EPS Summer Extravaganza 2026

Attend this session to transition from "guesswork" to mastery-based reading instruction, ensuring every student has the tools to decode accurately. This hands-on session offers a deep dive into the practical application of decodable books as essential scaffolding for emerging readers. During the workshop, participants will learn to promote literacy equity by matching text difficulty to a student's specific phonics journey, effectively removing the frustration of unknown variables. Beyond theory, teachers will actively engage with and take away a toolkit of ready-to-use routines designed for immediate implementation in Tier 1 literacy blocks or small-group instruction.

Data or it didn't happen!
Dive deeper and gain a stronger understanding of why data matters (beyond compliance)
Learn what data to actually track (it doesn't have to be everything!)
Use simple, functional spreadsheets to drive instruction (I'll provide templates and show you how to create your own)
Walk away with tools you can use immediately

Get ready for a proactive, inspiring dive into the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework! In this session, we’ll unpack and get an introduction to all five of the factors that help families thrive: Parental Resilience, Social Connections, Concrete Supports, Parenting Knowledge, and Children’s Social-Emotional Competence. Through practical examples and real-world strategies, participants will learn how everyday interactions can reduce stress, spark connection, and create stronger, more resilient school communities. Come ready to learn, reflect, and leave with simple actions that make a big difference for kids and families!

Join us for an engaging opportunity designed for K-2 teachers. During this training, teachers will explore HMH Into Reading curriculum and learn how to effectively implement its resources and instructional routines in the classroom.

This session explores why writing is a critical—but often overlooked—component of effective reading instruction for elementary students with reading delays/deficits. If you have students who can read a word but struggle to apply it, this session will show you how writing bridges that gap. Participants will leave with ready-to-use routines that seamlessly embed writing into existing reading instruction—without adding extra lesson prep. If you want concrete strategies, sample lesson structures, and adaptable tools for writing about reading that you can implement in your classroom immediately, this session is for you!

Learn how to use ChatGPT and Canva together to save time while designing engaging, ready-to-use classroom materials. In this hands-on session, participants will explore how ChatGPT can generate ideas, content, and templates for lessons, interventions, parent communication, social stories, behavior supports, and more. Educators will then use Canva to transform those ideas into polished, visually engaging presentations, instructional materials, and classroom visuals that are both functional and student-friendly.

Participants will also learn how to create personalized visuals and social stories that increase student engagement by connecting directly to student interests, strengths, and needs. These visuals can also feature the student themselves, helping build ownership, connection, and motivation. The session will include strategies for designing both whole-class and individualized supports that students are excited to use, along with simple ways to reuse and adapt templates across settings.

Attendees should bring a device so they can actively practice creating their own visuals and templates during the session. Participants will leave with practical prompts, design ideas, and ready-to-use strategies they can immediately implement in their classrooms.

We will look at how to look at assignments and assessments you are already doing and how to (hopefully) quickly analyze what needs to be tweaked in your upcoming lesson plans.

How to impact and build our programs culture with building a philosophy, pillars of your program and making your teams the most positive and impactful program at your site.

Get ready for a proactive, inspiring dive into two of the Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors Framework! In this session, we’ll go deeper into two of the five protective factors that help families thrive: “Parental Resilience” and “Concrete Supports in Times of Need”. Through practical examples and real-world strategies, participants will learn how everyday interactions can reduce stress, spark connection, and create stronger, more resilient school communities. Come ready to learn, reflect, and leave with simple actions that make a big difference for kids and families!

Join us for an engaging opportunity designed for K-2 teachers. During this training, teachers will explore HMH Into Reading curriculum and learn how to effectively implement its resources and instructional routines in the classroom.

Explore how the study of history and civics can become more meaningful by analyzing how traits such as Honor, Courage, Grit, and Service have motivated individuals and major events of the past. Come join us on a hands-on discovery of the American West ON-SITE at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum!