Teacher Learning Academy 2025

Teacher Learning Academy 2025

8:00am EDT

A Crash Course in Public Speaking TBAMegan Emanuel Brain Health through Music: Percussion, Rhythms and Circle Games for All TBATracy Olivas • Alice Watson First Aid/CPR Certification TBAChris Carr • Lauren Neighbors Game On! Engaging Station Reviews for Every Classroom TBALani Patrick • Leah Talbert Say Goodbye to Learned Helplessness TBALauren Howard • Ashley Weaver Simplify Your Life: Life Hacks for Educators TBAKari Christopher • Jo Ibarra Bookworms: Dive Deeper, Engage More TBABrooke Dunn • Sierra Mann Bookworms- The Why's Behind What We Do (Grade K Teachers Only) TBABookworms Presenter Elevate Your Teaching: Creating Engaging & Dynamic Lessons TBAMegan Blanchard • Michaela Davis Wait, There's a Procedure for That TBAMelissa Dorner • Alissa Kozlowski HMH Coherence Mapping- Secondary 6-12 Principals Only TBAKimberly Hancock Enhancing Secondary Instruction with eMediaVA: Engaging Digital Resources for All Subjects TBALindsey Horner Enhancing STEM Instruction with NASA and VA Space Consortium Resources TBAKatherine Mitchell • Cindy Watson (Outside Presenter) Marbled Magic: Exploring the Art of Paper Marbling in the Classroom TBAWendy Davis • Heide Hayek Online Gambling: Risk or Reward? What Our Students need to know. TBACheri Spahr Sphere: Foundations of Civic Culture TBAJohn Snoad, Educator Engagement Specialist at Sphere Education Initiatives Vista Higher Learning and Comprehensible Classroom TBATBA

10:15am EDT

Animate Your Imagination: Stop-Motion Magic in the Classroom TBAWendy Davis • Jessica May Come Experience Common Science Experiments TBADr. Gina Jennings School Law: Why We Do What We Do TBABobby Markey The Science of Brain Power: Elevating Instruction with Cognitive Science TBAErica Ford • Christel Reaves Trauma Informed Care for Educators TBAJennifer Feeken Working and Communicating with "that parent" TBAJennifer McCormick • Amy Witt Literacy Strategies for all content(Virginia Literacy Partnership) TBAAng Blanchette • Kimberly Hancock • Rebecca Scott AI@CCPS: Practical Uses for the Modern Classroom TBAKim Arrington • Karen Canfield • Rae Henderson • Kathleen Ververka Bookworms- The Why's Behind What We Do (Grade 1 Teachers Only) TBABookworms Presenter Cultivating Connections: Growing Strong School Communities and Strong TBALindsay Johnson • Corryn Leuz Empowering Elementary Classrooms with eMediaVA: Lessons, Videos, and More TBALindsey Horner The Heart-Centered Classroom TBADana Elder • Holly Naulty Differentiation: An in depth Math Approach TBAMichaela Davis • Tally Updike Connecting Literacy and Science: Building a Strong Foundation in K-2 Classrooms TBALani Patrick Exploring Environmental Science Through Project Learning Tree TBAJustine Deets • Kendall Juell (outside presenter with Lynchburg Water Resources Help! I need some ideas! A collaborative think tank TBAAdrienne Dalton • Jaimie Wommack Off the Grid: Everything In a Paper Bag! TBAMary R. Bailey Phenomenon: Hooks With a Purpose TBAHelen Wilborn Sphere: Foundations of Civic Culture TBAJohn Snoad, Educator Engagement Specialist at Sphere Education Initiatives

1:30pm EDT

Developing a Coaching Framework for Building Support(VLP)- Middle School Principals/Literacy Teams Only TBAKimberly Hancock • Ang Blanchette • Rebecca Scott "I Am Student With A Disability, Not A Disabled Student" TBATaylor Carwile • Mollie Jordan Art Therapty through Creating with Clay! Mushrooms and the Forest Floor. TBABrooke Harding • Rachel Shaw Dancing Through Life TBAMegan Emanuel Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED TBAJackie Bolling • Troy Harris Special Education Crash Course: What you need to know TBAVictoria Davis • Kelsey Fisher Trauma Informed Care for Educators TBAJennifer Feeken Lumio, Lumio, Where Art Thou Lumio? TBATammy Heddings • Brooke Stanley Bookworms- The Why's Behind What We Do (Grade 3 Teachers Only) TBABookworms Presenter The Magic of Mathematical Mistakes TBABrooke Dunn • Sierra Mann Mastering the Math Block: Playful Exploration, Differentiation, and Effective Time Management TBAStevie Brooks • Kelsey Maynard Elevating Math Instruction to Improve Outcomes for Early Childhood Students Educator Workshop TBANaomi Church, National Math Consultant Enhancing Science Instruction and Assessment: Building Connections in Grades 3-5 TBALani Patrick Navigating the IEP TBALisa Cardwell • Michele Happs Prioritize Productivity to Maximize your Planning TBASavannah Evans Sphere: Foundations of Civic Culture TBAJohn Snoad, Educator Engagement Specialist at Sphere Education Initiatives

