Schedule

Welcome 

Jeff Plaman, MDE

Gigi Dobosenski, MNOLA

MN Student Data Privacy Law 2022

Anthony Padranos

Updates on the newest Data Privacy Regulations and online and The Minnesota Legislature passed a law in the spring of 2022 around protecting students privacy in digital environments. This law put requirements on technology vendors and schools around how digital resources can be used and must be protected. This session will explore what school systems need to know about this law and things to consider as we provide instruction through digital resources and technology. learning.

Self Care Instead of Burnout

Alanna Williamson, MT-BC

The attendees will be able to identify burnout and compassion fatigue.  They will be provided with the start of what self-care is and how to apply a mindful approach to a relaxation technique. 

Online Learning for K-8: How can we make this work?

Meagan Rathbun

This session looks to facilitate a discussion around Online Learning for our younger learners in grades K-8. The session will showcase some learned practices from Online728's first year and areas we are still navigating new methods. 

Parent Panel

Parents of Online Students

A Panel of current online parents will talk about their experience in their online programs.

Incorporating Career and Technical Student Organizations into Online Schools

Emily Saed and Jessica Cabeen

Looking for afterschool programs that offer co-curricular activities within your school? Did you know several of Minnesota's career and technical student organizations offer virtual chapters and leadership programming that coincide with exploratory career and technical education classes? 

Career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) bring so many benefits into the classroom for students AND INSTRUCTORS! Join this session to learn more about career and technical student organizations, and how we can work together to ensure our students in online schools have the opportunity to participate in organizations such as BPA, DECA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, and SkillsUSA. 

There will be time at the end of the session for questions, conversations and collaboration.

Facilitating Meaningful Feedback

Elizabeth Vaught & Ann Mitchell 

An important role of the school leader is to provide instructional feedback to teachers. This session will provide an overview of the components of meaningful feedback which school leaders can apply to formative and summative conversations. 

Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Center Overview

Katona Barnes

An Overview of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Center at Minnesota Department of Education.

Minitex OER, Open Access, and Affordable Content

Ann Kaste

Minitex has a long history of saving Minnesota libraries money through ILL, resource sharing, and openly licensed sources in ELM. Continuing in this tradition, we will share the programs at Minitex that offer openly accessible resources. 

Looking Back Over Twenty Years of Virtual Learning in MN

Tracy Quarnstrom

Wolf Creek Online High School is celebrating our 20 year anniversary this year.  A look back at the virtual landcape over the past twenty years with discussions around what the future may look like for all of us. 

Licensure Compliance- Teacher of Record

Kat Anthony-Wigle

How do you determine what license a teacher needs?  How do you know if you need to apply for a permission?  This session will provide guidance to assist you in answering these questions. 

Increasing Engagement for Multicultural Learners

Amy Young

This session will explore strategies and mindsets to increase engagement for multilingual learners, including English learners, and their families. 

Student Panel

Online Students

A Panel of current online students will talk about their experience in their online programs.

Research to Practice: Insights into the Latest Online Learning Studies and Implications for Teaching

Lana Peterson

This session will review recently published research findings related to online learning, developmental learning science, and cognition. Participants will discuss possible implications of these findings for online pedagogy, PD, & program design. 

COMPASS and the MnMTSS

Presenter

Have you heard about the Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Students Success (COMPASS) and the new Minnesota MTSS framework? Please join us to learn more about the statewide system of support COMPASS offers and the five fundamental components of MnMTSS. 

Digital Accessibility: 2022

Chris Reynolds, Kim Wee, Kursten Dibbels, Kelly Dietrich 

Reviewing features of digital accessibility, legal expectations, and current federal response to the need for increased digital accessibility at the state and district levels.  

Using MCIS Curriculum for Career Exploration

Kristen Lane and Traci Valentino

Using curriculum in MCIS to meet Career and College Readiness and World’s Best Workforce initiatives. 

Panel: Veteran Voices

Administrators from Online Programs

Administrators from online programs that have been working in MN online programs for several years will share about their experiences.

NCAA Program Approval for Online Programs

Rebecca Fuller

Princeton Online MN has recently received approval for NCAA courses. I am not an expert but would be happy to share the approach we took, changes that were needed in our program, and key areas of interest for NCAA.