Energize Early Childhood: Bright Ideas, Big Impact

Aug. 17, 2026

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Sourcewell

Renew your energy, connection, and engagement for the upcoming school year while exploring practical approaches to strengthen family partnerships.

Date: Aug. 17, 2026

Time:

8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Location:

Sourcewell

Cost:

$80 per participant, Comprehensive Package pricing: $8 per participant

Learn more about the Comprehensive Package and see a list of participating districts here >

Prerequisites: None

CEUs: Teacher CEU

Relicensure requirement: Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Key Warning Signs of Early-onset Mental Illness: Other

Learning objectives:

Explore practical approaches to strengthen family partnerships
Build understanding and responsive strategies
Address the intersection of nutritional wellness and learning through a poverty-aware lens

Description:

Get renewed energy, connection, and engagement for the upcoming school year. Explore practical approaches to strengthen family partnerships. This training will include learning, engagement, and community strategies, regardless of your role while building understanding and responsive strategies for emotional regulation that strengthen learning environments. Address the intersection of nutritional wellness and learning through a poverty-aware lens.

About the leader:

Beka Swisher and Jennifer Sadlovsky will lead this training.

As state, regional, and local presenters, Jen and Beka bring relevance and rigor to learning events. They are dedicated early childhood professionals with additional assets to augment a day of engaged learning for all.

Event Registration

Registration deadline: Aug. 3, 2026

Check-in: 8 a.m.

Questions: education@sourcewell-mn.gov