Education/Teaching
Energy Finance: Powering Progress Through Strategic Capital (Speaker: Sean Spence)
Posted: June 24, 2025 at 8:24 pm
Energy Finance is the specialized field dedicated to the financial structuring, investment, and management of projects and assets across the entire energy sector. It encompasses a vast array of activities, from funding the exploration and production of traditional fossil fuels to financing the research, development, deployment, and operation of renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency initiatives, […]
Fintechs: A New Paradigm of Growth (Speaker: Sean Spence)
Posted: June 24, 2025 at 8:12 pm, Last Updated: June 24, 2025 at 8:14 pm
Over the past decade, technological progress and innovation have catapulted the fintech sector from the fringes to the forefront of financial services. And the growth has been fast and furious, buoyed by the robust growth of the banking sector, rapid digitization, changing customer preferences, and increasing support of investors and regulators. During this decade, fintechs […]
Transgender and Gender Expansive Children in Families and Schools (Speaker: Colleen Vesely)
Posted: August 4, 2023 at 3:01 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 2:50 pm
This topic focuses on the experiences of trans and gender expansive children (children who identify or express their gender outside of the male/female gender binary) and offers strategies for adults (parents, teachers, couches) who work with gender expansive children to ensure affirming care. Resources for additional information and supports will be offered.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector
Immigrant Families (Speaker: Colleen Vesely)
Posted: August 4, 2023 at 3:00 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 2:50 pm
This topic focuses on immigration trends in the US and the experiences of immigrant families, especially in terms of parenting and education. Strategies for understanding and working with immigrant families across a number of sectors will be offered.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector
Sustainable and Accountable Family Engagement in Education (Speaker: Colleen Vesely)
Posted: August 4, 2023 at 2:58 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 2:50 pm
This topic focuses on strengths-based family engagement for equity in education. First, the six principles of family engagement and their connection with equitable outcomes will be discussed. Second, how family engagement can be considered at individual levels of accountability and responsibility (i.e., individual teachers, individual schools), as well as at systems-level (i.e., school systems, local […]
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector
Leadership (Speaker: Rob Holder)
Posted: October 18, 2022 at 2:11 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 2:53 pm
My Leadership experience encapsulated through my presentation is designed to provide a thorough understanding of leadership applications across a multitude of sectors (Business, Government, Non-government, Military and Non-profit). Through the use of personal case studies, I will break down the various aspects of leadership under numerous contexts and situations. I will apply the Strengths Based […]
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, Screen
Teaching Introductory Statistics (Speaker: Ilhan Izmirli)
Posted: May 2, 2022 at 6:50 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 2:55 pm
In this talk, we will discuss the generally accepted set of recommendations for introductory statistics classes. Following a 1992 paper by Cobb, we will argue that an introductory statistics course should be designed to emphasize statistical thinking over routine computations and to make students realize that • Decisions must be based on evidence (data); it […]
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD Projector
Prevent, Reinforce, and Teach (Speaker: Christan Coogle)
Posted: October 13, 2021 at 2:58 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 6:21 pm
Dr. Coogle will provide a seminar to support educators and parents who have the goal of decreasing challenging behaviors and increasing more desirable behaviors. Dr. Coogle will focus on how to prevent challenging behavior, identify the function of challenging behaviors, and how to teach more appropriate or desired behaviors. Opportunities will be provided for discussion […]
A/V requirements: Flip Chart, Internet Access, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers
Supporting Educator’s Use of Best Practice (Speaker: Christan Coogle)
Posted: October 13, 2021 at 2:57 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 6:22 pm
Dr. Coogle will provide a step by step process which can be embedded within teacher’s everyday activities and routines to support the attainment of individualized education program goals. Dr. Coogle will share step by step information and provide opportunities for questions and discussion.
