Materials for the 2022 BEST/VTmtss Summer Institute
General Materials & Information:
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 Lent – Reclaiming Our Connection to Hope and Inspiration as We Close out the School Year
Tuesday – Dr. Sharla Horton-Williams and Dr. Toni Harrison-Kelly – Make 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 F – Everyday Equity: Achieving Equity in Your School Every Day in Every Way – Presenters: Dr. Sharla Horton-Williams and Dr. Toni Harrison-Kelly
- Slideshow Presentation (pdf)
Strand G – The More You Feel It, The Better You Teach It – Presenter: Ali Hearn
- Slideshow Presentation Available after the Strand
Strand I – The Pandemic of Burnout in Education: Revolutionizing Well-Being & SEL for Educators to Support our Students and Ourselves – Presenter: Danna Thomas
Strand K – Holistic Restorative Education—Supporting Both Adults and Youth to Thrive – Presenter: Annie O’Shaughnessy with guest speaker Howard Moody
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
- Slideshow Presentation
- Handout – Creating Safe and Nurturing Classrooms
- Supporting and Responding to Students’ Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs: Evidence-Based Practices for Educators
- MTSS in the Classroom
- Habits of Effective Classroom Practice
Strand P – Deepening and Expanding Restorative Practices – Presenter: Jon Kidde
Workshops:
Workshop B – Running Staff Meetings and PLCs Restoratively
Presenter: Annie O’Shaughnessy
Workshop C – SoulCollage® Workshop: Creative Collage to Promote Well-Being
Presenter: Carolyn Tatlock
Workshop D – Practicing Self-Compassion
Presenter: Rebecca Lallier
Workshop F – Utilizing De-Escalation Strategies to Maintain Least Restrictive Environments
Presenter: Evan Sivo
Workshop G – Using PBIS Data to Work Smarter, Not Harder
Presenter: Sherry Schoenberg and Amy Wheeler-Sutton
- Slide presentation (Google Slides)
- Workbook (Google Doc)
Workshop H – Building Relational Trust, Safety, and Connection Through Play
Presenter: Howard Moody
Workshop J – Integrated Intensive Intervention
Presenter: Brandi Simonsen
Workshop K – Team Building for Leaders
Presenter: Jen McKusick
Workshop L – Educational Support Team (EST) Plan Templates – information and guidance
Presenter: Tom Faris
Workshop N – Family Engagement – Building Effective Two-Way Communication
Presenter: Nancy Hellen
- Family Engagement Practices and Initiatives: Core Principle 2: Building Effective Two-Way Communication
- Family Engagement for Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Members: Ensuring Meaningful Participation by Families
- Family Engagement: Making Connections with VTmtss