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Materials for the 2024 BEST/VTmtss Summer Institute


General Materials & Information:

 

Special Activities:

  • Monday Morning, 8:15 – 9:00 am: “Ease-In Time”
  • Monday Lunch, 12:40 – 1:40 pm: Join Trevor Muir for a Q & A Luncheon. Grab your lunch, utensils, and drinks in the ballroom and join us at Preston’s.
  • Monday Evening, 5:00 – 6:30 pm: Meet, Greet & Eat!, Poolside (weather permitting) or Preston’s Restaurant (in hotel)
  • Tuesday Lunch, 12:40 – 1:40 pm: VTPBIS School/SU/SD Coordinators and Administrators Networking Lunch. Grab your lunch, utensils, and drinks in the ballroom and join us at Preston’s.
  • Tuesday Afternoon, 4:30 – 5:30 pm: Yoga, Snowshed Ballroom
  • Tuesday Night, 7:00 – 9:00 pm: Trivia Night, Oscar Wilde Ballroom (a lite fare menu will be available in this location from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m., so come early and place your order!)
  • Wednesday Afternoon, 1:40 – 5:00 pm: BEST/Act 230 Grant Funding Office Hours with Laura Greenwood (Northstar I)
  • Wednesday Evening, 5:00 – 6:00 pm: Water Workout, Hotel Pool
  • Wednesday Night, 7:30 – 10:30 pm: Karaoke, Oscar Wilde Ballroom

Keynotes:

Monday – Trevor Muir – Connecting Students to School

Tuesday – Dr. Rhonda Nese – Using an Equity Lens to Magnify Student Success


General Session:

Thursday – Dr. Joelle van Lent – Building Compassion Satisfaction to Create a Place of Belonging

 

Strands:

Strand A – VTPBIS Universal Training

Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

 

Strand D – Refreshing, Enhancing, and Deepening Universal PBIS Training 

Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

 

Strand E – Expanding and Enhancing Targeted Interventions for Social and Academic Success

Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

 

Strand F – Everyday Equity: Achieving Equity in Your School Every Day in Every Way

Presenters: Dr. Sharla Horton-Williams and Dr. Toni Harrison-Kelly

 

Strand G – No Such Thing as a Bad Kid: Understanding and Responding to All Students Using a Trauma-Informed, Strength-Based Approach to Create a Positive Culture in Every School

Presenter: Charles Appelstein

 

Strand H – Systems to Support Young Children: Implementing Early MTSS and Pyramid Model

Presenters: Kate Rogers 

 

Strand I – Envisioning An Interconnected Future: Schools, Mental Health Partners, and Community Members All Working Together (School Teams ONLY)

Presenter: Ami Flammini

 

Strand J – Classroom Practices to Foster Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Growth

Presenter: Nicole Peterson

 

Strand L – Holistic Restorative Approaches Foundations 

Presenters: Jessica Villeneuve and Camille Koosmann

 

Strand M – Embedding Function-Based Thinking within Restorative Approaches

Presenters: Jon Kidde and Jeremy Tretiak

 

Strand N – Beyond Behavior Plans: The Power of Effective Tier One in Transforming Your Classroom/School-wide Culture (School Teams ONLY)

Presenter: Gregg Stoller

 

Strand O – Cultivating Trauma Responsive Schools: Supporting the Development, Connection, and Engagement of All Community Members

Presenter: Joelle van Lent

 

Workshops:

Workshop A – The Power of Restorative Practices Mentors: How Mentors Can Teach Younger Students the Community-Building Power of Restorative Practices

Presenters: Ben Parker & Carrie Gilman

 

Workshop B – Centering Equity within a Social, Emotional, Behavioral Learning Framework

Presenter: Rebecca Lallier

 

Workshop C – Building Relational Trust and Connection with Play

Presenter: Howard Moody

 

Workshop D – The Restorative Leader: Role-Modeling for Your School Community

Presenter: Jessica Villeneuve

 

Workshop E – The Social Tango: Effective Communication for our Diverse Social World

Presenter: Laura Bonazinga Bouyea

 

Workshop F – SEL and Special Education: Integrating Inclusive Practices at All Tiers

Presenter: Kristabel Stark

 

Workshop G – Running School Teams and Meetings Restoratively

Presenter: Camille Koosmann

 

Workshop H – Building and Sustaining Collective Ownership

Presenter: Lauralee Keach

 

Workshop I – Restorative Practices and Youth-Adult Partnership in Upper Elementary School

Presenters: Jackie Verley, Mark Scott, and Emily Neilsen

 

Workshop J – High-Leverage Universal Classroom Practices to Promote Student Engagement

Presenter: Kym Asam

 

Workshop K – Applying the Foundational Skills of Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI)

Presenter: Ken Kramberg

 

Workshop N – Connecting The Dots: How Early MTSS and MTSS Can Play Together

Presenters: Beth Peloquin and Jackie Sprague

 

Workshop O – Elevating Educational Experiences for All Using Universal Design for Learning

Presenter: Alison Celmer

 

 

 

Materials for the 2023 BEST/VTmtss Summer Institute

General Materials & Information:

Special Activities:

Monday Morning: 9:30 – 10:15, Various special activities available for “ease-in time” (i.e., yoga, hike, adult coloring, and more)

Monday Evening: 5:00 – 6:30, Meet, Greet & Eat!

