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Monday, July 15
 

4:45pm CDT

Sailing Immersion ⛵️
The Sailing Classroom offers engaging environmental education programs aboard a historic sailboat on the Hudson River. Tailored for grades 4-12 but also adaptable for adult groups, the core experience involves hands-on activities like fishing, sail setting, and water quality testing. Participants rotate through interactive stations covering navigation, Hudson Valley history and ecology, and marine life observation.

For adult audiences, a more flexible format allows guests to explore rotating stations at their own pace throughout the charter. Experienced educators facilitate "big group talks" providing in-depth background on the Hudson River estuary, the boat's history connected to Pete Seeger and the Clearwater organization, and the interconnections between environmental topics.

The Sailing Classroom aims to foster environmental stewardship through placed-based, multi-sensory learning. Activities draw out themes like sustainability, human impacts, and scientific inquiry. Participants emerge with increased environmental literacy and appreciation for their local waterways. Programs cultivate both cognitive understanding and emotional connections to motivate conservation.

Whether for youth field trips or adult groups, the Sailing Classroom delivers immersive environmental education while gliding peacefully on a historic sailboat. The unique setting creates indelible memories and new perspectives on the living Hudson River.
Speakers
CG

Chloe Grey Smith

Senior Onboard Program Coordinator, clearwater

Monday July 15, 2024 4:45pm - 8:00pm CDT
 
Tuesday, July 16
 

8:00am CDT

Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast
A hot breakfast buffet will be served each morning from 8:00am - 9:00am in the Cafeteria. Enjoy locally sourced options such as:

- Scrambled eggs
- Breakfast potatoes
- Applewood smoked bacon and sausage links
- Fresh fruit salad
- Assorted breakfast breads, muffins, and pastries
- Yogurt and granola parfaits
- Oatmeal with assorted toppings
- Juices, coffee, and tea

Please help yourself to the breakfast buffet as you arrive before the start of sessions for the day.

Registration
The registration desk will be open each morning from 8:00am - 9:00am in the Main Lobby just outside the cafeteria. All attendees must check in here to receive their name badge and conference materials.

Your registration packet will include:
- Agenda with session details and room assignments
- Conference lanyard and name badge
- Pen and notebook
- Venue map
- Wifi password
- Local area information

Staff can assist with any questions. Be sure to get your packet and name badge before entering the conference areas.

Both registration and the cafeteria breakfast will remain open until 9:00am to accommodate arrivals. Please plan to arrive early to take care of these preliminary items. The cafeteria is located just beyond the Main Lobby after checking in.
Tuesday July 16, 2024 8:00am - 9:00am CDT

9:00am CDT

opening event
Opening event/ student - teacher perspective


Tuesday July 16, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am CDT

9:00am CDT

Chris Emdin Keynote Speaker
Speakers
CE

Chris Emdin

https://twitter.com/ChrisEmdin

Tuesday July 16, 2024 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
  Keynote

10:00am CDT

Building Your Compass - Core Values, Design Principles, and Strategic Partnerships (Part 1 of 2)
This session focuses on building core values and translating them into actionable plans for deeper learning. The session also highlights the importance of collaboration with outside partners to achieve lasting change. Through interactive activities, educators will develop a roadmap and resources for their school's deeper learning journey.




Speakers
avatar for Steve Casa

Steve Casa

ASST PRINCIPAL CAREER & TECHNICAL ED, Ulster BOCES
JS

Joe Salamone

PRINCIPAL, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIO, Ulster BOCES

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, College & Career Pathways

10:00am CDT

Cultivating Change: Strategies for Innovation and Growth (Part 1 of 2)
Embark on a transformative journey with our workshop, "Cultivating Change: Strategies for Innovation and Growth." This dynamic educational experience is designed to empower participants with the skills and insights necessary to foster a culture of change and drive forward with impactful ideas. Throughout the workshop, attendees will delve into the intricacies of change management, exploring strategies for effectively implementing innovative initiatives within their organizations or personal endeavors. With a focus on cultivating innovation and facilitating growth, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the three critical components encapsulated in the three Ps: Pitch, Pitfalls, and Plan. Learn to craft compelling pitches that inspire buy-in and enthusiasm for transformative ideas, while also navigating common pitfalls encountered along the journey of change. Armed with practical tools and strategies, attendees will leave with a robust plan of action tailored to their specific context, ready to lead their teams or themselves toward meaningful progress and success. Join us for "Cultivating Change: Strategies for Innovation and Growth" and take the first step towards building a culture primed for change and dedicated to driving forward with purpose and resilience.

