AGenda

Theme: "Overflowing Grace: Nourishing Teachers with Living Water"  

Verse reference - John 4:13-14

• 13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Conference Host: St. Croix Lutheran Academy

7:45 - 8:20 - Coffee & Water Served (Registration Area -         )

7:45 - 8:20 - Registration (             )

8:30 - 9:45 - Opening Worship with Communion 

9:45 - 10:00 - Welcoming to the Conference and Announcements

• Ryan Klatt, MNDLTC Chairman

• ______________ - St. Croix Lutheran Academy

10:00 - 10:20 - Break (Snacks) 

10:20 - 11:30 - Educational Keynotes:

• PK-2 - Early identification and early intervention (Kelli Green)

• All - Why you? Why me? Thank you, Jesus, for the privilege and the pleasure! (Cindy Whaley)

11:30 - 11:45 - Break

11:45 - 12:15 - New Business - Reports & Elections (Chapel) 

• MN District President, Pastor Dennis Klatt

• WELS Commission on District Schools, ECE Director Cindi Holman

• MLC Graduate Studies & Continuing Education

• Elections (        ,       )

12:15 - 1:15 - Lunch

1:15 - 2:15 - Sectional #1 

1. ALL - “Soul Care” (Amber Swenson)

2. ALL - “Reducing Negativity: Eliminating Thought Circles and Tornadoes“ (Paul Bernabei, Top 20 Schools)

3. ALL - “            “ (Verlyn Hahn)

4. ALL - “             “ (Kevin Peil) 

5. ALL - “AI Beginners” (Michael Plocher)

6. ECE - (Kelli Green)

7. ECE - (Jen Melhberg) 

8. ECE - (Laurie Peil) 

9. PK-5 - “The Science of Reading” (Jessica Klatt)

10. Gr K-6 - Don’t I Just Need to Know the Answer? (James Carlovsky) 

11. Gr 1-4 - “Reading / Writing” (Mary Schmal)

12.       - “            “ (Dana Kirchoff - Blueprint for Schools)

13.              - “Writing Workshop” (Susan Decker)

14. Gr 6-12 - “Art” (Anna Biedenbender)

15. Gr 6-12 - Teaching Math for Dummies (Jonathan Huebner)

16. Gr 6-12 - “                “ (Hahm)

17.            - Classroom Management (Ben Clemons) 

2:15 - 2:35 - Break & Snacks

2:35 - 3:35 - Sectional #2

1. ALL - “             “ (Kevin Peil) 

2. ALL - “AI Advanced” (Michael Plocher)

3. ALL - “Compassion Fatigue“ (Paul Bernabei, Top 20 Schools)

4. ECE - “           “ (Jen Melhberg) 

5. ECE - “             “ (Christine Unruh - CFS)

6. ECE - “          “ (Laurie Peil) 

7. PK-5 - “The Science of Reading” (Jessica Klatt)

8. Gr 1-4 - Technology Takeover (Tiffany Mateske)

9. Gr ??  - “Reading / Writing” (Mary Schmal)

10. K-8 - “Hands-On Music” (Elizabeth Tiedemann)

11. ALL  - “Cultivating Curiosity, Resilience, and a Growth Mindset” (James Carlovsky) 

12. Gr 6-12 - “Flip Your Bible” (Steve Gurgel)

13. Gr 6-12 - “ELA RoundTable (Karyn Clemons)

14.            - “Behavior Data & Intervention for ADHD” (Kelli Green)

15.            - “           “ (Dana Kirchoff, Blueprint for Schools)

16.            - Classroom Management (Ben Clemons) 

17.            - Reading Music / Junior Choir (Jeremy Bakken) 

3:35 - 3:45 - Transition Time

3:45 - 4:15 - Business: 

• Resolutions ( ) 

• Elections ( )

• Auditing ( )

4:15 - 4:30 - Devotion (Chapel)

EVENING SOCIAL (              )

• Included with    

8:30 - 8:50 - Devotion - (Chapel)

8:50 - 10:00 - Religious Keynote (Chapel):

•  All - “Overflowing Grace” (David Barkow) 

10:00 - 10:20 - Break

10:20 - 11:20 - Sectional #3

1. ALL “Religious Keynote Follow-Up” (David Barkow)

2. ALL - “             “ (Kevin Peil) 

3. ECE - Incorporating movement for learning (Alli Dorn)

4. ECE - Licensure (?????) 

5. ECE - Outreach (Kari Hahm) 

6. ECE -                (Laurie Peil) 

7. Gr K-2 “Math” (Kayla Becker)

8. Gr 2-6 “Technology Resources” (Adrienne Bengel) 

9.         - Behavioral Data & Intervention for EBD (Kelli Green)

10.          - Resiliency (Christine Unruh, Christian Families Solutions) 

11.         - Music (Grace Hennig, LIME) 

12.          - Money (Hahn Financial) 

13.           - Reading Music / Adult Choir (Jeremy Bakken) 

14.            - “           “ (Dana Kirchoff, Blueprint for Schools)

15.         - History Through the Ages (Eric Kaesermann) 

16.  Admin - Protecting Your School (Sam Nelson, Lawyer)

11:30 - 11:45 - Concluding Business (Chapel) 

• Resolutions (          )

  • 2024 Offering: 

  • 2024 Appreciation: 

  • 2025 Location: 

  • 2025 Dates: Oct., 2025

  • 2025 Committees: Nominations - , Resolutions - , Auditing - 

11:45 - 12:00 - Closing Devotion (Chapel) 

12:00 - 12:30 pm - Lunch for Licensure Attendees 

12:30 - 2:30 pm - Optional Post-Conference Licensure Class 1 - ()

2:45 - 4:45 pm - Optional Post-Conference Licensure Class 2 - ()