Saturday, November 178:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.at Santa Ana College
#RTTC18
2 0 18The 22nd Annual
Road to Teaching CONFERENCE
Presented�by�CSU Fullerton,
Fullerton College, and Santa Ana College
SESSION 1: 8:00am–9:10am
Welcome & Keynote Address
Keynote Speaker:Joe “Mr. D” Dombrowski
Engaging Educator Leading with Humor,
Social Media Influencer, Featured on The Ellen
DeGeneres Show
SESSION 2: 9:30am–10:30amDual Immersion 101Presenter: Mrs. Jenny Zavala Room C-207With a rise in Dual Immersion programs in Orange County, the job market for Dual Immersion teachers looks promising. This workshop will focus on the 5 W’s (who, what, where, when, and why) of Dual Immersion programs. Learn what a Dual Immersion classroom looks like and how the responsibilities of a Dual Immersion teacher differ from that of a regular classroom teacher.
Working with Young Children: Careers and PathwaysPresenter: Ms. Chantal Lamourelle Room D-108Want to work with young children in early childhood education (ages 0-8)? This workshop will cover the many exciting career choices and pathways in the field. Learn the importance of identifying your strengths and using them to support your teaching career pathway. Lastly, become equipped with tips to build your resume to get that ideal teaching position of your dreams!
Change The World! Become an Education Specialist!Presenter: Mrs. Lori Sadler Room C-214Hear how you can make an impact on our community by becoming an Education Specialist! Learn about the pathways into the field of special education, as well as some valuable information about fulfilling this dream of making a difference in our community.
Chaos to CalmPresenter: Mrs. Mary Nguyen & Mrs. Rachael Bishop Room A-210Create an engaging classroom with attention getter strategies! Learn skills that will increase engagement and decrease behavior issues, as well as fun and effective methods to build relationships and cultivate growth in the classroom. Learn to teach the whole child through positive reinforcement! This workshop will share tricks and strategies for classroom management, lesson planning, and brain breaks that will set the tone for a positive learning environment.
I Like to Move It, Move It!Presenter: Dr. Mary Funaoka Room D-109Learn five strategies to get students walking and talking culture and diversity in the classroom!
Effective Communication Techniques: Fostering Cohesiveness and Creating “The Fun” in the ClassroomPresenter: Mr. Kalonji Saterfield & Ms. Ashley Williams Room C-104This workshop will provide attendees with communication strategies used in creating a sense of community in the classroom. Through an interactive format, learn methods for establishing and enhancing student-student and student-teacher relationships in a manner that makes class time both educational and entertaining for students AND teachers!
Fun’ducational Strategies to Get Students to Learn without Them KnowingPresenter: Mrs. Teresa D. García Mendez Intermediate Room 302Come and learn how to engage your students and make learning fun! Mrs. Teresa Garcia, a teacher with 25 years of teaching experience at the middle school level, can help you be an AWESOME teacher your FIRST year of teaching! The 3 T’s will be presented: tips, techniques, and technology in the classroom... Get ready to be the teacher you dream of being! NOTE: Participants must be 18+ years of age - no minors.
SESSION 3: 10:40am–11:40amActive Engagement Strategies For All LearnersPresenter: Mrs. Lori Sadler Room C-214Learn some dynamic, impactful strategies that will actively engage all learners in your content. Walk away with a myriad of techniques to use in any classroom!
Beyond Teachers: Careers in EducationPresenter: Mr. Paolo Varquez Room A-208Participants will explore different jobs (e.g. classified, faculty, administration) within various levels of educational settings (e.g. preschool, elementary, junior high, high school, community college, CSU/UC) and types (e.g. public, private, charter).
Developing Mathematical MindsetsPresenter: Dr. Martin Romero Room C-202This workshop provides specific classroom examples used to help future teachers develop productive mathematical dispositions, think flexibly with mathematics, and think deeply about what it means to do and teach mathematics. Number talk activities, games, and extended problem solving tasks will be shared.
I Like to Move It, Move It!Presenter: Dr. Mary Funaoka Room D-109Learn five strategies to get students walking and talking culture and diversity in the classroom!
Effective Communication Techniques: Fostering Cohesiveness and Creating “The Fun” in the ClassroomPresenter: Mr. Kalonji Saterfield & Ms. Ashley Williams Room C-104This workshop will provide attendees with communication strategies used in creating a sense of community in the classroom. Through an interactive format, learn methods for establishing and enhancing student-student and student-teacher relationships in a manner that makes class time both educational and entertaining for students AND teachers!
Fun’ducational Strategies to Get Students to Learn without Them Knowing (Continued)Presenter: Mrs. Teresa D. García Mendez Intermediate Room 302Come and learn how to engage your students and make learning fun! Mrs. Teresa Garcia, a teacher with 25 years of teaching experience at the middle school level, can help you be an AWESOME teacher your FIRST year of teaching! The 3 T’s will be presented: tips, techniques, and technology in the classroom... Get ready to be the teacher you dream of being! NOTE: Participants must be 18+ years of age - no minors.
