2026 GOCSD Innovation Summit

2026 GOCSD Innovation Summit

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10:30am CDT

Fluency First Aid: Practical Interventions for Striving Readers Compton FerryLindsey Conner • Anna Schneider GOWellness Network Session Boston FerryNancy Leonard Start Small, Think Big: Real-World Learning Made Practical Short Creek 3Xann Boyd Supercharge Your Culture Short Creek 1Matt Pearce • Erin Wayt From Vision to Action: Designing Your 3-Year School Transformation Cooper Creek 1Brian Owen • Rachelle Antcliff

1:00pm CDT

GoLiteracy Network Session Compton FerryLindsey Conner It Takes a Village: Reimagining School Community Short Creek 1Niki Dailey • Natosha Hulett To Infinity and Beyond: How to utilize AI in the classroom. (Beginner AI Usage) Short Creek 4Josh Welborn GOSPED Network Roundtable Hensley FerryChris O'Neill Portrait of a Learner: The "How-To" Session Cooper Creek 1Christy Coursey • Amy Summers • Alissa Basta • Alison Holt

2:00pm CDT

From Absences to Engagement: A PBIS Approach to Improving Attendance Boston FerryTiffany Buttram • Dallas DeWeese GOCoach Network Session Hensley FerryBrooke Gantt • Lydia Ross The Brain Behind Behavior: What Every Educator Should Know Main Ballroom (Enter right side)Audra Kingery Tips and Tools for Behaviors and Teaching in a Special Education Classroom Short Creek 4Rachel Ward Real Businesses, Real Projects: Designing Teacher Externships That Drive Authentic, Real-World Learning Cooper Creek 1Kristen Mills • Brad Brown

3:00pm CDT

Assess, Impress, Progress: Crafting Quality Assessments and Tracking Growth Short Creek 3Jennifer Renegar Skills Before Content: Teaching Self-Regulation for Lifelong Success Main Ballroom (Enter left side)Jennifer Shipley