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Tuesday, March 25
 

8:30am EDT

The Literacy Lessons I Learned from Hamilton
Tuesday March 25, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
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.
Speakers
avatar for Penny Kittle

Penny Kittle

Speaker, Heinemann

Tuesday March 25, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Grand Ballroom (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

9:30am EDT

Coffee Break with the Exhibitors
Tuesday March 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Thank you to the Milton Hershey School for sponsoring our Monday Coffee Break! Also, please take time to visit with our exhibitors.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Grand Ballroom Foyer (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

55 - Meaningful Math RTI - Data Collection is Key!
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Do you have students who are one or more years behind in math? Do you struggle with how to meaningfully remediate math skills for these students? We will discuss: “mastery” math content, identifying gaps/holes in learning, collection/management of student data, parent communication, scheduling, progress monitoring, and much more.
Speakers
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Keli Greene

Math (8), Indian River School
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Highland (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

56 - Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages from Great Books to Teach Writer’s Craft
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
We all want students who write clearly and powerfully. We can teach this through daily practice with passages from books and a close look at the decisions authors make to craft those texts. We lead students to see a book as a treasure chest of writing craft moves—the moves that skilled writers use. Students will learn and practice a wide range of writing skills from grammar in context, varied sentence patterns—both the art and feel of cohesion and style—as well as all the ways a writer is an artist of words. We have the power to fundamentally change the way students understand writing. Come to study and write together.
Speakers
avatar for Penny Kittle

Penny Kittle

Speaker, Heinemann
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Mahogany (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

58 - (Some) AI Is Your Friend
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Now that the hype is over, it is time to figure out how generative AI can support teaching and learning. This session presents several strategies for integrating generative AI as a cognitive tool into lessons and your work as an educator.
Speakers
GA

Gary Ackerman

Director, Teaching & Learning Innovation, Greenfield Community College
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Stonehaven (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

61 - Physics and Chemistry are -321 Degrees COOL!
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
A STEM enrichment program we can bring to your classroom! Includes an in-depth look at the States of Matter, the relationship between volume, pressure, and temperature, explain what a "Dewar" is, discuss wavelength, and even the Leidenfrost Effect using interactive visual experiments using liquid nitrogen! SO COOL! End the workshop with a delicious treat!
Speakers
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Rita McCabe

Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
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Mark McCabe

Co-Owner, Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Longford (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

64 - Mapping the Future: Building Career-Focused Pathways in Middle Schools
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Join our dynamic workshop to explore the middle school Career and Technical Education (CTE) landscape in your state. Discover proven strategies for career-focused programs, create personalized roadmaps, and leave with actionable steps to implement future-ready courses that equip students for success in high school, college, and beyond.
Speakers
avatar for Will Wilson

Will Wilson

Director of Educational Partnerships, Virtual Enterprises International, Inc.
Nothing is more satisfying to me than talking to teachers, parents, and business professionals who say, “I wish I had VE when I was in school!” Before joining VE, I was a classroom teacher and curriculum facilitator in the Career and Technical Education Department at Broward County... Read More →
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
King George North (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Plac

10:00am EDT

65 - Collaborative Connections Across Curriculums!
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Do you struggle to collaborate successfully across content areas? Come to our workshop-style presentation to hear and experience effective collaboration strategies, sample lessons across content areas, and build your confidence in networking yourself with your colleagues!
Speakers
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Brandie Burrows

Librarian, Frank H. Harrison Middle School
MH

Meghan Haugevik

Grade 6, Frank H. Harrison Middle School
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
King George South (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Plac

10:00am EDT

54 - Empowerment in Action: The Dynamic Duo of Mediated Learning, & Restorative Practices
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Unlocking Potential: The Fusion of Mediated Learning, Executive Functioning, and Restorative Practices- Illustrates the connection between mediated learning, executive functioning, and restorative behavior practices, emphasizing their combined benefits in building trust, supporting self-regulation, and fostering community and independent learners.
Speakers
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Christina Lamphere

Education Director, Ben Bronz Academy
CF

Cynthia Fries

Assistant Education Director, Ben Bronz Academy
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Charles (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

