KEYNOTE AND FEATURED Presenters
Collaborate. Build. Nurture. Reflect.
Cornelius and Kassandra Minor
School. Lifelong memories are made there. Kids don’t just learn there. They become. For many adults, the experiences we had in school did not simply teach us. For better or for worse, they made us. We don’t have to replicate the “for worse.” We can work together to reimagine school. For better.
Deep Kindness
Houston Kraft
In a world filled with division and anxiety, Houston will talk about practical ways to infuse compassion into the schools we serve and our daily personal routines. From his experience speaking in over 600 schools and working with over 6,000 schools as co-founder of CharacterStrong, he will share powerful insights and exercises to help create more kind communities.
Featured Speakers
Jack Berckemeyer
Taming the Team and Managing the Madness
Amber Chandler
The Flexible SEL Classroom
Jen Cort
Re-energizing Advisory
Kevin Dykema
Why Middle School Math Matters
Phyllis Fagell
Helping Students Thrive: Why Middle School Matters
Belinda George
Creating a Restorative Culture
Cedrick Gray
Courageous School Leadership
Persida Himmele
Total Participation Techniques
William Himmele
Total Participation Technique
Kim Karr
Building Digital Trust and Safety on Campus
Walter Lee
No Cap, Let’s Get Clear about Love
Simone Lewis
Getting to Growth Mindset and PBL in the Middle Grades
Nathan Maynard
Creating a Restorative Culture
Ann McCarty Perez
Creating The Successful Middle School Schedule
Andrew McPeak
A New Kind of Diversity
Sabine Phillips
Centering School Culture through Leadership
Katie Powell
The Successful Middle School
Autumn Rivera
Capitalizing on your Community and Integrating SEL into STEM
Ian Siljestrom
What Can I Say?: Navigating a Contentious Educational Landscape for LGBTQ+ Individuals
Dru Tomlin
Digging into Data to Understand our Students and Create Great Schools
Joseph Welch
Cultivating through Creativity and Bridges to Belonging
Rick Wormeli
Teaching in the Modern Middle School: Homework, Blocks, Coaching, Engagement, and More