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Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change and sessions are still being added.
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 Behavioral Supports for Students Who Are Wired Differently
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girl Drama: Best Practices to Help Educators Reduce Relational Aggression
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management
ERIN GLENN: Teaching Strategies for Student Engagement
STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap - Part 1
LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process - Part 2
DR. DAVE SCHMITTOU: It's Like Riding A Bike: How To Make Learning Last a Lifetime
DR. SHAUN WOODLY: How to Spark Engagement & Motivation in Urban and Culturally Diverse Classrooms *** SOLD OUT ***
KERRY LEO: Balancing Science with Literacy: Incorporating Structured Literacy into Core Instruction
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
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL
DR. DAVE SCHMITTOU: Making Assessment Work for Educators Who Hate Data but Love Kids *** SOLD OUT ***
DR. ELI SHAPIRO: Digital Citizenship: Understanding the Benefits, Risks & Impact of Technology on Students
TERRA TARANGO: Classrooms that Matter: Making Project-Based Learning a Reality
PJ CAPOSEY: Manage Your Time or Time Will Manage You
ADELE BOVARD: Restorative Practices in Schools ***SOLD OUT ***
MIKE PAGET: Defying the Defiance: The Path to Happiness with ODD Students ***SOLD OUT ***
"STAND TALL STEVE" BOLLAR: Standing Tall Through It All
TERRA TARANGO: You Maybe Shouldn't Be a Teacher If...
"STAND TALL STEVE" BOLLAR: Ideas, Ideas, Ideas
MICHAEL BONNER: Winning from Within
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
MICHAEL BONNER: By Design
LARRY THOMPSON: Building a Responsibility-Centered School Culture
DR. SHAUN WOODLY: The Irrefutable Laws of Motivation in Urban Schools
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girls and SEL in a Digital World
GERRY BROOKS: Personal Climate and Culture … It’s Up to You
GERRY BROOKS: Being the Best You Can Be!
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow
"STAND TALL STEVE" BOLLAR: Standing Tall Through It All
TERRA TARANGO: You Maybe Shouldn't Be a Teacher If...
"STAND TALL STEVE" BOLLAR: Ideas, Ideas, Ideas
Panel Session
MICHAEL BONNER: Winning from Within
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
MICHAEL BONNER: By Design
LARRY THOMPSON: Building a Responsibility-Centered School Culture
DR. SHAUN WOODLY: The Irrefutable Laws of Motivation in Urban Schools
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girls and SEL in a Digital World
GERRY BROOKS: Personal Climate and Culture … It’s Up to You
GERRY BROOKS: Being the Best You Can Be!
DR. MICHELE BORBA: Thrivers: What Really Helps Kids Find Happiness Today & Success Tomorrow
Please check back frequently as sessions are subject to change and sessions are still being added. Pre-Conference sessions are listed first. .
STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap - Part 1
KIM JOHANCEN: Traumatized Students: School-Based Interventions
DR. WILLIAM NOEL: How to Reach the (Sometimes) Hard-to-Reach
STEPH JENSEN: Lost Boys: Closing the Academic Gender Gap - Part 2
ERNESTO MEJIA: Improving Student Engagement: Practical Strategies to Learn, Interact & Communicate with Students
BRAD CHAPIN: Teaching Self-Regulation Skills to Students Who Have Been Impacted by Trauma
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girl Drama: Best Practices to Help Educators Reduce Relational Aggression
DR. CONNIE HAMILTON: Learning Targets are Not Wallpaper
BRAD CHAPIN: Self-Regulation: Evidence-Based Strategies to Teach Self-Management
LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process - Part 1
DR. STEVE WEBB: School Safety Best Practices: Lessons Learned From Tragedy
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Developing The Emotionally-Inclusive Classroom Using SEL
BRIAN MENDLER: Engaging, Motivating and Managing Hard-to-Reach and Disruptive Students
LARRY THOMPSON: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential & Survive the Process - Part 2
DR. CONNIE HAMILTON: Strategy Slam
KIM JOHANCEN: Self-Injury & Suicide: When & How Educators Should Intervene
GEOFFREY CANADA: Leveling the Playing Field, Helping Children to Succeed
KIM STROBEL: Remembering Your Why
BRIAN MENDLER: That One Kid
KIM STROBEL: Growth Mindset: Change Your Thinking & Step Into Your Potential
"RANGER NICK" FUHRMAN: The Difference Between Presenting Information and Truly Teaching It: What Great Teachers Do!
"RANGER NICK" FUHRMAN: Creatively Evaluating Learning Outcomes
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
50 in 50 Panel (Panelists to be announced.)
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Promoting Student Success
ERNESTO MEJIA: I Am My Parents' "American" Dream
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Designing School Climates that Maximize Student Achievement
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girls and SEL in a Digital World
To be announced.
ROBERT JACKSON: Building Cultural Diversity & Effective Communication with Students
DR. TOM MAGLISCEAU: Better Together Mindset: Uniting Educators, Students & Community Partners to Enhance Academics
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.
LARRY THOMPSON: Closing the Exits Off the Road to Responsibility
GEOFFREY CANADA: Leveling the Playing Field, Helping Children to Succeed
KIM STROBEL: Remembering Your Why
BRIAN MENDLER: That One Kid
KIM STROBEL: Growth Mindset: Change Your Thinking & Step Into Your Potential
"RANGER NICK" FUHRMAN: The Difference Between Presenting Information and Truly Teaching It: What Great Teachers Do!
"RANGER NICK" FUHRMAN: Creatively Evaluating Learning Outcomes
DR. BRIAN DINKINS: Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture
50 in 50 Panel (Panelists to be announced.)
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Promoting Student Success
ERNESTO MEJIA: I Am My Parents' "American" Dream
HORACIO SANCHEZ: Designing School Climates that Maximize Student Achievement
TRACIE BERRY-MCGHEE: Girls and SEL in a Digital World
To be determined
ROBERT JACKSON: Building Cultural Diversity & Effective Communication with Students
DR. TOM MAGLISCEAU: Better Together Mindset: Uniting Educators, Students & Community Partners to Enhance Academics
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
LARRY THOMPSON: Closing the Exits Off the Road to Responsibility