NYSTC Fall Forum 2026 Ignite 6-7: Fueling Passion for Teacher Centers: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

Statewide Leadership Team Meeting

Tuesday October 27, 2026 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Regency A

*Statewide Leadership Team Members only; Lunch will be served
Alternate members are welcome to attend.

Speakers

Kristine Cucinello

Executive Director, MESTRACT/Patchogue-Medford UFSD

Lauren Crowley

Teacher, White Plains Staff Development Center

Stacie Harris

Teacher Center Director, Greater Southern Tier Teacher Center

Stacie Harris, Ed.D. has nearly 25 years of experience in K-12 public education, including over a decade of teaching high school English. She has been the director of the Greater Southern Tier Teacher Center since 2018. In June of 2023, Stacie was privileged to travel with 25 educator... Read More →

Tuesday October 27, 2026 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Regency A

Statewide Leadership Team

3:30pm EDT

New Director Meeting

Tuesday October 27, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT

Regency A

*1st and 2nd year Directors only

Tuesday October 27, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Regency A

New Director Meeting

9:50am EDT

Keynote Breakout - One Aha kindles insights/actions from five others

Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am EDT

Regency A

Sit with people you don’t know well. Explore the power of sharing a sparky “aha” moment and build a metaphorical fire from the “tinder” of small offerings from others at your table. Leave with even more revelations and energy thanks to the Aha! Protocol from NSRF. This session is limited to 20 people.

Speakers

Luci Englert McKean

Director of NSRF Virtual Learning, Assistant Director, International Facilitator, National School Reform Faculty

National School Reform Faculty Assistant Director and Director of NSRF Virtual Learning, Luci co-edited
Protocols for All: 50 Practical Structures to Ensure Engagement, Deepen Learning, and Improve
Facilitation Skills, which reached #1 bestselling status on Amazon in two categories... Read More →

Wednesday October 28, 2026 9:50am - 10:50am EDT
Regency A

Professional Learning Session, One

11:00am EDT

Fuel the Passion Without Burning Out

Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Regency A

Passion does not run out. It gets buried under everything we carry for everyone else. This session reconnects educators to the reason they said yes in the first place and shows them how to protect that fire from the slow erosion of depletion, make the work sustainable and the love for it stays intact.

Wednesday October 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Regency A

Professional Learning Session, Two

NYSTC Fall Forum 2026 Ignite 6-7: Fueling Passion for Teacher Centers

12:00pm EDT

Kristine Cucinello

Lauren Crowley

Stacie Harris

3:30pm EDT

9:50am EDT

Luci Englert McKean

11:00am EDT

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