SUHSD Educators Summer Symposium 2025: Full Schedule

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9:45am PDT

The Hub

Friday July 25, 2025 9:45am - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

Friday July 25, 2025 9:45am - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Differentiation with Edpuzzle - Sarah Stapleton, Edpuzzle

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

Virtual

Unlock the power of Edpuzzle to tailor instruction and meet diverse student needs effortlessly! Join this hands-on session to explore how Edpuzzle's formative assessment tools and intuitive data analytics can enhance your teaching strategies. Discover time-saving techniques to adapt lessons using resources like Edpuzzle Originals, ensuring personalized learning for every student. Boost your differentiation skills today!

Speakers

Sarah Stapleton

School Success Regional Manager, Edpuzzle

8 years in the elementary world and now five years into EdTech--I love helping teachers find new ways to level up their instruction!

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Kami: Increasing Inclusivity 🌍 LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT

Virtual

In this session, we'll explore how Kami creates equitable learning experiences for all students, even those who don't share your primary language. Discover Kami's robust accessibility features, including read-aloud functionality, integrated audio/video tools, and a built-in dictionary and translation. Through hands-on activities, you'll learn to empower students to be more successful, independent learners.

Speakers

Margie Tiner

Teacher Success Champion, Kami

Margie, a seasoned educator with nearly two decades of experience in education, helps teachers and students blossom with her classroom and technology expertise. After 14 years of nurturing learners in Virginia classrooms across subjects and grade levels, she transitioned into the... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Decoding Dyslexia: Strategies That Support Every Learner FILLING

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

This session will help educators understand dyslexia and walk away with tools that can be seamlessly integrated into daily instruction to support diverse learning needs.

Objectives:
This session will support our focus student groups—English Learners (ELs), Students with Disabilities (SWDs), and Youth in Transition—by emphasizing the importance of inclusive lesson design and the integration of supportive tools. For students with dyslexia, a condition that affects them throughout their lives, educators will learn how to implement strategies that not only assist diagnosed students but also those who may mask their struggles.

Speakers

Sonya Rios

Itinerant Special Education Teacher, Salinas Union High School District

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Flip Your Classroom, Not Your Lid LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

This session will cover the lessons I've learned and the successes I've seen from flipping my Math 8 classroom. Collaboration and production increased almost immediately when I had my students watch my video and take notes as homework before we practiced skills together in class. Walk away from my session with a fresh way of thinking about homework and how it can benefit your class!

Objectives:
Outcomes of the session include, but are not limited to:
- thinking about how to use homework and class time differently
- supporting ELs with language development
- avoiding many of the mistakes I already made in the flipping process"

Speakers

Jennifer Gilsdorf

Teacher/Certificated Staff, Salinas Union High School District

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Get Your Students Creating! Consumption is Passive - let's get Active! Active Digital Use, That Is! LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

In today's digital world, it's easy for students to become passive consumers. But what if we could shift the focus to creation and active engagement? In this session we will explore strategies and tools that empower students to use technology in meaningful and dynamic ways. Discover how to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity through hands-on digital projects that go beyond basic consumption. Join us and learn how to unlock the full potential of technology in your classroom!

Speakers

Jen Rodgers

Educational Technology Specialist, Salinas Union High School District

SUHSD Educational Technology SpecialistMonterey Bay CUE Board TreasurerGoogle Certified Educator#MERIT20 FellowHarden STEAMpunk Academy FounderRAFT Teacher FellowLifelong Learner

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Level Up: Forms, Sheets, and Slides with Gemini and the Apps Script LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

App smash Google Workspace with Gemini to write custom scripts to customize and enhance your sheets, forms, and slides. No knowledge of coding necessary. Come with ideas, and we will work on them together. Make a spreadsheet that automatically sends an email, or a Form that turns off submissions when a set number has been recieved. This, and much more can be done with Gemini and YOUR class materials!

Objectives:
Attendees will see a reasonable workflow using Gemini to solve productivity problems, and build Google Workspace apps (Docs, Sheets, Forms and Slides) with customized functions. Best practices when using AI as part of classroom prep, as well as troubleshooting and the limitations of this technology will also be discussed.

Speakers

Stephen Elliott

Teacher/Certificated Staff, Salinas Union High School District

Teacher. Artist. Nerd. Planted and growing in the Salinas Valley

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Making Learning Meaningful Through Civic Engagement LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

Civic engagement is a meaningful way for students to connect what they are learning, in all content areas, to real world scenarios. "Civics" is often connected to the Social Sciences, but students can engage in civic projects in all content areas as a way to connect what they are learning to real world issues. In this session, we will focus on what civic engagement is, analyze the benefits of incorporating civic engagement across content areas, and explore ways in which current practice and curriculum can be modified to include civic action. We will also go over the State Seal of Civic Engagement and examine the criteria for the 25-26 school year.

