The Dr. John Burke Learning Center

 

Date and Time: Wednesday, December 4, 2024  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 

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

 

 

Most things that teachers do work to support social emotional learning. Some things work really well and other things only make minor improvements (Hattie, 2008: Takuhama-Espinosa, 2014). We want to hear our teaching to those things that we know work really well to help all children learn necessary social and emotional skills. We can accomplish this through an interdisciplinary approach, pulling from the broad field of neuroscience. Participants will unpack strategies that work based on what we know from the most up to date science behind the way the brain learns.

 

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Date and Time: Friday, January 10, 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: Wednesday, February 26, 2025  8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

 

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

 

Registration Deadline: February, 19, 2025

 

 

Retirement is a time to kick back, relax and reward yourself after your hard work and dedication in helping students achieve their best. Today we hope you learn how to make some long-term Chess moves 4-5 years or more before you retire that will help you have a bit more financial freedom when your time to retire happens. Today's workshop will help participants understand how to maximize their retirement benefits to reward themselves in retirement. Participants will walk away understanding their negotiated agreement, the salary schedule, and the opportunities available to maximize their monthly pension through KPERS and other programs. The goal is set up your Chess Match to have the winning moves in understanding that decisions made today impact KPERS benefits in the future.

 

Al is a School Psychologist for USD 261. He began his career in 1999 working for USD 259, then transferred to USD 261 in 2018. He enjoys looking at the big picture by creating spread sheets and analyzing options to make the best financial decisions.

 

Keven recently retired after working in USD 261 for 31 years as an English teacher and Counselor. He currently works as a substitute teacher for USD 261. Keven enjoys gardening, working out in the yard, and getting everything done for the day completed by 10:30 AM.

 

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 5, 2025   8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

 

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

 

Registration Deadline: February 26, 2025

 

 

If you're interested in receiving quick, easy setup science experiments for your classroom, this is the class for you! Take these ideas back to your students and colleagues! You will know how to set up science experiments your students will love! Enjoy doing science with humor too. If you like to sit and nearly fall asleep during a session, this is NOT for you. You will be actively participating, independently or with partners, putting experiments together and demonstrating the experiments to class participants. Steve will demonstrate experiments as well. If you think science can't be fun... think again!!!

 

Steve Murphy has his masters degree in Science Education and graduate hours beyond his masters. His 43+ years in education include teaching College Bound Biology to high school seniors; Biology; General Science; middle school Life, Earth, and Physical Science. He has presented science experiments to future teachers at Kansas State University and has been a presenter at Kansas Association of Teachers of Science (KATS) Camp numerous times. He's a recipient of Who's Who Among American Science Teachers twice. Steve's love is middle school science; however, he's seen elementary teachers struggle to produce meaningful science experiments that don't take days to set up. After retiring from Haysville school he traveled for a year, then he accepted a seventh-grade science position on a Native Reservation in Poplar, MT where he taught for two years before retiring again. Steve loves to stay connected with education!

 

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: 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.