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2017
Thursday, October 26th
8:15 AM

Keynote: "Creating Cathedrals of Learning, Not Fortresses of Fear

Steven W. Edwards, Edwards Educational Services, Inc.

Rio Grande Ballroom

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Fiery Conversations: Facilitating The Heat Without Getting Burned

Eric Rowles
Jamal Tate

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Hurt People Hurt People: Looking Through a Trauma Lens

LaMarr Darnell Shields, The Cambio Group

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Learning Academy and Power Lunches: Meeting the literacy needs of at-risk families in their own rural communities

Jacquelyn L. Mesco, Dalton State College
Sharon Hixon, Dalton State College
Julie Sharpe, Sharpe Solutions

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Writing Effective Language & Content Objectives for English Learners

Nancy E. Testa, Testa Educational Services, LLC

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

12:30 PM

Beyond Curriculum: Developing Comprehensive SLIFE/ELL Programs

Andrea Dinan, Princeton Public Schools
Jessica Baxter, Princeton Public Schools
Christine Carbone, Princeton Public Schools

Bowie C

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

How to Build a Transformational School Climate: The 5 Power Tools

Frank J. Kros, The Upside Down Organization

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Way Beyond Icebreakers: Powerful Tools To Engage Our Young People

Eric Rowles
Jamal Tate

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Creating an Equity Toolkit: Strategies for Individualizing Paths to College and Career Success

Dr. Marina V. Gillmore, Full Circle Press and Educational Outreach Center

Bowie C

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

No Matter Where You Come From, You Will Learn in this Class!

Deberae Culpepper

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:30 PM

Doing Time With Our Boys: Family & Community Engagement Strategies for Reaching Adjudicated Boys and their Families

Dr. Marina V. Gillmore, Full Circle Press and Educational Outreach Center
Bettye L. Blaize

Bowie C

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Libraries Here and In the Community: NYC's Shelter Library Pilot Project

Vikki C. Terrile, Queens Library
Susana Vilardell, New York City Department of Homeless Services

Bowie AB

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Mi Hermana's Keeper: Promising Practices for Latina Youth in Prevention Programs

DeAna Swan, Southwest Key Programs

Navarro

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

4:45 PM

Creating a Future Ready Student Culture

Linda Kopec, Onslow County Schools
Ann M. Stutler, Onslow County Schools

Garden Terrace

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Getting It Done - College Support and Planning for At Risk Students

Andrea Dinan, Princeton Public Schools
Christine Carbone, Princeton Public Schools
Andrea Dinan, Princeton Public Schools

Garden Terrace

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Social skills instruction to support positive peer-peer and peer-teacher interactions

Tom Clees, UGA

Garden Terrace

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Friday, October 27th
8:15 AM

Connection as a Catalyst for Change

Jessica Graziano, Anchorage School District
Andranel Brown

Seguin

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Creating opportunities for student success in a correctional setting.

Bryndan Wright, Mullin ISD

Bowie C

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Growth Mindset and Resiliency: 2 Keys to Unleashing the Potential of Under-Resourced Youth

Tara Brown Ms., Learner's Edge Consulting

Maverick

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Unwritten: Lessons Learned Managing a Youth Suicide Cluster

Melanie Ferdinand, Thames Valley District School Board
Karen Edgar, Thames valley District School Board
Gail Lalonde, Thames Valley District School Board

Navarro

8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

9:45 AM

Resilience Can Be Taught! 10 Tools to Motivate ANY Student

Christian Moore, Why Try Organization

Navarro

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Road to District-Wide Trauma-Informed Care Through the Use of Attendance

John Reagan Hernandez, East Central ISD

Bowie AB

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

You Can't Read a Book and Run From a Lion at the Same Time

Tara Brown Ms., Learner's Edge Consulting

Maverick

9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

12:30 PM

Eliminating the Fear Factor: From "Us vs Them" to "a Classroom of One"

Dr. Ursula Yvette Scott, cambridge institute of allied health

Bowie C

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Presentation Materials Available

One Size Doesn't Fit All

Lisa R. Peterson, School District of Janesville

Navarro

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Understanding & Reaching the Wounded Student

Joe Hendershott, Hope 4 The Wounded, Inc.

Maverick

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

You’ve Got the POWARR! An Integrated Approach to Literacy and STEM

Dr. Marquita S. Blades

Seguin

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

2:00 PM

Crafting Academic Conversation to Engage Today's Learners

Janine E. Cox, One Stop Word Shop
LaTina T. Robinson, OneStop Word Shop

Bowie C

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Operation STEM: Afterschool / Out of School Time Prime Students for STEM Academic and Career Success

Wesley Fondal Jr., STARBASE ROBINS
Brandon Jones, STARBASE ROBINS
Tim Pendleton, STARBASE ROBINS
Kenneth Williams, STARBASE ROBINS

Seguin

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Restructuring of a Priority Alternative School: A Case Study Examining Alternative School Change

Elizabeth Bradley Dr., Lincoln County Schools

Bowie AB

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Revolutionary Tools to Transform At-Risk Youth

Jeff Dane, Kagan Publishing and Professional Development

Navarro

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Student Emotional Health: Exposing a Responsibility Gap

Teresa L. Sullivan-Cruz
Dympna M. Thomas

Maverick

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:30 PM

Re-imagining RTI: Creating a multi-tiered support system for at-risk secondary students

Molly A. Ferryman, The Academy for Urban Scholars

Seguin

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Transforming High Risk Classrooms

Jeff C. Dane, Kagan Professional Development

Navarro

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM