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2016 Summer Institute Rethink Possibilities has ended
You are Alt+Shift’s favorite kind of person. Welcome to four days where you will be surrounded by people, who, like you, seek a better way, another way, to provide every single student an education that matters, that improves lives, that makes school, and children, relevant. 
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Monday, June 20 • 10:52am - 11:10am
TED-Talk: aMUSEing Education

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BREAKOUT SESSION INFORMATION

Everybody Needs a Pet Rock!
12:45-2:00 p.m.
Ballroom A

Description
Defining a student by his/her diagnosis is an easy thing to do, but this often leads to overlooking personality and what makes him/her truly unique. With the support of administration, Lapeer County Intermediate School District (ISD) is creating a paradigm shift in how they are looking at, talking about, and talking to their students, and, as a result, improving collaboration and services.  Educators and consultants at the ISD are eliminating three terms from their vocabularies that quickly define students based on what the students can or cannot do in order to best meet the needs of students with complex communication needs. These terms have been embedded in education for years, and there are barriers to changing the language and, in turn, the way of thinking about the students as learners and as people.  During this breakout, you will hear about the paradigm shift, the three banned terms, and how educators and administrators can help motivate their colleagues in believing in the student and focusing on what supports they need to succeed (and not the barriers holding them back).
Speakers
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Kristin Girbach

Teacher, Saline Area Schools
Kristin Girbach is a kindergarten teacher for Saline Area Schools in Michigan. Kristin's kindergarten classroom is a 1:1 iPad classroom and participates as a "Next-Gen" classroom in Saline. Prior to teaching kindergarten, Kristin also taught 3rd grade in Saline. Kristin has presented... Read More →
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Heather Kellstrom

Saline Area Schools
Heather Kellstrom is the Director of Instructional Technology for Saline Area Schools. Heather created the "Next-Generation Classroom" model that the district is phasing in where teachers are facilitating engaging, rigor curriculum and learning experiences to support students of all... Read More →

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Monday June 20, 2016 10:52am - 11:10am EDT
Ballrooms A, B, & C
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