Are your students engaged with the content? Are your lesson plans blueprints for success? In this training, teachers will learn the ABCs of student engagement by discovering ways to make your lessons student focused and learning centered. Utilizing a wide-range of research-based instructional strategies, participants will learn to increase student engagement, increase student motivation for maximum learning, extend student’s critical thinking skills, make effective use of instructional time, and teach so students will reach their learning goals. Participants will learn that effective lesson design and masterful instruction is both an art and a science.
During this session, participants will learn several reading and writing strategies inspired by Kelly Gallagher’s text, In the Best Interest of Students, that are immediately applicable to all content areas. With the aim of building community and confidence, participants will dive into cultivating a rich classroom environment based on informal discourse amongst students and how to translate that into more rigorous and complex tasks.
Dr. Arielle Miller specializes in urban teacher development and quality. As a 20-year Los Angeles Unified School District veteran and former secondary English teacher, her progressive approach to lesson design and implementation rendered tremendous success with student achievement... Read More →
Thursday July 31, 2025 8:45am - 10:00am PDT Room 132
During this session, participants will learn several reading and writing strategies inspired by Kelly Gallagher’s text, In the Best Interest of Students, that are immediately applicable to all content areas. With the aim of building community and confidence, participants will dive into cultivating a rich classroom environment based on informal discourse amongst students and how to translate that into more rigorous and complex tasks.
Dr. Arielle Miller specializes in urban teacher development and quality. As a 20-year Los Angeles Unified School District veteran and former secondary English teacher, her progressive approach to lesson design and implementation rendered tremendous success with student achievement... Read More →
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:25pm - 1:40pm PDT Room 132
In this workshop you will learn how to develop classroom presence to promote positive interaction and command the attention of your students. Keeping students focused can be challenging for any teacher. Discover how to make the most of your lesson planning by implementing techniques such as appropriate use of positioning, clarity of direction, vocal tone, humor, attention, and relevance to connect with your students to create a respectful environment with enthusiasm and anticipation for learning.
Forging connections takes intentional effort and determination, but the rewards are worth it. When students feel connected with their teachers and their peers, they feel supported in the classroom and are more likely to engage in learning and have fewer behavioral problems. Included in this workshop are specific strategies and resources that will develop your role as a facilitator of learning who creates a fun and meaningful learning environment that builds and sustains positive relationships.
Are your students engaged with the content? Are your lesson plans blueprints for success? In this training, teachers will learn the ABCs of student engagement by discovering ways to make your lessons student focused and learning centered. Utilizing a wide-range of research-based instructional strategies, participants will learn to increase student engagement, increase student motivation for maximum learning, extend student’s critical thinking skills, make effective use of instructional time, and teach so students will reach their learning goals. Participants will learn that effective lesson design and masterful instruction is both an art and a science.
In this workshop you will learn how to develop classroom presence to promote positive interaction and command the attention of your students. Keeping students focused can be challenging for any teacher. Discover how to make the most of your lesson planning by implementing techniques such as appropriate use of positioning, clarity of direction, vocal tone, humor, attention, and relevance to connect with your students to create a respectful environment with enthusiasm and anticipation for learning.
Forging connections takes intentional effort and determination, but the rewards are worth it. When students feel connected with their teachers and their peers, they feel supported in the classroom and are more likely to engage in learning and have fewer behavioral problems. Included in this workshop are specific strategies and resources that will develop your role as a facilitator of learning who creates a fun and meaningful learning environment that builds and sustains positive relationships.
