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DR. DAVE SCHMITTOU: Making Assessment Work for Educators Who Hate Data but Love Kids JOSEPH COPE: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 1 HOTEP BENZO: The New PBIS: Treating Behavior as a Symptom…NOT the Problem STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 1
JOSEPH COPE: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 2 HOTEP BENZO: Why Your SEL Isn’t Working (and What to Do About It) ERIN GLENN: Teaching Strategies for Student Engagement STEPH JENSEN: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 2
DR. DAVE SCHMITTOU: Focus on the Focus: Determining the Tools and Strategies that Have the Biggest Impact DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Developing the Emotionally Inclusive Classroom Using SEL BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management DR. JENNIFER MOORE: Helping Staff & Students Use Restorative Language in Trauma-Informed Schools ROBERT JACKSON: Becoming the Educator They Need: Mindsets and Strategies for Educating Black and Latino Males
HAMISH BREWER: Relentless
HAMISH BREWER: School Improvement
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY
50 in 50 Panel
DR. JOE SANFELIPPO: Lead From Where You Are
DR. JOE SANFELIPPO: Hacking Leadership
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow
DR. PEDRO NOGUERA: Creating School Cultures that Promote Academic Excellence
DR. PEDRO NOGUERA: Education for a Changing Society
STEPH JENSEN: Flipped Classroom Management
MICHAEL BONNER: Winning from Within
MICHAEL BONNER: By Design
CONSUELO CASTILLO KICKBUSCH: Going Forward Without Forgetting
HAMISH BREWER: Relentless
HAMISH BREWER: School Improvement
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading With Your WHY
Panelists to be announced
DR. JOE SANFELIPPO: Lead From Where You Are
DR. JOE SANFELIPPO: Hacking Leadership
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow
DR. PEDRO NOGUERA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow
DR. PEDRO NOGUERA: Education for a Changing Society
STEPH JENSEN: Flipped Classroom Management
MICHAEL BONNER: Winning from Within
MICHAEL BONNER: By Design
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch: Going Forward Without Forgetting
In-Person Agenda
Pre-Conference Sessions Thursday, November 30, 2023
Pre-Conference Sessions Friday, December 1, 2023
Main Conference
Friday, December 1, 2023
Main Conference
saturday, December 2, 2023
Main Conference
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Main Stage Virtual Agenda
Enjoy most of the main stage speakers virtually (including the 50 in 50 Panel Session).
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** Please note CENTRAL TIMES posted.
Virtual Sessions
Friday, December 1, 2023
Virtual Sessions
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Virtual Sessions
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change and sessions are still being added.
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management – Part 1 STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 1
BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL – Part 1 KIM JOHANCEN: The Struggle is Real: Strategies to Navigate the Challenges
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management – Part 2 STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 2 MIKE PAGET: Positive Behavioral Supports for Students Who Are Wired Differently
BRIAN MENDLER: Engaging, Motivating, and Managing Hard to Reach and Disruptive JOSEPH COPE: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock their Potential & Survive the Process ELI SHAPIRO: Digital Citizenship: Understanding the Benefits, Risks & Impact of Technology on Students ERNESTO MEJIA: Improving Student Engagement: Practical Strategies to Learn, Interact & Communicate with Students KIM JOHANCEN: Self-Injury & Suicide: When & How Educators Should Intervene LAQUANTA NELSON: Positive Leadership: Strategies to Lead with RELENTLESS Hope and Focus
STEVE SPANGLER: Best Day Ever: The Art & Science of Creating Unforgettable Learning Experiences
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
BARUTI KAFELE: To be announced.
BARUTI KAFELE: To be announced.
BRIAN MENDLER: That One Kid
ERNESTO MEJIA: Living the Dream: The Power of Support
BARBARA COLOROSO: kids are worth it! Teaching with Wit & Wisdom
BARBARA COLOROSO: Mistakes, Mischief & Mayhem
ROBERT JACKSON: Building Cultural Diversity and Effective Communication with Students Speakers to be announced.
STEVE SPANGLER: Best Day Ever: The Art & Science of Creating Unforgettable Learning Experiences
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
To be announced.
BARUTI KAFELE: To be announced.
BARUTI KAFELE: To be announced.
To be announced.
BRIAN MENDLER: That One Kid
To be announced.
ERNESTO MEJIA: Living the Dream: The Power of Support
BARBARA COLOROSO: kids are worth it! Teaching with Wit & Wisdom
BARBARA COLOROSO: Mistakes, Mischief & Mayhem
ROBERT JACKSON: Building Cultural Diversity and Effective Communication with Students NEW YORK
In-Person Agenda
Pre-Conference Sessions
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
(Pre-Con Attendees Only)
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Pre-Conference Sessions
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
(Pre-Con Attendees Only)
6:45 am – 8:00 am
Main Conference – Thursday,
Feb. 29, 2024
Main Conference – Friday, Mar. 1, 2024
Main Conference – saturday,
Mar. 2, 2024
Main Stage Virtual Agenda
Enjoy most of the main stage speakers virtually (including the 50 in 50 Panel Session).
Earn up to 13 Contact Hours.
Virtual Sessions
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
Virtual Sessions
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024
Virtual Sessions
Saturday, Mar. 2, 2024
Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change and sessions are still being added.
LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 1 MIKE PAGET: Positive & Preventive Supports for Students who are Wired Differently – Part 1 ERIN GLENN: Brain-Based Teaching Strategies for Student Engagement WILLIAM NOEL: How to Reach the (Sometimes) Hard-to-Reach
LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 2 MIKE PAGET: Positive & Preventive Supports for Students who are Wired Differently – Part 2 TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girl Drama: Best Practices to Help Educators Reduce Relational Aggression CONNIE HAMILTON: Strategy Slam: Protocols to Engage Learners
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management ERNESTO MEJIA: Improving Student Engagement: Practical Strategies to Learn, Interact & Communicate with Students KERRY LEO: Creating Efficient, Collaborative and Productive Problem Solving Teams BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL HOTEP BENZO: Why Your SEL Isn’t Working (and What to Do About It)
DR. DEBBIE SILVER: Be A Teacher –Be A Hero!
DR. DEBBIE SILVER: Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Promoting Student Success
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Designing School Climates that Maximize Student Achievement
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girls and SEL in a Digital World
DAVID FLINK: SEEN, HEARD, and VALUED: Creating a Safe, Supportive, and Inclusive Environment for Neurodiverse Students
DAVID FLINK: Rebuild a Stronger Classroom Experience for Neurodivergent Youth
LARRY THOMPSON: Why We Can’t Consequence our Way to Student Accountability
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Standing Tall Through It All
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Ideas, Ideas, Ideas
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow Speakers to be announced.
DR. DEBBIE SILVER: Be A Teacher –Be A Hero!
DR. DEBBIE SILVER: Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Promoting Student Success
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Designing School Climates that Maximize Student Achievement
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girls and SEL in a Digital World
DAVID FLINK: SEEN, HEARD, and VALUED: Creating a Safe, Supportive, and Inclusive Environment for Neurodiverse Students
DAVID FLINK: Rebuild a Stronger Classroom Experience for Neurodivergent Youth
LARRY THOMPSON: Why We Can’t Consequence our Way to Student Accountability
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Standing Tall Through It All
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Ideas, Ideas, Ideas
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow AGENDA
In-Person Agenda
Pre-Conference Sessions
Thursday, March 7, 2024
(Pre-Con Attendees Only)
7:00 am – 9:00 am
Pre-Conference Sessions
Friday, March 8, 2024
(Pre-Con Attendees Only)
6:45 am – 8:00 am
Main Conference – Friday,
Mar. 8, 2024
(All Attendees & Exhibitors)
8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Main Conference – Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024
Main Conference – Sunday,
Mar. 10, 2024
Main Stage Virtual Agenda
Enjoy most of the main stage speakers virtually. (All times Eastern Daylight Time.)
Main Conference – Friday,
Mar. 8, 2024
Main Conference – Saturday, Mar. 9, 2024
Main Conference – Sunday,
Mar. 10, 2024
Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change and sessions are still being added.
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management – Part 1
MIKE PAGET: Positive & Preventive Supports for Students who are Wired Differently – Part 1
KATIE KINDER: Technology Addiction and How to Combat the Digital Heroin
AARON WIEMEIER: 10 Keys to Improving Behavior & Academic Success by Boosting EQ
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management – Part 2
MIKE PAGET: Positive & Preventive Supports for Students who are Wired Differently – Part 2
HOTEP BENZO: The New PBIS: Treating Behavior as a Symptom…NOT the Problem
MEGAN DIEDE & KARA RIGSBY: Creating Classroom Learning Experiences for Tomorrow’s Learners
BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL – Part 1
LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 1
MELISSA SADIN: Trauma Informed Classroom Strategies that are Good for All!
