NCMLE 2025 Middle School Matters Conference

NCMLE 2025 Middle School Matters Conference

Erin Trawinski

5:00pm EDT

Registration Desk Open Registration DeskNCMLE Board of Directors

8:00pm EDT

Trivia Event LoungeParticipate Learning

7:30am EDT

Breakfast in Vendor Hall Vendor Hall Registration Desk Open Registration DeskNCMLE Board of Directors Vendor Hall Open Outside Symphony Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Conference Presenter Technology Room Carolina D

8:30am EDT

NCMLE Middle School Matters Conference Opening Session Keynote Address Featuring Dr. Darrin Peppard Symphony BallroomDr. Darrin Peppard

10:00am EDT

Blend Your Secondary Students' learning with Small Group Instruction Mecklenburg 2Kristine Barberio • Iris Ellington Put Some Pep Back Into Your PLC! Governor's 3Rachel Tallent • Hannah Tibbs Structure, Systems, Self-Directed: Supporting Executive Function Skills in the Middle Grades Classroom Carolina AKate Gilbert • Amanda Pembroke

11:00am EDT

Reading & ELA Strategies within a Non-ELA Classroom Mecklenburg 2Stacie Warner • Charlotte Quick Swindell • Terrence Covington • Diondris Edwards

12:15pm EDT

NCMLE Awards Luncheon Symphony IV BallroomNCMLE Board of Directors

2:00pm EDT

3 High Impact Moves for Beginning Teachers Symphony IIDr. Julie Hasson A Helping Hand for Hands-on Learners Carolina AJason Lineberger From Fear to the future: Embracing AI to move education forward. Mecklenburg 1Chad Ostrowski Game-Based Learning for the Science Classroom Governor's 1Jenny Savage • Kim Apelgren Motivation, Opportunities, & Habits: Pathways to Success Governor's 5Dr. Kenneth Piascik • Joseph Pizzo Surviving Stranger Things: Navigating the Upside Down of Classroom Behavior Carolina CKeith Young

3:00pm EDT

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That, If You Need A strategy, This Is Where It's At - YEAH! Mecklenburg 2Shanetta Pittman Lets Play with AI! Carolina ADr. Joey Lord • Daniel Maxwell

4:00pm EDT

Building Leaders from Within: Developing Emerging Teacher Leaders for District Success Carolina AAshley Richardson • Colina Bartlett • Eboni Stallings Retrieval Practice: The Most Powerful Learning Strategy You're Not Using Yet Symphony VIIDr. Hilary Dack Sparking Wonder & Joy: Igniting AI Literacy for Students Mecklenburg 2Brian Whitson • Lauren Boucher These Kids Don't Listen Mecklenburg 1Jasmine Wilson What We Say Matters-Using Language to Boost Student Motivation, Engagement, and Success Symphony IIShauna King

7:30pm EDT

Monday Mixer with DJ Mike & Tarheel Media Event LoungeEdmentum

7:30am EDT

Registration Desk Open Registration Desk Vendor Hall Open Outside Symphony Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Conference Presenter Technology Room Carolina D Breakfast in the Vendor Hall Outside Symphony Ballroom

8:30am EDT

Adventures in the Cloud: Free Standards-Aligned, Digital Resources for the Middle School Classroom Mecklenburg 1Lauren Boucher Boosting Student Success: Effective Scaffolding Strategies Across Disciplines Symphony ICathy Lacey Boredom Busters: Transform Worksheets, Lectures, & Grading into Engaging Activities Symphony IIIKatie Powell

9:30am EDT

AI Tutors + Small Groups = Success Carolina AAaron Powlen New to the Pride: Nurturing Success for New Teachers Symphony IIITorben Ross • Dr. Tashna Morris Understanding the Adolescent Brain Mecklenburg 2Adam Myers

10:30am EDT

"These Kids are Different"- 5 Mindset Shifts to Upgrade School Culture Symphony VIShauna King Charting the Course: AI Tools and This We Believe for Middle School Success Symphony ILauren Boucher Navigating Uncharted Waters: Using GenAI to Differentiate and Individualize Instruction in Middle School Symphony IIHilary Dack • Daniel Maxwell • Paige Lane Power Skills for Life! Mecklenburg 3Dr. Kenneth Piascik • Joseph Pizzo Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success Symphony VIIGretchen Bridgers

11:45am EDT

Passing of the Gavel Ceremony Symphony IV Ballroom