{"success":true,"data":[{"ID":1400,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1756230317,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Purpose Driven Middle School","Handle":"purpose_driven_middle_school","ShortDescription":"At Tempe Elementary Schools, we are designing a new, purpose-driven learning model, centered on student agency and self-discovery. The goal is to help students identify their unique values, interests, and skills, as they explore and experience all that is possible for them.","Description":"We want to cultivate a generation of young individuals who possess a clear sense of self, understand their values, interests, and skills, and have a vision for their future. The goal is to equip them with the confidence and abilities to realize their passions as they move into the next level of their learning journey.","Link":["http:\/\/www.jcasap.com"],"Audience":["Middle School"],"Practice":"The format will be a 15 minute presentation followed up by a list of questions for a group discussion.","Presenter":["Jaime Casap"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Tempe Elementary Schools"],"PresenterEmail":["jcasap@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":187,"ScheduleLocationID":30,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13},{"ID":1425,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1757967107,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Every Conversation Counts: Restorative Practices at Building 21","Handle":"every_conversation_counts--restorative_practices_at_building_21","ShortDescription":"Building 21's Community Council empowers students to resolve conflicts through restorative conversations. This Tier 1 intervention trains 11th and 12th graders to guide peers, fostering a school culture of accountability, empathy, and intentional restoration.","Description":"In a traditional school setting, conflict often leads to punitive measures and missed opportunities for growth. What if students were empowered to lead the resolution of conflict? Building 21\u2019s Community Council is a powerful Tier 1 behavior intervention where 11th and 12th graders are trained to facilitate daily restorative conversations. Instead of simply punishing behaviors, this student-led model teaches peers to engage in a process of intentional restoration.\r\n\r\nCommunity Council members guide their peers through a structured conversation to process an incident, identify who was impacted, and create a plan to repair the harm. This practice transforms conflict from a disciplinary issue into a learning opportunity, developing essential skills like empathy, accountability, and communication. This session will explore how to replicate this intentional, student-centered approach to behavior intervention. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to implement a similar program, equipping them to foster a more connected and compassionate school community.","Link":[],"Audience":["High School","Middle School","Elementary School","All School Levels"],"Practice":"Just like how Community Council operates at Building 21, the student leaders would facilitate the conversation as well.  They could model what a Community Council session looks like and then discuss with the audience how it's different from other more punitive measures.  Once students have modeled an incident, the student leaders could work with audience members to engage in role playing activities to help the participants process the impact that these conversations could have.","Presenter":["Jared McElroy","3-4 student leaders"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Building 21"],"PresenterEmail":["jmcelroy@philasd.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":188,"ScheduleLocationID":30,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13},{"ID":1442,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1758633649,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Supporting the Whole Student: Building Equitable Career Pathways through Internships in Title I Schools","Handle":"supporting_the_whole_student--building_equitable_career_pathways_through_internships_in_title_i_schools","ShortDescription":"Discover how our public school supports 11th graders through a holistic internship program that connects students' interests to career pathways while addressing equity gaps in an urban, Title I setting. We'll share our collaborative model involving teachers, our Real World Learning Director, and our school social worker to support the whole student\u2014academically, socially, and professionally\u2014while building agency and disrupting systems of inequity.","Description":"Our session will begin with a brief overview of our Title I public school context, highlighting our citywide admission policy, project-based learning approach, advisory model, and interdisciplinary curriculum\u2014all designed to be accessible to students traditionally underserved by such educational models. We'll share key demographics and explain how our program aims to address challenges faced by students with a history of trauma.