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2017 Minnesota Middle School Association Annual Conference

Welcome to the 2017 MMSA Annual Conference!

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8:00am CST

The Innovator’s Mindset Main BallroomGeorge Couros

9:30am CST

Break General Gathering Area Exhibit Hall, Silent Auction, & Casual Collaborating General Gathering Area George Couros Book Signing Exhibitor HallGeorge Couros

10:00am CST

Now THAT'S a Good Question! Veranda 1Erik Francis Overview of the Minnesota Department of Education’s Data Center Veranda 3Holly Brunson Teaching from Above the Line Veranda 7Tom Cody Unleashing Student Writing through Wordless Picture Books Veranda 8Jennifer McCarty Plucker Civil Air Patrol Kits (FREE) for STEM integration Veranda 6Ron Browne Cyber Safety & Digital Citizenship Veranda 2Kent Mollberg Creating Blended Learning Environments Bloomington RoomGeorge Couros DanceON Program Veranda 4Mathew Janczewski Schools to Watch Veranda 5Roderic VanScoy

11:10am CST

East Side Urban Studies: An Interdisciplinary Social Justice Unit set in Payne-Phalen Veranda 1George Dalbo MDE: Brainstorming Session for Teacher-Friendly Interface Veranda 3Holly Brunson Resources That Engage All Students Veranda 5Eden Bart Make Life Easier with Google Classroom Veranda 2Victoria Tambornino Project Based Learning with Art and Technology Veranda 6Amanda Fay Teaching from Your Mission: Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing Veranda 7Tom Cody “Find Those Superpowers You Never Knew You Had In The Classroom" Veranda 4Scott Struyk Your Digital Footprint Bloomington RoomGeorge Couros

12:00pm CST

Lunch Main Ballroom

12:01pm CST

Art Contest Student Recognition Main Ballroom Student Essay Award Recognition Main Ballroom MMSA Coleen Yatchoske Middle Level Educator of The Year Recognition (During Lunch) Main Ballroom

1:00pm CST

Silent Auction Ends! General Gathering Area

1:15pm CST

Ensuring Learning for All Veranda 3Michaela Loo Human Graphing Veranda 6William Awe Taking Autism to School: What Educators Should Know From A Person on The Autism Spectrum Veranda 1Nemeh Al-Sarraj Comprehensive School Based Mentoring Program Veranda 8Miguel A. Salinas Blogging as Professional and Student Portfolio Bloomington RoomGeorge Couros Learning Through Baseball” at Target Field Veranda 7Dale Wolpers So you want to be a MMSA Board Member Veranda 2Dan Edwards Stress Management and Resiliency Training - SMART Veranda 4Ann Clark From Frustration to Freedom: Remedial Reading Re-Imagined Veranda 5Jennifer McCarty Plucker

2:25pm CST

Building Positive Self-Perception in Readers Veranda 1Megan Slinger Can you escape with BreakoutEDU? Veranda 7Angie Potts Development of a Self-Paced Middle School Digital Fab Lab Course Veranda 6Boyd Weiger Adventures with Technology in PE Veranda 2Connie Berg • Chad Olson • Beau Price Middle School College & Career Readiness Veranda 5Jennifer Kunze Launching Inquiry Learning Veranda 3Kristin Ammerman • Kirsten Wallevand Solutions for Reducing Student Debt Veranda 4Horace Mann Companies • Jill Frey