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2024 CDE Fall Conference: Creating a Landscape of Wellbeing and Belonging

Welcome to the CDE Fall Conference: Exploring Well-being and Belonging in Colorado! We’re thrilled to have you with us.

Join Us for a Relaxing Evening of Wellness Activities on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024!
NEW THIS YEAR!! We are thrilled to offer a selection of FREE, relaxing and experiential activities before the conference begins! These events are designed to help you unwind, connect with others, and engage in wellness practices. ALL SESSIONS ARE OPTIONAL! Please register for these events in the Special Activities Registration Form (google.com)

We’ve partnered with Ground2Air Productions to offer complimentary professional photography sessions. Please sign up to have your professional headshot https://www.picktime.com/2024CDEConference. Ground2Air Productions will also provide an interactive photo booth and will be capturing moments throughout the conference.

Don’t forget to use #CDEWellbeingConf2024 in your social media posts!

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7:15am MDT

Registration, Light Breakfast Provided, Visit Exhibitors Hotel Lobby

8:00am MDT

Networking Event: Welcome, Bingo, and Commissioner Remarks from Susana Córdova Grand Ballroom

8:25am MDT

Keynote: Power of Belonging in Children's Lives Grand BallroomGaelin Elmore

9:25am MDT

Morning Micro Meditation: Molly Woodhull Grand BallroomMolly Woodhull

9:35am MDT

Break & Visit Exhibitors Hotel Lobby

9:50am MDT

Breakout Session 1 TBA Building Bridges: Empowering Educators and Administrators in Comprehensive Health & Sex Education PalmerOcean Candler • Bekkah Abeyta (she/ her) Coaching in Crisis: Practical Implementation of Trauma-Informed Systems and Practices Seven FallsMarni Choice • Collette Fischer Diving Deeper Into The Mental Health Informed Classroom & Educator DouglasLacey Mahleres • Jordan Terhaar Igniting the Passion Within to Promote Youth Wellness Cripple CreekKatrina Ruggles • Carmen Pavlovsky • Genesis Escalon Promote a Culture of Wellness enabling students and employees to thrive Pikes PeakAmerican Heart Association • Amy Newman Social Media and The Fight for Kids’ Attention El PasoBri Makofske • Rachel Toplis State Strategies for Better Addressing Student Homelessness Cherry CreekRodd Monts The Art of Restorative Leadership: Revolutionizing School Culture with Best Practices BallroomJen Gallegos The Collaborative Partnership: High Impact Family Engagement Practices Royal GorgeEmma Wahlen • Curtis Robbins • Bridgette Binford The Whole Student Approach: Executive Functioning Strategies for Social-Emotional & Academic Growth Fountain CreekCyle Feingold • Kristen Monteith Whole School Mental Health Best Practice in Real Life AcademyBetsy Basch

11:00am MDT

Break & Visit Exhibitors Hotel Lobby

11:15am MDT

Breakout Session 2 TBA A System's Approach to Educator Wellness - Examples from the Field Pikes PeakZac Hess • Erin Coker Addressing a Vital Community Need Through your Art Form Fountain CreekSara Rodriguez • Christopher Alleman Aligning State Resources with Community Needs & Awareness: Bridging Gaps and Building Partnerships Royal GorgeKyle Pacqué Collaborative Community Partnerships: A Love Story AcademyLea Bernstein-Holmes • Alexis Barrere Creating a Sense of Belonging Through Whole School Implementation of Restorative Practices Seven FallsJason Starkey • Sammy Jones-Winegar • Devani Lemmon Kids As Our Compass: The Journey to Implement District-run School Based Mental Health Services DouglasJennifer Guthals • Shannon Jenkins • Jen Chadwick-Conway Mental Health Begins Before Kindergarten: Implications for prevention and early intervention Cripple CreekTanae Dabney • Rachel Stein • Neena Khindria Navigating the Landscape of Wellbeing & Belonging Within Colorado's Multi-Tiered System of Supports BallroomChauncey Stephens • Andrea Pulskamp Realistic Self-care : Meditation and Mindfulness Practices for Everyday Life PalmerMolly Woodhull Supports for Highly Mobile Students during their Journey to and Through Higher Education Cherry CreekJamie Burciaga • Paula Gumina The Belonging Need El PasoGaelin Elmore

12:25pm MDT

Lunch Provided Grand Ballroom

1:15pm MDT

Midday Energizer: Molly Woodhull Grand Ballroom

1:25pm MDT

Break & Visit Exhibitors Hotel Lobby

1:35pm MDT

Breakout Session 3 TBA ADHD: Why We Feel Like We Don't Belong and How You Can Help Us PalmerJeff Brown Attention on Intention: Vision Boarding–identify your vision and give it clarity AcademyKristi Elliott • Jacklyn Thompson Creating Sustainable Systems through Data-Driven School Counseling Programs Cherry CreekJennicca Mabe • Brooke Morgan Disheartenment to Glimmers of Opportunity: How to re-engage our hopeless students Seven FallsElizabeth Barszcz • Summer Herout Growing People Growing Plants: Land-based learning as a method for connecting academic, emotional, and social development. Fountain CreekBarak Ben-Amots Increasing Access to Education: Empowering Staff and Supporting Students through The Neurosequential Model© Cripple CreekKatie Lohmiller • Halley Gruber Power of Play: How incorporating play into learning, benefits the whole child Royal GorgeMadison Freeze Student and Family Educational Journey Mapping to address Chronic Absenteeism and Belonging BallroomWendy Loloff Cooper • Erin Coker The TLCC and Me! Using TLCC Results to Drive Change DouglasLisa Steffen • Greg Nusz, PhD Using School-Community Partnerships to Support Newly Arriving Children and Youth El PasoKaren Rice

2:45pm MDT

Break & Visit Exhibitors Hotel Lobby

3:00pm MDT

Breakout Session 4 TBA A Panel Presentation from MN: WSCC Model in Action in the Land of 10,000 Lakes Pikes PeakTerri Swartout • Zach Pruitt • Janet Lewis Muth Adapting to Thrive: Cultivating Resilience and Agency in Students and Staff Royal GorgeDr. Kelli Smith Beyond Punishment: Shaping Success and Culture with Restorative Discipline DouglasJewel Sale • Jen Gallegos Check the Pulse on Youth Health: 2023 HKCS Results & Data Exploration Workshop El PasoAnna Royer • Lauren Turow Comparing IEPs, 504s, and Health Plans Using a "Health Condition" Lens Seven FallsSarah Blumenthal Cultivating an Oasis: Engaging and Empowering Students that have been placed at Risk. PalmerAnn Murrin • Estrella Gallegos Finding Your Voice and Channeling Emotions Through Living Poetry Fountain CreekRoy Bailey Humanistic Leadership: Inspiring Team Commitment and Productivity Through Co-Creation BallroomRebecca Knighton • Simone Richardson • Jacob Pingel • Evan Daldegan Naloxone Administration in Schools – Train-the-Trainer Program for school nurses, staff, and emergency response teams Cripple CreekJennifer Mackender • Jordan Goto SPOTLIGHT on Success: Empowering Remote Rural Regions with COMTSS Implementation AcademyKatrina Ruggles • Geneva Mixon • Adams State University Thriving Together: Elevating Whole School Wellness with Out-of-School Time Programs Cherry CreekCody Buchanan • Jacqueline Chavez • Jacklyn Thompson

4:10pm MDT

Break & Visit Exhibitors Hotel Lobby

4:15pm MDT

End of Day Micro Meditation: Molly Woodhull Grand Ballroom

4:30pm MDT

Networking Reception, Featuring Special Guest Elevations/Courtyard