Learning Together Conference 2017: Full Schedule

Master Schedule - Scroll down to see the Breakout Sessions

Thursday
8:00-8:15 Welcome from Dr. Lancaster in PAC
8:15-8:30 Mary Patin Introduction in PAC
8:30-9:30 Dr. Robert Dillon Keynote in PAC
9:40-10:40 Breakout Session #1
10:50-11:50 Breakout Session #2
11:50-1:25 Lunch on your own
1:30-2:30 Breakout Session #3
2:45-3:45 Breakout Session #4

Friday
8:30-9:30 Breakout Session #5
9:40-10:40 Breakout Session #6
10:50-11:50 Breakout Session #7
11:50-1:25 Lunch on your own
1:30-2:50 Campus Reflective Conversations with Principals
3:00-3:30 Mary Patin Closing Session in PAC

Hashtag #LearningTogether2017
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Information Center (Lost and Found) located in Room M101.
Mother’s room - for those that need privacy you can go to the Nurse Office located in the LTHS Annex.
Handouts and Presentations are uploaded inside of Sched this year.

9:40am CST

LGBTQIA+ 101

Limited Capacity full

Basic information about this special population of students and what they wish we knew. Question and answer period. Representatives from LTHS GSA staff sponsors and more will be speakers.

Speakers

Erin Kelly

T-HS MKTG/BUSINESS, Lake Travis High School

I am a teacher at Lake Travis High School. This will be my 12th year in the classroom. I hope to help implement new SEL strategies and activities for our students and add to our new district PATH Transition Courses.Along with Cathy Gilliland, we've sponsored the Gay Straight Alliance... Read More →

LGBTQIA Students 101 pptx

Thursday February 16, 2017 9:40am - 10:40am CST
Classroom M121

Character

9:40am CST

What is next with Digital Citizenship?

Limited Capacity full

The idea of digital citizenship is evolving- adapting to mirror the changes in the increasingly virtual environment. I’ll bet you're thinking, “Wait! How can it be changing when students still aren’t applying the existing components?” Explore the mystery of digital citizenship, and discuss how new these ideas may be not only creating better digital citizens but better citizens in general.

Speakers

Craig Bennett

Education Consultant, Advance Learning Partnerships

There is nothing I enjoy more than talking about teaching and learning. I believe that if you don't ask great questions, you do not get great answers. Students want authentic experiences, not academic ones.

Thursday February 16, 2017 9:40am - 10:40am CST
Classroom M111

Character Citizenship

9:40am CST

Improv Workshop for Theater Arts Teachers Only

Limited Capacity seats available

Improv artist Jim Doyle returns for a second year - this time to work with LTISD Theater Arts Staff on refining improvisation skills in the classroom.

Speakers

Jim Doyle

Jim Doyle began his professional career as an improviser, actor and director in 1994. Since then he has enjoyed making appearances at improv festivals across America and Canada. Jim has taught improv classes for all ages and ability levels from elementary school students to professional... Read More →

Thursday February 16, 2017 9:40am - 3:45pm CST
Orchestra M407

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking

9:40am CST

STEAM in the Art Classroom

Participants will work on strategies and projects to bring more STEAM concepts into their lessons. This session is required for ART teachers and it is all day.

Speakers

Samantha Melvin

Artist, Educator & Researcher, RRISD Fine Arts Partner

Thursday February 16, 2017 9:40am - 3:45pm CST
L133

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking

10:50am CST

4 Goals of Misbehavior

Limited Capacity full

We will discuss and role play the four goals of misbehavior. Attendees will leave with an understanding of the 4 goals of misbehavior and suggestions for how an educator can resolve the 4 goals misbehavior.

Speakers

Samuel Hicks

Principal - Elementary School, 102 - Lakeway Elementary School

This is my 22 nd year as principal of Lakeway Elementary school and my 32 years overall as an educator. I Have worked as a graduate assistant for disabled learners at Texas Tech. I have served as a computer teacher, vice principal of a high school, and principal of a middle school... Read More →

Kim Kellner

Principal - Elementary School, 103 - Bee Cave Elementary School

Kara Lucas

Counselor, Lakeway Elementary School

Thursday February 16, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Classroom M121

Character Citizenship

10:50am CST

Working with Millennials: Ethical Considerations in an Acute Psychiatric Setting

Limited Capacity filling up

Identify ethical dilemmas in managing the care of individuals with substance use disorders and understanding the history and evolution of values and ethics in the care of individuals with psychiatric disorders and apply principles of critical thinking to the process of transitioning individuals through levels of psychiatric care.

