VATLL Annual Conference

VATLL Annual Conference

10:10am EST

“Digging Deep”: Creating Teacher-Media Specialist Partnerships to Enrich Primary Source Learning Colony AStephanie Booz • Dr. Sarita McCoy Gregory Beyond the Margins: The Hammer, the Heart, & the Power of Great Teams Tidewater DMs. Danielle Gish • Mr. Brian Sorrell Empowering Teacher Growth Through CHOICE: Evidence-Based Tools for Personalized Professional Learning Colony BJennifer Stevens From Blueprint to Scale: Building a Year-Long Instructional Coaching Program Tidewater BJason Chandler • Jennifer Coleman • Dr. Abbie Martin • Eric Rhoades • Skip Tyler From Evaluation to Ecosystem: Reframing the Work of Educator Growth Colony EAllison Rodman From Observation to Impact: Using Evidence and AI for Feedback Allegheny BDr. Rachel Ball • Virginia Tonneson Interdisciplinary Project Based Learning in High School? It is Possible! Tidewater CKristina Doubet Lead by Involving: Turn Meetings Into Learning and Action Spaces Tidewater ATammy Hobson Radical Alignment: Shared Ownership for School Wellbeing Piedmont CHeather Peterson • Kim Richardson Release the (Learning) Kraken! Summoning Student Engagement from the Depths of Distraction Colony DKatie Anderson Seeing Beyond the Benchmark: Using Student Thinking to Guide Intervention Allegheny ALisa Sturges The Missing Piece: Character and Leadership Development in Today's Schools Piedmont BJoshua Cole Who’s Doing the Talking? Designing Learning Experiences That Amplify Learner Thinking and Discourse Allegheny CKatelyn Leitner

11:40am EST

Addressing Virginia's Most Urgent K–12 Challenges: Action Projects That Transform Schools Colony CAngela Whittaker Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Scaling CS Professional Learning Colony ALisa Allen Steffian, Ph.D. • Shanan Chappell Moots, Ph.D. Becoming an Unshakeable Educator: The Hidden Habits Behind Resilience, Joy, and Lasting Impact Allegheny CMia Pumo Beyond Aspirational Goals: Aligning Resources for Transformative Change Piedmont CJaime Stacy Can Supervisors Be Coaches? Navigating the Intersection of Accountability and Growth Piedmont BMark Hudson, Ph.D Changing the Playbook: Empowering Teacher Leaders to Drive Instructional Change Allegheny AChelsea Kimbrough • Sharelle Van Natten Collaborate. Elevate. Activate: Building Coherent Systems for Student Success Colony EScott Belako • Jennifer Campbell From Data to Impact: Leading HQIM Implementation Through PLCs Colony DChelsea Padgett From Initiative Fatigue to Focused Shared Action Tidewater ATammy Hobson Getting from Good to Great: Leveraging Short-Term Coaching Cycles for Student Achievement Tidewater CStephanie Fuhs Hope Is More Than a Feeling: The Science That Predicts Student Achievement Allegheny BCathleen Beachboard Lead Like a System, Not a Superhero Tidewater DAurelia Ortiz Storylines That Stick: Designing Learning That Inspires Inquiry and Impact Tidewater DRachele Hirsch-Brooks

1:50pm EST

Beyond Evaluation: Cultivating Feedback to Elevate Leadership, Teaching, and Learning Piedmont CDr. Joanne H. Jones Beyond the Margins: Protecting Teacher Capacity Through Human-Centered Leadership Tidewater DAmy Acors Data to Action: Environmental Literacy Projects Elevate Literacy, Numeracy, and Engagement Colony CAngela Whittaker Embracing the Friction: Guiding PLCs Through Productive Struggle to Peak Performance Allegheny AHeidi Hicks • Tracy Longworth • Jeffrey A. Millner Every Day Counts: Engaging Students to Improve Attendance and Achievement Allegheny BHeather Cofflin • Brandon Garrett Growing Success: How Mindset Shapes Self-Efficacy and Motivation Tidewater BJanira Collado Toro Hit the Jackpot: Enhancing the Learning Environment Tidewater CEbony Cherry Leading with Compassion: Mindsets that Empower People and Systems Colony DPhil Echols Living Neurodivergent: Experiential Learning for Inclusive Classrooms Piedmont BBrittany Keatts New Teacher Needs: How to Support New Teachers in All the Ways Colony EJennifer Orr Read, Imagine, Design: When Stories Meet STEM Tidewater ADr. Kristin Acchione • Stephanie Kliebenstein Targeted Tier 2 Interventions in Sixth Grade: An Improvement Science Approach for Small Group Success Allegheny CLauren Johnson Transforming PLCs into High-Impact Collaborative Teams Colony ASonya Gordon

8:15am EST

Access Before Assessment: Building SOL Mastery Through Accommodations, SDI, Engagement, and Consistency Allegheny CRuth Chambers-Turner • William S. Turner Beyond the "Sit & Get": A Pathway to Independence using purposeful EdTech in a self-paced classroom. Tidewater DAshley Ehret • Samantha Ortiz Whitelaw Beyond the Margins: Aligning Tier 1 Instruction Through a Shared POP Colony DNatalie Street, Ed.S. • Kristen Formella • Dr. Tiffany Truitt Collaborative Problem-Solving Across the Margins of PK-12 School Disciplines Allegheny ASarah Tanner-Anderson Creating Historical Thinkers: Think Deeply, Question Boldly Colony CJennifer Brown • Alissa Straus Designing Coaching for Schools Designed to Innovate Tidewater AMs. Bethani Lecher • Lisa Allen Steffian, Ph.D. Developing AI-Fluent Learners Colony EEric Carbaugh Every Day Counts: School-Wide Interventions to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism Piedmont CDr. Amanda Harper From Resistance to Ownership: Moving Educators Beyond Buy-In Piedmont BBecca Silver Math Is Figure-Out-Able: Building Strategic Thinkers Through Reasoning-Based Math Instruction Colony ADr. DeAnna Moreau • Mrs. Jackie O'Toole Unlock the Power of eMediaVA: Free SOL-Aligned Resources for Every Classroom Tidewater CAlice Agnew Vocabulary Strategies for All Students Tidewater BJill Collins • Dr. Tamra Vaughan

9:45am EST

Beyond Compliance: Why Traditional Discipline Fails and What Actually Changes Student Behavior Allegheny CRuth Chambers-Turner • Ruth Chambers-Turner Creating Classrooms Worth Attending: An Instructional Coaching Framework Tidewater BDr. Joel Fravel Differentiation That Works: Practical Tools for the Gifted Classroom and Beyond Colony AMelissa Ross • Marie Schuh From Activity to Impact: What Every Leader Is Actually Paid to Do Tidewater DAurelia Ortiz From Compliance to Connection: What a State Trooper Taught Me About School Leadership Tidewater AMichael Perry From Mission to Exhibition: Signature Projects that Make Learning Visible Tidewater CRachel Sparks White I’ve Been Teaching a While—Now What? Growth, Purpose, & Impact for Experienced Educators Piedmont BAnne Jewett Inclusive by Design: Shifting the Lift for Disengaged Students Colony DKimberly Nurse Lead with S.T.E.P.S.: Building Sustainable Systems for Lasting Change Allegheny CMelanie Matthews The Ninth Grade Initiative: Building a Successful Foundation for Students and Schools Colony EScott Habeeb Turn Up the Volume: Leveraging Student Voice to Elevate Instructional Clarity Piedmont CDana W. Cho, Ph.D. • Veronica Ruiz