2025 GOCSD Innovation Summit

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10:30am CDT

Building a Better Curriculum: Align, Assess, Achieve Boston FerryTiffany Jones • Melissa Villanueva Feedback That Fuels Growth Short Creek 4Sierra Hufford • Marlee Scroggins • Jennifer Renegar GOWellness Network: Building a Collaborative Community for Staff Wellness Short Creek 2Nancy Leonard How to Win Students and Influence Behaviors Room Location TBAJoshua Carter Unlocking Literacy: Harnessing the Science of Reading for Grades 6-12 Compton FerryBrittany Thompson • Shanna Pugh What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do: A Focus on Tier Two Short Creek 3Andrew Morton Who Knew Creating CFAs Could Be So Easy? Cooper Creek 1Mary Miller • Cary Sikes The Power of a PoG: A case study Fall CreekTheresa Ewald • Lance McClard

1:00pm CDT

#ShowMeApprentices in Southwest Missouri Cooper Creek 1Betty Glasgow Assess, Impress, Progress: Crafting Quality Assessments and Tracking Growth Short Creek 4Jennifer Renegar Books as Bridges: Building Language Comprehension Through Read-Alouds Cooper Creek 2Lindsey Conner • Lindsey Dery Fresh Start: Foundational Wellness to Kick Off the School Year Short Creek 2Nancy Leonard From Data to Small Groups: A Simple Approach to Targeted Literacy Intervention Room Location TBANatosha Hulett Intentional Professional Learning Design Resulting in Implementation Compton FerryMartha Doennig Relationships, Relationships, Relationships: The Foundation to Parent Communication and Engagement Roark CreekTaylor Young • Nicki Thompson Shifting Your School/Classroom from Reactive to Proactive Short Creek 3Crystal Reiner

2:00pm CDT

Beyond the Buzzword: Making RTI Work in Your Secondary Classroom Short Creek 2Mikayla Siebert • Katheryn Twente Building a Culture of Instructional Improvement in the Secondary Environment Roark CreekNicki Thompson • Brad Hurley • Kylie McCoy Effective Vocabulary Instruction for Student Success Fall CreekJulie Brown • Kathie Burton GOCoach Network Boston FerryBrooke Gantt GoLiteracy Network Session Cooper Creek 2Lindsey Conner Maximizing Collaborative Practices for Impact on Student Learning Compton FerryMartha Doennig

3:00pm CDT

Ask Away! Sparking Engagement and Turning Reluctant Learners into Active Responders! Cooper Creek 2Dr. Brandi Compass • Jeffrey Pettibone How to Build a Thinking Classroom Compton FerryTracie Gones • Tori Poor Unlocking Depth: Critical Thinking and Routines for Student Growth Short Creek 4Kimberly Pragman • Kristen Crouch • Jennifer Renegar Unlocking the Power of Data: Optimizing your Data Collection System for Meaningful Impact Short Creek 3Christina O'Neill Tools to Elevate Tiered Instruction Cooper Creek 1Shauna Stephanchick • Hannah New