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2019 Student Engagement Conference: Full Schedule (subject to change)

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Day 1: Wednesday, July 24

Session Time Title
  8:00am Registration/Breakfast Memorial Hall
  8:45am Welcome Remarks Memorial Hall
Keynote 9:00am

Getting Relationships Right

Kent Pekel, Ph.D., Search Institute, CEO
Memorial Hall
  9:45am- 10:00am Break
Room Time Johnson Room Ski-U-Mah Room Thomas Swain Room Minnesota Room
Session 1 10:00am- 11:10am Going Deeper with Developmental Relationships
Kent Pekel
Search Institute

K-12
Systematic Supports for Promoting Graduation
David Johnson and
Eileen Klemm
Check & Connect, ICI

K-12
What Makes a Reading Intervention Effective? Key Components for Academic Success and Engagement
Stacy Thompson
PRESS

Elementary
Check & Connect App
Michelle Austin & Ann Thompson
Check & Connect
Educational Technology Innovations (ETI)
  11:10am Break
Session 2 11:20am- 12:30pm Evidence-Based Student Engagement Strategies
Amy Reschly
University of Georgia

K-12
Check & Connect Info Session
Joseph Angaran
Check & Connect

K-12
Check and Connect: Creating Leaders of Change and Combating the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Anell Eccleston &
Kat Layton
The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan

K-12
C&C Slack Implementation Network
Ann Romine
Check & Connect
Lunch 12:30pm Break
Session 3 1:30pm- 2:40pm Increasing Family Engagement with Culturally Responsive Mentors
Elaine Miller, Tricia Buchanan & Peg Sullivan
University of South Florida SPDG and Renaissance Charter School

K-12
A Large District’s Implementation of Check & Connect, Stakeholder Perception, and Building for Capacity
Darnell Logan & Taffy Fletcher
Dekalb County School District (Atlanta, GA)

MS/HS
How to Increase Students’ Behavioural and Emotional Engagement in the ESL Classroom: A Case Study
Ivanna Thenoux
Santiago, Chile

HS
C&C Fidelity Dive
Eileen Klemm
Check & Connect
  2:40pm Break
Session 4 2:50pm- 4:00pm The Success of Implementing Social Emotional Learning and Trauma Informed Practices within an MTSS from Preschool through 12th Grade.
Beth Clavenna-Deane
Kansas MTSS and Alignment, KSDE TASN

K-12
Measuring Student Engagement
Amy Reschly
University of Georgia

3-12
How a School Built a Mentorship Community Based on Trauma Responsive Care
Kate Diorio
Red Lion Senior High, PA

High School
C&C Implementation Network Launch
Ann Romine
Check & Connect Trainer

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Day 2: Thursday, July 25

Session Time Title
  8:30am Breakfast: Memorial Hall
Keynote 9:00am

Educating The Current "Worst" Generation: Accepting Kids for Who They Are Rather Than Who We Want Them To Be

Kelvin Oliver, M.Ed., Leaving the Village
Memorial Hall
  9:45am Break
Room Time Johnson Room Ski-U-Mah Room Thomas Swain Room Minnesota Room
Session 5 10:00am- 11:10am Restorative Practices: Alternatives to Suspension
Kelvin Oliver
Leaving the Village

K-12
Just the Stats, Please
Deborah Cook & Sheila Berger
Sumner Elementary School
Austin, MN

Elementary
Check and Connect: The transition of Pinellas County Schools from a small grant in 2010 to sustainability and beyond in 2019
Tari Connell, Kris Moore &
Kelley Farrow
Pinellas County School Board (Florida)

K-12
Author Feature: Student Engagement Intervention Handbook
Dr. Sandy Christianson &
Dr. Amy Reschly
  11:10am Break
Session 6 11:20am- 12:30pm Impacting Engagement from the Inside Out
Marius Massie
Check & Connect, ICI

K-12
Enhancing Belonging in Minnesota Schools: A Cultural Liaison Panel
Delores Gabbard, Heather Keeler & Ann Romine
Moorhead Area Public Schools
Check & Connect, ICI

K-12
After-School Programs: Developing Confidence and Skills to Achieve Academic Success
Diana Yefanova & Julie Murphy
U Connect & Keystone Community Services (St. Paul, MN)

Middle School
Engage SEI Preview: Online Administration Option for the Student Engagement Instrument
Eileen Klemm & Ann Thompson
Check & Connect & ETI
Lunch 12:30pm Lunch Memorial Hall
Session 7 1:30pm- 2:40pm Supporting Students Using Universal Person-Centered Strategies that Promote Social and Emotional Development
Rachel Freeman
Institute on Community Integration

K-12
Partnering with Immigrant Families, Parents of English Learners (ELs) and ELs with Disabilities
Charity Funfe Tatah Mentan,
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)

K-12
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows: Increasing Engagement through the Power of Collaboration
Sarah France Ullmer & Angela Nelson
Minnesota Alliance for Youth & White Bear Lake High School (MN)

MS/HS
C&C Implementation Network Onboarding
Ann Romine
Check & Connect
  2:40pm Break
Closing Plenary Session 2:50pm- 3:15pm

Engaging Student Voice

High School for the Recording Arts, St. Paul, MN
Memorial Hall
  3:15pm Collect Evaluations/Provide CEUs
Memorial Hall

Join Slack for Conference Handouts: https://z.umn.edu/cncslack

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