Elevate! 2019 has ended

Create Your Own Event

Elevate! 2019

Each new school year holds opportunities...opportunities to do better than before, opportunities to rise above expectations, opportunities to...elevate!

Wendi Tucker

Elementary Resource Teacher
Fannin Elementary

I have taught 23 years and been with MISD for 15 years. During that time I have worked as an Instructional Math Coach, Special education teacher (BAC and Resource), and general education teacher.

8:30am CDT

Behavior - The Forgotten Curriculum 455Kandy Bolding Build Big Dreams--Building Our Future (Keynote Day 1 Grades PK-2) AuditoriumOrlando Riddick

10:10am CDT

Build Big Dreams--Building Our Future (Keynote Day 1 Grades 3-5) AuditoriumOrlando Riddick Managing Stress through the Use of Mindful Classrooms GymJennifer Whitehead Crisis Documentation for Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) 507Kelly O'Hearn-Smith

1:00pm CDT

Math Running Records 402Becky Montgomery • Wendi Tucker

2:40pm CDT

Reading, Writing, Academic Language, and Oral Language: What Are the Connections Between These Skills and How Can I Boost My Students' Literacy? 515Betsy Brooke-Garza Your Great Ideas Need Money: Writing and Winning Grants 437Anita Gamertsfelder Teaching Happiness: A relationship driven approach to success 438Sydney Bryer If you could see what I hear… 509Tracie Schiwart • Jan Fulton • Tasha Jones

8:30am CDT

Math Running Records 402Becky Montgomery • Wendi Tucker Resource 101 437Virginia Giles

10:10am CDT

Close Reading: Guiding Students' Understanding of Complex Texts (K-2) 529Elisa Rankin Reading Magic: Unlocking Possibilities for All Readers (3-5) 443Nick Glass The Road to the TEKS (K-5) 444Kim Carlton Today's Continuum, Where Every Child's Needs Are Met (Elementary) 437Virginia Giles

1:00pm CDT

PreK: Letter Sounds and Beyond! 457Melissa Sikes The Road to the TEKS (6-8) 444Kim Carlton Using Writing to Accelerate the Reading Process (for Non-Readers and Emergent Readers) 503Israel Robledo Today's Continuum, Where Every Child's Needs Are Met (Elementary) 437Virginia Giles Crisis Documentation for Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) 507Kelly O'Hearn-Smith

2:40pm CDT

A Baker’s Dozen of Lessons Learned from the Teaching Trenches (Keynote Day 2 Grades PreK-2) AuditoriumDr. Danny Brassell