Tech Tools for Your ClassroomPresenter: Mrs. Rebecca Champion Room A-206
What a fantastic time to be using technology in the classroom. The amount of free, affordable and downright cool solutions are amazing! This workshop will introduce you to some of the top Websites, Apps, and Tools that you can start using in your classroom tomorrow.
LUNCH & EDUCATIONAL FAIR 11:45am–12:45pm
The 22nd Annual Road to Teaching CONFERENCE 2018Saturday, November 17 • 8:00am–3:00pm
SANTA ANA COLLEGE
SESSION 4: 12:50pm–1:50pmPOSITIVE Classroom Management Strategies and Teaching Techniques: Balance Consequences With CarePresenter: Ms. Alyson Hoberecht Room D-106Students take on the characteristics of the teacher they are with each day! Through a high-energy, interactive method, you will be exposed to multiple positive classroom management strategies and discipline techniques. Come learn to effectively and consistently balance consequences with care within your classrooms and schools. Time management challenges will be addressed along with community-building ideas and discipline techniques that can be implemented throughout the school year.
Pathways to TeachingPresenter: Mrs. Aimee Nelson Room C-214Discover how you can combine your passions and become a teacher in California! This workshop will focus on the undergraduate teacher preparation pathways to become an elementary school, middle school, high school, or special education teacher.
Music in the ClassroomPresenter: Mrs. Kristine Quinn Room D-105Learn how to integrate music into the daily curriculum and routines to enhance learning, engage students, and add fun to your day!
Building on the Bedrock - Strengthening School-Home Collaborative RelationshipsPresenter: Dr. Kirsten Robinson Room D-102This workshop will focus on the powerful dynamic of the school-to-home connection and ways to build and strengthen its ties. Join us as we identify the diverse and changing face of the “family” that supports our learners at home, as well as discuss strategies to empower those whose voices for change in education have the most significant pull - the families of our classroom students.
Effective Communication Techniques: Fostering Cohesiveness and Creating “The Fun” in the Classroom (2.0)Presenter: Mr. Kalonji Saterfield & Ms. Ashley Williams Room D-103This workshop will build off of the previous seminar and will have students participate in “on the court” communication strategies utilized to further build a strong classroom community, enhance student-student and student-teacher relationships, and maintain a fun and exciting classroom environment.
Survival Guide to Teaching Common Core MathPresenter: Ms. Olga Mendez Room C-202This workshop will provide you with tools for teaching common core mathematics, as well as “do’s and don’ts” for surviving the first years of teaching common core math.
Culturally Relavant Pedagogy: Employing It with StudentsPresenter: Dr. Lisa Winstead Room D-109Learn how you can incorporate culturally relevant pedagogy into your teaching! Participants will receive information about how to employ culturally relevant pedagogy, but also be able to experience it for themselves through collaborative learning and teaching examples.
SESSION 5: 2:00pm–3:00pmInspire a POSITIVE Growth Mindset in Your Students and YourselfPresenter: Ms. Alyson Hoberecht Room D-106What is a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset, and how does it directly relate to the Common Core standards? Come investigate your own mindset and how it affects your teaching and your student’s learning. Experience powerful videos, interactive activities, annotated note-taking strategies, and quality questioning techniques that you can use now and for the rest of your career. Inspire your students to persevere through rigorous challenges and enjoy the discovery and learning process.
Teachers Tell It All: New and Veteran Teachers PanelPresenter: Mr. Steve Bautista Room D-108Listen as new and veteran teachers share their classroom joys and challenges. Discover the things they wish they had known before their first day of teaching. Participants will gain insight into the classroom and receive helpful information about the responsibilities and unexpected realities of teaching today.
What to Expect When You’re Testing: CBEST and CSET FAQsPresenter: Mrs. Jacqueline Calabrese Room C-214The teacher preparation pathway often includes the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and the California Subject Exam for Teachers (CSET). Find out what you to need to know about these exams and discover resources to help you get prepared.
Culturally Relavant Pedagogy: Employing It with StudentsPresenter: Dr. Lisa Winstead Room D-109Learn how you can incorporate culturally relevant pedagogy into your teaching! Participants will receive information about how to employ culturally relevant pedagogy, but also be able to experience it for themselves through collaborative learning and teaching examples.
Firing up FluencyPresenter: Dr. Kathryn Glasswell Room C-207Fluency is an important component of skilled reading, and yet many students leave their primary years unable to read accurately, at a good reading rate, and with appropriate expression. Join this workshop to discover how to promote fluent reading in elementary classrooms and how to provide fluency interventions for older struggling readers.
