More About Dr. José Medina

Dr. José L. Medina is the founder of Dr. José Medina: Educational Solutions. Dr. Medina served as the Director of Dual Language Education and Bilingual Education at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington D.C. and supports dual language programs across the United States and globally. He is a former dual language school principal and is co-author of the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education, Third Edition.

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• District/Site Administrators K-12
• Teacher Leaders
• Teachers

More About Sonny Magana

Sonny Magana has made a significant contribution to innovation in education with his important book, Disruptive Classroom Technologies, and the T3 Framework. There have been 161 meta-analyses on various aspects of computers in education – from 10,226 studies, and the average effect is d =.34 – and this effect has not changed over the past 50 years despite phenomenal changes in the technology. A major reason for this lack of impact is most technological interventions do not change the dominant “tell and practice” teaching model. Moving beyond translation and transforming current practice to transcendent uses of technology is clearly where we should go. We need to build collaborative communities of students solving problems, explaining to others (regardless of ability) and using the social media aspects of technology to change classroom conversations from monologue to dialogue, increasing student impact questions, and allowing errors to be stated and dealt with – this can be so transcendental. This is the core of Magana’s claims, and indeed this is how we’ll see technology really make the difference we’re after!

--John Hattie

Audience

• Anyone involved in educating students: Teachers, Administrators, TOSA's, Coaches, IT Staff, Technology Directors, District Office Personnel. Bring a Team!

More About R. Keeth Matheny

Keeth Matheny is a national award winning teacher, author and speaker. He was a 2015 winner of the Crystal Star Award for Excellence in supporting student success from the National Dropout Prevention Center. He teaches an innovative course, MAPS (Methods for Academic and Personal Success), which has helped reduce freshman failures by 41% and discipline referrals by 71% at Austin High School over a four year period. He is a co-author of School-Connect a research and evidence based social and emotional learning curriculum now in over 1000 secondary schools. He is a frequent public speaker and keynote on SEL, student engagement and character education. He is the keynote for four educational conferences this year. His work has been featured in national webinars, magazine articles and journals of best practices. In the recent past he has presented at two congressional briefings in Washington DC and over twelve national education conferences. He has helped launch over 180 secondary school SEL programs in past 4yrs.

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• Teachers, Administrators, TOSA's, Coaches, Counselors, District Office Personnel. 

More About Susan Isaacs 

Susan Isaacs began her career in education teaching children with emotional and behavior disorders. For over 17 years, she worked with this student population in both elementary and secondary schools.

In 1994, she took a position as a behavior consultant for the Kentucky Behavior Consultant Network, which evolved into the Model Schools Program: Kentucky Behavior Initiative, and later the Kentucky Instructional Discipline and Supports (K.I.D.S.) project. In this role, she worked with school teams throughout the state guiding the implementation of schoolwide positive discipline policies.

Several years ago, Susan founded Behavioral Solutions, a company that allows her to continue her work with schools as an educational consultant.

•••SAFE & CIVIL SCHOOLS AFFILIATION

Susan has a comprehensive understanding of all SCS materials and is a trainer for:

• Foundations: Establishing Positive Discipline Policies
• CHAMPs: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Managment
• Interventions: Evidence-Based Behavioral Strategies for Individual Students
• Administrator's Desk Reference
• Teachers Encyclopedia of Behavior Management
• ParaPro: Supporting the Instructional Process
• START on Time! Safe Transitions and Reduced Tardies

Currently, she is working with educators in our Large District Implementations focusing on schoolwide initiatives.

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• Teachers, Administrators, TOSA's, Coaches, Counselors, District Office Personnel

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• Teachers, Administrators, TOSA's, District Office Personnel, History Buffs, Students, Families 

More About Michael Fullan

Michael Fullan, O.C., is the Global Leadership Director, New Pedagogies for Deep Learning and a worldwide authority on educational reform with a mandate of helping to achieve the moral purpose of all children learning.

A former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto, Michael advises policymakers and local leaders around the world to provide leadership in education. Michael received the Order of Canada in December 2012. He holds honorary doctorates from several universities in North America and abroad.

Audience

• Teachers, Administrators, TOSA's, Coaches, Counselors, District Office Personnel