Summer Conference ---LEAD. INSPIRE. EMPOWER TO NEW HEIGHTS
Sherri Houghton
Executive Director, Learning Forward Ohio
Now is the time to start planning to attend the 2012 Learning Forward Summer Conference in Denver! The conference will be July 22- 25, 2012 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown. This conference is for Teacher Leaders, Principals, Mentors, Coaches, Instructional Specialists, Staff Developers, Curriculum Consultants, District Office Administrators, Program Developer and Technical Assistance Providers. It is one of the highest rated conferences.
The Summer Conference Strands will be:
- Advocacy – Building support for professional learning through policy development and implementation.
- Equity – Applying knowledge of race, class, culture and learning differences to achieve educational equity.
- Fundamentals – Addressing the fundamentals of powerful professional learning.
- Impact – Examining the link between professional learning and student achievement.
- Leadership- Developing school and district leadership at all levels to continuously improve student learning.
- Teaching Quality – Enhancing quality teaching for student learning.
- Technology- Leveraging technology as a resource for professional learning.
Keynote speakers will include Chris Lehman, founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, Avis Glaze, Ontario's first Chief Student Achievement Officer, Tom Boasberg, Superintendent for Denver Public Schools. There will be two days of preconference intensive trainings and 100s of concurrent sessions to chose from.
You can register online starting in March. More information available on the Learning Forward website at
learningforward.org.
Plan to come learn more about Learning Forward's new Standards for Professional Learning and their basic belief........”Every educator engages in effective professional learning every day so every student achieves.” Hope to see you there!