Please choose ONE track to attend (Adult)*

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  Track 1: From Silos to Synergy: Fostering Meaningful Youth-Adult Connections

  Who should attend: Anyone working in or with schools/after-school programs, youth-serving organizations, faith-based organizations, juvenile justice/school resource officers, parents/guardians, and college students. High school students are welcome when accompanied by an adult.
  
  Join us for an inspiring session dedicated to empowering our youth by helping them build strong, resilient support systems. In today's rapidly changing world, young people face unique challenges and experiences that impact their interactions, connections, and overall well-being.
  
  Participants will delve into strategies to walk alongside youth as they build their own support network.
  
  Participants will gain new insights to:
  
  -Understanding the diverse experiences and challenges faced by today's youth.
  
  -Fostering positive interactions among youth, peers, and adults.
  
  -Creating safe spaces where youth voice is honored.
  
  -Encouraging healthy youth and adult relationships.
  
  This session is an opportunity for educators, parents, mentors, community/tribal leaders, and youth themselves to collaborate, share knowledge, and develop strategies to support growth. Working together, we can ensure that every young person has access to the support they need to thrive and succeed.
  
  Join us in making a difference in the lives of our youth and building a brighter, more connected future for all!

  Attend this track

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  Track 2: Teaching for Excellence: Overcoming the Post-Covid Challenges in School

  Brightways Professional Development Incorporating Spence Rogers and Renee Brice’s PEAK, Teaching for Excellence tools, strategies and concepts.
  
  Who should attend: K-12 educators and college students who plan to become educators.
  
  Reaching excellence with all learners has always been challenging, but in the post-COVID world, these challenges often feel insurmountable. Beth Buchanan with Brightways Learning is providing highly praised professional development with follow-up support, helping educators achieve outstanding successes that once seemed out of reach.
  
  Learn ways to:
  
  -Increase learning
  
  -Boost motivation in school
  
  -Improve achievement and positively impact attendance, behavior, and attitudes
  
  Specifically, explore and take with you…
  
  -How to give clear and effective directions and instructions so students follow them correctly
  
  -Ways to engage practically all learners in answering questions and learning correct or better responses in the process
  
  -Ways to increase memory and retention
  
  -Powerful keys, tools, and strategies to reduce resistant behaviors
  
  -Approaches that improve assessment results
  
  -How to engage students in deeper learning through self-generated feedback and adjustment
  
  -Ways to capture and focus student attention
  
  -Strategies and tools for managing a broad range of classroom situations
  
  -How to use lighting, classroom arrangement, space, and seating for maximized performance
  
  -Ways to effectively use walls to increase learning
  
  -An exploration of the 3 Keys to fostering and sustaining high levels of motivation, good behavior, and a focus on learning
  
  -Engaging activities for diverse learners
  
  -Approaches that increase the likelihood students will come to class
  
  In our professional development, we walk our talk. We continually monitor and adjust for the needs of the time and circumstances to provide greater engagement. You will benefit from over 50 years of monitoring the best, research-supported, and evidence-based findings and practices, as we proudly incorporate the outstanding contributions and continued support from Spence Rogers and Renée Brice with their PEAK Teaching for Excellence work.

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