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Olathe Summer Conference 2025
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Wednesday, May 28
 

10:00am CDT

Words Hurt: Establishing a Safe Learning Environment LIMITED
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
Room 1309
In this session, educators will learn the importance of creating a welcoming environment for all by learning ways they can speak up in their classroom to stop disruptive or offensive behavior in a constructive and positive way. Educators will learn steps to educate, redirect, and then affirm good behaviors.
Speakers
avatar for Kathleen Smith

Kathleen Smith

Director of Culture and Belonging, Olathe Public Schools
Director of Culture and Belonging, Former teacher at Olathe Northwest
Wednesday May 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
Room 1309
  All

12:30pm CDT

Reading in the Content Area LIMITED
Wednesday May 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Room 1309
Let's break down how you can confidently support students in reading to learn and learning to read no matter your content. This session will include a model lesson, working through a litany of strategies you can combine or use as one-off activities. Teachers will create a lesson and notes to refer back to during the up-coming school year. 
Speakers
EC

Emily Carrico Ahart

English 9, Reading 9-12, MTSS Reading Lead Interventionist, Olathe West High School
Lead the reading MTSS team from 2021-present, training new members, managing and analyzing data, creating supplemental fluency materials, and communicating with the team, students, families, and the wider school community to develop ownership and investment in the MTSS process at... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Room 1309
  Secondary

2:30pm CDT

Reading in the Content Area LIMITED
Wednesday May 28, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Room 1309
Let's break down how you can confidently support students in reading to learn and learning to read no matter your content. This session will include a model lesson, working through a litany of strategies you can combine or use as one-off activities. Teachers will create a lesson and notes to refer back to during the up-coming school year. 
Speakers
EC

Emily Carrico Ahart

English 9, Reading 9-12, MTSS Reading Lead Interventionist, Olathe West High School
Lead the reading MTSS team from 2021-present, training new members, managing and analyzing data, creating supplemental fluency materials, and communicating with the team, students, families, and the wider school community to develop ownership and investment in the MTSS process at... Read More →
Wednesday May 28, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm CDT
Room 1309
  Secondary
 
Thursday, May 29
 

8:00am CDT

Clarity That Counts: Unlocking the Power of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria (Grades K-2) LIMITED
Thursday May 29, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am CDT
Room 1309
High-impact teaching starts with clarity. In this interactive session, participants will explore the critical role of teacher clarity in driving student understanding and achievement. We'll dive into the "why" and "how" of clearly communicating learning intentions and success criteria—essential components for empowering students to take ownership of their learning.
Participants will examine real classroom examples, unpack research-based strategies, and engage in collaborative discussions to strengthen their understanding of how clarity enhances instruction, feedback, and student outcomes.
The second half of the session is hands-on: educators will have dedicated time to begin developing or refining learning intentions and success criteria for their own lessons and units—so they leave with practical tools ready to implement in their classrooms.
Please bring your device or teacher’s manual to access your instructional materials to create learning intentions and success criteria that you can use in your classroom.
Whether you're new to the concept or looking to sharpen your practice, this session offers clarity that truly counts!
Speakers
BS

Becca Stanley

Instructional Coach, Olathe Public Schools
JT

Jennifer Tygard

Instructional Coach, Olathe Public Schools
Thursday May 29, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am CDT
Room 1309
  Grades K-2

10:00am CDT

Clarity That Counts: Unlocking the Power of Learning Intentions and Success Criteria (Grades K-2) LIMITED
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
Room 1309
High-impact teaching starts with clarity. In this interactive session, participants will explore the critical role of teacher clarity in driving student understanding and achievement. We'll dive into the "why" and "how" of clearly communicating learning intentions and success criteria—essential components for empowering students to take ownership of their learning.
Participants will examine real classroom examples, unpack research-based strategies, and engage in collaborative discussions to strengthen their understanding of how clarity enhances instruction, feedback, and student outcomes.
The second half of the session is hands-on: educators will have dedicated time to begin developing or refining learning intentions and success criteria for their own lessons and units—so they leave with practical tools ready to implement in their classrooms.
Please bring your device or teacher’s manual to access your instructional materials to create learning intentions and success criteria that you can use in your classroom.
Whether you're new to the concept or looking to sharpen your practice, this session offers clarity that truly counts!
Speakers
BS

Becca Stanley

Instructional Coach, Olathe Public Schools
JT

Jennifer Tygard

Instructional Coach, Olathe Public Schools
Thursday May 29, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
Room 1309
  Grades K-2

12:30pm CDT

Moral Courage: Unity Without Uniformity LIMITED
Thursday May 29, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Room 1309
Educators will learn moral courage as a set of skills, the basic neuroscience of fear, and the psychology of reducing fear in us and others, openness of viewpoints, how to create a brave space without immediate judgement, and how to engage across differences.
Speakers
avatar for Jenna Kuder

Jenna Kuder

Director of Professional Learning, Olathe Public Schools
I love learning and helping others to find their own learning passions. 
avatar for Kathleen Smith

Kathleen Smith

Director of Culture and Belonging, Olathe Public Schools
Director of Culture and Belonging, Former teacher at Olathe Northwest
Thursday May 29, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Room 1309
  All
 
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