A/V requirements: Flip Char, Internet Access, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers
Supporting Parents to Enhance Their Child’s Development (Speaker: Christan Coogle)
Posted: October 13, 2021 at 2:55 pm, Last Updated: May 31, 2024 at 6:22 pm
Dr. Coogle will provide a step by step process which can be embedded within everyday activities and routines to support their child’s development. This is particularly useful for families who have a child with a developmental delay or disability; however, is best practice for all children. Dr. Coogle will share step by step information and […]
A/V requirements: Flip Chart, Internet Access, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers
Different Styles of Leadership (Speaker: Philip Wilkerson)
Posted: January 9, 2020 at 1:20 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 5:36 pm
Leadership comes in all different types of forms. During this presentation, we will discuss the different types of leadership and how to be an effective leader based on your style.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers
Power of Visualization for Long-Term Goal-Setting (Speaker: Philip Wilkerson)
Posted: January 9, 2020 at 1:16 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 5:37 pm
Science has proven that visualization will increase the likelihood of achieving your long term goals. During this presentation, we will explore your long-term goals and the micro-steps necessary to complete them.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, Screen, White Board and Markers, TV and VCR
Leadership Skills through Volunteering and Internships (Speaker: Philip Wilkerson)
Posted: May 16, 2019 at 3:42 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 7:28 pm
There are intangible skills that can be learned through experiences such as internships and volunteering. This presentation will discuss those skills and how citizens should seek out opportunities to serve to enhance professional skills.
A/V requirements: Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, White Board and Markers
Implementing Policy/Practice Reform in U.S. Corrections Agencies (Speaker: Danielle Rudes)
Posted: September 19, 2017 at 3:24 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 8:06 pm
As organizations move scientific, scholarly research into work environments, our knowledge of implementation processes grows. However, scholars still know little about how managers and staff acquire knowledge about evidence-based or evidence-informed practices (EBPs/EIPs), how much they understand them and how they are used. This study examines how organizational actors understand, negotiate and implement reforms including […]
A/V requirements: LCD Projector
Management in Health Care (Speaker: Ana Stoehr)
Posted: March 30, 2016 at 4:59 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 8:10 pm
The evolving management requirements in today’s health care.
A/V requirements: Flip Chart, Internet Access, Laptop, LCD Projector, TV and VCR, White Board and Markers
Ana Stoehr
Posted: March 30, 2016 at 4:55 pm, Last Updated: March 29, 2021 at 7:44 pm
Full time faculty member who specializes in nursing and management; certified in Perioperative nursing and Critical Care; a retired Navy nurse with a vast array of experiences around the world.
Mindful Leadership for Innovation (Speaker: Tojo Thatchenkery)
Posted: April 13, 2015 at 4:29 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 8:11 pm
If you were to analyze the top 50 of the over 1,000 leadership books published during the last five years you will find that there isn’t a single approach to leadership that will work in every situation. Ironically, many of them contradict one another. But, is there a mindset or attitude about being a leader […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change and Development (Speaker: Tojo Thatchenkery)
Posted: April 13, 2015 at 4:27 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 8:11 pm
Most approaches to understanding organizations are embedded in a “problem solving” paradigm. This deficiency model of organizations calls for the development of techniques and tools to accurately identify and diagnose problems. In contrast to this clinical focus, appreciative inquiry focuses on what works in an organization. By exploring events when people are at their best, […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Appreciative Intelligence®: Develop Leadership, Transform Difficult Conversations, and Discover Common Ground (Speaker: Tojo Thatchenkery)
Posted: April 13, 2015 at 4:11 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 8:12 pm
Appreciative Intelligence is the ability to see the generative potential in any situation and to actualize it. It is a leadership skillset that will enable you to step into conflict mindfully, and to transform difficult conversations into positive outcomes. As a leader by improving your Appreciative Intelligence you will have expanded abilities to reframe conflict […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Writing and Meditation (Speaker: Don Gallehr)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 8:26 pm, Last Updated: June 3, 2024 at 8:18 pm
Meditation has long been considered an allied activity with writing. Both include focusing of the mind and a watching of inner speech. This talk also includes the use of secularized koans or word puzzles to tap the writer’s intuition to solve the more perplexing problems facing the writer.
A/V requirements: None
Why College? (Speaker: Don Boileau)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 8:19 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 5:42 pm
Discusses how the total experience of college helps students learn how to learn, balance knowledge of the good life and good society, and develop a sense of right, wrong, truth, and beauty.
A/V requirements: None
Teaching Writing and Using Writing to Learn (Speaker: Don Gallehr)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 3:48 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 5:50 pm
As director of the Northern Virginia Writing Project from 1978 to 2011, I’ve been involved with improving the teaching of writing in area schools, public and private K-University. This talk is intended for teachers, parents and educators interested in improving writing in their institutions.
A/V requirements: None
Teacher Professional Development (Speaker: Betsy DeMulder)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 3:45 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 5:50 pm
A discussion of ways teachers can develop the skills to enhance their relationships with students, become more effective reflective practitioners, and create vibrant professional learning communities in their schools.