Speakers

Aaron Cummins

Patrick Gorman

Ethical Considerations Millenials and Mental Health pptx

Thursday February 16, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Classroom M117

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking Employee Health & Wellness

10:50am CST

TED-Ed: Spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students

Limited Capacity filling up

TED-Ed Lessons allow educators to engage in and/or create dynamic lessons around the millions of educational videos on YouTube. The platform allow you to utilize professionally created lessons in various content areas, customize them to meet individual needs, or create original lessons for your own curriculum. Cultivate deeper learning through multiple choice questions, open answer questions, "dig deeper" materials, and discussion topics. Students can even create their own TED-Ed Lessons worth sharing with others, and learn through teaching.

Speakers

Lamar Schrader

T-HS ENGLISH, Lake Travis High School

Lamar Schrader graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, and also did graduate work in Literary Studies at The University of Cape Town in South Africa. Mr. Schrader has 30 years of classroom experience as a high school English teacher in all levels... Read More →

TED Ed: Spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students gdoc

Thursday February 16, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Classroom M120

Character Citizenship Creativity Critical Thinking

10:50am CST

Leader for Life: Connecting the Dots!

Limited Capacity full

What creates a 'leader for life?' How do we cultivate academics, leadership accountability and service? Join us in expanding this newly developing district-model that connects the dots to create a picture of graduate success!

Speakers

Kathleen Hassenfratz

Health and Social Programs, Lake Travis Independent School District

Kathleen joined LTISD in 2005 and is the Health and Social Programs Coordinator. Kathleen earned her Bachelor of Science in Education degree from the University of Texas in Austin and her Master of Education with a major in Counseling and Guidance from Texas State University. She... Read More →

Mary Patin

Chief Admn. for Strategic Proj, LAKE TRAVIS ISD

Ms. Patin began her career in Louisiana where she served as an elementary and Gifted and Talented program teacher for seven years. She then moved to the Richardson school district in Texas where she taught in the GT program and served as an assistant principal. Ms. Patin then served... Read More →

6 c's docx

Leadership Lessons doc

LFL Graphic doc

Thursday February 16, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Classroom M108

Collaboration Character Citizenship

1:30pm CST

Empathy and Real World Bully Response

Limited Capacity full

A introduction to the VITAL task of developing empathy in your students, and an attempt to demystifying the "right" way to respond to bullying behavior.

Speakers

Tara Chill

Special Education Aid, Lake Pointe Elementary (LTISD)

This is my 6th year working in LTISD. After spending 5 years teaching technical theatre at LTHS, I switched gears and began pursuing a career in Special Education. I have since been working as an Sped aid at LPE, and in December I earned my special education certification. At the... Read More →

EmpathyDiversity Pics pptx

RealWorldforstaff docx

RealWorldforStudents docx

Thursday February 16, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Classroom M123

Character Citizenship

1:30pm CST

Academic > SHIFT > Authentic

Limited Capacity filling up

Challenge yourself to shift from planning academic experiences for students in your classroom to designing authentic experiences for learners in the world. Participating in an authentic task will create an experience that will challenge your thinking around what next week’s lesson plans might look like.

Speakers

Craig Bennett

Education Consultant, Advance Learning Partnerships

Thursday February 16, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Classroom M111

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication

1:30pm CST

Self Injurious Behaviorals in Adolescents

Limited Capacity filling up

This session will discuss various reasons adolescents and children self harm as a mechanism of coping. Discussions around the addiction of self injurious behavior and treatment options will be explored.

Speakers

Aaron Cummins

Patrick Gorman

Self Injurious Behavior Among Children and Adolescents ppt

Thursday February 16, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Classroom M117

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking Employee Health & Wellness

1:30pm CST

Trauma-Informed Care: Tools of Hope for the Classroom

Limited Capacity filling up

Learn how your knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma-Informed Care and Developmental Assets can be used to develop a classroom culture of hope and support, while offering strategies for managing day-to-day challenges of student behavior.

Speakers

Mary Faith Sterk

Thursday February 16, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Classroom M105

Communication Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity Character

1:30pm CST

Can We Talk About Failure?

Limited Capacity seats available

Failure is a natural part of the learning process and a healthy classroom should have a lot of it.

How many communications have you received from parents and/or students in the past 48 hours? How many of those communications have focused purely on your content area and class objectives? How many of those communications have focused on dissatisfaction with GRADES? How often do you find yourself problem-solving the 9 weeks average with a student rather than the student's skill development?

