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8:00am EDT

Designing and Assessing Engineering Solutions (Part 1 of 2) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
E-7
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In this professional learning experience, educators will deepen their understanding of the engineering design process and how to assess student solutions to real-world problems effectively. Participants will explore best practices for evaluating design solutions based on criteria and constraints, examining examples and research-based strategies. Following this learning, teachers will collaborate to develop a common 6-12 scoring guide, ensuring alignment, consistency, and clarity in assessing student work. This process will support meaningful feedback, promote student growth, and enhance problem-solving skills in STEM classrooms.
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avatar for Erin Lucia
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
E-7 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Content Area Focus, Multiple Sessions

8:00am EDT

Beyond the Basics: Advanced DBT Strategies for Managing Anxiety in the Classroom LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D-9
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Many educators are already familiar with core DBT skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance, but how do we go beyond traditional interventions to address persistent classroom anxiety? This session will introduce innovative, real-time DBT-based strategies that foster autonomy, build resilience, and encourage emotional regulation in students struggling with anxiety. This session will be interactive and solution-focused, giving teachers new, creative approaches to help anxious students break avoidance cycles and build confidence while maintaining academic rigor and classroom flow.
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E

Erin Winner

Coastal Connecticut Counseling
EF

Emily Faro

Director of Growth and Development, Coastal Connecticut Counseling
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D-9 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Social Emotional Learning, One Session

8:00am EDT

Successfully Playing the Restorative Game at the Secondary Level LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D-3
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Participants will learn to create positive climate-based classrooms and operate restoratively in the day-to-day.
Speakers
PC
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
D-3 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Social Emotional Learning, One Session

9:15am EDT

Designing and Assessing Engineering Solutions (Part 2 of 2) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
E-7
Feedback Survey
In this professional learning experience, educators will deepen their understanding of the engineering design process and how to assess student solutions to real-world problems effectively. Participants will explore best practices for evaluating design solutions based on criteria and constraints, examining examples and research-based strategies. Following this learning, teachers will collaborate to develop a common 6-12 scoring guide, ensuring alignment, consistency, and clarity in assessing student work. This process will support meaningful feedback, promote student growth, and enhance problem-solving skills in STEM classrooms.
Speakers
avatar for Erin Lucia
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
E-7 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Content Area Focus, Multiple Sessions

9:15am EDT

Beyond Validation: DBT Strategies to Reignite Motivation in Students with Depression LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-9
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Teachers often see students with depression disengage, withdraw, or struggle with academic persistence. While DBT’s core skills—validation, opposite action, and behavioral activation—are essential, what happens when those aren't enough? This session will go deeper, offering creative DBT-informed strategies to help students reconnect, re-engage, and find momentum, even when motivation is low. This session will move beyond traditional encouragement and validation to provide actionable, classroom-friendly interventions that increase engagement, reduce shutdowns, and help students build a sense of agency in their learning.
Speakers
E

Erin Winner

Coastal Connecticut Counseling
EF

Emily Faro

Director of Growth and Development, Coastal Connecticut Counseling
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-9 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Social Emotional Learning, One Session

9:15am EDT

Successfully Playing the Restorative Game at the Secondary Level LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-3
Feedback Survey
Participants will learn to create positive climate-based classrooms and operate restoratively in the day-to-day.
Speakers
PC
Friday March 21, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am EDT
D-3 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Social Emotional Learning, One Session

10:30am EDT

Diving Deeper on Standards Based Grading LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-12
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Have you heard about Standards-Based or Mastery Grading and are ready to give it a try? In this workshop we will take the first concrete steps towards trying a Standards-Based System in your class. Participants in this workshop should bring an assessment or a unit plan that they currently teach. We will then engage in work time individually to write learning objectives for the unit and audit existing assessments for alignment with those objectives. Finally we will discuss our plans in small groups to allow for reflection and revision. There will also be time to plan for how to deliver skills-based feedback to students, allow for reassessment, and integrate skills-based feedback with numerical grades.
Speakers
avatar for Lucas Walker

