This session will provide educators with practical strategies and insights for effectively supporting middle school students who are new to the U.S. school system. Attendees will learn how to create an inclusive and supportive environment that meets the unique needs of these students as they navigate a new educational landscape.
Discover how to design teacher-centric professional learning that aligns with adult learning principles and drives lasting change. Uncover strategies to tackle common barriers and leave equipped with practical tools to meet teachers’ needs, solve real challenges, and boost both teaching practices and student outcomes.
Curriculum Resource Teacher, Crayton Middle School
I am an evidence-informed public school educator and Curriculum Resource Teacher. My role extends beyond supporting teachers. I challenge assumptions, reframe instructional practices, and create opportunities for professional growth. I lead ongoing professional learning for over 100... Read More →
Monday March 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Symphony III
"We have to teach kids to live in a big world, even if they live in a small town." In 2022, Google for Education released "The Future of Education" listing key findings for Education needs and what it needs to look like moving forward. In their research findings, the #1 key trend driving huge shifts in educational practice was "the rising demand for GLOBAL problem solvers." How are we preparing students for this new future? How are we leading changes in teaching and learning reflecting the evolution of skill sets required for this new workforce? How are we responding to the desperate needs of a life-long learning mindset? And in the face of the rise of Artificial Intelligence, an increased feeling of alienation, as well as the onset of an "Existential Pandemic", how are we allowing students to us their "Human Intelligence" to see themselves in the story of "What Does It Mean to Be Human?" Join Freebird McKinney as he shares his and his students' stories of the "Hero's Journey" on their "Search for the Common Thread of Humanity." In the Education world, we are all on this journey, we are all following the "Path of a Global Village Teacher", and we are all working to support our students' self-actualization as globally connected and competitive citizens in an ever-changing BIG WORLD.
Are you feeling like you've lost the joy for your work? Struggling to find the wins? Flat out burnt out? It's time you get your JOY back and truly enjoy what you do. The reality is you make a really big difference in the lives of so many but forget about yourself too often. In this session, Ross will provide you with the reminder, inspiration and motivation that you need to find the joy in education again! You will leave this session with personal strategies you can implement on a daily basis, schoolwide strategies that will make your job easier and more fun and strategies you can go back to share with your teachers who are most likely feeling the same way. Education should be fun, rewarding and bring you JOY! Together, let's get it back!
Join Lana, former award winning principal, author and keynote speaker in this engaging seminar to equip leaders with practical strategies to move from Burnout to Balance, Based on Lana's best selling new release book, Unlocking SEL, this seminar is transforming the conversation in education by shifting the focus upstream and placing the spotlight on the wellbeing of the school leaders. In Burnout to Balance, Lana takes participants on a transformative journey that has the potential to change lives. Drawing on her personal experience as a principal who led her school through a crisis, she illustrates how the journey of SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) must begin with the well-being of the adults. But Lana doesn't stop at theory. She's all about action. Attendees will walk away with powerful, high leverage strategies to go from barely hanging on and feeling burn out to feeling balanced and empowered to create meaningful change.
Sometimes we have the perfect activity. And sometimes...we don't. What do we do when our lesson plan just reads, "page 147"? Let's explore some low- or no-prep activities that transform our ordinary worksheets, lectures, & grading practices into novel, exciting, engaging learning experiences. Paper airplanes, ball pit balls, & plungers? And did we say low- or no-prep? Curious? Your students will be too. And they'll want to come back for more tomorrow.
Nurturing new teachers by identifying challenges in classroom management and modeling effective strategies to address these areas is a priority. By providing targeted support and practical solutions, we aim to foster professional growth and improve outcomes for both educators and students.
Join NCCAT for an engaging hands-on workshop where creativity meets mathematics! In this session educators will learn how to use low-cost materials to construct their very own math town. This engaging project integrates mathematics content standards, standards for mathematical practice, science and engineering practices, and best practices in STEAM.
