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LAS VEGAS Growth. It’s never easy. In fact, it’s a choice. We can choose to remain where we are, or look toward continually making ourselves better. A reminder that I’ve always told myself is: how dare I walk into a school every day and ask my students to learn, if I am not also growing myself each day as well. I am so honored that you have chosen to continue your growth with us here at Lead On for the Get Your Teach On Conference. I have worked with my leadership team to help develop a truly one-of-a-kind experience for you. Learning that is hands-on, has immediate takeaways, and grows the whole leader. We are bringing in experts from around the country who couldn’t be more excited to pour into you and grow alongside you. Leadership isn’t easy. Everyone has an opinion about the decisions you make, though few know just how hard we deliberate before each of those decisions. Just how much sleep we lose each night over our students and our team, how much of ourselves we give to this job every day. It is our hope that Lead On reminds you of just how amazing you are, and how much you are needed and valued. All while growing you even more and pushing you outside of your comfort zone. Because we all know we aren’t truly learning until we’re a little bit uncomfortable. Thank you again for being here. I can't wait to meet you face-to-face and let you know how appreciated you are! You are exactly where you’re meant to be for a reason! With excitement,
Todd Nesloney
WHY GYTO?
Our Get Your Teach On Leadership and Content Development team has worked to create an engaging and transformational educator professional development experience that aligns directly to the needs of schools and teachers across the country by helping educators develop consistent best instructional practices and processes from start to finish to accelerate student learning. These evidence and research-based best practices, strategies, and techniques will directly impact overall educator effectiveness and student achievement, transforming instruction and student learning like never before.
BUILDING THE TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHER
Developing Consistent Best Instructional Practices and Processes from Start to Finish to Completely Transform Your School
PLANNING & TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS PREPARATION
DATA & PROGRESS MONITORING
STUDENT BEST ACCOUNTABILITY INSTRUCTIONAL & ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES
PLANNING & PREPARATION
Intentional and meaningful planning, using specific grade level content standards and high-quality instructional materials that address the needs of all learners and support mastery of learning goals.
THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Creates and maintains a collaborative, safe, efficient, and effective learning environment that supports each student’s diverse needs and promotes recognition of student’s diverse personal experiences to build relationships of trust within the classroom.
BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES
Implementation of evidence and research-based best instructional strategies and techniques to accelerate student learning, growth, and achievement through rigorous and consistent instruction, including opportunities for problem solving, critical and creative thinking, meaningful and purposeful discourse, and high-impact instructional delivery.
STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY & ENGAGEMENT
Builds engaging, intentional, and rigorous learning experiences through setting high expectations and consistency within instructional practices that requires all students to take ownership of and be held accountable for their individual learning.
DATA & PROGRESS MONITORING
Continually monitors and analyzes student learning and progress towards mastery of learning goals for all students using a variety of progress monitoring and assessment techniques to make immediate instructional decisions that support student growth and acceleration.
TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS
Develops strong foundational teaching practices and commitments that support best practices and professional growth through consistent reflection of professional practices to support student learning, development, and achievement at a high level.
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THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Get Your Teach On sessions are intentionally selected for attendees to experience the full professional development experience. Each session is hands-on, interactive, collaborative, and allows time for teachers to take what they’ve learned and apply it to their specific grade level standards or content area. Sessions are structured to meet the needs of all learners in classrooms, modeling best practices for direct and immediate implementation in classrooms.
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CONFERENCE guide 2024
REGISTRATION
6:00pm
DOORS OPEN FOR GYTO OPENING CELEBRATION & KEYNOTE
7:00-9:30pm
GYTO OPENING CELEBRATION & KEYNOTE
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OPENING KEYNOTE
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SESSION 1
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SESSION 1
11:20-12:40pm
LUNCH (LUNCH SESSION)
11:20-12:40pm
LUNCH
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SESSION 2
12:40-1:50pm
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BREAKOUTS
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CLOSING KEYNOTE
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Creating a Common Language of What Equity Looks and Feels Like BREAKOUT SESSION 2
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The principal must balance all stakeholders’ needs and interests while meeting a vision for an equitable and inclusive school. Equity-focused school leaders not only create the conditions in which all students and adults can thrive, they push themselves to continuously reflect and grow into more effective agents for change. In this session, leaders will unpack equity-driven practices that promote diversity, inclusion and cultural responsiveness.
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Lead with Collaboration: Staff Meeting Strategies to Elevate ALL Staff Voices
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Sometimes the loudest voice in the room is the one that constantly gets heard. Join Allyson in this fun and interactive session to explore strategies to elevate all staff voices so that collaboration is the norm in all meetings, especially staff meetings. Participants will walk away with ideas to implement right away: ideas for planning staff meetings from beginning to end, strategies to help all staff be included and feel valued, collaborative decision-making protocols, and a plan for their first staff meeting of the year!
