School Climate & Culture Forum

Orlando. Atlanta.

SCHOOL CLIMATE & CULTURE FORUM

AGENDA

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Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change and sessions are still being added. Pre-Conference sessions are listed first. Click on any session to view the description.

AGENDA

ATLANTA

Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change and sessions are still being added.

PRE-CONFERENCE AND SUMMIT

In-Person Agenda

Pre-Conference Sessions
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Pre-Conference Sessions
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

  • Pre-Con Registration/Check-In 7:00 am - 9:00 am

    (Pre-Con Attendees Only)

  • Check-In 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

    (All Attendees & Exhibitors)

  • Pre-Conference Sessions 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    ERIN GLENN: Teaching Strategies for Student Engagement
    ** SOLD OUT **

    DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL

    LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process - Part 1 ** SOLD OUT **

    AARON WIEMEIER: 10 Keys to Improving Behavior & Academic Success by Boosting EQ **SOLD OUT **

    DR. JENNIFER MOORE: From Chaos to Calm: 4 Steps to Ease & Restore Your Well-Being

    MEGAN DIEDE & KARA RIGSBY: Disrupting the Norm: Using Multi-Level Integration to Start Teaching More & Planning Less (K-6)

    MARTIN BLANK: Ditch Donut Fridays: A Science-Based Approach to Wellbeing in Schools

  • Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.

  • Lunch (on your own) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Pre-Conference Sessions 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

    DR. MARQUITA BLADES: Escape the Classroom: Using the Escape Room Model for Addressing the Needs of All Learners

    HOTEP BENZO: Why Your SEL Isn't Working (and What to Do About It)

    LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process - Part 2 ** SOLD OUT**

    DR. WILLIAM NOEL: How to Reach the (Sometimes) Hard-to-Reach ** SOLD OUT **

    AARON WIEMEIER: Engaging the Traumatized Student ** SOLD OUT **

    TRACEY SEVERNS: Classroom Conversations: How to Use Student-Led Discussions to Improve Teaching and Learning

    BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management

  • Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.

ATTEND ONLINE

Main Stage Virtual Agenda

Enjoy most of the main stage speakers virtually. (All times Eastern Daylight Time.)

PRE-CONFERENCE AND SUMMIT

In-Person Agenda

Pre-Conference Sessions Thursday, November 30, 2023

  • Pre-Conference Registration 7:00 am - 9:00 am CT
  • Pre-Conference Sessions 9:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

    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

  • Lunch (on your own) 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT
  • Pre-Conference Sessions 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm CT

    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

Pre-Conference Sessions Friday, December 1, 2023

  • Pre-Conference Registration 7:00 am - 8:00 am CT
  • Pre-Conference Sessions 8:00 am - 11:00 am CT

    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

  • Lunch (on your own) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT

Main Conference
Sunday, December 3, 2023

  • Plenary Session 8:30 am - 9:30 am CT

    MICHAEL BONNER: Winning from Within

  • Keynote Session 10:00 am - 11:00 am CT

    MICHAEL BONNER: By Design

  • Closing Session 11:15 am - 12:15 pm CT

    CONSUELO CASTILLO KICKBUSCH: Going Forward Without Forgetting

ATTEND ONLINE

Main Stage Virtual Agenda

Enjoy most of the main stage speakers virtually (including the 50 in 50 Panel Session). Check back frequently for updates.
** Please note CENTRAL TIMES posted.

Virtual Sessions
Sunday, December 3, 2023

  • Plenary Session 8:30 am - 9:30 am CT

    MICHAEL BONNER: Winning from Within

  • Keynote Session 10:00 am - 11:00 am CT

    MICHAEL BONNER: By Design

  • Closing Session 11:15 am - 12:15 pm CT

    Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch: Going Forward Without Forgetting