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TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS AND SUSTAINING EDUCATIONAL CHANGE

Education is facing a crisis in the wake of the pandemic, enrollment, and funding issues. Both parents and teachers say education is getting worse. A 2023 Pew Research Center survey found that about half the US adults (51%) felt K-12 public schools were going in the wrong direction. A separate 2023 Pew Research Center survey found that a majority of teachers (82%) believe that K-12 education has gotten worse in the last 5 years. Both public and private schools also face lower enrollment and closures. But scientists have learned a lot about cheaper and more effective teaching and learning strategies that can help transform education for the better and create sustainable educational change. And a 2019 Deans for Impact survey found that 60% of educators agree that a research-supported strategy would be more effective. By using scientific, research, and evidence-based practices, schools will be better able to improve and sustain change by creating a foundation of effective teaching, learning, and leadership.

This interdisciplinary conference will explore the "Science of Learning" and the latest research and innovations in the science of learning, teaching, reading, math, science learning, and leadership. Learn scientific research and evidence-based practices to innovate and transform how you teach; improve formative assessments and tests; integrate data, AI and technology for meaningful engagement; create a school culture of innovation; transform learning spaces; and sustain teaching and school leadership for the future.

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This conference will be presented as a hybrid conference. You can either attend in person or participate virtually. Click here for more details.

Featured Speakers

The Sustainability of Teaching for the Future

Andrew P. Hargreaves, PhD

Thomas More Brennan Chair; Research Professor, Lynch School of Education, Boston College; Visiting Professor, Director of Change, Engagement and Innovation in Education, University of Ottawa; Former Professor of Educational Leadership and Change, The University of Nottingham; Educational Researcher currently working on a $2.7 million project funded by the LEGO Foundation to develop and conduct research into a national network of schools that serve high needs populations through play-based learning; Honored with the “Horace Mann” Award in the US, the “Robert Owen” Award in Scotland for services to public education, and the “Excellence in Teaching With Technology” Award from Boston College; Elected President of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement and Elected Member of the National Academy of Education; Author, Leadership from the Middle (2023); Co-Author, The Age of Identity: Who Do Our Kids Think They Are . . . and How Do We Help Them Belong? (2023), Well-Being in Schools (2021), Five Paths to Student Engagement (2021), Teaching in the Knowledge Society (2016), Professional Capital (2013), and The Global Fourth Way (2012)

How Does Learning Happen and What Does It Look Like?

Carl Hendrick, PhD

Professor of Education, Academica University of Applied Sciences; Co-Author, How Teaching Happens: Seminal Works in Teaching and Teacher Effectiveness and What They Mean in Practice (2022), How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice (2020), and What Does This Look Like in the Classroom?: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice (2017)

10 Timeless Principles for Learning, AI, and Emerging Technologies in Education

George Couros, MEd

Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant, George Couros Consulting; Adjunct Instructor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; Former Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning, Parkland School Division, Alberta, Canada; Former Classroom Teacher; Author, The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity (2015); Co-Author, What Makes a Great Principal (2024), Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learning Through UDL and the Innovator's Mindset (2023), Because of a Teacher, Volume II: Stories From the First Years of Teaching (2022), and Because of a Teacher: Stories of the Past to Inspire the Future of Education (2021)

Creating a Culture of Innovation and Engagement

Thomas C. Murray, MA

Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools®, a project of All4Ed; Former Elementary and Middle School Teacher and Principal; Former Director of Technology and Cyber Education; Former Adjunct Professor, Wilkes University; Named one of the “Top 100 Influencers in Education” in 2024 by District Administration, the "2018 National/Global EdTech Leader of the Year," by EdTech Digest, the "2017 Education Thought Leader of the Year," one of "20 to Watch" in 2016 by NSBA , and the "Education Policy Person of the Year" in 2015 by the Academy of Arts and Sciences; Author, Personal & Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences That Impact a Lifetime (2019); Co-Author, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow's Schools, Today (2017); Contributor, 10 Perspectives on Innovation in Education (2018)

10 Timeless Principles for Learning, AI, and Emerging Technologies in Education

Katie L. Martin, PhD

Chief Impact Officer and Co-Founder, Learner-Centered Collaborative; Chief Impact Officer, Altitude Learning; Former Director of Professional Learning, University of San Diego; Former Director of District Leadership, Buck Institute for Education; Former Middle School Teacher and Instructional Coach; Author, Evolving Education: Shifting to a Learner-Centered Paradigm (2021) and Learner-Centered Innovations: Spark Curiosity, Ignite Passion, and Unleash Genius (2018)