SMSD Secondary IFair 2025

Caroline Ewing (Video Production Teacher at Shawnee Mission South) and Jillian Hodges (SMSD Social Media Specialist) will teach you strategies to communicate your classroom wins and success and help you tell your story. You will come away with new skills such as creating instagram reels, using new apps like CapCut, SCRL and Captions and learn innovative strategies for 21st century communication.

This session is intended for administrators at the secondary level to have time to collaborate over topics that will ensure students have a smooth transition from middle to high school.  Participants are encouraged to share their current practices, while also being open to hearing others ideas. Conversations will remain focused around SMSD Strategic Plan and our 24-25 WIGs.

Topics included but not limited to-
Tier 1: building instructional strategies, social-emotional needs and support practices, SIT processes, celebrations for success, testing.
Tier 2: interventions for reading and mathematics.
Tier 3: 504 Plans, discipline processes.

Experience school through the eyes of a student in "Voices of Belonging: A 7th-12th Grade Student-Led Exploration of School Experiences." Middle and high school students will share their unique insights into learning, belonging, mental health, and technology, while leading interactive activities and discussions.  Participants will gain a deeper understanding of middle and high school students' perspectives through direct student-led discussions and activities. Educators will collaborate with students to explore actionable strategies for improving school culture and instruction, fostering an environment that supports student well-being and engagement.