Educators’ Confluence 2019 AMindfulConvergenceofLearning,Connecting,andRejuvenating

Gather together with other PreK-12 educators to increase your resiliency and reconnect with yourself and your profession. This Confluence combines three themes — or “streams”— that contribute to that resiliency: Learning, Connecting & Rejuvenating.

June 14-16 | Missoula, Montana

Dive into this refreshing experience to meet, mix, share, and collaborate with colleagues and stream facilitators. You’ll get to “go deep” into cross- cutting topics driving today’s most innovative practices.

FRIDAY&SATURDAY|8am-5:30pm

SUNDAY|8am-Noon

Looking for Credit?Attending the Confluence can earn educators:

» 18 hours of MT OPI Renewal credits

» 1 Graduate Credit as C&I 555 Educators’ Confluence through the University of Montana’s School of Extended & Lifelong Learning.

Social workers and counselors can earn up to 18 credit hours that can be applied via the Montana Department of Labor & Industry.

Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown » $300 Early Bird

$375 after May 15 » College Student Rate: $150 » Group rates available (see website)

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Deepening practice through critical thinking, creativity, inquiry, and literacy.

LearningStrengthening, broadening, and deepening our connections to students, peers, selves, others.

ConnectingReflecting on practice, grow-ing our strengths, and applying fresh ways & thinking.

Rejuvenating

Be ready to transform your practice and replenish your resiliency.

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Journey ScheduleTo honor everyone’s time and committment, we will begin and end sessions promptly.

Friday, June 147:00 - 8:00am Welcome! Check-in for event — Lower Level

8:00 - 8:50am Morning InvigorationGetting our feet wet together — Kathleen, David & Kersch lead us in getting oriented, navigating the way, and build-ing your boat.

8:50 - 9:00am 10-minute BREAK

9:00 - 10:30am

CONNECTING STREAM Pick one session from choices below — see Stream Sessions section for descriptions.

Derek Peterson Increasing the Volume & Impact of Our Work with Students

Greg Zorbas Collaboratively Connecting to the Greater World

10:30 - 10:40am 10-minute BREAK

10:40am - 12:10pm

LEARNING STREAM Pick one session from choices below — see Stream Sessions section for descriptions.

Tammy Elser Cook Up a Resilience-Building & Engaging Classroom

Cristal McGill & Beth Buchanan

Let’s Be Better Than Our Good Intentions — Let’s Inspire Greatness in Our Students

12:10PM - 2:00pm LUNCH (boxed lunch provided)

Visit Montana Natural History Center for Glacial Lake Missoula story & experience exhibits.

2:00 - 4:00pm

REJUVENATING STREAM Pick one session from choices below — see Stream Sessions section for descriptions.

Cristal McGill & Beth Buchanan Mind the Energy Gap — Be More Productive & Rejuvenate

Derek Peterson Prospecting the Stream: Sorting Your Gold from the Mud

4:00 - 4:45pm Reflecting The Power in Poetry of Place with Caroline Patterson

4:45 - 5:30pm Networking Collegial & Community Connections with Crista Anderson

6:00pm - ? Evening SocialChill next to the river at the Brooks & Browns Bar & Grill (in hotel event facility) with our Session Facilitators and other Confluencers.

Saturday, June 15

8:00 - 8:50am Morning Invigoration

Nick guides us through the Six Sixes — reflecting on what we’ve each been learning during the Confluence and through our Where I Learn Best survey responses (see Prep & Packing List section). What will you do in the next 6 minutes/6 hours/6 days/6 weeks/6 months to achieve your vision in the next 6 years?

8:50 - 9:00am 10-minute BREAK

9:00 - 10:30am CONNECTING STREAM Repeat Friday’s options; groups switch sessions.

10:30 - 10:40am 10-minute BREAK

10:40am - 12:10pm LEARNING STREAM Repeat Friday’s options; groups switch sessions.

12:10PM - 1:30pm LUNCH (lunch on your own)

Explore and forage at Clark Fork Farmers Market happen-ing just outside the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula.

1:30 - 3:30pm REJUVENATING STREAM Repeat Friday’s options; groups switch sessions.

