2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Crisis Communications when Minutes Matter 10:15am - 11:15am

Generations at Work: Strategies for Recruiting,... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Every Problem is a Leadership Problem: Own the S... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Merit Pay in Mena: Development of an In-District System 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Merit Pay in Mena: Development of an In-District System (Repeat) 2:50pm - 3:50pm

From Minor League to Major Leagues: Systems that Will Help You "... 10:15am - 11:15am

Own It! Accountability in Instruction 11:30am - 12:15pm

Energy, Identity, and Change: Leading Adults to... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Vision to Impact: Igniting Leadership from Within 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Vision to Impact: Igniting Leadership from Within (Repeat) 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Building It Right: Legal Requirements, Partnership Funding, and... 10:15am - 11:15am

School Based Intervention Team (SBIT) Come To Th... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Building Safer Schools Together 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Partnering for Success: State Classroom Inspections & Support 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Unlock the Full Potential of Your School Facilities 2:50pm - 3:50pm

High Leverage Human Capital Strategies 10:15am - 11:15am

Transparency vs. Confidentiality: Navigating Exe... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Hiring Is Only the Beginning: Retaining Educator... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Critical Conversations 1:20pm - 2:20pm

HR Basics for Principals & Supervisors 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Mastering the Maze: Navigating FOIA and Legal Requests, Technica... 10:15am - 11:15am

Digital Citizenship Playbook: Helping Students M... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

What Every District Leader Should Ask Their Technology Director... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Mastering the Maze: Navigating FOIA and Legal Requests, Technica... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Dodging the Docket: Smart Moves Before and After a Due Process F... 10:15am - 11:15am

Operationalizing RTI: Aligning PLCs, Scheduling,... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Built of T.H.A.T. 12:20pm - 1:05pm

You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Att... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

You Need to Calm Down: Staying Professional When Advocates & Att... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Going Global with Cambridge International: A Practical Guide for... 10:15am - 11:15am

Farmland & Forest as an Immersive Learning Envir... 11:30am - 12:15pm

We Know the Why and What of a PLC, But the Diffe... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Adding It All Up: The Administrator’s Guide to Accelerated Math 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Adding It All Up: The Administrator’s Guide to Accelerated Math... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Building a Leadership Pipeline: Growing District Leaders from Wi... 10:15am - 11:15am

Future-Proofing Your Pipeline: The Paid Residenc... 11:30am - 12:15pm

From Absent to Present: Building a Collaborative... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

"D4" Ways To Deescalate Conflict 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Wired for Success: Building Executive Function Skills to Boost L... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Military Career Awareness: Access for Students 11:30am - 12:15pm

Helena-West Helena: From Failing to Successful 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Own Your Growth. Fuel Student Success: Creating Meaningful Acces... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Building Instructional Systems That Drive Student Growth 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Federal Updates 10:15am - 11:15am

Beyond Compliance: Measuring the Impact of Feder... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Fiscal Leadership: Mastering the "Buckets" of Sc... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Newcomers: A Year in the Life of a Federal Coordinator and Getti... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Newcomers: A Year in the Life of a Federal Coordinator and Getti... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

A Principal & Counselor’s Journey to School Improvement 10:15am - 11:15am

Turning Leadership Vision into Measurable School... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Is Your System Making an Impact? 12:20pm - 1:05pm

When "Meaningful Access" Isn't Actually Meaningful: Leadership M... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Let 'Em Know: Old School Skills for New School Challenges 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Ethics Disclosures 10:15am - 11:15am

Enhancing Communication Through Improv 11:30am - 12:15pm

Enhancing Communication Through Improv 12:20pm - 1:05pm

The Invisible Decisions: How School Business Choices Quietly Sha... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

The Invisible Decisions: How School Business Choices Quietly Sha... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

SHIFTing from Surviving to Thriving 10:15am - 11:15am

Tunnel Vision: Changing Education One Child at a... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Scaling the Seal of Biliteracy: A Step-by-Step G... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Rigor on Demand: Micro-Challenges That Make Kids Think 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Read the Room, Lead the Room: Unlocking the Hidden Language of C... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

From Data to Impact: Strengthening Instruction for Student Succe... 10:15am - 11:15am

Be the Change! Offer a K-12 virtual option. 11:30am - 12:15pm

Unlocking Learning: An Introduction to the Scien... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

When School Boards Disagree: Arkansas Data and Practical Strateg... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Tiers to Distinction: Building Support for All Teachers 2:50pm - 3:50pm

From Compliance to Confidence: Implementing Behavioral Threat As... 10:15am - 11:15am

