DTALcon 25 will be held at Tallwood High School on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. To stay up to date on DTALcon news and register for the event click HERE.
As of 9:00 AM on Monday, August 4, 2025 attendees will no longer be able to make any changes in SCHED. This will allow Conference Admin to prepare for the conference and print schedules. You may still attend however since you are not able to sign up for a session it is advised that you attend sessions that are open.
See you on Tuesday, August 5, 2025!
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In today's high-pressure academic environment, burnout has become a common—yet often overlooked—challenge for students and educators alike. This interactive forum explores the realities of educational burnout: what it is, how to spot it early, and most importantly, how to take action to prevent or recover from it.
Assistant Principal HS, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Dr. Ronel Brewer currently serves as an Administrator in Virginia Beach City Public Schools. He holds a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership that culminated in an application in recruitment and retention. He has been in education for more than 25 years. During his time as a teacher... Read More →
Tuesday August 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT Room 101
Geared toward middle and high school instructional staff, this interactive session invites educators to experience firsthand a variety of engaging strategies designed to strengthen teacher-student and student-student relationships. By fostering connection, trust, and community, these approaches help create classrooms where students feel safe, seen, and supported—environments where they’re empowered to take academic risks and push toward their highest potential. Come ready to move, share, and leave with practical tools to help your classroom CLICK.
Explore how the FBA-BIP process fits within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports. This session highlights how to align behavioral assessments and interventions with tiered supports, data-based decision-making, and team-based problem-solving. Participants will learn to integrate FBAs and BIPs seamlessly into MTSS practices.
Prepare future-ready learners by embedding focused note-taking best practices enhanced with digital tools. Designed for grades 6–12 across all content areas, this session will immerse participants in the focused note-taking process to support the development of critical thinking, inquiry, collaboration, and organization across content areas. Attendees will leave with actionable focused note-taking strategies to elevate student achievement and foster real-world skills which supports the tier 1 instructional focus outlined in the VBCPS Compass to 2030 .