Lucas Walker

Teacher, Weston High School
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-12 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Assessment, One Session

10:30am EDT

Syncing Success: Aligning Pacing Guides with Gizmos Simulations LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
G-2
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In this hands-on workshop, teachers will have dedicated time to align their scope and sequence with available Gizmos, ensuring a seamless integration of interactive simulations into their instruction. Participants will explore the vast library of Gizmos, identify relevant resources for their upcoming units, and develop a plan for effective implementation.
Speakers
avatar for Carol Wenk

Carol Wenk

Certified Instructor, Explore Learning
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
G-2 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Content Area Focus, One Session

10:30am EDT

Successfully Playing the Restorative Game at the Secondary Level LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-3
Feedback Survey
Participants will learn to create positive climate-based classrooms and operate restoratively in the day-to-day.
Speakers
PC
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-3 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Social Emotional Learning, One Session

10:30am EDT

The School Avoidance Cycle: Breaking Barriers & Rebuilding Bridges with DBT (Part 1 of 2) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-9
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School avoidance is one of the most complex challenges educators face, often driven by a mix of anxiety, depression, executive dysfunction, and environmental triggers. While exposure therapy and behavioral contracts can help, what if students refuse to engage? This session goes beyond traditional DBT approaches to explore creative, flexible strategies that encourage school reintegration without reinforcing avoidance patterns. By blending behavioral science, real-world classroom strategies, and DBT-based interventions, this session will provide educators with practical ways to guide students back to school, build emotional resilience, and sustain attendance success. Participants do not need to attend Part 2, if it doesn’t work for their schedule.
Speakers
E

Erin Winner

Coastal Connecticut Counseling
EF

Emily Faro

Director of Growth and Development, Coastal Connecticut Counseling
Friday March 21, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
D-9 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Social Emotional Learning, Multiple Sessions

12:40pm EDT

Empowering Students Through Choice: Designing Meaningful & Engaging Tasks LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
E-9
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In this session, participants will explore the power of student choice in learning tasks and its impact on engagement, motivation, and deeper learning. Through exploration of examples, educators can reflect on how they currently incorporate choice and identify opportunities for growth. Participants can then apply their learning by revising an existing task to provide more meaningful choices for students, ensuring that all learners can engage in ways that align with their interests and strengths.
Speakers
avatar for Stacey Greenberg
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
E-9 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Content Area Focus, One Session

12:40pm EDT

The School Avoidance Cycle: Breaking Barriers & Rebuilding Bridges with DBT (Part 2 of 2) LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
D-9
Feedback Survey
School avoidance is one of the most complex challenges educators face, often driven by a mix of anxiety, depression, executive dysfunction, and environmental triggers. While exposure therapy and behavioral contracts can help, what if students refuse to engage? This session goes beyond traditional DBT approaches to explore creative, flexible strategies that encourage school reintegration without reinforcing avoidance patterns. By blending behavioral science, real-world classroom strategies, and DBT-based interventions, this session will provide educators with practical ways to guide students back to school, build emotional resilience, and sustain attendance success. Participants do not need to attend Part 1, if it doesn’t work for their schedule.
Speakers
E

Erin Winner

Coastal Connecticut Counseling
EF

Emily Faro

Director of Growth and Development, Coastal Connecticut Counseling
Friday March 21, 2025 12:40pm - 1:40pm EDT
D-9 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Social Emotional Learning, Multiple Sessions

1:55pm EDT

Teaching Scientific Inquiry Using Gizmos- Part 2 of 2 LIMITED
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
G-2
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Teaching Scientific Inquiry with Gizmos equips teachers to use inquiry-based strategies and Gizmos to deepen student understanding of key science concepts. Through modeled best practices, educators learn to guide students in asking questions, making observations, and constructing explanations, fostering scientific inquiry skills.
Speakers
avatar for Carol Wenk

Carol Wenk

Certified Instructor, Explore Learning
Friday March 21, 2025 1:55pm - 3:00pm EDT
G-2 115 School Road, Weston CT
  Content Area Focus, Multiple Sessions
 
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