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2017 Events Guide The Summit on PLC at Work™

RTI at Work™ Institutes

PLC at Work™ Institutes

Leadership NOW

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The Annual Conference on Assessment & Grading page 14

Spring 2-Day Workshops page 16

More than 36,000 educators will attend one of our events this year—here’s why Learn from leading experts

Experience a fresh perspective

Earn CEUs

Tim Brown. Mike Mattos. Anthony Muhammad. Cassandra Erkens.

Timothy D. Kanold.

These are just some of the nationally renowned experts you and your team will learn from at a Solution Tree event.

Our events receive rave reviews.

Now’s your chance to experience an inspiring, empowering event firsthand! Visit our website to find an event that provides relevant and immediate outcomes for your team.

Participate in any Solution Tree event and earn CEUs that can be applied toward your license renewal. Please check with your local school or district for CEU availability and eligibility.

Speakers are subject to change.

Register early—events sell out quickly!

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Achieve your goals

Impact student achievement

Your learning doesn’t end when the event is over! You’ll leave with a book and binder full of valuable content to help your team keep the momentum going.

Your team will acquire foundational knowledge, explore bold new ideas, and gain practical implementation strategies to ensure all students learn at high levels. Go online to explore detailed learning outcomes.

Host an event!

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Be part of the #1 PLC at Work event for educators

Phoenix, Arizona | February 22–24, 2017

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The Finest Minds.

The Most Proven Practices.

All in One Place.

Achieve equity. Elevate learning.

Whether you are beginning your PLC journey or want to reinvigorate your practices, this is a must-attend event.

• Get up close and personal with PLC leaders, including Richard DuFour, Robert Eaker, Rebecca DuFour, Mike Mattos, Anthony Muhammad, and Tim Brown.

With top-notch training delivered by nationally renowned experts, the Summit will transform the way you think about PLC. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this career-changing event.

• Craft your own experience by choosing from a wide selection of keynotes and breakouts focusing on school culture, instruction, mathematics, and more.

• Access educator-approved strategies, tools, and materials.

• Share ideas, collaborate, and network with educators from around the globe.

“This conference has been enlightening and eye-opening.

I am fired up to go back to school and unite my team.”

— Sara Knighton, teacher, Glendale Elementary School, Arizona

Claim your seat today SolutionTree.com/2017PLCSummit 888.431.6248

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AT WORK

I love this institute because it is so motivating and energizing. You can’t help but leave ready to start moving students to higher levels of learning!”

—Eilene Ahr, assistant principal, Starke Elementary School, Florida

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Here’s what you’ll learn Lead the PLC at Work process effectively.

• Create a collaborative culture.

The Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process is increasingly recognized as the most powerful strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement. These institutes give you and your team the knowledge and tools to implement this powerful process in your school or district.

The program includes time for questions during the breakout sessions, a panel of experts to address questions from the audience, and time for teams to reflect and seek the advice of the presenters. During team time, you will focus on next action steps, with presenters on hand to guide you.

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• Build consensus for change.

• Build the capacity of staff to function as a PLC at Work.

• Engage in difficult conversations productively.

• Use the PLC at Work process to sustain continuous school improvement.

Create a focus on learning.

• Develop systems of intervention and enrichment for students who experience difficulty and for those who are already proficient.

• Use evidence of student learning to inform and improve professional practice.

• Effectively address resistance to engaging in the most promising practices to improve student learning.

2017 June 7–9

Las Vegas, Nevada

Caesars Palace

June 14–16

St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles Convention Center

June 20–22

San Antonio, Texas

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

June 28–30

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia World Congress Center

July 10–12

Orlando, Florida

Orange County Convention Center

July 19–21

San Jose, California

San Jose McEnery Convention Center

July 24–26

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis Convention Center

Lincolnshire, Illinois

Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Grand Rapids, Michigan

DeVos Place Convention Center

Seattle, Washington

Washington State Convention Center

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Palace Convention Center

October 10–12

San Diego, California

San Diego Convention Center

October 23–25

Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa Events Center

San Antonio, Texas

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center

July 31–August 2 August 9–11 August 15–17 September 26–28

November 8–10

Register a team and save!

Register early—events sell out quickly!

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$689 USD per person $669 USD per person for teams of 5 or more

Champions of PLC at Work Anthony Muhammad, Mike Mattos, Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, and Tim Brown 888.431.6248

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Invest in Training Your Entire Team The excitement and learning your team experiences at PLC at Work™ or RTI at Work™ events can be career-changing. Using our live stream or recorded video, your entire team can receive customized training from our experts without ever having to travel out of your school or district. This means that even with limited budgets or travel restrictions, all of your educators can participate in one of our live events or our flexible Anytime, Anywhere events.

Learn more: SolutionTree.com/Hybrids

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How It Works 1

S E L E C T—Choose to stream one of our live events or an Anytime, Anywhere event.

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C U S T O M IZE —Work with a Solution Tree representative to schedule your dates, times, and programming.

