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Monday, April 28
 

12:30pm CDT

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) FBI- Looking for the Signs: Human Trafficking LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
In this training, FBI experts will equip educators with the knowledge to recognize the signs of human trafficking in students and understand how traffickers target vulnerable youth. Participants will learn strategies for prevention, intervention, and how to respond appropriately to protect and support at-risk students
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Topeka West 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Got Data? Now What! From Information to Instructional Impact LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
PLCS: You've collected the data—now what? This interactive session will empower educators to move beyond data collection and dive into meaningful analysis that drives action. Participants will explore practical strategies for using student data to guide collaborative conversations within the PLC process, identify root causes of learning gaps, and plan targeted instruction that meets diverse student needs. Whether you're new to PLCs or looking to deepen your team's impact, you'll leave with tools, protocols, and a clear roadmap for turning data into results.
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
BISHOP 3601 SW 31st St, Topeka, KS 66614

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Guiding the Future: Big Brother & Big Sister Mentoring LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
This session will explore the impact of mentoring programs like Big Brother & Big Sister, focusing on building positive relationships, fostering resilience, and supporting student growth. Participants will learn effective mentoring strategies, how to create meaningful connections, and ways to empower young minds through guidance and encouragement.
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Topeka West 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Level Up Your Questions: Using Diffit.me to Boost Rigor, Engagement, and Student Thinking! LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Quality Instruciton

🤔 Ever feel stuck asking the same old questions in class? Shake things up and elevate your students’ thinking with Diffit.me, your new AI-powered questioning assistant! In this dynamic 90-minute session, you'll explore how to craft questions that spark deeper thinking, promote rigorous student discussions, and empower your learners to generate their own challenging questions. Using the High-Level Questioning Rubric as your roadmap, you'll learn practical strategies to move from basic recall to rich analysis, synthesis, and evaluation—all with just a few clicks! 💻✨

Get hands-on practice, collaborate with colleagues, and walk away confident to immediately enhance student engagement and classroom dialogue. Ready to transform your classroom questions from good to GREAT? 🚀
Speakers
avatar for Travis True

Travis True

Curriculum Technology Specialist, Topeka Public Schools
Travis True is an accomplished professional with a strong foundation in instructional design and development, e-learning, and curriculum development. With a career that spans over 20 years and various roles, including Technology Integration Specialist/Instructional Designer at Topeka... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
TWHS 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Active Minds, Engaged Learners: Building Thinking Classrooms Across Disciplines LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Quality Instruction:
Are your students truly thinking, or just going through the motions? In this interactive session, we will explore the core principles of Building Thinking Classrooms and how they apply across all content areas. Learn practical strategies to foster engagement, collaboration, and deep thinking while shifting students from passive learners to active problem solvers. Walk away with actionable techniques to implement in your classroom immediately—no matter your subject area!
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
TWHS, Room 201 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) CER as a Formative Assessment LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Balanced Assessment
The Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) framework is a powerful way to help students think critically, write clearly, and support their ideas with evidence. This interactive session will explore how CER can be used across all subjects as a meaningful formative assessment tool. Through hands-on activities and collaboration, participants will gain practical strategies to scaffold CER for diverse learners and apply it to their own classrooms. Expect to leave with fresh ideas and ready-to-use techniques to strengthen student reasoning and communication in any content area.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Topeka West - C306 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Digging Deeper with Building Thinking Classrooms Across Disciplines LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Quality Instruction:
Dr. Liljedahl's research shows that when students work on thinking tasks in random groups on a vertical whiteboard, they are capable of co-creating incredible amounts of mathematical meaning and collective knowing-and-doing. In this session, participants will look at the Thinking Classroom practices that help students move this collective knowing-and-doing into individual knowing-and-doing while, at the same time, beginning to take responsibility for their own learning. The practices discussed will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, the recently published book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
TWHS, Room 203 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Disciplinary Literacy: Tips and Tricks for Developing Students' Vocabularies LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Disciplinary Literacy: This session equips secondary educators with practical strategies for fostering robust vocabulary acquisition across all subject areas. Participants will explore discipline-specific lexical demands and learn to implement engaging, research-based techniques for vocabulary instruction. We will focus on integrating vocabulary development into existing curricula, ultimately enhancing student comprehension and academic success.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Topeka West D405 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Growing Literacy Skills in All Classrooms LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Participants will unlock the power of literacy in a variety of contexts. We will explore the morphology of vocabulary, consider the types of skills students need to be literate in different subject areas, and choose texts with purpose for the content areas.
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Topeka West High School 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Instructional Routines that Spark Thinking: Engaging Strategies for Every Classroom LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Quality Instruction
Consistent instructional routines foster a structured yet flexible environment where students can engage deeply with content, think critically, and participate in meaningful discussions. In this session, we will explore high-impact routines and strategies that promote curiosity, student voice, and deeper learning across all content areas. You will leave with ready-to-use routines that enhance engagement and make learning more interactive and thought-provoking.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
TWHS, Room 202 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Using Costa's Levels of Thinking to Increase Cognitive Rigor: AVID LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Quality Instruction: This session will explore Costa’s Levels of Thinking as a framework for increasing cognitive rigor in the classroom. Participants will learn how to guide students in asking higher-order questions, deepening their understanding, and engaging in meaningful academic discussions. Practical strategies will be shared to help teachers integrate Costa’s questioning techniques into lessons to enhance critical thinking and student inquiry.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
TBA

