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The 2008 IMPACT II IDEA EXPO, on Saturday, October 11th at the Miami Beach Convention Center, offers a keynote address and master teaching session by classroom-management guru Harry Wong, author of the best-selling First Days of School and more than 70 workshops in four sessions scheduled throughout the day. The $50 conference registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, workshops, exhibits, curriculum materials, gift bags, prize drawings and much more. Registration at the door, on a space available basis, is $60. Note: we may not have space available, so register TODAY.
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KEY TO READING THE WORKSHOP LISTINGS: Listed after most workshop titles below is an abbreviated code, ex. (04-05) ss, k-3. These represent: The year the topic appeared in Ideas with IMPACT catalog (in parentheses). The subject codes -- see abbreviations below. Grade levels of students the workshop addresses. Workshop subjects are indicated by letters: a=art; cm=classroom management; i=interdisciplinary; la=language arts; m=mathematics; mu=music; s=science; ss=social studies; t=technology; ve=varying exceptionalities.
SESSION A
4-H:
What's in it for Your Students? s, la, m, K-12
Presenters:
Kathie Roberts & Nancy Sale
Demonstrations
and sample curriculum for an in-class 4-H Club. Experiential learning, public
speaking and showcasing work at Dade County Fair are key components of the
world's largest youth organization managed by University
of Florida and Miami-Dade County.
A Guided Reading Room that Glitters, la, 1-3
Disseminator: Linda Askari Blanchfield
Helpful hints
to manage and set-up independent authentic activities, to match students to the
appropriate leveled readers, and to teach various levels of Guided Reading
Groups.
A Journey Through the Human Body (00-01), s, Ia, k-5
Disseminator: Carol Newport
While students study body systems, they
engage in an array of activities including making a giant model of the inside
of the human body.
ABC Quilting Bee (07-09)
ese,ve, la, a, pre-k – 4
Disseminator:
Ellen Skidmore, NBCT
Learn an
innovative technique using common crayons to make quilts that are used to learn
the ABCs, generate chapter summaries of a book or display a variety of other
lessons.
Action Research on the effects of an after-school music
(steel drums) program to build character and improve behavior and academic
achievement (07-08) m, ESE, EH, ESL 2-5
Met-Life
Fellow: Elizabeth Flocker-Aming
Adventures in Medieval Times (08-09) la, 4-8
Disseminator: Josefina P.
Novoa, NBCT
Students explore major themes and lifestyles in
medieval civilization with imaginative hands-on activities and cultural
research.
Art & Math: Action research study in which
math concepts are integrated into art curriculum, a, m, k-5
Met-Life Fellow: Daphne Conner
Afro-Latino Connection (96-97) Spanish, ss, 1-12
Disseminator: Xose Manuel Alvarino
This comprehensive unit explores the
diaspora of African people in Latin America. (Idea packet and workshop in Spanish.)
CNI Collaborative Nutrition Initiative,
s, m, h, k-5
Presenters: Caron Rose, Ann Mathews, Cheryl Doyle, Dr. Jill Farrell & Dr. Cindy
Lasky, Barry University
This
student-centered, seed-to-table garden project teaches students health and
nutrition literacy, math, science and language arts through hands-on
collaborative learning. Action research is the blueprint for this curriculum that
seeks to integrate healthy eating throughout a classroom or school.
Forensics Solves the Case of the High Achieving Student (07-08) s, 6-9
Disseminator: Michael Weiss
This hands-on inquiry approach to science incorporates real-world practical applications to biology, chemistry, earth science and physics.
G.E.E.K.S. – Goal Oriented, Energy
Efficient Kids for Society (06-07) s, 3-9
Disseminator: Minerva Santerre, NBCT
Students
become energy detectives in their homes and school and write energy-saving
proposals.
Google Earth: Using it in the Classroom (08-09) i, k-12
Presenter: Dr. Suzanne Banas
Explore the ways educators can use this
free-to-download program to take virtual fieldtrips, use NASA data,
observe environmental concerns, view locations around the world and see your
neighborhood in 3-D.
Leapholes
(08-09) ss, la, 5-9
Disseminator: Monica Rosales
This project links standards-based
language arts and social studies lessons to famous court cases through the
fast-paced novel, Leapholes by James
Grippando.
Literacy-focused learning centers. An
action research project that studied the effect of centers on kindergarten
students' letter recognition abilities. (07-08), la, k
Met-Life
Fellow: Teresa Thomas
Math
Around the Block
(07-08) m, pre-k - 3
Disseminator: Zenaida Ulluoa
Learn how
blocks are used in math, language arts, social studies and art lessons.
