Mondays 10:00 - 11:15 AM

  The presentation will review the need for teaching digital citizenship principles in schools and its implications for student safety.
 
Presenter: Sam Jordan , Grants Administrator, Alaska Staff Development Network (ASDN)



Engage with the SEL 3 Signature Practices that help educators, leaders and out-of-school time professionals embed social and emotional learning practices throughout their day, toward academic success and equitable outcomes for all students. Interactive session on how to plan and facilitate thoughtful welcoming/inclusion activities, engaging practices, and an optimistic closure to classroom, adult learning and workplace experiences. A free online comprehensive resource will be shared with all participants.
 
Presenter: Ann McKay Bryson , SEL Rising, LLC
Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:15 PM

 Have you ever felt bored sitting in a presentation, or frustrated by a presenter with poor delivery skills? This is particularly disappointing when great content gets lost in a lackluster or poorly-paced presentation. Is this maybe...you?
 There are many simple and low tech things you can do to dramatically increase your audience’s engagement and your overall effectiveness as a presenter.
Leave this session with 25 easy tips you can implement immediately.
 
Presenter: Kylie Hutchinson , Author, Consultant and Founder of Community Solutions Planning & Evaluation


 TRUST is emerging as one of the most important elements that must exist in the schools and district offices where there is urgency for improved results and efficiency. Learn: 1) the elements of trust that must be developed and cultivated by leaders, 2) why issues of RESISTANCE may appear in schools where there is a press for change, and 3) the research that has connected levels of adult trust to student achievement.
 
Presenter: Michael Murphy, International Leadership Coach and Consultant

Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:15 PM

 This session explores the ways that the brain learns and discusses a variety of brain-based, research supported, “implement tomorrow” strategies that will help teachers reach ALL the learners in their classrooms including gifted, English language learners and students with special needs.
 
Presenter: Susan Fitzell , Trainer, Speaker, Author, Coach,
President of Aim Hi Educational Programs, LLC. 


 I n-the-moment tools and strategies to de-escalate emotional crises in the classroom and to co-regulate teachers and students
 
Presenter: Addy Peters , Training Manager, AK Child & Family

This project is supported with the assistance of Supporting Effective Instruction, Title II, Part A, federal funds from the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.