Speakers
RF
SM
MS

Matt Sheehan

CTE Director, Broome Ticonderoga BOCES

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Continuous Improvement

10:00am CDT

Design for Deeper Learning with AI (Part 1 of 2)
What if there was a tool to help us take our wild project ideas and create a unit plan & scope and sequence? There is! Inkwire and the Professional Learning team at High Tech High’s Graduate School of Education designed an AI-assisted curriculum planning tool. Powered by High Tech High's Kaleidoscope framework for Deeper Learning design, this AI assistant helps educators – and learners! – integrate standards and curriculum requirements into a cycle of Deeper Learning essentials.
Speakers
avatar for Aatash Parikh
NR

Nuvia Ruland

High Tech High Graduate School of Education
GW

Gina Weber

Bullitt County Public Schools, Kentucky

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Assessment

10:00am CDT

Driving Deeper Learning Through Student Voice and Engagement (Part 1 of 2)
How do you know what your teachers and students are thinking and what motivates them? Why is this critically important? Find new ways to collect actionable data to provide real-time insight into aligning educators' and students' beliefs and actions to drive impactful strategic planning and pedagogical practices that reach the heart and soul of all learners. 
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Barbara Tischler Hastie

Dr. Barbara Tischler Hastie

COORD, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, Ulster BOCES
avatar for Nona Ullman

Nona Ullman

Founder and CEO, Lesson Loop
Ms. Nona Ullman, CEO of LessonLoop, is a former teacher, district administrator, and management consultant with 30 years of data, technology, and program evaluation experience with over 50 state and local educational agencies in 22 states. She has spent the last 10 years providing... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Assessment

10:00am CDT

Eliminating Exclusionary Discipline: three practical strategies to address student discipline challenges. (Part 1 of 2)
Dear School Leader: Your school's out-of-school suspension and expulsion rates need to improve. The teachers in your school are feeling unsupported and share your disciplinary approaches are ineffective. Your in-school suspension room is preferred by students rather than a deterrent. Your administrative staff is overwhelmed by office referrals. You are supposed to be running the school, not the students. Please do something about this. Love, your SUPERintendent. Do YOU resonate with some or all of these real or perceived pressures? If so, this session is perfect for you! During this session, attendees will be challenged to dismantle archaic mindsets and approaches to school discipline. Through relatable story-telling and practical strategy sharing, attendees will leave with concrete approaches to design a tiered, school-wide intervention response plan rooted in the ideals of social emotional learning and restorative practices. Participants will be exposed to and deepen their understanding of progressive school-based approaches they can bring back and implement TOMORROW that get at the heart of student decision making and transform how we think and act on student discipline challenges.
Speakers
avatar for Enrique Chikle Lugo

Enrique Chikle Lugo

School Leader, High Tech High
Enrique Lugo, aka chikle!, is a visual artist and the proud son of Mexican Immigrants who is dedicated to human centered education and community activism. Via a multidisciplinary approach my work has centered around identity, cultivating safe spaces, raising awareness, fostering change... Read More →
avatar for Brett Garner

Brett Garner

Principal, High Tech High
Brett is an authentic and unfeigned school leader with a proven track record of reviving disenfranchised school and staff cultures. Brett began his career as a physical education teacher before quickly being elevated to an high school assistant principal at the age of 26 in the largest... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Shifting Climate & Culture

10:00am CDT

Learning From the Future: Moving from What Is to What If. (Part 1 of 2)
So often in education, when we talk about potential reforms or changes, we look to the past for answers. Where is the research? What does the data tell us? What has or has not worked? While there is certainly value in understanding what came before, what gets lost when we only focus on incrementally improving someone else’s 150-year-old dream for education? How might visiting the future we want to emerge inspire experiments that breathe new creativity, shared vision, and joy into our teachers, students, districts, and communities?

Participants will learn from and with one another as we explore the boundaries we place around school and work collaboratively to design the future of teaching and learning.
Participants will think critically and creatively about the role of the modern school leader and what is needed to enact real change inside a school and district.
Participants will receive World Savvy frameworks and resources that can be used inside their school community.

This session is inquiry-based, and participants will engage in multiple interactive activities that incorporate collaboration, movement, critical and creative thinking, and art.

