Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2026

Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2026

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8:00am CDT

2019 ALCOS: Mathematics Overview (6-12) (AMSTI - TEAMS approved) Room F - 9th Grade AcademyTeressa Rocker AMSTI K-5 Math Alabama Course of Study Training Room B - 9th Grade AcademyJennifer Fagerstrom Science Foundational Training Room 4Amanda Richardson 2026-2027 District Math PLC (days 1 and 2) Room C - 9th Grade AcademyScotty Keenan AMSTI 3-5 Measurement, Data, and Geometry Room D - 9th Grade AcademyJaymie Gregg AMSTI NUMBERS 3-5 Fractions and Decimals (Day 3 of 3) Room A - 9th Grade AcademyAndrea Robinson • Becky Soumeillan Math and Science: Go Figure! (6-12) (AMSTI - TEAMS approved) Room E - 9th Grade AcademyLou Richardson • Emily Black ACT AIM Reading Training (Pre-Registered Participants ONLY) Room G - 9th Grade AcademyTBD TBD

9:00am CDT

Taking the Mystery Out of Executive Function Room 267Chaelah Jenkins MagicSchool for Science Teachers: AI-Powered Instruction Made Simple Room 5Jenny McAllister You Can't Teach A Nervous System That's On Fire: Understanding Student Dysregulation in the Age of Social Media LibraryKristi Bush Collaboration over Chaos: Simple Systems for Powerful Group Leanring Room 252Annie Freeman “L.E.N.S.: Looking at Behavior Through the 504 Lens” Room 92Dionne Dunton Show Me The Money, We Up Next Room 269William Bryant Class Bank: Building Responsibility Through Classroom Economics Room 16Stacey Tatum Interact Differently: Reimagining Teaching with Interactive Displays & Digital Signage Room 93Madison Hunt How to Start a Podcast for Your School or Program. Room 95Morrell Baxter Unleashing Kami's Hidden Power - Beyond the Basics Room 17Katie Nettles The Librarian’s Secret Stash: Meeting Standards with Picture Books Room 207Jacquelyn Wilson Formative Assessment with Pear Deck Room 96Allie Schultze Field Trip Mastermind: Planning, Paperwork, and Preparation Room 20Brittany Antinarella Protecting Students in a Digital Age: Laws, AI-Generated Risks, and National Reporting Tools Room 202Jeffrey Spaller Focused on Improving Room 91Laura Ruth Hunter 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 Concrete to Clear: Building Fraction & Decimal Understanding with Manipulatives in Grades 3-6 Room 8Angie Meredith-Ridgeway • Mandi Boyd

10:00am CDT

Getting Beyond Basic Requesting With AAC Room 269Patricia Goggins Lightspeed Classroom: Digital Classroom Management Room 251Scott Meeks Scaffolding for ELs with Easy-to-Implement Strategies & AI Room 91Debbie Frey • Shay Stewart Beyond the Tool: Using AI to Simplify Tech and Amplify Learning Room 5Jeremy King Spark It Up! IXL Studio Style Room 95Melissa Sessions • Anna Hunt In District Fundraising for Clubs/Teams Room 255Jacque Helms Section 504 101: From Questions to Confidence Room 92Dionne Dunton Big Feelings, Big Behaviors: Helping Students Reset in K–6 Room 19Angela Hurst • Savanah Miller Where to Begin with National Board Certification Room 207Jaime Tillman • Jacquelyn Wilson Four Strategies to Foster Human-in-the-Loop Critical Thinking Room 214Haylee Anderson Strengthening Secondary MTSS Through High School PST and Grade Level PLC Collaboration Room 252Nancy Caruthers • Annie Freeman Session 1 | The Foundation: Integers & The Two-Step Bridge Room 93Daphne Lincoln • Kaitlyn Cowan History That Feels Real: Teaching Critical Thinking with Retro Report Room 16Stacey Tatum Google Gemini: Your Classroom Assistant Room 96Allie Schultze The Teacher’s Spellbook: Google Scripts + Gemini Edition Room 3Miranda Mosley CALTS and Dyslexia Supports Room 267April Paul

