2018 CI Conference: Full Schedule

8:45am CDT

Financial Wellness! Retirement Is Around The Corner!

If you are within five years of retirement, come hear what you need to know and consider. We'll talk through TRS, Social Security, and what that means for those of you with retirement on the near horizon.

Speakers

Scott Hauptmann

Leander ISD Financial Wellness pptx

Monday October 8, 2018 8:45am - 10:00am CDT
B109: Choir

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

LEADS Dimension Dimension 2.4: Differentiation
Target Audiences All Employees

10:15am CDT

Financial Wellness! Personal Finance 101

Buying a house, a car or saving for your children's college are not topics that we teach in school or something our parents typically show us how to do. Come learn about topics that cause financial stress for people simply because they don't know if they are doing the right thing. Topics include large purchases, credit cards, paying for college, budgeting, and general financial tips.

Speakers

Scott Hauptmann

Leander ISD Personal Finance pptx

Monday October 8, 2018 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
B109: Choir

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

Target Audiences All Employees

11:45am CDT

Puberty Curriculum & Process Updates

Curriculum overview and process updates for middle and elementary counselors, PE teachers, nurses, and administrators. This will provide the layout of who is responsible for each piece of the process in scheduling, communicating, and delivering 4th - 6th grade puberty curriculum.

Speakers

Jennifer Collins

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Leander ISD

Kimberly Davies

Monday October 8, 2018 11:45am - 12:15pm CDT
A1803

High Quality Teaching & Learning, Intermediate | Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate | Support Staff & Systems, Intermediate

LEADS Dimension Dimension 3.1: Classroom Environment/Routines/Procedures
Learning Model Alignment Campus & District Processes
Target Audiences All Employees

1:15pm CDT

Establishing Positive Relationships with Special Education Students (Session Repeats: Monday 2:45)

This session will emphasize the importance of establishing positive relationships with special education students. Participants will learn strategies for positive classroom environment, as well as the opportunity to implement these strategies with peers in the session. Please bring your technology. Professional research strategies will be used in this presentation.

Speakers

Laura Tuffentsamer

I am a teacher at Wiley Middle school. I moved to Texas 6 years ago. We have a 32 year old son, who resides in Illinois. We have a 16 year old daughter who just graduated high school and is beginning Austin Community College. My husband served in Operation Freedom in Afghanistan for... Read More →

Monday October 8, 2018 1:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
C403

Culture & Vision, Intermediate | Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate | High Quality Teaching & Learning, Intermediate

LEADS Dimension Dimension 3.1: Classroom Environment/Routines/Procedures
Learning Model Alignment Learning Environment
Target Audiences All Instructional Staff, SPED

1:15pm CDT

Mouth to Mind...How Food Matters

Eating to feed disease or eating to fight disease? Learn about trends in eating that make a difference in how we learn and how our bodies fight disease. Take a look at the ways food makes us feel, how it helps or hurts learning and our health in this session. Specifically, we will look at Attention Disorders, Anxiety, Headaches, Arthritis, Digestive disorders and more.

Speakers

Tara Jo Frost

R.N.

Monday October 8, 2018 1:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
A1803

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

Target Audiences All Employees, Health/PE/Athletics

2:45pm CDT

Establishing Positive Relationships with Special Education Students (Session Repeats: Monday 1:15)

This session will emphasize the importance of establishing positive relationships with special education students. Participants will learn strategies for positive classroom environment, as well as the opportunity to implement these strategies with peers in the session. Please bring your technology. )Professional research strategies will be used in this presentation.

Speakers

Laura Tuffentsamer

Monday October 8, 2018 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
C403

Culture & Vision, Intermediate | Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate | High Quality Teaching & Learning, Intermediate | Support Staff & Systems, Intermediate

LEADS Dimension Dimension 3.1: Classroom Environment/Routines/Procedures
Learning Model Alignment Learning Environment
Target Audiences All Instructional Staff, SPED

2:45pm CDT

Social Skills and Mindfulness Applied in Art Education

Presenting information regarding social and emotional competencies through mindfulness, art journaling and other creative practices.

