MESPA Institute 2020: Grid

Join us for the professional development event of the year! On February 5-7, you will be joined by 425+ of your colleagues for an incredible experience. With presentations from incredible thought leaders, more than 30 sessions rooted in mental health, innovation, education equity, and leadership development, MESPA Speaks performances by your own colleagues, an Unconference in which you guide your own learning, and 80+ education-based exhibits, how could you go wrong?

Share in the excitement! Use the conference hashtag #mespamn and follow @mespaprincipals on Twitter.
Registration is open now! Visit mespa.net/institute to register!

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Spark Session: Early Learning Fa... 3:00pm - 3:30pm

A School's Story of Creating Equity and Collective Responsibilit... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Spark Session: The Depths of Dep... 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Project Connection: An Innovative Inspirational School-Based Men... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Joint Legislative & EPAC Committee Meeting 10:30am - 11:30am

Spark Session: Clean it Up: A Re... 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Cna Yuo Raed Tihs? Keys to Unlocking the Mysteries of Dyslexia 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Pre-Conference Session with Dr. Clay Cook: Effective Intervention Programming from Beginning to... 9:30am - 11:00am

Spark Session: Get Off Your Isla... 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Social-Emotional Learning Impacts All of Us: 5 Principals Share... 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Institute Orientation & Reception: How to DO Ins...

Educational Advisory Committee Meeting

Registration Opens! 11:00am - 5:00pm

Spark Session: The Urgency of Eq... 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Building a Firewall: Protecting Childhood for Children 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Networking & Social 6:00pm - 10:00pm

MESPA Board of Directors Meeting 8:00am - 10:00am

Spark Session: Where Are They? M... 3:00pm - 3:30pm

The Difference Between Bad Behavior and Developmental Trauma 3:45pm - 4:45pm

Exhibits Open - Invite your PTA! 11:00am - 5:00pm

Networking Luncheon 11:45am - 12:30pm

Heather Forbes: The Trauma-Informed School 1:00pm - 2:30pm

RPM Meeting and Social 3:15pm - 5:00pm

MESPA Welcome Reception 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Division Meetings: see description 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Optional: Spark Sessions 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Institute Book Fair Opens! 9:00am - 5:00pm

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The 4 Essential Roles of Great Leaders

Evidence-based school shooting prevention: What principals need... 2:25pm - 3:25pm

"Benefit of the Future" & "Planning for Retirement" Mini Session... 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Trends in Play Space Design 10:50am - 11:15am

#Thankyouforcallingmebymyrightpronoun: Theory to Practice Lesson... 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Breaking News! Live at 5: School Leader Responds to Racist Incid... 3:35pm - 4:35pm

7Mindsets Presentation 11:20am - 11:45am

Cultivating Educational Leadership through SEL 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Join the Ranks of MN School of Excellence! 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Getting our "Body in the Group" around Social Sk... 10:00am - 10:45am

Computer-Adaptive Intervention and Instruction

Get Your Lead On! 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Datapalooza! Using Evidence to Match Students with Resources 2:25pm - 3:25pm

What DOES the 'Research' Say? Six Research Studies in Sixty Minu... 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Using Nearpod to Transform Your Staff Meetings /... 10:00am - 10:45am

Renaissance Learning- Personalizing Reading and...

Hurts2BeHuman 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Create a Top 20 Culture 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Suicide Prevention: What You Need to Know 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Help! My Principal Licensure Program Didn’t Teach Me How To Lead... 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Tipping your School Culture: 10 Doable, Kind, and Clear Strategi... 3:35pm - 4:35pm

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SCHOLASTIC GO! Offering & Resources to Help Buil...

Relevance: The Future of Education 2:25pm - 3:25pm

Managing & Reducing Conflict, Resistant Employees, and Difficult... 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Attract and Retain: Help your Employees with the...

Non-Exclusionary Discipline: Alternatives to the Referral/Suspen... 2:25pm - 3:25pm

The Art of Negotiation 3:35pm - 4:35pm

Walking Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am

Exhibits Open 7:00am - 2:30pm

Brain Break 10:45-11:45am: Exhibit Viewing, Business Partner Ses... 10:45am - 11:45am

Final Exhibit Viewing & Dessert Break

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Ken Williams: Starting a Movement in a PLC: Building Culture from the Inside-Out 8:00am - 9:15am

Unconference Intro & Board Build... 9:15am - 9:45am

Lunch & Keynote by Larry Thompson: Building a Responsibility-Centered School Cul... 11:45am - 1:00pm

The MESPYs: MESPA's Annual Awards Celebration *NEW FORMAT* 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Division Meetings: see description 7:00am - 8:00am

Unconference & Breakout Session Block #1 10:00am - 10:45am

Unconference & Breakout Session Block #2 1:15pm - 2:00pm

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School Spirit Day: Wear your school pride on Friday! 7:00am - 12:00pm

Breakfast Buffet 7:00am - 8:00am

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Transform Culture and Build Schools Where Students & Staff Run to Get IN, not OUT 10:15am - 11:45am

Institute 2020 ends! 12:00pm - 12:00pm