Activities:
Our Changing World: Participants will explore data and think critically about what it means to prepare young people to thrive in a complex and ever-changing world.
The Power of Metaphors: Participants will work in small groups to explore various images and use them as a metaphor for the kind of education system they hope to see.
Exploring Boundaries: Working in small groups, participants will identify the boundaries we place around school. We will then discuss what possibilities open up when we expand or contract those boundaries.
Archeologists of the Future: Participants will imagine traveling 20 years into the future. There they see an inclusive education system that adequately prepares young people to thrive in a complex, interconnected, and ever-changing world. What do they notice? What does teaching and learning look like? They then have to choose an artifact from the future to bring back to the present that will exemplify how education has transformed. They will work as a team to design their artifact and share it out to the group.
Questions and Reflections: Participants will share their ideas and discuss and plan for what comes next.
Speakers
KN

KK Neimann

World Savvy
Program Associate at World Savvy

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Continuous Improvement

10:00am CDT

Navigating Rapids: Teacher Leadership developing a Collaborative Journey (Part 1 of 2)
Educational leaders, embark on a journey designed to dive deep into the knowledge and skills needed to cultivate, navigate, and sustain teacher leadership in their respective communities. Explore how Teacher Career Pathways (TCP) navigates the waters of instructional leadership, one-to-one peer coaching, lab classroom leadership, professional learning design, teacher team leadership, and reflective conversations. Discover how these elements fuel collaboration, reflection, and inquiry, fostering distributive leadership and improving teaching and learning in New York City Public Schools (NYCPS). Engage in reflective sessions that prompt participants to assess the current state of teacher leadership in their communities. Gain actionable feedback from peers, guiding the development of localized, sustainable teacher leadership programs. Be part of this transformative journey towards empowering educators and navigating the rapids of leadership success.
Speakers
AO
MM

Mike Murphy

New York City Department of Education

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Facilitating Adult Learning

10:00am CDT

Phenomenon Based Learning Rocks! (Part 1 of 2)
By the Finnish definition Phenomenon Based Learning refers to project-based learning where students tackle phenomena and/or solve problems that feel relevant and authentic to them. During the learning process students practice, acquire and use a variety of skills as they dig into the phenomenon from the viewpoints that intrigue them. As a cohort of learners, they share their findings along the way, build a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon and ultimately share the results with an authentic audience that benefits from their findings or solutions. As a result of a PhenBL process the school might have a new recycling system in place or the local health center might have a well-designed and informative pamphlet with guidelines for healthy living. All of that doesn’t happen without a cohort of teacher aligning curricula and designing the base of the learning process that leaves room for student choice and voice.

The goal of this session is for the participants to walk away with:
- thorough understanding of the essential criteria of PhenBL
- ideas of what PhelBL looks and feels like in practice
- feeling of empowerment as a result of collaboration and exchange of ideas with other participants
Speakers
avatar for Petteri Elo

Petteri Elo

Founder/CEO, PedaNow
Petteri is an educator from Finland. He has an extensive career in teaching, training and hands-on pedagogical and curriculum development. He turns his innovative and experimental practices with his students into engaging and thought provoking training concepts for educators worldwide.As... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Civic Engagement

10:00am CDT

Science of Reading meets Sustainable Practices (Part 1 of 2)
“Be the change you wish to see in the world!” To be future leaders, advocates, and engaged community members, students must first connect to the world outside of the classroom. Engage in hands on activities and best teaching practices that demonstrate how sustainability provides an integrating context for content and foundational literacy skills.

Enhance your literacy toolbox to support the diverse readers in the classroom with strategies and skills grounded in current research on reading, heart, humanity, and technology. Reading is a lifelong skill and no matter the grade level, all teachers need to support a range of readers, meeting students where they are at and create meaningful classroom experiences to support all students. Ponder the question, why do U.S. teachers lag behind global peers in teaching about sustainability? We will use articles, podcasts, and talks to identify why, and gather materials to weave sustainability topics across content areas. Your digital reading toolbox will be filled with curricular resources across a wide range of sustainability-based topics. This course is for K-12 leaders across content areas who want to see how sustainability can be integrated into all we do in the schools, while cultivating critical thinkers, digital citizens, knowledge constructors, and literacy learners.
Speakers
avatar for Dana Brown

Dana Brown

Consultant, Dana Brown Professional Learning Services
Curriculum expertise, service to students, time management, to captivate better results.Dana Brown has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, with a concentration in behavioral sciences, from Concordia College-Bronxville, a master’s degree in reading and literacy from Fordham... Read More →
avatar for Michelle Haiken

Michelle Haiken

Teacher, Adjunct Professor, Author, Manhattanville College & Rye Middle School
Michele Haiken, EdD is passionate about all thing related to literacy and edtech. She has worked in education for the past 20 years and is the author of Personalized Reading (ISTE, 2018) and edited Gamify Literacy (ISTE, 2017). Connect with her at @teachingfactor.

