Take the Trip - Pre-Conference Workshops to Guide Your Adventure!
Take the Trip - Pre-Conference Workshops to Guide Your Adventure!
Dive deeper into specialized topics at WASWUG 2025 with our pre-conference workshops (Sunday, March 9, 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm) covering Excel, Google Sheets, AI, Coaching, Teambuilding, and Leadership Development. These workshops provide in-depth training and a chance to enhance your skills before the main conference kicks off. Seats fill quickly, so don’t wait to register!
Our WASWUG 2025 pre-conference workshops include:
- Coaching, Teambuilding, and Leadership Development - Presented by Dawn Jones
This workshop will empower you with coaching communication techniques to enhance team cohesion, collaboration, and job ownership.
- Learn how to:
- Discover proven coaching techniques that help others solve problems
- Reduce overwhelm by implementing one simple technique
- Improve active listening and reduce miscommunication
- Develop powerful questioning skills that produce results
- Build trusting relationships through coaching conversations
- Effectively engage in constructive feedback conversations
- Stop emotional hijacking during crucial conversations
- Respond rather than react under pressure
- Who Should Attend: Anyone looking to empower their team and foster trust and productive relationships.
- Adventures in Excel, Google Sheets, and AI Masterclass – Presented by Sherry Prindle
This workshop will explore cutting-edge ways to streamline your data management and analysis tasks. You’ll delve into advanced features of Excel and Google Sheets while learning how to integrate AI tools for maximum efficiency. Bring your own device for a hands-on experience.
- Learn how to:
- Find, move, input, and format everything
- Use and practice key formulas and functions
- Sort, filter, and transform data with ease
- Leverage pivot tables and data tools
- Who Should Attend: Professionals who handle data analysis and/or reporting and want to unlock the power of technology.
Workshops are $175 as an add-on to your WASWUG registration and include a pre-conference lunch.
Spaces are limited, so don’t wait—secure your spot today and gain valuable skills to take back to your district!
Visit our website at waswug.wsipc.org to learn more.
WASWUG 2025 will be a fully in-person conference. Select pre-recorded sessions will be available for attendees to watch after the conference for 90 days. Payment is accepted by VISA or MasterCard only.
WASWUG is a user group conference that provides the opportunity for Skyward software users to learn more about the product suite and other topics important to managing and reporting data. WSIPC hosts a hybrid conference in March each year. WASWUG offers multiple breakout sessions for Student, HR, Payroll, and Finance users, as well as beneficial Professional Development courses. These sessions are taught by knowledgeable WSIPC, Skyward and ESD staff, trained professionals, and software power users.
WSIPC is a non-profit public agency that provides technology solutions (including SMS 2.0 and Qmlativ), services, and support to K-12 schools. WSIPC’s purpose is to help schools do more with every dollar and to empower them with the tools to work smarter. To learn how your district can become part of the WSIPC Cooperative, contact us at info@wsipc.org or 425.349.6600.
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