Resident Experts 2026

This session breaks down the difference between social and academic language for English Learners and highlights classroom strategies to remove barriers and strengthen academic learning.

Audience:  K-12 Teachers

This session will include the what, how, and why of scaffolding, engagement, and rigor for tier 2 and tier 3 students, with a focus on English Language Learners. 

Audience:   All Levels with ELL students

The goal of this session is to explain and show teachers how to modify work to an appropriate level for English learners without "dumbing down" academic content. 

Audience:  All levels

In this session, we will discuss our revamp in the business department and what has worked and not worked in our department.

Audience:  Secondary

Consider the benefits to both the high school senior who is considering a career in education and the students in your class when you serve our future educator by working with a Cadet Teacher. We will cover everything you ever wanted to know about the program in this session.

Audience:  All levels

Much has changed on the AP College Board website.  Participants in this session will take a deep dive into what is there and how it can be extremely helpful when you are planning instruction and for your students as they prepare to take the exam.

Audience:  Advanced Placement Teachers

In this session, participants will learn what JROTC is and what it is not, how it prepares students for the military but also how it prepares students for college and life.

Audience:  All levels

This session will explain the ins and outs of WBL Internship/ Co-op and how this opportunity can impact students’ future.

Audience:  All levels

Learn how to support high-ability learners without separating them from their peers. This session provides concrete tools teachers can immediately use to stretch thinking, increase engagement, and meet diverse needs in elementary classrooms.

Audience:    All levels

High ability students often demonstrate advanced cognitive skills, curiosity, and creativity, yet many simultaneously struggle with social-emotional skills such as empathy, self-regulation, resilience, and perspective-taking.  In this session, I will share five thoughtfully selected picture books and demonstrate how each one can anchor meaningful SEL lessons tailored to high ability learners. Participants will engage with materials and activities that model how stories can inspire critical thinking, empathy, collaboration, and emotional insight. 

Audience:  All levels, counselors, High Ability Teachers

Based on the popular books by Peter Liljedahl, participants will learn how to shift classrooms from passive, teacher-centered instruction to active, student-driven thinking.

Audience:  Elementary Math

Besides being fun, improvisation is an engaging and versatile teaching tool. Join us for some laughs and learning, and come away with a few activities that can be used practically any time.

Audience:  5 - 12 Grade Teachers

"SOS" (Spotlight on Strategies) are research-based, engaging activities that integrate digital resources to build critical thinking, literacy, and collaboration to activate prior knowledge, deepen comprehension, and encourage student voice in a supportive environment. These strategies help students connect new information, discuss ideas, and express understanding comfortably, reducing fear of being wrong.

Audience:  2nd-8th Grade Teachers

Walk through a mini-PBL with me!  Learn how your students can thrive when they take ownership of their learning. You’ll discover HOW to teach students to collaborate and what soft skills are necessary to be successful.

Audience:  Secondary

Used well, AI isn’t about doing less — it’s about teaching better. This session focuses on practical ways AI can be used to build more intentional assignments, adapt lessons in real time, and give clearer, more useful feedback. The goal isn’t efficiency for its own sake, but deeper engagement and stronger thinking from students.

Audience:   All levels

Learn about developmental responses to grief. What to say and what not to say. Stages of grief and a time to share your own experiences of responding to grief in the classroom and in the school setting. 

Audience:  All Levels

Teaching asks more of us than thinking and planning alone. It asks for presence -- again and again -- in the midst of noise, emotion, and constant demand.  In this session, we will explore practical, evidence-informed nervous system skills that support resilience, clarity, and embodied leadership in the classroom. Gain simple, immediately usable practices to regulate stress, recover after disruption, and bring a steadier, more grounded presence to their teaching. No prior experience required.

Audience:  All Levels

This session will cover the power of using Canvas as an instructional tool.  We will also look at the importance of how Canvas is organized & looks visually and best practices in Canvas design.

Audience:  All levels

This session will cover the power of using Canvas as an instructional tool.  We will also look at the importance of how Canvas is organized & looks visually and best practices in Canvas design.

Audience:  All levels

Learn how to combine Canvas & the EES program with data from I-LEARN scores, Common Assessment scores to drive instruction. You will leave knowing how to meet students where they are and to see improvement.

Audience:  All Levels

Learn how to use gaming in a fast-paced way that engages kids and provides excellent data. Help kids nail those rapid fire skills that will help them be successful with deeper learning down the road.

Audience:  All levels

In this session, teachers will learn tips and tricks for using SeeSaw meaningfully in their classrooms daily!

Audience:  Primary or teachers using Seesaw.

Learn about developmental responses to grief. What to say and what not to say. Stages of grief and a time to share your own experiences of responding to grief in the classroom and in the school setting. 

Audience:  Elementary with Seesaw Access

Join presenters as they share how they use IXL intentionally to program for students in their classroom.  Move beyond simply assigning tasks and into engaging uses that grow students.

Audience:  All levels using IXL

Our presentation highlights the development of the Construction Trades program within the school corporation and how partnerships with local organizations have helped support and grow the program.  We hope to show fellow teachers how they can connect with community partners and utilize opportunities such as mini-grants to help achieve their classroom goals and expand opportunities for students.

Audience:  All levels

Interested in using technology to create fast-paced, hands-on learning experiences?  This session is for YOU! Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in the production of a live radio newscast and a brief television newscast.

Audience:  All levels

Discover the universe in Huntington North High School's newly updated planetarium with Mr. V!

Audience:  All levels