Many well-intentioned school leaders struggle in their efforts to reform grading and reporting due to problems that could have been anticipated and avoided. Explore these issues and how to purposefully address them to avoid the conflicts they create. Develop a deep understanding of the change process and how to engage parents and families as true partners in reform efforts.

Visualize the worst presentation that you have ever been a part of as an adult learner. Now visualize the best one. No doubt there is a considerable difference between the two professional learning opportunities. Learn the answers to three basic questions: What are strategies that I can use to make my professional development experience unforgettable? What are techniques that result in sustained adult behavior change? What are 10 things that keep adults living well beyond the age of 80?

Increasingly, school leaders are being asked to assume the role of instructional coach, often without clear guidance. Grounded in 25 years of research from The Instructional Coaching Group, explore the four essentials of effective coaching and how to use Fast Track Impact Cycles to drive real change.

Creating a classroom ready to tackle polarizing conversations requires intentional strategies that empower students to engage in discussions in a way that fosters critical thinking, empathy, and respect.

Want to help teachers engage all students, including those who are disconnected, disengaged, or unconfident? Explore grab-and-go instructional "hacks" that can be immediately used to coach and support secondary classroom teachers, with little to no additional instructional planning.

Research shows that students are more engaged when learning aligns with their interests, needs, and experiences. We introduce Liberatory Design as a way to co-design dynamic approaches to centering student experience. Learn how understanding the needs of students can help you co-create vibrant, purposeful, and engaging learning spaces alongside young people.

Foster on-the-job learning with high-impact teams, applying a four-step formative assessment for results cycle to drive continuous improvement and use of data in classrooms. Build educator capacity and student success in the face of teacher shortages and underpreparation, and unleash the power of teacher teams to enhance collaboration, increase efficacy, and implement evidence-based practices that boost student achievement.

Are you ready to transform new teacher retention and effectiveness in your district or state? Discover how a successful statewide induction program delivers tangible results, combining intensive mentoring and professional learning. This session will provide deep insights into a standards-driven, data-informed systems approach that powerfully leverages mentoring and leadership to cultivate a thriving and sustainable education system for all stakeholders.

Explore a free, high-quality professional learning program that actively engages teachers in building effective math intervention strategies, implementing instructional routines with students, debriefing experiences, and strengthening strategies.

Grasp data literacy principles by collecting, assessing, and interpreting data. Hone skills to effectively gather, analyze, and interpret data, guiding instructional practices and leadership decisions. Formulate actionable plans from data analysis, boosting teacher and leader efficacy while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.

Discover how to design and implement effective microcredentials for professional learning with a focus on artificial intelligence in K-12 education. Explore the structure, content, and strategies of a successful 6-week AI microcredential that includes hands-on, immediately applicable activities, balanced insights into AI tools and risks, and forward-thinking strategies for classroom and district integration.

Explore the planning and preparation needed to facilitate a weekend early career educator induction academy, taking into account the needs of early career educators. Make connections among the educator as a person, a professional, and a practitioner, and the implications for facilitating professional learning.

Engage by doing! Examine and experience a model for professional learning that enhances school culture incorporating the a range of school professionals. Educators practice, design, test, and collaborate in Universal Design for Learning and STEAM to explore learning that will engage their students.

Explore a framework that provides instructional coaches and school administrators with actionable strategies to enhance individual teacher support within the professional learning communities model. Learn to align individual coaching with team dynamics for a comprehensive approach to teacher development.

Discover how one state has reimagined teacher leadership to empower educators to develop their skills and take on new roles while remaining in the classroom. Explore their collaborative vision for teacher leadership, showcasing how teachers, administrators, community members, and policymakers have created a sustainable, statewide program.

Explore a comprehensive approach to building and sustaining teacher leadership, which directly supports student achievement and school improvement through mentoring and peer learning. Discover practices like mentor-driven induction programs and collaborative learning groups to enhance teaching practices and self-efficacy. Understand how to use data to evaluate mentorship and peer learning initiatives, ensuring they meet teachers' needs and align with schoolwide goals for effective professional learning.

