Monday, March 24, 2025

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General Session Keynote 

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Creating Culturally Proficient Educators

Dr. Kalise Wornum

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Attendees will understand the definition and theory of cultural proficiency and learn practical classroom applications for identifying and addressing microaggressions. This is a high-energy, interactive keynote where participants will be able to raise questions, discuss challenges in real-time, and discuss the next steps for their school.​​​

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Luncheon Session Keynote 

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The Struggle is Real: But it Doesn't Have to be so Hard

Molly Kennedy

 

Our students have changed. Educators at every level are exhausted, spread too thin and in the burnout cycle of battling every day for cooperation, engagement and calm. This keynote will help educators feel reenergized and rediscover their enthusiasm and joy! They’ll smile, laugh (a lot) and walk out saying, “That’s exactly what I needed to hear today.” As a veteran educator, with 26 years working with students, Molly speaks to teachers’ hearts, so they feel seen, valued and celebrated. The ripple effect means even greater student success.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

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General Session Keynote 

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The Literacy Lessons I Learned from "Hamilton"

Penny Kittle

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The Pulitzer Prize winning play by Lin-Manuel Miranda has lessons to teach us all about passion, creativity, genre, and the process of writing. Each year we can help students construct identities of power and opportunity, to challenge themselves as readers and writers, and to act with agency in our classrooms. We will unpack the classroom conditions and practices that are grounded in key principles for motivation: relevance, engagement, and community.

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Luncheon Session Keynote 

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Be The ONE, Surviving & Thriving:

Be the ONE that everyone wants to work with at school,

at your business, and more.

Andrew Marotta

 

Why do some people just stand out? Some just have that glow? Oh, they’re just born with that magnetic personality or that special talent. They’re so lucky that they can just ____(fill in the blank.) NO-they work at! They practice their skills. They learn from others. They work at bringing value and positive impact to others.

 

Join Andrew on this fun journey of exploring, dissecting, and diving deep into the strategies and intentional actions of being THAT one that people want to work with & be around. Andrew breaks down these topics and more in this session:

• Connecting through stories.

• Bring positive energy to the workplace.

• Capitalizing on simple moments that can become important breakthroughs.

• Taking care of yourself to bring your best self to your family and work.

• Listening and being present for others.

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