Workshops & Conferences

School leaders will experience a thoughtful and practical implementation process for each element of an effective standards-based grading system—highlighting the potential pitfalls, opportunities, and challenges.

Teaching in the standards-based classroom requires significantly more than simply knowing the standards. A true focus on standards in the classroom requires a teacher to understand multiple elements of a standards-based learning environment, including planning, instruction, assessment, and feedback. This session will present a thoughtful and logical approach to planning for and delivering a high-quality opportunity to learn that increases the potential for students to acquire understanding of the knowledge and skills included in standards. Participants will walk away with information, insights, and ideas as well as a plethora of resources for use in their own classrooms.

Effective teaching is a complex but critical endeavor. During this two-day workshop, Kristin Poage arms educators with tools and strategies to improve their practice at all levels of experience and expertise.

Attendees will participate in the coaching process through the use of short videos of classroom instruction to experience the process, tools, and feedback protocol that will be explored in the workshop.

Effective teaching is a complex but critical endeavor. During this two-day workshop, Tina Boogren arms educators with tools and strategies to improve their practice at all levels of experience and expertise.

Explore the various phases of a beginning teacher’s career, and then learn proven techniques for helping them thrive in classrooms.

This presentation will delve deeper into the School Wellness Wheel, which speaks to the future of education by linking three powerful and timely components—mastery-based education, trauma-responsive education, and culturally responsive teaching—in a comprehensive system that has the potential to completely transform the focus and impact of the conventional school paradigm.

Take a deep dive into the High Reliability Schools framework with our team of nationally acclaimed HRS experts. Explore the research underpinning each level, learn practical strategies for implementation, and create a plan to guarantee student success in your school or district.

For those just beginning to explore mastery- and competency-based concepts and actions, this is an excellent way to build your knowledge base. For those already involved in deep implementation, this institute is the perfect opportunity to revisit your goals, focus your work, introduce new team members to the process, and get answers to new questions.