This introductory session is based on the groundbreaking work of “The Arbinger Institute”, the authors of the international bestseller “Leadership and Self-Deception”.  The session will demonstrate how working with an "Outward Mindset" can transform schools and dramatically improve results.

In this full day workshop, based on the groundbreaking work of “The Arbinger Institute”, participants  will make surprising discoveries about themselves and their effectiveness as educators.  They will also learn to apply a number of frameworks that will significantly improve their own effectiveness and position their schools to achieve breakthrough results.  Participants will receive a workshop handbook as well as a copy of Arbinger’s bestselling book, “Leadership and Self-Deception”, which has sold over 1.5 million copies.

This introductory workshop will provide an overview of the skills necessary in developing and facilitating efficacious, thoughtful collaborative groups.

This pre-conference institute highlights the interrelationship between pre-established Criteria for Success, the development of mastery behavior in support of learning targets, the collection of evidence of student learning and descriptive feedback tied to mastery of the work.

This session will be interactive as we examine the essentials of the Focus on Learning self-study and the many ways it can be adapted to a school’s situation.

Sharing documentation with children also serves an an opportunity for children to learn about learning pathway and process and to give feedback on the learning process.

This session will highlight the research behind children's theory building and show the different ways in which these theories are revealed, documented and used towards curriculum design.

During this session, examples from practice will be shared to show how children can be independent in play, make their choices, pretend, express ideas and persevere.

“Be kind whenever possible and it is always possible.” (Dalai Lama)

Participants will have fun learning how to shift from irritation, embarrassment, and frustration to compassion and creativity.

In this session, we will be asking how our schools move from awareness of cultural complexity to practical action.

This workshop is focused on supporting colleagues in international schools who deal with issues of cross-cultural communication every day. This is an endlessly fascinating subject of crucial importance in international schools seeking to nurture genuine global citizens.

This presentation will explore the unique Teacher Advisor role, as well as illustrate how a teacher’s role needs to adjust to the new demands of a personalized learning environment.

John and Eric will offer their experience with a highly successful SDL model to explore some of these exciting possibilities.

As Howard Zinn (2002) reminds us, “You can’t be neutral on a moving train.”

The purpose of this interactive workshop is to illustrate the ways in which a teacher inquiry process supports in-service classroom teachers to personalize learning by incorporating empowering learning experiences into their P-12 classrooms.

This interactive workshop engage teachers in several activities to explore culturally relevant pedagogy including taking a piece of curriculum and enhancing it using a rubric.

Personalized Learning is not an off-the-shelf product or a plug-and-play program. 

What do you point to when asked, “That’s a great Mission . . . how’s that going?”

The exploration of frameworks for classroom practice.

Greg will lead participants through an interactive process of re-envisioning. This session will follow the many of the process outlined in the book, Leading Modern Learning:  A Blueprint for Vision-Driven Schools (Greg Curtis and Jay McTighe: Solution Tree, 2015).

This keynote will focus first on the “whys” of Personalized Learning, move through the “whats” and outline the essential “hows” to achieve the shifts required to make this approach achievable and essential for our students.

This half day Pre-Conference session is part of the "Early Years Teachers" Job-A-Like.

This workshop highlights practical strategies to personalize learning through real-time, formative assessment strategies and feedback.

Empathy is the foundation for effective schools, collaborative teams and personalized learning in every classroom. This workshop will highlight the attributes of cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and how to expand your skills in both arenas.

 The presentation focuses on neuroscience discoveries on the adolescent brain over the past 10-15 years, with emphasis on assisting classroom teachers to better understand the specific changes and how this knowledge will improve their teaching of adolescents and modeling of a lesson plan that focuses on teaching preteens and teens several ways.

The workshop focuses on the theory and research related to mindfulness practice and mindfulness-based stress reduction, areas of keen scientific investigation over the past 30 years, with over 300 well-accepted studies, specific practices known to improve brain function (most especially focus and concentration), mood, health and overall wellbeing and the introduction of mindfulness theory, research and practice to school leaders, colleagues, and students.

This workshop addresses the following questions: Of the many variables affect student learning -- among which are factors related to stress-hardiness, social and emotional wellbeing, ability to focus and attend, and the ability to bounce back from setbacks of all kinds -- which specific "protective factors" (as determined by behavioral research) can have the biggest positive impact on learning? How can classroom teachers and school leaders assess for the presence (or absence) of critical protective factors affecting student wellbeing and academic success and, most importantly, ensure their active presence in the school environment?

This course covers liability, negligence, and risk management practices for athletic administrators.

This course provides insights and strategies for the leadership of developmentally sound educationally compatible Junior High/Elementary school athletic programs.