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Civic Engagement

10:00am CDT

The Data Driven Student: Cultivating Reflective, Evaluative Learners (Part 1 of 2)
Data plays a crucial role in guiding educational outcomes. How might leaders and educators empower and equip students to use data as the drivers of their learning journey? Enabling students to examine their own data can significantly transform learning environments. This approach helps students become self-directed learners who develop a better understanding of their performance, take responsibility for their learning, and feel a greater sense of ownership over their success. Drawing on research from Hattie, Vygotsky, Bandura, and Eccles, among others, participants will develop a framework to cultivate data-driven students who are reflective learners who measure their growth and track their progress along their educational journeys.
Speakers
AS
avatar for Jennifer Harriton-Wilson, Ed.D.

Jennifer Harriton-Wilson, Ed.D.

Education Technology Coordinator, PNW BOCES and Hudson River Teacher Center
Dr. Jennifer Harriton-Wilson is a strong advocate of using technology to help shape and sharpen pedagogical practices. She is the Education Technology Coordinator at PNWBOCES and eager to learn from others.

Tuesday July 16, 2024 10:00am - 12:15pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Assessment

12:15pm CDT

Drones on the Lawn 🛸
Speakers
avatar for Peter Harris

Peter Harris

Assistant Superintendent Career & Technical Education (CTE) and Alternative Education (HVPA & Phoenix Academy), Ulster BOCES
Talk to me about PTECH, leveraging partnerships, work place learning, global competency, narrative feedback and skills mapping.My goal is to help grow employable good humans.I focus on workplace learning skills and global competencies. We leverage partnerships to do this.Our program... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm CDT

12:15pm CDT

Lunch (food trucks!) 🚛
Tuesday July 16, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm CDT

1:30pm CDT

Building Your Compass - Core Values, Design Principles, and Strategic Partnerships (Part 2 of 2)
This session focuses on building core values and translating them into actionable plans for deeper learning. The session also highlights the importance of collaboration with outside partners to achieve lasting change. Through interactive activities, educators will develop a roadmap and resources for their school's deeper learning journey.




Speakers
avatar for Steve Casa

Steve Casa

ASST PRINCIPAL CAREER & TECHNICAL ED, Ulster BOCES
JS

Joe Salamone

PRINCIPAL, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIO, Ulster BOCES

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, College & Career Pathways

1:30pm CDT

Cultivating Change: Strategies for Innovation and Growth (Part 2 of 2)
Embark on a transformative journey with our workshop, "Cultivating Change: Strategies for Innovation and Growth." This dynamic educational experience is designed to empower participants with the skills and insights necessary to foster a culture of change and drive forward with impactful ideas. Throughout the workshop, attendees will delve into the intricacies of change management, exploring strategies for effectively implementing innovative initiatives within their organizations or personal endeavors. With a focus on cultivating innovation and facilitating growth, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the three critical components encapsulated in the three Ps: Pitch, Pitfalls, and Plan. Learn to craft compelling pitches that inspire buy-in and enthusiasm for transformative ideas, while also navigating common pitfalls encountered along the journey of change. Armed with practical tools and strategies, attendees will leave with a robust plan of action tailored to their specific context, ready to lead their teams or themselves toward meaningful progress and success. Join us for "Cultivating Change: Strategies for Innovation and Growth" and take the first step towards building a culture primed for change and dedicated to driving forward with purpose and resilience.

Speakers
RF
SM
MS

Matt Sheehan

CTE Director, Broome Ticonderoga BOCES

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Continuous Improvement

1:30pm CDT

Design for Deeper Learning with AI (Part 2 of 2)
What if there was a tool to help us take our wild project ideas and create a unit plan & scope and sequence? There is! Inkwire and the Professional Learning team at High Tech High’s Graduate School of Education designed an AI-assisted curriculum planning tool. Powered by High Tech High's Kaleidoscope framework for Deeper Learning design, this AI assistant helps educators – and learners! – integrate standards and curriculum requirements into a cycle of Deeper Learning essentials.
Speakers
avatar for Aatash Parikh
NR

Nuvia Ruland

High Tech High Graduate School of Education
GW

Gina Weber

Bullitt County Public Schools, Kentucky

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Assessment

1:30pm CDT

Driving Deeper Learning Through Student Voice and Engagement (Part 2 of 2)
How do you know what your teachers and students are thinking and what motivates them? Why is this critically important? Find new ways to collect actionable data to provide real-time insight into aligning educators' and students' beliefs and actions to drive impactful strategic planning and pedagogical practices that reach the heart and soul of all learners. 
Speakers
avatar for Nona Ullman

