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Advancing Learner Readiness Through Civility, Skill Development, and Data-Driven Instruction

Join us for a focused, hands-on pre conference learning experience designed to strengthen your teaching strategies, enhance learner engagement, and deepen your understanding of NHA tools. This half day workshop brings together educators, program directors, and workforce training leaders to explore practical ways to ensure students are not only certification ready—but confident, civility minded, and career ready.

Participants will leave with actionable best practices, new approaches for classroom success, and a clearer understanding of how NHA’s ecosystem supports learner outcomes.

  • Date: Sunday, July 19, 2026

  • Time: 1:00 – 5:00 pm

  • Location: Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center, 177 Joe Routt Blvd, College Station, TX 77840

Proposed Session Lineup

1. Civility in the Classroom: Building Respectful, Professional Learning Environments

Session Focus

Professionalism starts in the classroom. This session explores how to model, teach, and reinforce civility as an essential healthcare soft skill.

Key Topics

  • Strategies for addressing conflict or disruptive behaviors
  • Encouraging collaborative, respectful communication
  • Integrating civility expectations into daily instruction
  • Reinforcing behaviors aligned with real-world healthcare standards

Participant Outcomes

Attendees will gain tools to elevate classroom culture, support learner confidence, and prepare learners for the interpersonal demands of entry-level allied healthcare roles.

2. Creative Use of Skills Builders: Helping Learners Practice With Purpose

Session Focus

Skills Builders aren’t just practice—they’re structured opportunities to strengthen comprehension and skill mastery. This session offers innovative ways to integrate them into instruction. There will be 3 separate presentations respectively as: MA SkillsBuilders, PCT SkillsBuilder, and PharmaSeer + PharmaSeer Math.

Key Topics

  • Creative in‑class and virtual implementation strategies
  • Techniques for increasing learner accountability and engagement
  • Approaches for scaffolding weaker skills
  • Practical examples of using Skills Builders and PharmaSeer for remediation and enrichment
  • Mapping Skills Builders and PharmaSeer content to national exam competencies

Participant Outcomes

Educators will leave with ready‑to‑implement tactics to help learners build consistency, confidence, and competency—key drivers of certification success.

3. Understanding the Learning Insights Center: Turning Data Into Action

Session Focus

Data becomes meaningful when it informs teaching decisions. This session gives educators a clear understanding of how to use the Learning Insights Center (LIC) to guide targeted instruction.

Key Topics

  • Overview of the LIC dashboard and performance indicators
  • How to identify at‑risk learners early
  • Interpreting item-level and competency-level feedback
  • Using insights to tailor instruction and create intervention plans
  • Best practices for monitoring progress over time

Participant Outcomes

Participants will be equipped to use learner analytics to drive instruction, personalize support, and strengthen program outcomes across cohorts.