2025 ROE8 Summer Institute

In this interactive breakout session, attendees will practice the Whole Brain Teaching strategy Magic Circle to achieve 100% student engagement during direct instruction in ANY subject or grade level. This strategy transforms the way teachers give directions or teach content by making learning highly interactive and student-focused. Participants will experience firsthand how Magic Circle fosters deeper critical thinking and ensures every student is actively involved. Walk away with practical techniques to immediately implement in your classroom.

In this engaging one-hour presentation, participants will gain a clear understanding of executive functioning—its definition, role, and impact on student success in the classroom. We will explore real-world examples of how executive functioning challenges may manifest in academic settings, such as difficulties with organization, time management, and self-regulation. Additionally, attendees will be introduced to a practical framework designed to support students with specific learning disabilities, as well as strategies that benefit all learners. Through actionable insights and strategies, educators will leave equipped to foster a more inclusive and supportive learning environment across curricular areas.

"This workshop provides a foundation of co-teaching knowledge that will empower you to create inclusive and effective learning environments as a service delivery model for students with specific learning disabilities as you begin or refresh your co-teaching journey.
Together we will:
Define co-teaching through characteristics, examples and non examples
Understand the why for co-teaching by exploring research and legislation
Develop the co-teaching partnership by discovering co teachers unique contributions and their instructional roles and responsibilities
Identify co-teaching models by deciphering when, why, and how the different models should be used"

Learn routines that will challenge your students to make connections, develop number sense, build vocabulary, and become better problem solvers.