#LearnGrowThrive Summer Academy 2025

#LearnGrowThrive Summer Academy 2025

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

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7:30am EDT

Invitation to Learning: Networking, Breakfast, and Registration PFHS Room

8:15am EDT

Opener: Superintendent's Address and Welcome PFHS RoomYimiya Pearson • Dr. Eric Bracy • Dr. Mellotta Hill

9:00am EDT

Boots on the Ground: Empowering Educators to Learn, Grow, and Thrive in the Classroom PFHS RoomMonica Robbins ECATS: Where Tracking Meets Transformation PFHS RoomEC Compliance Team Empowering Math Leaders: Data-Driven Decisions & Organizational Tools for Impact PFHS RoomToni Best From Chalkboards to Chatbots: Responsible Generative AI in Cumberland County Schools PFHS RoomAdrienne Reaves From Understanding to Action: Learn Grow Thrive with Title IX PFHS RoomKailey Hill Navigating the Advanced Learning Landscape: Practical Insights for School-Level Personnel PFHS RoomAritia Smalls Paradigm Adjustment: Reframing the Journey PFHS RoomTakelia Bragg The Thrive Sanctuary: Your Space for Well-being & Recharge PFHS Room Promoting Student Achievement through Common Instructional Knowledge, Language and Tools PFHS RoomDr. Donyall Dickey The DISC Personality Type Assessment PFHS RoomDr. Kathy Kennedy

10:45am EDT

Become a Marigold: Training for Teacher Mentorship PFHS RoomTina Chapman LEA Representatives: Not the Least Experienced Administrator PFHS RoomEC Leadership Team Leading with EVAAS PFHS RoomRegina "Ginger" Hyde Motivation Mindset: Getting Back into the Classroom PFHS RoomNicole Rivers Survive and Strive PFHS RoomTalicia L. Smith The Empowered School Leader: Building Bridges, Systems & Self PFHS RoomKimberly Tamsett The Thrive Sanctuary: You Space for Well-being & Recharge PFHS Room

12:15pm EDT

Lunch Games Music PFHS Room

1:15pm EDT

A Field of Growth: NC Resources for Educators PFHS RoomTalicia L. Smith Bridges, Not Walls: An Overview of Restorative Practices PFHS RoomAnn Marie Palmer Harmonizing Success: Foundations of IABS and MTSS PFHS RoomJemn Hershberger Navigating the Advanced Learning Landscape: Practical Insights for School-Level Personnel PFHS RoomAritia Smalls Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk: De-Escalation for Crisis Situations PFHS RoomEC Leadership The Empowered School Leader: Building Bridges, Systems & Self PFHS RoomKimberly Tamsett The Thrive Sanctuary: Your Space for Well-being & Recharge PFHS Room Cultivating Connections: K-12 ELA Vertical Conversations PFHS RoomSarah Teal • Martina Graham • Latoya Smith • Julia Pabst • Donna White • Cathleen Mabe Cultivating Connections: K-12 Math Vertical Conversations PFHS RoomShonette Simmons • Erica Caine • Dr. Lisa Suther Johnson Cultivating Connections: K-12 Science Vertical Conversations PFHS RoomMazetta Dorsey • Angela Adams Cultivating Connections: K-12 Social Studies Vertical Conversations PFHS RoomBrittanie Swinney The DISC Personality Type Assessment PFHS RoomDr. Kathy Kennedy Welcome to edTPA! You Can PASS This! PFHS RoomDr. Emily Haire

3:00pm EDT

Become a Marigold: Training for Teacher Mentorship PFHS RoomTina Chapman Co-teaching Partnerships: Partners in C.R.I.M.E. PFHS RoomEC Leadership Empowering Math Leaders: Data-Driven Decisions & Organizational Tools for Impact PFHS RoomToni Best Mindful Mastery: Transformative Practices for Empowering Educators and Students PFHS RoomJemn Hershberger • Jannell Powlen • Jamesha Brown • Ja'Kena Caldwell Paradigm Adjustment: Reframing the Journey PFHS RoomTakelia Bragg Plug In & Teach: Mastering Our Digital Classroom Tools PFHS RoomDr. Lisa Johnson Portraits of an NC Graduate: Bringing the Competencies to Life PFHS RoomMonica Robbins The Thrive Sanctuary: Your Space for Well-being & Recharge PFHS Room