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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS

The following pre-conference sessions will be held June 29, 2011. These sessions require an additional fee of $65 each or $120 for both.

SESSION A:

June 29, 2011 (9am - 12pm)
Constructive Strategies for Managing, Reaching and Helping Disruptive Students (K-12)

Presented by: Mike Paget, State Consultant for Students With Severe Emotional and Behavioral Problems

 

June 29, 2011 (9am-12pm)

Final Score: A Winning K-12 School Where Everyone Is An Effective Bystander

Presented by: Sandy Ragona, Author and National Speaker

SESSION B:

June 29, 2011 (1pm - 4pm)
Effective School Discipline: Change the Culture, Change the Kid

Presented by: Larry Thompson, Creator Effective School Discipline

 

June 29, 2011 (1pm-4pm)

Using the Redemption Approach: Five Timeless Principles That Effect Positive Change in Young People Who Bully

Presented by: Ed Orszulak, Ph.D.

GENERAL SESSIONS

The following is a list of general sessions presented by our keynote speakers. Dates and times are subject to change.

Thursday June 30, 2011

(8:30am - 10:00am)
Girls, Women & Leadership: Teaching the Right Uses of Power

Presented by: Kathy Cloninger, CEO Girl Scouts USA

 

(10:30am-12:00pm)

Bullying in Schools: Today's Solutions and Tomorrow's Challenges

Presented by: Charles Leitch, Attorney Specializing in School Law

 

(1:10pm-2:15pm)

Defying the Defiance: Helping (and Surviving) Students Who Mistreat, Disrupt & Undermine Staff (K-12)

Presented by: Mike Paget, State Consultant for Students With Severe Emotional and Behavioral Problems

 

Friday July 1, 2011

(8:30am - 10:00am)
The Bully, the Bullied & the Bystander

Presented by: Barbara Coloroso, International Speaker and Author

 

(10:30am-11:45am)

Releasing Students Caught in the Discouragement Trap: Keys to Unleashing Their Potentials

Presented by: Sandy Ragona, Author and National Speaker

Saturday July 2, 2011

(8:30am - 10:00am)
Turning the Bully Around: The Keys to Transforming Aggressive Young People

Presented by: Terry Dozier, Motivational Speaker Focused on Peak Performance

 

(10:30am-11:45am)

Responsibility: The Missing R That is Crucial to School Success

Presented by: Larry Thompson, Creator Effective School Discipline

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

The list of break-out sessions (subject to change) will be updated as speakers are confirmed. Please check back often for updated information.

  • Being Ducky: A Hilarious, Positive Approach to Improving Student Teacher Relations
    Presented by: Richard Paul
  • BFF: Be Friendship Focused
    • Presented by: Kristine Rose Grant
  • Revisiting Surface Counseling: Strategies to Reduce the Likelihood that Minor Challenging Behaviors Become Major Problems
    Presented by: Mandi Davis Skerbetz & Floyd Cephas
  • No More Handcuffs: Keys to Removing "Mental Handcuffs" from Hard-to-Reach Student
    • Presented by: Alton Jamison
  • Fifty Steps Closer; Promoting Mental Health Services Through the Use of Group and Classroom Counseling Activities
    • Presented by: Nicholas G. Minardi, Ph.D.
  • Tools for Schools: Discipline that Works
    • Presented by: Larry Thompson
  • Using Restorative Measures to Move Kids From Hostility to Harmony
    • Presented by: Tonya Featherston
  • Calming the Conflict Cycle
    • Presented by: Erin Green & Steph Jensen

  • And More...