Videos

Everyone is invited to ask questions from the keynote session and discuss what good teaching for good learning is

In this session, we will discuss ways to increase student participation and learning during classroom lessons. Dr. Hughes will share evidence-based strategies that can be implemented with ease in any classroom. She will discuss hurdles teachers experience and ways to address these challenges. (Grades 6 - 12)

This session features how McKinley Elementary School integrated PBIS and the Olweus Anti-Bullying Program. By finding the nexus between the two programs, McKinley was able to leverage the structures of PBIS and Olweus to proactively reduce bullying behaviors. Interventions provided through both frameworks provided a supportive foundation to improve school climate and culture. The strategies utilized to forge this connection will be shared during this session.

In this Panel-style discussion, The Burgettstown, Pine Richland and Northgate Secondary Administration will share their experiences implementing intervention at the secondary level within an MTSS framework.

03. Breaking Barriers: How School Leaders Can Prioritize Practices That Maximize Literacy Learning Disrupted literacy skill acquisition was predicted at the onset of COVID-19; however, the most effective methods for accelerating learning upon return to consistent instruction is still being determined. This session is intended to assist leaders, administrators, and the educators responsible for instructional design with sifting through the mass of perspectives and data to select action items that are most likely to improve student literacy achievement. In this session, we’ll discuss research-informed priority practices that aim to maximize accelerated literacy learning.

This session will discuss the idea of MTSS in theory to practice at the secondary level by using data to drive instructional practice. (Admin/School Psych/Coaches)

Students will have difficulty with math if they don't understand the language of math. In this session, we focus on ways to help students learn the formal language of math and strategies for using math vocabulary with precision. Leave this session with strategies for boosting the math language used in the classroom! (K - 8)

Access all of the sessions at https://pattanliteracysymposium22.sched.com/ 04. Structured Literacy Among English Learners: What Every Teacher Should Know There are 5 million English learners attending public schools today. Every educator must therefore understand how to design and implement Structured Literacy among this diverse population of students. This session will address the evidence-based practices for incorporating intentional oral language strategies within Structured Literacy lessons. Participants will learn the cross-linguistic features of several languages and how to design reading instruction which integrates first and second language knowledge. Strategies will be modeled and practiced for ease of implementation.

It is imperative that educators systematically assess and link patterns in student responding to empirically validated intervention components. This session will outline how to use the Instructional Hierarchy to guide matching assessment data to specific interventions. (K - 6)

Access all of the sessions at https://pattanliteracysymposium22.sched.com/ This session will include a panel of teacher preparation educators who will discuss how they include the Science of Reading and Structured literacy in their programs.