Breakout Session 3
Afternoon sessions coming soon!
C24 - Emergencies in Schools: What to Expect from EMS
(Health/Mental Health)
Presenter: Ms. Vickie Martin
This engaging session demystifies what happens when emergency medical services (EMS) respond to behavioral crises in school settings. Discover what educators can expect when help arrives, how EMS assesses and manages these situations, and the critical information that makes a real difference. Learn practical strategies for collaboration between school staff and EMS to ensure safer, more effective outcomes for students and responders alike.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Paraeducators, Substitutes, Parents, Early Childhood Educators, High School Educators, University Students, Agency Personnel, School Nurses
C25 - Systems of Safety: Aligning Classroom Practices with Schoolwide Wellbeing Goals
(Health/Mental Health)
Eligible for NASP CPD and SWK credit
Presenter: Dr. Dana Milakovic
This session connects trauma-informed classroom strategies to broader systems of school climate and wellbeing. Participants will explore how consistent, aligned practices across classrooms can reduce stress, improve attendance, and increase engagement. The session blends practical tools with systems-level thinking to help leaders and educators strengthen coherence and sustainability in their approach to wellbeing.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Paraeducators, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators, School Nurses
C26 - The Power of WE: Launching a Secondary Co-Teaching Model - Systems, Structures, and Shared Ownership that Made It Work
(Instructional Practices)
Presenter: Ms. Elizabeth Welch, Ms. Sierra Bowers, Mr. Patrick Brandt, Ms. Katherine Swinehart
Discover how a secondary campus transformed co-teaching into a thriving, collaborative practice! In this session, you’ll hear the inside story of a two-year journey to build systematic structures, provide targeted training, and foster shared ownership among teaching teams. Our presenters will share practical strategies, lessons learned, and real-world successes along with the challenges that shaped the process. Join us to gain insights that can strengthen co-teaching relationships and elevate instructional effectiveness on your campus.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Middle School Educators, High School Educators, University Students
C27 - AI Considerations
(Educational Technology)
Presenter: Mr. Brian Booker
We all know that AI is here, but what are the necessary considerations we need to have in order to properly and ethically use it in our role as educators? This session will discuss various considerations we should have regarding AI and allow for educators to discuss topics like plagiarism, student and environmental impact of AI, and the possibilities AI has to impact our work.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Substitutes, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators, University Students
C28 - De-escalation Road-Preparing and Individualizing De-escalation Plans
(Behavior)
Presenters: Ms. Jennifer Shade
In this dynamic session, you’ll explore the 7 Stages of Escalation and learn how to recognize early warning signs before they become crises. Through practical strategies and collaborative planning, participants will develop proactive response plans that support both students and staff during challenging moments.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Paraeducators, Substitutes, Parents, Early Childhood Educators, School Nurses
C29 - Career Exploration with TransfrVR
(Educational Technology)
Presenter: Ms. Megan Smith
Discover the career exploration virtual reality headsets that are available in the IMS Lending Library through IU13. Transfr's career exploration headsets introduce students to a large variety of careers. Learn how you can create a pathway from the classroom to career for your students by providing a safe, engaging, and scalable hands-on experiences that makes learning come alive.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Paraeducators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators, University Students, Agency Personnel
C30 - Strengthening Positive Climate: Practical Strategies for Behavior and Engagement
(Behavior)
Presenter: Ms. Julie Brown
Creating and sustaining a positive school climate is essential for fostering student engagement and reducing challenging behaviors. This session will explore practical, evidence-based strategies that educators can implement to strengthen classroom and school-wide environments. Participants will learn approaches to promote positive interactions, increase student motivation, and build systems that support consistent expectations. Through real-world examples and actionable tools, this session will equip educators with techniques to enhance behavior and engagement, ultimately improving outcomes for all learners.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Paraeducators, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators
C31 - Tier 3 Math Interventions: Using School Consultation and Instructional Match
(Instructional Practices)
Eligible for NASP CPD credit
Presenter: Ms. Lucy McGloshen, Ms. Gabi Turner, Dr. Drew Hunter
In this presentation, two single-subject research designs are utilized to show the effectiveness of consultation and instructional match in math at the elementary level. The presentation focuses on how to use curriculum based measurements (CBM) to drill down for mastery of basic math concepts. The goal of this presentation is to show how this process can be done effectively within an Instructional Consultation model.
Audience: General Educators, Elementary Educators, University Students
C32 - Leveraging Universal Design for Learning to Foster Expert Learners
(Instructional Practices/Hope and Belonging)
Presenter: Dr. Shannon Haley-Mize
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a powerful planning tool that supports access and expert learning skills for all learners. This session will review the principles of UDL and explore specific ways to apply the planning framework to design dynamic and innovative classroom spaces that facilitate belonging and empowerment for all students. As part of this dialogue, we will examine the ways that UDL intersects with and furthers a disability-justice orientation.
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Paraeducators, Substitutes, Parents, Early Childhood Educators, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators, University Students, Agency Personnel, School Nurses
C33 - Hope 2.0: The Practice of Growing Hope in Our Schools
(Hope and Belonging)
Presenter: Ms. Anne Kinderwater Caroll, Ms. Heather Rotella
Hope science is rooted in agency, pathways, and goal setting. Many may be familiar with the impact of hope on wellbeing through previous workshops made available across the county this past year. Join us to continue the journey of hope science in a collaborative setting to strengthen personal and professional agency and explore its impact on ourselves and the families we serve. (An abbreviated hope refresher will be provided within the session for hope science newbies)
Audience: General Educators, Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Paraeducators, Substitutes, Parents, Early Childhood Educators, Elementary Educators, Middle School Educators, High School Educators, University Students, Agency Personnel, School Nurses
C34 - Promoting Healthy Relationship Skills in Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
(Health/Mental Health)
Presenters: Ms. Julia Wecker
In this workshop, participants will learn about Prevention Education regarding sexual violence and its key principles. We will discuss why Prevention Education is particularly important for students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) and consider the barriers students with IDDs face to receiving information about healthy relationships. Finally, we will look at Elevatus, an evidence- and trauma-informed curriculum written by and for students with IDDs and discuss how it can be implemented within classrooms to begin vital conversations for student safety and success.
Audience: Special Educators, Administrators/Supervisors, Paraeducators, Parents, Agency Personnel, School Nurses