ANSAA will be hosting the following workshops during the 2020-2021 school year. Administrators are encouraged to require faculty attendance at one of the August sessions. Registration for schools will be in May. An open registration for individuals will begin June 1, 2020. Instructions for individual registrations will be sent to the ANSAA administrators prior to that time. August 5, 2020 (Wednesday) / 10:00-noon / Virtual
August 6, 2020 (Thursday) / 10:00-noon / Virtual
August 10, 2020 (Monday) / 10:00-noon / Virtual
“Fostering Resilient Learners” / Wendy Turner, Presenter
Target Audience: Administrators and Teachers Grades K-12
Session Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will deepen their understanding of key vocabulary and research around childhood trauma, the effect of toxic stress on brain development, and the need for us to create a #TraumaInvested learning environment.
2. Participants will embrace the need to build self-awareness and tend to their self-care in order to be primed and ready to effectively support their students and children.
Description: Childhood trauma is real, and it is more prevalent than we might believe. In this engaging, relevant, and practical session, learn from the work of childhood trauma expert Kristin Souers and former principal Pete Hall (authors of the best-selling and award-winning Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for creating a trauma-sensitive classroom – ASCD, 2016) about the importance of implementing trauma-invested practices in the school setting. Incorporating research, building a common vocabulary, and exploring the impact of stress on the brain development begins our exploration. And because we’re in a service-oriented profession and continuously look outward to help others, we’ll turn our lenses around to build self-awareness, investigate the power of relationship, examine our belief systems, and embrace the concept of grace as we collaboratively build a Culture of Safety for our students, families, staffs, and communities. If we’re going to be good to others, first and foremost we’ve got to be good to ourselves. This session is rich with strategies and approaches to do just that…so we can foster resilient learners.
September 11, 2020 (Friday) / 9:00-noon / St. John’s Center, Little Rock
“Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Educational Leader”/Jen Schwanke, Presenter
Target Audience: Educational Leaders
Description: Educational leadership continues to evolve in its complexity and scope. Now more than ever, school leaders must stay focused on their primary goals—student achievement, progress, and growth—while also efficiently managing other aspects of the job. In this workshop, attendees will consider ways to hone their practices in the areas of:
August 6, 2020 (Thursday) / 10:00-noon / Virtual
August 10, 2020 (Monday) / 10:00-noon / Virtual
“Fostering Resilient Learners” / Wendy Turner, Presenter
Target Audience: Administrators and Teachers Grades K-12
Session Learning Outcomes:
1. Participants will deepen their understanding of key vocabulary and research around childhood trauma, the effect of toxic stress on brain development, and the need for us to create a #TraumaInvested learning environment.
2. Participants will embrace the need to build self-awareness and tend to their self-care in order to be primed and ready to effectively support their students and children.
Description: Childhood trauma is real, and it is more prevalent than we might believe. In this engaging, relevant, and practical session, learn from the work of childhood trauma expert Kristin Souers and former principal Pete Hall (authors of the best-selling and award-winning Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for creating a trauma-sensitive classroom – ASCD, 2016) about the importance of implementing trauma-invested practices in the school setting. Incorporating research, building a common vocabulary, and exploring the impact of stress on the brain development begins our exploration. And because we’re in a service-oriented profession and continuously look outward to help others, we’ll turn our lenses around to build self-awareness, investigate the power of relationship, examine our belief systems, and embrace the concept of grace as we collaboratively build a Culture of Safety for our students, families, staffs, and communities. If we’re going to be good to others, first and foremost we’ve got to be good to ourselves. This session is rich with strategies and approaches to do just that…so we can foster resilient learners.
September 11, 2020 (Friday) / 9:00-noon / St. John’s Center, Little Rock
“Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Educational Leader”/Jen Schwanke, Presenter
Target Audience: Educational Leaders
Description: Educational leadership continues to evolve in its complexity and scope. Now more than ever, school leaders must stay focused on their primary goals—student achievement, progress, and growth—while also efficiently managing other aspects of the job. In this workshop, attendees will consider ways to hone their practices in the areas of:
- Evaluating and committing to a school’s mission and purpose
- Reconnecting to school and community
- Reinvesting in relationships with students, staff, and community
- Instructional Leadership in an age of innovation and creativity
- Develop teacher leadership to build capacity
- Data analysis and management to promote student achievement
- Operational efficiency to maximize student growth
- Maintain balance to better provide services to students, school and self