The 10-Minute Breakthrough: Close Stubborn Academic Gaps When Nothing Else Works

Presenter(s)

Event Details

Topic:

instruction, literacy & inclusion

Format:

hands-on session (participant-provided devices)

Subject Level:

beginner

Age Span:

kindergarten - grade 6
grades 7-12
adult

Target Audience:

educator
family member / caregiver
K-12 administration
paraprofessional
special educator
university professor / personnel

Professional Development Credits

IACET CEUs:

0.01

ACVREP CEs:

1

Presentation Length: 1 hour

Location:

Atrium 1

Description:

In this exciting session, you’ll discover Jennifer Jacobsen’s #1 instructional framework—a powerful approach that has helped thousands of students overcome academic challenges and thrive. This isn’t theory; it’s a real solution grounded in science and real classroom experience, designed for teachers-teaching grades k-12- who want to see results now.

Jennifer understands why learning gaps form and why many traditional interventions fall short. Her framework doesn’t just cover up problems; it targets the root causes and equips you with tools to rebuild learning from the ground up.

Get ready to discover a treasure trove of ready-to-use instructional strategies that will transform your teaching and close academic gaps at any grade level. From unexpected tools like cube-its, hula hoops, pool noodles, and even a plunger, to creative resources like decks of cards and wipe-off lanyards, this session will fill your teaching toolkit with fresh, hands-on ideas you can start using tomorrow.

Imagine the impact you’ll make when you bring these innovative strategies into your classroom!

Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to:

• 1. Participants will be able to identify and apply at least five specific instructional strategies from the framework aimed at closing learning gaps across different grade level.

• 2. Participants will be able to describe how the brain is wired to learn but why some brain connections are not concrete in brains of students with academic learning gaps.

• 3. Participants will be able to design and plan for at least 3 differentiated ways to close the academic learning gaps in their future lesson plans to increase the likelihood that their students will shorten/close the academic learning gaps.

Disclosures:

N/A