Presentation PowerPoints from 2015
Kent Pekel, Ed.D. – Featured Speaker
Kent Pekel, Ed.D. is an educator and administrator who has worked at the school, district, state, federal and university levels. In 2012, he became President and CEO of Search Institute, a non-profit research organization that partners with schools, programs, families and communities to discover and disseminate what students need to succeed.
2015 JRNC Presentation
Strengthening Motivation and Perseverance Through Developmental Relationships
What do students need to succeed? One key factor is strong personal relationships with friends, siblings and peers, as well as adults. The Search Institute has identified a Developmental Relationships Framework with five essential components: expressing care, challenging growth, providing support, sharing power, and expanding possibilities. Research has shown that focusing on the sharing power component leads to the strongest outcomes, and a Jostens Renaissance program with strong student leadership is a great way for students to have a voice in the school’s events and collaborate to identify activities and recognitions that will encourage these relationships.
Allie Arends, Jostens
2015 JRNC Presentation
A review of the most popular social media platforms today. Learn how to create a social media strategy for your school. Discuss ways to create engagement.
Dr. Larry Biddle
2015 JRNC Presentation
Foundations of Jostens Renaissance
Learn the 10 quintessential principles that drive this dynamic inside-out program. Apply each principle for a significant impact on teaching, learning, achievement, and improvement. These principles and skills are what our students must have for global competition and they apply from early childhood through high school and beyond. These principles are a vital foundation for any Agent of Change!
Melinda Bloomquist – 2015 Jostens Renaissance Educator of the Year
2015 JRNC Presentation
So You Want to be a Renaissance School-Presentation
In this session, educators and students learned tips and tricks for schools just starting their Renaissance program- or strengthening a current program – to see real results. Take a look at Mount Vernon’s six-year journey to Renaissance and find out how they decreased discipline incidents by over 60% and increased their program participation by over 200%! Included in this session were numerous strategies for engaging students and staff, community outreach, reward and recognition techniques, branding your program, collecting and analyzing data and more.
Steve Bollar
2015 JRNC Presentation
Over 15 years of Renaissance ideas – so many that it had to be split into two sessions. Find a plethora of ideas that you can use or spark more ideas. You don’t want to miss this!
Eric Burlingham with with Liz Murillo, Kat Teebken and Iraida Gonzalez
2015 JRNC Presentation
As Good as Gold: Rich Renaissance Recognition and Motivation on a Budget
We will describe a multitude of ways in which our teachers and students honor our student body individually and as a whole. All of our techniques have been designed to not kill our budget, but publicize accomplishment, success and great qualities. We’ll describe the numerous ways we use nominations and how we take these personal acknowledgements and make them public using social media, our video news, wearable awards, and more.
Sara Cowey Catalli
2015 JRNC Presentation
“Sticky” is Real: A Story About Creating Powerful Messages and Mottos
When people visit your campus, what do they see? Take the “10-step test”: walk 10 steps into your building. What messages are relayed? Do the mottoes “stick”? We will help you inspire your school community with Visible, Tangible and Walk-aroundable messages and mottoes. We will share ideas for banners, fliers, t-shirts, and other Renaissance publicity gear. Get ready to inspire your students, staff, parents and community!
Celebrate Your Staffulty All Year Long! Jostens Renaissance 101: Staff Recognition
Renaissance isn’t just for students but is for every adult on your campus – teachers, librarians, custodians, paraprofessionals, substitute teachers, volunteers – ALL stakeholders. Actively inspire, energize, recognize, and involve Staffulty as part of Renaissance on campus and in the community. Staffulty are the motivators, cheerleaders, and role models – they are the adult supporters of students.
John Cutsinger, Jostens
2015 JRNC Presentation
Building a culture is only the first step of a successful community life for your school. The second, and all-important, step is branding your culture. In this session, we explored the ways that branding can generate excitement and ownership in the activities and events that provide your students with experiences and memories that matter. Branding gives you the process and messaging with which you can bring academics, athletics and organizations together.