Principal in Balance: Leading at Work and Having a Life BREAKOUT SESSION 1
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Reports of burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue are on the rise. These issues push many out of the profession, leading to high turnover and suboptimal student outcomes. How can school leaders combat these problems? Leaders can start by managing their own wellness and priorities. Healthy leaders who learn balance can create motivation, confidence, quality collaboration, and enthusiasm among staff and other stakeholders. This session offers leaders strategies and tools to take ownership of their lives at work and home, so everyone in the K–12 educational community can thrive. Participants will walk away with a plan that they can put into action during the summer that is sustainable throughout the school year.
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Difficult Conversations
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This session will unpack the tremendous value and potential that oftentimes goes "untapped" inside of our teachers and staff. As leaders, our greatest privilege is to empower those around us to grow into their fullest potential for the sake of every student that walks through our doors. Come and be engaged in selfreflection and strategies to empower your staff, as you become a catalyst for their growth in your building!
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As educators and leaders, we all have to lead (or be present in) conversations that aren’t easy to have, even more so when we have to do these virtually. In this session, Todd and Leonard will share his five steps for how to have successful difficult conversations in both virtual and in-person settings. Whether you are leading the meeting or coming as an attendee, coming prepared with a game plan is the best tool we have.
Campus Literacy BREAKOUT SESSION 1
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We can all commit to making sure every child on our campus learns to read, but are you building lifelong readers? In this session, Principal Ross Braun will share practical and real ideas on how you can build lifelong readers who LOVE to read. Your campus literacy story should be successful and fun for everyone: teachers, staff, students and parents. Let's make it happen!
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The Art of Coaching: Inspecting What You Expect
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There is a level of diversity regarding teacher knowledge and experience. From the administrative lenses, teachers need support just like students. Ryan and Leonard are experienced administrators, who will guide you through play-by-play action in the area of coaching teachers. You will walk away knowing how to inspect what you expect.
Moving Beyond the Bless Your Heart Mentality This session is centered around helping all kids reach excellence, regardless of their circumstances and supplies the "secret sauce" on how we can connect with even the toughest parents so that we can better reach kids.
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Move from gotcha to I got you! The evaluation process is an opportunity to elevate your teachers' practice and increase student achievement. Professional growth and development should be an intentional and purposeful systematic process of elevating educators to achieve more in their professional practice, increase student achievement, and improve the educational outcomes for all students. Learn how to use the evaluation process to move from compliance to elevation.
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Now That’s What I Call Data The Remix!
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Now more than ever, there is no one-size-fits-all plan to accelerate student learning. Student achievement takes intentional, purposeful, and meaningful data collection, analysis, and progress monitoring to ensure all students are progressing towards mastery. Learn powerful school-wide strategies and techniques to guide and coach your teachers in making effective daily instructional decisions that target student growth and academic success, leading them toward having meaningful data-based conversations that accelerate student learning school-wide.
6 Steps to Transform Your Teachers' Best Instruction
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Ready to amp up your teachers' instructional practices school-wide to provide students with the most meaningful learning experience, while simplifying your teacher’s dayto-day planning? Join Chris & Hope as they take you backstage and make you the VIP to take your teachers' instructional practices to the next level with just six strategic steps! Based on survey results on educators' and their administrators' biggest struggles and pain points when it comes to instructional planning and delivery, our team has put together the top research-based strategies and practices to help you TRANSFORM your school’s instruction. This session will break down these best instructional strategies to implement, as well as look-fors to observe and coach during classroom walkthroughs to ensure school-wide consistency and high-level teaching from all teachers.
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**This session directly aligns to content all GYTO attendees in grade level K-12 rooms will experience, so you can immediately start implementing what they’ve learned in their sessions to transform your school campus.**
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las vegas REGIONAL CONFERENCE
LAS VEGAS LET'S GET STARTED! three days of content
Three days filled with keynote sessions, research-based workshops, and more that will guide you in creating rigorous and engaging lessons all year long!
inspiring keynotes
hands-on workshops
Keynote presentations from influential educators and motivational speakers that will leave you more inspired than ever to head back into your classrooms and create educational magic!
Training specifically designed for your position from some of today's top educators and administrators who are experts at their craft, with strategies that can be implemented the very next day!
gyto certificate free pre-game for 15 pd swag celebration Swag that will make you want to hours Our Las Vegas Education Celebration kicks off the conference on Saturday night! This is a party you don’t want to miss!
bring an extra suitcase! Not to mention all the free goodies from our sponsors!
Each attendee receives a professional development certificate for 15 hours of quality professional development over the conference’s four days!
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MEET YOUR PRESENTERS
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Todd Nesloney is the Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership for the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA). He has also served as an award-winning principal of a PreK-5th Grade campus of over 775 students in a rural town in Texas. He has been recognized by the White House, John C Maxwell, the Center for Digital Education, National School Board Association, the BAMMYS, and more for his work in education and with children. Todd has written five books, including Kids Deserve It, Stories From Webb, Sparks in the Dark, When Kids Lead, and In This Season. He also released a children's book: Spruce And Lucy. He is passionate about doing whatever it takes for our students and teachers, and helping others tell their story.
todd nesloney Allyson Apsey has been an award-winning school leader for nearly 20 years, leading all levels from elementary to high school. She is a best-selling author of several books—including Leading the Whole Teacher and The Path to Serendipity. Allyson’s next adventure was becoming the principal of Quincy Elementary in Zeeland, MI. This award-winning school is full of dedicated, passionate, and skilled teachers who elicit wonder, excitement, and a love for learning in their students. In addition to her role as principal for Zeeland Public Schools, she was the District Leadership and Mentoring Coach.
