Conference Presentations

You may download and review presentations from the 2018 Fall Conference below:

• Kelly Beck and Lesley Clifton
  • Teaching the Great Books (Intro to Seminar | Pre Reading | Guide to Seminar)
• Carrie Bisgard
  • Personalized Social Emotional Learning for Your School (Handout | Presentation)
• Scott Cermak
  • Robotics – Build a Program at Your Site
• Dareen Khatib
  • Health Requirements Legislation (AB 329)
• Fred Lamora
  • A Couple of Cool Ways to Connect Students to Themselves & Their Learning
• Sarah McFarland
  • Great Virtual Meetings are only a CLICK Away (Handout | Presentation)
• Christina McKinnis
  • Conversational Intelligence (Handout | Presentation)
• Jen Parker
  • Serving Students with Disabilities in an IS Setting (Presentation | FAQ)
• Kate Perry
  • How to Fund Your Great Idea
• Dr. Scott Poland
  • Keynote address: Educators Making a Difference for Students in a Challenging World
  • Youth Suicide: Contemporary Issues in Prevention/Intervention and Postvention
  • Contemporary Issues in School Crisis: Lessons from the Front Lines for Prevention & Mental Health Interventions
• Ernst Schneidereit
  • Citizen Science and Independent Study
• Jenny Singh
  • The CA School Dashboard & Alternative Schools
• Barret Snider & Caitlin Jung
  • Legislative Updates

If you are an instructor and have not submitted your presentation, you may do so through our contact page. Please select “Webmaster” from the “Select Department” drop-down.

You may download and review presentations from the 2018 Spring Conference below:

• Comstock & James: “Responding to Threats of Suicide or Self-Harm“
• Jon Corippo: “The End of Average: Implications for Contemporary Education“
• Heather Edwards
  • “Hot off the Press Special Education Legal Update“
• Yvonne Evans: Mindfulness for Youth | Handout
• Daniel O’Brien: “Opt Out Traditional, Opt in IS“
• Tony Oddo: “Re­Imaging, Re­Shaping, & Re­Branding an IS Program“
• Dr. Scott Poland:
  • Keynote: Safeguarding Children in a Challenging World: Keys to Resiliency and Success
  • Crisis Intervention in Schools: Helping Students after Tragedy and Loss
  • Suicide Prevention in Schools: Educators Making the Difference
• Ernst Schneidereit: Citizen Science and Independent Study | Report
• Barrett Snider: 2018 Legislative Updates

If you are an instructor and have not submitted your presentation, you may do so through our contact page. Please select “Webmaster” from the “Select Department” drop-down.

You may download and review presentations from the 2017 Fall Conference below:

• Matt Chamberlain & Team: “Got WASC? Venture School’s Top 40 Helpful Hints”
• Comstock & James: “Responding to Threats of Suicide or Self-Harm“
• Jon Corippo: “The End of Average: Implications for Contemporary Education“
• Jill Hannon: “Gamification“
• Fred Lamora: “The Secret Sauce: Tips & Tricks to Connect w/ Kids” | Handout
• Sarah McFarland: “Great Virtual Meetings are only a CLICK Away!” | Handout
• John Merris­-Coots: “Using CalCRN to Connect Current Schooling w/Future Goals“
• Daniel O’Brien: “Opt Out Traditional, Opt in IS“
• Tony Oddo: “Re­Imaging, Re­Shaping, & Re­Branding an IS Program“

You may download and review presentations from the 2017 Spring Conference below:

• Keynote – Barret Snider
• Answering Who, Where, How with CalCRN Resources | Handout – John Merris-Coots
• Blending Digital Curriculum into Independent Study Programs – Jennifer Gauilier
• Changing IS Programs with the AEBG – Steve Curiel
• Charter Finance – Steve Nelson
• Classrooms of the Future – Lesley Clifton
• Digging Deeper into Special Education – Cori Coffey
• Engaging Students with Hands-on Projects in an IS Setting – Elizabeth Hessom
• Legislative Update – Barret Snider
• Literature and The Arts | Handout– Daryl Bentley
• Permission to Fail – Helping Students Overcome Learned Hopelessness – Susan Boyle
• Serving Students with Disabilities in an Independent Study Setting – Moises Buhain, Kirstin Comstock
• Thinking Clearly – Teaching Students to develop Critical Thinking – Daniel O’brien
• Traditional Compliance – Machele Kilgore
• Youth, Mental Health, First Aid – Hilva Chan