\r\nThe core of our session features three representative case studies illustrating common barriers, challenges, and assets among our prospective interns. Through these authentic examples, we'll demonstrate our holistic approach to:\r\nSupporting the whole student (academic, social-emotional, and professional skills)\r\nLeveraging cross-functional collaboration between Teacher\/Advisors, our Real World Learning Director, and Social Worker\r\nAligning internships with students' interests and future career pathways\r\nCreating continuity of support throughout students' 9-12 journey\r\nAfter presenting each case study, attendees will break into small groups to discuss similar challenges in their contexts and share promising practices. Each small group will document strategies that worked in overcoming specific barriers, which we'll collect and synthesize into a collaborative resource of promising practices that participants can implement in their own settings.\r\nThroughout the session, we'll emphasize how our approach explicitly addresses equity by removing barriers to high-quality work-based learning for traditionally marginalized students, building agency through interest-driven experiences, and disrupting systems of inequity by connecting students to professional networks and opportunities that may not have been accessible to them otherwise.","Link":["https:\/\/www.workshopschool.org\/"],"Audience":["High School"],"Practice":"For the break out groups that focus on our case studies, we will provide a handout that includes driving questions for participants to discuss as they work to identify possible strategies for addressing challenges. Each small group will share out their promising practices which we will document and share back out to participants via google drive resource folder after the session.","Presenter":["Candace Eaton","Shingi Middelmann","Claire Norwood","Jason Weinberg"],"PresenterAffiliation":["The Workshop School; Workshop Learning"],"PresenterEmail":["ceaton@philasd.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":189,"ScheduleLocationID":30,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13},{"ID":1421,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1757938545,"CreatorID":79,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Building Community through Storytelling","Handle":"building_community_through_storytelling","ShortDescription":"This conversation engages educators in using The Moth\u2019s storytelling guide to craft authentic narratives. Participants will practice sharing stories, apply portions of our structured feedback protocols, and listen to learners stories. The session fosters trust, empathy, and collaboration, equipping educators with tools to strengthen classroom and staff communities.","Description":"This professional development session invites educators to explore the power of personal narrative as a tool for community, trust, and collaboration. Drawing from The Moth\u2019s storytelling guide, participants will learn strategies for crafting and sharing meaningful stories that highlight authentic voices and experiences. Storytelling is not only a creative act, but also a way to strengthen relationships, build empathy, and foster a sense of belonging within both classrooms and staff communities.\r\n\r\nThroughout the session, participants will engage in guided storytelling activities, focusing on structure, voice, and purpose. Using established feedback protocols, educators will gain an understanding on how to give and receive constructive input, practicing how to respond with empathy and respect while elevating each other\u2019s work. These protocols ensure that feedback is purposeful and supportive, creating a safe environment for risk-taking and authentic expression.\r\n\r\nThe session emphasizes practical applications for educators. By experiencing the process firsthand, educators will leave with a clearer understanding of how to create storytelling opportunities for learners, how to structure feedback in ways that build community, and how to use narrative as a leadership and teaching practice.\r\n\r\nUltimately, this PD aims to empower educators with concrete tools and lived experience, demonstrating that storytelling is not only an art form but also a powerful catalyst for building meaningful community.","Link":["https:\/\/www.creationlearningjoy.net\/ https:\/\/paulwiech.wixsite.com\/paulwiech-1\/storytelling","https:\/\/rpaparone.wixsite.com\/rachel-paparone"],"Audience":["High School","Middle School"],"Practice":"We will share and engage our protocols for \"Feedback Nightmares\", \"5 Key Concepts of Storytelling\", \"Story Mapping\" and our Feedback Protocols. We will walkthrough and discuss the reason we use this process to create an empathetic community that shares amazing stories.","Presenter":["Sten Anderson","Rachel Paparone","Paul Wiech"],"PresenterAffiliation":["TST BOCES PTECH Academy"],"PresenterEmail":["paulwiech@gmail.com","rachelpaparone@gmail.com","sanderson@tstboces.org"],"ScheduleSlotID":192,"ScheduleLocationID":30,"SubmitterID":79,"AdditionalComments":null,"LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":13}],"conditions":{"Status":"Accepted","ConferenceID":13,"ScheduleLocationID":30},"total":4,"limit":false,"offset":false}