Join Us This Summer!
The professional learning event, Educators’ Confluence, returns to Fairmont Hot Springs with two dynamic tracks.
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Gain tools and strategies to increase student motivation and learning while decreasing behavior problems. This enriching professional learning experience will help you achieve more success in your teaching.
Experience and take with you powerful practices to:
Get and keep students focused
Teach effectively with diverse learners, such as -
Multi-age groups
Varying background knowledge
Multi-grade classrooms
High and low-achieving students
Enhance learning and achievement by elevating student involvement
Raise the participation of resistant or misbehaving learners
Reduce anxiety and frustration for your students and for yourself
Save time!
Returning educators will further develop skills and master practices. Participants benefit significantly from repeated opportunities to reflect on their efforts and glean fresh insights.
These educators will also gain:
Valuable next steps
Greater depth and breadth of implementation
Essential nuances for more success with more students
Additional tools and strategies for effectively reaching struggling and resistant learners
Facilitator: Beth Buchanan
About Beth
As an educator and administrator, Beth has nearly 30 years of experience incorporating tools, strategies, and concepts from leading educational practitioners who have generated five decades of research-supported, evidence-based best practices. Beth’s professional development and coaching are highly praised for their practicality, solid grounding, and connection to actual situations from her own teaching and that of others with whom she has worked. She has facilitated focus sessions from Spence Rogers and Renee Brice in their nationwide PEAK Teaching for Excellence academies and institutes.
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In this dynamic and interactive workshop, educators will explore how building meaningful connections can transform school communities by creating environments where students, staff, and families feel safe, valued, and engaged in learning. Through the lens of connection, you’ll uncover tangible, customizable, and adaptive strategies to meet your school's unique needs.
This session goes beyond theory. You’ll collaborate with fellow educators, exchange ideas, and leave rejuvenated with ready-to-implement tools that strengthen relationships, foster engagement, and support student success.
Participants will:
Connect and collaborate with passionate educators and administrators
Navigate how to increase the likelihood of connecting with school and community culture
Explore safe and effective strategies to engage students, staff, and communities
Design actionable approaches tailored to your own school community
Returning educators will further develop skills and master practices. Participants benefit significantly from repeated opportunities to reflect on their efforts and glean fresh insights.
These educators will also gain:
Greater depth and breadth of implementation
New connections with other educators with varying expertise in their fields
Additional tools and strategies for effectively growing connection to increase impact
Join a collective of innovative educators who are reimagining what’s possible in education. Return home feeling inspired, empowered, and equipped to make meaningful change in your school community.
Facilitators: David Pavish and Charlie Black
About David Pavish
David's combined 20 years of experience working with youth in direct care and administration in both the private and public sector has equipped him with a unique lens through which to see youth in Alaska and beyond. He was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and has had the privilege to live in that state's rural communities, as well as Northern California. Throughout his career, the training he has received from some of the top youth and experiential education professionals in the U.S. and Canada provides him with a solid understanding of what youth need to succeed. David brings a fresh perspective on supporting and guiding youth through their life and career paths; understanding that life is a journey in which growth and learning have no end.
About Charlie Black
Charlie Black believes that everyone has a steadfast call and purpose in life. His life experiences and adventures have uniquely prepared him to make an enormous impact as an apprentice with Brightways Learning. With a mission to ensure that every individual is seen in Full Color for their true selves and appreciated for their unique beauty and talents, Charlie is deeply devoted to serving the organization's mission. He is passionate about helping the world understand that every child, youth, and adult needs their personal village—a strong and healthy Web of Support. From his vibrant life experiences and deep self-exploration, Charlie realized that his purpose is to inspire others to thrive regardless of circumstances. As a school counselor in Hastings, MN, since 2004, he has lifted up his students, helping them live their most rewarding lives. Witnessing the powerful impact of a strong Web of Support firsthand when it was introduced in Hastings in 2013, Charlie became a champion for the work and led initiatives like Helping Kids Succeed - The Hastings Way, which transformed his professional approach and personal life. His roles with the United Way of Hastings and Rise Up Recovery further solidified his commitment to community and nonprofit leadership, preparing him for his current role as the Executive Director at Kalos Eidos Foundation. The Kalos Eidos Foundation was founded in 2024 with a mission to make the invisible world around youth and within them visible, coherent, and actionable through their self-agency by using the comprehensive and coherent framework uncovered and articulated by Derek Peterson, the founder of Integrative Youth Development™ and the Full-Color Webs of Support™ framework.
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Registration
Adult - $295 ($225with early bird discount)
Adult + High School Student team - $400 ($350with early bird discount)
College student with valid ID - $200 ($150with early bird discount)
Team Discounts
Register 3-5 people together → 20% off
Register 6 or more → 25% off
(Discounts apply to regular-priced registration and will be automatically applied at checkout.)
Hotel Rates
$110/night (Single)
$125/night (Double)
Includes 4 hot springs pools, fitness room, and more.
Alaska Airlines: Save 5% on cost of airfare.
Hotel rate booking code and Alaska Airlines discount code will be provided in your Educators Confluence registration confirmation email.
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Montana OPI credits are available for attending our sessions. Our conference is typically structured so participants can earn up to 15 OPI credits.
To ensure you receive credit, we’ll have sign-in sheets available at the check-in tables throughout the event.
Your registration covers two full days of:
Hands-on practice
Practical and effective strategies and tools
Collegial collaboration
Engaged learning for all!
Questions? Contact us at connect@brightwayslearning.org or fill out our contact form.
