Presenters: Alicia Kozimor and Elizabeth Lemster

Session Title: Science and Literacy: A Winning Solution!

Session Description: Let’s review the best practices for integrating science instruction into literacy instruction. Presenters will share strategies for choosing the right text, teaching vocabulary, and incorporating reading skills and strategies into science instruction. Participants will have the opportunity to review a science text and work with a group to plan a lesson that incorporates science content with literacy strategies. 

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Presenter: Alicia Kozimor

Session Title: Restoring Classroom Communities Through Restorative Practices 

Session Description: Restorative practices are strategies to create a safe and inclusive classroom community that holds students to high expectations and fosters growth. Through restorative practices, students learn how to regulate their emotions and reflect on decisions and consequences, and then are welcomed back into the classroom with respect and grace. Participants in this session will review the key fundamentals of restorative practices, make a plan to implement these practices, and work through mock scenarios and coaching of students.