Courtney DeMatteo
2015 JRNC Presentation
Adventures in Climate Building Presentation
Students learn best through hands-on activities. Why not bring back to them a handful of activities that can build the positive culture and climate of your classroom? In this session, educators will learn activities they can use in their classroom setting to teach teamwork, leadership, and positive social skills. This is an active session, so be prepared to move!
Paul Dols
2015 JRNC Presentation
Ghost Hunting: Renaissance Style
Inspired by the story of Skate for Change founder Mike Smith, this session will discuss the difficult reality of students disappearing into the shadows of their schools and falling through the cracks. This presentation will demonstrate ways that your school can address the needs of these “ghosts” and prove that students never should feel invisible on your campus. Come and learn ways to connect students on your campus and share the methods you use to make your school a place that every student can call “home.”
Monrovia’s Greatest Hits – Volume II
This power team of Renaissance leaders wants to share stories of success and tips on how to take your Renaissance program to greater heights. The Renaissance program is celebrating 12 years in Monrovia and has expanded to both middle schools in the district as well as one elementary school. Come to hear about many of the events that have helped this program thrive as well as the birth of a non-profit foundation that has helped it grow.
Jennifer Gates Jackson
2015 JRNC Presentation
The Ultimate Bond: Renaissance and PBIS
Discover how to marry the principles of a Positive Behavior Intervention System with the values and rituals of Renaissance to create a culture on campus that promotes courteous, polite, and respectful behavior that aligns directly to student achievement.
Monrovia’s Greatest Hits – Volume II
This power team of Renaissance leaders wants to share stories of success and tips on how to take your Renaissance program to greater heights. The Renaissance program is celebrating 12 years in Monrovia and has expanded to both middle schools in the district as well as one elementary school. Come to hear about many of the events that have helped this program thrive as well as the birth of a non-profit foundation that has helped it grow.
Samantha Renee Grimes
2015 JRNC Presentation
Every School Can Have Renaissance
Greenbrier HS shows you a variety of ways to incorporate Renaissance into your school. From Renaissance Rallies, People’s Choice Awards and Honorary Diplomas, there is something for your school.
Tom Jassman with Debbie Petrie-Bullock
2015 JRNC Presentation
Rewarding Students in Non-Traditional Ways
Explore how to keep the recognition of staff and students new and pertinent to the 21st century, especially if you have had Renaissance in your school more than five years. Renaissance can help meet your goal of motivating students to focus on increasing attendance and GPA . Recognition is key, and ideas for individual and class competition and rewarding the whole class or individuals are included.
Janeé M. Jones
2015 JRNC Presentation
Rep Your Future with Ashley Mathney
The great Dr. Seuss wrote, “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” So why not celebrate the many directions of your students? With Commitment to Graduate materials gracing the cafeteria walls, signing gown and banner ceremonies, March Madness, and Rep Your Future activities, create a movement within your entire student body that also strengthens PBIS. However, C2G takes it a step further: it is a commitment to their future!
Who Wouldn’t Want to Work at [Your School Name Here]? with Tammy Wallace
Help make your staffulty feel like there isn’t a place better than your school. From “Making Your Faculty RICH!” to “Start How You Want to End,” these doable activities will help transform any school staffulty into one that is truly proud not only to call your school a job, but home. Even when things look rough, use the tools, ideas, and discussions to make that phrase a reality for your school.
Melanie Lindsey
2015 JRNC Presentation
How connected is your school? Do you need more community? Are you great at the big stuff but the everyday human connections slip through the cracks at times? You need Ubuntu – a South African philosophy of humanity and unity.
Sheri Mitzel
2015 JRNC Presentation
A C2G school culture conveys a consistent message to all stakeholders of the importance of graduation, education, and life-long learning. C2G is a framework of successful school-wide and grade level tactics that reinforce the value of the high school diploma, promote a college and career ready future, and instill an individual commitment to graduate from every student. While primarily used by high schools, elementary and middle school educators will find value in C2G as well, as each level is vital for goal setting, embracing traditions, and celebrating commitment in striving for a high school diploma for every student.
Dr. Tricia Peña
2015 JRNC Presentation
PBIS Climate and Culture: Renaissance Style
Leadership lessons and experiences that rock climate and culture were shared to anchor your Renaissance school and connect with positive behavior interventions and supports, all in ways that are backed by data. Learn about Renaissance resources and strategies that improve climate and culture for all students and staffulty while reducing inappropriate behaviors. “Grow the green” of your PBIS triangle!