8:00am EDT

Beach Reads & Beyond: Stories for Your Summer Break TBAMary Bailey • Audrey Gray Breaking Down Inclusive Barriers TBAKelsey Fisher • Nicole Willis Engaging Learners Through Movement and Music TBATracy Olivas • Alice Watson First Aid/CPR Certification TBAChris Carr • Lauren Neighbors From Local Lens to Local Legacy: Transforming Nature Observations into Community Action TBAJustine Deets From Trash to Treasured Learning TBATonya Barber Bookworms- The Why's Behind What We Do (Grade 2 Teachers Only) TBABookworms Presenter Branching Out: Using Project Learning Tree to Enrich K-5 Science Instruction TBAYvonne Hansotte (outside presenter with 4H) • Lani Patrick COEXIST: Building Effect Partnerships for Successful Coteaching TBABetsy Bailey • Krista Miller Prepping for School through early skills TBALeann Brown • Samantha Sopata Embroidery and Sashiko / Form and Function TBAMeghan Bolling • Heide Hayek Future-Ready: 8 Essential Tech Skills for Students and Classroom Strategies to Build Them TBACheri Spahr • Leah Talbert Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum TBASavannah Evans • Mandy Pugh Using Analytics in Social Studies TBAMatt Allen Math PD/Curriculum Training (Secondary Math Only) TBATextbook Publisher and/or Susan Stanbery • TBD Elevating Math Instruction to Improve Outcomes for All Students Leadership Workshop (K-5) TBANaomi Church, National Math Consultant

10:15am EDT

Aspiring Administrators: How to Grow as a Leader TBADr. Magie Wilkerson, Director of Secondary Education • Dr. Amy Hale, Assistant Superintendent Can You Hear Me Now??? TBAAmy Witt Creating a Trauma-Informed Classroom TBAAmy Sawyer Enhancing Science Instruction Through Technology Integration and Differentiation TBAKatie Underwood Forming Better Habits: Learning about Ourselves and Forming Sustainable Goals TBAMary Bailey Reach and Teach Students Effected By Trauma TBAKira Roberts Survival Spanish for school faculty and staff TBAJo Ibarra • Jennifer Irwin For the Love of Reading--Chapter by Chapter in an After School Book Club TBADeAnn Parker AI@CCPS: Practical Uses for the Modern Classroom TBAKim Arrington • Karen Canfield • Rae Henderson • Kathleen Ververka Bookworms- The Why's Behind What We Do (Grade 4 Teachers Only) TBABookworms Presenter Cultivating Curiosity: Using Ag in the Classroom Resources to Enrich Elementary Learning TBAMollie Jordan • Yvonne Hansotte (outside presenter) Supporting SPED & ELL Students in Classroom TBAKristy Genung • Bethany Huggins Promoting Vocabulary and Higher Level Reading in Social Studies TBAMatt Allen The Art of Improvisation TBAMegan Emanuel • Nathan Munson Thriving in the Trenches of your First Years TBAKari Christopher • Sydney Nolley Through a Language Lens - Integrating Literacy Strategies in the Content Areas to Support English Language Learners TBAAshley Bright • Melanie Kiger Math PD/Curriculum Training (Secondary Math Only) TBATextbook Publisher and/or Susan Stanbery • TBD

1:30pm EDT

Art Thereapy through Paint and Sip! Sharp Top Mountain TBABrooke Harding • Rachel Shaw Ã€ La MisÃ¨re: Fast Fashionâ€™s Impact on the Planet TBAMeghan Bolling • Sarah Davis Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED TBAJackie Bolling • Troy Harris Physical education games of Innovation TBAChris Carr • Lauren Neighbors Special Education Crash Course: What you need to know TBAVictoria Davis • Kelsey Fisher Bookworms- The Why's Behind What We Do (Grade 5 Teachers Only) TBABookworms Presenter Managing Behavior: Setting Your Classroom For Success TBAChristopher Eddy Now Boarding: Strategies and Scaffolds for Supporting ELL Students in Your Classroom TBADeanna DeAngelis • Katie Seufert Strengthening Middle School Science Instruction: Curriculum Alignment and Innovation TBALani Patrick Hands on Learning for Big Kids TBAChristel Reaves • Helen Wilborn Stepping Stones to Building Positive Relationships in Secondary TBATonya Barber Streamline Your Workflow TBAHaley Blanks • Rebecca Cyrus Thinking in Action: Building Classrooms That Work TBAStormi Anderson Inquiry Design Model for History Teachers TBAElizabeth Knowles • Neeley Minton Math PD/Curriculum Training (Secondary Math Only) TBATextbook Publisher and/or Susan Stanbery • TBD Specially Designed Instruction TBAAshley Weaver