Name: Small Shifts, BIG IMPACT: Breaking the Box to Spark Student Ownership
Start: 2026-04-24T15:15:00-0700
End: 2026-04-24T16:15:00-0700

Small Shifts, BIG IMPACT: Breaking the Box to Spark Student Ownership

Friday April 24, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT

Ballroom I, Yakima Convention Center

Break the box! Learn simple, creative strategies that spark student ownership through deeper student & family connection, engaging conversations, and passion based hooks that slide seamlessly into everyday lessons. PLUS: best practices to align leaders, teams, departments, families, and community partners so students become active participants, and architects of their learning.

Speakers

Dr. Jamie Lee

WABE NW Region - Seat 2, Puyallup SD

Dr. Jamie Lee serves as the Executive Director of Federal Programs and Student Success in Puyallup School District. She is a strong advocate to advance equitable, transformative PreK–12 programming, and leads district initiatives including MTSS, Title I–IV, LAP, and multilingual... Read More →

Camille Empey

Founder and CEO, Active Players Outreach

Camille Empey is the Founder and CEO of Active Players Outreach and a Bilingual Educator and instructional leader with 25 years in K–12 education, including 15 years in the classroom and 10 years in leadership. She is a passionate advocate for Multilingual Learners (MLLs), and Dual... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 3:15pm - 4:15pm PDT
Ballroom I, Yakima Convention Center

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WABE 2026 Annual Conference

Dr. Jamie Lee

Camille Empey

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WABE 2026 Annual Conference

Dr. Jamie Lee

Camille Empey

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