Mathletes Boot Camp (08-09) m, 8-12
Disseminator: Sandra
Argüelles Daire, NBCT
Through a series
of special monthly school-wide math competitions and classroom activities, math
students get a brain workout during this six-month-long "Boot Camp."
Mirroring Our Minds (08-09) la, ss, k-8
Disseminator: Patti Ward
Students of all ages increase their reading and
writing skills by recording their reflections in daily journals and presenting
their insights through different forms of literature.
NBCT
- National Board Certified Teachers - National Board Certified Teachers of Miami
Tips and information on the process of
certification for current and future candidates for
National Board Certification.
Ocean Adventures in the School of Learning (03-04) la, m, s, k-5
Disseminator: Mary Sisley
Engage students in all subject areas with educational activities related to the ocean.
Project Math! (06-07) m, 8-11
Disseminator: Maria-Agnes Montero
Active learning with fun "Math-sterpieces," Super Summaries and Geometry Photo Shoot.
Replicas of Life During the Holocaust (08-09) la, ss, 6-12
Disseminator: Meital Taly
Furer
Researching and recreating scenes of life from this
time period initiates an examination of hatred, tolerance, discrimination,
persecution and freedom.
Super Fast Plants – Science Fair Project Made Easy (08-09) s, 3-8
Disseminator: DeeDee Conte
This study teaches
scientific methods and processes with in-class science fair projects which use
fast growing rapid-cycling "Wisconsin Fast Plants" as the basis for the
experiments.
With Wong's Way: Modifying Student Behavior Using a Viable Systems Approach (06-07) cm, 6-9
Disseminator: Don Deresz , NBCT
Learn to provide a classroom structure that improves student learning. Based on a blend of strategies including Dr. Harry Wong's "The First Days of School".
You Live, You Learn, You Read: Service Learning with Literacy Tutoring la, 6-12
Presenter: Larry J. Moss
Tips on implementing a successful on-site or off-site mentoring program, cross-age and peer-to-peer.
SESSION B
100th Day of School (08-09) la, m, k-5
Disseminator: Mary Sisley
Multidisciplinary projects incorporating the number
100 create fun and easy-to-implement learning activities to engage students and
parents during a countdown to the 100th day.
Action Research on the use of technology and a teacher Web site to improve writing scores (07-08) la, 2-6
Met-Life Fellow: Maria E. Breen, NBCT
Learn how this research-based project
developed writers through a Web site that offered writing prompts and
opportunities to write and publish at their own pace.
Animate It (07-08) s, t, art, 4-5
Disseminator: Nancy Mastronardi, NBCT
Students create a Claymation movie about the international space station.
Born to Read (and write) (06-07) la, k-3
Disseminator: Kim Ottaviani, NBCT
Celebrate reading with easy to implement strategies.
Celebrate Us! (07-08) ss,
la k-8
Disseminator:
Patti Ward
This
research-based project shows the benefits of incorporating students' culture
into homework assignments.
Choral Poetry (00-01) Spanish, K-12
Disseminator: Xose Manuel Alvarino
Choral Poetry adds a new dimension to
learning Spanish. Students love working together in this art form. (Idea
packet and workshop in Spanish.)
CNI Collaborative Nutrition Initiative,
s, m, h, k-5
Presenters: Liji Morris, Barbara Solomon, Helen Spence, Jennifer Campbell, Dr. Jill Farrell & Dr. Cindy
Lasky, Barry University
This
student-centered, seed-to-table garden project teaches students health and
nutrition literacy, math, science and language arts through hands-on
collaborative learning. Action research is the blueprint for this curriculum that
seeks to integrate healthy eating throughout a classroom or school.
Corn Through Time (05-06) i, 2-5
Disseminator: Minerva Santerre, NBCT
From studying centuries-old myths about
corn to creating renewable products from corn by-products and a microwave oven,
students learn through a collection of activities how one commodity influenced
American society.
CSI for Ecology (08-09) s, 6-12
Disseminator: Gwen Foote
Learning-through-inquiry
activities studying animal anatomy develop the lab investigation and
communication skills in a class full of "Scientist Interns."
Discovering our Connections (08-09) la, 9-12
Disseminator: Sheila Dymond
Students learn to become
critical readers exploring the writer's use of universal symbols to link
literature to world history and cultures.
FCAT
Through the Lens of a Magnifying Glass (04-05) s, pre-k-2
Disseminators: Latha Murali, NBCT &
Teresa Acosta, NBCT
Instill in young children the process
of scientific inquiry through hands-on standards-based learning activities.
Grant Writing Workshop Presenter: The Education Fund
Practical advice on applying for various grants.
