This session introduces the Multiliteracy Dialogic Notetaker, a pedagogical tool designed to deepen language and literacy development while centering translanguaging and border literacies in bilingual and multilingual classrooms. Used in an AP Bilingual U.S. History classroom, this approach reframes note-taking as meaning-making rather than simple transcription. Students engage their full linguistic repertoires, moving across languages, modalities, and cultural references, to process complex academic ideas and texts. Grounded in translanguaging theory and multiliteracies frameworks, the notetaker encourages the use of multiple languages, visuals, diagrams, quotations, reflections, and conceptual mapping. Bi-multilingual students use this tool to synthesize historical analysis, organize and connect historical schema, and develop academic classroom practices while discovering their voice across languages.
Teachers will get the chance to participate in NMHIM’s “mini” exhibit design project and learn how to implement exhibit design principles in their classrooms. Using museum grade replicas from the museum’s collections, educators will learn through hands on experience the value of exhibit design principles in teaching history and how they can integrate NMHIM resources into their classroom.
Do your Geometry (or Algebra 2, PreCalc, Stats, etc.) students come to you with poor Algebra skills or low confidence? How can we help our students be more successful and feel more confident while also making sure they learn the required grade level content. I would like to make the case for leveraging technology to help our students become better thinkers and problem solvers so that we aren't just teaching them to be mini calculators. We will discuss how using handheld calculators, online calculators, and even a little AI can help buoy student confidence so that they can be active learners in their higher level math classes so that we can move beyond teaching skills to instead teach how to think critically and problem solve.
Participants will plan for their first few days of school. They will: Create class norms Set expectations for classroom behavior Establish class routines and procedures Produce a script to introduce themselves to their students Plan one academic activity (for the first day of school) Plan one engaging, enthusiasm generating activity Develop a tight lesson plan for Day One Develop loose lesson plans for Days 2-5 Establish lesson plan planning routines Establish a classroom discipline philosophy Practice using positive statements to change student behavior
This is my 19th year at Harrison Middle School. I'm licensed to teach ELA, TESOL, Social Studies, Science, and FACS (Home Ec). I just renewed my National Board Certification for English Language Arts, Early Adolescence. I'm currently teaching ELD, ELA and FACS. I am passionate about... Read More →
Tuesday August 4, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am MDT 110 Galisteo401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
This session explores how real-world scenarios can transform student engagement by connection personal finance concepts with Environmental STEM themes. Teachers will experience and design learning opportunities that center inquiry, student voice, and authentic decision-making. Through practical examples and collaborative planning, participants will see how financial literacy can extend beyond standalone courses and become a meaningful context for interdisciplinary learning. Educators will leave with adaptable strategies and ideas for integrating real-world, inquiry driven experiences that help students make relevant connections between content, their lives, and the future they are shaping.
My name is Priscilla Del Aguila. I am a National Board's Certified teacher with 11 years of Middle and High School school experience at Albuquerque Public Schools. Endorsed in Social Studies, TESOL, and Health. I work at Rio Grande High School, as the IMPAC and Personal Finance teacher... Read More →
Tuesday August 4, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am MDT 31 Santa Ana401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Discover strategies to support students with ADHD, Autism, and other neurological differences by utilizing executive functioning (EF) coaching to boost engagement and academic success. Join a collaborative brainstorming session focused on developing an EF coaching program for at-risk students within your school. This session offers a chance to network with professionals dedicated to assisting neurodivergent learners. Participants will gain insight into how EF coaching can address and mitigate differences in executive functioning that impact learning and participation.
How can we design experiential, project-based units for ELs that incorporate language and content skills? In this hands-on session, participants will explore numerous examples of project-based units specifically designed to support and engage high school EL students across different content areas. After discussing examples, participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm a project-based unit for their own classroom and receive feedback on their ideas. This session is targeted for HS educators, but the concepts covered are applicable for MS as well.
This session is focused for IXL users who have some IXL experience. Participants will deep dive into IXL’s adaptive curriculum, classroom engagement tools, and actionable Analytics. They will learn how to adapt instruction and support students using up-to-the-minute insights.
Connection Circles are structured discussion routines that build belonging, communication, and engagement across classrooms, PLC teams, and athletic programs. In this hands on workshop, participants will experience a live Connection Circle and explore adaptable formats such as poll based reflection, Would You Rather prompts, and structured small group discussion. Participants will design a ready to use Connection Circle tailored to their classroom, PLC, or team setting. This session supports social emotional learning, inclusive participation, and student voice while providing practical strategies that can be implemented immediately to strengthen relationships and collaboration.
In this session, we share how IXL is aligned using personalized study plans from benchmark and assessment scores used in the APS district. Participants will learn everything they need for effective implementation of IXL Studywise plans, including best practices for using IXL’s comprehensive curriculum, instructional resources, personalized SAT and iReady study plans, and first-of-its-kind assessment suite to support daily instruction and personalize learning for secondary students.
Students spend over a thousand hours each year learning in our classrooms, and we want that time to mean more than simply getting through the work or getting a grade. This session helps teacher teams change that experience together so that our kids start to see themselves as thinkers, contributors, and capable learners. You’ll choose one profile of a graduate skill your students most need right now and design simple, shared thinking routines that help students make sense of ideas, think through problems, and apply learning across classes. When teams align around this work, classrooms feel different: students are more engaged, conversations go deeper, and learning starts to stick. Participants will leave with a shared focus, a united approach, and a plan they can put into place in the very first week of school.
Implementation Coach, ASU Next Education Workforce
Amber Day is an Implementation Coach with the ASU Next Education Workforce. She has 13 years of experience in shaping the educational landscape as an English teacher, Ed Tech coach, and Instructional Coach. As a leader in professional development, she has coached over twenty educator... Read More →
Tuesday August 4, 2026 1:00pm - 2:20pm MDT 20 Laguna401 2nd St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Step into the future of agriculture and discover how technology is transforming the way we grow food! In this interactive session, participants will explore precision agriculture tools, investigate soil health, and experience the engaging, simulation-based Journey 2050 program. Educators will learn how to integrate agriculture into the standards they already teach while bringing real-world problem-solving into their classrooms by analyzing data and making decisions like modern farmers. Through hands-on, engaging activities and ready-to-use resources, teachers will gain practical strategies to connect STEM, technology, and agricultural literacy in meaningful ways. Designed to spark curiosity and participation, this session will provide approaches that engage all learners—including those who are often the hardest to reach.
Participants will learn everything they need for effective implementation of IXL in their classroom. Participants will walk away with practices for using IXL’s comprehensive curriculum, instructional resources, and first-of-its-kind assessment suite to support daily instruction and personalize learning.
We will teach you the problems, promises, and pitfalls of AI, demystifying the mysterious and unveiling the veiled. Do you dare to ask the overwhelming question?