Tuesday & Wednesday: Bookseller

Tuesday Afternoon: 1:40 – 5:00, BEST/Act 230 Grant Funding Office Hours with Laura Greenwood

Tuesday Afternoon: 4:30 – 5:30, Jazzercise!

Tuesday Evening: 7:00 – 9:00, Trivia

Wednesday Evening: 5:00 – 6:00, Water Workout

Wednesday Evening: 7:30 – 10:30, Karaoke and Photo Booth

Keynotes:

Monday – Dr. Sharla Horton-Williams and Dr. Toni Harrison-Kelly – Start Here. Start Now.

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Tuesday – Ali Hearn – First Our Hearts, Then Our Minds

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Large Group Activity:

Thursday – Joelle van Lent – One Thing at a Time: Meeting our Students Where They Are and Moving Forward Together 

 

Strands:

Strand A – VTPBIS Universal Training

Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

Strand B – VTPBIS Targeted Training

Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

Strand C  (CANCELLED) – VTPBIS Intensive Training

 

Strand D – Refreshing, Enhancing, and Deepening Universal PBIS Training 

Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

Strand E – Expanding and Enhancing Targeted Interventions for Social and Academic Success

Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

Strand F – Everyday Equity: Achieving Equity in Your School Every Day in Every Way

Presenters: Dr. Sharla Horton-Williams and Dr. Toni Harrison-Kelly

Strand G – Healing Forward

Presenter: Ali Hearn

 

Strand H – Vermont Early MTSS – Pyramid Model Implementation

Presenter: Pyramid Plus 802 Coaches

 

Strand I – Proactive and Responsive De-Escalation Strategies to Maintain the Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Well-being of All

Presenters: Ken Kramberg and Evan Sivo

 

Strand J (FULL) – Inspire, Engage, Build Community, and Create Lasting Lessons! Experiential, Brain-Based Approaches to Integrate Social and Emotional Learning and Academics

Presenter: Jen Stanchfield

Strand K – Strengthening Classroom Practices and Systems to Support Students and Educators

Presenter: Brandi Simonsen

Strand L (FULL) – Fostering Resilient Schools: Using our Collective Wisdom to Reset & Strengthen our Communities 

Presenter: Joelle van Lent

Strand M – Holistic Restorative Approaches Foundations 

Presenters: Jessica Villeneuve and Camille Koosmann

 

Strand N – Deepening and Strengthening Restorative Approaches for the Well-being of All (Advanced) 

Presenter: Jon Kidde

 

Workshops:

Workshop A (FULL) – Nourished by Nature – A Structure for Success

Presenter: Eliza Minnucci

 

Workshop B – Building a Community of Care and Belonging Through Play

Presenter: Howard Moody

Workshop C –

Integrating Social, Emotional, and Behavioral (SEB) Support within Academic Instruction

Presenter: Brandi Simonsen

 

Workshop D – Practicing Self-Compassion

Presenter: Rebecca Lallier

 

Workshop E – Bring Learning to Life with Meaningful Reflection! Experiential, Brain-Based Review, Reflection and Connection Activities for All Learners

Presenter: Jen Stanchfield

 

Workshop F – Developing Social-Emotional Learning Standards: One SU’s Approach

Presenter: Steve Messier and Devin Quinlin

Workshop G –

Running School Teams and Meetings Restoratively

Presenter: Camille Koosmann

 

Workshop H – The Restorative Leader: A Model for our Times

Presenter: Jessica Villeneuve

 

Workshop I – Ensuring Safety While Also Nurturing the Wellbeing of All When Restraining or Secluding Students in Vermont Schools

Presenter: Tracy Harris

 

Workshop J – What’s Strong with You? Promoting a Strengths-Based Approach to Support Students with Complex Needs

Presenter: Sherry Schoenberg

 

Workshop K – A Recipe for Success: Making Meaning from Data

Presenter: Amy Wheeler-Sutton and Amelia Donahey

 

Workshop L – Exploring the EST Process: Plan to Practice

Presenter: Audrey Richardson

Workshop M (CANCELLED) – Utilizing Reflective Practice as a Means to Improve Educator Well-Being

 

Workshop N – Relationship Building & Proactive and Responsive De-Escalation Strategies

Presenter: Cassandra Townshend

 

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