Schedule of Events

8:00–8:45 a.m.: Check-in and Registration (Room: Bumps)
8:45–9:45 a.m.: Opening Session: Navigating the Middle School Maze: Insights into Today’s Young Adolescent Journey (Room: Bangor)
9:45–10:00 a.m.: Snacks (Room: Bangor)
10:00–11:00 a.m.: Breakout Session 1
- Engaging Students through Community Connections (Room: Lown)
- Building Empathy to Support Students (Room: Bumps)
- What the Digital World is (Not) Doing for Our Adolescents’ Brains and Literacy (Room: FFA)
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m: Breakout Session 2
- Engaging Students through Community Connections (Room: Lown)
- Building Empathy to Support Students (Room: Bumps)
- What the Digital World is (Not) Doing for Our Adolescents’ Brains and Literacy (Room: FFA)
12:30–1:30 p.m.: Lunch in Bear’s Den/Marketplace
1:30–3:00 p.m.: Special Afternoon Session: Creating Learning that Matters to Kids, Part 1 (Room: Lown)
1:30–4:00 p.m.: Team Planning with Consultants
2:00–2:15 p.m.: Snacks (Room: Bangor)
4:00–6:00 p.m.: Break
6:00–7:15 p.m.: Optional Evening Activity: Courageous Conversations (Room: Graduate Common in Stodder House)

7:00–8:30 a.m.: Breakfast in Bear’s Den/Marketplace
8:30–9:30 a.m.: Opening Session: The Middle School Philosophy’s Answers to Engagement (Room: Bangor)
9:30–9:45 a.m.: Snacks (Room: Bangor)
9:45–10:45 a.m.: Breakout Session 1
- Engaging Our Most Disengaged Students (Room: FFA)
- Developing Student Agency, Optimism, and Skills Through Inquiry to Action Projects (Room: Bumps)
- Bring Content Alive with Americans Who Tell the Truth (Room: Lown)
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Breakout Session 2
- Engaging Our Most Disengaged Students (Room: FFA)
- Developing Student Agency, Optimism, and Skills Through Inquiry to Action Projects (Room: Bumps)
- Bring Content Alive with Americans Who Tell the Truth (Room: Lown)
12:15–1:15 p.m.: Lunch in Bear’s Den/Marketplace
1:15–3:00 p.m.: Optional Special Afternoon Session: Creating Learning that Matters to Students, Part 2 (Room: Lown)
1:15–4:00 p.m.: Team Planning with Consultants
2:00–2:15 p.m.: Snacks (Room: Bangor)
4:00–5:00 p.m.: Break
5:00–6:30 p.m.: Dinner with speaker Dr. Gert Nesin with remarks from Dr. Penny Bishop, Dean of the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development (Room: Graduate Common in Stodder House)

7:00–8:30 a.m.: Breakfast in Bear’s Den/Marketplace
8:30–9:30 a.m.: Opening Session: Soul Talk: What it Takes to Make a Difference Now (Room: Bangor)
9:45–10:00 a.m.: Snacks (Room: Bangor)
10:00–11:00 a.m.: Breakout Session 1
- Sustaining Positive Relationships with Students (Room: FFA)
- Building Change from the Ground Up with Successful Teams (Room: Lown)
- Do Restorative School Practices Really Work? (Room: Bumps)
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Breakout Session 2
- Sustaining Positive Relationships with Students (Room: FFA)
- Building Change from the Ground Up with Successful Teams (Room: Lown)
- Do Restorative School Practices Really Work? (Room: Bumps)
12:15–1:30 p.m.: Lunch in Bear’s Den/Marketplace and Check Out
1:30–3:00 p.m.: Team Planning with Consultants
2:00–2:15 p.m.: Snacks (Room: Bangor)
3:00–4:00 p.m.: Closing Session (Room: Bangor)