ENGAGE Learning Conference 2025

ENGAGE Learning Conference 2025

7:30am CDT

ENGAGE Registration - Tuesday, June 17th Main Lobby

8:30am CDT

ENGAGE Opening Session - Dr. Liz Huntley Fine Arts Center

11:00am CDT

Lunch Session Gym

11:45am CDT

Comprehensive Strategies for World Language Success (Grades 6-12) Room 101 Curiosity: The Engine of CHANGE (Grades K - 12) Room 107 Ditch the Bullhorn: Transforming Parent Engagement with ParentSquare! (Grades K-12) Room 208 If You Feed Them, They Will Come: Ways to Build Engagement in a Middle School Library (Grades 6-12) Library Making Core Memories at School (Grades K - 5) Room 221 Setting The Foundation: Strategies for Tier 1 Behavior Supports (Grades K-12) Room 114 Teaching As a Parallel To Coaching (Grades K-12) Room 118 Tell Your Story or Someone Else Will! The Importance of Developing and Communicating Your School’s Brand (Grades 6 - 12) Room 218 Effective Grading Practices: Taking Grade Inflation Out of MTSS (Grades 3-12) Band Room Emerging Technology Tools for Educators (Grades K-12) Incubator (TECH) Engagement Strategies: Help Hook Students into Learning (Grades 6 - 12) Room 206 Engagement: More than an Educational Buzzword (Grades 6 - 12) Room 204 It's a Jungle Out There: Turning Liabilities Into Assets (K - 12) - 2 Hours Room 111 Youth Mental Health First Aid (Grades k-12) 2 Hours Room 207

12:45pm CDT

Does Building Community Really Work in a Secondary Setting? (Grades 6-12) Room 201 Teaching Modern Teenagers (Grades K-12) Room 116 All Thing AI - Fighting Teacher Burnout (Grades 3 - 12) Room 219 Creative Connections: The Power of Visual Arts in STEAM Education (Grades 3 - 12) 108 Math Lab Enhancing an Engaging Classroom Culture (Grades Grades 6 - 12) Room 235 CT Enhancing Learning with Schoology: Exploring Powerful Integrations (Grades 3 - 12) Room 217 Social-Emotional Readiness Through Purposeful Play (Grades K - 2) Room 220

1:45pm CDT

F⦁R⦁I⦁E⦁N⦁D⦁S The One Where Adults Support Each Other (Grades K-12) Room 204 Navigating the New: Survival Skills for the First Few Years of Teaching (Grades K-8) Library New Kid in Town: The Value of Student Leadership (Grades K-12) Band Room From Pressure to Performance: Balancing Stress in Educational Settings (Grades 3 - 12) Room 218 Get Connected Within Yourself: Setting Boundaries for Healthy Work-Life Balance (K-12) Room 118 Bring Math to Life with Virtual Reality (Grades 6 - 12) Room 101 Echoes of Innovation: Student Podcast Adventures! (Grades K - 12) Room 208 Meeting Learners Where They Are: Strategies for All Levels (Grades 6 - 12) Room 114 Play and Learn: Developmentally Appropriate Play Based Learning Strategies (Grades K-2) Incubator (TECH) Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (Grades 6-12) Room 206

2:50pm CDT

ENGAGE Closing Session Fine Arts Center

7:30am CDT

ENGAGE Registration - Wednesday, June 18th Main Lobby

8:30am CDT

ENGAGE Opening Session - Joe Sanfelippo Fine Arts Center

11:00am CDT

Wednseday Lunch Session Gym

11:45am CDT

Celebrating Student Writing with Publishing Parties (Grades K - 5) Room 204 Executive Functioning and Neurofeedback: The Dynamic Duo for Brain Power (Saving Students One Wave at a Time!) (Grades K - 12) Room 219 Intentional Communication (Grades K-12) Room 101 Stronger Connections: The Power of Effective Communication with Parents (Grades K-12) Room 107 Disengage to Engage: Exploring Teacher Well Being (Grades K -12) Room 217 Using Mindfulness to Support Student Behavior and Teacher Wellness (Grades K-12) Room 118 Elevate Your Teaching: Four Strategic Approaches in Instructional Design (Grades K-12) Room 114 Everything I Learned about Teaching, I Learned from Nick Saban (Grades K-12) Band Room Preparo Perfecto: Using Magic School AI to Make Prep Time Efficient and Easier (Grades K-12) Incubator (TECH) Schoology: Extreme Makeover Edition (Grades K-12) Room 207

12:45pm CDT

The Spartan Sips Story - How to Build Community While Gaining Vocational Skills Through a Student-Run Coffee Shop (Special Education) Room 111 Why Did Nemo Touch the "Butt?" How Understanding Values and Motivation Can Lead To Better Discussions, Better Papers, and Better Relationships (Grades 6-12) Room 104 Gas Station Highs: Substances Available to Our Youth and Their Dangers (Grades 3 - 12) Library Robots, Rivialries, and Results: The Power of Competitive Robotics in Schools (Grades 3 - 12) Room 116 Crafting AI Prompts to Get Great First Drafts of Assessments (Grades 6-12) Room 235 CT Dining with Data: How to Influence Instruction (Grades K - 12) Room 201 From Inquiry to Understanding: Implementing 3-Act Tasks in the Classroom (Grades K - 5) Room 208 Seesaw Superstars: Empowering Student Creativity! (Grades K-5) Room 206 We're All in This Together: A Team Approach to Tiered Instruction (Grades K - 5) Room 220 Who Are These People? Using the Enneagram to Build Positive Relationships in the Workplace (Grades K-12) - 2 Hours 108 Math Lab

1:45pm CDT

Fostering a Thriving Culture through Instructional and Socioemotional Intelligence (Grades 6 - 12) Room 114 Navigating National Boards (Grades K-12) Room 107 Three Books-Three Lessons (Grades 6 - 12) Band Room Vaping, Drugs, and the Classroom: Navigating Dangerous Trends to Support Students (Grades 6 - 12) Room 219 When the Plane Goes Down, Put Your Own Mask on First (Grades K - 12) Room 101 Artificial Intelligence SmackDown: A WWE Style Showdown in Education (Grades K - 12) Room 207 Beginnings... Experiences and Perspectives of the Early Years of Teaching: Teacher Panel (Grades K - 12) Incubator (TECH) Bridging Writing and Reading for Young Learners (Grades K - 2) Room 217 Little Writers, Big Voices: Teaching Writing in Kindergarten and 1st Grade (Grades K - 1) Room 204 Special Education 101: 10 Must-Know Insights about the World of Elementary Special Education (Grades K - 5) Room 218 The Impact of Visual Processing on School Performance (Grades K-12) Room 118

2:50pm CDT

ENGAGE Closing Session Fine Arts Center