Objectives:
Participants will be able to identify the benefits of including civic engagement into their curriculum. They will also have time to identify at least ONE area of their curriculum that could be modified to include a civic action element or project and start to build out that modification.

Speakers

Zach Jensen

Social Science Curriculum Specialist, Salinas Union High School District

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

10:00am PDT

Teach Math with Adobe Express LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

Transform your math classroom with the creative power of Adobe Express. This session will equip educators with innovative ways to integrate Adobe Express into math instruction. Learn how to engage students by creating visual explanations for complex concepts and developing dynamic data visualizations. Objective: Learn how to enhance math instruction in any class. Audience: All skill levels, Math educators.

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

11:15am PDT

App Smashing with Edpuzzle LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

Unlock the power of combining Edpuzzle with other digital tools to elevate your teaching experience! In this interactive workshop, you'll discover creative ways to design dynamic, multimedia lessons that captivate your students. We'll explore how to integrate various apps to tailor content to different learning styles, encouraging greater engagement and understanding.

Speakers

Sarah Stapleton

School Success Regional Manager, Edpuzzle

8 years in the elementary world and now five years into EdTech--I love helping teachers find new ways to level up their instruction!

Friday July 25, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

11:15am PDT

Kami: Assessment and Feedback ✅ LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

Move beyond traditional grading! This session dives into how Kami provides meaningful feedback and assesses student learning. Learn to use Kami's annotation tools for real-time, targeted feedback and explore our Questions AI tool to create interactive quizzes and track student progress over time.

Speakers

Margie Tiner

Teacher Success Champion, Kami

Friday July 25, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

11:15am PDT

Take your students Backpacking/Camping LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT

Virtual

Love nature? Do you what to seed the future youth naturalist and propagate mental health strategies. Come learn the in and out of creating and executing a camping and or backpacking trips, learn some games and create the ultimate outdoor classroom experiences

Objectives:
Learn how to plan and execute a camping trip for your students. Learn the ways to get gear (for free!) to use on your trips. Create the experiences that last a life time.

Speakers

Christian Lamonea

Salinas Union High School District

Friday July 25, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Collaborating with Kami: Building 21st-Century Skills! 🤝 LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Virtual

Collaboration is a crucial 21st-century skill, and Kami makes practicing it easier than ever! In this dynamic session, we'll explore how Kami's tools can facilitate and augment collaborative activities. Engage in hands-on examples and discover the many possibilities Kami provides for active, shared learning. We'll wrap up by discussing seamless sharing via your LMS or Kami links.

Speakers

Margie Tiner

Teacher Success Champion, Kami

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Curriculum That Builds: Simple Google Tools + Design FULL

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Virtual

Tired of digital chaos and lost lesson plans? In this hands-on session, we’ll show you how to build a sleek, scalable unit plan using the full power of Google — Docs, Slides, Sites, and Drive. You’ll learn how to link it all together with hyper-organized magic: lessons, outcomes, resources, and assessments all in one clickable home base. Say goodbye to scattered files and hello to a plug-and-play template you can grow with each year. Let’s turn your curriculum into a living document that actually works for you.

Objectives:
Understand how to design a unit with outcomes, activities, and assessments linked together.
Use Google tools (Docs, Slides, Sites) to build and organize curriculum resources.
Apply strategies for updating and evolving their curriculum annually.
Leave with a working template they can build on immediately.

Speakers

Garrett Benjamin

CTE Coordinator, Salinas Union High District

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

LENSES for Graph Analysis LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Virtual

Become familiar with the LENSES Graph interpretation technique. Learn how to organize the technique with technology. Practice creating assessments based upon introductory graphs and graphs that are important to your grade-level content.

Objectives:
Participants will be able to replicate a LENSES design from a template that is ready to become ritualized in their teaching practice.

Speakers

Michael Anderson

Salinas Union High School District

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Mikva Curriculum LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Virtual

Ready to bring civic engagement to life in your classroom and foster a truly democratic learning environment? Mikva Challenge offers practical, ready-to-use lessons and units designed to seamlessly integrate into any curriculum. Explore topics like Project Soapbox, Issues to Action, Contemporary Issues, Democratic Classrooms, and Elections in Action to empower your students.

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Quizizz 101: Create and Host an Interactive Quizizz Lesson or Activity - Felisa Ford, Edpuzzle LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT

Virtual

Join us for an engaging professional development session where you'll learn how to create and host interactive lessons and activities using Quizizz. This session is designed for educators who want to enhance their teaching strategies and make learning fun and interactive for their students.
- Explore Quizizz Features
- Create Your Own Lesson/Activities
- Host Interactive Sessions
- Analyze Results

Speakers

Felisa Ford

Quizizz, Inc.

