20th Annual Support Staff Academy Mini-Conference
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
7:45 a.m. - 4 p.m., Lindenwood University
St. Louis, MO

 

Office Support

Prioritizing Projects, Paperwork and other Piles
Presenter:  Gina Bueneman-Cooper, Ph.D., D.Min., Cooper Management Training & Consulting, Inc., Troy, Missouri
Learn the steps necessary for managing multiple projects effectively (whether they be ongoing or in various stages), Gain easy methods to organize paper clutter, office files, and other obstacles. Discover ways to effectively prioritize to gain more productive time each day to accomplish goals and meet deadlines.  

Projecting a Positive and Professional Image
Presenter:  Gina Bueneman-Cooper, Ph.D., D.Min., Cooper Management Training & Consulting, Inc., Troy, Missouri
Examine how personal self-image is expressed through verbal and non-verbal communication.  Find ways to enhance self-confidence in order to ensure we deliver “our personal best”.

Impacting Behavior on the School Bus by Encouraging Good Character!
Presenter: Gina Crump, Driver and Owner, ZoeBus, LLC,
Gina Crump is a veteran educator, driver and owner of ZoeBus. During this session you will hear practical suggestions for impacting behavior and safety on the school bus by encouraging good character.
 

Office Technology

Free Cool Tools to Increase Productivity
Presenter: Martha Bogart, Program Coordinator, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO
In this session, you can fill your technology toolbox!  You'll be amazed how many free online tools are out there for you to use in scheduling, organizing, and collaborating on your job tasks.  Topics will include file conversion, sharing and storing, calendar creation, to do lists, mind mapping, graphic editors, PDF creators, screen casting and more!.  

Powerful Presentations with PowerPoint
Presenter:  Nancy George, Director, Cooperating School Districts’ Virtual Learning Center, St. Louis, MO
Know the basics of PowerPoint, but want to jazz up your presentations with style and pizazz?  Come learn how to create presentations that hold the audience’s attention and still deliver the message!

Saving Time with Online Documents: Google 101
Presenter:  Stephanie Madlinger, Ed.S. –– Google Certified Teacher Instructional Technology Program Coordinator, Cooperating School Districts,
St. Louis, MO
In this session, participants will learn how Google Documents and Google Presentations can:
• Allow you to work on files anywhere, anytime
• Make the writing process visible to anyone or everyone
• Plus more...
PRE-REQUISITE: Participants must have a Google Account and/or Gmail.

Collecting Data Using Online Forms: Google 201
Presenter:  Stephanie Madlinger, Ed.S. –– Google Certified Teacher Instructional Technology Program Coordinator, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO
In this session, participants will focus on two of the six Google Docs available, Google Forms and Google Spreadsheets. Through these two tools, you can easily create a questionnaire or survey, invite others to respond, share the results, and then download the data into Excel for easy manipulation.
PRE-REQUISITE: You must have a Google Account and/or Gmail.

Powerful Presentations with PowerPoint
Presenter:  Nancy George, Director, Cooperating School Districts’ Virtual Learning Center, St. Louis, MO
Know the basics of PowerPoint, but want to jazz up your presentations with style and pizazz?  Come learn how to create presentations that hold the audience’s attention and still deliver the message!

Status Update: I Need to Know More about Social Networking!
Presenter:  Rebecca Morrison, Program Coordinator, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO
Feel like you've been left in the 20th century when it comes to Web 2.0? In this session, learn about some of the most popular 21st century social media sites, like Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, LinkedIn, and Pintrest. What's right for you? How do you balance the sharing side of social networking with your privacy? We'll discuss how to safely maintain a presence online while not damaging your reputation.

Tips & Shortcuts with MS Word
Presenter:  Nancy George, Director, Cooperating School Districts’ Virtual Learning Center, St. Louis, MO
Learn shortcuts and tips that will make you productive in creating programs, permission forms, tables & more.

Leadership

Leading for Success in the 21st Century
Presenter: David Sanders, Director, Regional Professional Development Center
This session will look at communication and other leadership skills essential to lead and build capacity within your group or organization.  How do you motivate your team, staff and others to work together for success, we’ll join this session and find out!  Leave this session prepared and with ideas in hand to implement immediately!

Professional Presence- Making an Impact
Presenter:  Melenie Broyles, Etiquette Saint Louis
This will be a fun an entertaining look at how we make first impressions, being intentional about our impressions and understanding the impact on those around us.  We will talk about introductions, conversation, appearance, body language and more.  Understand how you are perceived and the opportunity you are having. Be a role model and leader in your job, school and life. This is a class you will not want to miss!

"Circle of Champions: Desire, Passion, and Accomplishments"
Presenter:  K. Kalimba Kindell, Etiquette Saint Louis
How to discover, develop and unlock your true potential as a contributor to the team. This session will explore what are self motivators, self beliefs, and self actions; how to overcome challenges and barriers to success; and how to market ones' self in each level of their career pursuits.

Financial & Retirement

Preparing for Retirement: (PEERS) Public School & Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri
Presenter:  Stacie Verslues, Member Education Coordinator the Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri, Jefferson City, MO
This session is designed to help PEERS members better understand their retirement system and their rights and responsibilities that are available through their membership.

Retire Now or Later? You Decide!!
Presenters:  Brady T. Westphal, ChFC, CFS, Retirement Specialist and Dorothy J. White, Financial Services Representative, Mass Mutual Financial Group, St. Louis, MO
Would you like to be able to retire today?  Most PEERS participants do not understand their benefits, ways they might be able to retire earlier, or ways to maximize their retirement in the future.  We know how, and we can show you!

Health & Safety

Wellness at Work:  9 Healthy Habits
Presenter:  Laura McCune, Wellness Program Coordinator, Cooperating School Districts, St. Louis, MO
If you work without any consideration for your health, at some point things will catch up with you in one way or another. Your health is one of your most important assets. Here we will cover 9 healthy habits that can help you stay on top of your well-being at work.

Prevent Injury Through Body Mechanics     
Presenter: Janet Leicht, ProRehab, St. Louis, MO
In this session participant’s will:
• Understand basic principles of ergonomics
• Understand the importance of our BACK and SHOULDERS, WRISTS, and KNEES
• Perform stretching program specific to each joint and learn when to incorporate these based on working postures
• Review techniques for each work group, based on work tasks, to improve ergonomics and body mechanics

Angry Students & Parents, What To Do?
Presenter: Bruce Hunter, Non-Violence Crisis Trainer, Fenton, MO
This session will focus on practical strategies which are designed to deescalate students and parents who are becoming volatile.  Participants will learn how to avoid power struggles and to keep their own emotions in check while working to deescalate challenging individuals.  This will be a highly interactive session.

An Essential Guide to Personal Safety
Presenter: Charlie Foxman, Martial Arts Academy, St. Louis, MO
This workshop will empower you by providing the skills and confidence required to identify, avoid and survive crime by preparing you mentally and physically. Charlie Foxman’s “Essential Guide to Personal Safety” is a complete self-defense system. You will learn how to recognize and avoid pre-conflict indicators.

 

Exhibits open at 7:15 a.m.
View and discuss products and services with local exhibitors from 7:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.  
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