2026 MCEA Fall Conference

2026 MCEA Fall Conference

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11:15am CDT

Award-Winning Innovations: Building Stronger Communities Through Partnership and Workforce Development Amercian Legion Room - Upper LevelErica Bjerketvedt • Julie Morris Equity 101: Equity and Inclusion Work in Community Education Suite 104 - Lower LevelStephen Keeler Making Circle Time Meaningful, Musical, and Memorable! Suite 110 - Lower LevelJodie Guhl • Amy Ward Storytime Books and Beyond! Grand Lobby WestIngrid Alvarez • Jill Kobler Safe After the Bell: Implementing Standard Response Protocols in OST Suite 103 - Lower LevelTiffany Clifton • Scott Lhotka • Annette Sallman The Operational Edge Suite 102 - Lower LevelTiffany Weeks Stop Starting from Scratch: A Canva Template Workshop Suite 106- Lower LevelEmily Abel Building Impactful Targeted Services Programs: Strategies for Student Success Beyond the School Day Suite 101 - Lower LevelAmanda Beckler Demystifying "Misbehavior" in Children and Youth Suite 109 - Lower LevelHaeli Gerardy Introducing N-CAPS: Non-Competitive Active Play Spaces Suite 105 - Lower LevelOwen Kilanowski • Jane Tierney Navigating the Discomfort: Mastering Difficult Conversations Suite 111 - Lower LevelPam Webb Child Development 101: Toddlers through Adolescents Suite 108 - Lower LevelCarley Hofer • Beth Larson

1:15pm CDT

Cultural Considerations: Building Relationships with ELL Families Suite 109 - Lower LevelKaren Cook Building Belonging Through Family Engagement: Lessons, Tools, and Strategies from Minnesota’s Family Engagement Practices Project Suite 108 - Lower LevelDecember Lynch • Mi Yang Updates to the Community Education Annual Report and How to Fill it Out Suite 104 - Lower LevelKarl Brown • Roxy Olsen-Hurst • Ann Riebel • Celest Stang • Alex Wolter Creating (or Enhancing) your Program's Equity Plan Suite 103 - Lower LevelJodi Abrahamson • Tiffany Weeks MCEA Foundational Standards for School-Age Care Programs Guide Suite 105 - Lower LevelJenn Bratvold • Shannon Gavrilov • Angie Parker How to Eat Your Way to Better Mental Health Suite 102 - Lower LevelSara Kelly You Can't Pour From Empty: Sustainable Wellbeing for Community Education Professionals Suite 110 - Lower LevelAmrita Prakaashana Connection Before Content: Building Spaces Where Students Thrive Suite 107 - Lower LevelKristy Buchalla From "What Do I Do?" to "I've Got This!: Guiding Challenging Behavior Suite 101 - Lower LevelLanette Hess Pause. Notice. Connect. Forest Therapy Practices for Wellbeing and Community Education Suite 111 - Lower LevelNicole Brudos Ferrara Youth Voice and Leadership: Creating Space for Young People to Lead Suite 106- Lower LevelKeem Anderson