The Challenge Success 2024 Fall Conference at Bentley University: Full Schedule

Join us this fall to learn research-based, equity-centered strategies to increase well-being, enhance belonging, and deepen engagement for students in your community. Don’t miss this professional development conference for K-12 educators and school partner teams. You will connect with fellow educators, experts, and thought leaders who are transforming the student experience in K-12 schools across the country, deepen your professional learning, and leave inspired and empowered with concrete strategies for your K-12 school community.

Workshops marked with a ⭐ are student-friendly.

9:45am EDT

Reimagining Feedback Through the Lens of Positive Psychology

Saturday September 28, 2024 9:45am - 11:00am EDT

Jennison 313

An essential aspect of effective teaching and leadership lies in the practice of evaluation and feedback. However, this process often falls short, lacking authenticity and failing to instigate reflection and growth. How can we use research from positive psychology to create a culture of frequent feedback that encourages our faculty to see themselves as leaders? How can we teach our faculty to use this research to meaningfully evaluate their students? In this workshop, we'll dive into research on positive psychology, appreciative inquiry, and positive deviance, exploring how we can apply these ideas to the ways we evaluate our students, faculty, and school leaders.

Presenters

Heather B. Mock

Head of School, Sandia Preparatory School

Heather Bushnell Mock is the Head of School at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In her 25+ years as an educator, she has come to view herself as a “warm demander” and has grown to embrace the social and emotional development of the student as the most effective... Read More →

Saturday September 28, 2024 9:45am - 11:00am EDT
Jennison 313

1:30pm EDT

Cultivating a School-Wide Culture of Mindfulness ⭐

Saturday September 28, 2024 1:30pm - 2:05pm EDT

Jennison 313

As mindfulness programs become ever-present in schools across the country, how can you ensure your school’s approach is aligned with your school-wide goals and values? How can you make it feel relevant to your students, so it doesn't become another "add-on" that feels disconnected from the rest of the school day? This session will offer participants guiding questions and tips for engaging community members as key participants in creating a mindful school culture, with intention and authenticity, to cultivate a sense of community and belonging.

Presenters

Emily Fleming

Founder, Yoga In Classrooms And Schools Consulting

Emily Fleming (MAT, RYT500, RCYT) is a certified educator with over a decade of classroom teaching experience, a certified yoga instructor and the founder of Yoga In Classrooms And Schools Consulting (YCSC).Emily spent 8 years teaching yoga and mindfulness as a daily enrichment class... Read More →

Saturday September 28, 2024 1:30pm - 2:05pm EDT
Jennison 313