66 - Building Empathy with Staff/Colleagues: Activities and Tactics to Build Community
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Community building with staff and colleagues usually elicits overt eye-rolling worthy of many of our students. This active workshop session will model and experientially reinforce an intentional sequence of engaging activities specifically designed to be easily accessible, fun, relevant, scalable, and replicable.
Speakers
avatar for Jeff Frigon

Jeff Frigon

Youth Programs Coordinator, University of New Hampshire - Browne Center for Innovative Learning
Jeff Frigon is the Youth & Student Programs Coordinator for The Browne Center for Innovative Learning and an Adjunct Instructor at UNH in the Departments of Kinesiology & Rec Management & Policy and delivers adventure-based experiential programming & training to youth and adults... Read More →
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Kilkenny (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

62 - I’m Confused About How to Talk About Race: Strategies for Holding Essential Conversations
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Remember all those conversations you had about race as a teen? Me neither! Students with dark skin are the majority and need race conversations. Attend this session to learn strategies that promote critical race discussions leading to healthier development of Students of the Global Majority and all other students.
Speakers
DB

Dave Brown

Educational Researcher, Vermont Association for Middle Level Education
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
King Edward East (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

63 - School-Based Mentoring Interventions and Supports
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
The Academic Leadership Association’s award-winning program empowers youth to create positive change within themselves and their communities through mentoring, literacy, and self-advocacy, while addressing their social-emotional needs. We provide tiered interventions, support staff, students, and families, and foster connections through home visits, community outings, and vacation camps, bridging school, family, and community.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
King Edward West (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

59 - Inspired Educational Leader, Engaged and Connected Teams: Experiential, Brain-Based Approaches to Building Community, Enlivening Meetings, and Facilitating Meaningful Professional Learning
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Join this interactive session and take away practical brain-based techniques to inspire, engage, connect and empower your faculty and professional learning teams. Explore experiential engagement, reflection, and community-building strategies to enliven meetings and inspire meaningful dialogue, involvement, and collaboration with adult learners. Create lasting lessons and cultivate a shared positive and collaborative vision for your teams. Gain inspiration, new perspectives, and connections with other leaders.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Worthy (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

10:00am EDT

57 - Social Emotional Learning in Action
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:10pm EDT
Join The Browne Center for two hours of play and learning, as we walk through a series of intentionally-sequenced experiential SEL activities which you can transfer directly to your classroom. Inspired by our full-day professional development workshop, part of the University of New Hampshire's SEL Certificate program.
Speakers
AW

Andrew Wood

Youth Programs Coordinator, University of New Hampshire - Browne Center for Innovative Learning
Tuesday March 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:10pm EDT
Monarch (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

71 - Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Perseverance Activities (Classroom Openers)
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Discover engaging activities to launch your class with a focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and perseverance. Learn strategies to inspire curiosity, foster resilience, and build a strong foundation for student success from minute one. You will come away with ready to use activities.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Stonehaven (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

78 - Banish Boring Personal Narratives with Tiny Books!
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Personal narratives are a cornerstone of LA scope and sequences; yet, these units do not drive deep student thinking. Learn how to utilize a mentor text, tiny books, and various art mediums to create an innovative narrative unit! Leave with ideas on to increase student empathy and passion around storytelling, as well as how visuals and graphics can showcase learning.
Speakers
MH

Meghan Haugevik

Grade 6, Frank H. Harrison Middle School
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
King George South (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Plac

11:10am EDT

68 - Using Neuroscience to Empower Complex Learners, Increase Teacher Agency & Reduce Special Ed Costs
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Learn about a research-backed approach that is proving successful at reducing or even removing learning disabilities, and transforming social learners into social leaders. Participants will learn a new, neuroscience-based framework for re-understanding student behaviors, school refusal and differentiation in bright and gifted kids.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Charles (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

76 - Team Building and SEL Through Outdoor Education
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Outdoor classroom will discuss how the four Cs: communication, cooperation, commitment, and care are the backbone of an outdoor education program that promotes enrichment through team building, SEL, and hands-on experiences.
Speakers
BL

Bill Larson

Sales and Outreach Team Member, Outdoor Classroom
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
King Edward West (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

79 - Build a Thriving Advisory
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
The need for a thriving advisory program is more necessary than ever. Students need to feel a connection with their school, and they need to be part of a supportive community. Advisory programs offer the structure to meet students' developmental needs. Come and see model advisory programs and discuss the key components of a program to bring back to your school.
Speakers
avatar for Christopher Pollet

