VATLL Annual Conference

VATLL Annual Conference

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7:45am EST

Registration & Light Buffet Breakfast

8:30am EST

Shawn Kanungo - Keynote Speaker Virginia Room

10:10am EST

“Digging Deep”: Creating Teacher-Media Specialist Partnerships to Enrich Primary Source Learning Colony AStephanie Booz • Dr. Sarita McCoy Gregory Beyond the Margins: The Hammer, the Heart, & the Power of Great Teams Tidewater DMs. Danielle Gish • Mr. Brian Sorrell Empowering Teacher Growth Through CHOICE: Evidence-Based Tools for Personalized Professional Learning Colony BJennifer Stevens From Blueprint to Scale: Building a Year-Long Instructional Coaching Program Tidewater BJason Chandler • Jennifer Coleman • Dr. Abbie Martin • Eric Rhoades • Skip Tyler From Evaluation to Ecosystem: Reframing the Work of Educator Growth Colony EAllison Rodman From Observation to Impact: Using Evidence and AI for Feedback Allegheny BDr. Rachel Ball • Virginia Tonneson Interdisciplinary Project Based Learning in High School? It is Possible! Tidewater CKristina Doubet Lead by Involving: Turn Meetings Into Learning and Action Spaces Tidewater ATammy Hobson Radical Alignment: Shared Ownership for School Wellbeing Piedmont CHeather Peterson • Kim Richardson Release the (Learning) Kraken! Summoning Student Engagement from the Depths of Distraction Colony DKatie Anderson Seeing Beyond the Benchmark: Using Student Thinking to Guide Intervention Allegheny ALisa Sturges The Missing Piece: Character and Leadership Development in Today's Schools Piedmont BJoshua Cole Who’s Doing the Talking? Designing Learning Experiences That Amplify Learner Thinking and Discourse Allegheny CKatelyn Leitner

11:40am EST

Addressing Virginia's Most Urgent K–12 Challenges: Action Projects That Transform Schools Colony CAngela Whittaker Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Scaling CS Professional Learning Colony ALisa Allen Steffian, Ph.D. • Shanan Chappell Moots, Ph.D. Becoming an Unshakeable Educator: The Hidden Habits Behind Resilience, Joy, and Lasting Impact Allegheny CMia Pumo Beyond Aspirational Goals: Aligning Resources for Transformative Change Piedmont CJaime Stacy Can Supervisors Be Coaches? Navigating the Intersection of Accountability and Growth Piedmont BMark Hudson, Ph.D Changing the Playbook: Empowering Teacher Leaders to Drive Instructional Change Allegheny AChelsea Kimbrough • Sharelle Van Natten Collaborate. Elevate. Activate: Building Coherent Systems for Student Success Colony EScott Belako • Jennifer Campbell From Data to Impact: Leading HQIM Implementation Through PLCs Colony DChelsea Padgett From Initiative Fatigue to Focused Shared Action Tidewater ATammy Hobson Getting from Good to Great: Leveraging Short-Term Coaching Cycles for Student Achievement Tidewater CStephanie Fuhs Hope Is More Than a Feeling: The Science That Predicts Student Achievement Allegheny BCathleen Beachboard Lead Like a System, Not a Superhero Tidewater DAurelia Ortiz Storylines That Stick: Designing Learning That Inspires Inquiry and Impact Tidewater DRachele Hirsch-Brooks

12:50pm EST

Lunch (Provided) + Sponsor Raffles + Networking

1:50pm EST

Beyond Evaluation: Cultivating Feedback to Elevate Leadership, Teaching, and Learning Piedmont CDr. Joanne H. Jones Beyond the Margins: Protecting Teacher Capacity Through Human-Centered Leadership Tidewater DAmy Acors Data to Action: Environmental Literacy Projects Elevate Literacy, Numeracy, and Engagement Colony CAngela Whittaker Embracing the Friction: Guiding PLCs Through Productive Struggle to Peak Performance Allegheny AHeidi Hicks • Tracy Longworth • Jeffrey A. Millner Every Day Counts: Engaging Students to Improve Attendance and Achievement Allegheny BHeather Cofflin • Brandon Garrett Growing Success: How Mindset Shapes Self-Efficacy and Motivation Tidewater BJanira Collado Toro Hit the Jackpot: Enhancing the Learning Environment Tidewater CEbony Cherry Leading with Compassion: Mindsets that Empower People and Systems Colony DPhil Echols Living Neurodivergent: Experiential Learning for Inclusive Classrooms Piedmont BBrittany Keatts New Teacher Needs: How to Support New Teachers in All the Ways Colony EJennifer Orr Read, Imagine, Design: When Stories Meet STEM Tidewater ADr. Kristin Acchione • Stephanie Kliebenstein Targeted Tier 2 Interventions in Sixth Grade: An Improvement Science Approach for Small Group Success Allegheny CLauren Johnson Transforming PLCs into High-Impact Collaborative Teams Colony ASonya Gordon

3:20pm EST

Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year - Panel Speakers Virginia Room