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Tuesday, June 9
 

9:45am CDT

Leading Without Burning Out: Strategies for Building Capacity and Multiplying Leadership (Grades K-12)
FULL
Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Limited Capacity full
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Stop doing it all and start multiplying your impact. True sustainable leadership comes from empowering others, not taking on more yourself. When leaders focus on building capacity and multiplying talent, they prevent burnout, strengthen teams, and create lasting impact. In this session, you will learn how to increase impact without increasing stress through interactive activities and proven multiplier leadership strategies. Drawing on insights from Liz Wiseman’s "Multipliers," you will gain practical tools to unlock team potential, build capacity, and lead sustainably–all while protecting your own capacity and avoiding burnout.
Speakers
Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Room 114

10:50am CDT

Engaged Faculty: Practicing With Our Faculty What We Preach To Our Faculty (Grades K-12)
FULL
Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:50am - 11:50am CDT
Limited Capacity full
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Administrators dedicate energy to ensuring instructional engagement for students—this session flips the lens to explore how we can intentionally design an engaging workplace for teachers. We'll translate student-engagement principles (attentiveness, commitment, persistence, meaningfulness) into actionable leadership practices, examine leverage points within an administrator’s control, and surface strategies from research and practitioner texts (e.g., Educator Bandwidth) to increase faculty well-being and instructional capacity.
Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:50am - 11:50am CDT
Room 208

10:50am CDT

Take Care of YOU so You Can Take Care of Others (Grades K-12)
FULL
Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:50am - 11:50am CDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
The purpose of this session is to give educators 5 practical tips for physical and mental health in a world that is often draining our reserves. The intended outcome is for educators to DAILY take care of themselves in order to take care of their students and their own families. 
Tuesday June 9, 2026 10:50am - 11:50am CDT
Room 221
 
Wednesday, June 10
 

9:45am CDT

Belonging Before Burnout: Mentorship Systems That Support Teachers (Grades K-12)
FULL
Wednesday June 10, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
The purpose of this session is to share a sustainable, research-based approach to supporting teachers who are new to the profession or new to a school or district. Led by instructional partners, the session highlights mentoring as essential to new teachers’ success, focused on building strong relationships and meaningful support.

Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) protocol, participants will explore effective systems that help retain high-impact teachers, reduce teacher turnover, and meet the unique needs of both individual educators and school communities.

Participants will consider mentorship in their own settings while connecting effective mentoring practices to teacher wellness, professional growth, and long-term sustainability in a culture where educators feel valued and empowered to thrive.

After a work session, participants will leave with a plan for adapting their own mentoring practices or structures.
Speakers
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Carmen Sullivan

Instructional Partner (VHEE), Vestavia Hills City Schools
Wednesday June 10, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Room 221

1:00pm CDT

Caring for Yourself, Calming the Storm Navigating the Crisis Cycle in Education (Grades K-12)
FULL
Wednesday June 10, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
This session equips educators with trauma-informed strategies to recognize, prevent, and respond to student behavioral crises. Participants will learn how trauma and adverse childhood experiences impact brain function, emotional regulation, and behavior. The session will explore the crisis cycle, early warning signs, and evidence-based de-escalation techniques, including the importance of educator self-regulation, tone, and relationships. Practical tools such as the Zones of Regulation, mindfulness strategies, and proactive interventions will be shared. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to create safer classrooms, reduce escalation, and support students in returning to a regulated state that promotes learning and emotional well-being.
Wednesday June 10, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Room 114

1:00pm CDT

F⦁R⦁I⦁E⦁N⦁D⦁S The One Where Adults Support Each Other (Grades K-12)
FULL
Wednesday June 10, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
This session highlights the importance of mentoring and peer relationships in fostering teacher development. Participants will discover key strategies for inspiring and supporting one another, promoting excellence through collaborative growth and creating a culture where teachers root for one another.

By empowering educators at every stage of their journey, we can create a nurturing environment where exceptional teachers thrive and their students are benefitted. Explore partnerships that are essential for equipping educators with the skills, knowledge, and support needed for success in the classroom and beyond. Participants will leave with a variety of options for building teacher capacity from the presenters and ideas share by other participants. Together through mentorship and peer collaboration, we can cultivate a community of supportive, encouraging, collaborative teachers who enjoy coming to work and effectively pour into students from full cups.
Wednesday June 10, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Room 218
 
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