AARON WIEMEIER: Engaging the Traumatized Child
WILLIAM NOEL: How to Reach the (Sometimes) Hard-to-Reach
BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL – Part 2
LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 2
MEGAN DIEDE & KARA RIGSBY: Disrupting the Norm: Using Multi-Level Integration to Start Teaching More & Planning Less (K-6)
JOBI LAWRENCE: Differentiating Instruction for English/Multilingual Learners
CONNIE HAMILTON: Strategy Slam: Protocols to Engage Learners
MARK SCHARENBROICH: Nice Bike — Making Meaningful Connections
ROBERT JACKSON: Building Cultural Diversity & Effective Communication with Students
MARK SCHARENBROICH: Building Connections — 100 Ideas to Improve School Climate
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Standing Tall; Practical Ideas to Shape Climate & Culture
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Standing Tall – Practical Ideas to Shape Climate & Culture
50 in 50 Panel (Panelists to be announced.)
To be announced
To be announced
To be announced.
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow
DR. MICHELE BORBA: To be announced.
To be announced.
GERRY BROOKS: Personal Climate and Culture … It’s Up to You
GERRY BROOKS: Being the Best You Can Be!
To be announced.
MARK SCHARENBROICH: Nice Bike — Making Meaningful Connections
ROBERT JACKSON: Building Cultural Diversity & Effective Communication with Students
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Standing Tall Through It All
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Standing Tall Through It All
“STAND TALL STEVE” BOLLAR: Standing Tall: Practical Ideas to Shape Climate & Culture
50 in 50 Panel (Panelists to be announced.)
To be announced.
To be announced.
To be announced.
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow
DR. MICHELE BORBA: To be announced.
To be announced.
GERRY BROOKS: Personal Climate and Culture … It’s Up to You
GERRY BROOKS: Being the Best You Can Be!
To be announced.
Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change.
(Pre-Con Attendees Only)
(All Attendees)
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management – Part 1 STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 1 MIKE PAGET: 13 Practical Strategies for Helping Students Challenged by Anxiety Conditions ERIN GLENN: Brain-Based Teaching Strategies for Student Engagement JESSICA SINARSKI: Light Up The Learning Brain: Tools for Overcoming Learning Obstacles Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management – Part 2 HOTEP BENZO: Why Your SEL Isn’t Working (and What to Do About It) STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap – Part 2 DAVE SCHMITTOU: Making Assessment Work for Educators Who Hate Data but Love Kids LAQUANTA NELSON: From BLAH to BAM: The Power of STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
(Pre-Con Attendees Only)
(All Attendees & Exhibitors)
BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL – Part 1 LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 1 JENNIFER MOORE: Helping Staff Use Restorative Language in Trauma-Informed Schools MIKE PAGET: Positive Behavioral Supports for Students Who Are Wired Differently JOELLE HOOD: Integrating S.E.A.L. to Boost the ABCs ERNESTO MEJIA: Improving Student Engagement: Practical Strategies to Learn, Interact & Communicate with Students Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL – Part 2 LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process – Part 2 ROBERT JACKSON: Becoming the Educator They Need: Mindsets and Strategies for Educating Black and Latino Males TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girl Drama: Best Practices to Help Educators Reduce Relational Aggression DAVE SCHMITTOU: It’s Like Riding A Bike: How To Make Learning Last a Lifetime HOTEP BENZO: The New PBIS: Treating Behavior as a Symptom…NOT the Problem Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
(All Attendees)
KIM BEARDEN: Fight Song: 6 Steps to Passion, Power, Peace, and Purpose
KIM BEARDEN: Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done
To be announced.
To be announced.
GEOFFREY CANADA: Leveling the Playing Field, Helping Children to Succeed
LARRY THOMPSON: Why We Can’t Consequence our Way to Student Accountability
To be announced
To be announced.
To be announced.
To be announced.
KIM BEARDEN: Fight Song: 6 Steps to Passion, Power, Peace, and Purpose
KIM BEARDEN: Talk to Me: Find the Right Words to Inspire, Encourage, and Get Things Done
GEOFFREY CANADA: Leveling the Playing Field, Helping Children to Succeed
LARRY THOMPSON: Why We Can’t Consequence our Way to Student Accountability
To be announced.
To be announced.
To be announced. NASHVILLE
In-Person Agenda
Pre-Conference Sessions
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Pre-Conference Sessions
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Main Conference
Friday, June 21, 2024
Main Conference
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Main Stage Virtual Agenda
Enjoy most of the main stage speakers virtually. (Central Time.)
Main Conference
Friday, June 21, 2024
Main Conference
Saturday, June 22, 2024