Do you know about the STEM tools you have available to you through the CSCOE STEM library? Come experience ways that you can integrate robots, coding, 3Doodlers and more into your classroom through activities built with the classroom in mind. The STEM Playground is not a demo space where you will be taught how to use a tool. Rather it is a space where you will learn how to use the tool through participating in an activity that you can use in your classroom. This session is great for K-8 teachers as there are activities that span all grade levels.

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Delve into thoughts, observations, and best business practices guiding Catholic school leaders in balancing the books. Explore revenue generation, cost optimization, and community engagement while upholding transparency and long-term planning. Gain practical insights to navigate financial challenges without compromising core values, yet fostering sustainability and embracing innovation.

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As leaders, we wish it was that simple, trust me! This session examines the crucial role of trust in leadership and explores how leaders can cultivate and grow trust within their organization and leadership team. Trust is a habit and a process, not a single occurrence. Together, we will discuss the stages of trust in leadership, understanding how it develops over time and identifying strategies to strengthen it. Join us to gain practical insights and approaches for building and sustaining trust, ultimately enhancing team cohesion and organizational success.

Join us for an AI introduction tailored for teachers. Discover how generative AI operates, its real-world applications, and its potential in education, from simplifying administrative duties to enhancing lesson differentiation. ​​​​​​

Research has proven the benefits of movement on brain function. As such, a classroom that moves is a classroom that engages and learns. This interactive workshop demonstrates a variety of strategies to integrate movement into lesson design. Attendees will participate in activities and discuss how each movement strategy can be translated to different age groups and subject areas. This session is fun, interactive, and a great model for teachers who want to learn more about movement strategies.​​

Through a series of engaging games and activities, participants will discover how to seamlessly integrate other subjects into their PE curriculum, fostering deeper learning and holistic development in students. Don't miss this opportunity to empower students to become not only physically fit but also intellectually sharp and academically proficient!​​​​​​​​​

Feeling frustrated by misbehavior? This interactive workshop equips you to unlock the secrets behind student actions! Join this presentation as we embark on a journey to understand the "why" behind behavior. Workshop participants will discover the four key functions of behavior and learn how attention seeking, escape, access to desired items, and sensory needs all play a role in student actions. Participants will also master the ABCs of Behavior by putting the pieces together with the powerful ABC model, identifying the triggers (antecedents), the behaviors themselves, and the consequences.​​​​​​​​​​

If we do not know where we come from, it is hard to know what role we play. Dr. Michael Naughton provides a compelling narrative of Catholic education that draws upon our personal, institutional, and cosmic stories. This narrative gives us a vision both to see our current educational challenges more clearly, and to act with confidence and creativity to renew the mission and culture of our schools.​​​​​

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Prevent chaos at nap time by creating positive routines that will promote sleep. Review information on early childhood sleep norms and challenging behaviors that present at nap time. Learn and understand the skills that children need in order to be successful napping in the group setting. Develop plans to prevent challenging pre-nap behavior.​​​​​​​

Our English learners are doing extraordinary work as they navigate the school day, learning content and language simultaneously. They need teachers who know how to help them along this journey. In this session we will explore five, easy to implement strategies that any teacher, in any grade level or content area, can use tomorrow to bolster learning.​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Learn to craft a compelling social media strategy tailored to your school's needs. It's time to shift away from the assumption that posting multiple times a day is necessary. Instead, focus on creating content that truly resonates with your audience and drives the results you aim to achieve. In today's digital landscape, impactful and meaningful posts hold more value than sheer quantity. Join us to discover how to develop effective social media content that elevates your school's message and engages your community.​​​

Explore the essentials of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs), and their role in advocating for students with special needs in Catholic schools. Learn about engaging with local public school districts (LEAs) and navigating special education terminology and qualification processes. Gain insights and strategies to ensure access to comprehensive services for all students in nonpublic schools in Minnesota.​​​​​​

Struggling with setting screen limits in your classroom? This science-backed presentation provides the education needed to understand childhood screen addiction. We cover facts about healthy brain development, the dopamine reward pathway, the effect of video games and social media on the teen brain, and the warning signs of screen overuse and addiction. We conclude with the ScreenStrong Solution, a proven pathway for families to make the countercultural choice to move childhood back to the in-person world by simplifying the science behind screen addiction. ​

Looking to fill your kindergarten classrooms and build your enrollment funnel? Let’s start with a recipe for creating strong pre-kindergarten programs, stir in both internal and external marketing, and spice up your recruitment and retention initiatives. Toss in community events, blend the importance of a parent partnership, dice a few FoMo experiences, and you are set for an incredible enrollment season! Preschool and kindergarten teams, along with enrollment managers and principals, this is an hour of preparing your preschool and kindergarten classrooms!

God created human beings in His image, and all of creation was made good by God our Father. But now we live in a fallen world marked by sin, violence, pain, and suffering. How are we meant to fight for justice and truth in a broken world? How does God’s law of love guide our everyday interactions? This session is for educators who are interested in helping their students, and themselves, grow in an understanding of how to live out God’s call for justice, love, mercy, and truth in our relationships and our world.​​

The results we experience in life are often determined by how we see things. If we are not getting desired results, we need to see things differently. This session examines (1) the tendency we have to blame others when we are not getting the results we desire, (2) how our 'need to be right' activates blame, (3) how curiosity helps us to get better results, and (4) what we can do to see more or differently.​​​

Define emotional intelligence and identify typical emotional development milestones from three to five years. Discover adult reactions, hands-on activities, and other resources to help build social and emotional skills. Have fun learning with others who care for young children during this engaging and interactive class. The tools learned will help build a child's ability to control their impulses, self-regulate, understand and appropriately express strong feelings.​​

Embark on the journey of organizing a STEM fair at your school, whether it's starting from scratch or elevating an existing event. Discover how to guide students in asking meaningful questions and navigating the scientific or engineering design process. Gain insights into finding judges and crafting a rubric aligned with your school's standards. STEM fairs at the elementary level foster curiosity and critical thinking, nurturing a lifelong love for discovery and innovation. These events also promote essential skills like problem-solving, teamwork, and communication, laying a strong foundation for future success in STEM fields.

In recent decades, the understanding of virtue as a way of life has unintentionally fallen off the landscape of Catholic education. This talk will cover the what, why, and how of virtue education. Discover why hundreds of teachers have gained confidence in teaching virtue and will testify that it is not one more thing.​​​​