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Early Career Teaching Institute

Welcome to ECTI 2025! You will be able to register for individual workshop sessions on Monday during our intention setting session.

8:45am MDT

"No Sabo Kid": Linguistic Oppression Among Latinx Students in-and-out of School Contexts and Opportunities for Linguistic Empowerment Room 309Carlos Orozco Effective Mathematics Teaching through the Umbrella of Questioning Room 313Lisa Hennessey Improving Student Learning through Discussion Room 325Susan Gevelber The Power of Routines and Roles in Relationships Room 326Shawn Jacobs Schroedl Teachers as Policy Agents Room 213Molly Garner Carroll • Deonte Iverson • Shahanna McKinney-Baldon

10:30am MDT

[CT Only] Assessment Party: Reframing, reflecting, and reconnecting with your practice Room 112Val Hammer • YJ Kim • Kailea Saplan [CT Only] Mentoring Conversations in Reflective Dialogue Room 121Lisa Hennessey Coalition for Leading Anti-Racist Schools: Learning How to Engage in an Anti-Racist Cycle of Inquiry Room 325Sandra Taylor-Marshall Finding Mindful Balance in the Teaching Profession Room 326Tuyet Cullen Navigating Pedagogical Challenges and Fostering Educational Change through design thinking Room 313Amanda Coviello • Priyanka Agarwal, Ph.D. Teaching Culturally & Act 31: Building Your Students’ (And Your Own!) Indigenous Literacy with PBS Resources Room 309Michael Hartwell Outdoor Learning Room 213Josie Guiney

12:00pm MDT

Lunch & Resource Tables Alumni Lounge Coalition for Leading Anti-Racist Schools Alumni LoungeSandra Taylor-Marshall PBS Wisconsin Alumni LoungeMichael Hartwell School of Education Career Center Alumni LoungeZack Minnier

1:15pm MDT

[CANCELLED] [CT Only] Making the Most of the CCBC Room 121 [CT Only] Interrogating Information: How to Implement Media Literacy Skills and Strategies Into Any Learning Space Room 112Michael Hartwell Computational Tinkering with Octostudio Room 313Peter Kirschmann Evolving and Transforming Learning Spaces by Nurturing a Joyful Community Room 309Kara Lawson • Katie Nguyen Gestures for Teaching: Handy Ways to Promote Student Comprehension & Learning Room 326Mitchell Nathan Making Art to Make Sense of Your Teaching Experience Room 325Mary Hoefferle Teaching the 3 M's of the 2024 Election: Media, Money and Political Messaging Room 213Jeremy Stoddard

3:00pm MDT

Group Photo Alumni Lounge

4:00pm MDT

Keynote: 2023 National Teacher of the Year Rebecka Peterson Alumni LoungeRebecka Peterson

5:00pm MDT

Reception Alumni Lounge

8:00am MDT

Breakfast & Intention Setting Alumni Lounge

8:45am MDT

Building a Strong Culture and Climate in Your Classroom Room 213Kelly McCann Connecting Classroom Teaching to Artistic Practices Room 325Walter Rich Intentional Classroom Design for Routines and Student Support Room 309Marguerite Fairchild-Gongora Love in the Classroom: How to Build Care, Community and Accountability from Day 1 Room 313Sarada Hanumadass Weber [ROOM UPDATE: 332] Assessment Party: Reframing, reflecting, and reconnecting with your practiceVal Hammer • YJ Kim • Kailea Saplan

10:30am MDT

Collaborative Composition: Leveraging multilingual learners' everyday literacies and experiences in student-centered, project-based learning Room 326Lisa Velarde Building Work Life Balance as a Symphony Room 313Lisa Hennessey Celebrate & Explore Children's Literature Room 309Val Hammer • Kerry Kretchmar Empowering Youth Voice through Media Making Room 325Nick Ostrem Strategies for Collaboration Room 213Amy Krauthamer-Maloney • Alice Udvari-Solner

12:00pm MDT

Lunch & Resource Tables Alumni Lounge 3rd Year Alumni Focus Group 1 Room 313Will Huth • Carly Marco 3rd Year Alumni Focus Group 2 Room 325Will Huth • Carly Marco Teacher Studio: A Community for STEAM & Hands-on Educators Alumni LoungePeter Kirschmann • Peter Wardrip

1:15pm MDT

Contextualizing decontextualized reading instruction for ELLs: responsive pedagogies in the face of ACT 20 Room 313Kaycee Rogers • Lisa Velarde Cultivating Emotional Resilience for Teachers Room 325Kerry Kretchmar Fun and Simple Bookmaking - The Accordion Fold Room 213Angela Johnson Teaching Difficult Histories in an Age-Accessible Way Room 309Irene Ann Resenly Thinking Routines: Adapt them for your class Room 326Peter Wardrip

3:00pm MDT

Pretty Good Lesson Showcase Alumni LoungeNaomi Barshi • Amanda Farrar • Peter Kirschmann Math Equity Workshop Part 2 (pre-registration required) Room 213Gwyn Hughes

8:30am MDT

Breakfast Alumni Lounge

9:00am MDT

Breakout Session Reflections Alumni LoungeKelly Hayek • Peter Kirschmann

9:30am MDT

G.O.A.T. Teacher Panel Alumni LoungeMichael Jones • Mary Klehr

11:00am MDT

Closing Reflection & Feedback Alumni LoungeKelly Hayek • Peter Kirschmann • Tom Owenby

12:00pm MDT

Lunch Alumni Lounge