Title I Conference 2024 - Game Changers: Full Schedule

TEACHERS are the real “Game Changers.”

Teachers demonstrate limitless game changing strategies each day. Examples include the way they make learning engaging, are tuned in to student needs, continuously improve through professional learning, and bridge learning for parents. This year, the Title I Conference will provide additional strategies and resources teachers can use to enhance their “Game Changing” strategies.

12:20pm EDT

Lunch Keynote - The Willie Spears Experience

Monday June 24, 2024 12:20pm - 1:20pm EDT

Gentry A, B, C

Willie Spears will provide a professional development keynote address with an emphasis on creating an engaging, energized, and positive and conducive learning environment for students improving the overall school environment to improve instructional outcomes. He will draw from his experiences as a teacher, administrator, and coach on how working as a team can be used to collectively achieve goals. He will emphasize the importance of the key players in student outcomes including internal stakeholders in the school building and external stakeholders including parents, families, and community partners to build overall systems of success for students. He will emphasize how the climate of the organization helps to determine the destiny of the school and how success doesn’t just happen, but how it is created. Each person has an active role. The group will be provided with practical strategies to help them exceed their own expectations and how they can create environments that build students and improve the overall educational climate.

Monday June 24, 2024 12:20pm - 1:20pm EDT
Gentry A, B, C

PreK-12, Student Services

Company No

1:30pm EDT

3-2 – Full Count!

Monday June 24, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Gentry A, B, C

During this hands-on session, Game Changers will develop skills to use in the “game” to de-escalate students.

Speakers

Ellen Menendez

Crisis Coordinator, Duval County Public Schools

Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern with a focus on overcoming trauma and critical incident de-escalation with training through National Organization for Victim Assistance and Florida Crisis Response Team. Trust-Based Relational Intervention facilitator working to meet youth... Read More →

Taquria Thompson

Specialist, Full Service Schools, DCPS

Michele Johnson

Specialist, Full Service Schools

Katrina Taylor

Director, Full Service Schools

Monday June 24, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Gentry A, B, C

PreK-12, Student Services

Company No

1:30pm EDT

Keynote Follow-Up - Adding Value to Students Through Restorative Practices

Monday June 24, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Room 166-167

Restorative practices offer a powerful framework for supporting students with behavioral issues, acknowledging the diverse challenges and backgrounds they face. As a middle school student, Willie Spears received over fifty reversals for behavior issues. He later became an administrator in charge of behavioral issues in several Title One Schools in Florida, Georgia and Alabama where he used the proven method of restorative practices. Through this approach, teachers can cultivate a culture of empathy, accountability, and proactive problem-solving in the classroom. By identifying students' unique needs and providing targeted support, educators can foster a positive school environment where all learners feel respected and valued. Embracing restorative practices not only transforms disciplinary responses but also nurtures a sense of belonging and community among students, empowering them to overcome obstacles and thrive academically and socially.

Speakers

Willie Spears

The Willie Spears Experience

Willie Spears is a critically acclaimed keynote speaker, author, and award-winning teacher and coach. Coach Spears has excited audiences with his energetic, relatable, and educational presentations. Through his social media presence including one video that has reached over 10 million... Read More →

Monday June 24, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Room 166-167

PreK-12, Student Services

Company No

9:00am EDT

Ditch the clip: How to Deliver Consequences and Maintain the Student's Dignity

Tuesday June 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:30am EDT

Gentry A, B, C

Clip charts have been a common classroom strategy for many years. Once considered an effective tool for displaying behavioral progress and adherence to classroom rules, they may not be as helpful as once thought. During this session we will discuss why clip charts are not a PBIS practice and what to do instead.

Speakers

Shad, Ivonne D.

Specialist, School Climate Office

Deirdra L. Mcdowell-Sutton

Specialist, School Climate Office, Duval County Public Schools

I've been in education for over twenty-six years. I’ve worked at both the K-12 level and college level. My various positions include: classroom teacher, coach, school principal, director, professional developer/trainer, and adjunct professor.

Tuesday June 25, 2024 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Gentry A, B, C

PreK-12, Student Services

Company No

10:40am EDT

Filling the Gaps - Strategies to support Homeless, Foster Care, and High-Risk Students

Tuesday June 25, 2024 10:40am - 12:10pm EDT

Room 157

This session will "unwrap" the homeless education and foster care programs using scenarios, what-ifs and best practices to familiarize teachers with basic information on how to serve and support displaced students. The session will also define and address best practices that can be used to support students classified as High Risk.

Speakers

Erica Sibley

Supervisor, Dropout Prevention and Support Services, Duval County Public Schools

Erica Sibley is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and is a very proud product of the Duval County Public Schools. Most proudly, she is a graduate of William M. Raines High School class of 1991. She furthered her education earning a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from... Read More →

Tricia Pough

Social Worker, Dropout Prevention

Tracy Hay

McKinney-Vento Program, Coordinator, Duval County Public Schools

Duval County Public Schools McKinney-Vento Program Coordinator, Tracy Hay, joined DCPS in 2019 to service in this position. With over five years of experience in homeless education, she has worked diligently to remove barriers to students' academic success. As the coordinator, Tracy’s... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2024 10:40am - 12:10pm EDT
Room 157

PreK-12, Student Services

Company No

12:20pm EDT

Lunch and Learn - The Octagon: Using Gamification to Fighting the Fun Fight

Tuesday June 25, 2024 12:20pm - 1:20pm EDT

Gentry A, B, C

During this session, participants will learn some basic strategies to transform your classroom environment and regular activities into a games to promote learning and deepen student understanding of subject matter.

Speakers