Felisa is a Quizizz Professional Learning Specialist/Coach

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Formative: A Profound and Lasting Change to Student Assessment LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

"Formative" is defined as a profound and lasting influence on someone's development. With Formative assessment, the goal is to utilize an assessment tool that can bring a profound change on the way we assess students, and analyze data to best suit our students' needs. This training will cover the various ways to create a Formative, how to analyze data (including subgroups), and collaborate with colleagues to generate productive discussions on lesson design and implementation.

Speakers

Brian Tumminelli

Teacher/Certificated Staff, Salinas Union High School District

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Infographics with Adobe Express LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

Discover how to help students visualize complex topics with ease and precision. In this hands-on session, you will learn how to create simple infographics for any topic and explainer videos to help students think out loud about infographics. Objective: Learn how to enhance instruction and learning about complex topics in any class. Audience: All skill levels; CTE, Science, Social Studies, Math.

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Making Educational Videos Made Easy

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

I would train the staff on producing high quality industry level videos to promote their own work by learn how to edit following the 10-Step Editing Process.

In this session you will learn the basic skills on how to create a video through writing, filming, and editing a video. You will learn both the theory and practice on how to create all types of videos. We can decide together which video you would like to learn more about. For example, we could make narratives, music videos, screen recordings, how to videos and more.

Objectives:
Participants will be able to write, film and edit on their own a short 3-5 minute video.

Speakers

Scott Rose

Teacher/Certificated Staff, Salinas Union High School District

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual

1:00pm PDT

Save Time, Enhance Learning: Leveraging AI for Effective Lesson Design FILLING

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

This session, "Using AI for Lesson Design," explores the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in enhancing teaching and learning experiences. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of AI basics, including predictive and generative AI, and learn the art of effective prompt writing. The presentation delves into critical considerations such as federal policies (FERPA, COPPA) and SUHSD's district guidelines for AI use, emphasizing literacy, privacy, ethics, and responsibility. We will also explore practical applications of AI for lesson design, content creation, and developing critical thinking skills, showcasing various AI tools and best practices for responsible and ethical integration in the classroom.

Speakers

Amber Dodd

Educational Technology Specialist, Salinas Union High School District

Committed to empowering students and equipping them with the skills they need to succeed in the digital age.

Friday July 25, 2025 1:00pm - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual

1:15pm PDT

Getting Students Civically Engaged: Introduction to Mikva Challenge Curriculum Resource Suite FILLING

Friday July 25, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Virtual

Looking to foster civic knowledge and skills in students? Are you wanting to teach for democracy in these times? Come learn about The Mikva Challenge's Civics Curricular Suite which ALL SUHSD teachers have free access to! From Project Soapbox and Issues to Action, to Building Democratic Classrooms and Student Voice Committees, come check out ready made lessons as well as ways to connect students to pathways to earn the State Seal of Civic Engagement.

Participants will
- know how to integrate and adapt Mikva Challenge curriculum into their particular course and/or classrooms
- understand how to participate and connect to districtwide civic engagement initiatives that help their students engage in action civics
- be able to help their students become eligible for the State Seal of Civic Engagement

Speakers

Mark Gomez

Mikva

Friday July 25, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Virtual

2:15pm PDT

Fostering Career Resilience for an Ever-changing World of Work FILLING

Friday July 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

In an ever-changing world of work students are expected to have 8 to 10 jobs. Adaptability and resiliency are key--not a fixation on one specific occupation. What is resilience? How can resilience be developed to better prepare students for the world of work?

Objectives:
Educators will be able to identify different activities and learning opportunities that can help students know the importance of resilience, and help them develop it across curricula.

Speakers

Brian C. Preble, Ph.D.

Teacher/Certificated Staff, Salinas Union High School District

Dr. Preble is a professional educator with over 28 years of experience working with diverse populations of students at the secondary school, community college, and university levels. He is currently a career counselor for the SUHSD Regional Occupational Program and an adjunct assistant... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual

2:15pm PDT

Go Beyond Annotation: Kami's Hidden Depths! 🤿 LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

Think Kami is just for PDFs? Think again! This session is a deep dive into Kami's all-in-one environment for creating interactive lessons with incredible scaffolds for all students. From embedding multimedia (images, audio, video) to ready-made templates and engaging activity ideas, you'll discover how to get the most out of Kami's powerful tools – no scuba gear required!

Speakers

Margie Tiner

Teacher Success Champion, Kami

Friday July 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual

2:15pm PDT

Personalized Learning with Quizizz: Support Every Student to Success - Felisa Ford, Edpuzzle LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT

Virtual

Discover how to leverage Quizizz to create personalized learning experiences that cater to the unique needs of each student. This professional development session is designed for educators who want to use Quizizz to support differentiated instruction and ensure every student achieves success.
- Utilize a Variety of Activities/ Question Types
- Multimedia Integration
- AI
- Differentiation/Accommodations
- Enhanced Engagement
- Data Utilization

Speakers

Felisa Ford

Quizizz, Inc.

Felisa is a Quizizz Professional Learning Specialist/Coach

Friday July 25, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm PDT
Virtual