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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-KellyStart 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 LentOne 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 G – Healing Forward

Presenter: Ali Hearn

 

Strand H – Vermont Early MTSS – Pyramid Model Implementation

Presenter: Pyramid Plus 802 Coaches

 

 

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

Presenter: Joelle van Lent

Strand MHolistic 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:

Presenter: Eliza Minnucci

 

Presenter: Howard Moody

Presenter: Brandi Simonsen

 

Presenter: Rebecca Lallier

 

Presenter: Jen Stanchfield

 

Presenter: Steve Messier and Devin Quinlin

Running School Teams and Meetings Restoratively

Presenter: Camille Koosmann

 

Presenter: Jessica Villeneuve

 

Presenter: Tracy Harris

 

Presenter: Sherry Schoenberg

 

 

Presenter: Audrey Richardson

 

Presenter: Cassandra Townshend

 

 

Materials for the 2022 BEST/VTmtss Summer Institute

General Materials & Information:

Special Activities:

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

Monday: Meet, Greet & Eat!

Tuesday & Wednesday: Bookseller

Tuesday: 4:00 – 6:00, Film Screening: Bess O’Brien – The Listen Up Musical

Wednesday: Water Workout

Wednesday: Trivia Night

Keynotes:

Monday – Joelle van LentReclaiming Our Connection to Hope and Inspiration as We Close out the School Year

Tuesday – Dr. Sharla Horton-Williams and Dr. Toni Harrison-KellyMake School Magical Again

 

Strands:

Strand B – VTPBIS Targeted Training – Presenters: VTPBIS State Trainers

Strand C – VTPBIS Intensive 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 G – The More You Feel It, The Better You Teach It – Presenter: Ali Hearn

  • Slideshow Presentation Available after the Strand

 

Strand L – Fostering Resilience to Address Stress, Adversity, and Trauma Presenter: Joelle van Lent

Strand M – Creating Safe and Nurturing Classroom Environments Presenter: Brandi Simonsen

Workshops:

Presenter: Annie O’Shaughnessy

 

Presenter: Carolyn Tatlock

 

Presenter: Rebecca Lallier

Presenter: Evan Sivo 

 

Presenter: Sherry Schoenberg and Amy Wheeler-Sutton

Presenter: Howard Moody

Presenter: Brandi Simonsen

Presenter: Tom Faris

 

Presenter: Nancy Hellen

 

Presenter: Audrey Richardson

 

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