EPIC 2025

EPIC 2025

PD For Teachers, By Teachers. A collaborative partnership of East Central, Hinckley-Finlayson, Mora, and Pine City Schools.

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7:30am CST

Breakfast and Registration Lower Commons

8:30am CST

Why We Can’t Consequence our Way to Student Accountability AuditoriumLarry Thompson

10:00am CST

1+1=1. Sentence Combing Made Easy 2207John Atella Responsibility-Centered Discipline: Defiant, Manipulative & Attention-Seeking Students: How to Unlock Their Potential AuditoriumLarry Thompson Cross Curricular Art Opportunities for General Classroom Education Teachers 2222Matt Glowacki Donorchoose 101 2203Brigitte Fritz Sourdough for All Subjects 1211Ashley Nelson Leadership Academy - Developing young leaders in your building 2223Lance Dalbey "Roth to Retirement: A Teacher's Journey to Age 65 (sooner)" 2213Kevin Nolt Your retirement system - TRA 1233Joe Kluenenberg Breaking Things Down into Bite-sized Pieces 2205Laura Yost Manthey Changing the Narrative 1206Brianne McClellan Proficiency-based grading round table discussion 1215Kay Edberg The “Let’s Grow” Experience 1216Amanda Stenberg Using "Un-grading" and a Classroom Constitution to create Autonomy. 1232Lisa Hodena "Behind the Guidance Curtain: What School Counselors Really Do!" 1208Cassie Gaede • Sami Tew What's New Google? 1116 (Choir)Jeremy Mikla

11:00am CST

Parent Communication- A Key Component to Student Success 2224Alaina Williams • Kelsey Odendahl Learning from the Stoics of Ancient Times 1211Dan Voce Your retirement system - TRA 1233Joe Kluenenberg Becoming Confident with Sound Walls 1208Deanna Jahnz Equity in Action Starts with You! 2205Jackie Stevens Hexagonal Thinking 2213Kevin Nolt High Frequency Vocabulary Instruction 2207John Atella PBIS - Relicensure 2223Anna Black-Asmus Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) in School Settings: A Suicide Prevention Training 1232Sarah Ellstrom • Jackelyn Bekius Slow Reveal Graphs 2222Joanne Blake • Deb Adams Cybersecurity for Teachers & Students 2203Bill Groskreutz Pear Deck-ify Your Lessons—Formative Assessments Made Easy! 2204Katelyn Vickers Hager Strategies for Effective AI Prompts in Education 1116 (Choir)Jeremy Mikla Chaos to Calm: Minimalist Strategies for Teachers 2215Jess Larsen

12:00pm CST

Lunch Lower Commons

1:00pm CST

Math in Small Bites: Helping Students Discover the Learning 2215Jess Larsen Maximum Life Fulfillment 2204Brent Nelson Student loan solutions workshop 1233Joe Kluenenberg Anxiety in Overdrive: Helping Students Regain Control 1232Tatum Reitter • Jackelyn Bekius Exploring Forced Assimilation: Comparing Native American Boarding Schools and Nazi Concentration Camps through Literature 2224Bailey Harris Learning to be a good relative in Indian Country 2205Laura Yost Manthey Resources for a culturally inclusive classroom 1208Jennifer McCauley TAG+C a Writing Strategy 2203Forga Christina Uggg math, to YYYYEEEESSS MATH! 2222Elizabeth Denzine Understanding Accommodations and modifications: Why, Who, How 2223Deb Bursell • Michaela Carle Gmail Tips to Get to Inbox Zero 2207Amanda Thompson Today’s AI in Education - Responsible and Ethical use of AI in Education 1116 (Choir)Jeremy Mikla Vex Robotics and Coding 1211Pete Balmer Yoga for self-care GymErin White

1:50pm CST

Snack Break Lower Commons

2:10pm CST

Administration Collaboration 1000 Board Room ADSIS/Title 1 Collaboration 2216 ALC Collaboration 1300 Art Collaboration 1318 English/Language Arts Collaboration 2204 FACS Collaboration 1316 Grade 1 Collaboration 1208 Grade 2 Collaboration 2207 Grade 3 Collaboration 2203 Grade 4 Collaboration 2224 Grade 5 Collaboration 2223 Grade 6 Collaboration 2214 Health Collaboration 2220 Industrial Tech Collaboration 1311 Instructional Coach Collaboration 2205 Kindergarten Collaboration 1207 Math Collaboration 2215 Music Collaboration 1116 (Choir) Phy Ed Elem Collaboration 1204 Phy Ed HS Collaboration 1205 PreK/EC Collaboration 1206 Science Collaboration 1211 Social Studies Collaboration 2222 SPED Elem Collaboration 1232 SPED HS Collaboration 1233 Speech Language Pathologists Collaboration 2213 STEM Collaboration 1310 Support Services (Counselors, Nurses, Psych, Social Worker) Collaboration 1108 World Language Collaboration 1216