Nona Ullman

Founder and CEO, Lesson Loop
Ms. Nona Ullman, CEO of LessonLoop, is a former teacher, district administrator, and management consultant with 30 years of data, technology, and program evaluation experience with over 50 state and local educational agencies in 22 states. She has spent the last 10 years providing... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Barbara Tischler Hastie

Dr. Barbara Tischler Hastie

COORD, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, Ulster BOCES

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Assessment

1:30pm CDT

Eliminating Exclusionary Discipline: three practical strategies to address student discipline challenges. (Part 2 of 2)
Dear School Leader: Your school's out-of-school suspension and expulsion rates need to improve. The teachers in your school are feeling unsupported and share your disciplinary approaches are ineffective. Your in-school suspension room is preferred by students rather than a deterrent. Your administrative staff is overwhelmed by office referrals. You are supposed to be running the school, not the students. Please do something about this. Love, your SUPERintendent. Do YOU resonate with some or all of these real or perceived pressures? If so, this session is perfect for you! During this session, attendees will be challenged to dismantle archaic mindsets and approaches to school discipline. Through relatable story-telling and practical strategy sharing, attendees will leave with concrete approaches to design a tiered, school-wide intervention response plan rooted in the ideals of social emotional learning and restorative practices. Participants will be exposed to and deepen their understanding of progressive school-based approaches they can bring back and implement TOMORROW that get at the heart of student decision making and transform how we think and act on student discipline challenges.
Speakers
avatar for Enrique Chikle Lugo

Enrique Chikle Lugo

School Leader, High Tech High
Enrique Lugo, aka chikle!, is a visual artist and the proud son of Mexican Immigrants who is dedicated to human centered education and community activism. Via a multidisciplinary approach my work has centered around identity, cultivating safe spaces, raising awareness, fostering change... Read More →
avatar for Brett Garner

Brett Garner

Principal, High Tech High
Brett is an authentic and unfeigned school leader with a proven track record of reviving disenfranchised school and staff cultures. Brett began his career as a physical education teacher before quickly being elevated to an high school assistant principal at the age of 26 in the largest... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Shifting Climate & Culture

1:30pm CDT

Learning From the Future: Moving from What Is to What If. (Part 2 of 2)
So often in education, when we talk about potential reforms or changes, we look to the past for answers. Where is the research? What does the data tell us? What has or has not worked? While there is certainly value in understanding what came before, what gets lost when we only focus on incrementally improving someone else’s 150-year-old dream for education? How might visiting the future we want to emerge inspire experiments that breathe new creativity, shared vision, and joy into our teachers, students, districts, and communities?

Participants will learn from and with one another as we explore the boundaries we place around school and work collaboratively to design the future of teaching and learning.
Participants will think critically and creatively about the role of the modern school leader and what is needed to enact real change inside a school and district.
Participants will receive World Savvy frameworks and resources that can be used inside their school community.

This session is inquiry-based, and participants will engage in multiple interactive activities that incorporate collaboration, movement, critical and creative thinking, and art.

Activities:
Our Changing World: Participants will explore data and think critically about what it means to prepare young people to thrive in a complex and ever-changing world.
The Power of Metaphors: Participants will work in small groups to explore various images and use them as a metaphor for the kind of education system they hope to see.
Exploring Boundaries: Working in small groups, participants will identify the boundaries we place around school. We will then discuss what possibilities open up when we expand or contract those boundaries.
Archeologists of the Future: Participants will imagine traveling 20 years into the future. There they see an inclusive education system that adequately prepares young people to thrive in a complex, interconnected, and ever-changing world. What do they notice? What does teaching and learning look like? They then have to choose an artifact from the future to bring back to the present that will exemplify how education has transformed. They will work as a team to design their artifact and share it out to the group.
Questions and Reflections: Participants will share their ideas and discuss and plan for what comes next.
Speakers
KN

KK Neimann

World Savvy
Program Associate at World Savvy

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Continuous Improvement

1:30pm CDT

Navigating Rapids: Teacher Leadership developing a Collaborative Journey (Part 2 of 2)
Educational leaders, embark on a journey designed to dive deep into the knowledge and skills needed to cultivate, navigate, and sustain teacher leadership in their respective communities. Explore how Teacher Career Pathways (TCP) navigates the waters of instructional leadership, one-to-one peer coaching, lab classroom leadership, professional learning design, teacher team leadership, and reflective conversations. Discover how these elements fuel collaboration, reflection, and inquiry, fostering distributive leadership and improving teaching and learning in New York City Public Schools (NYCPS). Engage in reflective sessions that prompt participants to assess the current state of teacher leadership in their communities. Gain actionable feedback from peers, guiding the development of localized, sustainable teacher leadership programs. Be part of this transformative journey towards empowering educators and navigating the rapids of leadership success.
Speakers
AO
MM