Marketa President
2015 JRNC Presentation
How can you use the film medium to apply Renaissance concepts for secondary learners? This presentation concentrated on critical media that reflects individuality and student growth, unique and individualized experiences including awards and recognition for achievement, and community engagement on a national scope.
Dr. Michael Roe
2015 JRNC Presentation
Let Your Students Lead! Using the Structured Model for Student Input to Promote Empathy and Equity
Are you ready to get serious about including students in leading your school? At Riverside Poly High School we have revamped our organizational structure to involve parents and students in decision-making, with a goal of making improvements in gender and racial equity, school climate, and relational behavior. We are working with Harvard Graduate School of Education and their Making Caring Common project to use their surveys and data to shape our systems-based approach to student involvement. Learn how our process takes the intellectual and conceptual framing to the next level with practical strategies that promote caring, respect and empathy in schools.
Dr. Frank Rudnesky
2015 JRNC Presentation
New to Jostens Renaissance for Students
Led by Renaissance Hall of Famer Dr. Frank Rudnesky, this session prepared students for a great experience at JRNC and the leadership skills that will help you make a difference in your schools after the conference.
Hannah M. Sawyer
2015 JRNC Presentation
Coordinating a student-led rally for your whole school can be intimidating. Find practical strategies that have worked on our campus. Feel empowered to start a rally at your school that engages students and staffulty alike.
Kim Sigler – 2015 Jostens Renaissance Educator of the Year
2015 JRNC Presentation
It’s Cool to be BLUE: Building Leaders and Unlocking Excellence in MS Students
Anything is possible – leaders make it happen! Take your Renaissance program to the next level by building the capacity of your most important stakeholders: your students. As we entered year five as a Renaissance school, we added a student leadership club to our program. Hear about the design, process and results. It is very cool to be BLUE!!
John Tritz
2015 JRNC Presentation
A C2G school culture conveys a consistent message to all stakeholders of the importance of graduation, education, and life-long learning. C2G is a framework of successful school-wide and grade level tactics that reinforce the value of the high school diploma, promote a college and career ready future, and instill an individual commitment to graduate from every student. While primarily used by high schools, elementary and middle school educators will find value in C2G as well, as each level is vital for goal setting, embracing traditions, and celebrating commitment in striving for a high school diploma for every student.
Cheryl Wilkinson
2015 JRNC Presentation
Think outside the box? So did we! It’s Renaissance ideals but with a twist. See the ideas from our successful 15-year student-led program. We do not fit the mold, but we are getting great results!
Ronnie Williams
2015 JRNC Presentation
Year One: Starting a New Renaissance Program at a Small School
After attending JRNC 2014, staffulty at Erie Elementary were on fire to bring the excitement and interconnectedness of a Renaissance program to Erie Elementary. Explore the trials and tribulations that the team encountered during year one of implementation of the Renaissance program and how they overcame the challenges.
Gina Whitaker with Ron Ward
2015 JRNC Presentation
Tackling A Rally: Planning from Start to Finish
Are you the one that is crazy enough to want to plan and coordinate a rally? That’s just the first step. Does it seem like you don’t know where to start with all those neat ideas for rallies that everyone talks about? This session gave a timeline of how to get it all done, shortcuts and ideas to make is go smoother, and how to put it all together.
Dr. Steve Woolf
2015 JRNC Presentation
New to Jostens Renaissance: For Educators with Dwight Carter
The basics as well as tips and tricks for #JRNC.
Heart 2 Heart Teaching: Rocking Our Students’ World Renaissance Style!
Renaissance teachers grab kids by the heart! There is amazing power in understanding and building relationships and connections for students and staff. Strive to connect with our students and make world-changers out of our kids!
Awesome Middle Schools: Rockin’ Renaissance from the Middle on Up!
Steve shares 18 years of experience as a middle school Principal, using Renaissance to make a huge difference in the lives of students and staffulty. Check out a quarter century worth of strategies and stories that work big time with middle and even high schools.