3:30 - 3:40pm 10-minute BREAK

3:40 - 4:30pm Reflecting What’s Your Recipe for Resilience? with Amy McDonald

4:30 - 5:00pm Networking Your Journey Map: Let your ideas come together in a visual flow of wonderings, ‘ah-has’ and ‘what ifs’.

5:00 - 5:10pm Day’s Closing

Sunday, June 168:00 - 8:45am Morning Invigoration Missoula Children’s Theatre leads fun performance

activities.

8:45 - 8:50am 5-minute BREAK

8:50 - 9:35am Deep Dive #1Guided by participant-driven lists of “still wondering...” — choose a Stream Faciliator to discuss select topics more deeply.

9:35 - 9:45am 10-minute BREAK

9:45 - 10:30am Deep Dive #2 Repeat format & options from Deep Dive #1

10:30 - 10:45am And so.... What are you packing out with you?

10:45am - 12:00pm CELEBRATION!

Journey Schedule, cont’dTo honor everyone’s time and committment, we will begin and end sessions promptly.

Stream SessionsOn Friday, Day 1 of the Confluence, you will attend one of the two sessions offered during each Stream Session — Connecting, Learning, and Rejuvenating. Those same two sessions will be repeated on Day 2; groups attend session different from day before. (Basically, yesterday’s groups swap facilitators.) This allows Confluencers to soak in all of our content offerings during the event. Sunday morning is reserved for diving deeper into select topics explored during the primary Stream Sessions.

CONNECTING 90 minutesCollaboratively Connecting to the Greater WorldGreg Zorbas

What If you could connect your classroom with students, teachers, professionals, elders or experts from anywhere in the world? It is possible as long as you have an internet connection and a camera. In this session, you will participate in multiple live interactive connections with students, teachers, and professionals from around the world. You will learn how to prepare and make a simple meet and greet connection. You will learn ways to have your stu-dents connect and collaborate on projects with other students from around the globe. You will help build the network of teachers wanting to expose their students to real-world application by learning and using this technology. You will learn about additional resources both national and international. This will be an interactive workshop — BYOD.

Increasing the Volume & Impact of Our Work with StudentsDerek Peterson

When two rivers merge, both their breadth and depth increases. So it is with the youth development streams of nature and nurture. Alone, each allows us to explain the differences we see in young peo-ple. When the streams merge, we can better ponder what makes these young people TICK (trust, initiate, care, and know). As teachers, we have a great deal of influence in channeling this stream, by connect-ing with and becoming an Anchor for each student.Participants will learn:

» what makes a young person thrive; » a metaphor (the Web of Support) for explain-

ing the complexity of resilience and well-being; » how to become an Anchor to your student’s

Web of Support; and, » how to measure the web of support for each

student in your classroom. Friday Night Evening Social

6pm-?@Brooks&BrownsBar&Grill

Whether you are from out-of-town or a local resident, please join us for a relaxing time to get to know each other better. We value each one of our facilitators and participants and know that you have great things to share and don’t often get a chance to just talk about whatever you want! Don’t miss this casual networking time that’s sure to keep your inspiration fired up and take your reflections and discovery even deeper.

Located in the Holiday Inn Downtown Missoula (bottom floor and next to the river). No-host bar; some appetizers provided.

Stream Sessions, cont’dLEARNING 90 minutes

Cook Up a Resilience-Building & Engaging ClassroomTammy Elser

Teachers are the guides to, and role models for, creating a flourishing life. This session will focus on strategies any teacher can employ to increase joy, build stronger relationships, and achieve goals (both yours, and your students!) toward living your best life. With an emphasis on both personal and class-room practice, this practical session will help fill the well of resilience for you and the students you love.

Let’s Be Better Than Our Good Intentions — Let’s Inspire Greatness in Our StudentsCristal McGill & Beth Buchanan

Countless cutting–edge researchers are making daily discoveries that may revolutionize educational practice. You will learn cut-to-the-chase classroom strategies that provide psychological first aid and motivate middle performing students. Brain based learning is the informed process of using a group of strategies that are driven by sound principles derived from brain research. Expected outcomes include: identifying & motivating middle-performing learn-ers; understanding neuroscience & the adolescent mind; and, improving the effectiveness of your own instruction.

REJUVENATING 120 minutesMind the Energy Gap — Be More Productive & RejuvenateCristal McGill & Beth Buchanan

Personal energy and resilience are ultimately a set of skills that can be taught. We can grow psycho-logical immunity in others and ourselves in order to rebound from the effects of adversity. How we deal with stressors plays a significant role in the outcome and long-term psychological resilience. We have a pressing need to build personal and psychosocial re-silience that grows strength and capacity to cultivate functional, healthy habits. Participants can expect a refreshing experience with thoughtful discussion and reflection. By participating in active learning activities, you will walk away with a personal tool kit of skills and strategies. Expected outcomes include: examining personal belief structures and grow what is possible and gaining insights and tools to ampli-fy each educator’s own personal and professional strengths.

Prospecting the Stream: Sorting Your Gold from the MudDerek Peterson

We are surrounded by abundance, yet we each can only see a fraction of what is available. Because we can only give what we have, it is important for each of us to ensure that we focus upon our own wellbeing, resilience, and thriving. We are too often worried and weary by the world around us. In this workshop we’ll focus on creating our own filters, out of the abundance around us, to protect us and our students from the unhealthy forces that surround us. Participants will learn: the factors that adults need to thrive; the building blocks for an adult web of support to ensure resilience and wellbeing; how to weave and sustain your own web of support while increasing your wellness; and, how to measure your progress over time.

Reflecting & NetworkingThe Power in Poetry of PlaceCaroline Patterson

Using poems by Montana poets Richard Hugo and Sandra Alcosser as models, this session will explore how writing about a place — a town, river, a trail — immerses writers in the textures, telling details, history, characters, and passion that makes great poetry. Participants will read poems and write a poem about a place they care deeply about. This is a great lesson for students of all ages.

Collegial & Community ConnectionsCrista Anderson

Being an educator is an empowering profession. We have chosen a career that is both dynamic and innately human. Connecting with colleagues locally, regionally and even globally can aid to our resilience and minimize potential burnout. This Confluence is a great opportunity to meet like-minded educators and foster long-lasting relationships to support your professional growth and open unique learning oppor-tunities for your students. This session will provide you with pathways to joining established communi-ties, tools to increase your connectivity, and exam-ples of how being connected can increase student outcomes and engagement. I can’t wait to add YOU to my professional learning network!

What’s Your Recipe for Resilience?Amy McDonald

Rejuvenate can be defined as the restoration of a river or stream to a condition characteristic of a younger, more healthy, landscape. We view the rejuvenation of a river as essential to life — to the ecology of an area. Why then, is rejuvenation of

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Friday LunchGlacialLakeMissoula@theMontanaNaturalHistoryCenter

That’s right — Missoula used to be underwater! Taking a quick bus ride or brisk walk, our group will checkout the MNHC’s exhibits and enjoy a special presentation about the geologic history of the Missou-la Valley and the Glacial Lake Missoula (GLM) flood event that shaped the landscapes between here and Portland, Oregon. Presented by the GLM Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute.

Saturday LunchOnYourOwn@theClarkForkFarmersMarket

Following our Learning Stream sessions, you’ll get to step right outside the Holiday Inn Parkside and right into dozens of local vendors offering freshly harvest-ed produce, baked treats, and a variety of lunchtime choices.

(Boxed lunch included.)

educators not seen as essential to our educational systems, to our resiliency? Collaboratively, through experiential activities, we will look at how we can revitalize ourselves and our practices to rejuvenate our educational systems. We will reflect on current practices and discover new ways to breathe life into our daily routines to be the best we can be for ourselves, our colleagues, our communities, and our students.

Your Journey MapKathleen Dent & Amy McDonald

Let your ideas come together in a visual flow of wonderings, ‘ah-has’ and ‘what ifs’. We’ll also think about how your personal and professional connec-tions can support those discoveries, inspirations, and ‘next steps’ in your journey.

Session FacilitatorsCristaAnderson

Crista Anderson is the Principal and Superintendent of a rural PK-8 school in Montana. Armed with a background in Instructional Coach-ing, technology integration, and curriculum design she maintains the philosophy that change can

happen when a culture of shared leadership and collegial support is the expectation, not the exception.

