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Download printable list of Breakout Sessions by Subject area--updated list coming soon.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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