Leave the workshop with an IMPACT II Adapter application already completed!
Hot off the Press and onto the Web! (08-09) la, ss, 3-5
Disseminators: Diana Rivas
& Mayra Perez, NBCT
This school club news team handles the morning
announcements and produces a newsletter for the school Web site. Being
published improves their writing.
It's A Girl Thing, an action research
project (08-09)
counseling, 4-7
Disseminator: Alma J. Major Dean
This
research-based project focused on relational aggression and relationship
building. Pre-teen girls became aware of covert bullying and negative
friendship behavior and learn appropriate friendship behavior.
Keeping Your Students Engaged: 20
Terrific Time-on-Task Tricks (91-92) cm, 2-5
Disseminator: Linda Askari Blanchfield
Student-centered techniques (requiring little teacher preparation) that can be used with most subjects.
Life Lifting Literacy (07-08) la, ss, mu, k-3
Disseminator: Nancy Sale
Singing folk songs/spirituals makes learning to read fun and history come alive!
Once Upon a Math Lesson… Everyone Had
Fun! (05-06) m, la,
1-6
Disseminator: Marlene E. Figueroa, NBCT
Project that connects mathematics to the
real world with the different mathematical strands introduced through
literature.
Patterns
of Life (97-98) m, 3
-12
Disseminator: Marilyn Riggins, NBCT
A series of enrichment projects that
provide artistic explorations using geometry.
Project Math! (06-07) m, 8-11
Disseminator: Maria-Agnes Montero
Active learning with fun "Math-sterpieces," Super Summaries and Geometry Photo Shoot.
Talk with the Animals, s, la, 5-8
Presenter: Dr. Suzanne Banas, NBCT
Live animals and bio-artifacts provide exciting hands-on learning in science. Middle students teach elementary students.
W.E.A.V.E. (05-06) ese, a, ss, k-12
Disseminator: Debra Gaudet
Inexpensive easy-to-do weaving project integrates recycling, sensory awareness, eye-hand coordination, fine and gross motor skills and sequencing skills.
We Didn't Start the Fire ss, la, 8-12
Disseminator: Monica Rosales
A song by Billy Joel sparks a study of the last six decades using primary sources.
Whoo…Whooo… la,
s, 3-5
Disseminator: Carole Slonin
Reluctant readers become motivated with a hands-on
science connection. Students develop analytical skills as they research,
discuss and write about issues raised in the book, Hoot.
With Wong's Way: Modifying Student Behavior Using a Viable Systems Approach (06-07) cm, 6-9
Disseminator: Don Deresz , NBCT
Learn to provide a classroom structure that improves student learning.
Based on a blend of strategies including Dr. Harry Wong's "The First
Days of School."
You and Me...Under the Sea (06-07) i, s, k-5
Disseminator: Margie Love
The sea comes alive with marine life across the curriculum.
SESSION C
1,2,3, Appalachian
Trail I See! m, s, 3-7
Presenter:
Minerva Santerre
Through
simulations, hands-on activities and cartography, students learn the geography,
topography, plants, animals, art and culture of the regions along the Appalachian Trail.
Action research:
The effect of greater student topic choice and purposes for writing on
their writing assessment scores & attitude towards writing Met-Life Fellow: George Kirkman
Architectural Interest (96-97) m,
6-12
Disseminator:
Marilyn Riggins, NBCT
Mathematics
and geometry lessons are taught using high-interest architectural design.
Around the World with Kites (08-09) la, m, k-6
Disseminators: Cassandra
Pressley & Ina McNeil
Students use kites as a catalyst to research and
study foreign cultures, introduce math and science principals and design their
own flying machines.
Art of the Story: Arts & Letters Literacy Links (08-09) a, la, 6-12
Disseminators: Katarina
Nadel & Tatiana Sainz
This writing project
challenges students to connect visual art with the written word by drawing
original stories from the intricate images in a painting and their own
limitless imaginations.
Books in a Bind (08-09) la, k-12
Disseminators: Teresa
Acosta, NBCT & Latha Murali, NBCT
Students learn creative techniques to transform their
stories into dramatic, artistic books.
Butterfly Bonanza (99-00) s, la, pre-k-6
Disseminator: Nancy Sale
A butterfly garden provides opportunities for children of all ages to study science, horticulture, and language arts.
