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Come prepared to discuss and learn about text-based knowledge building, integrated writing, and strategies to support middle and high school students in developing a love of literature. The session will focus on structured close reading routines and explicit writing instruction that lead to improved student outcomes on Extended Writing Projects (EWPs) and discussion-based learning.
This session presents two examples of Japanese Lesson Study used to build teacher capacity in literacy instruction through a structured cycle of collaboration. Participants will examine how school leaders in elementary and middle school contexts guided teachers through collaborative lesson planning, observation, and reflection to strengthen instruction aligned with high-quality literacy materials. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies for leading lesson study as a job-embedded approach to instructional improvement and teacher learning.
This course is an essential professional development experience designed for school administrators, department heads, and teacher leaders committed to cultivating inclusive and safe learning environments. In today’s diverse educational landscape, leaders must possess the necessary skills to effectively recognize, interrupt, and mediate instances of prejudice, bias, and hate-based behavior, whether they occur in person, through graffiti, or online. This training moves beyond awareness, focusing squarely on actionable strategies and the development of a proactive, preventative leadership stance. Upon completion of Responding to Hate, leaders won’t just possess a framework for crisis response; they will have a comprehensive plan for long-term culture change and building sustained partnerships with community organizations to reinforce a message of respect and belonging.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to defeat the ultimate nemesis of elementary education: The Warm Bed on a Rainy Tuesday. Join two elementary principals as they declassify the files on their successful operation to combat chronic absenteeism. In this 45-minute briefing, we will detail how we infiltrated the hearts and minds of reluctant students (and their caregivers) to boost attendance rates and keep the DESE accountability agents happy.
Expect a fast-paced debrief on: The Gadgets: Creative incentives that actually work (and cost less than a spy plane). The Intel: Using data without needing a degree in cryptography. The Negotiation: Communication strategies that turn "I’m tired" into "I’m here."
This message will not self-destruct, but our chronic absenteeism rates did (improve)—and yours can too. Come for the laughs, stay for the strategies that actually get kids through the door.
This presentation will examine the family engagement strategies employed by two different elementary schools within the same school district. Key topics will include effective communication protocols, home-school partnerships that foster student learning, and the development of welcoming... Read More →
Thursday July 23, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT Wampanoag
Workshop Description: Female educators often pour into their students, staff, family and everyone else before themselves, which can lead them to feel overwhelmed and stressed with workplace pressures, demands, and workload. This can lead to burnout, reduced productivity, and a decline in well-being. In this interactive workshop, attendees will learn practical and hands-on tools to help them recognize their stressors and limiting beliefs, release burnout and stress within the time that they do have so that they can reconnect back with themselves and rise into the most resilient and productive version of themselves.
Climate and culture within a building is as effusive as the weather and far more complex to nurture, and with the current roller coaster of educational changes, it often is difficult to keep morale strong and the school community moving forward. This workshop will provide practical, immediate, and long-term strategies and opportunities, regardless of whether your school is thriving, growing or looking to re-establish its culture, for participants to: * Reflect on current climate and culture practices. * How to Identify areas for improvement. * Implement actionable steps to foster a positive and supportive environment. * Build joy within the school community. * Learn how to navigate change without hurting morale
The presenter is an award receiving Principal , in two states, who has also served as an AP and Superintendent k-12 in rural, suburban, urban large and small schools and will be available long after the workshop to support your questions and your needs.