I will present a theory that failure has become pathologized and that we sometimes add to the pathology, even while trying to assist struggling or frustrated students.

I will present an alternate model of what it means to be a successful student and share some strategies that I use to assess within my model while still working within a traditional 0-100 grading scale.

Speakers

Shannon Aguirre

HS Latin Teacher, 001 - Lake Travis High School

I enjoy discussing differentiation, authentic assessment, deep learning, student-centered classrooms, paperless classrooms, gamification/interactivity, and intrinsic motivation. In addition to classical Latin, I love to tinker with technology and I'm self-taught in web design, CSS... Read More →

Thursday February 16, 2017 1:30pm - 2:30pm CST
Classroom M310 Theatre Arts

Communication Creativity Character Citizenship

2:45pm CST

Building a Positive Classroom Environment through Music

Limited Capacity full

Do music and social skills go hand in hand? Of course! Come see how elementary music students in LTISD are using their music curriculum to bring students of all backgrounds and abilities together. Next, we will focus on ways teachers of other disciplines can use music to create a positive environment in the classroom.

Speakers

Matt Bower

Mari Brunson

Music Teacher, Lake Pointe Elementary (LTISD)

Daniel Davis

T-ELEM MUSIC, Bee Cave Elementary

Building a Positive Classroom Environment Through Music pptx

Thursday February 16, 2017 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Classroom M118

Character

2:45pm CST

Managing Challenging Behaviors In The Classroom

Limited Capacity filling up

We will examine effective behavioral management strategies that teachers can utilize in the classroom from early learners through students preparing for graduation.

Speakers

Matt Carle

Aimee French

BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST, Lake Travis ISD

Learning Together Presentation 2017 pptx

Thursday February 16, 2017 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Classroom M107

Character

2:45pm CST

Easy Ways to Build Community and Add Structure

Limited Capacity full

Happy Students = A Happy Teacher! Learn simple routines you can incorporate into your daily schedule to build community and add structure at the same time.

*Geared towards elementary teachers

Speakers

Amy Paci

T-ELEM GRADE 2, Bee Cave Elementary

Thursday February 16, 2017 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Classroom M109

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication

2:45pm CST

Planning by Choosing to Decide What’s Most Important

Limited Capacity full

As educators, our plates are full. Pulled in seemingly different directions by national and state initiatives as well as our own internal compasses, how do we decide how best to act in service of those we support? By exploring a variety of decision-making models and applying them to both personal and professional lives, participants will develop in their abilities for prioritization in planning and getting things done.

Speakers

Tony Borash

ALP

Thursday February 16, 2017 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Science Lab M312

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking Employee Health & Wellness

2:45pm CST

Teaching Their Heart

Limited Capacity full

Teaching Their Heart emphasizes addressing education from the inside out. The session focuses on the importance of pedagogy centered on trust, kindness, and positive communication. Participants will be presented with The Noble Dares series and will learn how empathy is a building block to meaningful learning. Last year the session filled up online; feel free to attend if the session is labeled "full" anyway - we'll be standing-room only.

Speakers

Mo O'Brien

Hudson Bend Middle School (LTISD)

No rapport? No success. Know rapport? Know success. In today's school systems campus success is primarily gauged by test scores, and grade reports often dictate a student's level of achievement. What these numbers do not reveal is whether students have developed a love of learning... Read More →

Thursday February 16, 2017 2:45pm - 3:45pm CST
Classroom M310 Theatre Arts

Communication Character

8:30am CST

LGBTQIA+ 101

Limited Capacity full

Basic information about this special population of students and what they wish we knew. Question and answer period. Representatives from LTHS GSA staff sponsors and more will be speakers.

Speakers

Erin Kelly

T-HS MKTG/BUSINESS, Lake Travis High School

LGBTQIA Students 101 pptx

Friday February 17, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Classroom M121

Character

8:30am CST

The Right Use of Power: Intention vs Impact

Limited Capacity full

Explore your power and how you to make the most of it in this entertaining experiential workshop!
In our lives, we move through situations where we are "up" power or "down" power to those around us hour by hour, moment by moment. Learning to fully own our power from either the "up" or "down" position is one key to living a deeply empowered life.
Based on Cedar Barstow's ethics model, this workshop is a brief introduction to the Right Use of Power, the experientially based method for exploring what it means to live with an expanded understanding of our power and how we impact those around us.