Conexion Cultural (08-09) Spanish, ss 4 -12
Disseminator: Maria
Hernandez, NBCT
This project assimilates new
students from foreign countries, introducing them to the historical figures who
have shaped the U.S.
while studying heroes from their own countries. (Idea Packet and workshop in
Spanish)
Fantastic Units = FUN (04-05) i, m, la, ss, s, 3-5
Disseminators: Marlene Figueroa, NBCT
and Josefina P. Novoa, NBCT
Boxed units in all content areas, include take-home activities, games and parent/student projects used to
review concepts taught in class.
Grant Writing Workshop
Presenter: The Education Fund
Practical advice on applying for various grants.
Leave the workshop with an IMPACT II Adapter application already completed!
In the Green! (08-09) s, ss, k-7
Disseminator: Kathleen Cattie
Water conservation, recycling and gardening projects
not only help students "go green" but expose them to real-life application of
concepts tested on the science FCAT.
Investigating Math through Art (08-09) m, 1-5
Disseminator: Isis Silva, NBCT
Students study art through
the ages, emulating math concepts to make quilts, paper flowers, lanterns,
mosaics and mobiles.
Just Me and Dad: Involving Fathers in
Education (06-07) la,
k-5
Disseminator: Jennifer Soler, NBCT
Dads and their children learn about the
importance of reading.
Light It Up (07-08) s, la
3-5
Disseminator:
Dee Dee Conte
In this
science inquiry, students prepare for the 5th-grade science FCAT as they
learn to work as real scientists. Students also receive direct experience with
the physical sciences designing a flashlight or wiring a house.
Look! Look into my Cabinet of Natural Curiosities! (08-09) a, la, m, s, ss, 9-12
Disseminator: Eloisa Mena,
NBCT
Students select a biological theme, pinpoint a global
region to study, then, using maps, journals, historical research and scientific methods, plan an expedition and
gather real and recreated artifacts to display.
Mathematical Novels m, la 1-5
regular & ESE
Disseminator:
Vanessa Paneca
Reading becomes a natural part of math when
literature and associated activities are used to to teach the mathematical
strands.
Radical Readers (07-08) la, r, 1-5
Disseminators: Cary Cabrera & Marcia Cardona
Buddy reading improves reading and writing skills as 4th graders learn by role-playing the teacher with younger students.
Sea Turtle Search & Rescue (07-08) s, la, m 3-12
Disseminator: Gwen Foote
Students research sea turtles species behavior and physiology as they track turtles on line and participate in interactive nesting activities.
"Sense"-sational Story Time Snacks (05-06) la, m, s, prek-2
Disseminator: Mayra Perez, NBCT
Integrating cooking activities with
stories helps student make connections between literature,
math and science concepts.
Shakespeare in Spanish for Young People, Spanish,
5-12
Disseminator:
Xose Manual Alvarino
Romeo and
Juliet is used as the basis of study and includes parallels between English and
Spanish cultures and languages. (Idea packet and workshop in Spanish.)
Shopping for Life Skills (08-09) ESE, m, 5-8
Disseminator: Carmen
Gardiner, NBCT
ESE students engage in
real-life activities at an in-class store that develop the math skills
necessary to participate in everyday situations.
Sing a Song of America (02-03) ss, music, 4-12
Disseminator: Regina Stuck, NBCT
American history is studied through songs and lyrics.
Teaching Early Childhood African American Studies through Fine Arts (06-07) i, a, ss, pre-k-3
Disseminator: Stephanie Lee-Harris, Ph.D., NBCT
Hands-on learning experiences correlate with a study of African-American literature, music, art and dance.
Teen Zoologist (03-04) s, t, la, 5-8
Disseminator: Dr. Suzanne Banas, NBCT
Students learn to communicate their research of animals or other topics in a professional and creative manner using technology.
What's My Line? (04-05) m, s, i, 5-12
Disseminator: Lilliam Bez, NBCT
Students prepare presentations on math or technology careers.
SESSION D
A Taste of
Science (08-09) s, 3-5
Disseminator: Arlene Trotter
Students become "kitchen chemists" as they learn
science methods using inexpensive and everyday food items to recreate chemistry
experiments with food.
Action research: Hands-On Science for Pre-K
Incorporating "hands-on" science activities in a pre-k classroom to improve readiness skills for Kindergarten
Met-Life Fellow: Peggy Gordon
Presenters: Dr. Jill Farrell and Mark
Rosenkrantz, NBCT
This project developed a school-based
learning community of teachers and students through Visual Thinking Strategies
(VTS), a research-based, innovative instructional strategy which uses carefully
selected and sequenced art images as the basis for inquiry-based discussions.
