Pike's ElevatED 2026

This session is focused on ensuring all students and families can access your digital content in alignment with the new DOJ requirements and WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. We will review the core "must-dos" for educators, including adding alt-text to images, utilizing proper heading structures, and ensuring high-contrast colors and fonts in your materials. During the session, we will provide live demonstrations on how to use the built-in Course Accessibility Tool to audit your Canvas pages and how to build ParentSquare templates that are fully accessible for all families. The remainder of the time is yours to apply these practices to your own digital resources with instructional technology specialists on hand to answer specific questions and provide personalized support. Please bring your laptop and a sample of your current digital materials to work on during this collaborative workshop.

Creating an improvement plan that clearly identifies teacher needs and establishes targeted goals to support professional growth, instructional development, and continued improvement.

Practical strategies, routines, and frameworks to help teachers build positive, supportive classrooms where students feel safe, connected, and ready to learn.

A guided experience for release, reflection, and realignment
Staff are navigating constant demand, emotional labor, and cognitive overload. These sessions create intentional space to pause, reset, and return to their work with clarity and energy.
Participants can expect guided reflection, creative expression (no artistic experience needed), and practical tools to support ongoing well-being beyond the session.

Instructional Assistants are essential partners in supporting high-quality ELA instruction. Working alongside teachers, they provide targeted support to students during reading and writing, helping to reinforce skills, clarify learning, and make instruction more accessible in real time. During this session, participants will explore a variety of ways Instructional Assistants can support small groups, respond to student thinking, and reinforce key literacy skills, which will ultimately help to deepen student understanding and maximize learning during ELA instruction.

Creating an improvement plan that clearly identifies teacher needs and establishes targeted goals to support professional growth, instructional development, and continued improvement.

Practical strategies, routines, and frameworks to help teachers build positive, supportive classrooms where students feel safe, connected, and ready to learn.

A guided experience for release, reflection, and realignment
Staff are navigating constant demand, emotional labor, and cognitive overload. These sessions create intentional space to pause, reset, and return to their work with clarity and energy.
Participants can expect guided reflection, creative expression (no artistic experience needed), and practical tools to support ongoing well-being beyond the session.

Instructional Assistants are essential partners in supporting high-quality ELA instruction. Working alongside teachers, they provide targeted support to students during reading and writing, helping to reinforce skills, clarify learning, and make instruction more accessible in real time. During this session, participants will explore a variety of ways Instructional Assistants can support small groups, respond to student thinking, and reinforce key literacy skills, which will ultimately help to deepen student understanding and maximize learning during ELA instruction.