FSUSD Spark 2025: Full Schedule

8:30am PDT

Mastering Classroom Behaviors with the Intervention Toolbox (Grades 6-12) LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Respond to classroom disruptions with confidence using a toolbox of effective behavior interventions. In this interactive session, explore strategies to foster positive student behavior, minimize distractions, and build strong relationships. Walk away with practical techniques you can implement immediately to create a structured and supportive learning environment.

Speakers

Connie Huntington

MTSS Coordinator, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

I'm a former classroom teacher, assistant principal, and principal in Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District who now serves as a Coordinator of Educational Services, supporting Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) across schools. I work alongside site and district leaders to strengthen... Read More →

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 319 (3rd Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Interactive Workshop

Audience 6-12
Subject Classroom Management
Area Learning Environment

9:45am PDT

One Kid, Big Behaviors (Grades TK-12) LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 319 (3rd Floor)

Verbal de-escalation and crisis prevention strategies will be presented, with a focus on managing intensive behavioral challenges. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and practice these strategies, gaining insights that can be tailored to their individual needs.

Speakers

Curtis Clough

Behavior Analyst, H. Glenn Richardson

Thursday August 7, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 319 (3rd Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Interactive Workshop

Audience TK-12
Subject Classroom Management
Area Learning Environment

1:00pm PDT

Sparking Classroom Management: Sustaining Passion & Presence in Teaching (Grades TK-12) LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Room 102 (First Floor)

Designed to help educators manage stress, prevent burnout, and maintain a positive classroom environment. Through mindfulness practices such as chair yoga, breathing exercises, sound healing with Tibetan singing bowls, and affirmations, participants will gain strategies to regulate their own energy and enhance student focus. Educators will leave with practical tools, including "Meditation in Progress" door sign, a Mindfulness Quick Guide, a Personalized Mantra Card, and a Mini Sound Bowl Practice Plan- a simple guide on how to use sound cues, all designed to help sustain their spark and support classroom management throughout the year.

Speakers

Jeannine La Bate

Art Teacher, Grange Middle School

Jeannine La Bate is a multi-passionate creative professional specializing in education, visual arts, fashion design, and yoga. As a dedicated social-emotional art facilitator, she empowers participants through her workshops and programs, helping them connect with their inner selves... Read More →

Thursday August 7, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 102 (First Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Design Lab

Audience TK-12
Subject Classroom Management
Area Mindfulness

8:30am PDT

Classroom Management for Young Learners (Grades TK-1) LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 102 (First Floor)

Come to this session to learn how to start your year successfully with young learners in a fun and sustainable way!

Speakers

Carissa David

Teacher, Suisun Elementary School

Friday August 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 102 (First Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Interactive Workshop

Audience TK-1
Subject Classroom Management
Area Learning Environment

8:30am PDT

Mastering Classroom Behaviors with the Intervention Toolbox (Grades K-5) LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT

Room 319 (3rd Floor)

Speakers

Connie Huntington

MTSS Coordinator, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Friday August 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
Room 319 (3rd Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Interactive Workshop

Audience K-5
Subject Classroom Management
Area Learning Environment

9:45am PDT

Teaching Routines and Expectations Through Interactive Modeling (Grades K-8) LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT

Room 319 (3rd Floor)

Interactive modeling is a powerful, student-centered method to teach the routines and expectations that make a calm, safe learning environment possible. In this session, you will learn and practice simple steps to incorporate this teaching tool into your classroom.

Speakers

Amy Haltom

Music Teacher, Suisun Elementary School

Amy Haltom is currently completing her sixth year of teaching general music at Suisun Elementary School, where she teaches students in first through fifth grade. Previously, she taught strings in a variety of settings for over 20 years. She was awarded Teacher of the Year for her... Read More →

Friday August 8, 2025 9:45am - 10:45am PDT
Room 319 (3rd Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Interactive Workshop

Audience K-8
Subject Classroom Management
Area Learning Environment

11:00am PDT

Planning for Social-Emotional Learning with Second Step (Grades K-8) LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Room 319 (3rd Floor)

TBD

Speakers

Andy Meyers

MTSS Coordinator, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Andy Meyers is a Coordinator of Educational Services in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District where he supports teachers and administrators with MTSS implementation strategies, Social-Emotional Learning initiatives and Healing-Centered Engagement certification and training... Read More →

Friday August 8, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 319 (3rd Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Demo Lesson

Audience K-8
Subject Classroom Management
Area Mindfulness, Learning Environment, Lesson Design

11:00am PDT

Classroom Management in Grades 3-5 LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

Room 102 (First Floor)

Secret student, the WOW board, ERT points (extra recess time), stamps for desks, classroom economy, etc. Why and how I change the classroom management strategy in my class every few months.

Speakers

Victoria Rodgers

Teacher, KI Jones

Friday August 8, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 102 (First Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Interactive Workshop

Audience 3-5
Subject Classroom Management

1:00pm PDT

Calm Classroom (Grades 6-12) LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Room 324 (3rd Floor)

Create an action plan for cultivating a calm classroom, starting on Day One.

Speakers

Kristin Warsaw

Coordinator, New Teacher Academy, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

About Kristin

Friday August 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Room 324 (3rd Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Design Lab

Audience 6-12
Subject Classroom Management
Area Learning Environment, Mindfulness

1:00pm PDT

Classroom Management in Action (Grades TK-5) LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

PLC (2nd Floor)

Teachers will create a Classroom Management Action Plan that will fit their style of teaching and their students' needs.
Action Plan will include:
-Teach Everything: Routines & Procedures
-Ways/What to Reinforce
-Trauma Informed Practices & Strategies
-Strategies to Continue Building Relationships

Speakers

Kristy Love

Consulting Teacher, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

Supporting our new teachers to be the best educator they can be for our students… that’s what I’m passionate about!

Jessica Villanueva

Consulting Teacher, Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District

As a former classroom teacher now serving as a Consulting Teacher, I have the privilege of supporting and mentoring the newest educators in our district. I’m deeply committed to helping teachers thrive by equipping them with practical strategies and a reflective, supportive environment... Read More →

Friday August 8, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
PLC (2nd Floor) 2490 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA, USA

Design Lab

Audience TK-5
Subject Classroom Management
Area Learning Environment

FSUSD Spark 2025