Mike Murphy

New York City Department of Education

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Facilitating Adult Learning

1:30pm CDT

Phenomenon Based Learning Rocks! (Part 2 of 2)
By the Finnish definition Phenomenon Based Learning refers to project-based learning where students tackle phenomena and/or solve problems that feel relevant and authentic to them. During the learning process students practice, acquire and use a variety of skills as they dig into the phenomenon from the viewpoints that intrigue them. As a cohort of learners, they share their findings along the way, build a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon and ultimately share the results with an authentic audience that benefits from their findings or solutions. As a result of a PhenBL process the school might have a new recycling system in place or the local health center might have a well-designed and informative pamphlet with guidelines for healthy living. All of that doesn’t happen without a cohort of teacher aligning curricula and designing the base of the learning process that leaves room for student choice and voice.

The goal of this session is for the participants to walk away with:
- thorough understanding of the essential criteria of PhenBL
- ideas of what PhelBL looks and feels like in practice
- feeling of empowerment as a result of collaboration and exchange of ideas with other participants
Speakers
avatar for Petteri Elo

Petteri Elo

Founder/CEO, PedaNow
Petteri is an educator from Finland. He has an extensive career in teaching, training and hands-on pedagogical and curriculum development. He turns his innovative and experimental practices with his students into engaging and thought provoking training concepts for educators worldwide.As... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Civic Engagement

1:30pm CDT

Science of Reading meets Sustainable Practices (Part 2 of 2)
“Be the change you wish to see in the world!” To be future leaders, advocates, and engaged community members, students must first connect to the world outside of the classroom. Engage in hands on activities and best teaching practices that demonstrate how sustainability provides an integrating context for content and foundational literacy skills.

Enhance your literacy toolbox to support the diverse readers in the classroom with strategies and skills grounded in current research on reading, heart, humanity, and technology. Reading is a lifelong skill and no matter the grade level, all teachers need to support a range of readers, meeting students where they are at and create meaningful classroom experiences to support all students. Ponder the question, why do U.S. teachers lag behind global peers in teaching about sustainability? We will use articles, podcasts, and talks to identify why, and gather materials to weave sustainability topics across content areas. Your digital reading toolbox will be filled with curricular resources across a wide range of sustainability-based topics. This course is for K-12 leaders across content areas who want to see how sustainability can be integrated into all we do in the schools, while cultivating critical thinkers, digital citizens, knowledge constructors, and literacy learners.
Speakers
avatar for Michelle Haiken

Michelle Haiken

Teacher, Adjunct Professor, Author, Manhattanville College & Rye Middle School
Michele Haiken, EdD is passionate about all thing related to literacy and edtech. She has worked in education for the past 20 years and is the author of Personalized Reading (ISTE, 2018) and edited Gamify Literacy (ISTE, 2017). Connect with her at @teachingfactor.
avatar for Dana Brown

Dana Brown

Consultant, Dana Brown Professional Learning Services
Curriculum expertise, service to students, time management, to captivate better results.Dana Brown has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, with a concentration in behavioral sciences, from Concordia College-Bronxville, a master’s degree in reading and literacy from Fordham... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Civic Engagement

1:30pm CDT

The Data Driven Student: Cultivating Reflective, Evaluative Learners (Part 2 of 2)
Data plays a crucial role in guiding educational outcomes. How might leaders and educators empower and equip students to use data as the drivers of their learning journey? Enabling students to examine their own data can significantly transform learning environments. This approach helps students become self-directed learners who develop a better understanding of their performance, take responsibility for their learning, and feel a greater sense of ownership over their success. Drawing on research from Hattie, Vygotsky, Bandura, and Eccles, among others, participants will develop a framework to cultivate data-driven students who are reflective learners who measure their growth and track their progress along their educational journeys.
Speakers
AS
avatar for Jennifer Harriton-Wilson, Ed.D.

Jennifer Harriton-Wilson, Ed.D.

Education Technology Coordinator, PNW BOCES and Hudson River Teacher Center
Dr. Jennifer Harriton-Wilson is a strong advocate of using technology to help shape and sharpen pedagogical practices. She is the Education Technology Coordinator at PNWBOCES and eager to learn from others.

