EPIC 2025: Full Schedule

PD For Teachers, By Teachers. A collaborative partnership of East Central, Hinckley-Finlayson, Mora, and Pine City Schools.

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10:00am CST

Cross Curricular Art Opportunities for General Classroom Education Teachers

Monday January 20, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CST

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Cross Curricular Art Opportunities is for both General Education Classroom Educators and welcomes Art Educators alike. In this workshop we will explore various ways to supplement and connect Art to already existing general education curriculums. The intention of this workshop is to help students connect and increase their creative thought process more frequently throughout their day in peculiar places of their schedule you and they might not expect.

Speakers

Matt Glowacki

Hinckley-Finlayson Schools

I am the Elementary Art teacher at Hinckley Elementary and I teach K-6. I have been teaching Art for 7 years. I am looking to help general classroom teachers and Art teachers implement more creative opportunities in their already existing curriculums. Cross Curricular Art Opportunities... Read More →

Monday January 20, 2025 10:00am - 10:50am CST
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Curriculum Connections, Art - General Eduation

11:00am CST

Slow Reveal Graphs

Monday January 20, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CST

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Learn about the new Anchor Standard #1: Data Science in the 2022 Math Standards and using Slow Reveal Graphs (Jenna Laib); an instructional routine to promote sense-making about data. Participants will leave the session with resources and a lesson you could implement in your classroom tomorrow! (Note - the anchor standard starts at Kindergarten and goes to grade 11).

Speakers

Joanne Blake

Elementary Teacher, Unique Learner Coordinator, Pine City Schools

Joanne has been in education for over 30 years. During this time she has been a special education teacher, an ADSIS Teacher, a reading teacher, a classroom teacher and a teacher of the gifted and talented. She is currently one of the math instructional coaches at Pine City Elementary... Read More →

Deb Adams

Pine City Schools

Deb Adams has been in education for 30 years. She has taught second and fourth grade and has also been an ADSIS instructor. She is currently one of the math instructional coaches at Pine City Elementary School.

Monday January 20, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am CST
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Relicensure, Curriculum / Modifications / Accommodations

1:00pm CST

Uggg math, to YYYYEEEESSS MATH!

Monday January 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CST

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I will cover multiple Assistive Technology (AT) resources specifically for math to support students from grades K-12, but the majority of the emphasis will be on higher level math options. There will also be time to explore all of the resources for you to determine what you might be able to integrate into your math world to support all students, not just students with disabilities, and perhaps even integrate it into your math classes.

Speakers

Elizabeth Denzine

Special Education: Specific Learning Disabilities, Mora Schools

Hello All, I'm a math lover, former Elementary Grade level teacher turned Elementary SPED, SLD teacher. I am passionate about utilizing technology effectively and authentically in the classroom to support student success and growth. I am also passionate about exploring Assistive... Read More →

Monday January 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm CST
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Relicensure, Curriculum / Modifications / Accommodations

2:10pm CST

Social Studies Collaboration

Monday January 20, 2025 2:10pm - 3:00pm CST

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Time to collaborate with your cross district, job-alike peers and colleagues

Collaboration Time Agenda 2025 (1) pdf

Monday January 20, 2025 2:10pm - 3:00pm CST
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Collaboration Time