Speakers

Sallie Ingle

Friday February 17, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Classroom M119

Character

8:30am CST

Easy Ways to Build Community and Add Structure

Limited Capacity full

Happy Students = A Happy Teacher! Learn simple routines you can incorporate into your daily schedule to build community and add structure at the same time.

*Geared towards elementary teachers

Speakers

Amy Paci

T-ELEM GRADE 2, Bee Cave Elementary

Easy Ways to Add Structure And Build Community pdf

Friday February 17, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Classroom M109

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication

8:30am CST

Using improv to engage your students

Limited Capacity full

Participants will learn how to use improvisation techniques to engage students in their classrooms. Nationally known improv artist Jim Doyle will lead you through various techniques to make your class your student's favorite!!!

Speakers

Jim Doyle

Friday February 17, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Orchestra M407

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking

8:30am CST

Leader for Life: Connecting the Dots!

Limited Capacity filling up

Speakers

Kathleen Hassenfratz

Health and Social Programs, Lake Travis Independent School District

Mary Patin

Chief Admn. for Strategic Proj, LAKE TRAVIS ISD

6 c's docx

Leadership Lessons doc

LFL Graphic doc

Friday February 17, 2017 8:30am - 9:30am CST
Classroom M108

Collaboration Character Citizenship

9:40am CST

4 Goals of Misbehavior

Limited Capacity full

Speakers

Samuel Hicks

Principal - Elementary School, 102 - Lakeway Elementary School

Kim Kellner

Principal - Elementary School, 103 - Bee Cave Elementary School

Kara Lucas

Counselor, Lakeway Elementary School

Friday February 17, 2017 9:40am - 10:40am CST
Classroom M121

Character Citizenship

9:40am CST

Empathy and Real World Bully Response

Limited Capacity full

A introduction to the VITAL task of developing empathy in your students, and an attempt to demystifying the "right" way to respond to bullying behavior.

Speakers

Tara Chill

Special Education Aid, Lake Pointe Elementary (LTISD)

EmpathyDiversity Pics pptx

RealWorldforStaff docx

RealWorldforStudents docx

Friday February 17, 2017 9:40am - 10:40am CST
Classroom M123

Character Citizenship

9:40am CST

What is next with Digital Citizenship?

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Craig Bennett

Education Consultant, Advance Learning Partnerships

Friday February 17, 2017 9:40am - 10:40am CST
Classroom M111

Character Citizenship

9:40am CST

TED-Ed: Spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students

Limited Capacity filling up

Speakers

Lamar Schrader

T-HS ENGLISH, Lake Travis High School

TED Ed: Spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students gdoc

Friday February 17, 2017 9:40am - 10:40am CST
Classroom M120

Character Citizenship Creativity Critical Thinking

9:40am CST

Using improv to engage your students

Limited Capacity filling up

Speakers

Jim Doyle

Friday February 17, 2017 9:40am - 10:40am CST
Orchestra M407

Communication Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity Character Citizenship

10:50am CST

Using improv to engage your students

Limited Capacity filling up

Speakers

Jim Doyle

Friday February 17, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Orchestra M407

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking

10:50am CST

Self Injurious Behaviorals in Adolescents

Limited Capacity full

Speakers

Aaron Cummins

Patrick Gorman

Self Injurious Behavior Among Children and Adolescents ppt

Friday February 17, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Classroom M117

Character Citizenship Collaboration Communication Creativity Critical Thinking Employee Health & Wellness

10:50am CST

Light at the End of the Tunnel: Raising an At-Risk Student

Limited Capacity filling up

True story of raising a multi-labeled, at-risk student successfully. Look up Matt Rutherford's websites: www.solotheamericas.org and www.oceanresearchproject.org. Also, check out the movie about Matt called "Red Dot on the Ocean" on Amazon Prime & showing on PBS stations nationwide .

Speakers

Marlowe Macintyre

GT/Discovery Teacher, West Cypress Hills Elementary

I am an Accidental Teacher. I became a teacher because I wanted to help my multi-labeled, gifted son, Matt Rutherford. My degree is in Gifted Ed., however I have taught in Title 1 schools, rich schools, inner-city schools, and in various GT roles. My presentation will be a tour... Read More →

Friday February 17, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Classroom M211

Character Citizenship Creativity

10:50am CST

Can We Talk About Failure?

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Shannon Aguirre

HS Latin Teacher, 001 - Lake Travis High School

Friday February 17, 2017 10:50am - 11:50am CST
Classroom M310 Theatre Arts

Communication Creativity Character Citizenship