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2023 Summer Workshop Schedule

JUNE  13  TUESDAY
8:20a - 4:00p Ed311's Law Conference • Austin Convention Center: 4th Fl.
7:00a - 2:30p TASSP Summer Workshop Pre-registration: 1st Fl. (packets available for pickup a day early!)
6:00p - 8:00p Jostens Night of the Stars Texas Heroes Dinner (Ticket required) 
JUNE  14  WEDNESDAY
6:30a - 4:30p SUMMER WORKSHOP BEGINS! Summer Workshop Registration • Austin Convention Center - 1st Floor along Fourth Street
7:00a - 7:50a TASSP New Member/First Time Attendee Meeting • Ballroom F
8:00a - 8:50a Grand Opening General Session • Jack Berckemeyer, Keynote: Optimism and Opportunity | Choosing optimism—even in the face of tough challenges—helps restore the healthy interactions and positive relationships necessary for enacting real school change. Hear how teachers and school leaders can rekindle their individual and collective enthusiasm for a profession that has been progressively inundated with negativity.
9:00a - 2:30p Exhibit Showcase • Exhibit Hall 4
9:00a - 9:50a Set 1 • Concurrent Sessions
9:15a - 9:45a Set 1 • Flash Learning Sessions: 30-Minute Sessions Located in Exhibit Hall 4
10:15a - 10:45a Set 2 • Flash Learning Sessions: 30-Minute Sessions Located in Exhibit Hall 4
11:00a - 11:50a  Set 2 • Concurrent Sessions
11:15a - 11:45a Set 3 • Flash Learning Sessions: 30-Minute Sessions Located in Exhibit Hall 4
11:50a - 12:50p Lunch/Visit the Exhibits 
12:00p - 1:00p Assistant Region Coordinator Luncheon & Planning Session
12:00p - 1:30p Women in Leadership Seminar/Luncheon (Ticket Req'd) • Kim Campbell, Keynote: We Will Survive!  |  We survive as leaders because we know and understand that having a sense of humor, building positive strong relationships, and finding ways to laugh are critical to our survival. Join us as we have fun laughing, playing, and celebrating all the great things about being a leader in uncertain times.  
1:00p - 1:50p Set 3 • Concurrent Sessions
1:15p - 1:45p Set 4 • Flash Learning Sessions: 30-Minute Sessions Located in Exhibit Hall 4
2:00p - 4:00p First General Session • Kim Strobel, Keynote: The Science of Happiness: How Positivity Improves Outcomes | With an energy that’s both captivating and down-to-earth, Kim shares eye-opening research and simple, actionable steps for how we can reprogram our brains to become more fulfilled and positive in our personal and professional lives.
4:30p - 6:30p TASSP Board of Directors Meeting
 JUNE 15  THURSDAY
7:00a - 4:30p Registration
8:00a - 8:50a TASSP Region Meetings
9:00a - 9:50a 2nd General Session • Baruti Kafele, Keynote: Just One Principal Can Completely Alter the Trajectory of an Entire School Community |  Principal Kafele will make the case that there are so many variables that factor into a youngsters chances and opportunities for success, but it is the presence of that purpose-driven, mission-oriented, visionary principal that can completely alter the trajectory of an entire school community!
10:00a - 2:30p Exhibit Showcase
10:00a - 10:50a Set 4  • Concurrent Sessions
11:00a -12:30p Lunch/Visit the Exhibits
11:15a - 11:45a Set 5  Flash Learning Sessions: 30-Minute Sessions Located in Exhibit Hall 4
11:30a - 12:45p Teens Serving Texas/Academic Excellence Luncheon (Invitation only) • Austin Marriott Downtown
12:30p - 1:20p Set 5 • Concurrent Sessions
12:45p -1:15p Set 6 • Flash Learning Sessions: 30-Minute Sessions Located in Exhibit Hall 4
1:30p - 2:20p Set 6 • Concurrent Sessions
2:30p - 4:30p 3rd General Session • Dr. Adam Sáenz, Keynote: Emotional Intelligence: The Key to Post-Pandemic Recovery  |  Licensed psychologist Dr. Adam L. Sáenz will draw upon 20 years of experience working in schools to provide a functional definition of emotional intelligence and how it applies to our roles in educational leadership.  He will also provide practical strategies that any leader in education can implement immediately to create psychological safety for faculty, staff, and students.  
JUNE 16 FRIDAY
7:00a Registration
7:45a - 8:45a Coffee and Breakfast Tacos
8:30a - 10:00a State of Texas 88th Legislative Session Update
10:15a - 11:45a Closing General Session • Morris Morrison, Keynote: Overnight Success | This keynote program will challenge leaders to reconsider their signature impact as professionals, to push themselves for greater influence within their school culture. Morris Morrison’s energy, entertainment and customized content will inspire audiences to move beyond transactional activities, to deliver transformational results. You will be equipped to embrace a mindset of continued growth and focus, instead of instant gratification.
12:00p - 2:30p Free Post-Conference Training with Sean Cain, Lead Your School: Powerwalks 4.0