Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday
Tuesday — February 5, 2019
8:30 am Pre-conference workshop registration opens (Level 4)
9:30 am – 12:30 pm Morning Half-day Workshops
- Dr. Kevin Fleming (K-PS): Asking the Right Questions to Facilitate Student Success (2C)
- Dr. Karen Griffith (K-5): Using Children’s Books for Lessons (2D)
- Gregg Curtis & Beth Herman (K-12): How to Implement a Comprehensive SEL Program (2A)
- Dr. Carol Buchholz-Holland (K-12): How to Use the Solution-Focused Approach to Enhance Trauma-Informed Practices in Schools (2B)
- Carolyn Strong (6-PS): Black Girl Blues (2E)
- Bob Bardwell (K-8): Career & College Exploration and Awareness in Elementary and Middle School: From Nice to Necessary (2F)
- Scott Lutostanski (6-12): Motivation, Effort, or Executive Functions? How to better identify and support struggling students (2G)
- Kay Eibl (K-PS): Conversations About Change: Finding Hope for Better Outcomes Through Motivational Interviewing (2H)
1:30 – 4:30 pm Afternoon Half-day Workshops
- Dr. Karen Griffith (K-12): Privilege and Oppression: Helping Teachers Understand Students (3C)
- Jennifer Betters-Bubon and Avery Kantsteiner (K-12): Integrating Comprehensive School Counseling Programs (CSCP) with Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to Enhance Student Outcomes (3A)
- Sarah Peters (K-12): Trauma and Sensory Processing- Making Connections through the Sensory Experience (3B)
- Dr. Mark Gillen (K-12): Forget About the Miracle Question: How to Think Like a Solution-Focused Counselor — FORUM (3D)
- Andrea Donegan and Jenny Holle (K-8): Take 2! Tips, Tricks and Treasures for Tackling Anxiety (3E)
- Erica Kruger (K-12): School Counselor Self-Care and Student Success (3F)
- Dr. Kevin Fleming (K-PS): Panel Discussion: Career Readiness Policies and Action (FREE)
- Afternoon on the Hill (K-PS) (FREE)
4:00 – 6:00 pm Exhibit Setup (Level 4)
5:30 – 6:00 pm WSCA Directors Meeting (Level 4)
Wednesday — February 6, 2019
7:00 am Graduate Course (Level 4 – Meeting Room N)
7:00 am Registration Opens (Level 4)
7:15 am Early Bird Sectionals – 1 (Level 4)
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits open (Level 4)
8:30 am General Session I – Welcome: Stacy Eslick, WSCA Executive Director (Level 1) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kevin Fleming: (Re)Defining the Goal: Providing True Career Readiness
10:30 – 11:30 am Sectionals – 2
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Sectionals – 2i: Intensive
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch – Box lunch pick up (Level 1 – Hall B)
12:00 – 12:45 pm WSCA Members’ Focus Group: Lunch-Time Listening Session (Ballroom C)
1:00 – 2:00 pm Sectionals – 3
12:50 – 2:20 pm Sectionals – 3i – Intensive
2:30 – 3:30 pm Sectionals – 4
2:30 – 3:50 pm Sectionals – 4i – Intensive
3:30 – 4:00 pm Nutrition Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm Sectionals – 5
5:00 – 6:15 pm Afterglow Reception: WSCA & Exhibitor Social and Networking (Level 4)
Cash Beverage Bar & Hors d’oeuvres | Raffle Drawing: Must be Present to Win
Thursday — February 7, 2019
7:30 – 11:00 am Exhibits and Registration Open (Level 4)
7:45 – 10:45 am Sectionals – 6i – Intensive
8:30 – 9:30 am Sectionals – 6
9:45 – 10:45 am Sectionals – 7
11:00 am Brunch (Level 1)
12:00 – 1:00 pm Keynote Speaker: Karen Gannon Griffith
