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

Faculty & Staff Well-Being: Strategies for a Healthy School Community

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

Jennison 314

You can’t have a healthy school community without centering adult well-being. In this workshop, we draw from current research and data from our Faculty & Staff Survey to identify significant adult stressors and insights for potential school changes. Join Denise to reflect on your own well-being and explore ways your school can reduce stress and foster a healthier school climate

Presenters

Denise Pope

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, Challenge Success

Denise Pope, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. She is the author of, “Doing School”: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students (Yale University Press, 2001), which was awarded Notable... Read More →

Saturday September 28, 2024 9:45am - 11:00am EDT
Jennison 314

1:30pm EDT

Transdisciplinary Inquiry: Students as Explorers! ⭐

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

Jennison 314

Students often learn in isolated silos, but when given the chance to explore, they draw from various disciplines and go beyond departmental constraints to understand issues. In this spotlight, we'll share approaches for promoting transdisciplinary inquiry through action-oriented, collaborative exploration of authentic tasks, fostering student agency, choice, and interest. This nonlinear approach enables deeper learning as students construct, make meaning, and transfer knowledge, viewing the world through multiple lenses. Join us to discuss and share ideas that promote student inquiry through an integrated approach to learning.

Presenters