Don Quijote para jovenes (08-09) Spanish, a, la, m, s, ss, k-12
Disseminator: Xosé Manuel
Alvarino
Students engage in a wide range of innovative
multidisciplinary activities that introduce them to one of the most influential
world literary classics. (Idea packet and workshop in Spanish)
Fishing for a Way to Preserve our Marine Environment (08-09) s, 6-8
Disseminator: Michael Weiss
Learning about the South Florida marine ecosystems through field work and
classroom activities inspires students to initiate positive changes within this
environment.
Grant Writing Workshop Presenter: The Education Fund
Practical advice on applying for various grants. Leave the workshop with an IMPACT II Adapter application already completed!
Hey! What's the Big Idea (03-04) s,
k-2
Disseminators:
Teresa Acosta, NBCT & Latha Murali, NBCT
Science
activities such as "A Moving Experience" and "I'm in Suspension" engage
students in the 'Big Ideas" found in the National Science Education Standards.
Holocaust Remembered: A Multimedia Showcase and Contest (03-04) ss, a, la, 6-12, and
Entombed: A Holocaust Remembrance (04-05) ss, la, 6-12
Disseminator: Dee Dee Toner
Two projects combined: Students produce
original projects of mixed media on the Holocaust. Also, a first-person
account of Holocaust is studied (CD of "Entombed" included).
Join Me for M.A.T.H. (06-07) m, 4-5
Disseminator: Isis
Silva, NBCT
Modeling math lessons that parents
teach at home.
Leapholes
(08-09) ss, la, 5-9
Disseminator: Monica Rosales
This project links standards-based
language arts and social studies lesson to famous court cases through the
fast-paced novel, Leapholes by James
Grippando.
Let's Get Cooking (07-08) I, m, s, la pre-k -3
Disseminator: Kim Ottaviani, NBCT
Authentic learning with no-cook edible and non-edibles that covers math, science and language arts.
Let's Salsa – Connected Learning through Gardening (08-09) a, la, m, s, 1-5
Disseminator: Carole Slonin
An interdisciplinary
approach to a class-cultivated salsa garden, involves examination through math,
art, science and writing.
Literature Circles are used to improve
attitudes toward reading and reading comprehension skills (an action research
project) (07-08) la, ESOL, 3-5
Met-Life
Fellow: Jacqueline Torres-Quinones
Mathletes Boot Camp (08-09) m, 8-12
Disseminator: Sandra
Argüelles Daire, NBCT
Through a series
of special monthly school-wide math competitions and classroom activities, math
students get a brain workout during this six-month-long "Boot Camp."
Math in the World Around Us (97-98) m, 4-12
Disseminator: Lilliam Bez, NBCT
Students photograph equipment/buildings and describe the math used in building or operating the object in the photograph.
Mosaics and Your World (07-08) ESE, ve, a, k-12
Disseminator: Debra Gaudet
Students of all ages learn about world cultures and art by creating mosaics. Helps improve eye-hand coordination, sequencing and expressive language, etc.
PPPs: Paper, Pencil and Pals (06-07) la, writing, 4-5
Disseminator: Mary Sisley
Pals mentor with pencil and paper to perfect writing. Rewards are peculiar parties.
Reading Through Rhymes and Rhythms (01-02) la, mu, esol, fl, pre-k-2
Disseminator: Nancy Sale
Karaoke is used to help children with visual, aural, and language development.
Sensational Scraps! (08-09) la, s, i 3-7
Disseminator: Marlene
Figueroa, NBCT
Students create individual
scrapbooks that recount and review the entire year's curriculum in several
subjects and are preserved for posterity in a unique, personal keepsake volume.
Surviving a Day at the Emergency Operations Center, s, la, 5-8
Presenter: Dr. Suzanne Banas, NBCT
Students work through various emergency situations before and after a visit to the Operations Center.
Teaching with Classroom Collaborations on the Internet (07-08) i, t, 3-9
Disseminator: Minerva Santerre, NBCT
Learn about a variety of internet collaborations in science and other subject areas.
Where Did the Sea Turtle Lay Her Eggs? A Case for a Forensic Geoscientist (02-03) s, 5-8
Disseminator: Don Deresz, NBCT
Students learn to work like scientists as they analyze sand and determine the best beach sites for sea turtles to lay eggs.
Without a Shadow of a Doubt: Shadow Puppets Lighting
the Way to Literacy (08-09) la, a,
mu, 3-5
Disseminator: Atala Mendiola
After researching the life and times of Mozart,
students assume theatre production duties from puppeteer to stagehand to
present a mini-play on the composer's life and a production of "The Magic Flute."
Words of Wisdom: Vivacious Vocabulary
Ventures (07-08) la, 1-6
Disseminator:
Linda Askari Blanchfield
Activities
turn learning words into playful practice and meaningful moments.
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