• Audience: Principals and Instructional Coaches
• Artificial Intelligence is transforming education—and school leaders play a key role in shaping its responsible and impactful use. This session introduces AI concepts tailored for instructional coaches and administrators, providing practical insights into how AI tools can streamline workflows, enhance instruction, and support data-informed decision-making. Join us to explore how to lead AI integration with intention, ethics, and vision.

• Audience: Coaches, Administrators and Specialists
• Description: Students today are bombarded with information—how can we help them become discerning consumers and thoughtful creators? This session unpacks Washington State’s media literacy standards and offers practical strategies for embedding them into coaching conversations, curriculum, and instructional practices. Learn how to support teachers and students in navigating media with confidence and curiosity.

• Audience: Coaches, Administrators, and Specialists
• Description: Using the knowledge of the BEST program, discussion will center around how instructional coaches can be good mentors to teachers.  What do our newly hired teachers need to not only survive but to thrive?  

This session is designed to deepen understanding of the WIDA Standards and their practical application. Participants will explore how to implement WIDA tools and resources to support students’ academic language development across content areas. The workshop will include an overview of key tools, navigation of WIDA’s online platform, and concrete strategies to integrate WIDA into your system. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to help educators effectively leverage WIDA in their classrooms and schools.