Hello! Great news - the check-in for the conference is planned for June 2, 2025, between 7:30am and 8:45am in the Seminar Room. We kindly ask you to stop by to indicate your attendance, collect your materials, and receive your personalized name badge. Visit the exhibitors and enjoy the time to network with colleagues.
Also, we encourage you to enjoy the delicious breakfast buffet that will be served during this time. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Seasonal Sliced Fruit with Berries, Assorted Danish, Breakfast Breads, and Croissants, Farm Fresh Scrambled Eggs, Homestyle Potatoes, Smoked Bacon and Sausage Links + Oatmeal, Grits, and Assorted Cereals, Raisins, Bananas, Dried Cranberries, Pecans, and Fresh Berries, Granola and Yogurt Parfaits
Welcome Cohort 6 to the LEAP into Action Conference 2025. LEAP Director, Alexis Esslinger will start of the two days of professional learning that culminate your journey through LEAP.
You will need your interactive notebook for a whole group opening activity. You may also want your laptop and phone to submit attendance and/or access materials.
Engaging the Brain: 20 Unforgettable Strategies for Growing Dendrites and Accelerating Learning Have you ever wondered why some students cannot understand or recall important content after a 24-hour period? If your students are not learning the way you are teaching them, then you must teach them the way they learn! Experience 20 instructional strategies (based on brain research) that maximize memory and minimize forgetting. Increase learning for all students when strategies like drawing, metaphor, movement, music, and storytelling are used to teach curriculum objectives and meet international standards. Explore research that shows why these strategies are preferable to others. Ensure that brains retain key concepts, not only for tests but for life! This workshop has been called both professionally and personally life-changing and lots of fun! Shouting Won’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Techniques to Detour Around the Danger Zones Have you ever noticed that the louder some teachers get when reprimanding students, the louder those students also become? Learn techniques for managing an active, brain-compatible classroom without ever raising your voice. Experience five techniques that proactive classroom managers use to avoid problems in the first place. Learn to 1) develop a relationship with each student; 2) Create a physical classroom environment that is conducive to optimal learning; 3) Deliver engaging lessons with the use of brain-compatible strategies; 4) Develop a proactive management plan; and 5) tackle the most challenging 10% of students by using techniques which appear to work with such chronic behavior disorders as attention-deficit, conduct, or oppositional disorder. You will also experience the bonus of learning to create a home environment that minimizes stress and maximizes calm!
That's My Style of Sandwich Buffet: Assorted Cold Cut Display - Roast Beef, Smoked Ham, Genoa Salami, Roasted Turkey Breast, Cheddar, Swiss, Pepper Jack, and Provolone Cheese Slices, Sliced Tomatoes, Red Onion, Lettuce,. Pickles, Pepperoncini, Roasted Red Peppers, Mayo, Mustard, Assorted Sliced Breads and Rolls. Baby Greens with Ranch and Italian Dressing, Sliced Seasonal Fruit, Yukon Gold Potato Salad, Assorted Cookies and Brownies, Chips and Salsa, Iced Tea and Coffee.
This session will include the following panelists discussing their WOAL videos around Building Community. Nicole Goodman Esai Ontiveros Melesia Blackwill
This session will include the following panelists discussing their WOAL videos around College and Career Readiness. Carter Weska Bethany Ragland Maesa Eicke
Jessica Powell is an educator with more than 25 years of experience at the elementary, secondary, and graduate levels working in both public and special purpose schools. She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist and Qualified Instructor through the Academic Language Therapy... Read More →
Yvette Luján-Flores is a dedicated educator and instructional coach with deep roots in New Mexico. A native of Las Vegas, NM, she now resides in Rio Rancho with her husband of 33 years, Tim Flores—who is also a fellow LEAP Coach. Together, they have raised three grown children.Yvette... Read More →
This session will include the following panelists discussing their WOAL videos around Growth Mindset, SEL, and Empathy in the classroom. Jessica Scarbro Kerry McDonald Ashley Perez
Kelly Bowles is a wife, mother of four, teacher, instructional coach, and educational consultant. In her free time, Kelly enjoys dancing, hiking, reading, and spending time with her family. She was raised in Roswell, New Mexico, and earned her BA in Elementary Education from ENMU-Portales.Kelly... Read More →
Aimee Parra is a native New Mexican, born and raised in San Antonio, NM, just a short drive from the Bosque del Apache in Socorro County. After earning her degrees from New Mexico State University, she, her husband, and their two daughters made Las Cruces their home. As a family... Read More →
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Tim Flores is an Instructional Coach for LEAP - Leading Educators through Alternative Pathways. He is a former English Language Development Coordinator/Instructor and Instructional Coach with 35 years of teaching experience in inner-city, rural, suburban, and Bureau of Indian Education... Read More →
This session will include the following panelists discussing their WOAL videos providing overviews on Special Education and Diverse Learners Lisa Walker Selina Franco-Torres Elizabeth Chapman
Rene Rohrer has 25 years’ worth of experience across various roles and settings in the field of education, primarily in special education. She earned her teacher licensure and her Master of Teaching through WNMU Gallup.Her first teaching assignment in Navajo, New Mexico was responsible... Read More →
Michelle Padilla has been an educator for 30+ years, as a teacher, instructional coach and director. She earned her BA in Elementary Education and master's degree in MSET (Math, Science and Educational Technology) from the University of New Mexico. She went on to earn her Administrative... Read More →