Allyson Apsey Jessica is the Principal of Austin Online Academy in Austin, Minnesota. She is a Nationally Distinguished Principal, NAESP Middle Level Fellow and Future Ready Principal. She has authored five books, and her most recent, Principal in Balance: Leading at Work and Living a Life, was released in March of 2023. She leads in Austin and lives with her husband Rob, sons Kenny and Isaiah, and the forever pandemic puppy Herman.
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Leonard Galloway is a middle school principal in Anderson, SC. Leonard has been with GYLO since 2020 and continues to be inspired by great leaders across this nation. In addition to spending quality time with his family and friends, Leonard believes in making each moment an opportunity to make someone else better, personally or professionally.
Leonard Galloway Dr. Tyler Cook serves as the Principal of Klein Elementary School in Erie, PA. He is passionate about developing authentic, high-impact leaders who will grow their staff and students to their fullest potential. From fostering healthy cultures to empowering others to lead, Tyler believes that there is greatness inside of every person, and it is the privilege of leaders to unlock it.
DR. Tyler Cook Emily Paschall, author and education leader, has served as a teacher, district coach, school administrator, professional learning trainer, and motivational speaker. Her work is highly recognized from educators who desire to learn how to create a climate and culture that promotes excellence. Emily’s innovative methods for driving student engagement, promoting academic rigor, and stimulating excitement about school has created a ripple effect in others across the country.
Emily Paschall Ross is a small-town principal helping students chase big-time dreams! He leads a K-6 elementary school in Indiana with over 600 students. He passionately leads with love, high standards and strong relationships!
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Dr. Ryan Daniel currently serves as the Principal of Fort Foote Elementary School located in Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). Dr. Daniel displays a sincere dedication to serving as an innovative educational leader. Transforming learning environments for students to feel supported, seen and valued is her mission as an educational leader. Dr. Daniel believes in providing supportive environments for teachers to build and enhance their capacity through intentional coaching and empathetic leadership skills. Currently Dr. Daniel serves as the President for the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP) and a Fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) leading the Center for Diversity in Leadership.
DR. Ryan Daniel Dr. Tron Young has 19 years of combined experience as a middle school teacher, elementary principal, and middle school principal. He is the building principal at Joseph Arthur Middle School in the Central 104 School District in O'Fallon, IL. He is the 2020 Illinois Middle School Principal of the year and Illinois NASSP National Distinguished Principal of the Year. He has also been awarded the Pacesetter Award through Kaskaskia College, the Illinois Education Association Bob Haisman “Teacher of the Year,” 100 Black Men United Educator of the Year, and Regional Middle School Principal of the Year Awards. Dr. Young is the founder and organizer of the Illinois Grow Summit to grow, retain, and recruit more educational teachers and leaders of color. He is the founder and host of the Be The Thermostat Podcast. Dr. Young is also an adjunct professional at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. He has been a featured speaker and presenter at local, state, and national conferences. He emphasizes the importance of goal setting, school culture, teacher professional development, staff motivation, and leadership coaching. He has been a motivational speaker at middle and high schools, speaking on perseverance, making good choices, setting goals, and youth leadership development. Dr. Young believes you have to do the things that others do not think to do to get the results that others are not able to get.
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Originally from Long Island, New York, Chris is an award-winning educator, administrator, and professional speaker and host with a passion for education. He is a double graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in Elementary Education (B.S) and Educational Leadership (M.Ed) and has served as a highly effective teacher, instructional coach, and administrator in both Orlando, FL and Harlem, NY. A former employee of the Walt Disney Company and lead host for Radio Disney in both the New York City and Orlando markets, Chris has years of experience captivating audiences, families, and clients with his high energy and enthusiasm and has since found a way to bring that same experience and “magic” into schools and classrooms throughout the country. Because of this, Chris was honored with Macy’s Magic of Teaching: Magic of Innovation Award, awarded the Elementary School Teacher of the Year and overall District Teacher of the Year for his district, named one of UCF’s Top 30 Under 30, and had the opportunity to ring the closing bell of the Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell in New York City. Follow Chris on social media at @ChrisPombonyo.
chris pombonyo Hope King is a decorated educator with over eleven years of experience teaching first through sixth grades. Hope holds a Master’s Degree in Reading. Since working and traveling with Get Your Teach On, Hope has trained thousands of educators. Hope enjoys meeting teachers from all over the country as she shares her passion for student engagement and rigorous content-driven instruction. Hope is the popular blogger behind the website Elementary Shenanigans and is a teacher author for the website Teachers Pay Teachers. Hope is the co-author of the book “The Wild Card,” written with her husband Wade King. Hope is a cofounder of the Get Your Teach On Conference.
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