12:30pm CDT

Breaking the Lecture Cycle: Strategies to Boost Student Discussion and Collaboration LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
In this interactive professional development session, teachers will explore common barriers that prevent the use of academic discussion and cooperative learning strategies in the classroom. Participants will engage in strategies they can take back and implement in their own classrooms—while collaboratively identifying solutions to these barriers.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
TBA

12:30pm CDT

(CHOICE) Fueling Engagement through Expectations and High-Level Questioning
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Quality Instruction: This session explores the powerful connection between teacher expectations and student achievement. Participants will examine how their beliefs about students influence the depth and rigor of questions posed in the classroom. The session will highlight what makes a question high level, how questioning impacts student thinking and discussion, and practical strategies for designing and using questions that push learning forward. Participants will leave with a toolbox of strategies to enhance and refine their questioning practices to deepen learning in their classroom.
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
TCALC - Auditorium 500 SW Tuffy Kellogg Dr, Topeka, KS 66606

12:30pm CDT

(REQUIRED) Avondale Academy LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Continued SEL work with Family Peace Iniatitive with Essdack facilitator: Rebecca Lewis-Pankranz
Monday April 28, 2025 12:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Linn 200 SE 40th St, Topeka, KS 66609

2:15pm CDT

2:15pm CDT

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) FBI- Looking for the Signs: Human Trafficking LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
In this training, FBI experts will equip educators with the knowledge to recognize the signs of human trafficking in students and understand how traffickers target vulnerable youth. Participants will learn strategies for prevention, intervention, and how to respond appropriately to protect and support at-risk students
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Topeka West 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) From Foggy to Focused: Power Up Your Teacher Clarity Using SchoolAI! LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Quality Instruction

Ever feel like your students are lost in the fog when it comes to understanding lesson goals and expectations? Let's clear things up! Inspired by John Hattie's groundbreaking research, this hands-on session will show you how to transform confusing lessons into crystal-clear learning adventures using SchoolAI.com. You'll learn simple yet powerful strategies to craft precise learning intentions, develop student-friendly success criteria, and build interactive AI-powered resources that keep your students confidently on track. Leave the fog behind—it's time to get focused with SchoolAI!
Speakers
avatar for Travis True

Travis True

Curriculum Technology Specialist, Topeka Public Schools
Travis True is an accomplished professional with a strong foundation in instructional design and development, e-learning, and curriculum development. With a career that spans over 20 years and various roles, including Technology Integration Specialist/Instructional Designer at Topeka... Read More →
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
TWHS 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) Got Data? Now What! From Information to Instructional Impact LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
PLCS: You've collected the data—now what? This interactive session will empower educators to move beyond data collection and dive into meaningful analysis that drives action. Participants will explore practical strategies for using student data to guide collaborative conversations within the PLC process, identify root causes of learning gaps, and plan targeted instruction that meets diverse student needs. Whether you're new to PLCs or looking to deepen your team's impact, you'll leave with tools, protocols, and a clear roadmap for turning data into results.
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
BISHOP 3601 SW 31st St, Topeka, KS 66614

