EduLead 2025

7:15am CST

Registration Day 1

8:15am CST

Denise Pope Keynote Guy Lott Auditorium

9:45am CST

Listening So Your Child will Speak & Speaking So Your Child Will Listen (Part 1) Middle School LibraryDr. Ochan Kusuma-Powell Connecting Digital Citizenship to Advisory / Homeroom: A Whole-School Approach to Student Well-Being 2nd Floor Tech CubeAllison Ochs Redesigning Learning: Foundations of Student-Centered Design (Session 1) 2C80Aparna Sundaram Stretching your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work Lower School LibraryJennifer Abrams UBD Part 1: Understanding by Design (UbD) a framework for creating a future ready curriculum Legacy CommonsJanelle McGann Understanding Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): PART 1 Lotus LoungeKristen Pelletier Unlocking Potential: Differentiation Through Universal Design for Learning Upper School LibraryKristel Solomon Belonging at TAS: Insights from Focus Groups and the Path Forward Harmony TheaterDr. Derrick Gay Raising Children to Thrive in a Globalized World MPRHoma Tavangar

11:15am CST

Bridging the Digital Gap: Understanding Each Other in a Hyperconnected World 2nd Floor Tech CubeAllison Ochs 12 Big Questions School Must Answer to Imagine Irresistible Futures MPRHoma Tavangar Developing & Assessing Psychological Safety in the Classroom Middle School LibraryDr. Ochan Kusuma-Powell Fostering Cultures of Dignity and Respect: The Educator’s Role in Addressing Bullying and Identity-Based Harm Harmony TheaterDr. Derrick Gay Redesigning Learning: From Concept to Classroom (Session 2) 2C80Aparna Sundaram UbD Part 2: Designing for deeper learning Legacy CommonsJanelle McGann Understanding Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): Part 2: From Theory to Practice Upper School LibraryKristel Solomon Building Relationships - Communication Basics (All Community Session) Lower School LibraryJennifer Abrams Raising Remarkable Kids for Success in School & Life Lotus LoungeKristen Pelletier

12:30pm CST

1:30pm CST

Finding Your Voice: Parents and Students as Collaborative Advocates 2C80Aparna Sundaram Listening So Your Child will Speak & Speaking So Your Child Will Listen (Part 2) Middle School LibraryDr. Ochan Kusuma-Powell Gen AI Wonderings?: Consider Hopes, Cautions, and Possibilities to Support Neurodiverse Learners Lotus LoungeKristen Pelletier Having Hard Conversations Lower School LibraryJennifer Abrams Managing the Digital Shift: How Online Communication Impacts the Classroom & School Community 2nd Floor Tech CubeAllison Ochs UbD Part 3: Essential Questions – Opening Doors to Student Understanding Legacy CommonsJanelle McGann Embracing Neurodiversity: Understanding Ourselves & Our Global Impact Upper School LibraryKristel Solomon Fostering Cultures of Dignity and Respect: Creating a Safe and Inclusive School Community Harmony TheaterDr. Derrick Gay

3:00pm CST

12 Big Questions Schools Must Answer to Create Irresistible Futures Guy Lott AuditoriumHoma Tavangar

4:15pm CST

7:30am CST

Registration Day 2

8:15am CST

Morning Keynote Day 2 Guy Lott AuditoriumRosan Bosch

9:45am CST

Creating a Culture of Belonging: Defining Our Individual Pathways to Success Upper School LibraryKristel Solomon Belonging at TAS: Insights from Focus Groups and the Path Moving Forward Harmony TheaterDr. Derrick Gay On Being Agentic: Cultivating Self-Directed Learners  Lotus LoungeKristen Pelletier Redesigning Learning: Foundations of Student-Centered Design (Session 1: Repeat) 2C80Aparna Sundaram Stretching your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work (REPEAT) Lower School LibraryJennifer Abrams AI in Schools: The Good, The Bad & How to Set It Up for Success 2nd Floor Tech CubeAllison Ochs Deeper Dive into the Big Questions MPRHoma Tavangar The Power of Visioning Legacy CommonsJanelle McGann

11:15am CST

Developing & Assessing Psychological Safety in the Classroom (Repeat) Middle School LibraryDr. Ochan Kusuma-Powell Leading in Transition:  What Are the New Skills, Literacies, and Dispositions for Liminal Times? MPRHoma Tavangar Redesigning Learning: From Concept to Classroom (Session 2: Repeat) 2C80Aparna Sundaram Reframing Perspectives: Shifting Mental Models Through Asset-Based Language Upper School LibraryKristel Solomon UbD Part 4: A focus on performance Legacy CommonsJanelle McGann Understanding Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): PART 1 (Repeat) Lotus LoungeKristen Pelletier Managing the Digital Shift: How Online Communication Impacts the Classroom & School Community (Repeat) 2nd Floor Tech CubeAllison Ochs Strategies to Address Identity-Informed Harm Harmony TheaterDr. Derrick Gay

12:30pm CST

1:30pm CST

12 Big Questions School Must Answer to Imagine Irresistible Futures (REPEAT) MPRHoma Tavangar Collaboration and Leadership Skills for Team Leads, Department and Committee Chairs and Others Lower School LibraryJennifer Abrams DEVELOPING A KLSS CULTURE (Being Known, Loved, Safe & Successful) Middle School LibraryDr. Ochan Kusuma-Powell UBD Part 1: Understanding by Design (UbD) a framework for creating a future ready curriculum (Repeat) Legacy CommonsJanelle McGann Understanding Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS): Part 2: From Theory to Practice Upper School LibraryKristel Solomon Using Student Voice & Storytelling to Navigate Digital Belonging & Online Challenges 2nd Floor Tech CubeAllison Ochs Navigating Identity: Building Bridges Between Home, School, Work and Self 2C80Aparna Sundaram Reframing Diversity as Belonging Harmony TheaterDr. Derrick Gay What Might Behavior be Telling Us?  Lotus LoungeKristen Pelletier

3:00pm CST

Closing Remarks Harmony Theater