11:00am CDT

Lightspeed Classroom: Digital Classroom Management Room 251Scott Meeks Lunch - Wednesday 11:00 Outside Power of the PLC: Collaboration with 8th Grade Teachers. #Stronger Together Room 202Ashley Burnett Let the Games Begin: Simple Strategies to Increase Student Engagement Room 20Monica Shaner Teaching Magic Without a Wand: AI Tools That Actually Save Time Room 16Stacey Tatum Digital Literacy for Secondary Students Room 5Michelle Stockman Smart, Strategic, Intentional: Using CERT to Drive ACT Success Room 3Lauren Lavender F.A.M.I.L.Y. - Fair Access, Meaningful Inclusion, Leadership, and You (Belonging) Room 207Sharrell Edmond From Gloom to Bloom: Four Strategies for Building Positive Learning Spaces Room 214Haylee Anderson CAPP Process Room 255Michael Cook Click to Compliance: Creating 504 Plans in Frontline Room 92Dionne Dunton From Data to Action: How the RHS Guiding Coalition Drives Learning, Leadership, and Results Room 252Nancy Caruthers • Annie Freeman From Routine to Results: Intentional Scheduling in the ELA Classroom Room 201Hollye Dueitt Session 2 | Scaling Up: The Logic of Multi-Step Equations Room 93Daphne Lincoln • Kaitlyn Cowan Technology in the classroom Room 91Greg Warren • Dick Blackman

12:00pm CDT

Lunch - Wednesday 12:00 Outside Magical Strategies for Modern Classrooms with Magic School Room 3Andrea Niblock ACAP Bootcamp: Mastery in Motion Room 252Tyler Barber National Boards? Yes, You Can! Room 91Shay Stewart Sugar and Spice...Not Always Nice: Understanding and Addressing Relational Aggression in Girls Room 202Sherry Rainbolt Multiple Intelligence Mania Room 5Laura Morin RTI Scheduler: Tips, Tricks, and Tea Room 95Audrey Anna Rabalais • Anna Hunt Using Amplify to Facilitate Visual Patterns, Number Talks, and Problem Solving in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom Room 93Ashley Burton Newcomer Strategies for English Learners Room 201Stephanie Montiel • Danielle White AI-Powered Studying with NotebookLM Room 96Allie Schultze Play-Doh to Polygons: Making Math Stick in Upper Elementary Room 207Courtney Cunningham PLC Game Plan for New-to-BCBE Faculty & Staff Room 19Jaime Tillman Schoology Unlocked: Making Technology Work for You Room 16Christine Hayes 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 Executive Functioning-Why we act like we do!!! Room 243Leigh Anne McPherson Thinking About Thinking: Math Routines and Word Problems in Grades 2-5 Room 251Cynthia Griffin Concrete to Clear: Building Fraction & Decimal Understanding with Manipulatives in Grades 3-6 Room 8Angie Meredith-Ridgeway • Mandi Boyd ACT Math Part 1: Teacher Experience (TEAMS Approved) Room F - 9th Grade AcademyTeressa Rocker AMSTI K-5 Math Alabama Course of Study Training Room B - 9th Grade AcademyJennifer Fagerstrom CPR Training Band Room

1:00pm CDT

Beyond the Standard Score: Practical Informal Assessment Tools for AAC Evaluation and Goal Planning Room 269Patricia Goggins Lunch - Wednesday 1:00 Outside Power of the PLC: Collaboration with 8th Grade Teachers. #StrongerTogether Room 252Ashley Burnett • Ashley Burton The Essential Teacher Tech Toolbox Room 207Jacquelyn Wilson From IEP to Independence: Transition Assessments in the Digital Age Room 202Nancy Caruthers • Cassondra Hardy 180 Days of Reaching and Teaching Room 5Dr. Tiara Bailey 5 Ways to Get Students Involved in a Cooperative Team Room 214Doug Caldwell One Screen to Run the Room: Engagement and Management Made Simple Room 16Stacey Tatum Game On: Fostering Collaboration and Critical Thinking Unplugged Room 3Diana McNaughton CTE Updates and Review Room 95Morrell Baxter Maximizing Intervention Periods with Student Data to Improve Academic Achievement Room 20Monica Shaner • Zachary Wenzel From the Wide Lens to the Deep Dive: Pinpointing At-Risk Trends and the Students behind Them Room 92Kate Wellborn Session 3 | The Final Boss: Fractions & Meaningful Synthesis Room 93Daphne Lincoln • Kaitlyn Cowan Math in Action - Kagan Engagement Room 91Stephanie Merritt Easy Video Production with Google Vids Room 96Allie Schultze Power Plays to Level Up Your PLC Experience Room 19Jaime Tillman

2:00pm CDT

Closing Session Cafeteria/AuditoriumJeremy King

Gulf Regional Innovative Teaching Conference - GRITC 2026

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