A/V requirements: Screen
So What is Intercultural Communication? (Speaker: Don Boileau)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 3:04 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 6:18 pm
In the current globalization people frequently meet other people from different cultures. This presentation covers some of the basic principles and vocabulary to help us understand why what we said is not what is heard by a person from the other culture.
A/V requirements: PowerPoint
Impact Performance in a Media World (Speaker: Susie Tomasovic)
Posted: September 29, 2014 at 1:34 pm, Last Updated: June 4, 2024 at 6:23 pm
Whether announcing on the radio, delivering television news, or acting in a film or documentary, the human voice and body are your tools to inform and persuade in broadcast performance. Techniques are introduced and skills practiced regarding how to improve vocal (paralanguage) and physical (nonverbal) delivery elements to more effectively communicate messages in a performance […]
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD, Screen
Meeting the Needs of English Language Learners in Our Schools: Toward a Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Speaker: Rebecca Fox)
Posted: September 26, 2014 at 8:36 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:16 pm
This talk will present an overview of our rapidly changing demographics and provide information about the salient research supporting second language acquisition, and the importance of the intersection of critical social justice with second language acquisition. By understanding some major points about second language acquisition, parents and policy makers will be equipped to make the […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen
Leveraging Knowledge Management for Strategic Change (Speaker: Tojo Thatchenkery)
Posted: September 26, 2014 at 8:21 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:17 pm
Managing tacit knowledge is a core competency as well as a challenge for high intellectual capital-oriented organizations. Professionals in such organizations are mindful of the turbulence in the environment and are constantly dealing with knowledge saturation and complexity. Over the years they must have developed a refined tacit understanding of what works and what does […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
How to Run an Effective Meeting (Speaker: Don Boileau)
Posted: September 26, 2014 at 7:25 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:21 pm
Can cover a variety of needed areas within the topic area: a) how to plan an agenda, b) how to stick to the agenda, c) how to use parliamentary procedure to focus on issues, and when NOT to use parliamentary procedure, and d) how to evaluate a meeting.
A/V requirements: None
Developing Your Appreciative Intelligence® for Innovation and Leadership (Speaker: Tojo Thatchenkery)
Posted: September 10, 2014 at 12:17 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:26 pm
Describe the new concept of Appreciative Intelligence developed by author Tojo Thatchenkery and is featured in the popular book, Appreciative Intelligence: Seeing the Mighty Oak in the Acorn. It is a unique competitive advantage possessed by exceptional leaders and innovators. Adding to the model of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner, Appreciative Intelligence provides a […]
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen, Lavalier Microphone, Two Speakers
Creationism (Speaker: Mary McCutcheon)
Posted: September 10, 2014 at 12:13 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:27 pm
Why do so many people embrace creationism and reject evolution? What are their arguments and how does creationism promote community, address concerns about education and the rearing of good children, and the perceived dangerous consequences of evolutionary thinking?
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD, Screen
Communicating Evolution (Speaker: Mary McCutcheon)
Posted: September 10, 2014 at 12:07 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:29 pm
It does no good to argue with people who don’t believe evolution. But since it is the foundation of modern biology and represents constructive critical thought in science, it is useful to know how to teach evolution without confrontation. This is not so much a lecture as a discussion.
A/V requirements: LCD, Screen
College Access (Speaker: Lewis Forrest II)
Posted: September 10, 2014 at 12:06 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm
Topics: Well-Being, student transition, retention, and engagement.
A/V requirements: Internet, Laptop, LCD, Screen
Classroom Communication (Speaker: Don Boileau)
Posted: September 9, 2014 at 8:37 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:30 pm
Features the concept of defining the teacher as a manager of a communication environment and the resulting consequences. (Good for school workshops, in-service training, and teacher groups.)
A/V requirements: None
Boosting Teacher Effectiveness through Performance (Speaker: Susie Tomasovic)
Posted: September 9, 2014 at 8:30 pm, Last Updated: June 5, 2024 at 3:31 pm
Given the challenges facing public education today, using enhanced performance skills in the classroom may produce students who exhibit better attention, interest, and response. Teacher enthusiasm is a pedagogical necessity, and the communicative style of a teacher can have an affect on the degree to which students learn.
A/V requirements: Laptop, LCD, Screen