2020 Virtual Fall Teachers’ Conference November 6, 2020 1 AGENDA 9:00 Welcome Dr. Spencer Jordan SCISA Executive Director 9:05 Prayer Reverend Chad Lawrence Head of School Holy Trinity Classical Christian School 9:10 Musical Performance Abigale Hayes 11th Grade Student Thomas Heyward Academy 9:15 Headmaster’s Paper Kaia Thomson SCISSA President Florence Christian School 9:25 Keynote Address Debra Wilson President SAIS 10:00 Break 10:10 Advancing Universal Rights Dr. Matthew Daniels in the Digital Age Chairman Law & Human Rights Institute of World Politics 10:40 SAFE Grant Update Ellen Weaver President & CEO Palmetto Promise Institute 11:10 Student Mental Health Crystal Berry MA, NCC, LPN Counseling Plus 11:40 Master Teacher Pinning Ceremony Master Teacher Colloquy Video 11:50 Closing Remarks Dr. Jordan 2 2020-2021 Master Teachers Calhoun Academy Sonia Cherry Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Morina Martin Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Bonnie Huggins Mason Preparatory School Rollins Babb Mason Preparatory School Denise Hilton Pinewood Preparatory School Kristi Latham Pinewood Preparatory School Nuria Barroso Pinewood Preparatory School Amanda Ehrlich Porter-Gaud School Amanda Thomas Williamsburg Academy Pam Williamson 3 Guest Speakers Debra joined the SAIS staff in July 2019. She grew up in Connecticut, where she graduated from the Williams School, an independent school located on the campus of Connecticut College. Debra received her B.A. in English from Sewanee, The University of the South, and her J.D. from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. She previously served as general counsel for NAIS for 19 years. In addition to her role as chief legal officer, she has presented to school leaders around the country and abroad, including at many SAIS events. SAIS school leaders may also know her from phone calls and emails she’s fielded from member schools facing particular legal or governance issues. Before joining the NAIS staff, Debra was a tax litigator at the Department of Justice. She is an avid reader, photographer, and cook, and loves to be outdoors in the low country of South Carolina. Dr. Daniels is the Founder & Co-Director of the Center for Law and Digital Culture at Brunel Law School in London, England, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Handong International Law School in Pohang, South Korea. He has also served as an affiliate faculty member at the George Mason University School of Business in Washington, DC, where he developed a course on the protection of human rights online together with a team of faculty from GMU Law School and the GMU School of Business. After launching an online video portal in partnership with venture capital specialist Sequoia Capital, the lead backer of YouTube and Google, Dr. Daniels received a major Templeton Foundation grant to found Good of All (www.goodofall.org) an international public education movement dedicated to promoting universal human rights in the Digital Age. Prior to serving as Palmetto Promise Institute’s Founding President & CEO, Greenville- native Ellen Weaver worked in a wide variety of roles in U.S. Senator Jim DeMint’s Washington and South Carolina offices. Her work portfolio also includes development, speech-writing, coalition-building, and authorship of editorials published nationally and across the opinion pages of South Carolina. Ellen learned the value of initiative and hard work early in life, helping her dad on the job sites of his small residential construction business. She currently serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee, and on the board of the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Crystal Berry is a Licensed Professional Counselor, currently in private practice in Lexington, SC. She received her Master of Arts in Counseling from Wake Forest University. Additionally, she is rostered with MUSC as a certified Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. Crystal has worked with children for many years, 22 years at a private school and 5 years as a Trauma counselor. 