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Monday, July 28
 

10:30am CDT

Navigating a VUCA World (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity)
Monday July 28, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Birch
How do educators perform at high levels while living in a world that is wildly unpredictable? In today’s rapidly changing world, leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges as they strive to prepare students for an uncertain future. The VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) environment has reshaped how educators think about teaching, learning, and leadership in schools. In this interactive session, participants will engage in a practical tool for addressing complex challenges while rethinking traditional approaches to problem-solving.  
Speakers
avatar for Carol Brooks Simoneau

Carol Brooks Simoneau

Co-Director, Thinking Collaborative
Carol Brooks Simoneau, EdD, graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in elementary education. She earned a Master of Science Degree with a Reading Specialist endorsement and an Educational Administration and Leadership endorsement from Kansas State... Read More →
Monday July 28, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Birch
  Staff Supports
 
Tuesday, July 29
 

8:45am CDT

Breaking Through Resistance:For School/District Leaders:
Tuesday July 29, 2025 8:45am - 10:00am CDT
Walnut
This session provides school leaders with a clear, actionable framework for understanding and responding to staff resistance. You’ll learn how to diagnose what’s underneath the pushback—not just what it looks like on the surface—and use targeted strategies that align with each form of resistance. Whether you’re facing skepticism, burnout, or passive disengagement, you’ll leave with specific, practical tools to respond in ways that build trust, momentum, and meaningful buy-in. You’ll also explore how to support teachers at every level of willingness to change, using a differentiated leadership approach that strengthens professional growth and improves outcomes for both educators and students.
Speakers
avatar for Becca Silver

Becca Silver

CEO and Founder, The Whole Educator
Becca Silver is an energetic and passionate coach of instructional leaders and coaches. As the founder and CEO of The Whole Educator and host of the Coaching the Whole Educator podcast, she leverages her experience as a teacher, instructional coach, life coach and leadership coach... Read More →
Tuesday July 29, 2025 8:45am - 10:00am CDT
Walnut
  Staff Supports

10:20am CDT

Breaking Through Resistance:For School/District Leaders:
Tuesday July 29, 2025 10:20am - 11:50am CDT
Walnut
This session provides school leaders with a clear, actionable framework for understanding and responding to staff resistance. You’ll learn how to diagnose what’s underneath the pushback—not just what it looks like on the surface—and use targeted strategies that align with each form of resistance. Whether you’re facing skepticism, burnout, or passive disengagement, you’ll leave with specific, practical tools to respond in ways that build trust, momentum, and meaningful buy-in. You’ll also explore how to support teachers at every level of willingness to change, using a differentiated leadership approach that strengthens professional growth and improves outcomes for both educators and students.
Speakers
avatar for Becca Silver

Becca Silver

CEO and Founder, The Whole Educator
Becca Silver is an energetic and passionate coach of instructional leaders and coaches. As the founder and CEO of The Whole Educator and host of the Coaching the Whole Educator podcast, she leverages her experience as a teacher, instructional coach, life coach and leadership coach... Read More →
Tuesday July 29, 2025 10:20am - 11:50am CDT
Walnut
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