2025 KSDE Great Ideas in Education

2025 KSDE Great Ideas in Education

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8:00am CDT

Registration Open Meeting Planner Office

9:30am CDT

General Session #1 School Improvement Resources and Results (Coherence of work) Grand Eagle BallroomPat Bone • Ben Proctor • Shane Carter • Beth Fultz • Bert Moore • Amanda Petersen • Jay Scott

10:00am CDT

Vendor Area Open Expo Hall

10:30am CDT

Setting the Standard for Your Balanced Assessment System Redbud BJulie Ewing Federal identification of schools for support MapleJoe Jewitt • Twyla Sprouse Implementing Instructional Materials Effectively Cypress ACaitlin Sharp • Cory Epler “Boosting Brilliance: How Administrators Can Support Quality Instruction in Early Childhood Classrooms.” OakNatalie McClane KESA Supports - Jay and Team OsageJay Scott Improving School Climate and Mental Health (Mandated Reporting: 2025 Updated DCF Language and impact for schools) WalnutTrish Backman • Kent Reed Navigating a VUCA World (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) BirchCarol Brooks Simoneau Leveraging the Math and Science Toolkits: Your GPS to Mastering Standards Alignment RedBud AJennifer Hamlet Navigating the ELA and HGSS Toolkits: This session will neither excite nor bore you. Cypress BNate McAlister Literacy Leadership Unlocked: Terms, Tools and Transformational Shifts Redbud CLaurie Curtis "The Sunflower State Shield: Cybersecurity for Education" CedarRyan Kurtenbach Protecting your Data Assets – How to Ensure your Data is Secure, Private, Accurate, Available, and Usable Grand Eagle BallroomKyle Lord

12:00pm CDT

Lunch and Vendors Expo Hall

1:40pm CDT

IPS Supports BirchNatalie Clark Anchoring in a Vision for Quality Instruction Cypress ACory Epler • Caitlin Sharp Family Partnerships: Supporting Quality Instruction in Early Childhood OakStacy Clarke • Natalie McClane • Amanda Petersen • Tabatha Rosproy Multiplying Success: Strategies for Quality Math Instruction RedBud AJennifer Hamlet Science in Focus: Using the KSDE Vision for Quality Instruction in Science to Guide Instructional Leadership CedarStephanie Oler Addressing Bullying Prevention Cypress BTrish Backman • Kent Reed Social Studies Quality Classroom Instruction Redbud BNate McAlister • Rachel Swearengin • Adam Topliff Strengthen and Support the Four KSDE Fundamentals through Visual Learning MapleJoyce Huser

2:45pm CDT

Break/Visit Vendors Expo Hall

3:10pm CDT

Setting the Standard for Your Balanced Assessment System (Repeat) Redbud BJulie Ewing Modernized CTE Framework: Enhancing Student Career Readiness Through Real-World Application of Reading, Math and Science - Natalie Clark and CTE Team BirchNatalie Clark Federal identification of schools for support - Twyla and Joe (Repeat) MapleJoe Jewitt • Twyla Sprouse Implementing Instructional Materials Effectively Cypress ACaitlin Sharp • Cory Epler “Boosting Brilliance: How Administrators Can Support Quality Instruction in Early Childhood Classrooms.” OakNatalie McClane KESA Supports (Repeat) OsageJay Scott Improving School Climate and Mental Health Suicide Prevention: WalnutTrish Backman • Kent Reed Leveraging the Math and Science Toolkits: Your GPS to Mastering Standards Alignment ( REPEAT) RedBud AJennifer Hamlet • Stephanie Oler Navigating the ELA and HGSS Toolkits: This session will neither excite nor bore you. Cypress BNate McAlister Literacy Leadership Unlocked: Terms, Tools and Transformational Shifts (Repeat) Redbud CLaurie Curtis "From Tech to Trust: Safeguarding AI in Education" Cedar Protecting your Data Assets – How to Ensure your Data is Secure, Private, Accurate, Available, and Usable (repeat) Grand Eagle BallroomKyle Lord

4:30pm CDT

Vendor Fair/DLT meetings Expo HallVendors