2009 VMSA Conference Presenter and Workshops

2009 VMSA Presenter and Workshops
Revised:  10/5/2009
  Presenter Name School/Organization Title Strand
1 Lois Williams Former Virginia DOE Best Practices in the 2009 Mathematics 6-8 SOL Math
2 Dana Stachowiak Union County Public Schools Uncovering the Silence: Supporting Sexual Minority Students Through Literature Literacy
3 Sia Knight James Madison High School Create Your Own School Bailout Plan Closing the Achievement Gap
4 Virginia Crisp PASCO Scientific Enabling 21st Century Middle School Science Education Science
5 Dr. Cristal McGill The WhyTry Organization Why Try? Interventions for School Counselors Closing the Achievement Gap
6 Dr. Deborah E. "dj" Jones Center for Teacher Effectiveness "Nip It in the Bud":  Classroom Management Interventions that Increase Time to Teach Closing the Achievement Gap
7 Judith Caruso and Kristen Weidle Ni River Middle School Get Real:  A Country in Your Classroom Social Sciences
8 Mike Bonfiglio, National Director The Center for Teacher Effectiveness TIME TO TEACH!  Become Your School's Instructional Leader NOT Their Disciplinary Lint Trap School Climate
9 Tim Panagos, Stacie Bianchi, and Jennie Wools Mercer Middle School Re-Teaming, Re-Tooling, and Re-Teaching:  Data Driven Middle School Math Math
10 Dr. Garett Smith and Stenette Byrd, III Smithfield Middle School Improving Student Achievement in a Positive School Climate School Climate
11 Skyles Calhoun Woodbridge Middle School Structures to Support Academic Achievement Middle Level Leadership in the 21st Century
12 Cindy Jackson Glade Spring Middle School P.L.A.Y.-Play Laugh and Assess Your Students Math
13 Kandy Grant VDOE Region 5 TTAC @ JMU MSC 9002 Teaching Reading through Research-Based Instructional Strategies Literacy
14 Timothy Flynn, Yvonne Balfour, Kristen Harbour, and Elizabeth Bryden-Miller Belmont Ridge Middle School Efficacy, Expectations and Excellence: The Pillars of Academic Achievement Middle Level Leadership in the 21st Century
15 Eric Stewart and Bridget Beichler Smart's Mill Middle School Shared Leadership: Fostering Collective Efficacy Middle Level Leadership in the 21st Century
16 Marilee Weikel and Brad Hughes Hidden Valley Middle School Turning Students On to Science Science
17 EB Stanley Middle STW Team E.B. Stanley Middle School WE CARE: We Empower Children and Respect Everyone Closing the Achievement Gap
18 Howard Ormond New Kent Middle School Techniques and Strategies to Deal With and Motivate Difficult Students School Climate
19 Howard Ormond New Kent Middle School/HEOClimate Firm A Positive Classroom and School Environment Middle Level Leadership in the 21st Century
20 Al Watson and Matthew Bargasse MANA Group, LLC Creating Safe Learning Environments School Climate
21 Amy Tlochowski James Madison Middle School Picture Books: Make the Connection in Your Classroom Literacy
22 Bill Zierden Culpeper Middle School Instruction Comes First, But Discipline Does, Too Middle Level Leadership in the 21st Century
23 Cathy Peterson and Connie Solheim Princess Anne Middle School Process is the Key Literacy
24 Janet Lundin Lancaster Middle School Independent or Dependent?.....That is the Question Science
25 Connie Shank Kuder, Inc. Early Education and Career Planning Intervention Leads to Future Success Closing the Achievement Gap
26 Linda Hickey Training and Technical Assistance Center Math Vocabulary-I need sum (some) help!!! Math
27 Rebecca Danylchak Scholastic Education Reading, Writing and Thinking for the 21st Century: Are Your Students Ready? Literacy
28 Sandy Marr and Amy Bartilotti Chester Middle School Algebra for All!  Foldables, Fun, and Games Math
29 Melinda Bright VDOE Region 5 TTAC @ JMU MSC 9002 Using Formative Assessment to Improve Student Outcomes Closing the Achievement Gap
30 Diane Grinnell Binford Middle School Cross Curricular Instruction: Incorporating the Four Types of Writing into the History Classroom Social Sciences
31 Dr. Michael Kelly and Dr. Glenn Koonce Regent University School of Education School Law Update: Recent Decisions and Strategies That Will Help You Avoid Being Handcuffed in Your Schools! Middle Level Leadership in the 21st Century
32 Christine Esposito Walker Upper Elementary School Engaging Students in History:  Students as Historians Social Sciences
33 Ann Mary Roberts Radford University Different Families Different Dance: How Alcoholism in the Family Impacts Our Students Closing the Achievement Gap
34 Christine Webb Kempsville Middle School Engaging and Active Ways to Increase Literacy for All Students Literacy
35 Rebecca Bienvenue, Ken Butta and Sheryl Gettis Salem Church Middle School Successful Strategies for Improving SOL Performance in Mathematics Math