Can all students and families see themselves in your school or are some expected to check their culture at the door? Learn about steps one award-winning school took to increase sense of belonging for both students and families at their school. Leave with a roadmap that guides leaders through the key components of a professional learning plan that moves from awareness to action.

Does your data show a disparity in achievement for certain demographic groups in career and technical education courses? Explore ways to decrease the opportunity gap for special populations in these classrooms and ways in which to coach teachers who may be hesitant to try new approaches.

Explore of the neurobiology of stress and the unmet needs that drive student behavior, with practical strategies for proactive intervention. If we don’t address the unmet needs at the core of any unwanted behavior, a newer, even more unwelcome response will likely take its place.

Discover practical strategies to transform your professional learning community into a powerful system of support for early literacy. Learn how to analyze student data, design targeted interventions, and apply research-backed instructional practices aligned with the science of reading.

Discover a structured, research-backed approach to curriculum implementation that enhances educator effectiveness and drives student success. Navigate a scaffolded implementation framework incorporating internalization strategies, structured literacy principles, and data-driven insights for sustainable curriculum impact.

Explore a multi-year curriculum adoption cycle, focusing on empowering educators to implement a guaranteed and viable curriculum. Engage with research-backed strategies and collaborative discussions aimed at enhancing curriculum alignment and consistency across schools.

Getting reluctant or less tech-savvy users to embrace AI tools, often due to fears of complexity, loss of control, or resistance to change can be a huge challenge. By flipping the traditional work pyramid — where leadership and creative functions are bogged down by administrative or repetitive work — AI offers a pathway to restoring time for the things that matter most: strategy, decision-making, and innovation.

Explore concrete strategies for turning data into action by centering student voice. Examine successes and challenges in engaging students as co-creators and improvers through tools like empathy interviews, student profiles, and the 42Q routine. Develop practical approaches to partner with students, bring their perspectives into convenings, and use data to drive meaningful, collaborative change.

Explore the transformational potential of site visits: a collaborative, peer-based professional learning framework which pairs classroom visits and rich, content-centered discussion. Step outside the traditional professional development box and feel empowered to build these structures as a way to deepen leaders’ and teachers’ pedagogical and content knowledge in order to accelerate student growth.

Engage every student with meaningful, joyful learning! Help educators struggling to implement multiple curriculum and framework standards by introducing six evidence-based strategies that accomplish several student learning outcomes. Gain hands-on experience, explore responsive practices, and use AI tools to streamline alignment.

School leaders, principals, assistant principals and teachers increasingly have to deal with polarization when working in teams, with students, and with parents and other external stakeholders. In this context, acquiring and incorporating multiple perspectives – an asset for the achievement of any goal — is especially crucial. Teams whose members authentically listen to each other, take advantage of each member’s skills, and learn, grow and continuously improve together —can get more done.

Co-planning is a proven strategy that helps educators adapt lessons using data and expertise from both general and special education teachers. Learn how educators at the forefront of this pivotal work nationwide are using co-planning to ensure rigor and accessibility for all students, drive alignment in instruction across settings, and build capacity among educators.

Engage in a simulation based on a real-life case that walks through the different phases of an improvement journey. Working with others on an improvement team, be immersed in activities that practice using the key tools of improvement science and experience the personal and relational aspects of the journey.

It is critically important that we strive to develop ourselves not just as educators and collaborative team members, but as human beings. Based on the book Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work, we will look at skills and capacities required to be more psychologically mature and emotionally intelligent collaborative educators.

Examine the factors that have impacted the efforts of a large urban school district to embed the Center for Reaching & Teaching the Whole Child's (CRTWC) Social, Emotional, and Cultural Framework into the professional development pipeline in order to transform school climate. Explore how this framework can serve as a roadmap for district and school leaders to foster academic success and promote the well-being of both teachers and students.

Learn about the complexities of beginner and newcomer English learners/multilingual learners and how to support them. Create welcoming school and classroom communities, gather essential student information, and deliver high-quality instruction tailored to their needs.

Develop methods for multilingual learners to practice academic language through podcast creation and discussion. Empower students to refine their language skills while exploring content that resonates with their experiences and interests.

Differentiation is an aspirational goal that many teachers find daunting and impractical. Be encouraged to move away from the conventional content/process/product model and think about differentiation in a more straightforward way: how teachers prepare units and lessons with multiple access points; how they set up scaffolding visuals in their classrooms; how they effectively present lessons and respond to learning difficulties in real time; and how they and their colleagues follow up with students who are not yet successful.

Discover strategies to enhance cognitive engagement through the Building Thinking Classrooms frameworks. Gain practical tools to foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration, empowering educators and driving student success.

Experience how the new Anchored Inquiry Learning instructional model creates learning experiences that motivate students with significant, real-world phenomena and problems. Promote instructional parity through authentic societal challenges, cycles of inquiry, and sensemaking.

Explore how a dual enrollment program shapes future educators by offering high school students college-level courses and early teaching experiences, to ensure seamless transitions to higher education, focusing on mentorship, career readiness, and teaching opportunities.

Are you struggling to unlock student's math brilliance in your school district? Do you want to build conceptual understanding, while also ensuring students have necessary content secured? Hear how one school district is leveraging dynamic math assessment practices to drive systematic improvement in student outcomes.

Peer feedback fuels teacher growth and student success. Learn how two schools are using feedback to ignite collaboration and boost learning. Discover powerful, research-backed strategies to turn observations into action and data into impact.

Explore how a university and elementary school partnered for targeted administrative coaching and ongoing teacher leader professional learning. See how one principal, realizing that wisdom is not a by-product of a promotion, intentionally bridged the gap between new titles and the necessary leadership skills to influence and impact teacher practice and therefore outcomes for students.

What can be done now to prepare for — or better yet, mitigate — a mass exodus of principals over the next few years? Learn what current research is saying about the role of the principal, and specifically how districts can support their early career principals to lead a thriving learning community.

Building a culture of coaching within a building or department can have a profound impact on results. Learn coaching skills to build trust and rapport in a variety of situations, including with students, teachers, administrators, parents, and colleagues. Learn how a high school principal built a culture of coaching in the school where students and teachers receive coaching, leading to an increase in student achievement.

Explore a collaborative approach to enhancing teacher learning in support of multilingual learners’ linguistic and academic progress. Address key elements of these partnerships, develop new coaching skills, and learn to support partnership building.

Imagine a school where every team is high-functioning — not just collegial, but actually “Bridging Professional Learning & Student Success.” Clarify the role, responsibilities, assumptions, and mindsets necessary for teacher team leaders to be effective in getting more done, in less time, and with greater joy.

Discover strategies to create engaging classrooms for all students by embracing and leveraging student experience to build connections and mutual respect. Explore practical tools and best practices to transform classroom environments and enhance student outcomes through thoughtful and responsive teaching.

Create a system of accountability for belonging in your classroom by applying the five-step process of Teaching with Dignity, centering dignity and feedback within instruction. Develop confidence in prioritizing and advocating for belonging as a human need, engagement activator, achievement platform, and ensuring collective success is a foundation.

Making significant changes in how you teach is difficult whether you are a novice or veteran teacher. Explore how teachers have applied what they learned in a professional learning program focused on asset-based teaching, as they engaged in deep reflection about their own identities and explored new ways to build relationships with all students, engage them in learning, and assess learning in multiple ways.

Examine how culturally relevant pedagogy practices enhance student engagement and support teacher retention. Explore strategies to foster learning, integrate high-quality instruction, and address systemic imbalance, emphasizing collaborative inquiry to improve outcomes for both educators and students.

Explore how structured planning tools enhance teacher collaboration, instructional coherence, and student engagement. Engage in hands-on activities using the Unit Unpacking and Lesson Planning Tools to align lessons with big ideas, standards, and assessments.

Rigor — one of the most disliked terms in education. Teachers struggle with how to define it in observable and actionable ways and have trouble explaining it in ways that lead to improved rigor and maintaining high expectations in their classrooms. Explore misconceptions and reclaim and redefine the term as a tool for professional growth and student learning.

Experience a curriculum designed for newcomer students, examine its theoretical foundations, and discuss how localized, educative curricular materials coupled with curriculum-based professional learning can increase quality educational opportunities for multilingual learners.

