EduLead 2025

9:45am CST

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

11:15am CST

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

1:30pm CST

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

9:45am CST

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

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

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