On March 3, attend in-person (at our Cedar Falls Office) or virtually for our Future Ready Summit! Our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Katie Martin, author of Learner Centered Innovation and Evolving Education, will kick off the full day of opportunities to network and engage with colleagues around future ready strategies to accelerate learning and engage students.
March 3 – Future Ready Summit / Superintendent Meeting
We will have both face-to-face and virtual opportunities available all day. Both schedules are listed below. Face-to-face topics include: Future Ready Media, Portrait of a Graduate, Accelerate Learning, SEL Competencies and Community Partnerships. Virtual topics include: Clarity for Teaching and Learning, Future Ready Skills & the Universal Constructs, Learner Agency in the Classroom and Learner-Centered Classroom Practices. Participants will leave the summit with new ideas and strategies to try, fresh knowledge and the motivation to innovate back in their own school. Recorded sessions will be available for 2 weeks after the summit concludes.
For event registration, visit the Central Rivers AEA Registration System and select course #203085, section #310407. For questions or more information, contact Jen Sigrist, Executive Director of Educational Services or Kay Schmalen, Director of Professional Learning.
Recorded Zoom Sessions:
Face-to-Face Schedule:
| Time | Learning Opportunities | Hybrid Event Links |
|---|---|---|
| 9 – 11 am | Keynote with Dr. Katie Martin (presentation will be available via Zoom) | Attend Keynote |
| 11 – 11:45 am | Business Meeting: Room B – Superintendents | |
| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| 12:30 pm | Portrait of a Graduate: Views from the Field
Leveraging the Formative Assessment Instructional Process to Accelerate Learning – What is it, and why would you take it on as a district? |
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| 1:15 pm | SEL Competencies: Creating a system grounded in Social-Emotional Learning is no simple task. It takes a deep understanding and the ability to model expected practices. The value of knowing and living the SEL competencies goes far beyond our classrooms. It is an essential part of being future ready that must start with supporting the adults in the building. Avoid teacher burnout and develop perseverance and hope.
Community Partnerships “Hybrid session: face-to-face and virtual.” How do we create and sustain community-based authentic learning experiences for students? |
Attend Community Partnerships “Hybrid session: face-to-face and virtual.” |
Virtual Schedule
| Time | Learning Opportunities | Zoom Links & Slides |
|---|---|---|
| 9 – 11 am | Keynote with Dr. Katie Martin (presentation will be available via Zoom) | Attend Keynote |
| 11:30 am | Leveraging the Formative Assessment Instructional Process (TLC): How can you use the formative assessment instructional process to overcome common challenges? | Attend Leveraging the Formative Assessment Instructional Process (TLC) |
| 12:30 pm | Future Ready Skills & the Universal Constructs: What are these? Why are they important? Anchored around the pandemic and necessary skills needed to successfully navigate these new teacher learning/implementation approaches/shifts. | Attend Future Ready Skills & the Universal Constructs |
| 1:30 pm | Live podcast with Dr. Katie Martin: Learner Agency in the classroom | Attend Live podcast |
| 2:30 pm | Live Zoom session with Dr. Katie Martin: Learner-centered classroom practices | Attend Live Zoom session with Dr. Katie Martin |