Consider how to write about your professional learning insights, experiences, and journeys for publication. Identify writing goals and ideas, gain strategies and tips for communicating effectively, and practice writing in response to prompts.

Join a Principal of the Year and Assistant Principal of the Year in an interactive discussion on how innovative and personalized professional learning strategies can directly impact and improve student outcomes.

Unearth the narratives that guide our work and explore how sensemaking can support us to reshape these stories to deepen awareness and increase efficacy. Hear how one school uses sensemaking to interrupt harmful narratives about students and co-construct new understandings about what is possible in their classrooms.

Explore how educational data mining leverages big data to improve learning outcomes using artificial intelligence. Examine data collection methods, predictive insights into student performance, and applications for personalized learning.

Unlock the power of collective intelligence by establishing a mastermind group in your school or district. Discover how structured collaboration among educators fosters innovation, problem-solving, and professional growth. Learn practical strategies to create, sustain, and maximize the impact of a mastermind group that drives continuous improvement and leadership development.

Observe and analyze a live coaching demonstration, listen to the coach’s reflection on the demonstration and explore feedback for the coach. Leverage the resources provided to practice coaching with your fellow participants and create a plan for continuing to grow as a coach in your home setting.

Witness one school's remarkable transformation from the lowest-performing middle school to a student-centered learning hub. Explore the key strategies that enhanced teacher efficacy, engaged parents and community, and boosted student success.

Fostering teachers’ growth and K-12 students’ success requires intentional practices. Partake in professional learning focused on cultivating an environment of inquiry through lesson reflection and teacher communities to enhance educator performance, capitalizing on teacher expertise using the ORCA (Observe, Reflect, Create, Apply) framework to build capacity of educators while sustaining a culture of learning, and supporting the mentoring process for early career induction participants through professional learning to improve practice.

When educators co-create an evaluation plan grounded in research and explicitly designed to center learning and promote agency — for students and leaders — systemic change occurs. Meet an educator growth plan that improves learning for everyone, rather than focusing on outdated systems that stifle growth and consume time and energy.

How can education leaders ensure that the work to support all students is moving forward in their district? Experience how one school district used Facing History & Ourselves’ Equity Reflection Tool to make a thoughtful review of their current practices while setting goals for what they wanted for students, curriculum, school culture, and much more. Set realistic goals for your classroom, school, or district using the provided Equity Reflection Tool as well as additional resources to take back to your schools and districts.

Explore the complex work of responding to both the language and literacy development needs and the individualized education programs or 504s of multilingual learners with exceptionalities. Review one district’s success story regarding identification and program design for dually identified students.

Shift the narrative of grading actions away from the culture of completion compliance and cultivate curiosity, risk-taking, and student ownership of learning. Reframe the model of grades for students and parents to emphasize growth-producing feedback, progress toward understood goals and targets, and seeking new challenges.

Enhance student learning through a cohesive, standards-aligned, and research-based approach to instructional planning. Prioritize student outcomes through enhanced districtwide resources surrounding a shared vision and common language of instruction. Engage teachers in meaningful collaboration, deepening their understanding of content standards, addressing potential student misconceptions, and practicing evidence-based strategies with peers to foster clear, measurable student outcomes and a unified commitment to high-quality, impactful instruction.

Explore the development and sustainability of a rural regional mentor program, with strategies for training effective mentors, fostering collaborative professional learning opportunities for both mentors and new teachers, and utilizing assessments to track the growth of new educators.

Are your students building foundational knowledge, wrestling with disciplinary concepts, and applying their skills and understanding to new contexts? Do your teachers have routines and strategies for building surface, deep, and transfer learning, as well as the dispositions needed for rigorous thinking? Learn high-impact instructional strategies and coaching techniques that will make rigorous routines sustainable.

How can we reverse the downward spiral of the mental health of our students? Teachers model the emotional regulation strategies and competencies for students, so it is important to empower any teacher or school or district leader to embed evidence-based wellness skills inherent in emotional intelligence into already existing daily classroom routines and state-standards-aligned curricula.

Participate in hands-on activities and reflective discussions to uncover assumptions and their impact on teaching and relationships. Analyze real-world scenarios, explore personal perspectives, and develop strategies to foster empowering classrooms.

Discover effective strategies for observing novice teachers and providing constructive, immediate feedback, promoting teacher self-reflection, and encouraging continuous improvement. Empower new educators to analyze their practice and grow through focused, real-time response.

Reimagine mentorship by focusing on hospitality and creating a culture of connection, care, and belonging. Discover how this approach has enhanced teacher confidence, promoted mental health, and increased retention, while also improving instructional practices in one district.

Explore how artificial intelligence enhances teaching and learning by promoting personalization and deeper learning. Engage with AI tools that streamline instruction, reduce administrative tasks, and foster collaboration among educators.

Discover how one district designed and launched an instructional coaching model that transformed teacher and principal practice and focuses on student-centered learning through a clear vision, collaborative purpose, and defined roles. Build actionable strategies to create scalable coaching systems, from impactful meeting routines to personalized learning and reflective practices, that foster staff development and align with continuous improvement.

How can school districts design and implement high-quality professional learning experiences that equip teachers to meet all learners? Explore how educators implement a Learning Design process that is a standards-focused, evidence-based approach to designing unique thinking-learning experiences for students.

Imagine leading a learning experience where participants make meaningful connections, encounter surprising shifts in their thinking, and leave inspired to explore further. Successfully implemented across preK-20 and adult education settings, the Challenge Mosaic is a powerful tool that consistently generates meaningful "aha" moments and lasting mindset shifts.

How do you know your students are learning deeply? Deep dive into designing measurement systems that provide insight into core concerns, and create a simple set of measures to improve learning experiences for your students and teachers.

Learn to use Kotter’s 8-Step Process framework for leading change in your school or district. Engage in innovative strategies that will help you communicate urgency, build a guiding coalition, develop a shared vision, address resistance, and engage educators in professional learning that addresses both the head and heart.

Tune up your district’s mentorship program! Discover how to customize mentorship, offering tailored support for new and experienced teachers — an opportunity to drive impactful, fun, and effective collaborations that keep teachers on track for excellence.

Educators are the greatest assets in education and their well-being impacts the ability to create thriving schools. Explore ways to navigate the unique stressors that educators face, by learning strategies to address chronic stress, shift unhealthy mindsets and behaviors, and create a more balanced lifestyle.

How can schools move beyond traditional leadership hierarchies to foster a culture of shared responsibility and continuous improvement? Learn how leaders from one school have embraced distributive leadership to empower educators and drive meaningful schoolwide change. Participants will explore the principles that guide this leadership model—autonomy, experimentation, and partnerships—and examine how these principles have shaped growth initiatives.

Learn the importance of crafting standards-aligned Individual education program goals that drive meaningful progress for students, and explore how to collaborate effectively with general educators, interventionists, and families to develop goals that bridge grade-level expectations with individual student needs.

Systemic learning cycles support increased teacher engagement, planning for adult learning, and leveraging distributive leadership for improved student learning. Explore a model that can be applied to any school-based problem.

How do we bring all students to the center of data inquiry? Examine the Data Wise Improvement Process, a field-tested continuous improvement model. Participants will practice protocols to strengthen teamwork and reflect upon questions that help educators focus on all learners throughout collaborative data inquiry.

We often experience lots of talk about academic improvement, ideas are tossed around as possible steps to address the problem, and then nothing happens. New initiatives fizzle quickly when the next round moves in. By using a three-step model of challenge-practice-results for professional learning, we link student results to educator practices.

Gain insights from an innovative, urban high school's three-year journey to establish a culture of learning through non-negotiables and bylaws centered on collective responsibility for student learning, efficacy-building relationships, and teacher leadership. Examine the collaboration protocols utilized to foster educators' commitment to a research-informed culture of learning.

Educators are reimagining professional learning to create meaningful, future-ready classrooms. By embracing AI as a thought partner, schools can elevate teaching through ethical use, digital citizenship, and intentional instructional design. This session highlights how empowered educators spark innovation, build student agency, and create inclusive, relevant learning experiences. When professional growth aligns with classroom needs, learning becomes more engaging, impactful, and full of possibility—for both students and teachers.

