Back-to-School ConnectED Conference 2026: Full Schedule

9:30am EDT

Friday July 31, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Ready to get started with Pear Assessment? This beginner-friendly session will walk you through the essentials of creating interactive assessments that provide real-time insight into student learning. Teachers will explore core tools, see examples in action, and spend dedicated time building their own assessment. You’ll leave with a completed resource and the confidence to start using Pear right away.

Speakers

Caytee Chapman

Chemistry Teacher, Powdersville High School

I’m Caytee Chapman, a chemistry teacher at Powdersville High School in Anderson School District One. I teach College Prep, Honors, and AP Chemistry and enjoy helping students build strong conceptual understanding through problem-solving, inquiry, and real-world connections.

Friday July 31, 2026 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
506

General Audience

Audience Elementary, Middle, High, Special Education, Related Arts, New to District

10:30am EDT

Pear Assessment for Beginners

LIMITED

Friday July 31, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

506

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Caytee Chapman

Chemistry Teacher, Powdersville High School

Friday July 31, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
506

General Audience

Audience Elementary, Middle, High, Special Education, Related Arts, New to District

12:45pm EDT

Making Content Accessible to MLs

LIMITED

Friday July 31, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm EDT

506

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will learn different strategies and tools they can use in their classroom to support all learners and particularly ML learners regardless of the subject matter.

Speakers

Jobie Henderson

GT Teacher, Oak Hill Elementary School

Jobie Henderson has a background in teaching elementary school. For the last three years, she has split her time between teaching Gifted and Talented students at PVES and Multilingual learners at Concrete Primary and PVHS. She is currently pursuing her masters in TESOL.

Rachel Loftus

Multilingual Teacher 9-12, Powdersville High School

Rachel Loftus has a background in teaching mathematics at the high school level. She was previously in the mission field in Guatemala and is now back in the states as an Multilingual Learner teacher. She has been at PVHS for two years as an ML teacher for grades 9-12.

Friday July 31, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm EDT
506

General Audience

Audience General Audience

1:45pm EDT

UDL and Differentiation For All Levels of Learners

LIMITED

Friday July 31, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT

506

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will learn the following: What is UDL and Differentiation?; Why is this important for our classrooms/students?; Resources that assist teachers with implementing both in their day to day lessons; How this can impact the learning that is happening in the classroom.

Speakers

Heidi Stilwell

10-12 resource and inclusion teacher, Wren High School

Heidi is a veteran Special Education teacher who is passionate about ensuring that all students have access to the curriculum, regardless of disability or ethnicity. Having taught in multiple states, and multiple classroom environments, Heidi has worked with some of the most challenging... Read More →

Friday July 31, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm EDT
506

General Audience