Explore how leaders can leverage proven change models to address resistance, reduce barriers, and foster stronger collaboration within teams. Participants will examine practical frameworks for leading change, aligning stakeholders, and building collective ownership. Emphasis is placed on identifying obstacles, applying structured approaches to navigate them, and creating conditions that support trust, communication, and sustained improvement.
Educational leadership often requires leaders to move continuously from challenge to challenge while supporting others. This interactive wellness reset session provides leaders with practical strategies to pause, recalibrate, and sustain themselves amid the demands of leadership. Through guided reflection, mindset shifts, and intentional wellness practices, participants will explore ways to manage stress, create moments of calm, and lead with both strength and sustainability.
Senior Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Wake County Public School System
Dr. Kendra Core King is a seasoned educational leader, author, and advocate for sustainable leadership practices. With more than 25 years of experience in public education, Dr. King has served in teaching, school leadership, district administration, and executive leadership roles... Read More →
Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm EDT Room 15
Objectives* Understand the impact of feedback on teacher growth and student outcomes* Identify research-based best practices for giving feedback* Apply structured feedback tools like SBI (Situation–Behavior–Impact)* Practice giving timely, specific, actionable, and growth-oriented feedback* Develop a personal plan for improving feedback conversations
Director of Family and Community Engagement, WCPSS Family & Community Engagement
Dr. MariaRosa Rangel is a distinguished educational leader with more than 30 years of experience dedicated to advancing student success through family engagement, bilingual education, and community partnerships. Her career reflects a lifelong commitment to empowering families, supporting... Read More →
Wednesday July 22, 2026 12:25pm - 1:25pm EDT Room 15
In this interactive two-hour session, participants will discover intentional ways to build a culture of wellness that supports and strengthens school teams. Through engaging team-building activities, reflection strategies, and practical takeaways, leaders will explore how to “love on” staff members by fostering connection, positivity, and a growth-focused mindset. Participants will experience wellness-centered practices they can implement immediately to boost morale, strengthen relationships, and create spaces where people feel valued. This session highlights the impact of leading with wellness—not as an event, but as an ongoing commitment that sustains teams, promotes resilience, and builds a thriving school culture.
Coach Consultant, Research and Development, Camp Explore for Educators
Dana Penick, M.Ed., is an experienced educational leader andinstructional coach with over 30 years in education, serving as ateacher, administrative assistant, assistant principal, and principal. Shecurrently leads professional learning and coaching initiatives withCamp Explore for... Read More →
Wednesday July 22, 2026 1:35pm - 3:45pm EDT Room 15
What if supporting every teacher in your building didn’t have to feel unrealistic or overwhelming? This session introduces a Differentiated Coaching Framework that aligns support to teacher readiness, mindset, and student data—ensuring that coaching is not just happening, but actually improving instruction through strategic and aligned support. Participants will explore a four-phase coaching framework that identifies each teacher’s stage of development and aligns support from foundational growth to teacher leadership pathways. Leaders will get a chance to align their own staff into the phases and identify strategic supports accordingly.Grounded in real implementation at the school level, this session will provide leaders with practical tools to differentiate coaching, build trust and morale at your school, retain teachers, and build the capacity of your Instructional Leadership Team.
This session will be geared to learning techniques and tools for using Google Sheets and Excel to maximize operational efficiency in data organization and communication. Examples include Mail Merge, IMPORT, VLOOKUP, and other helpful tips that may help with some of the daily work of school administrators.
As digital landscapes shift, leaders must balance accessibility with ironclad security. This session introduces the new WakeID Portal and provides a deep dive into critical cybersecurity responsibilities, including KnowBe4 and Lightspeed updates. We will specifically address past challenges with Google "oversharing" by walking participants through best practices for file permissions. Attendees will learn how to audit their current shared files, manage search permissions, and lead their teams in distinguishing between data meant for collaboration and data that must remain protected.
Educational leadership often requires leaders to move continuously from challenge to challenge while supporting others. This interactive wellness reset session provides leaders with practical strategies to pause, recalibrate, and sustain themselves amid the demands of leadership. Through guided reflection, mindset shifts, and intentional wellness practices, participants will explore ways to manage stress, create moments of calm, and lead with both strength and sustainability.
Senior Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Wake County Public School System
Dr. Kendra Core King is a seasoned educational leader, author, and advocate for sustainable leadership practices. With more than 25 years of experience in public education, Dr. King has served in teaching, school leadership, district administration, and executive leadership roles... Read More →
Thursday July 23, 2026 12:45pm - 1:45pm EDT Room 15