Secrets to Understanding Classroom BehaviorsPresenter: Ms. Renae M. Dupuis Room D-101In this important introductory workshop, learn the secrets to decoding difficult classroom behaviors by exploring the impact of trauma on the brain, while also receiving takeaway tools and interventions for classroom use! Participants will receive an overview of TBRI® (Trust-Based Relational Interventions) and learn how to build a connected and safe environment for students from hard places.
Landing Your First Teaching JobPresenter: Mr. Rafael Plascencia Room A-210Getting your foot in the door can be a big challenge! Learn how to make your application stand out, as well as how to nail your interview using tips and tricks that will give you the advantage. Learn directly from an administrator on how you can prepare to apply for the teaching position of your dreams!
CONFERENCE EVALUATION 3:00pm
The 22nd Annual Road to Teaching CONFERENCE 2018Saturday, November 17 • 8:00am–3:00pm
SANTA ANA COLLEGE
SHARING IS CARING!
@sac_cfte @sac_cfte @SACTeacherEd
Hashtag: #rttc18
CONFERENCE PROGRAMSESSION 1: 8:00am – 9:10am LOCATION
Keynote Address Joe “Mr. D” Dombrowski Phillips Hall
SESSION 2: 9:30am – 10:30am LEVEL LOCATIONDual Immersion 101 Mrs. Jenny Zavala P, E, I C-207Working with Young Children: Careers and Pathways Ms. Chantal Lamourelle E, SE D-108Change The World! Become an Education Specialist! Mrs. Lori Sadler SE C-214Chaos to Calm Mrs. Mary Nguyen & Mrs. Rachael Bishop E A-210
I Like to Move It, Move It! * Dr. Mary Funaoka E, I, HS D-109
Effective Communication Techniques: Fostering Cohesiveness and Creating “The Fun” in the Classroom*
Mr. Kalonji Saterfield & Ms. Ashley Williams
I, HS C-104
Fun’ducational Strategies to Get Students to Learn Without Them Knowing
Mrs. Teresa D. García E, I, HS, SEMendez
Intermediate Room 302
SESSION 3: 10:40am – 11:40am LEVEL LOCATION
Active Engagement Strategies For All Learners Mrs. Lori Sadler E, I, HS, SE C-214Beyond Teachers: Careers in Education Mr. Paolo Varquez A A-208Developing Mathematical Mindsets Dr. Martin Romero A C-202
I Like to Move It, Move It! * Dr. Mary Funaoka E, I, HS D-109
Effective Communication Techniques: Fostering Cohesiveness and Creating “The Fun” in the Classroom*
Mr. Kalonji Saterfield & Ms. Ashley Williams
I, HS C-104
Fun’ducational Strategies to Get Students to Learn Without Them Knowing (Continued)
Mrs. Teresa D. García E, I, HS, SEMendez
Intermediate Room 302
Tech Tools for Your Classroom Mrs. Rebecca Champion A A-206
LUNCH & EDUCATIONAL FAIR: 11:45am–12:45pmSESSION 4: 12:50pm – 1:50pm LEVEL LOCATION
POSITIVE Classroom Management Strategies and Teaching Techniques: Balance Consequences With Care
Ms. Alyson Hoberecht A D-106
Pathways to Teaching Mrs. Aimee Nelson A C-214Music in the Classroom Mrs. Kristine Quinn A D-105Building on the Bedrock - Strengthening School-Home Collaborative Relationships
Dr. Kirsten Robinson P, E D-102
Effective Communication Techniques: Fostering Cohesiveness and Creating “The Fun” in the Classroom (2.0)
Mr. Kalonji Saterfield & Ms. Ashley Williams
I, HS D-103
Survival Guide to Teaching Common Core Math Ms. Olga Mendez I, HS C-202
Culturally Relavant Pedagogy: Employing It with Students* Dr. Lisa Winstead A D-109
SESSION 5: 2:00pm – 3:00pm LEVEL LOCATIONInspire a POSITIVE Growth Mindset in Your Students and Yourself
Ms. Alyson Hoberecht A D-106
Teachers Tell It All: New and Veteran Teachers Panel Mr. Steve Bautista A D-108What to Expect When You’re Testing: CBEST and CSET FAQs Mrs. Jacqueline Calabrese E, I, HS, SE C-214
Culturally Relavant Pedagogy: Employing It with Students* Dr. Lisa Winstead A D-109
Firing up Fluency Dr. Kathryn Glasswell E, I, HS C-207
Secrets to Understanding Classroom Behaviors Ms. Renae M. Dupuis A D-101
Landing Your First Teaching Job Mr. Rafael Plascencia A A-210
CONFERENCE EVALUATION: 3:00pmKey: A=All Levels, P=Preschool, E=Elementary, I=Intermediate, HS=High School, SE=Special Education* Repeat Workshop
