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June 15th Pre-Conferences
Brad Chapin: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management
Dr. Brian Dinkins: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL
Steph Jensen: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 1 (Same handout as Part 2)
Dr. Marquita Blades: POWARRful Teaching Strategies for Increasing Student Engagement
Steph Jensen: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 2 (Same handout as Part 1)
Brad Chapin: Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Students Who Have Been Impacted by Trauma
June 16th Pre-Conferences:
Dave Schmittou: It’s Like Riding A Bike: How To Make Learning Last a Lifetime
Larry Thompson: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention Seeking Students – Part 1 (same handout as Part 2)
Megan Diede: Disrupting the Norm: Using Multi-Level Integration to Start Teaching More & Planning Less
Dave Schmittou: Making Assessment Work for Educators Who Hate Data but Love Kids
Larry Thompson: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention Seeking Students – Part 2 (Same handout as part 1)
William Noel: How to Reach the (Sometimes) Hard to Reach
Marquita Blades: Escape the Classroom: Using the Escape Room Model for Addressing the Needs of All Learners
Jennifer Moore: From Chaos to Calm: 4 Steps to Ease & Restore Your Well-Being
Jennifer Moore: Teaching the CASEL Framework
Main Conference Handouts:
William Noel, Sr.: Color Brave: Implicit Bias, Equity & Cultural Competence in Schools
Melissa Sadin: Trauma-Informed Classroom Management Across Grade Levels!
Kevin Cripe: The Challenge of Teaching in a Complex World: Keeping Students and Teachers Engaged in School
Jennifer Moore: Using the Well-being Wheel to Guide School Wellness Work
Cameron Caswell & Charle Peck: Infusing Mental Health Into Everyday Practice
Marlon Smith: Building the Village Mentality!
Carmen White: Games, Creative Strategies and Brain Breaks for SEL and Academic Achievement
Gregory Powell: Our Stock Is Rising: An Elementary Student’s Intro to the Stock Market
Wylie Howard: Understanding Educational Alternatives: How to Inspire, Empower and Transform your Students
Derrick Bailey: Reshaping Discipline and Restoring Relationships with Restorative Conferences
Jennifer Moore: Helping Staff Use Restorative Language in Trauma-Informed Schools: Focus on Early Childhood
Connie Hamilton: Three States of Mind: De-escalating Emotions
Connie Hamilton: Strategy Slam: Tools and Protocols to Engage Students in Active Learning
James Jones: Using “The Lunch Tray ” Model to Align Resources
Melissa Sadin: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Recurring Behavior Problems
Tracie Berry-McGhee: Girls and SEL in a Digital World
Sean Slade: Why ‘MESSY’ Leaders are the Future: Leading with Empathy, Vulnerability & Humility
Larry Thompson: Closing the Exits Off the Road to Responsibility
Katie Anderson: Talking Isn’t Teaching – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lecture
Steph Jensen: Flipped Classroom Management
Katie Anderson: Reach Them So You Can Teach Them – Supporting Struggling Students
Megan Stuhlman: Can Teamwork Make the Dream Work? Structures and Strategies For Collaborating to Enhance Adolescent Engagement
Brad Chapin: Refill Your Cup: An Interactive Mindfulness and Movement Session to Boost Your Self-Care
Ron Large: Belonging Matters
Steph Jensen: Navigating Needs: Connecting SEL and Academics
William Noel: Reframing School Discipline: Punishment vs. Discipline
Marquita Blades: The POWARR of Student Collaboration: Using Problem-Based Learning Simulations
Joe Christensen – Strategies that Work with Indigenous, Disengaged, At-Risk and Challenging Students – From An Australian Playbook
Christian Moore – Practical strategies for Supporting Student Mental Health & Resilience