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Assessment

4:00pm CDT

Cocktail Reception at Hutton Brickyards
Tuesday July 16, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
 
Wednesday, July 17
 

8:00am CDT

Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast
A hot breakfast buffet will be served each morning from 8:00am - 9:00am in the Cafeteria. Enjoy locally sourced options such as:

- Scrambled eggs
- Breakfast potatoes
- Applewood smoked bacon and sausage links
- Fresh fruit salad
- Assorted breakfast breads, muffins, and pastries
- Yogurt and granola parfaits
- Oatmeal with assorted toppings
- Juices, coffee, and tea

Please help yourself to the breakfast buffet as you arrive before the start of sessions for the day.

Registration
The registration desk will be open each morning from 8:00am - 9:00am in the Main Lobby just outside the cafeteria. All attendees must check in here to receive their name badge and conference materials.

Your registration packet will include:
- Agenda with session details and room assignments
- Conference lanyard and name badge
- Pen and notebook
- Venue map
- Wifi password
- Local area information

Staff can assist with any questions. Be sure to get your packet and name badge before entering the conference areas.

Both registration and the cafeteria breakfast will remain open until 9:00am to accommodate arrivals. Please plan to arrive early to take care of these preliminary items. The cafeteria is located just beyond the Main Lobby after checking in.
Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am CDT

8:45am CDT

Bonanza: The Ethical Game of Synthetic vs Authentic in the Algorithmic Age: Andrew Taylor & Ellen Moskowitz Den Talk 🏕
It's a high-stakes game of guesswork and gigabytes that will leave you questioning reality!
 
Step right up to the most electrifying game of "Bot or Not"! In this thrilling gameshow-style event, contestants will face a battle of wits, trying to outsmart the ultimate question: Was it penned by a person or plotted by a processor? Is the art generated by hand or hard drive?
 
But wait, there's more! We'll dive deep into the ethical quagmires and authenticity conundrums in our AI-infused world. This is a journey through technology's looking glass, where every click could be a clue and every post holds a piece of the puzzle. The audience will debate and determine “Bot or Not”. The audience is the ultimate judge and jury, but their work will not be as easy as you think and may leave us all questioning our ability to determine right/wrong or authentic/.
 
So, grab your thinking caps and join us for a session of laughter, learning, and a little bit of existential dread. Who knows? You might just leave with a newfound appreciation for your own human ingenuity... or start giving side-eye to your smartphone.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor

Director of Technology & Innovation, Chappaqua Central School District
Andrew Taylor stands at the forefront of educational innovation as the esteemed Director of Technology and Innovation for the Chappaqua Central School District. With a visionary approach, he orchestrates the district's instructional technology strategy, seamlessly weaving cutting-edge... Read More →
avatar for Ellen S Moskowitz

Ellen S Moskowitz

Professional Developer, Chappaqua Central School District
Ellen has been in Chappaqua for 16 years, and 11 as a curriculum and instruction specialist and professional development leader.  She has successfully led comprehensive instructional programs, focusing on new teacher induction, professional development, and strategic planning. Known... Read More →

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Ditch Donut Fridays: A Science-Based Approach to Wellbeing in Schools: Maria Sommer & Martín Blank Den Talk 🏕
Description: What do Donut Fridays, Massage Day, and Days off all have in common? They are shortcuts to “wellbeing” that seldom create lasting change. In this workshop, participants will learn evidence-based strategies and tools to promote wellbeing and build resilience in schools and districts. We will explore how to assess the needs and strengths of your district, develop a comprehensive wellbeing plan, and implement strategies to support the wellbeing of students and staff. You will also have the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities and discussions to deepen your understanding and build your skills.


Speakers
MS
avatar for Martín Blank

Martín Blank

School Wellbeing Solutions
Martín Blank is a former teacher and school administrator turned positive psychology practitioner and school consultant. He founded School Wellbeing Solutions with the mission to support school and district leaders to create conditions for thriving environments that support the wellbeing... Read More →

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Ethical Leadership: Yaniyah Pathfinder Pearson & Jill Berardi Den Talk 🏕
Speakers
avatar for Jill Berardi

Jill Berardi

ASST SUPERINTENDENT, SPEC ED & PPS, Ulster BOCES
Jill Berardi received her Certificate of Advanced Study from the SUNY New Paltz School of Educational Administration. She began her career as a classroom special education teacher in an inner-city school district, and transitioned into administration. One of her earlier experiences... Read More →
YP

