2026 Engage Learning Conference

2026 Engage Learning Conference

PW

Perry Wright

Mountain Brook Schools

Teacher

Brookwood Forest Elementary

8:30am CDT

Opening Keynote Session: Reimaging Learning in the Age of AI with Richard Culatta Fine Arts Center

9:45am CDT

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER: Make Excellence the Norm: Strengthening Tier I Instruction Across Every Classroom (Grades K-12) Band RoomAllyson Apsey

Leading Without Burning Out: Strategies for Building Capacity and Multiplying Leadership (Grades K-12) Room 114Angelin Ponraj

10:50am CDT

Take Care of YOU so You Can Take Care of Others (Grades K-12) Room 221Brian Cain • Dr. Tara Bensinger

12:00pm CDT

Lunch and A Fireside Chat with Richard Culatta and Holly Martin (Registration/RSVP Required for Lunch) GymRichard Cullatta • Dell • Gaggle • Engaged Systems

1:00pm CDT

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKER: Leading the Whole Teacher: Creating Schools Where Educators Thrive (Grades K-12) Band RoomAllyson Apsey

Elevate Your Classroom! Strategies to Increase Engagement (Grades K-2) Room 107Julie Cox • Jane Harvey

8:30am CDT

Opening Keynote Session: Breaking Plates and Breaking Through: The Bold Path to Collective Efficacy with Allison Rodman Fine Arts Center

9:45am CDT

The Art of Engagement: Integrating Content to Motivate Our Youngest Learners (K-2 Teachers) Room 114Cammie Eanes

10:50am CDT

Creating a Culture of Belonging (Grades K-12) Room 220Donald Clayton • Derek Kennedy

12:00pm CDT

Lunch and Fireside Chat with Allison Rodman (Registration/RSVP Required for Lunch Order) GymAllison Rodman • Classlink

1:00pm CDT

Caring for Yourself, Calming the Storm Navigating the Crisis Cycle in Education (Grades K-12) Room 114Rachel Taylor, Ph.D.

F⦁R⦁I⦁E⦁N⦁D⦁S The One Where Adults Support Each Other (Grades K-12) Room 218Kira Aaron • Shannon Stewart

2:15pm CDT

Closing Session: Seeing, Teaching, and Caring Like Theo: A Closing Conversation with Allen Levi Fine Arts Center