2024 ICTE Fall Conference: Full Schedule

The 2020s haven’t been easy for many educators. Having to guide students through staff shortages, rapid societal shifts, and a pandemic and its aftermath put a great strain on many teachers. Further, the news around education has so often been overwhelmingly negative, with each new news report making the current political disputes, increasing student mental health challenges, and funding issues feel intractable.
These struggles and issues are real, and yet lost against this backdrop is that the 2020s have also quietly offered more innovation and fresh solutions to old problems than ever before. Losing the face-to-face classroom for a while gave us a better sense for what matters, and recent years have seen a renaissance in our understanding of learning, the brain, and best practices.
Lessons from the 2020s—led by full-time classroom teacher and author Matthew Johnson—looks to share what we’ve learned from this decade so far to take on the multitude of challenges we face in a better, more balanced, and, with some luck, a more joyful way.

Speakers

Matthew Johnson

Keynote, Ann Arbor Public Schools

Matthew is a high school English language arts teacher from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is also a writer and speaker who has spent much of the last decade in pursuit of a white whale: Feedback practices that are both effective and efficient. His journey to find more meaningful and sustainable... Read More →

Thursday October 10, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

Taking care

11:20am CDT

Reflection/Announcements

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:20am - 11:30am CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Speakers

Deneen Nelson

Conference Chair

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:20am - 11:30am CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

11:35am CDT

Connections to Refocus: Guided Conversations to Support You

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:35am - 12:15pm CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Gather with interest-based groups to discuss the chaos you're currently facing and process ways to move forward with hope and joy.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16t1V0IHAoFO-N4L_Y3eRNSRV-Z3uhaDcTFU0MI8cn4I/edit#slide=id.g24c2ee36dc1_0_21

Speakers

Deneen Nelson

Conference Chair

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:35am - 12:15pm CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

Taking care

12:15pm CDT

Lunch + Awards

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:15pm - 12:30pm CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Thursday October 10, 2024 12:15pm - 12:30pm CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

1:40pm CDT

Good Grammar: Creating Joyful and Affirming Grammar and Language Curriculum That Works and Works for More Students

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:40pm - 2:30pm CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Grammar and language instruction has long been, in the words of Brock Haussamen in Grammar Alive!, “the skunk at the garden party of the language arts" that turns many eager learners into disengaged participants. But why? How does grammar—something so relevant and essential that we use it in the creation of every syllable we say, write, or think—often become one of the dullest and most disconnected parts of the ELA classroom?
Good Grammar will explore this question and offer practical, on-the-ground solutions from a full-time teacher for how to make grammar and language instruction more accessible, practical, and connected to students’ reading, writing, and most importantly, the deep well of language knowledge they bring with them already. The title—Good Grammar—seeks to remind us that grammar doesn’t have to be boring or feel punitive. Instead, it can be a force for good for more students, affirming who they are, honoring the language expertise they bring with them, and helping them to bring their unique voices to the page.

Speakers

Matthew Johnson

Keynote, Ann Arbor Public Schools

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:40pm - 2:30pm CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

Grammar

3:35pm CDT

Evaluations and Raffle

Thursday October 10, 2024 3:35pm - 4:00pm CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Speakers

Deneen Nelson

Conference Chair

Thursday October 10, 2024 3:35pm - 4:00pm CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

8:00am CDT

Registration

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Friday October 11, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

10:15am CDT

KEYNOTE: Can I Have Your Attention––PLEASE!

Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

English teachers are constantly competing in what many call “the attention economy” to get students to look and listen so they can learn. In this keynote, Jim Burke will discuss attention as it relates to teaching in general and English in particular. But the threats to attention are not limited to just our students: teachers themselves frequently struggle to capture and keep their own attention. In this session, participants will examine what attention is, how it works, and what we can do to help students (and teachers) protect and develop this precious and limited resource. In addition, teachers will learn how to apply key aspects of attention to improve their students’ reading, writing, speaking, and learning skills. As part of the session, participants will examine their own classrooms, assignments, and instructional choices to find ways they might better “compete” for and keep students’ attention. bit.ly/ICTEkeynote

Speakers

Jim Burke

Keynote, Burlingame High School

Jim Burke teaches English at Burlingame High School. In addition, he is the author of many books, most recently "Uncharted Territory: A High School Reader" published by W. W. Norton, and founder of the Englishcompanion Ning.

Friday October 11, 2024 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

Engagement

11:30am CDT

Reflection/Announcements

Friday October 11, 2024 11:30am - 11:40am CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Friday October 11, 2024 11:30am - 11:40am CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

11:45am CDT

Lunch

Friday October 11, 2024 11:45am - 12:50pm CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Friday October 11, 2024 11:45am - 12:50pm CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

1:00pm CDT

To Teach Well You Must BE Well: Making Time to Take Care of Yourself

Friday October 11, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Teaching has always demanded much from those who are committed to their students’ learning, success, and well-being; we do not, however, always take care of our own well-being when it comes to juggling the personal and professional demands on our time, attention, and energy. This session will focus on how to help you not just endure but enjoy your work, not just survive but thrive in your classroom and life outside of school. In this session, Jim Burke will share a range of resources and strategies from his latest book Teaching Better Day by Day: A Planner to Support Your Instruction, Well-Being, and Professional Learning. It is these resources and habits, developed over the course of many years, that enabled him to so enjoy his work in the classroom for thirty-five years and which he will share with you so that you can do the same. bit.ly/ICTEbewellhandouts bit.ly/ICTEteachwell

Speakers

Jim Burke

Keynote, Burlingame High School

Friday October 11, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)

Taking care

3:00pm CDT

Evaluations and Raffle

Friday October 11, 2024 3:00pm - 3:15pm CDT

Northwoods (Main Level)

Friday October 11, 2024 3:00pm - 3:15pm CDT
Northwoods (Main Level)