The Challenge Success 2024 Fall Conference at Stanford University: Full Schedule

Join us this fall to learn research-based, equity-centered strategies to increase well-being, enhance belonging, and deepen engagement for students in your community. Don’t miss this professional development conference for K-12 educators and school partner teams. You will connect with fellow educators, experts, and thought leaders who are transforming the student experience in K-12 schools across the country, deepen your professional learning and leave inspired and empowered with concrete strategies for your K-12 school community.

Workshops marked with a ⭐ are student-friendly.

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1:00pm PDT

Registration

Friday September 13, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT

Rehnquist Courtyard (outside Paul Brest Hall)

This session has been pinned to your schedule by the event organizer.

Check in with a Challenge Success team member to receive your folder and name tag. Refreshments will be provided including nut snack packs, popcorn, granola bars, and cookies. Iced tea, Starbucks coffee, Tazo tea, and water will also be available.

If you have any further dietary restrictions, there is a cafe across from Paul Brest near the courtyard where meals take place.

Friday September 13, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Rehnquist Courtyard (outside Paul Brest Hall)

Snacks

1:30pm PDT

Conference Kick-Off

Friday September 13, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm PDT

Rehnquist Courtyard (outside Paul Brest Hall)

Opening remarks from Challenge Success Executive Director, Megan Pacheco to kick off our weekend of learning and prepare you for the journey ahead.

Presenters

Megan Pacheco

Executive Director, Challenge Success

Megan Pacheco, M.A., is the Executive Director for Challenge Success. She has more than 20 years of experience helping to transform schools. She has served in a variety of roles, including teacher, school coach, and organizational leader. Prior to joining Challenge Success, she was... Read More →

Friday September 13, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Rehnquist Courtyard (outside Paul Brest Hall)

2:15pm PDT

Catalyst for Change - Orientation for Challenge Success School Partnership Teams (For School Teams/Groups Only)

Friday September 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm PDT

Paul Brest Hall

In this session designed for CS teams, connect with your team members, begin strategizing for the work ahead, and explore pathways to support student well-being, engagement and belonging for the upcoming school year.

Presenters

Margaret Dunlap

Senior School Design Partner, Transformative Coaching & Leadership, Challenge Success

Margaret Dunlap, M.A., is the Senior School Design Partner for Challenge Success. With a background spanning over 35 years, she has held multifaceted roles in education leadership, coaching, and program management. She supports schools in transformative reform endeavors, championing... Read More →

Drew Schrader

School Data Partner, Challenge Success

Drew Schrader, M.Ed., is a School Program Manager. He has worked to help educators across a wide range of contexts redesign their systems around deeper learning for all students with a particular focus on project-based learning and authentic assessment. Prior to working at Challenge... Read More →

Kimberly Tsai Cawkwell

Director of Programs, Challenge Success

Kimberly Tsai Cawkwell, M.Ed., A proud first-generation Taiwanese American, mother, educator, and creative, Kimberly Tsai Cawkwell has served over thirteen years in the education ecosystem. As a current Director of Programs at Challenge Success and Educational Leadership Advisor at... Read More →

Friday September 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Paul Brest Hall

2:15pm PDT

Student Pulse Check: Strategies for Well-Being, Engagement and Belonging (For educators and friends attending the conference individually)

Friday September 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm PDT

Room 101 (CERAS)

How are your students doing these days? In this session, we will highlight recent Challenge Success survey data about student well-being, engagement, and belonging, and we will model tools for data-driven decisionmaking to solve common student challenges. Join us to learn how to do “pulse checks” at your own school and to consider school and classroom changes that will help students thrive.

Presenters

Denise Pope

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, Challenge Success

Denise Pope, Ph.D., is a Senior Lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. She is the author of, “Doing School”: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic, and Miseducated Students (Yale University Press, 2001), which was awarded Notable... Read More →

Sarah Miles

Director of Research, Challenge Success

Sarah Miles, M.S.W., Ph.D., is the Director of Research for Challenge Success. She oversees the organization’s Research team, leads research efforts on how schools and classrooms can best support student learning and engagement, and partners with Challenge Success member schools... Read More →

Challenge Success Listening In Protocols (Updated 10.2023) pdf

Pulse Check Friday Workshop Sept 2024 pdf

Friday September 13, 2024 2:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Room 101 (CERAS)

4:00pm PDT

Administrators Connect: Building a Foundation for Educational Transformation

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Room 101 (CERAS)

In this session, you’ll connect with fellow administrators, explore how to sustainably guide school change efforts, and discuss ways to navigate common roadblocks that might emerge.

Presenters

Denise Pope

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, Challenge Success

Sarah Miles

Director of Research, Challenge Success

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 101 (CERAS)

4:00pm PDT

Educators/Counselors Connect: Inspiring School Change

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Paul Brest Hall East

In this session, you’ll meet and hear from fellow educators, explore ways to leverage classroom wisdom to inspire positive school change, and address strategies for effectively navigating and overcoming common roadblocks that might emerge.

Presenters

Drew Schrader

School Data Partner, Challenge Success

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Paul Brest Hall East

4:00pm PDT

Parents/Caregivers Connect: Fostering Community Engagement

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Room 123 (Munger)

In this session, you’ll connect with fellow parents who have taken leadership roles on their school teams and discuss ways to navigate common roadblocks that might emerge. We will also explore how to engage parents/caregivers in your school community through various methods including teacher-parent forums and innovative approaches to book clubs and topic discussions.

Presenters

Margaret Dunlap

Senior School Design Partner, Transformative Coaching & Leadership, Challenge Success

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 123 (Munger)

4:00pm PDT

Students Connect: Elevating Youth Voices for Change ⭐

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT

Room 108 (CERAS)

At Challenge Success, we believe student voice is an essential component to improving the school experience. In this student-only session, learn how to leverage your voice to advocate for change in your school community. Engage with other students to gain practical strategies to improve student outcomes in well-being, belonging, and engagement.

Presenters

Zoë Randall

School Partnership Coach, Challenge Success

Friday September 13, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 108 (CERAS)

5:15pm PDT

Dinner

Friday September 13, 2024 5:15pm - 6:15pm PDT

Rehnquist Courtyard (outside Paul Brest Hall)

Friday September 13, 2024 5:15pm - 6:15pm PDT
Rehnquist Courtyard (outside Paul Brest Hall)

Meal

6:30pm PDT

Evening Program: Conversations that Matter - Dialogue Night in Action

Friday September 13, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT

Paul Brest Hall

At Challenge Success, we have developed a powerful communication protocol that allows parents/caregivers and educators to dialogue with students. Join us to witness a sample Dialogue Night in action, featuring powerful adult-student conversations and effective ways to engage in productive discussions in your community.

Presenters

Denise Pope

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, Challenge Success

Friday September 13, 2024 6:30pm - 7:30pm PDT
Paul Brest Hall