Christina M. Krantz & Laura Gullette Smith

Christina M. Krantz is an educational consultant and certified social worker at Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative with ten years of educational experience. Areas of expertise include mental health, building relationships, resilience, trauma-informed care, and postsecondary transition for students with disabilities.

Laura Gullette Smith is an instructional consultant at Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative with 26 years in the field of education that includes K-5 classroom experience, instructional coaching, as well as consulting and training school districts grades PreK-12.

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Beyond Think-Pair-Share: A Quick Guide to Effective Collaboration

Building relationships with students is key to engaging learners. Fostering relationships between students creates a productive, supportive learning environment. During this session, presenters will share strategies that promote developing positive relationships and communication skills that will support students in effective collaboration to enhance their learning.

Time: 9 AM EST