From Vision to Impact: How a Rural School Built... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Teacher-Centered Leadership: Practical Strategie... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Keeping Kids Safe in Our AI World 1:20pm - 2:20pm

AI Showcase: Highlighting Different AI Platforms 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Mic Drop Session: Effective Leadership Strategies 10:15am - 11:15am

The Kindergarten Readiness Crisis: What School L... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Best Year Yet- Leading Successfully Through Chan... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

The Leadership Balancing Act: Where Hard Work Meets Heart Work 1:20pm - 2:20pm

The Leadership Balancing Act: Where Hard Work Meets Heart Work (... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

What Do We Mean by “Growth”? Rethinking Progress in the Arkansas... 10:15am - 11:15am

Strength in Schools. Success in Children. 11:30am - 12:15pm

Waiting on Info 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Accelerate School Procurement: How TIPS Delivers Faster, Complia... 10:15am - 11:15am

Right-Sizing Assessment: From Scores to Strategy 11:30am - 12:15pm

Raising the Rigor: How Sheridan School District... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Lighting the Way: Renaissance Intelligence for Unified Curriculu... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Leading District Improvement 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Leading with Purpose: Teacher Growth & Professional Learning 10:15am - 11:15am

What’s Keeping Your School Staff Up at Night? 11:30am - 12:15pm

Creating the Digital Ghost 12:20pm - 1:05pm

Thriving in Tough Moments: Tools for Navigating Conflict 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Signaling Change: AI and School Communication 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Reclaiming the Math Classroom: A Framework for Sustainable Diffe... 10:15am - 11:15am

From Surviving to Thriving: Reimagining School C... 11:30am - 12:15pm

Building Success Beyond the School Day: How Sear... 12:20pm - 1:05pm

From Creating Opportunity to Creating Coherence: The Work in Fro... 10:15am - 11:15am

Durable Skills for CTE Pathways - What Does This Mean For My Dis... 1:20pm - 2:20pm

Durable Skills for CTE Pathways - What Does This Mean For My Dis... 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Transition Grade Configuration 8:15am - 9:15am

Regional Career Center 9:30am - 10:30am

What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently? 8:15am - 9:15am

What Do Arch Ford's Highest VAM Score Teachers Do Differently? (... 9:30am - 10:30am

Learning in Full Color: Transforming Public Schools Through Arts... 8:15am - 9:15am

Why Am I Still Here? 9:30am - 10:30am

The Code of Ethics: How Administrators Can Support Educators in... 8:15am - 9:15am

The Code of Ethics: Updates on Processes and Procedures 9:30am - 10:30am

Leading with AI Initiatives 8:15am - 9:15am

Social Media: What do educators need to know to protect themselv... 9:30am - 10:30am

New Administrators: What Your Special Education Supervisor Needs... 8:15am - 9:15am

New Administrators: What Your Special Education Supervisor Needs... 9:30am - 10:30am

Designing Future-Ready Pathways: Leveraging New AP Offerings for... 8:15am - 9:15am

Leading for Impact: Advanced Placement Data for Accelerated Lear... 9:30am - 10:30am

ATLAS Hack! 9:30am - 10:30am

Path to Purpose: Empowering At-Risk Youth through Innovative Edu... 8:15am - 9:15am

GPS for Teaching and Learning: The Arkansas Adolescent Literacy... 9:30am - 10:30am

From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies T... 8:15am - 9:15am

From Compliance to Impact: Creative Federal Funding Strategies T... 9:30am - 10:30am

Navigating the Ship from Middle School to High School 8:15am - 9:15am

Navigating the Ship from Middle School to High School (Repeat) 9:30am - 10:30am

Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act 8:15am - 9:15am

Overtime and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Repeat) 9:30am - 10:30am

School Safety Partnership (Building Administration & Law Enforce... 8:15am - 9:15am

Organizing Effective Communication and Planning 9:30am - 10:30am

Systems That Stick: Engineering Sustainable School Improvement 8:15am - 9:15am

Transformational Leadership Playbook: Doing What Works 9:30am - 10:30am

Vision Casting to Create Systems of Communication 8:15am - 9:15am

How Districts are Removing Communication Barriers to Transform O... 8:15am - 9:15am

Making Assessment Doable with Google Sheets and a little R 8:15am - 9:15am

What Effective Arkansas Principals Are Doing to Lead Academic Gr... 9:30am - 10:30am

Updates From DCTE for 2026-2027 8:15am - 9:15am

Updates From DCTE for 2026-2027 (Repeat) 9:30am - 10:30am