NWAIS Fall Educators Conference October 12, 2018 Session A | 10:15-11:15 am Featured Speaker Sessions A1. Anita Sanchez, Keynote Speaker, will present a Follow-Up Workshop: What Gives Rise to Dignity: Building and Sustaining Inclusive Community (Gym) A2. Ana Homayoun presenting: Social Media Wellness: Understanding the Intersection of School, Stress and Social Media (Discovery Hall) A3. Schuyler Bailar, the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men's team, sharing: A Conversation with Schuyler (Fulton Theater) A4. Alison Park, Blink Consulting, presenting: Facilitating Inclusive and Equitable Conversations About Race (Black Box Theater) A5. Bob Stains, M.Ed. and Scott Silk, J.D., M.Ed., of Essential Partners presenting A Workshop: Structured Dialogue: as an essential tool for understanding identities and harnessing the power of differences (Fulton Band Room) 1 Breakout Session A 10:15-11:15 Breakout Sessions A6. Media Literacy and Mindfulness WCA Room 202 Presenter: Jen Wilkinson, Epiphany School, Alexa Townsend, The Bush School We'll consider how mindfulness tools, such as a body scan and "just like me" reflections, can ground how we read, listen to and view media. We'll use Newsela Pro/Con articles and Scholastic Debate of the Week articles to examine how we embody perspectives and present them with our students. A7. Building a Culture of Coaching FJG Room 204 Presenter: Allisen Haworth, The Overlake School, Mollie Page, The Overlake School + Jessica Hanson, University Prep The Overlake School has developed a culture of coaching by implementing a three-pronged approach to employee induction and professional development. This includes a formalized mentor program, instructional coaching, and coaching for technology innovation. Ultimately, a coaching culture systematically engages teachers in ongoing professional development that is personalized, goal oriented, and job embedded. Participants in this session will examine Overlake’s program as a case study and leave with practical tools for creating their own coaching program. The session is appropriate for administrators or other teacher leaders interested in developing their own coaching program. A8. Inspiring Conservation of the Salish Sea- Place Based Maritime Education WCA Room 304 Presenter: Nancy Israel, Northwest Maritime Center, Amy Kovacs, Northwest Maritime Center Learn how individual and collective actions nurture connection to the Salish Sea. Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend Marine Science Center and Sound Experience (Schooner Adventuress) will present information about their unique partnership to offer place based maritime education. Explore how our connection to water and maritime culture provide relevant opportunities for learning about ourselves and our place in community. Learn activities that help deepen student understanding of thier role in protection of shared resources. A9. Environmental Sustainability; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Social Justice: Creating a Space for Dialogue and Collaboration in Education WCA Room 101 Presenter: Jenny Cooper, The Northwest School, Anshu Wahi, The Northwest School, And Janet Charnley, The Evergreen School What is environmental justice? How do DEI, social justice, and environmental sustainability groups collaborate at your school? How do environmental issues impact marginalized groups in our communities? Some NWAIS schools have recently created separate roles focused on DEI, social justice, or environmental sustainability. With such positions, we are able to approach our work from a systems perspective, and highlight how environmental sustainability necessarily overlaps with DEI. This breakout session aims to create a space where schools engaged in these areas can come together in the spirit of dialogue, sharing, and learning from best practices, mistakes, and ideas. 2 Breakout Session A 10:15-11:15 A10. The Community Connected Classroom WCA Room 104 Presenter: Daron Henry, Spruce Street School, Deborah Bartlett, Spruce Street School + April Roberts, Spruce Street School Spruce Street School is a K-5 school located in downtown Seattle. We focus on creating opportunities for active engagement with the surrounding community. Last year we further developed our Community Connected Classrooms—our framework for our place based learning. In this session, we will highlight lessons learned from schools around the country, discuss how to develop curriculum, and share specific projects that you can tailor to your own school and community. A11. Hands-On/Minds-On: Design Thinking in Integrated STEM M&S Room 6 Presenter: Arny Leslie, TESLA STEM School, Cheryl Farmer, The University of Texas at Austin The Engineer Your World classroom is a place where students engage in authentic engineering design and computing practices in a problem-solving, inquiry, project-based environment. Attendees will learn about this innovative, NSF-funded curriculum; talk with a veteran Engineer Your World teacher about how the program engages students in design thinking and builds 21st Century Skills; explore our innovative teacher support model; and discover opportunities for students in grades 9-12 to earn college credit through dual enrollment. A12. Common Ground: Inquiry and Discussion Based Learning in Math and Humanities Presenters: Elizabeth Moore and Brian Wagner, The Evergreen School WCA Room 204 As students move into middle and high school, they become more independent in their thinking about and understanding of their world. We seek to capitalize on this growing independence to engage students in developing their knowledge and constructing their own understandings across subjects. We have worked with discussion and inquiry based strategies in both math and humanities. Come share strategies to increase participation and engagement through discussion. A13. Integrating In and Out of School Time - A Transformative Approach M&S Room 1 Presenter: Chelsea Lamb, Oregon Episcopal School, Kati Stenstrom, Oregon Episcopal School In this session, we will explore out of school time and all of its potential! This session is for administrators, teachers, after school and summer staff. Through small and large group discussion, we will explore the following questions: How might unrestricted time create opportunities for problem solving, self-exploration, and harnessing the power play? How does out of school time help shape our student's identity and hone their gifts? How might a program at your school move from co-location to partnership to collaboration with mutual goals? A14. Animating your Learning! TLC Room 203 Presenter: David Loitz, Mr. David’s School of Film Stop Motion Animation is a powerful tool to bring your curriculum and student's learning to life. This hands-on session will give teachers strategies and practical skills for creating stop motion animation films with their students. Participants will get a chance to animate their own films and will be provided with a basic understanding of crafting a project from start to finish. 3 Breakout Session A 10:15-11:15 A15. The Technology Paradox: Defining Norms and Creating Identity in the Age of Snapchat, Google Classroom, and 1:1 iPad Programs FJG Room 102 Presenter: Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant, LLC For many students, an online identity is critically important (see: Snapchat Streaks). Yet though screens connect us, they also paradoxically isolate and exclude. How do screens affect the way we see ourselves and others? How can schools help students find balance with technology-- both personally and academically? How can adults model social and emotional skills critical to identity formation when we struggle to find balance ourselves? A16. Code: Fostering Inclusivity in Human and Technological Systems M&S Room 2 Presenter: Ethan Delavan, The Bush School, Jabali Stewart, The Bush School What do diversity and technology departments have in common? Both recognize that the ability to think flexibly in a dynamic global society is a vital life-long skill for modern learners. This skill requires a systems-thinking approach, and knowledge of self. Understanding systems design in a technological arena can help students see their role within social systems and inspire work that generates a new paradigm of relatedness. How might we as educators invite students to begin coding a shift in thinking about self and others that can bring about healthier schools, cities, and societies? The basis for this new paradigm lies in multivalent systems planning and has enormous implications for self-understanding. A17. White Women in Education: Helping or Hindering? TLC Room 201 Presenter: Fleur Larsen, Fleur Larsen Facilitation White women are the dominant identity group in education. What impacts does that have on our students? We will look at data for independent schools nationally and locally highlighting teacher racial and gender identities to name and notice power and privilege within our work. How does the socialization of sexism and racism limit our effectiveness in connecting with all students? Working through an intersectional framework, we will ask what does 'Power with not power over' look like? How can white women live into their personal power more effectively while being accountable for white privilege and gatekeeping status? This workshop is aimed at white women educators; as a white woman, I will be speaking from my own experience to other white women in the room. I am in accountable relationships with colleagues of color who informed the content