Speakers

Caitlyn McKey

Katheryn Woodard

Monday October 8, 2018 2:45pm - 4:00pm CDT
A2518

High Quality Teaching & Learning, Intermediate | Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

LEADS Dimension Dimension 3.3: Classroom Culture
Learning Model Alignment Learning Environment
Target Audiences All Instructional Staff, Fine Arts

8:30am CDT

Benefits-Open Enrollment

This session will help employees understand the benefit plans offered. Employees will also receive Open Enrollment information. This includes a review of the medical plan and how to use some of the features including pricing out different procedures, finding facilities that are in-network, using MDLive vs. urgent care or the ER, considering mail order for prescriptions, using their HSA/FSA cards and BCBS discounts

Speakers

Benefits Department

Tuesday October 9, 2018 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
B103: Black box

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

LEADS Dimension Dimension 2.3: Communication
Target Audiences All Employees

8:30am CDT

The Heart of Learning with Compassion Resiliency

This session will promote the well being of professionals who work with students in high stress environments. When the demands of work take a toll utilize these strategies to bounce back and recover quickly, while maintaining high quality professionalism. Attendees will be presented with knowledge of trauma informed education settings and how to recognize signs and symptoms of compassion fatigue.

Speakers

Olga Alvarado, LMSW

Attendance Dropout Prevention Specialist

Ashlee Pope

Coordinator of Advanced Programs/ AVID, Leander Independent School District

Sherri Sneed

Counselor, River Place Elementary

Carrie Tawil

Drop-out Prevention Specialist, Leander ISD

Copy of Compassion Resiliency pdf

Tuesday October 9, 2018 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
A1805

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

Learning Model Alignment Campus & District Processes
Target Audiences All Employees

8:30am CDT

What To Do When Someone You Know Is More Than Sad

Mental wellness is a crucial component of today's world. Our students are faced with multiple stress factors that go far beyond what they may encounter during the school day. Additionally, teachers are faced with determining how to help their students while navigating their own stressors. This session, facilitated by a Survivor of Suicide, will focus on what depression can feel like from multiple perspectives, and offer ways for attendees to help those they know who may be suffering in silence.

Speakers

Peter Warshaw

Coordinator, Leander ISD

Hello! You may know me as the LISD Fine Arts Director; however, I am also highly active in promoting mental wellness and awareness pertaining to depression and suicide. I am a Survivor of Suicide, having lost my wife in 2006, as well as two of my own students prior to coming to... Read More →

More Than Sad 2018 pptx

Tuesday October 9, 2018 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
B102: Drama

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

LEADS Dimension Dimension 4.3: Professional Development
Target Audiences All Employees

8:30am CDT

Legal Tips for Handling challenging ARDs and 504 Meetings

Participants will learn what may happen in adversarial meetings and how stress reactions may impact one's ability to navigate difficult situations effectively. Participants will learn how to prepare for such meetings and how to access support.

Speakers

Ulli Crane

Sr Special Education Campus Coordinator

Jenny Wells

Tuesday October 9, 2018 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
B109: Choir

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate | Leadership Development, Intermediate | Support Staff & Systems, Intermediate

Target Audiences Special Education/Special Programs Staff, SPED

10:00am CDT

Navigating Medicare

This seminar will provide you with information you need to make decisions!

Intro to Medicare
Original Medicare
Medicare Advantage Plans
Medicare Supplemental Insurance (Medigap)
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D)
Dental Vision and Hearing
Should I enroll if I’m still working?

Speakers

Gentry Ferguson/Benefits Dept.

Tuesday October 9, 2018 10:00am - 11:15am CDT
C403

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

Target Audiences All Employees

10:00am CDT

Women's Wellness

Women’s Wellness and General Overall Health including a Healthy Pregnancy

Speakers

Dr. Lucero

St. David's

Tuesday October 9, 2018 10:00am - 11:15am CDT
B109: Choir

Health/Wellness/Safety, Intermediate

Target Audiences All Employees

2018 CI Conference

8:45am CDT

Scott Hauptmann

10:15am CDT

Scott Hauptmann

11:45am CDT

Jennifer Collins

Kimberly Davies

1:15pm CDT

Laura Tuffentsamer

1:15pm CDT

Tara Jo Frost

2:45pm CDT

Laura Tuffentsamer

2:45pm CDT

Caitlyn McKey

Katheryn Woodard

8:30am CDT

Benefits Department

8:30am CDT

Olga Alvarado, LMSW

Ashlee Pope

Sherri Sneed

Carrie Tawil

8:30am CDT

Peter Warshaw

8:30am CDT

Ulli Crane

Jenny Wells

10:00am CDT

Gentry Ferguson/Benefits Dept.

10:00am CDT

Dr. Lucero

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