Transforming School Culture Institute®
Riverside, California | September 23–25, 2024
Day 1
Monday, September 23rd
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall C
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—Educator Wellness to Enhance School Culture and Student Achievement
Tina H. Boogren
Location: Exhibit Hall D
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Tina H. Boogren—Supporting Beginning Teachers to Enhance School Culture
Location: Exhibit Hall D
Carlos Johnson—Passion for the Work and Peace of Mind: You Can Have them Both
Location: Raincross Ballroom A
Alexander McNeece—The Fundamentalist’s Playbook: Empowering Believers to Speak Up!
Location: Raincross Ballroom E
Anthony Muhammad—Building Culture, Creating Purpose, and Overcoming Frustration on Your PLC Journey
Location: Raincross Ballroom B
Yetunde Reeves—If You Build It, They Will Come
Location: Raincross Ballroom D
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Tina H. Boogren—The Science of Educator Wellness: Hacks for Busy Educators
Location: Exhibit Hall D
Carlos Johnson—Let’s Get Engaged: Engagement Strategies That Empower
Location: Raincross Ballroom A
Alexander McNeece—Practices That Healthy Cultures Adopt: Cooperative Learning Strategies in Classrooms and Staff Meetings
Location: Raincross Ballroom E
Anthony Muhammad—Time for Change! Four Essential Skills for Transformational Leaders
Location: Raincross Ballroom B
Yetunde Reeves—There Is No I in Team: Creating a Culture of Collaboration
Location: Raincross Ballroom D
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Panel Discussion—Presenters answer your most pressing questions.
Location: Exhibit Hall D
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall C
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—Culture Is King! Why Schools Can’t Improve Without an Urgent Focus on Culture
Anthony Muhammad
Location: Exhibit Hall D
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Carlos Johnson—Become a Classroom Coach and Your Students Will Get Into the Game
Location: Raincross Ballroom A
Alexander McNeece—Classroom Engagement Culture: Helping Students Love What They Learn
Location: Raincross Ballroom E
Anthony Muhammad—Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap: Liberating Mindsets to Effect Change
Location: Exhibit Hall D
Yetunde Reeves—Celebrate What You Value: Creating a Culture of Achievement
Location: Raincross Ballroom D
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Carlos Johnson—Project-Based Learning Versus Sit and Get
Location: Raincross Ballroom A
Alexander McNeece—Student Engagement Mindsets and Strategies to Reach Them All
Location: Raincross Ballroom E
Anthony Muhammad—Beyond Test Scores! The PLC at Work Process and Serving the Whole Child
Location: Exhibit Hall D
Yetunde Reeves—You Can't Teach Them if They Don't Come
Location: Raincross Ballroom D
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Micro Strategy Sessions
Yetunde Reeves—Ways to engage difficult parents and help them become partners
Location: Raincross Ballroom D
Alexander McNeece—Ways to disarm colleagues who may become negative or professionally disruptive
Location: Raincross Ballroom E
Anthony Muhammad—Leadership strategy to pick up a faculty member who might be experiencing low morale
Location: Exhibit Hall D
Carlos Johnson—Strategies to help students build personal confidence
Location: Raincross Ballroom A
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Location: Exhibit Hall D
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Mario I. Acosta—Establishing a Safe, Supportive, and Collaborative Culture
Location: Exhibit Hall D
Carlos Johnson—How to Build Performance-Based Relationships With Students and Their Parents
Location: Raincross Ballroom A
Alexander McNeece—Helping Students Connect With Their Teachers and Classmates: Relationship-Building Strategies in Classrooms and Staff Meetings
Location: Raincross Ballroom E
Anthony Muhammad—Transforming School Culture: New Insights
Location: Raincross Ballroom B
Yetunde Reeves—A College-Going Culture Can Be a Catalyst for School Transformation
Location: Raincross Ballroom D
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45–11:45 a.m.
Keynote—Taking Action: School Culture and Student Success
Mario I. Acosta
Location: Exhibit Hall C
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