High-quality curriculum is essential, but is undermined by “curriculum DJs” who cobble together materials rather than using approved district curriculum, and the impact is diminished rigor. In this session, we equip you with tools to help educators ensure that instructional materials support deep learning. Participants will explore practical strategies to align curriculum with authentic rigor, fostering access to meaningful, high-impact instruction for all students.

How do you avoid teacher burnout? In this engaging workshop based on the book by the same title, educators will learn how to restore their passion for teaching and explore 12 brain-based principles for avoiding burnout, increasing optimism, and supporting physical well-being for optimal work/life balance.

Examine and apply strategies from a mentoring cycle focused on diagnosing new teacher needs, providing coaching support to address those needs, and monitoring progress to measure growth and evaluate impact. Learn and practice skills to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with beginning teachers. Apply adult learning theory and understanding of new teacher mindset to the mentoring role. Design and implement a mentoring support plan that grows new teachers’ knowledge and skills.

Explore the keys to student engagement and learn how to help students make meaning and connect their learning to relevant artificial intelligence experiences. Tackle five strategies that work to engage students at every grade level and inspire innovative work: choice-based instruction, inquiry-based projects, authentic audience, competitive challenges, and launching to the world.

Coaching is high-impact professional learning, but its impact depends on the coaching skills of the person providing the coaching. Too often, coaches receive training at the start of their careers but very little support for the continued development of their skills. We'll focus on the skills and structures that coaches and coach champions can use to foster sustained improvement in even the most experienced coaches.

Develop clarity on the purpose and initial steps for beginning instructional coaches, with an emphasis on the importance of building relationships through coaching to enhance teacher practice. Explore strategies to improve initial instruction, promoting student growth and achievement for all learners. Collaborate and reflect with others to gain confidence in establishing impactful coaching relationships and driving instructional improvement in your setting.

Learn how AI can open new doors for coaching by helping teachers coach each other, creating time for leaders to have coaching conversations, and making formal coaching faster and easier to scale. Discover what AI can and can’t do and why it should be a tool for coaches, not a replacement for human interaction. Walk away with practical tools and strategies you can use in many coaching roles and contexts.

Gain step-by-step guidance to maximize collaborative learning time for teachers to solve specific student learning challenges by implementing a five-stage cycle of teacher-led professional learning. Examine a process for using student data to craft student and educator learning goals leading to learning plans, implementation steps, and progress monitoring. Focus on the role of learning teams in implementing high-quality instruction and what that means for student and educator learning goals.

Using the Leadership Compass assessment, identify which of four leadership styles you embody. Examine the strengths and weaknesses of this style, and explore ways to supplement weaknesses through cooperation with leaders who have complementary strengths. Discuss a series of leadership scenarios experienced by educators and collaborate across style categories to identify optimum leadership approaches that draw on everyone's strengths.

Explore research on the role of teacher coaching programs as part of a broader school-wide commitment to continuous improvement and professional growth. Use research findings to design teacher coaching programs to be effective, sustainable, and scalable. Leverage coaching as a tool to increase teacher satisfaction, performance, and retention.

Research has illuminated the complex processes involved in learning to read, with important implications for how educators teach and how school systems support them to align their instruction with evidence and best practices. Principals, coaches, teachers, and other educators need to be on the same page about reading instruction, and research provides the foundation for that coherence. This session will zoom in on the research behind a particular challenge for many students, making sense of content-rich text, and on strategies for addressing it.

Innovate to support neurodiverse students in your classroom! Explore universal design for learning principles, multisensory approaches, and tech tools to create comprehensive, engaging learning environments that help foster success for all learners.

Would you like to discover how to amplify support and promote expressive language in the classroom? Uncover the power of crafting language objectives to accelerate second language acquisition and strengthen core instruction.

Leaders often express a commitment to all students but unknowingly fall into common detours that stall progress. Explore how utilizing coaching stances in leadership mitigates these detours, ensuring that support, feedback, and performance management truly reach all learners.

Explore how feedback dispositions and behavioral insights impact feedback relationships. Through research-driven discussion, educators will be introduced to strategies to provide and receive feedback effectively, fostering stronger professional learning environments and improving collaboration in schools.

