2025 Institute Schedule

12:00pm - 12:30pm, Regatta
30 minute Lunch & Learn, Sponsored by Kids Discover

1:00pm - 2:00pm, Regatta
Equipping Students to Support Neurodivergent Classmates
Helen Kinnen
Special Education, Blind Brook-Rye School District

1:00pm - 2:00pm, Windward
Reimagining PLCs: Embedding Practice for Real School Change
Ogechi Iwuoha Njoku
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, Programs, & Personnel
Greenburgh Central School District

2:00pm - 3:00pm, Regatta
An Elephant in the Classroom
Valerie Nierman
Health Coordinator, Mahopac Central School District

2:00pm - 3:00pm, Windward
Beyond the Bookshelf: Rethinking Your Classroom Library to Support Belonging
Catherine Graybosch
Supervisor, School Library System at SWBOCES

10:00am - 11:00am, Windward
Educational Justice: How Schools and Communities Partner for Equity
Candace Pinn

11:00am - 12:00pm, Windward
Data Driven Parent Training & Counseling
Family of Kidz

12:00pm - 1pm
Lunch

1:00pm - 2:00pm. Regatta
Equity by Design: Using AI Across Systems to Support Every Learner
Rachel Wasilewski

1:00pm - 2:00pm, Windward
Creative Thinking: Bringing the Arts into Everyday Instruction
Andrea M. Thomas

2:00pm - 3:00pm. Regatta
Tech as a Bridge: Connecting with Multilingual Learners and Families
Alana Winnick

2:00pm - 3:00pm. Windward
Rethinking Assessment: The Power of Retesting
Xiomara Gonzalez & Kristen Sessano

10:00am - 11:00am, Regatta
"In My Shoes": Bridges Experience

12:00pm - 1pm
Lunch

1:00pm - 3:00pm. County Rooms
SEED: Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity
Wendy Dale and Imani Bolling

1:00pm - 2:00pm, Windward
Beyond Beliefs: Building Religious Literacy
Liz Burns Taormina

2:00pm - 3:00pm. Windward
Safe to Be Me: Creating School Spaces That Affirm Every Identity
The LOFT-Darby Allison-Dugue