New Trier Township Institute 2025

New Trier Township Institute 2025

Together for Tomorrow: Empowering Our Students to Thrive
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8:30am CST

A01 | Keynote - First Their Hearts, Then Their Minds Gaffney AuditoriumAli Hearn

10:00am CST

B04 | Research-Based Mathematics Teaching and Learning 300Jen Munson B05 | Service Learning in the Classroom: Best Practices and Collaborative Innovation 302Bridget Lewis B06 | EL Support and ISBE Compliance 342Kurt Weiler B07 | Instructional Strategies to Support Reading in the Disciplines 304Adena Horwitz B08 | The Kinesthetic Classroom E231Andrew Milne • Andy Horne B09 | Incorporating Human Centered Design Mindsets to Promote Equitable Student Collaboration and Problem-Solving W043Julie Bar • Vanessa Nomura • Tony Knuth B10 | Learning by Making W032Alexander Howe B11 | I found this video on TikTok. It must be true, right? W321Susan Peterson • Raquelle Brennan B12 | Indicators for Membership and Participation W333/W335Danielle Ritchey • Claire Kelley • Amanda Barton B13 | Honoring Student Voice with Assent and Assent Withdrawal 336Ashley Gomez-Sawicki • Somchart Sakulkoo B14 | Rebuilding Resilience: SEL and Executive Functioning Gaps 364Connie Clark • Steve Layne • Elizabeth Zawa • Jill Forti B15 | Implementing Building Thinking Classrooms to Enhance Math Learning: A Starter Guide 343Robert Miller B16 | Introduction to Modeling Instruction and It's Connection to NGSS W310Hanna Cohen • Eugenia Kim • George Nelson B17 | Teaching Through Next Generation Science Storylines 361Darius Sanchez • Lisa Loris • Matthew Goode • David Rafferty-Flatter B19 | Building Classroom Community 308Kerry Smith • Brian Lowery B20 | Cultivating a Positive Classroom Community 341Cindy Fialka • Ted Koulentes B21 | LGBTQIA+ Club Leader Support 375Catherine Marlas • Peter Ower B22 | Current Topics in Equity 379Kristan Kenney • Alexander Zilka B23 | Honoring the National Heritage Months Through Dance E004Katharyn Kritek B24 | Creating the Ideal Co-Taught Classroom W401Spiro Bolos • Ryan Loris • Anne Twadell • Paul Newman B25 | Unlocking High School: A Guide to 8th Grade Special Education Articulation E330Colleen Koulentes • Nicole Smith • Sarah Fergus B26 | Mental Health in Teens E331Maggie Nash B27 | Yoga and Mindfulness (breathing and meditation) E002Bruce Kimball • Shawn Riley

1:15pm CST

D43 | Science Teaching and Learning in the Township 210Darius Sanchez • Jason English