The Dr. John Burke Learning Center

 

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 2, 2025  4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

 

Cost: FREE to USD 261 Staff, $50 Out of District

 

Registration Deadline: March 26, 2025

 

 

Investing is an essential tool for securing financial stability and achieving long-term financial goals. This conference session is designed for educators who want to learn about the basics of stock investing. We will cover the why behind investing, various platforms, and tips and tricks for success. Let's get paid!

 

Sarah Thomas will be joining us virtually. She is an accomplished educator, instructional technologist, and founder of EduMatch.org, a global network that connects educators based on areas of interest. With over 15 years of experience in education and technology, Sarah is a sought-after speaker, consultant, and writer who is committed to creating opportunities for professional growth and community building. Her work has been featured in numerous publication and media outlets, and she is a frequent presenter at conference and events around the world. 

 

Date and Time: Friday, April 4, 2025  8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

Cost: FREE to USD 261 Staff, $100 Out of District

 

Registration Deadline: January 3, 2025

 

 

Self-regulation includes a set of insights and skills students need for academic success, emotional control, and healthy social interaction. Helping young people improve their self-regulation skills can help them to better handle anger issues, anxieties, impulsiveness, academic challenges, classroom behavior issues, self-esteem struggles, social troubles and more. The presenter will provide recommendations and strategies that you will be able to use with all students, and in particular with students who have behavioral and/or emotional self-control issues. The content of this seminar is consistent with the principles underlying the RTI/MTSS and positive behavior supports movements. In this seminar you will learn how to apply step-by-step strategies/activities to teach young people how to increase self-regulation including: Cooling the Flame, My Warning Signs, Melting Freeze, You Can't Make Me Laugh, Free Emotional Expression, Challenge Software Program, and Defiance Trap.

 

Brad is a best-selling author and an internationally recognized speaker in the area of self-regulation. He has nearly 20 years of experience in behavioral health serving children and adults. Brad has a passion for teaching parents and professionals the importance of helping children develop healthy self-regulation skills. He continues to create innovative strategies utilizing technology to engage children in the process. Brad believes that self-regulation provides an easy-to-learn and easy-to-implement for addressing many of the problem areas children and families experience including ADHD, anger/behavioral problems, academic issues, social/emotional problems, autism spectrum disorders and anxiety/depression.

Date and Time: Monday - Thursday, June 2 - 5, 2025    8:00 AM - 3:30 PM 

                           *attendance required all days

 

Cost: FREE to USD 261 Staff, $400 Out of District

 

Registration Deadline: May 26, 2025

 

 

Personality tests are everywhere, and many of us love taking them because we want to see how close the descriptions are to the way we see ourselves. Unfortunately, most of these tests aren't very accurate. The Enneagram is different. It is an ancient typing system with uncanny accuracy in describing how each of us is wired, both positively and negatively. This workshop will take you on the Enneagram Journey with videos from Suzanne Stabile (a master teacher of the enneagram), reflection, and discussion. By the end of the four days, you will begin to understand WHY you do the things you do and react to situations thew way you do. Knowing the enneagram will not only help you become a better you, but it will help your relationships personally and professionally.

 

Jennifer Winter has almost 25 years of classroom experience in secondary education teaching history, psychology and AP psychology. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education from Wichita State University (go Shox!!) and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Friends University. Jennifer taught in USD 259 for eight years and this is her 16th year at Campus High School. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys hanging out with family and friends, reading, running, and going to concerts with her husband.

 

Date and Time: Monday, June 9, 2025  8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

Cost: FREE to USD 261 Staff, $100 Out of District

 

Registration Deadline: June 2, 2025

 

 

Everyone knows past events can have an effect on a person. What about how past events have affected and molded an entire generation? We'll look at the different generations in US Society including the Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y (millennials), Gen Z and Gen Alpha. We'll analyze historical events and how they affected each group at important milestones in their lives. We'll look into positive traits of each generation, but also some possible pitfalls we are seeing, as well as how to use this information moving forward.

 

 

 

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 9, 2025  8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

Cost: FREE to USD 261 Staff, $100 Out of District

 

Registration Deadline: July 2, 2025

 

 

All people are wired differently, and lots of times we are blind to our own pitfalls and challenges. This workshop will guide participants through the process of discovering different ways they interact with people, information and life experiences. Gaining insight into some of these traits (extroversion/introversion, intuitive/observant, thinking/feeling, judging/prospecting) can help us have compassion and understanding with ourselves and others. Understanding your personality type will not only help you become a better you, but it will help your relationships personally and professionally. The instructor will focus on traits from Myers-Briggs, Keirsey Temperament Sorter, and 16 Unique Personality Traits.

 

Jennifer Winter has almost 25 years of classroom experience in secondary education teaching history, psychology, and AP Psychology. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education from Wichita State University (go Shox!!) and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Friends University. Jennifer taught in USD 259 for eight years and this is her 17th year at Campus High School. In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys hanging out with family and friends, reading, running, and going to concerts with her husband.

 

Date and Time: Tuesday, July 15, 2025  8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

Cost: FREE to USD 261 Staff, $100 Out of District

 

Registration Deadline: July 8, 2025

 

 

This workshop will focus on the benefits of using a therapy dog in schools, the logistics that need to be considered prior to bringing a therapy dog to school, specific uses for a school therapy dog, the basics of reading dog body language, what to expect on standard therapy dog certification tests, tips to achieve health and wellness for your therapy dog, and more. A fully certified therapy dog will be present during class.

 

Please do NOT bring your own dog.

 

This husband-and-wife team have taught in the Haysville district for many years. The have trained several of their own dogs to be therapy dogs. Brenda has used a therapy dog in her classroom for most of her teaching career. Besides training for therapy work, the Gambles have also trained 2 of their dogs to be nationally certified air scent search and rescue dogs.

 

Date and Time: Friday, September 26, 2025  8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

 

Cost: FREE to USD 261 Staff, $100 Out of District

 

Registration Deadline: September 19, 2025

 

 

Participants will gain clarity by moving beyond vague advice on how to manage challenges to developing a clear, practical skill set. This will increase the participant's ability to navigate challenges more successfully. Participants will grow and leave with a personal plan with emphasis in three areas of skill development:

 

Brad Chapin is a best-selling author and an internationally recognized speaker in the area of self-regulation. He has nearly 20 years of experience in behavioral health serving children and adults. Brad has a passion for teaching parents and professionals the importance of helping children develop healthy self-regulation skills. He continues to create innovative strategies utilizing technology to engage children in the process. Brad believes that self-regulation provides an easy-to-learn and easy-to-implement framework for addressing many of the problem areas children and families experience including ADHD, anger/behavior problems, academic issues, social/emotional problems, autism spectrum disorders and anxiety/depression.