Virtual Summer Conference
Strategies for Educational Improvement | Back to the Future: Time to Redesign
Session participants can earn KU graduate credit through the Global Education Academy.
Credit Opportunity
Participants in the 2021 SOEHS Virtual Summer Conference will have the opportunity to earn graduate credit through the Global Education Academy’s online micro-credential platform.
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Non-credit Recognition Option
For each session attended, a participant may request a certificate of completion of a (Independent Micro-Learning Experience – IMLE) (Special conference pricing– no fee for IMLE)
Graduate Credit Option
Convert your IMLE certificates to SMLCs (Stackable Micro-Learning Credential) that are stackable toward graduate credit.
Earn graduate credit by completing interactive learning opportunities.
Earn graduate credit by completing interactive learning opportunities.
SESSION #1 | June 15 @ 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Telling Our Stories: Using Lived-Experiences to Shape Our Post-Pandemic Future
with Jenny Flinders, research project manager in the KU Center for Public Partnerships and Research
Lessons from Veterans: Recommendations for Re-entry
with Arpita Ghosh, assistant professor in the KU Department of Educational Psychology
Experiences of an educator during the pandemic
with Jacqueline Rodriguez, director of ESOL and migrant programs for Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Noticing, Pondering & Providing: Formative Assessments for Socio-emotional Health
with M'Balia Thomas, assistant professor in the KU Department of Curriculum and Teaching
SESSION #2 | June 17 @ 2:00 p.m. (CST)
From Surviving to Thriving
with Shanna Bigler-McKenzie, mental health education program consultant at Kansas State Department of Education
Kansas Can Competency Framework: Simple Self-Regulation Strategies
with Amy Gaumer Erickson, associate research professor for the KU Center for Research on Learning
Supporting Students: Moments of Genuine Connection
with Marta Silva Serrano, Spanish as heritage language teacher at Olathe North High School
SESSION #3 | June 22 @ 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Using state assessments to leverage student learning
with Julie Ewing, assessments coordinator with Career, Standards, and Assessment Services at the Kansas State Department of Education
Emerging from the pandemic experience: reflections of a school administrator on the impact on teaching and learning
with Jarius Jones, principal at Center Middle School
The Learner in the Post-2020 World
with Nicholas Mitchell, assistant professor in the KU Department of Curriculum and Teaching
Opening New Virtual Connections for All Students
with Dyane Smokorowski, coordinator of digital literacy with Wichita Public Schools USD 259
SESSION #4 | June 24 @ 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Always educating, protecting and helping our students even in the face of hate speech: A p
with Changming Duan, Professor of Counseling Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas
Uses & Abuses of the Holocaust & the Dangers of Disinformation
with Shelly Cline, director of education and historian at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education
Connecting Across Differences: Guidelines for Facilitating Challenging Conversations / Dialogue
with D. A. Graham, interim vice provost for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the KU Office of the Provost
SESSION #4 | June 24 @ 2:00 p.m. (CST)
Session Moderator
Rick Ginsberg, dean of the KU School of Education and Human Sciences
PARTNERS IN SUPPORT
The virtual summer conference is co-hosted by the School of Education and Human Sciences and the KU Global Education Academy, with support from the Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Alliance for the Arts in Education.