Education Department Colloquium
The Power of Positivity: Shining Bright in K-12 Education
Overview
Join the Prescott College Education faculty and students for this exciting professional development experience. Participants will have opportunities to attend presentations by Prescott College faculty, students, and distinguished guests from the field of education, participating in skill-building workshops. Expect to be engaged, challenged, inspired, and ready to return to your schools, districts, classrooms, and organizations rejuvenated!
We trust that the information will be helpful in your planning. See you there!
Winter 2024
Friday, January 26th 8am – 4pm
Saturday, January 27th 9am – 2pm (10 PDU)
Location: The Department (downtown Phoenix)
1 North 1st Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
Thursday, January 25th, 2024
Pre- Colloquium Events
Areas of Professional Development:
- Trauma Informed Practices
- Managing Learning Communities
- Cultures of Thinking Protocols
- Experiential Learning and Design
- Outdoor and Environmental Education
- Building Community Partnerships
- Dispositions for Learning
Education Department Colloquium Highlights
The Power of Positivity: Shining Bright in K-12 Education
Welcome Mixer (4pm – 8pm)
Please join us for a night of live entertainment and a chance to network with experts in the field,
colleagues and professors for an evening of networking synergy with likeminded individuals.
Dr. Centáe Richards is an epistemologist, public speaker, researcher, visionary in the field of Education and the Associate Dean for our Education Department. Dr. Richards applies the knowledge, experience, and expertise from the non-profit sector in the fields of culturally responsive practices, trauma informed practices and non-exclusionary practices to the professional development of educators in the areas of equity, growth mindset, and life-long learning.
Panfilo H. Contreras is an award-winning administrator with over forty years of school district and personnel experience related to federally funded human resource, manpower and non-profit programs across Arizona. His experience spans professional, administrative and management positions in government and private companies including the Arizona School Boards Association, State of Arizona Department of Economic Security, the Aluminum Company of America, District IV Council of Governments, and the Migrant Opportunity Program.
Getting There
ARRIVE: The venue is the Department Building located at 1 N 1st St. in the heart of Downtown Phoenix, in Sunny Arizona.
Here’s how you get there:
- Head South on the I-17, toward Phoenix, and take exit 200A toward Central Phoenix onto the I-10 E.
- Take exit 145 toward 7th St. /hospital/7th St. South onto N 7th St.
- Turn Right onto E Washington St.
- Turn right onto N 1st St.
- Arrive at 1N 1st St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Take exit 145A towards 7th St/Arizona State University Downtown, Continue on N 7th St.
- Turn Right onto E Washington St.
- Turn Right onto N 1st St.
- Arrive at 1N 1st. St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Head E on E Sky Harbor Blvd
- Keep right onto E Sky Harbor Blvd toward West to 24th st/downtown phoenix/rental car center/I-17/AZ051/Terminals 2/3 South to the I-10 W (Papago Fwy)
- Take ramp onto I-10 W
- Take exit 148 toward Jefferson St/Washington St.
- Turn Left on to E Washington St.
- Turn Right onto N 1st St.
- Arrive at 1N 1st. St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Board at the Washington St. & 44th St station (Stop #10237)
- Head West, RAIL towards 19th Ave/Dunlap
- Exit at the 3rd St/Washington Stop
- Walk 2 blocks west on Washington.
- Turn North on to 1st St. to arrive at 1N 1st. St. Phoenix, AZ 85004
Staying There
There are so many options for lodging for every style and budget in the heart of Downtown Phoenix.
Here are a few options closest to our venue:
There are also many Air BnB listings that have condos, rooms and homes available between 30-100 dollars per day within driving distance.
Eating There
Continental Breakfast, Snacks, Water (still and sparkling), Coffee, Soda and Tea will be available daily to all colloquium attendees.
Hors d’oeuvres will be served at the Thursday evening mixer
Happy Hour nosh will be provided on Friday after the day’s events.
Lunch will be your opportunity to experience the culinary magic that downtown phoenix has to offer!
Here are some recommendations located closest to our venue:
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