Welcome Everyone at 8:45am

NEW to HET
and Stage 1

Welcome ~ followed by Introduction to the HET Model with Susan Kovalik
This session briefly covers some of the main components of the Highly Effective Teaching (HET) Model – formerly known as ITI: Integrated Thematic Instruction. Learn more about the Principles of Learning and Bodybrain-Compatible Elements through the Biology of Learning, Instructional Strategies, and Conceptual Curriculum that promotes responsible citizenship. This innovative educational model has been successful in schools throughout the world for 25 years now. Find out why!

HET and RTI (Response to Intervention) with Chuck Grable
The Highly Effective Teaching Model (HET), developed by Susan Kovalik, allows school districts to meet many of the academic and behavioral expectations of Response to Intervention (RTI). HET is a comprehensive K-12 school improvement model designed to increase student performance and teacher satisfaction by focusing on brain-compatible curriculum and instructional strategies in an environment that is absent of threat. The primary purpose of the model is to grow responsible citizens.  This session will explore the basics of the HET model; the leadership, planning, and professional development needed to implement an effective RTI plan; and how HET helps to meet those needs.

Hike to the Truckee River with a Guide
Embark on an outdoor adventure through winding trails surrounded by the natural beauty of the high Sierra Nevada mountains. Explore the shores of the Truckee River in this high-sensory experience as you breathe the fresh mountain air and exercise your body. Discover plant life, insects and animal habitats as you hike up, down, and around the picturesque area.

A Tour of the Kitchen with the Chef
Experience the behind-the-scene workings of the commercial kitchen. This high-sensory experience is packed with inside information as presented by the master chef for the Granlibakken Resort. Surround yourself with the full-service of an epicurean's delight in stainless steel. A tasteful experience to remember in the purpetual clealiness of a high-volume service kitchen with gourmet influences!

The History of Granlibakken with owner Ron Parsons
The Granlibakken resort has a rich history, which is passionately presented by owner, Ron Parsons. In this Being There Experience, participants learn more about the area, background, and the beautiful resort facility. Granlibakken is a Norwegian name meaning a hill sheltered by trees. Granlibakken is family-owned, occupying 74 wooded acres in a picturesque mountain valley of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Participants can enjoy a relaxed and informative presentation of Granlibakken.

Self-Guided Being There Experience (for Advanced HET Levels of implementation)
For participants who have successfully implemented Level 2 or higher of the HET Model with creating their own conceptual curriculum, we are providing an option of a self-guided Being There experience. Some options may include 1. an excursion to spectacular Lake Tahoe, 2. The Gatekeeper's Cabin Museum (at Lake Tahoe's only outlet: the Truckee River), 3. Squaw Valley – site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, 4. the nearby Donner Memorial/Emigrant Trail Museum, or other self-guided experiences as determined. Participants selecting this option please download the Being There GUIDE to record information gathered for creating your immersion areas.

Everyone attends

Positive Behavior Interventions with Adam Drummond
Patterns and Programs, Procedures, Mirror Neurons, Amygdala, and much more! Learn how to close the achievement gap by first addressing how students' emotions and behaviors impact learning. Learn how the RTI process supports behavioral interventions at each Tier.

Curriculum Mapping for Elementary Grades with Jill Hay
How do you organize your curriculum to make them “student friendly?” This is what the workshop will address this question by demonstrating how you extract concepts or “big ideas” for the content, scaffold the standards and benchmarks so they are taught with meaning, and embed skills in an enriching context. Participants, please bring your elementary state standards to this workshop!

Curriculum/Concept Mapping for Secondary Grades with TJ Mears
Standards, benchmarks, pacing guides, how do I do it all?  The human brain organizes information into bigger concepts.  This session will provide an opportunity to map standards into a conceptual framework. Participants, please bring your secondary state standards to this workshop!

How to Best Support Teachers in the HET Journey with Chuck Grable
This session will provide a road map and samples of administrative tools to support building or district-wide implementation of the Highly Effective Teaching Model; including professional development, coaching, and nesting HET concepts into district policy and procedures.

Brain-Compatibility for Special Needs Students with Jill Hay
Brain research has confirmed that strategies benefiting learners with special challenges are suited for engaging and stimulating all learners.  Learn which strategies in the Highly Effective Teaching model are best suited to address the needs for specific challenges a student might have.  Teaching to meet the needs for a variety of students is a win-win process.

Being There Experience and Integrating Science & Math with TJ Mears
Field trips, celebration days, “Being There Experiences”, what is the difference anyway?  New experiences are processed through a sensory ladder.  The goal of this session is to discuss each step of this sensory ladder and share strategies to use physical experiences to make science and math more meaningful for all students.

Connecting Non-Fiction Into Literacy Blocks with Adam Drummond
Science, Social Studies, Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Music, PE, Art, Library, Lunch, Recess, Health, and Relationships -- all day every day! Whew! Talk about tiring. How do we 'fit' it all in? Learn how to develop a framework of your day that integrates the use of non-fiction text in your literacy instruction. This dynamic session helps support your own creation of a meaningful literacy block. Goodbye Goldilocks! Hello, lions, tigers, and bears!

Administrators As Leaders with Chuck Grable and Susan Kovalik
This session provides specific information for administrators in carrying out their role as Instructional Leaders. Discover ways to model the bodybrain-compatible elements and set the environment as an administrator. Understand the importance of offering support through the Stages of Implementation of the HET Model in professional development trainings and coaching. This session uses the HET Handbook as an instructional tool.

Integrating Technology Into a Brain Compatible Classroom with TJ Mears
Technology is an instructional tool that helps increase student engagement and therefore, student achievement.  Today’s students were born into a culture where technology has always been.  We will explore teacher resources including easy to use websites, free electronic teacher tools, blogging, and video chats.

Using Data To Drive Instruction with Adam Drummond
Testing! Testing! Testing! It's all that we do, right? Wrong. Analyze, Analyze, Analyze! That's where the rubber meets the road. Come with your own student data to help organize effective lessons within your classroom.

Multiple Intelligences to Embed State Standards with Jill Hay
How do you motivate the reluctant student to give the attention and effort needed to learn skills?  This workshop will focus on the characteristics of each of the nine “smarts” and what to look for so you can identify the dominant intelligence in your students.  We will then use this information to construct inquiries (activities) that embed the weak and dominant intelligences in a meaningful context.

Assessment/Budget with Susan Kovalik
It is not the shortage of money in education, it is what we choose to spend it on that makes a difference! Learn how to effectively assess what works in Highly Effective education and how to prioritize the budget in selecting line items that impact students and teachers for the greatest return on investment.