Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2026

Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2026

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8:00am CDT

AMSTI K-2 Choral Counting & Counting Collections Room D - 9th Grade AcademyJennifer Fagerstrom AMSTI K-5 Math Alabama Course of Study Training Room B - 9th Grade AcademyCandyce Tracy AMSTI K-5 Math Foundations Training Room C - 9th Grade AcademyBrooke Love AMSTI NUMBERS 3-5 Fractions and Decimals (Day 1 of 3) Room A - 9th Grade AcademyAndrea Robinson • Becky Soumeillan Math Foundational Training (6-12) (AMSTI - TEAMS approved) Room E - 9th Grade AcademyEmily Black Who's the Middleman: Area Models (Grades 3-8) (AMSTI - TEAMS approved) Room F - 9th Grade AcademyTeressa Rocker ASIM Biology: Biochemistry (TEAMS APPROVED) Room 4Samantha Wasdin

8:30am CDT

Keynote - Designing for What’s Next: When the Answer is Easy, Thinking Matters More Cafeteria/AuditoriumCarl Hooker

10:00am CDT

Unlocking the Hidden Worlds of Student Thinking: An Educator’s Expedition into Thinking Routines Room 252Dr. Colleen Edwards Mind vs. Machine LibraryCarl Hooker Spark It Up! IXL Studio Style Room 95Melissa Sessions • Anna Hunt Measuring Growth & Achievement with Star CAT Assessments Room 267Dr. Kathi Reeves Sugar and Spice...Not Always Nice: Understanding and Addressing Relational Aggression in Girls Room 254Sherry Rainbolt One Tool, Less Work Room 201Bryan Phillips Canva Essentials Skills Room 251Sasha Goman Four Strategies to Foster Human-in-the-Loop Critical Thinking Room 214Haylee Anderson How to Start a Podcast for Your School or Program. Room 96Morrell Baxter General PowerSchool Q&A Room 32Joseph Marshall • Enterprise Department PowerSchool SIS Basics / Tips and Tricks Room 28Joseph Marshall Flip the Script: Assessment Remix Room 206Nikki Minoso • Allison Fisher MagicSchool Teacher Level 1: From First Login to First Win: Building a Strong MagicSchool Rollout for Back to School Room 92Destinie Thomas Digital Literacy with MagicSchool: Building Skills for Elementary and Secondary Learners Room 5Jenny McAllister • Dr. Patrice Williams Low Tech/Know Tech: Powerful Lessons Unplugged Room 202Jaime Tillman • Alyssa Abdeltif Using Primary Sources to Engage Your Students Room 207Jacquelyn Wilson Mathematical Practices and Gizmos Room 253Tiffany Christian Schoology Unlocked: Making Technology Work for You Room 16Christine Hayes Focused on Improving Engineering Designs Room 91Laura Ruth Hunter Introduction to Padlet Room 17Larissa Walder National Board Certification: Is the Journey right for you? Room 255Stephanie Hulon Every Student Engaged, Every Lesson--A Taste of Kagan Cooperative Learning Room 271Aaron Diaz Pull a Print, Not Your Hair! Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Nancy Timmons Creating Safe & Supportive Environments through Effective Classroom Management Room 269Kristie Shankles • Jonathan Thompson From Grip to Growth: Fine Motor Skills that Power Classroom Success in K-1 Room 268Mandi Boyd • Kayla Benak Math Talk That Works: Building Language into Every Math Lesson in K-6 Room 20Danielle White

11:00am CDT

Lunch - Monday 11:00 Outside Teaching Magic Without a Wand: AI Tools That Actually Save Time Room 16Stacey Tatum From IEP to Independence: Transition Assessments in the Digital Age Room 95Nancy Caruthers • Cassondra Hardy The Discussion Revolution: Building Student Agency, One Round Table at a Time with Parlay Ideas Room 206Nikki Minoso Unlock the Power of Kami Room 254Janet Burnett Multiple Intelligence Mania Room 5Laura Morin Game On: Fostering Collaboration and Critical Thinking Unplugged Room 3Diana McNaughton If I Knew Then What I Know Now Room 207Jacquelyn Wilson From the Wide Lens to the Deep Dive: Pinpointing At-Risk Trends and the Students behind Them Room 202Kate Wellborn General PowerSchool Q&A Room 32Joseph Marshall • Enterprise Department Unlocking the Reluctant Writer: Practical Strategies to Boost Secondary Students' Writing Craft Room 252Patsy Brantley • Maria Diaz Using Amplify to Facilitate Visual Patterns, Number Talks, and Problem Solving in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom Room 93Ashley Burton MagicSchool Teacher Level 2: Level Up Your AI-Powered Teaching Room 92Destinie Thomas Just Add Games Room 17Melissa Sessions Teaching for Understanding in Mathematics Room 253Tiffany Christian PowerSchool SIS Incidents Room 28Lance Lewis Technology in the classroom Room 91Greg Warren • Dick Blackman K-6 Math Evidence Based Practice #1: Systematic Instruction Room 270Connie Arnold

