Register by May 31, 2021 to receive a discounted rate of $275 (savings of $75). Download the AGENDA.
Workshop Details, Pricing, Credits, & Registration
Agenda: View the daily schedule HERE.
Location:
Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown
200 South Pattee
Missoula, Montana 59802
Discounted rate of $139 per night + taxes/fees. Mention “Brightways Educator Confluence Conference 2021” when registering.
Registration Fees:
Adults: $275.
Bring a team of 3-5 from the same school or district* and receive a 20% discount. Administrator attends free!
Bring a team of 6 or more from the same school or district* and receive a 25% discount. Administrator attends free!
College students (with valid student ID): $150
*Register together to receive discounts.
Discounted Travel to Missoula on Alaska/Horizon Airlines
Use the code ECMD618 to receive a 5% discount when booking your flight.
Credits:
Earn 15 OPI Renewal Units and one University of Montana graduate credit - EDU 555 Neuroscience & Social-Emotional Learning ($155)
Innovative, Expert Facilitators
Derek Peterson
Derek Peterson is an internationally recognized youth development leader, writer, teacher, and advocate who works to show and measure the intersections of youth development with issues in education, youth risk behaviors, community, and social change. As the founder of Integrative Youth Development (IYD)™ and the Student Support Card™, his work translates the complexity of youth development into an easy-to-understand framework that inspires adults and youth to thicken the web of support each needs to thrive. Derek currently serves as a Consulting Associate for Brightways Learning’s Kaleidoscope Connect service area, an Associate with the International Institute for Children’s Rights and Development in Victoria, B.C., and as the CEO of the Institute for Community and Adolescent Resilience – Unifying Solutions. His work takes him around the world leading workshops, lectures, and retreats, working in areas as diverse as villages near the Arctic Circle to classrooms in Juarez, Mexico. In 2016, he was a member of the Think Tank of the National Partnership to End Violence Across the Lifespan. Today, Derek supports leaders in increasing student achievement, mitigating trauma and adverse childhood experiences, and decreasing youth risk behaviors while increasing ethical development and resilience.
Amy McDonald
Amy McDonald has more than two decades of experience in K-12 education, including a K-8 Type B Teaching Certification and a Master’s in K-12 School Counseling. Amy has spent many years working in administrative roles and has an extensive background in supporting students from academics, to social-emotional learning, trauma informed care, strengths-building, and strategies for addressing the whole child. She has a leadership role co-developing and implementing Brightways Learning’s Kaleidoscope Connect services and has delivered engaging trainings with both youth and adults in the United States and Canada. She also worked in group homes and on a daily basis provides one-on-one support to students. Living in multi-ethnic communities has given Amy a fresh look at youth development as she continues to work in multiple school districts with youth and tribal organizations inside and outside Alaska.
David Pavsh
David Pavish’s combined 20 years of experience working with youth in direct care and administration in both the private and public sector has equipped him with a unique lens through which to see youth in Alaska and beyond. He was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and has had the privilege to live in that state’s rural communities, as well as Northern California. Gaining skills from some of the top youth and experiential education professionals in the U.S. and Canada provides him with a solid understanding of what youth need to thrive. David brings a fresh perspective on supporting and guiding youth through their career pathways and lifelong journeys.
Beth Buchanan
For nearly three decades, Beth Buchanan has served communities and children through her passion for growing youth in varying capacities. Beginning in 1992, she served the bulk of her career on the banks of the Yukon River in Alaska as a classroom teacher and coach. In the last decade, she has turned her attention to discovering how the brain learns and heals, and how technology can be used to change the way adults work with youth. Beth and her husband Jon, also a teacher, have three biological children, have fostered many, and formally adopted two. They believe in the strength and wisdom of the village and its essential place in the health and happiness of future generations. Beth has a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education, a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and in Leadership Education. She also has expert knowledge in Trauma Informed Education, Social-Emotional Learning, and recent developments concerning the healing capacity of the brain.
