In It to Win It 2025: Full Schedule

9:45am EDT

Creating Assistive Technology Solutions for Students with Autism using SymbolStixPRIME

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

Assistive Technology (AT) can assist students with autism to communicate more effectively, improve social skills, and enhance learning in K-12 classrooms. Students with autism show restrictive and repetitive patterns of interests, behaviors, or activities and communication and social interaction challenges. This presentation will share how AT devices from low-tech to high-tech were integrated into integrated classrooms which helped students improve their communication and social skills and reduce behavioral challenges. The participants will take away strategies to integrate AT solutions to enhance students’ learning and learn how to use SymbolStix PRIME to create low-tech, mid-tech, and high-tech solutions.

Speakers

Pankaj Khazanchi

Dr. Pankaj Khazanchi has 30 years of experience teaching students with special needs. Currently he serves students with Autism in Autism Integrated Classroom at Cobb County School District. He has presented in several conferences both nationally and internationally and has published... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 9:45am - 11:00am EDT
2313

Technology Integration, Assistive Technology

Audience SPED, Autism
Subject All

12:15pm EDT

Tech Team-Up: Unlocking Success with Your Tech Coach

Thursday May 29, 2025 12:15pm - 1:30pm EDT

2313

Join us for 'Tech Team-Up: Unlocking Success with Your Tech Coach' and discover the power of collaboration! Learn how to effectively partner with your tech coach to enhance classroom learning, integrate innovative tools, and create a dynamic educational environment.

Speakers

Dr. Angie White

TTIS, Cobb County School District

Meet Dr. Angie White, an educational innovator who’s passionate about empowering educators and learners. She serves as a Technology Training Integration Specialist for Cobb County School District. With 13 years in education, Dr. White has worn many hats—teacher, trainer, mentor... Read More →

Laurel Holder

6th Grade Science Teacher

Laurel Holder, a dedicated 6th-grade science teacher with 10 years of experience, inspires students through hands-on learning. She loves exploring mountains with her adventurous child and believes nature is the perfect classroom for curiosity and discovery.

Thursday May 29, 2025 12:15pm - 1:30pm EDT
2313

Technology Integration, Tech Tools Variety

Audience Middle
Subject All

1:45pm EDT

Journaling in Science

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT

2313

This session is for educators who want to foster a deeper connection between science and literacy, encourage students to communicate ideas clearly and effectively through journaling in a science notebook. Using the 5E's and 3D models, Teachers will engage students by combining scientific inquiry and literacy skills to document, observe, form hypothesis, experiment, and experience science concepts while improving writing, critical thinking, and their reflective abilities.
By combining textual and visual representations, students improve their ability to convey scientific ideas effectively thus deepening their understanding of conceptual science knowledge.

Speakers

Rosemarie Gondek

K-5 Science Lab, Teacher of the Gifted, Murdock Elementary Cobb County Schools

Throughout my thirty-seventh-year classroom career as a National Board-Certified Teacher, I have demonstrated a commitment to advancing education through various leadership roles. As science fair coordinator, I have successfully organized and led numerous events that have inspired... Read More →

Thursday May 29, 2025 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
2313

Evidence-based, Writing Connection

Audience All
Subject Math

In It to Win It 2025

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