Welcome to the second annual virtual Power Trip Well-Being and Leadership Experience for Women Superintendents and District Leaders. It’s designed to be all about YOU—and designed to help you connect with peers. Like the 2019 and 2021 Power Trips at Lake Austin Spa Resort, we hope that the time you spend with us will not only address the professional development themes important to you, but also weave in the attention to emotional, spiritual, and physical self-care often overlooked by women at the top of the leadership pyramid.
Evening One
Tuesday
11.02.2021
Leadership
This evening we’ll learn about the powerful impact you can make in your district with an Asset-Based Leadership model. We’ll also learn about the important communication strategies you can employ when undertaking difficult conversations with your stakeholders including school boards, parents, communities, and staff. Plus, join seasoned educators and podcast hosts as they interview a district leader on the special challenges of SEL in 2021.
Gentle Reminder: Take time for yourself tonight. We’ll be conducting virtual drawings tonight and for the next two nights for opportunities to “win” special gifts with you in mind. Click here to view the Speed Raffle gifts. Of course, you’ll need to be there to benefit.
7:03 PM
Session
Asset-Based Leadership
From the classroom to the conference room and boardroom, asset-based models create more inclusive learning spaces and workplaces. Learn how asset-based leadership provides a practical mindset to help leverage strengths, value differences, and unlock your team’s superpowers and your own.
7:26 PM
Session
Courageous Conversations
There is no better opportunity to demonstrate your leadership and organizational values than in a crisis. And your stakeholders expect no less than clear, accurate and timely information on issues that are impacting their children and community. You'll learn strategies on how to develop those key messages and deliver them consistently.
7:57 PM
Session
Reflections on SEL
Jamie Saponaro and Jerri Kemble, cohosts of the LinkedUp: Breaking Boundaries in Education Podcast, will host a podcast-style interview on leading social-emotional learning authentically in schools. In this live podcast, we will hear from Assistant Superintendent, Jill Lachenmayr from Andover, Kansas, who is leading this initiative in her district. Jamie and Jerri will ask her about her challenges and successes and dig into the best practices that all can use. The audience will be encouraged to share best practices as well!
8:28 PM
Session
Thank you to sponsors, speakers and info on next evening
Evening Two
Wednesday
11.03.2021
Relationships with Yourself and Others
We’re in the third school year impacted by the relentless pandemic. Now, more than ever, it’s important that we take a full measure of our personal physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. Tonight’s presenters will help us do just that.
Gentle Reminder: Take time for yourself tonight. We’ll be conducting virtual drawings of attendee names tonight and tomorrow night for an opportunity to “win” a gift of well-being. Click here to view the Speed Raffle gifts. Of course, you’ll need to be there to benefit.
7:02 PM
Session
Be an Inspired Warrior
Have you been through a lot in your life (or just in the past year)? Do people tell you that you are incredibly strong while remarking on the challenges you have had to face? If so, this is a good time to learn what it means to develop true strength and live as an inspired warrior. As Winston Churchill famously said, "If you are going through hell, keep going."
7:28 PM
Session
Strategic Foresight: What it Means for Leaders to be Futurists
We are in the midst of a global inflection point. In our quest for certainty, how do we move beyond feeling merely “prepared” and instead be equipped with the literacies to notice unfolding trends, embrace ambiguity, and utilize bold imagination to create radically different futures? What might the world look like in a few years? How do we shape ourselves and the system we live in to ensure a more equitable future? If we are going to move forward toward more just futures, we need to be futurists. Get ready to dream big and build boldly as we retire old ideas, embrace new truths, and design new ways of being that will help each of us thrive in an unpredictable and changing world.
7:49 PM
Session
Embrace Your Wobbles
No matter what we do in life, we will experience wobbles! Here, wobbles are considered to be any challenges to our mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual lives. Drawing from essays in her book of the same name, Shumway shares the wisdom of yoga teachers and practitioners in accepting— and even being grateful for—the wobbles they experience both on and off the yoga mat. This session will challenge attendees to become more aware of their habitual—often unconscious— approach to managing wobbles. (No yoga experience is required)
8:04 PM
Session
Introduction of Angela Maiers
8:06 PM
Session
Mattering, Meaning and Making an Impact
Research shows that feeling like you matter at work and in the world isn’t just “nice to have.” It’s a fundamental human need and is critical for motivation, fulfillment, and well-being. Enabling meaningful work is also a skillset that leaders can learn. In this session, we will understand how to make people feel noticed, affirmed, and needed every single day; discover the key ingredients for meaningful work and why they’re vital for well-being; and learn how to create a culture of mattering. We were born to make an impact, and there is no greater impact that we can make in the world than helping other human beings understand their value and significance.
Evening Three
Thursday
11.04.2021
Stewardship
Stewardship can take many forms. Tonight, we’ll look at the special challenges of technology and the conversations needed with IT leaders; the creation of co-designed curriculum; and the importance of protecting and prioritizing financial resources. We’ll end on a high note with our grand prize drawing for a week’s stay at a Florida condo for those who attended all three evenings of the Power Trip experience.
7:03 PM
Session
How to Talk Tech, Trends, and Transformation with Your IT Leadership
In this session, members of the Lenovo Global Education Team share an overview of current and future tech trends in K12 education that are important for instructional leaders to be aware of. This market analysis of cybersecurity, immersive learning, and flexible learning will be combined with sage advice from two seasoned IT district leaders who will provide recommendations for when and how to dialogue with IT leadership about these trends and issues.
7:34 PM
Session
Stewarding Students into the Future with Curriculum Codesign
Students of color need a curriculum that embraces their mathematical brilliance, cultivates identity, and highlights contributions of people who look like them. But that is not what we get in most math classrooms today, which is why we recruited educators, students, and parents from across the United States to codesign a new math curriculum to push against the status quo. Join Twana Young, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction at MIND Research Institute, to learn about the codesign process and get a glimpse of this innovative approach to curriculum.
7:55 PM
Session
Learning the Language of Science and Closing the Equity Gap in STEM
While STEM careers are expanding rapidly, students historically marginalized by education systems are underrepresented in these fields. If districts and educators don’t provide students with tools designed to promote equity and access, this gap will only continue to grow. To be successful in science, students need to learn a completely new language. This presentation explores the critical role of language within STEM learning and showcases how digital tools can support students to learn the language of science, increasing their engagement, confidence, and interest in STEM.
8:15 PM
Session
ESSER Long Range Planning Snapshot
Ready to build confidence with your community around ESSER dollars? Worried about facing a fiscal cliff after the influx of stimulus dollars? Join Allovue to build a multi-year snapshot of your ESSER dollars while highlighting sustainability and maximizing the grant term. Come knowing your enrollment and ESSER I, II, and III total, and leave with a snapshot to support your spending plan.
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