BethBuchanan

For nearly three decades, Beth has served communities and children through her passion for growing youth in varying capacities. Beginning in 1992, she served the bulk of her career on the banks of the Yukon River in Alaska as a

classroom teacher and coach. In the last decade, she has turned her attention to discovering how the brain learns and heals, and how technology can be used to change the way adults work with youth. Beth and her husband Jon, also a teacher, have three biological children, have fostered many, and formally adopted two. They believe in the strength and wisdom of the village and it’s essential place in the health and happiness of future generations. Beth has a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and in Leadership Education. She has also has expert knowledge in Trau-ma Informed Education, Social-Emotional Learning and recent developments concerning the healing capacity of the brain.

TammyElser

Tammy directs and serves as the lead professional development provider for BRAIDS, a Native Youth Community Partnership project at Salish Kootenai College (SKC). She has worked nationally providing professional development, program

design and evaluation, and strategic planning and facil-itation for schools and organizations. The author of The Framework: A Practical Guide for Montana Teachers and Administrators Implementing Indian Education for All, and a dozen integrated Indian Education and college and career ready aligned curricula, Tammy focuses on prac-tical strategies supporting current and future teachers to achieve both equity and excellence for all students. With a Masters in counseling and an ongoing passion for proactive strategies promoting well-being, Tammy’s work emphasizes resilience for students and teachers alike. Recent assignments include work for The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian, the Montana Office of Public Instruction, Montana Histori-cal Society, and dozens of K-12 schools. By day, Tammy teaches literacy instructional methods to future teachers at SKC.

AmyMcDonald

Amy has more than two decades of experience in K-12 education, including a K-8 Type B Teach-ing Certification and a Master’s in K-12 School Counseling. Amy has spent many years working in administrative roles and has an

extensive background in supporting students from ac-ademics, to social-emotional learning, trauma informed care, strengths-building, and strategies for addressing the whole child. She has a leadership role co-developing and implementing Brightways Learning’s Kaleidoscope Connect program and has delivered engaging trainings with both youth and adults in the United States and Canada. She also worked in group homes and on a daily basis provides one-on-one support to students. Living in multi-ethnic communities has given Amy provides a fresh look at youth development as she continues to work in multiple school districts with youth and tribal organiza-tions inside and outside Alaska.

Session Facilitators, cont’dCristalMcGill

Cristal’s dynamic (and frequent-ly humorous) training sessions combine her intensive understand-ing of engagement strategies with buckets of personal energy. She has a solid reputation for facilitating upbeat, interactive, and meaningful sessions that are marked by solid

engaging instructional practices.In addition to developing engaging teaching strategies, Cristal conducts trauma-in-formed care seminars that help teachers support K-12 students’ emotional health (e.g., hope, confidence, trust, resilience). She provides teachers with support strategies for students struggling with depression and anxiety and other PTSD symptoms. As a leader in the field of en-gagement practices, Cristal conducts innovative seminars that emphasize teacher resilience, train the teacher as trainers, leadership development, conflict resolution, and communication skills seminars. Cristal received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Arizona State University. She recently published her first book Engaging Practices: How to Activate Student Learning that earned her a first place CIPA EVVY award.

CarolinePatterson

Caroline is the executive director of the Missoula Writing Collaborative. She has published a story collec-tion, Ballet at the Moose Lodge, a literary anthology Montana Women Writers: A Geography of the Heart, two children’s books on the natural world, and her work has appeared

in anthologies including Montana Noir and Bright Bones. She was awarded the Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Fiction at Stanford University, Joseph Henry Jackson Prize from the San Francisco Foundation, a Vogelstein Foundation Award, and a Montana Arts Council Fellow-ship. She lives with her husband, writer Fred Haefele, and her two college-aged children in the Missoula home her great-grandfather built in 1906, with the fireplace on the inside rather than the outside wall, because her great-grandmother said, “she could never spend a night in a house with a mortgage.”