4 Workshop Offerings by Subject Area Target ELA / Writing Description Elementary and Elevating Nonfiction Reading Reading Nonfiction requires a different skill set than reading Middle School fiction. Explore a few new and reimagined ways to challenge Amanda Thomas - Master Teacher students to dive deeper into nonfiction text and understand what Porter-Gaud School they are reading. Pre-K and Hands on Learning for Little Learners Learning about letters and numbers can be difficult for little Kindergarten learners. I will show and explain how I use centers and hands on Lina Tawam - Pre-K Teacher learning in my classroom to teach my little learners’ math and As-Sabeel Academy literacy. Middle School Utilizing Notice and Note Strategies This workshop will explain and demonstrate how to utilize the Literature “signpost” strategies introduced by Kyleen Beers and Robert Molly McDuffie - English Dept. Chair Probst in order to increase student comprehension and Wilson Hall engagement. AP Language Teaching AP Language without Teaching I will walk participants through a unit, articulating the ways to teachers, but to the Test actively teach an upper-level literature / humanities course while potentially all AP still addressing the skills required on the College Board’s AP teachers BJ Ruddy - Head of English Language exam. Pinewood Preparatory School Middle School Creative Writing in the Middle School Do your students groan and complain about writing assignments? English Teachers Learn how to engage students’ imagination by assigning exciting Kristi Latham - Master Teacher, creative writing activities that include fine arts and technology MS English Teacher while focusing on the writing process and the 6 traits of writing. Pinewood Preparatory School Elementary / Literacy Support in Lower School This professional development workshop includes information on Lower school research-based strategies to support literacy growth in the lower educators and Hannah Kottraba - Literacy Coach, STEAM school. The workshop provides instruction on using reader’ administrators Teacher theater scripts, details multimodal responses to literature, and Thomas Sumter Academy integrates student choice into the curriculum. High School To Read or Not to Read? “I don’t like to read.” “I haven’t read a book since elementary teachers school.” We have all heard out student bemoaning reading for of any subject Kim Cox – Master Teacher, English pleasure. Yet, research states that this skill can be one of the most Instructor, Reading Break Coordinator influential in students’ success. Using choice reading programs to Ben Lippen School help facilitate increased sustained silent reading endurance, as well as many other academic skills, is becoming more and more common in schools as the research backing up pleasure reading becomes more prevalent and convincing. This workshop will provide a glimpse into the research and data surrounding choice reading as well as peek into how Ben Lippen has maintained its Reading Break program for the past five years. Middle and High Prereading Strategies with Middle and Prereading enhances comprehension. School High School Students Prereading strategies to support comprehension are discussed, giving teachers practical strategies to help students gain Dr. Stephenie Hewett - The Citadel understanding. K – College Study – The Foundation of Academics Success begins with knowing how to study. Helpful tips for Success helping students know how to study will be discussed. How to study information for parents to assist with study will also be Dr. Stephenie Hewett - The Citadel provided. 5 Target STEM / STEAM Science Description 3rd-12th Conducting a Science Fair Project Teachers will receive information on how to present/organize a science fair project. They will also receive information and tips Kathryne Jans, Robin Page, and Kelly on creating a science fair display board and notebook. This video Brown - Master Teachers is for teachers wanting to include a science fair project within their Laurence Manning Academy curriculum. Middle or High How to Use Padlet to Engage Students I will demonstrate several ways to use Padlet in a science School Science in a Science Classroom classroom. Victoria Palmiter - Biology Teacher Pinewood Preparatory School High School Collaborative Cross Curriculum We will provide information and at least one example on how Teaching with STEAM / STEM teachers can collaborate and incorporate STEAM / STEM across different or multiple disciplines. Libby Ray & Barbara Askins Master Teachers Orangeburg Preparatory Schools Any subject or Continuing Collaborative & STEM As face to face teachers in the 2020-21 school year, Mrs. Huggins grade level who Learning in a COVID-19 Environment and Ms. Tomlinson will discuss a variety of tips for continuing wants to continue STEM and collaborative learning in the COVID-19 environment. STEM and/or Bonnie Huggins & Sherri Tomlinson collaborative Master Teachers learning in the Upper School STEM Teachers Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach COVID-19 environment All grade levels How to do STEM/STEAM with COVID With the present school year, it feels that STEM/STEAM would Restrictions be extremely difficult to achieve. As the teacher, how do you limit sharing supplies, manage cleaning/ sanitizing, and do Stephanie Klixbull - Master Teacher teamwork and hands-on activities with the CDC regulations in Teacher of the Year place? This workshop will go over these hurdles and give you the IDEA Lab, Robotics