Christopher Pollet

Add junk Professor for SNHU, individual consultant, and member of the NELMS board
RG

Robert Griffin

Principal, Haverhill Cooperative Middle School
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Kilkenny (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

75 - A Critical Health Crisis: What Are You Doing to Protect Your Students?
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
How would you respond as an educator if you discovered that 10% of your students are experiencing daily bullying; from teachers? How can you positively impact a group of marginalized students of which almost half experience suicide ideation? Learn effective strategies you can use to help this population.
Speakers
DB

Dave Brown

Educational Researcher, Vermont Association for Middle Level Education
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
King Edward East (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

74 - Understanding the Unique Needs of Young Adolescents: Empowerment through Mindfulness and Self-Awareness
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Explore research-backed strategies to support young adolescents through mindfulness and empowerment. This interactive session equips educators with practical tools for understanding and meeting students' developmental needs, enhancing self-awareness, and fostering resilience and goal-setting skills that positively impact the classroom.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Longford (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

72 - When Every Path Leads to Leadership
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Participants learn about the four conditions and practices that lead to a culture in which every educator and student acts as a leader. Participants unpack the skills of leadership and engage in an interactive “Spider Web” discussion to co-construct strategies for fostering leadership conditions and practices in their setting.
Speakers
avatar for Maureen Chapman

Maureen Chapman

Co-Director, cor creative partners
I love school. At cor creative partners, we provide joyful professional development to support integrating SEL + Academics, developing leadership, curriculum and pedagogy, and the Investigating History curriculum.
avatar for James Simons

James Simons

Co-Director, cor creative partners
James Simons loves school. Prior to co-founding cor creative partners, James Simons served as a high school principal and dean of students, an instructional coach, a middle and high school English teacher, a visual storyteller, and a writer. In his current role, James coaches school... Read More →
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Worthy (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

11:10am EDT

70 - High Performance Under Pressure: Tales from the Hardwood
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Meet Andrew Marotta, leader of the Surviving & Thriving movement. He lives the words on his logo & strives to positively #IMPACT all he meets. Andrew dives deep into powerful stories and experiences from his time as a Division One men’s college basketball official. He will take you through the ups and downs, successes and failures, and the journey of trying to be the best you can be under the spotlight and intense scrutiny.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Marotta

Andrew Marotta

Keynote Speaker, Andrew Marotta, LLC
Join Andrew in this follow up to the 2023 Annual Conference keynote presentation. Andrew Marotta is a principal & former Men's Division 1 college basketball referee. He officiated in several major Division 1 conferences including the ACC, Atlantic 10, CAA, IVY & Patriot Leagues, and... Read More →
Tuesday March 25, 2025 11:10am - 12:10pm EDT
Mahogany (2nd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

12:10pm EDT

Lunch Pick-Up/Visit Exhibits
Tuesday March 25, 2025 12:10pm - 1:30pm EDT
If you ordered lunch, your name badge will have your lunch ticket on it.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 12:10pm - 1:30pm EDT
Grand Ballroom Foyer (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

12:30pm EDT

Be The ONE, Surviving & Thriving: Be the ONE that everyone wants to work with at school, at your business, and more.
Tuesday March 25, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
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.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Marotta

Andrew Marotta

Keynote Speaker, Andrew Marotta, LLC
Join Andrew in this follow up to the 2023 Annual Conference keynote presentation. Andrew Marotta is a principal & former Men's Division 1 college basketball referee. He officiated in several major Division 1 conferences including the ACC, Atlantic 10, CAA, IVY & Patriot Leagues, and... Read More →

Tuesday March 25, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Grand Ballroom (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place

1:35pm EDT

Ignitors: Fast-Paced Strategies for Transforming Education
Tuesday March 25, 2025 1:35pm - 2:30pm EDT
We saved the best for last! Our conference closes with a fast-paced, high-energy presentation that will give you several quick, easy, tangible takeaways for your classroom, school, or district. Our Board proudly presents our Ignitors! You won't want to miss this!
Tuesday March 25, 2025 1:35pm - 2:30pm EDT
Grand Ballroom (3rd floor) - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place
 

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