Kansas Digital Learning Conference 2025: Full Schedule

12:30pm CST

Partnering for CTE Success LIMITED

Friday February 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST

Providing opportunities for post-secondary success in virtual and alternative education settings is a complex challenge, especially when it comes to Career and Technical Education (CTE) experience and certifications. Recreating hands-on experiences and preparing students for real-world careers in a virtual environment requires thoughtful decision-making and strategic partnerships. This presentation will focus on how Education Imagine Academy collaborates with eDynamic Learning to navigate these challenges, offering flexible, career-aligned curriculum solutions

Speakers

Amanda Young

Friday February 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST
Room 209

Discipline Specific Content, Elementary, Middle, High Schools

Audience Both Virtual and Alternative

12:30pm CST

Success Plans: A Probation Mindset Shift LIMITED

Friday February 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST

Room 314

The Success Plan was implemented as a positive tool to encourage students to take an active role in their education by analyzing their strengths and areas for improvement and creating a plan for targeted support tailored to each student’s needs

Speakers

Diana Kohls and Kistin Harris

Director Orion Education, Orion Diploma Completion

I am the Director of Programs for the Orion DCP El Dorado, Rose Hill, and Northeast Wichita locations. These locations provide education options for K-12 students in a virtual setting (VIP), 9-12 students in an alternative setting (STAR), and Adult students. In the STAR program... Read More →

Friday February 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm CST
Room 314

Discipline Specific Content, Elementary, Middle and High School

Audience Both Virtual and Alternative

1:45pm CST

Adolescent Literacy: Breaking Barriers for Struggling Readers LIMITED

Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CST

Room 209

Why do so many adolescent students struggle in reading and how can we best help them? The goal of this session is to equip educators to leverage the science of reading to help students who face reading challenges. We will explore the necessity of a structured approach to teaching, as well as how to use assessments to guide instruction. Practical strategies in vocabulary and comprehension will be provided so that you can best support literacy development for all students, especially those facing challenges

Speakers

Melissa Brunner and Jeri Powers

Teacher Leader Consultant Dyslexia/Early Literacy Team, KSDE

Friday February 14, 2025 1:45pm - 2:45pm CST
Room 209

Discipline Specific Content, Middle and High School

Audience Both Virtual and Alternative