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) Guiding the Future: Big Brother & Big Sister Mentoring LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
This session will explore the impact of mentoring programs like Big Brother & Big Sister, focusing on building positive relationships, fostering resilience, and supporting student growth. Participants will learn effective mentoring strategies, how to create meaningful connections, and ways to empower young minds through guidance and encouragement.
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Topeka West 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) Active Minds, Engaged Learners: Building Thinking Classrooms Across Disciplines LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Quality Instruction:
Are your students truly thinking, or just going through the motions? In this interactive session, we will explore the core principles of Building Thinking Classrooms and how they apply across all content areas. Learn practical strategies to foster engagement, collaboration, and deep thinking while shifting students from passive learners to active problem solvers. Walk away with actionable techniques to implement in your classroom immediately—no matter your subject area!
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
TWHS, Room 201 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) CER as a Formative Assessment LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Balanced Assessment
The Claim-Evidence-Reasoning (CER) framework is a powerful way to help students think critically, write clearly, and support their ideas with evidence. This interactive session will explore how CER can be used across all subjects as a meaningful formative assessment tool. Through hands-on activities and collaboration, participants will gain practical strategies to scaffold CER for diverse learners and apply it to their own classrooms. Expect to leave with fresh ideas and ready-to-use techniques to strengthen student reasoning and communication in any content area.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Topeka West - C306 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) Digging Deeper with Building Thinking Classrooms Across Disciplines LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Quality Instruction:
Dr. Liljedahl's research shows that when students work on thinking tasks in random groups on a vertical whiteboard, they are capable of co-creating incredible amounts of mathematical meaning and collective knowing-and-doing. In this session, participants will look at the Thinking Classroom practices that help students move this collective knowing-and-doing into individual knowing-and-doing while, at the same time, beginning to take responsibility for their own learning. The practices discussed will intertwine with, and make extensive references to, the recently published book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
TWHS, Room 203 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) Disciplinary Literacy: Tips and Tricks for Developing Students' Vocabularies LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Disciplinary Literacy: This session equips secondary educators with practical strategies for fostering robust vocabulary acquisition across all subject areas. Participants will explore discipline-specific lexical demands and learn to implement engaging, research-based techniques for vocabulary instruction. We will focus on integrating vocabulary development into existing curricula, ultimately enhancing student comprehension and academic success.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Topeka West D405 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) Growing Literacy Skills in All Classrooms LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Participants will unlock the power of literacy in a variety of contexts. We will explore the morphology of vocabulary, consider the types of skills students need to be literate in different subject areas, and choose texts with purpose for the content areas.
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Topeka West High School 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) Instructional Routines that Spark Thinking: Engaging Strategies for Every Classroom LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Quality Instruction
Consistent instructional routines foster a structured yet flexible environment where students can engage deeply with content, think critically, and participate in meaningful discussions. In this session, we will explore high-impact routines and strategies that promote curiosity, student voice, and deeper learning across all content areas. You will leave with ready-to-use routines that enhance engagement and make learning more interactive and thought-provoking.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
TWHS, Room 202 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66604

2:15pm CDT

(CHOICE) The Basics of Implementing Collaborative Study Groups: AVID LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
Quality Instruction: This session will introduce secondary teachers to the foundational principles of AVID’s Collaborative Study Groups (CSGs). Participants will learn how to structure and facilitate student-led study groups that promote inquiry, critical thinking, and academic engagement. The session will cover key roles, procedures, and strategies to ensure CSGs are effective in supporting student learning across content areas.
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
TBA

2:15pm CDT

Breaking the Lecture Cycle: Strategies to Boost Student Discussion and Collaboration LIMITED
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
In this interactive professional development session, teachers will explore common barriers that prevent the use of academic discussion and cooperative learning strategies in the classroom. Participants will engage in strategies they can take back and implement in their own classrooms—while collaboratively identifying solutions to these barriers.
Speakers
Monday April 28, 2025 2:15pm - 3:45pm CDT
TBA
 

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