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Gwendolyn Roraback Den Talk 🏕
Micro Habits for Atomic Change, based on the work of Micahel Bungay and James Clear, participants will hear the story of one district striving to create a culture of learning through engagement, equity, and empowerment for all.
Speakers
GR

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Jared Fox, Anthony Voulgarides (AI and your work world) Den Talk 🏕
Speakers
avatar for Jared Fox

Jared Fox

Educator | Author, Fox EduConsulting
Dr. Jared Fox (he/him), has over twenty years of experience working in education with seventeen spent serving as a New York City public school science teacher.  His consulting practice leverages his research background and deep practical work experience to help schools and organizations... Read More →
AV

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Jevon Hunter & Paul Palalino Den Talk 🏕
Speakers
JH

Jevon Hunter

Woods Beals Endowed Chair for Urban Education, The State University of New York, Buffalo State
Jevon D. Hunter is the Woods Beals Endowed Chair for Urban Education in the School of Education and an Associate Professor in the Elementary Education and Reading Department at The State University New York, Buffalo State where his teaching and research interests examine the ways... Read More →
DP

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Kass & Cornelius Minor: The Minor Collective Den Talk 🏕
Speakers
avatar for Cornelius Minor

Cornelius Minor

Educator, Kass & Corn - The Minor Collective
Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and part-time Pokemon trainer. He works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform in cities (and sometimes villages) across the globe. His latest book, We Got This... Read More →
avatar for Cornelius Minor

Cornelius Minor

Educator, Kass & Corn - The Minor Collective
Kass Minor is an inclusive educator and author who is deeply involved in local, inquiry-based teacher research and school community development. She is the author of Teaching Fiercely: Spreading Joy and Justice in Our Schools and the co-founder and Chief Strategist of The Minor Collective... Read More →

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Partnering for Impact: Matt Sheehan & Steve Casa Den Talk 🏕
Speakers
avatar for Steve Casa

Steve Casa

ASST PRINCIPAL CAREER & TECHNICAL ED, Ulster BOCES
MS

Matt Sheehan

CTE Director, Broome Ticonderoga BOCES

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Pedro Roman & Steve Rappleyea Den Talk 🏕
Speakers
DP

Dr. Pedro Roman

Superintendent and Impact Leader, Hyde Park
DS

Dr. Steve Rappleyea

MTSS-I Coach NYSED Office of Special Education, Educational Partnership University at Albany, School of Education

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

8:45am CDT

Torrance Hampton & Peter Harris Den Talk 🏕
Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:45am - 9:45am CDT
  Den Talk 🏕

10:00am CDT

Kinfolk
Wednesday July 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:45am CDT
  Experience Kingston

11:00am CDT

Preparation for celebration of learning/ processing den talks with Deep Dive group
Wednesday July 17, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
  Deep Dive, Making Connections

12:00pm CDT

Lunch🍕
Wednesday July 17, 2024 12:00pm - 12:45pm CDT

1:00pm CDT

Hannah Gallivan Keynote Speaker
Speakers
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Wednesday July 17, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
  Keynote

1:30pm CDT

Closing Activity
Speakers
avatar for Peter Harris

Peter Harris

Assistant Superintendent Career & Technical Education (CTE) and Alternative Education (HVPA & Phoenix Academy), Ulster BOCES
Talk to me about PTECH, leveraging partnerships, work place learning, global competency, narrative feedback and skills mapping.My goal is to help grow employable good humans.I focus on workplace learning skills and global competencies. We leverage partnerships to do this.Our program... Read More →
avatar for Jill Berardi

Jill Berardi

ASST SUPERINTENDENT, SPEC ED & PPS, Ulster BOCES
Jill Berardi received her Certificate of Advanced Study from the SUNY New Paltz School of Educational Administration. She began her career as a classroom special education teacher in an inner-city school district, and transitioned into administration. One of her earlier experiences... Read More →
avatar for Sarah Dudley-Lemek

Sarah Dudley-Lemek

ASST SUPERINTENDENT, INSTRUCTIONAL SVCS, Ulster BOCES
avatar for Jonah Schenker

Jonah Schenker

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, Ulster BOCES

Wednesday July 17, 2024 1:30pm - 2:15pm CDT
  Closing

2:00pm CDT

🍦 Ice Cream on the lawn!
Grab some soft serve or a traditional ice cream bar!  Truck will be outside of the field house!
Wednesday July 17, 2024 2:00pm - 4:00pm CDT

2:15pm CDT

Closing/Celebration of Learning
Wednesday July 17, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CDT
 
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