The title of this session transmits a powerful message: schools with positive cultures significantly outperform schools with negative cultures. We will ignite your passion with award winning concepts that can be used immediately. This session takes you on a journey through your entire school year from start to finish! This compilation of theory, stories, activities, & research will contribute to the auspicious acculturation of your building!
Transform your middle school leadership with seven practical, proven strategies designed for immediate implementation. In this dynamic session, experienced leaders will share field-tested approaches to address today's most pressing challenges – from learning gaps and behavioral issues to staff burnout and student engagement. Perfect for principals, assistant principals, and instructional coaches, this interactive workshop provides concrete tools and actionable steps you can use tomorrow. Leave with ready-to-use resources, templates, and a clear implementation plan to help move your school from chaos to clarity. Join us to revitalize your leadership practice and create sustainable positive change.
Unleash your mastery in engaging and connecting with Gen Z in our session, "ACE Gen Z: Unleashing Mastery in Engagement, Connection, and Emotional Intelligence." Explore innovative strategies to captivate and sustain student interest while fostering resilience and emotional intelligence. Gain practical tools to forge deep, trusting relationships and empower students to navigate their emotions effectively. Join us to transform your educational approach and become an ACE in understanding and guiding today's youth.
Educators will learn from my 30 years of experience working with multilingual learners. Discover practical strategies for implementing sheltered instruction and language acquisition techniques to effectively differentiate for multilingual learners. We will examine how trauma responses affect learning and provide actionable methods for assessment and support. Participants will gain insights into fostering resilience through practical routines and receive printable resources to establish clear, supportive classroom practices.
Turn today's global challenges into thought-provoking lesson plans that build students' critical thinking, problem-solving skills and communication skills. In this hands-on session, discover ways to help students integrate new content and skills across several academic disciplines through an environmental lens. These interdisciplinary activities help students explore human-environmental interactions and paths to a sustainable future. Engage in a game of strategy around shared resources. Work in collaborative groups to identify indicators of a sustainable community. Create a 3D model examining the environmental and economic considerations of resource extraction. Activities and discussion relevant to life and earth sciences, geography, mathematics and ELA. A variety of teaching techniques and ideas for differentiation will be outlined and all lessons are matched to North Carolina Standard Course of Study.
What's the one thing your college admin courses didn't prepare you for? Yep, dealing with adult behaviors. Stepping into administration you had no idea how difficult it would be handling adult behaviors in your school. In this session, Ross will take you on a journey that every school administrator has needed at some point in their career. We will learn how to handle difficult aduls in your school. Filled with real stories and real strategies, Ross will guide you on best practices, lessons learned the hard way and the realities of human behaviors. It's time to stop managing and start leading. Stop letting others drain your energy and bring positivy to your whole school!
Being a middle school educator can be tough. Professional fatigue is real across education, and middle school educators face additional challenges like navigating hormones and burgeoning social skills while fighting for a seat at the table when education conversations so often neglect the unique nature and needs of middle schools. AMLE is the largest international organization of its kind with a membership of over 35000 worldwide. In this session, we’ll explore what AMLE can do to support you and what is possible when middle grades educators support each other with a shared vision of success. Participants will have the opportunity to share their needs and leave the session with take-and-use resources, an introduction to the various resources and services available through AMLE, and insights revealed through our Successful Middle School Assessment as well as implications for classroom and school practice.
Today’s educators face a unique and growing set of challenges. Compared to students 10-20 years ago, today’s youth navigate a world of unprecedented social, emotional, and technological pressures. This shift often manifests in disengaged learners, increased behavioral issues, and a collective strain on school culture. Teachers and leaders feel the impact—frustration, burnout, and a sense of being stuck in a cycle that feels impossible to break. This workshop will also connect brain science with practical shifts in adult behavior and mindset, highlighting how Collective Teacher Efficacy can drive lasting improvement in student engagement, behavior, and achievement. Using the metaphor of travel upgrades, participants will leave equipped to create a first-class experience for both students and staff by focusing on small but impactful changes in language, actions, and beliefs.
