Meet Our AMAZING Presenters
Learn more about each presenter and their sessions.
Greg Smedley-Warren
Current Kindergarten Teacher
5 Sessions:
Morning Meeting
Classroom Management
Research Projects
Science
Centers Management
Holly Ehle
Current Kindergarten Teacher
Session 1 - The Science of Reading: From Speech To Print
Session 2 - Putting The SOR into Practice with Sound Walls, Small Groups, and Engaging Activities that Promote Orthographic Mapping
Katie Knight
Current 1st Grade Teacher
Session 1 - Tips for Authentic and Easy Paragraph Writing
Session 2 - 10 Teacher Tips To Stay Organized & Happy
Deedee Wills
Former Kindergarten Teacher
Building Emergent Writers
Christina DeCarbo-Wagers
Current 1st Grade Teacher
Success With Small-Group Reading
Abigail Peterson
Former Kindergarten Teacher
Picture This! Teaching & Learning with Picture Books
Lisa Faught
Current Pre-k Teacher
A Day In Pre-k: Organization, Technology & Center Ideas
Stacy Simpson
Current 1st Grade Teacher
Math Is Not A Worksheet
Kayla Dornfield
Current Kindergarten Teacher
Student-Led Learning: Genius Hour Passion Projects
Mary Amoson
Current Kindergarten Teacher
Session 1 - Let's Talk About Technology
Session 2 - Making Math Hands On!
Brenda Tejeda
Former Kindergarten & 1st Grade Teacher
From Pictures to Sentences: Essential Lessons for Beginning Writers
Debbie Clement
Children's Author & Musician
Music, Movement & Books In The Classroom
Beth Pittman
Current 1st Grade Teacher
Teaching Tolerance Through Books
Jake Daggett
Current 2nd Grade Teacher
Rhythm, Movement, and Whole-Brain Engagement in Phonics
LeAnna Wolkis
Current Kindergarten Teacher
Learning Lab Time with Purposeful Play
Cynthia Kaye
CEO and Chief Zoo Keeper of Alive Studios
Addressing Teacher and Student Emotional Well-Being
Kelly Threadgill
Former Teacher; CEO and Creator of Math Stackers
Build Math Thinkers: Hands-On Addition Strategies
Hilary Statum
Kindergarten & EL Teacher
Enhancing ESL Instruction
Keri Brown
Kindergarten Teacher
Math Workshops You Can Do
Toni Smith
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Cynthia Bohrer
From Welcoming Schools by The HRC
Embracing All Families & Gender Inclusive Schools
HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools is the most comprehensive bias-based bullying prevention program in the nation to provide LGBTQ+ and gender inclusive professional development training, lesson plans, booklists and resources specifically designed for educators and youth-serving professionals.
