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Wednesday, January 29
 

4:15pm PST

Spark Learning with Smart Seating: Optimizing Classroom Configurations
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:15pm - 4:50pm PST
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID- 471 754 6326, Passcode: Farag2

Spark Learning with Smart Seating. Ready to create a classroom setup that inspires your students and supports their success? This fun and interactive session will give you practical tips and tricks for arranging your seating and layout to match any furniture configuration. You’ll walk away with:
  • Ready-to-use templates for seating charts and floor plans.
  • Customizable layouts to fit your teaching style and classroom needs.
  • Expert tips to balance collaboration, focus, and movement.


Session Resource
Speakers
avatar for Kim Farag

Kim Farag

Literacy TOSA, Irvine Unified School District
Kim Farag is a passionate literacy advocate and IUSD veteran, currently serving as an elementary literacy TOSA with a mission to ignite a lifelong love of reading in every young mind she encounters.  In her exciting new professional learning series, Middle Grade Mavens, Kim empowers... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:15pm - 4:50pm PST
Virtual

4:15pm PST

Unlocking the Potential of English Learners: Tips and Tools for Success
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:15pm - 4:50pm PST
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 346 835 0759; No password

In today’s classrooms, English Learners bring diverse perspectives and unique strengths that can enrich learning for everyone. This session equips educators with practical strategies to ensure their ELs thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Participants will explore key GLAD strategies that are easy to implement, see examples of sentence deconstruction and questioning routines in action, and learn techniques for fostering strong relationships with EL students and their families. Additionally, discover classroom management approaches that create inclusive, supportive environments where all students feel valued and capable of success. Walk away with tools you can use tomorrow to empower your English Learners and elevate your teaching!
Speakers
avatar for Brooke Waldrup

Brooke Waldrup

Teacher, Irvine Unified School District
My experience as an educator has given me a strong foundation in supporting English Learners and developing engaging, standards-aligned lessons for upper elementary students. Currently, I teach a 4/5 comb class at Canyon View Elementary, where I also support our English Learner community... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:15pm - 4:50pm PST
Virtual

4:15pm PST

What's In and Out for Effective Tier 1 Math Instruction
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:15pm - 4:50pm PST
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 861 6597 4581
Password p1zXWC

How can we make the best use of our time when teaching math? What are the best practices for teaching based on how children learn math? Come learn about what is in and what is out when it comes to effective math instruction and how to make the best use of time in your math block to help you teach and your students learn with confidence.

Session Resources
Speakers
avatar for Michele Ogden

Michele Ogden

Teacher, Math Mentor, Irvine Unified School District
Michele Ogden is an IUSD elementary math mentor and 2nd and 3rd grade teacher at Solis Park.  She is passionate about getting every student thinking in a joyful learning community.  Her experience in IUSD includes being an elementary principal, Coordinator of K-12 Math and Science... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:15pm - 4:50pm PST
Virtual

4:55pm PST

Spark Learning with Smart Seating: Optimizing Classroom Configurations
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:55pm - 5:30pm PST
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID- 471 754 6326, Passcode: Farag2

Spark Learning with Smart Seating. Ready to create a classroom setup that inspires your students and supports their success? This fun and interactive session will give you practical tips and tricks for arranging your seating and layout to match any furniture configuration. You’ll walk away with:
  • Ready-to-use templates for seating charts and floor plans.
  • Customizable layouts to fit your teaching style and classroom needs.
  • Expert tips to balance collaboration, focus, and movement.



Session Resource
Speakers
avatar for Kim Farag

Kim Farag

Literacy TOSA, Irvine Unified School District
Kim Farag is a passionate literacy advocate and IUSD veteran, currently serving as an elementary literacy TOSA with a mission to ignite a lifelong love of reading in every young mind she encounters.  In her exciting new professional learning series, Middle Grade Mavens, Kim empowers... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:55pm - 5:30pm PST
Virtual

4:55pm PST

Unlocking the Potential of English Learners: Tips and Tools for Success
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:55pm - 5:30pm PST
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 346 835 0759; No password

In today’s classrooms, English Learners bring diverse perspectives and unique strengths that can enrich learning for everyone. This session equips educators with practical strategies to ensure their ELs thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Participants will explore key GLAD strategies that are easy to implement, see examples of sentence deconstruction and questioning routines in action, and learn techniques for fostering strong relationships with EL students and their families. Additionally, discover classroom management approaches that create inclusive, supportive environments where all students feel valued and capable of success. Walk away with tools you can use tomorrow to empower your English Learners and elevate your teaching!
Speakers
avatar for Brooke Waldrup

Brooke Waldrup

Teacher, Irvine Unified School District
My experience as an educator has given me a strong foundation in supporting English Learners and developing engaging, standards-aligned lessons for upper elementary students. Currently, I teach a 4/5 comb class at Canyon View Elementary, where I also support our English Learner community... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:55pm - 5:30pm PST
Virtual

4:55pm PST

What's In and Out for Effective Tier 1 Math Instruction
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:55pm - 5:30pm PST
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 861 6597 4581
Password p1zXWC

How can we make the best use of our time when teaching math? What are the best practices for teaching based on how children learn math? Come learn about what is in and what is out when it comes to effective math instruction and how to make the best use of time in your math block to help you teach and your students learn with confidence.

Session Resources
Speakers
avatar for Michele Ogden

Michele Ogden

Teacher, Math Mentor, Irvine Unified School District
Michele Ogden is an IUSD elementary math mentor and 2nd and 3rd grade teacher at Solis Park.  She is passionate about getting every student thinking in a joyful learning community.  Her experience in IUSD includes being an elementary principal, Coordinator of K-12 Math and Science... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 4:55pm - 5:30pm PST
Virtual

5:35pm PST

Preparing Students for the ELPAC
Wednesday January 29, 2025 5:35pm - 6:10pm PST
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 346 835 0759; No password

This presentation is designed to support you in preparing your students for the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). You will gain a clear understanding of the assessment’s structure and purpose, including how to interpret ELPAC scores and use them to set meaningful, achievable goals with your students. The session will also provide practical strategies for integrating ELPAC-aligned activities into daily instruction and explore options for creating a focused ELPAC preparation "bootcamp" at your site. With actionable tips and tools, this presentation will empower you to confidently support your English Learners in achieving success.
Speakers
avatar for Brooke Waldrup

Brooke Waldrup

Teacher, Irvine Unified School District
My experience as an educator has given me a strong foundation in supporting English Learners and developing engaging, standards-aligned lessons for upper elementary students. Currently, I teach a 4/5 comb class at Canyon View Elementary, where I also support our English Learner community... Read More →
Wednesday January 29, 2025 5:35pm - 6:10pm PST
Virtual
 
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