Four Great Conferences in One!

Stretch your professional development funds across four powerhouse approaches to better teaching and learning:

• Differentiated Instruction (DI): a systematic approach to ensuring that every student is learning, regardless of interests, learning styles, or readiness for school
• Understanding by Design (UBD): a framework to design new curriculum based on achieving student understanding of content
• What Works in Schools (WWIS): a research-based approach to focusing your entire school or district on the school-, teacher-, and student-level factors that influence achievement
• Curriculum Mapping: a way to document and analyze what exactly is being taught and when in the actual school calendar

Here’s the one opportunity you’ll have all year to learn about all four proven approaches or go in-depth on the one that matters to you most.

Who Should Attend This Event and Why

• Teachers who want to explore curriculum units and instructional practices that lead to higher student achievement
• Principals and other building-level administrators who want to learn how to support schoolwide efforts to close achievement gaps and advance best practices
• District- and state-level administrators who want to find new and better ideas for leading their organizations to higher levels of effectiveness
• Staff developers and university professors who want to discover better ways to support teachers and administrators in improving their practice

Learn from the Leading Experts

Carol Ann Tomlinson on Differentiating Instruction

Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe on Understanding by Design

Robert J. Marzano on What Works in Schools

Heidi Hayes Jacobs on Curriculum Mapping

A Personalized Conference Experience

Personalize your conference experience by reserving the sessions you want to attend on your registration form. First, read the session descriptions. Then, enter the numbers of your session choices in the spaces provided on the form. Be sure to enter alternatives for each time slot in case your first selection fills up early. 

NOTE: The Making Connections Reception does not require advance reservations.

How to Target Your Learning Needs

• Beginner participants have limited knowledge of the topic and want to learn about it.
• Experienced participants are already familiar with the topic and want more information.
• Advanced participants know a lot about the topic and want more advanced information.

Don’t Miss These Pre-Conference Institutes!

On Monday, June 21, from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., choose from these exciting topics:

• The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning
• Promoting Success for All Learners Using the Art and Science of Teaching
• School Improvement Planning and Understanding by Design: The Power of Collaboration
  

Here's your opportunity to take your practice to even higher ground and get on board with these successful movements in school reform. Explore all three or focus on the one that interests you most. View session descriptions to customize your conference experience.