12:00pm CDT

Decoding the 2025 Alabama Accountability System: From Technical Guide to Report Card Room 268Jamie Scott Lunch - Monday 12:00 Outside Power of the PLC: Collaboration with 8th Grade Teachers. #Stronger Together Room 202Ashley Burnett Re-engaging the Unenthusiastic: Best Practices for Large-Scale Group Work Room 253Aubree Bishop Let the Games Begin: Simple Strategies to Increase Student Engagement Room 206Monica Shaner How to Time Travel Room 3Will Carnley In District Fundraising for Clubs/Teams Room 255Jacque Helms Smart, Strategic, Intentional: Using CERT to Drive ACT Success Room 17Lauren Lavender ZENgaged: Effective Approaches for Teaching the Anxious Generation LibraryCarl Hooker Math Therapy: Adding Confidence, Subtracting Fear Room 269Melissa Sessions “L.E.N.S.: Looking at Behavior Through the 504 Lens” Room 93Dionne Dunton One Tool, Less Work Room 201Bryan Phillips Set the Stage, Spark the Learning: Space + Strategy for Student Engagement Room 16Sarah Nisewonger • Tori Erdossy Magic Studio and Magic Write Room 251Sasha Goman CTE Updates and Review Room 96Morrell Baxter From Report Card to Results: Using Alabama State Data to Drive Instruction Room 207Shastady L Bridges Math in Action - Kagan Engagement Room 91Stephanie Merritt Level Up Learning with Explain Everything Whiteboard Activities Room 95Kristin Dupuy Supporting Literacy with myON Assignments Room 267Dr. Kathi Reeves English Learners & Resources in Baldwin County Room 19Stephanie Montiel Field Trip Mastermind: Planning, Paperwork, and Preparation Room 20Brittany Antinarella Simulations in Science: Bridging 3D Learning with Real-World Connections in Life Science Room 252Tiffany Christian 7 Challenges that Showcase STEM in the Middle Grades (4-8) Room 254Timothy Johnson • Angela Clark Ink and Innovation: How do we transform a static story into an interactive experience? Room 7Josie Calloway AMSTI 3-5 Counting Collections and Choral Counting Room D - 9th Grade AcademyJennifer Fagerstrom AMSTI K-5 Math Alabama Course of Study Training Room B - 9th Grade AcademyCandyce Tracy CPR Training Band Room

1:00pm CDT

Lunch - Monday 1:00 Outside The Essential Teacher Tech Toolbox Room 207Jacquelyn Wilson From Source to Syllabus: Using NotebookLM as Your Inquiry-Based Thought Partner Room 5Jeremy King Better Together - Using Star Assessments and Freckle Room 267Dr. Kathi Reeves Section 504 101: From Questions to Confidence Room 93Dionne Dunton What’s new in Canva? Room 251Sasha Goman The RoboWorld Cup: Kicking Off Soccer-Inspired Robotics Challenges Room 17Robert Mayben Fantastic 5-Minute Tips Ready to Use in Your Classroom! Room 214Haylee Anderson • Doug Caldwell Show Me The Money, We Up Next Room 269William Bryant Consistency Wins: Building a Districtwide Communication System That Works Room 201Bryan Phillips One Screen to Run the Room: Engagement and Management Made Simple Room 16Stacey Tatum General PowerSchool Q&A Room 32Joseph Marshall • Enterprise Department PowerSchool SIS Reporting and SubReports Room 28William Waldrop MagicSchool Student Level 1: Getting Started with AI for Learning Room 92Destinie Thomas Teach Smarter, Not Harder: Curriculum‑Aligned Content with Discovery Education Room 255Tomi Rush ELLevation - Get to Know Your English Learners! Room 19Stephanie Montiel Maximizing Gemini AI in Google Classroom and Vids Room 95Kristin Dupuy Simulations in Science: Bridging 3D Learning with Real-World Connections in Earth Science Room 252Tiffany Christian Nailed IT! Ed Tech Edition LibraryCarl Hooker Nuts and Bolts of Science Integration Room 96Susan Arnette Every Student Engaged, Every Lesson--A Taste of Kagan Cooperative Learning Room 271Aaron Diaz Illuminated Learning: Engaging Students with Blacklight Activities Room 45 - Art RoomJoyce Garrison • Nancy Timmons Executive Functioning-Why we act like we do!!! Room 202Leigh Anne McPherson K-6 Math Evidence Based Practice #2: Multimodal Instruction Room 270Connie Arnold From Grip to Growth: Fine Motor Skills that Power Classroom Success in K-1 Room 268Mandi Boyd • Kayla Benak Math Language Traps for English Language Learners in K-6 Room 20Danielle White

2:00pm CDT

Mind vs. Machine LibraryCarl Hooker Kagan Meets AI: Cooperative Learning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Room 3Makenzie Cunningham Battle of the Platforms: Canva vs. Adobe Room 207Jaime Tillman • Jacquelyn Wilson Basics to Breakthroughs: Designing intentional learning with Kami Room 254Janet Burnett Brain Pop Unleashed: Master The New Features for Fall! Room 5Jenny McAllister What’s Next with eMINTS: Updates & Opportunities Room 214Haylee Anderson • Doug Caldwell One Tool, Less Work Room 201Bryan Phillips RTI Scheduler: Tips, Tricks, and Tea Room 95Audrey Anna Rabalais • Anna Hunt Canva Code and Magic Activities Room 251Sasha Goman Pathways to Possibility: Career Exploration with Discovery Education Room 255Tomi Rush Click to Compliance: Creating 504 Plans in Frontline Room 93Dionne Dunton Maximizing Intervention Periods with Student Data to Improve Academic Achievement Room 17Monica Shaner • Zachary Wenzel Tiered Instruction: Igniting Curiosity Room 269Kristie Shankles • Jonathan Thompson SIS - Searchbar Tips and Tricks Room 28Tabitha Syde Interpreting Student Data in Freckle Room 267Dr. Kathi Reeves Revolutionary Writing: Helping Students Think Through Sentences Room 16Stacey Tatum MagicSchool Student Level 2: Deeper Learning with AI-Powered Support Room 92Destinie Thomas Retro Report: Bringing Real-World Relevance to Science, History, and ELA Room 206Nikki Minoso Simulations in Science: Bridging 3D Learning with Real-World Connections in Physcial Science Room 252Tiffany Christian

Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2026

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