engagement

Supporting Your Developing Readers: Strengths First, Skills Forward

Supporting Your Developing Readers: Strengths First, Skills Forward

Presented by Taylor Hovish, Ed.M., Experienced Educator, Chief of Product Design, BrainScience Works; and Shama Hinard, Former Educator, Current Chief Learning Officer, BrainScience Works
Moderated by Anne Boswell, Director of Admissions and Outreach, Athena Academy

Mentorship, Leadership, and Growth: The Relationships That Help Us Become

Mentorship, Leadership, and Growth: The Relationships That Help Us Become

Presented by BethAnne Hines, Ed.D., Principal, Arp Elementary School, Arp Independent School District (TX); Schronda Burns, Texas Rising Star Mentor, Texas Workforce Commission; and Stephanie Schminkey, Chief Academic Officer, Kilgore Independent School District (TX)
Moderated by Connie Warren, M.Ed., Former Educator, Current Sr. Marketing Manager, BookNook

From Chronic Absenteeism to Engagement and Belonging: Measurement Matters

From Chronic Absenteeism to Engagement and Belonging: Measurement Matters

Presented by Brian Smith, Experienced Educator, Zone Superintendent, Falcon Zone, School District 49, Colorado Springs (CO); Dr. Adrienne Usher, Experienced Educator, Deputy Superintendent, Bullitt County Public Schools (KY); Sue Holmes, Former Educator, Current Senior Executive Director, LEAP Innovations; and Jessica Paulsen, President, LEAP Innovations

Using Movement to Boost Early Literacy Skills: From Wiggles to Words

Using Movement to Boost Early Literacy Skills: From Wiggles to Words

Presented by Lisa Blume, Manager, Early Literacy Training and Development, Reading BrightStart!, Nemours Children’s Health; and Rebekah Duchette, RN BSN, Senior Program & Policy Analyst, Nemours Children’s Health
Moderated by Laura Wilhelm, Ed.D., VP of Professional Learning Services, Kaplan Early Learning Company

All Screen Time Is Not Equal: Strategies for Reframing the Conversation

All Screen Time Is Not Equal: Strategies for Reframing the Conversation

As debates about screen time ramp up, the technology whiplash in schools continues. Once touting the edtech tools they had adopted, many districts are heeding the increasing calls to limit screen time—sometimes almost removing it entirely. But there’s a vast difference between using an educational tool to create a presentation and endlessly scrolling on a phone.