture Through Nonfiction Literature Circles
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Schooner 2002 Kathy Koch Improve Grades by Focusing Students' Thinking
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 11:00 am Convention Center: Helm Room 2003     Calling All Texas Middle Level Professors. We Need You!
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Galleon I 2004 Karen Wiggins Words Hurt: Understanding and Coping with the Bully and the Bullied
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Galleon II 2005 Tim Webster A Complete Investment Workshop that Challenges Personal Economic Success
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Galleon III 2006 Lisa Walls A Family Recipe For Success
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Yacht 2007 Jami Humphrey Content-Area Writing: Connecting, Composing Hands and Middle School Minds with Foldables®
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Harbor 2008 Linda Robinson  Moving from Good to GREAT:  Striving for Schools to Watch Status
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Spinnaker 2009 Laila Sanguras Utilizing On-line Learning Tools for Vocabulary Acquisition
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Hilton Hotel: Salon A 2012 Debbie Silver Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: How Do We Motivate Kids to Keep Trying?
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Hilton Hotel: Salon B 2013 Jennier Ray “Teaming” Up for ELL Success
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Hilton Hotel: Salon C 2014 Rabah Hamad Reading Stinks!
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Hilton Hotel: Tower Room 2015 Mike Blankenship  Are We There, Yet? Creating a Sense of Urgency that leads to Change
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Hilton Hotel: Tower Salon A 2016 Bill Jasper Improving Language Acquisition in Geometry Classrooms
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am San Luis Hotel: Windjammer 2018 Sheila Griffith Getting Into TIP* - Top Shape *(Talent Identification Program)
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am San Luis Hotel: East Mainsail 2019 Tony Goedicke Responsible Inclusive Practices
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am San Luis Hotel:West Mainsail 2020 Meredith Brown Texas, Technology, and TEKS – How to Use Technology to Create a Viable Curriculum in Texas History
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am San Luis Hotel: Spinnaker 2021 Kelli Gedart Differentiated Instruction Provides Algebra Readiness in Middle School
Friday, March 2, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am San Luis Hotel: Squarerigger 2022 Sara Stevenson Creating a Culture of Readers
Friday, March 2, 2012 9:30 am - 11:15 am Convention Center:Grand Ballroom 2024 David Anderson General Session: School Finance. The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.
Friday, March 2, 2012 11:25 am - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon I 2025 Sharon Faber Essential Elements of the Middle School
Friday, March 2, 2012 11:25 am - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 2026 Debbie Silver Welcome to the Greatest Profession on Earth!
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Clipper 2027 Robin Lowe Creating a Socially Equitable and Developmentally Responsive Campus Culture
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Schooner 2028 Ryan Wilson Providing for the Privileged
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 2032 Gary Nicholson Meeting the Middle School STEM Challenge
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Yacht 2033 Jami Humphrey 21st Century Test Prep: Teaching Visual Literacy Via Foldables®”
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Harbor 2034 Mary Seltzer Instructional Snap Shots
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Spinnaker 2035 Kenny Border Personalizing the Middle School Setting
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Convention Center: Leeward Ballroom 2036 Teresa Daugherty TMSA Business Meeting
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hilton Hotel: Salon A 2038 Hersh Waxman Effective School and Classroom Practices in Texas Urban Middle Schools
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hilton Hotel: Salon B 2039 David Anderson State of the Legislation
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hilton Hotel: Salon C 2040 Margaret Hale Literacy:  Librarians and Leaders Lighting Fires for Learning
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hilton Hotel: Tower Room 2041 Steve Beasley Effective Questioning Strategies... Creating a Culture of Inquiry
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Hilton Hotel: Tower Room A 2042 Andrea Foster Sea Shells and ELLS:  Enhancing middle school science and mathematics for English Language Learners
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm San Luis Hotel: Windjammer 2044 Chris Huber Who are these kids and what do they REALLY need to know?
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm San Luis: East Mainsail 2045 Lisa Hinson  Refocus Your Class: No Meds Needed!
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm San Luis: West Mainsail 2046 Gail Hartin Designing Meaningful Internship Experiences for Aspiring Middle School Administrators: No More “Books/Butts/Busses”
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm San Luis Hotel: Spinnaker 2047 Malinda Carri Villalobos Building School-Wide Academic Interventions From The Ground Up
Friday, March 2, 2012 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm San Luis Hotel: Squarerigger 2048 Angela Chadwick Teaming The Randy Thompson Way: One School’s Journey From 7-Person Schedule to 3 Person Teaming With Person Assistance Of The Late Randy “Gator” Thompson
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Clipper 2050 Stacey Pryor Taking the Reader’s Writer’s Notebook “to The Cloud.”
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Schooner 2051 Ron Kelley The Answers: How to Raise Test Scores and Improve Discipline
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 2055 Lisa Walls It’s the WRITE Time!
