Region One Educa on Service Center
High Performance Schools:
Best PracƟces for Student Success Conference
January 31, 2017
Region One ESC, Edinburg, TX * 8:00 a.m. ‐ 4:00 p.m.
Workshop# 57654 * Fee: $125.00
Mark Your Calendar!
Come celebrate Excellence within our region area districts and schools.
Suppor ng learning for all, the conference will feature best prac ces to support on‐grade level success through
sessions aligned to iden fy state standards and student needs. The conference will also explore professional learning
community protocols, content area updates, and systemic curriculum process applica ons that address enrichment as
well as learning interven ons. The conference will also host informa ve sessions to support best prac ce for school
accountability, special programs, and college and career readiness.
What to Expect:
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Research‐based instruc onal frameworks and classroom proven
strategies aligned to content area state standards and college and
career readiness ini a ves
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Interac ve co‐presen ng demonstra ons by Region One area ele‐
mentary & secondary teachers and ESC Content Area Specialists
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Hands‐on ac vi es to encourage student engagement and deep
learning
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Professional Learning Community protocols to maximize student
outcomes and teacher effec veness
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Best prac ces for Instruc onal Leadership support
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Systemic curriculum process applica ons
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TEA content area updates
Intended Audience: District/Campus Administrators, Secondary/Elementary Teachers, Professional Support Staff Online registra on at www.esc1.net/staffdevelopment Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment contact:
Kelly K. VanHee, Administrator
(956) 984-6151
[email protected]
Eunice Zambrano, Language Arts Coordinator
(956) 984-6192
[email protected]
Ramon Guzman, III, Math Coordinator
(956) 984-6114
[email protected]
Yuridia Patricia Gandy, Science Coordinator
(956) 984-6153
[email protected]
Liana Martinez, Social Studies Specialist
(956) 984-6224
[email protected]
Olga “OJ” Garza, Lead Program Assistant
(956) 984-6257
[email protected]
©2016, Region One ESC
2nd Annual Best Practices Conference
Time
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Registration and Session Planning
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Welcome and General Session
Video Welcome by Dr. Cornelio Gonzalez, Executive Director
Keynote Speaker
8:30 am - 8:45 am
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Strands
Ronny Cabrera, Principal of La Joya ISD College and Career Center/Bilingual Motivational Speaker
Enhancing Teacher
Effectiveness through Student
Engagement
Hidalgo
Educational Schoolyard
Habitats
Enhancing Teacher
Effectiveness for English
Language Learners
Sal Del Rey
Second Language
Acquisition: Developing and
Understanding Language
Profiles
Allen Williams
Texans by Nature
Differentiated Instruction in
the K-12 Classroom
Karina Chapa
Region One ESC
Bilingual Learning Centers in
the Early Childhood
Classroom PK-2
Jose Ramos
Region One ESC
Nidia Alvarado
McAllen ISD
9:40 am – 10:30 am
10:40 am – 11:30 am
English Language Arts &
Reading
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
Cameron
Brain-Based Reading and
Writing Strategies Aligned
with Assistive Technology
Elementary
Edna Perez
Jennifer Cárdenas
Weslaco ISD
Google Apps for Dyslexic and
Struggling Readers
K-12
Erika Miller Morales
Victoria Cochran Champion
Mission CISD
T-Stem
Effective Instructional Strategies
Implemented in a Secondary
Social Studies Notebooking
Classroom
Science Labs A/B
Examining Lifecycles
K-2
Rio Grande
Algebraic Relationships:
Modeling and Beyond for
Grades 6-8
Eliza Lopez, Hidalgo ISD
Marty Santana, La Joya ISD
Classroom Structures for Student
Engagement HS
Gloria Hernandez
Victor Vizcaino
Valley View ISD
Using DESMOS in a 1:1
iPad High School Classroom
Maritza Garza-Smith
Laura Medrano
Donna ISD
Denisse Montemayor
Douglas Ames, Mary Tsadi
Lyford CISD
11:30 am -12:45 pm
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm
Leticia Hernandez
Veronica Gaytán
La Joya ISD
Lunch (on your own)
Embedding Creative &
Critical Thinking into the
Classroom
Patty Rendon
Region One ESC
Accommodations
Student Centered Instruction
in the Bilingual 3-5
Classroom
Ana Becho
McAllen ISD
Blended Learning Centers for
Middle School ELLs 6-8
Intervention Strategies for
Writing (all)
Best Practices in Elementary
Social Studies
Little Green Man
Middle School 7-8
Technology in the
Elementary Classroom
Eunice Zambrano-Garza
Region One ESC
It’s All About Character!
6-12
Heraclio Flores
La Joya ISD
History Made Easy:
Rockin’ Clues
Ricki Lynn Johnson
Zapata ISD
From Simple Circuits to
Introductory Robotics
Heather Luna
Los Fresnos ISD
Quality Questioning in
K-12 Mathematics
Diana Saenz
Region One ESC
Understanding Asperger
Syndrome for the General
Education Teacher
Hilda Cano
McAllen ISD
Raising the Bar What’s
Different About
Differentiated Literacy
Centers 9-12
Lucinda Gonzalez-Salinas
McAllen ISD
Eunice Zambrano-Garza
Region One ESC
Creating Digital
Anchor Charts
Cecilia Tamez & John Neely
Sharyland ISD
Bringing Thinking Back
to Social Studies
Gianna Colson
Weslaco ISD
STEM
in a Nutshell
Jose Franklin
Region One ESC
K-2 Math Number Concepts
and Operations
Magdalena Ojeda
Region One ESC
JJ Saenz & Liana Martinez
Region One ESC
Sylvia Escobar
Region One ESC
Irma Moreno
Region One ESC
1:45 pm – 2: 35pm
2:45 pm – 3:35 pm
Terri McGinnis
Region One ESC