Candie Sellers

Oct 20, 2026: In this session, educators will apply a trauma-informed lens to classroom management and student behavior. Participants will gain practical strategies and systems to foster high-trust relationships with every student and guide them toward meaningful reflection and accountability. We will also explore techniques for repairing harm and teaching essential Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) skills that support a resilient classroom community. 

Oct 23, 2026: Transform your reading instruction with Lindsay Kemeny, teacher and author of "7 Mighty Moves"! This workshop dives deep into the seven key moves that ensure reading success for all students.

Oct 29, 2026: Across the day we will write a bit ourselves, we will examine the work of student writers and explore the roadblocks they have encountered, and we will work together to create workarounds for those roadblocks and try a few ourselves.

Nov 4, 2026: his session focuses on strengthening classroom discourse through purposeful planning and facilitation using the 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematical Discussions and the Launch–Explore–Discuss framework.

Nov 17, 2026: In this interactive one-day learning experience, educators will explore how to use student thinking to identify instructional priorities, make key mathematical ideas explicit through
purposeful representations and mathematical language, and design intervention experiences that include routines, contextual problems, and meaningful practice or games.

Dec 3, 2026: Leap into the upper strands of the Reading Rope in this engaging session focused on language comprehension. Participants will explore the essential components of morphology, language comprehension, and fluency instruction. Gain practical insights through concrete classroom examples and evidence-aligned instructional routines designed to impact DIBELS outcomes while supporting the current ELA core curriculum.

Dec 8, 2026: This workshop will cover the fundamentals of second language acquisition and provide an overview of multilingual learners in Western North Carolina. It will include a review of best practices, along with an explanation of why these approaches are effective, supported by relevant brain research.

Dec 9, 2026: This workshop will cover the fundamentals of second language acquisition and provide an overview of multilingual learners in Western North Carolina. It will include a review of best practices, along with an explanation of why these approaches are effective, supported by relevant brain research.

Jan 13, 2027: This one-day workshop provides teachers with actionable methods for aiding elementary and intermediate learners (grades 4–7) across general and special education settings. The session focuses on overcoming hurdles that arise when heightened emotions disrupt a student's ability to concentrate on academics. Attendees will investigate forward-thinking approaches, such as emotional regulation strategies, sequential problem-solving, visual aids, and executive function development, to empower students in balancing their school and home life.

Jan 28, 2027: The reality is that school culture isn't built through programs, slogans, or initiatives. It is shaped by the conversations leaders have every day. Every interaction either strengthens trust, reinforces expectations, or weakens the culture you're trying to create.