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KSDE Great Ideas in Education Conference

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6:00pm CDT

Registration Check-in Grand Eagle Ballroom Foyer

7:00am CDT

Registration Check-in/Breakfast Grand Eagle Ballroom Foyer

8:00am CDT

Opening Session Grand Eagle Ballroom

8:30am CDT

Improving Attitudes Toward Teaching with Efficacy and Equity Walnut 208Dr. Zakry Akagi-Bustin • Dr. Canise Salinas-Willich Social-Emotional Learning Assessments in Early Learning and Beyond Cypress B 209Casey Escola • Nettie Johnson Bringing Attendance Home Redbud A 210Jane Groff Oh Conflict, Where Are You? Cypress A 209Carmen Zeisler Differentiating Up! The Art of Enriching and Extending the Curriculum for High Ability Learners Oak 206Dr. Jessica LaFollette • Sarah Mahoney • Amanda Keller • Carie Barber • Jasmine Puderbaugh Learning by Doing: Engaging Students & Making Career Connections with Hands-On STEM Redbud B 210Christie Fouts • Dan Whisler • Cris Adams • Grant Deneke Grow Your Own: How the Teacher Apprentice Program (TAP) Can Help Fill Teacher Vacancies in Your District Birch 203Jill Wood • Emily Stevens • Julie Thiele • Tierney Mount Nuggets of Neuroscience: Addressing the Well-Being of Educators Redbud C 210Alison Nikkel Creativity and Problem Solving: The Missing Education Link Maple 205Dr. Jim Granada Supporting the Whole Child: How One District has Implemented Comprehensive Behavioral and Mental Health Services Cedar 204Angie Salava • Scott Fluke

9:45am CDT

Visit Exhibitors Expo Hall

10:30am CDT

The Voice of the Voiceless: Meeting the Academic Needs of Students from Diverse Backgrounds Birch 203Dr. Moses Rumano • Dr. Charla Heddin The Power of Play in Early Childhood and Beyond Cypress B 209Tabatha Rosproy Kindergarten Readiness Bright Spots for Accreditation and the Kansas Can Star Recognition Program Cedar 204Tara Taylor • Lindsay Wilke A Practical Approach to Serving as an Educational Leader Redbud A 210Christopher Jochum How Teachers are Analyzing Growth to Inform Math Instruction Cypress A 209Natalie Patton • Sherri Brantley • Kari Heide • Carrie Reece Using 360 Videos and Photos to Teach Science and Engineering Practices Maple 205Matthew Clay Alternative Pathways to the Classroom: Understanding Limited Apprentice License (LAL), Limited Elementary Apprentice License (LEAP), Teacher Apprentice Program (LTAP), and Restricted License Redbud B 210Shane Carter Lions, Tigers, and Vacancies... Oh My! Walnut 208Cris Seidel • Dr. Trinity Davis • Kala Green Breaking Through Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Data Inertia Redbud C 210Chris Perry Now What? Putting Trauma-Informed Practice into Action: 5 Must-Do's for Schools Oak 206James Moffett

11:45am CDT

Lunch/Visit Exhibitors Expo Hall

12:30pm CDT

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - Uncommon Sense, Uncommon Success: Turning Any High Poverty School into a High Performing School Grand Eagle BallroomWilliam Parrett • Kathleen Budge

2:00pm CDT

A Deeper Dive into "Uncommon Sense, Uncommon Success: Turning Any High Poverty School into a High Performing School" Redbud C 210William Parrett • Kathleen Budge The Art of Kindergarten Transitions: How Head Start and School Districts Can Partner for Successful Transitions. Birch 203Kimberly Kennedy • Jennifer Adhima ACT and PreACT: Powerful for KESA and IPS Walnut 208Kim Rasmussen Making Sense of KESA Data Redbud A 210Trevor Ashcraft • Jada Conley 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 A, B, C, D, E, & I 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 (Accreditation Blueprint Contains Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Oak 206Tamara Huff, EdD Time to Remember Redbud B 210John Calvert Mentoring the Pipeline: Impactful Leadership for Teacher Retention Cypress B 209Mischel Miller • Donna Augustine-Shaw Using Mentor Relationships to Impact Teacher Retention Cedar 204Dr. Deborah Hamm • Deanna Gooch • Andrea Palmer • Erin Nichols • Janci Ramirez • Kody Grant Out-Of-The-Box School Counseling Cypress A 209Lyndsey Brown • Dr. Christie Henderson

