CCEA Plus 2025 Surf's Up! Riding the Waves of Opportunity: Full Schedule

Welcome to our 2025 Conference "Surf’s Up! Riding the Waves of Oppotrunity"
For registration, lodging and other up-to-date conference information please visit our CCEA website:
https://cceanet.org/ccea-conference-2025/

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9:15am PDT

Ghosting is for Phones, Not Schools: Building Meaningful Connections on Campus

Friday April 25, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT

Pacific C

Join Principal Chris Fore as he shares how the staff at Mojave High School (Hesperia, CA) is fostering meaningful connections with students through the "Each One, Reach One" philosophy in the seminar, "Ghosting is for Phones, Not Schools: Building Meaningful Connections on Campus." Over the past two years, the school has implemented various new programs designed to deepen student engagement. These efforts have yielded impressive results, as reflected in the Youth Truth Survey, with a 15% increase in student engagement, a 14% boost in school culture, and a 24% improvement in students’ sense of belonging and peer collaboration. This holistic approach has also positively impacted graduation and attendance rates.

School/Company

Hesperia Unified School District

Mojave High School

Speakers

Chris Fore

School District Employee, Mojave High School, Hesperia Unified School District

Chris Fore is a veteran Administrator, Athletic Director, and Head Football Coach from Southern California; he currently serves as the Principal at Mojave High School in the Hesperia Unified School District. Mojave was recently recognized by the California Department of Education... Read More →

Martin Hoover

Carl Kirby

Patrick Kuhns

Position

School District Employee

Friday April 25, 2025 9:15am - 10:15am PDT
Pacific C

School Culture and Climate, Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Arts, Leadership

Company Teachers, Administration, Directors, Counseling

10:30am PDT

Beyond the Think-Pair-Share: Creating Conversations in the Alt.Ed Classroom

Friday April 25, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT

Pacific C

Getting students to collaborate in meaningful ways is hard work. This session aims to create a structured approach to build collaboration in the alternative classroom. We will discuss practical techniques to first build a foundation for conversations in which all students feel safe and confident to participate. We will also explore structured conversation strategies to facilitate group discussions. Participants will leave with actionable strategies to implement in their classrooms.

School/Company

Roseville Joint Union High School District

Adelante High School

Speakers

Erin Cook

School District Employee, Adelante High School, Roseville Joint Union High School District

Position

School District Employee

Friday April 25, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am PDT
Pacific C

Content Classes, Math, English, Science, Social Studies

Company Teachers

2:00pm PDT

“What is wrong with that kid?” Part 1. Navigating challenging behavior.

Friday April 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Pacific C

In this workshop, we will look at the foundational aspects of behavior and how childhood experiences can shape a person’s behavior and academic success. The experiences that happen in early childhood have an impact on our brains, and we will go through just enough neurobiology so that you can impress your friends and coworkers who did not attend this workshop. We will see what is going on in the brain when a person experiences trauma, particularly at a young age. These behavioral changes apply to both students and adults!

School/Company

CNUSD

Speakers

Joe Antonelli

School District Employee, CNUSD

In alternative education, we encounter many students with challenging behavior. But what is going on in the brain of a “misbehaving” child? And how do we approach behavior in a way that will create meaningful and lasting changes in the child?

Position

School District Employee

Friday April 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Pacific C

Social and Emotional Learning, Intervention, Restorative Practices, College and Career Readiness

3:30pm PDT

“What is wrong with that kid?” Part 2. How to help students (and maybe adults) with challenging behavior.

Friday April 25, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT

Pacific C

In this workshop, we will pick up where Part 1 left off and explore how we can help correct behavior that comes from childhood trauma. This is the “good news” half of the presentation. The neurobiological changes we saw in Part 1 are not life sentences! The brain changes, and we can help even our most challenging students (and coworkers) to respond in more prosocial ways. This workshop will have both long-term strategies for creating a campus that can change kids as well as immediate, “try this on Monday” strategies to survive until the end of the school year.

School/Company