Explore how to use the most pertinent summative and formative assessments to plan for small-group literacy instruction, with techniques to accurately group students for this high-quality, focused instruction. Learn how to implement five different developmentally appropriate lesson plan frameworks.

Design effective student-led conferences by exploring a range of formats and determining the best fit for various contexts, including elementary and secondary settings. Explore aligning student-led conferences with an assessment tool grounded in the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium standards to promote instructional growth and accountability.

Organizations must start building behaviors that empower them to reach all learners. Research shows that a few key communication skills can create psychological safety so everyone feels welcome to share their perspectives and contribute.

Discover how a Lead Mentor, a teacher leader who plays a pivotal role in coordinating a school’s mentoring and induction program, can work with administrators to establish and implement a framework of district and school-level support. Gain practical strategies to design or strengthen an induction program, and actionable steps for that program's success.

Empower educators with effective strategies and data-driven interventions to enhance student success in mathematics. Explore proven practical approaches to support students at various levels, ensuring a more successful learning environment.

Design a more peaceful and focused classroom that aligns with your teaching style using a classroom culture framework, and feel confident in your ability to create a classroom space in which all students feel empowered and connected.

Explore how professional learning bridges directly to student success through collaborative, data-driven practices. Participants will engage in analyzing student data, applying professional learning community protocols, and developing actionable plans that connect educator growth to measurable outcomes.

Discover how certification empowers teachers to elevate their instructional practices and enhance student outcomes. Start your certification journey and leverage this recognition to transform your classroom and career.

Curriculum implementation takes a collaborative effort. Creating structures, establishing systems, setting expectations, and developing expertise are necessary for lasting change and improved performance. Hear the story of a collaborative effort between school leaders, teachers, and a software development team, learning together to build coherent practices, alignment, collective efficacy, and measurable positive outcomes for all.

Historically, scholars from rural or underserved communities have had limited exposure to STEM career pathways, mentorship opportunities, and access to industry networks, making it harder for them to pursue STEM careers. The STEM Career Connection Initiative is designed to engage curiosity and equip participants with pathways that foster success in the field.

Discover how professional learning communities can integrate responsive teaching practices to make informed instructional decisions across various standards, including mathematics, literacy, science, and social studies. Enhance student engagement and achievement by connecting curriculum to students' contexts and fosters a collaborative and comprehensive educational environment that supports all learners.

Quickly learn how to use fluency as a gauge to determine where, within a hierarchy of literacy skills, instructional emphasis should be placed to maximize student literacy success. Explore research-based strategies to scaffold literacy instruction in the highest quality small-group instructional format. Discover the value of this instruction to accommodate all students' individual learning needs and learn how to implement laser-targeted lessons that promote learning.

Learn strategies, via small-group instruction and conferring, that help students alleviate anxiety, dependency, and dissociation stemming from reading. 

Discover how leadership development programs empower youth to build grit, resilience, and collaboration, through the model of two secondary schools with differing communities and needs. Explore research-based leadership models, real-world case studies, and strategies for tailoring programs to meet unique community needs. Find tools to implement schoolwide initiatives that foster adaptability, perseverance, and result in long-term student success.

Explore tools and techniques to provide constructive feedback, model effective teaching practices, and cultivate strong partnerships that prepare student-teachers for success in the classroom. Understand the role of a master teacher in shaping a positive and impactful fieldwork experience, including strategies for effective mentorship and collaboration.

Learn how one school district developed a data-driven teacher pathway program to tackle regional teacher shortages, particularly in special education and multilingual education. Targeting high-need areas and fostering community collaboration ensures the program is aligned with district-specific needs.

DIY Coaching grew from the belief in every teacher’s capacity for self-reflection and growth, and brings teachers together to develop their pedagogical content knowledge through peer-to-peer collaboration and coaching. Reflection rooted in video allows teachers to become more aware of their practice and what pedagogical shifts are required to create a more student-centered classroom.

Design instruction that supports all learners — students with disabilities, multilingual learners, and those with varying academic skills — without lowering expectations. Meet the “layered cake” approach, a practical framework for building access at multiple levels: whole-class, small-group, and individual, leading to meaningful participation in grade-level learning.