3:15pm CDT

Visit Exhibitors Expo Hall

3:30pm CDT

Council of Superintendents (By Invitation Only) Grand Eagle Ballroom

3:45pm CDT

Targeted Community Discussion - Accreditation Components Cypress B 209 Targeted Community Discussion - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Birch 203 Targeted Community Discussion - Early Learning Opportunities Maple 205 Targeted Community Discussion - School Finance, Effective Leadership, Team Building Redbud C 210 Targeted Community Discussion - Standards Competencies and Assessment Redbud A 210 Targeted Community Discussion - Teacher Retention and Recruitment Cypress A 209 Targeted Community Discussion - Whole Community, Whole School, Whole Child Redbud B 210

7:00am CDT

Breakfast/Registration Check-In Grand Eagle Ballroom Foyer

8:00am CDT

Opening Session - Kansans Can: Celebrating the Success of our School Districts and Challenges for the Future Grand Eagle Ballroom

9:30am CDT

All Means All: Enhancing Inclusion Opportunities for Early Childhood Education Oak 206Dr. Rebekah Varvel • Dr. Cathy Redelberger Sharpen the Focus: Engaging in a Comprehensive Needs Assessment Process Redbud B 210Jay Scott • Catherine Chmidling • Myron Melton • Sarah Perryman School Finance & Budget Basics for Kansas School Leaders Redbud A 210Kellen J. Adams The Power of School Climate on Achievement and Wellbeing: How to Use Your New School Climate Report Maple 205Christina Mann Creating Work-Based Experiences through Registered Apprenticeships Cypress A 209Dr. Mark L. Johnson From Co"blab"eration to Collaboration Walnut 208Erynn Youngers • Erin Crist • Jaymee Brady Increasing Compassion Satisfaction to Improve Staff Retention Redbud C 210Katie Perez WSU Transition to Teaching: A Unique Approach to Alternative Routes Cedar 204Dr. Jim Granada • Sherri Holle Meet Sam! The Perfect Marriage of Therapy Dog Work and School Counseling Birch 203Dr. Christie M. Henderson • Chad Schuetz Self-Care is a Lie: Building Sustainable Systems of Co-Care Cypress B 209Ginger Lewman

11:00am CDT

Building Circles and Community Around Picture Books! Let's Learn From Others: A Focus on a Diverse Collection of Biographies Cypress A 209Carmen Zeisler Phonological Awareness Development: Implications for the Early Childhood Classroom and Beyond Birch 203Sandra L Bequette The Art of Quality Data Cypress B 209Sarah Palubinski • Melanie Scott An Overview of Active Assailant Trainings Provided by KSDE Redbud C 210John Calvert The Art of Thriving Instructional Teams Oak 206Tammy Fellers • Kelly Turcotte Attack Subgroup Disparities through Formative Assessments Cedar 204Heather Calvert A Study of Novice Elementary Teachers’ Voices on Their Retention and the Role of Instructional Coaching Maple 205Dr. John Montford Kansas Future Teacher Academy: Grow Your Own Starting with High School Students Redbud B 210Todd Roberts • Meghan Shave Building Resilience Through Co-Regulation Redbud A 210Rebecca Lewis-Pankratz Restorative Practices: The Action Component for Social Emotional Learning Walnut 208Sarah Lancaster, PhD, LPC

12:15pm CDT

Lunch Convention Hall

1:00pm CDT

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - Standing Tall Through It All Grand Eagle BallroomSteven Bollar

2:30pm CDT

Meet-Alike Discussion - Administrators/Directors/Board Members Cypress A 209 Meet-Alike Discussion - Consultants/Coordinators Cypress B 209 Meet-Alike Discussion - Elementary Teachers/Content Specialists Redbud B 210 Meet-Alike Discussion - Instructional Coaches/School Counselors Redbud A 210 Meet-Alike Discussion - Post Secondary Birch 203 Meet-Alike Discussion - Secondary Teachers/Content Specialists Redbud C 210

3:45pm CDT

Leadership for All - Diversity & Equity Cypress A 209 Leadership for All - School Administration Redbud B 210 Leadership for All - Social Emotional/Character Development Cypress B 209 Leadership for All - Special Education and Early Learning Redbud A 210 Leadership for All - Staff Development Birch 203 Leadership for All - Teachers Redbud C 210

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Grand Eagle Ballroom Foyer

8:30am CDT

Opening Session Grand Eagle Ballroom

9:00am CDT

Report-Outs Grand Eagle Ballroom

10:15am CDT

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Grand Eagle BallroomDr. Rosemarie Allen

11:30am CDT

Celebrate the Teacher! Grand Eagle Ballroom