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Yacht 2056 William Edginton Working with the Middle School Athlete: The Role of Their Developmental Changes
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Harbor 2057 Michelle Somerhalder Create a Thriving, Student-Centered, 21st-Century cCassroom Through Differentiation (Advancing Differentiation by Dr. Cash)
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center: Spinnaker 2058 Dedra Stafford ILearn, IRemember and IPad….. Using technology to Engage Today’s Learner
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Hilton Hotel: Salon A 2061 Angela Romano Forget The Rainforest.. SAVE My Campus! Empower Teachers, Inspire Students, Raise Student Scores and Academic Performance
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Hilton Hotel: Salon B 2062 Debbie Silver Middle School Matters
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Hilton: Salon C 2063 Sandy Trujillo Barrier Blasters
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Hilton Hotel: Tower Room 2064 Carol McKeever A Multi-Sensory Approach to Teaching Fractional Concepts
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Hilton Hotel: Tower Room A 2065 Dewitt Smith Succeeding Together Whatever It Takes -- Success Is Messy
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm San Luis: Windjammer 2067 Mary Evans Amazing Race -- Math Style
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm San Luis Hotel: East Mainsail 2068 Candy Ellard Inquiry-Based Lessons and PhET Simultations--A Great Match for Middle School Classrooms
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm San Luis Hotel: West Mainsail 2069 Julie Chancler Why Totem Pole Thinking is Emotionally Unintelligent
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm San Luis Hotel: Spinnaker 2070 Joyce Boubel School Culture Beyond Z
Friday, March 2, 2012 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm San Luis Hotel: Squarriger 2071 Peter Price Implemtation of Teach Like a Champion Techniques
Friday, March 2, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Clipper 2072 Steve Beasley One Size Does Not Fit All-Differentiated Instruction
Friday, March 2, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Schooner 2073 Rob Thornell Creating A School for Students
Friday, March 2, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Galleon I 2075 Vicki Williams Cars Of The Future
Friday, March 2, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Galleon III 2077 Angie Nichols Backpacking Through Diversity
Friday, March 2, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Yacht 2078 Sharon Faber Discipline With the Brain in Mind
Friday, March 2, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Harbor 2079 Ana Castro  Session Description to Follow
Friday, March 2, 2012 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Convention Center: Spinnaker 2080 Liz Ortiz Write To Reflect - Write To Renew: Exploring Writing As A Way To Replenish The Energy To Teach
Friday, March 2, 2012 4:45 pm - 6:15 pm Convention Center: Galleon II 2095 Melissa Floyd Schools to Watch Reception
Saturday, March 3, 2012 7:00 am - 2:00 pm Registration Area       Registration
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Clipper 3001 Sharon Faber Improving the Inclusion Classroom
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Schooner 3002 Mary Evans Miss, I Think I Like Class Now!
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Galleon I 3004 Julie Chancler Save Your Campus With Discipline
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Galleon III 3006 Kathy Koch Bullying Prevention: Celebrate Kids Style
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Yacht 3007 Dedra Stafford Attitude Adjustment! Does Your School Need One?
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Harbor 3008 Laila Sanguras Great Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention: What Works
Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center: Spinnaker 3009 Teresa Daugherty STAAR: Getting the Word Out
Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:30 am - 11:45 am Convention Center:Grand Ballroom 3023 Ervin Knezek General Session
Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Clipper 3034 Sharon Faber How Great Leaders Create a Culture of Success
Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Schooner 3035 Rosann Cochran Inquiry Instruction for all Middle School students
Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon I 3037 Erivn Knezek Extended Staars Session
Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Galleon III 3039 Debbie Silver Practicing “Safe Stress;” A Stress Management Workshop for Educators
Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Yacht 3040 Carol McKeever A Multi-Sensory Approach to Teaching Fractional Concepts
Saturday, March 2, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Harbor 3050 Suzanne Mau Let's Write Like a STAAR
Saturday, March 3, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Convention Center: Spinnaker 3051 Stephanie Womack SOS! My Classroom Has Been Shipwrecked!
Saturday, March 3, 2012 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Convention Center: Clipper 3065 Steve Beasley Assessment For Student Success
Saturday, March 3, 2012 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Convention Center: Schooner 3066 Rob Thornell Creating A School for Students
Saturday, March 3, 2012 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Convention Center: Galleon III 3070 Sandra Chapa Moving Campuses Forward with Innovative Ideas
Saturday, March 3, 2012 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Convention Center: Yacht 3071 Kristine Holland Literacy Legacy For Middle School
Saturday, March 3, 2012 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Convention Center: Harbor 3072 Gina Padilla You Too Can YouTube
Saturday, March 3, 2012 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Convention Center: Spinnaker 3073 Katherine Reeves Science Starters for STAAR
    
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