DerekPeterson

Derek is a youth development lead-er, writer, teacher, and advocate who works to show and measure the intersections of youth devel-opment with issues in education, youth risk behaviors, community, and social change. As the founder

of Integrative Youth Development (IYD)™ and the Student Support Card™, his work translates the complexity of youth development into an easy to understand frame-work that inspires adults and youth to thicken the web of support each needs to thrive. Derek currently serves as a Consulting Associate for Brightways Learning’s Ka-leidoscope Connect program and an Associate with the International Institute for Children’s Rights and Devel-opment in Victoria, B.C., and as the CEO of the Institute for Community and Adolescent Resilience – Unifying Solutions. His work takes him around the world leading workshops, lectures and retreats, working in areas as diverse as villages near the Arctic Circle to classrooms in Juarez, Mexico. In 2016, he was a member of the Think Tank of the National Partnership to End Violence Across the Lifespan. Today, Derek supports leaders in increas-ing student achievement, mitigating trauma and adverse childhood experiences, and decreasing youth risk behav-iors while increasing ethical development and resilience.

GregZorbas

Greg is a retired social studies and video technology teacher. He has been in education for over 28 years both in the classroom and coach-ing various sports at all levels.During his teaching tenure, Greg and two colleagues developed the Classroom WithOut Walls (CWOW)

program. They used live video-conferencing technology to deliver content and co-teach. CWOW has evolved into student-to-student collaboration and is leading innova-tive ways to engage students. Greg was recognized by the United States Distance Learning Association (2016), selected as Alaska Society for Technology in Education’s Teacher of the Year (2014), is a BP Teacher of Excel-lence, was a speaker at the 2014 ITEC conference in Sydney, Australia, and has presented at the International Society for Technology in Education conference.

KathleenDent

Kathleen has been a public school educator for the past 30+ years and is the CEO of Inspired Classroom, supporting innovative education nationwide. She brings classroom teaching, gifted and talented pro-gramming, curriculum development

and administration to the virtual world. Her in-depth ex-periences translate to the classroom — whether student or corporate focused. She believes that inspired teaching foments inspired learning — and excitement and fulfill-ment in your life. “I love the light bulb moments!”

Lisa“Kersch”Kerscher

With a background in journalism, science, and technology, Kersch has been doing media production and software development and training since 1998, specializing in educa-tional, news, and interactive media. As a consultant, she’s produced

content for Newspapers in Education programs, the Kansas City Teacher Residency program, and also co- developed many of the hands-on and interactive compo-nents of the award-winning STEMscopes middle and high school curriculum. But Kersch especially loves her job as Education Director for nonprofit Brightways Learning, where she supports educators in seeing value in every student and also feeling valued themselves.

DavidPavish

David’s combined 20 years of experience working with youth in direct care and administration in both the private and public sector has equipped him with a unique lens through which to see youth in Alaska and beyond. He was born

and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and has had the privi-lege to live in that state’s rural communities, as well as Northern California. Gaining skills from some of the top youth and experiential education professionals in the U.S. and Canada provides him with a solid understanding of what youth need to thrive. David brings a fresh perspec-tive on supporting and guiding youth through their career pathways and lifelong journeys.

Morning InvigoratorsNickSalmon

Nick is the founder and presi-dent of the Collaborative Learning Network. He is a ninth-generation educator focused on education-al facility planning, professional development of educators and design support for future-flexible

learning environments that cost less to design, build, own, operate and maintain. In addition to working with more than 200 schools on more than 40 master plans, Nick is a co-founder of the bi-annual Revoution in Education Congress in Bogota, Colombia, where he leads hands-on, project-based learning experiences built upon personal, local, cultural or global passions.

The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) fosters creativity and enhances innate capabilities in individuals all over the world by providing access to community-driven per-forming arts experiences. MCT strives to transcend any barriers such as language, culture, financial resources, and unique needs to transform lives by actively engaging people in the arts.

Prep & Packing ListWe’re going to do some serious learning but also have some fun together! Below is what we suggest you prep and bring to get the most of of our collaborative and engaging journey.

Smartphone or TabletFor optimal participation with the whole group, please bring and be prepared to use your smartphone and/or computer tablet.

To save time on-site, please prep your device in with the GooseChase app — see below.

