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Zone 4 2026 Academic Carnival
Academic Carnival
Day 1 ~ 9 am – 11 am
(Saturday, June 6, 2026 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
Session ID: 15526
RTI in Action: Moving from Data to Decisions
Seats Filled: 2 / 100
Location:AEA Building, Auditorium

Important Breakout Information:
Collecting data is only the beginning—what matters is how we use it. This workshop equips educators with practical strategies to respond once the numbers are in. We’ll review the tiers of instruction in RTI and focus on how to turn assessment results into targeted interventions that meet students right where they are. Participants will leave with a clear plan for identifying needs, matching supports, and ensuring every student moves forward.
10:35- 11:55
(Friday, June 5, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM)
Session ID: 15521
What's Your Educator SuperPower? Putting It into Motion
Seats Filled: 2 / 100
Location:AEA Building, AEA Audotorium

Important Breakout Information:
This interactive workshop invites educators to uncover and celebrate their unique superpowers in teaching—those strengths that spark connection, confidence, and achievement. But knowing your superpower is only the beginning. The real impact comes when you put it into motion through intentional actions that create psychological safety and motivate students to thrive. Through storytelling, reflection, and collaborative activities, participants will: find the superpowers they bring to their classrooms and campuses; define the moves that put their superpowers into motion—consistent intentional actions that shape culture and belonging. Explore how those moves inspire students to trust, take risk, and achieve. Educators will leave the session energized with their Superpowers in Motion plan: clear, actionable moves they can intentionally use to create safe, affirming spaces where every student can flourish.
12:00 - 1:30
(Friday, June 5, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
Session ID: 15523
Peacing it Together: Strategies for Sustaining
Seats Filled: 2 / 100
Location:AEA Building, Auditorium

Important Breakout Information:
This workshop will include strategies, tips, engaging activities, and scenarios to aid novice and veteran educators in developing positive relationships with parents, students, administrators, staff, and others.  It will also provide social/effective strategies for maintaining peace when faced with the changes and challenges in today's classroom.
2:00-3:30
Session ID: 15533
Arkansas Code of Ethics
Date/Time: Friday, June 5, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Seats Filled: 0 / 100
Location:Adkins Pre-K School, Media Center
Session ID: 15538
Beyond the Label: Rethinking What's 'Special' about Special Education
Date/Time: Thursday, June 4, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Seats Filled: 0 / 50
Location:AEA Building, First Floor Board Room

Important Breakout Information:
In ongoing shifts in teaching and learning, Special Education is recognized not as a destination or a room at the end of the hall, but as an accessible service. This session provides educators with a comprehensive overview of Section 504 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), shifting the focus from categorical labels to the specific supports that unlock student success.
9:00 - 10:30
(Friday, June 5, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
Session ID: 15520
Working With Children in Poverty
Seats Filled: 2 / 100
Location:Adkins Pre-K School, Media Center
Day 1 ~ 1:10 pm - 2:40 pm
(Thursday, June 4, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
Session ID: 15519
Arkansas Mandates Reporter
Seats Filled: 5 / 100
Location:AEA Building, AEA Audotorium

Important Breakout Information:
Discussion of responsibilities of Arkansas public employees to report child abuse and mistreatment, and the procedures for submitting a report.
Day 1 ~ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
(Thursday, June 4, 2026 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
Session ID: 15518
Meeting the Needs of the Whole Student
Seats Filled: 6 / 100
Location:AEA Building, AEA Audotorium

Important Breakout Information:

As educators, we know the importance of educating the whole student and the critical role that we play in this process.  This session will examine the five tenets of the whole student philosophy: Health, Safe, Supported, Engaged, Challenged and how educators can work together for student success.

Educators are keys to student success and are active team members who provide instruction, classroom management, and other direct services to students and their families.  Most educators live in the community in which they work making them crucial to connecting the school and the community.
Session 1
(Thursday, June 4, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM)
Session ID: 15517
Motivation to Impact
Seats Filled: 6 / 100
Location:AEA Building, AEA Audotorium

Important Breakout Information:
Participants will learn to assess the level of relevance they hold with their students while gaining insight into how that relevance is directly linked to their students' success.  Participants will learn to develop strategies that will help them create Impact with their students and achieve greater student success together.
Day 1 ~ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
(Saturday, June 6, 2026 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
Session ID: 15530
What's Your Educator SuperPower? Putting It into Motion - Part 2
Seats Filled: 2 / 100
Location:AEA Building, Auditorium

Important Breakout Information:
This interactive workshop invites educators to uncover and celebrate their unique superpowers in teaching—those strengths that spark connection, confidence, and achievement. But knowing your superpower is only the beginning. The real impact comes when you put it into motion through intentional actions that create psychological safety and motivate students to thrive. Through storytelling, reflection, and collaborative activities, participants will: find the superpowers they bring to their classrooms and campuses; define the moves that put their superpowers into motion—consistent intentional actions that shape culture and belonging. Explore how those moves inspire students to trust, take risk, and achieve. Educators will leave the session energized with their Superpowers in Motion plan: clear, actionable moves they can intentionally use to create safe, affirming spaces where every student can flourish.


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