Download the GooseChase app for iOS or Android. We’ll use it for our team-based scavenger hunt game

throughout the Confluence. Missions will target relevant fun-filled learning & application.

Business CardsBring business cards or other method to share your contact

information with other Confluencers. Whom you choose to network with most intentionally and beyond the event is in your hands!

Growth MindsetCome ready to be playful, ready to share what you know, and ready to grow! Your Confluence hosts and activity leaders are

commited to supporting strengths-based and personalized development for each of our Confluence participants to help you get the most out of your journey with us.

Casual AttireWhile this event will attract top professionals, we expect to be moving around a lot throughout

each highly engaging session. Please dress neat but comfortably.

For visitors to Montana, check the weather forecast to pack smartly, as the spring weather here can be fickle.

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Looking for Credit?We know how important your time

and brain power is! Certificates for your records will be distributed at the end of the event. Attending the Confluence can earn educators:

» 18 hours of MT OPI Renewal credits

» 1 Graduate Credit as C&I 555 Educators’ Confluence through the University of Montana’s School of Extended & Lifelong Learning.

Social workers and counselors can earn up to 18 credit hours that can be applied via the Montana Department of Labor & Industry.

Destination Missoula

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Hike, Hops & History Mini-Tour

Monday,June17|9am-3:30pm

$53/person|Limitedto11peopleIncludes museum/state park entrance fees, bottled water,

complimentary USB charging, and any needed pit stops en route.

Travel

Come for the Confluence but hangout longer

for deeper learning, connecting, and rejuvenating!

Whether you’re new to Missoula or know it

well, there’s always cool things to do,

fresh places to visit, good food & brews to

sample, and friendly people to meet!

Also great for families!

Lodging

Fun Stuff!

Airport code: MSO

Booking on Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air?Use the code ECMC385 to get a 5% discount on your airfare — good for arriving three days before and/or departing three days after Confluence event dates.

Confluence location is: Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown 200 South Pattee St.

Special Room RateWhen booking your room at the Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown, book by May 14 and mention Bright-ways Learning to receive the special group rate of $139/night. Regular room rate is $189.

Western Montana is fresh, fun, friendly, and surrounded by national forests, recreation areas, and parks — so, make sure to explore Downtown Missoula and beyond while you’re here!

MissoulaDowntown.comDestinationMissoula.org

Sign-up by June 3rd for your special

Montana adventure —

Space is limited!

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National Bison Range — Glacier NP —

Yellowstone NP —

Less than 1 hour away2.5 hours4.5 hours

About Your Hosts

Brightways Learning is a 501(c)3 K-12 education non-profit based in Missoula, Montana, with international reach and impact. Since 2002, we’ve been improving learning and achievement through collaborative engage-ment and innovative technology solutions. We accomplish this by:

» Creating and supporting programs for youth and school engagement, collaborative educator performance evaluation, and personalized learning opportunities.

» Filling educational gaps by providing web-based tools and personalized attention, especially in rural and remote settings.

» Cultivating connections to help students, schools, families, and communities thrive.

» Working hand-in-hand with students, educators, parents, and other stakeholders to generate inno-vation, engagement, and collaboration for creating a local culture of optimal wellbeing and success for both students and school staff.

Explore our innovative programs and services at our wesite.

BrightwaysLearning.org

Inspired Classroom is a women-owned content delivery company located in Missoula, Montana. We team with experts in many fields, innovative thought partners, and leaders in education to create and deliver inspiring expe-riences for K-12, civic, and corporate audiences.

Our vision of collaborate, ignite, learn expresses our pas-sion for turning the world into a classroom to be explored — no matter how old you are!

Visit our website to learn more about our innovative pro-grams and services.

InspiredClassroom.com

Brightways Learning and Inspired Classroom have been listening to educators everywhere for what they are craving to keep them going — AND fulfill their dreams — in this vital profession. This Educators’ Confluence is one big way we seek to answer that call and collective craving! We love to honor, celebrate, and boost the momentum of all the “bright lights” who serve our children and youth, especially through PreK-12 education settings. So, we’ve created an event that’s fully infused with good energy, thoughtful folks who do amazing work, and with a bit of play and fun thrown in — because that’s just how we roll!