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P R E PA R E—Get your team excited about the training and development, and we’ll work with you on the details.

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L O C A L IZE —A hand-selected Solution Tree expert will provide support for your team during your event.

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E M P O WE R —Provide your staff with tools to advance their development and your students’ achievement.

How do you know if a hybrid event is right for your school or district?

When you want to train large numbers of your staff in the PLC or RTI processes at the same time, a hybrid event is an affordable, effective option. Smaller districts can train large numbers of staff at hybrid events, while larger districts may wish to train new staff and team leaders, who can then disseminate what they have learned to others in their district.

Contact our hybrids team to learn more.

877.247.8270

hybrids@SolutionTree.com

I would not have been able to make it to the live event, so having the opportunity to view this presentation from my hometown was phenomenal.”

—Hayley Gray, teacher, Gene George Elementary School, Arkansas

Great to be a part from afar, nice to sleep in my own bed, save some school money.”

—Mike Huber, assistant principal, Portage Northern High School, Michigan

This was a FANTASTIC way to get to attend the event without actually being there in person.”

—Jennifer Denham, curriculum support provider, Del Rey Elementary School, California 888.431.6248

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2017 San Diego, California

May 2–4

Wyndham San Diego Bayside

Quebec City, Quebec

May 10–12

Quebec City Convention Centre

With access to recognized experts, you’ll discover how to lead the RTI process at the site and district levels.

Learn how to create a proactive process to identify students who need help, place them in the proper intervention, monitor their progress, and determine when they no longer need additional support.

Here’s what you’ll learn Create a school or district culture that focuses on student learning.

• Build a highly effective, collaborative core program.

• Focus core instruction on rigorous core curriculum.

• Unpack the CCSS into focused student learning targets.

• Design, analyze, and utilize common assessments to improve core instruction and guide interventions.

• Plan for embedded intervention time.

• Engage and empower students in the learning process.

• Target interventions to meet individual student needs.

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It was so powerful! Excellent speakers, timely topics, and step-by-step directions for improvement . . . what more could I ask for?”

—Suzanne Doucet, principal, James Ward Elementary School, Louisiana

2017 New Orleans, Louisiana

September 19–21

New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

Virginia Beach, Virginia

October 3–5

Unlock powerful interventions

Virginia Beach Convention Center

Understand the critical components and implementation of a behavioral RTI system.

• Utilize a site leadership and intervention team to support schoolwide interventions.

Austin Buffum

Mike Mattos

• Use intervention time to extend learning for students who have already mastered grade-level expectations.

Luis F. Cruz

Sarah Schuhl

• Understand the district’s role and responsibilities in the RTI process.

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• Design master schedules that provide core instruction, interventions, and elective options for students at risk.

• Identify effective Tier 3 interventions for students struggling with reading, writing, number sense, and English language.

• Determine the best ways to utilize schoolwide support staff in the RTI process, including psychologists, counselors, special education teachers, and intervention specialists.

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LEADERSHIP

NOW Get top-to-bottom training on everything from the key elements of effective leadership to techniques necessary for transforming student learning. Ensure collaborative learning through shared leadership and accountability, and gain tools, tips, and templates proven to impact team effectiveness and student learning.

SolutionTree.com/LeadershipNOW $759 USD per person $729 USD per person for teams of 5 or more

Early Bird pricing Ends 8/15/17 $719 USD per person $699 USD for teams of 5 or more 12

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Las Vegas, Nevada November 13–15 Caesars Palace

Here’s what you’ll learn • Gain an understanding of how to promote high standards of achievement for all students.

• Acquire techniques for consensus building, strategic planning, and vision development.

• Develop effective systems of job-embedded professional development.

• Obtain tools, tips, and templates proven to impact team effectiveness and student learning.

• Understand the issues behind resistance and difficult behavior from staff members, and acquire specific strategies to address them.

Leadership NOW is the best PD I have ever attended!

Thank you for continuing to provide opportunities for leaders to refine their practice.”

—Holly Pate, lead instructional coach, McGary Middle School, Indiana

Take the lead

• Discover how to create a collective, rather than individual, leadership focus.

• Examine the often hidden potential of teacher leadership.

• Experience how to form a collective leadership response to the needs of English learners and other student cohorts who historically do not learn.

Cassandra Erkens

Timothy D. Kanold

Anthony Muhammad

Douglas Reeves

Julie A. Schmidt

Eric Twadell

Todd Whitaker

Kenneth C. Williams

Yong Zhao

• Discover the essential role of diversity in decision making.

• Apply creativity principles to specific needs in your school or district.

• Cultivate effective instruction through reflective leadership practices.

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The Annual Conference on

Assessment & Grading Whether or not you are aligning with state standards, your goal is to ensure students love learning and are motivated to achieve. During the conference, you’ll hear keynotes and participate in breakouts packed with tools, tips, and templates for successful instruction and assessment. Experts will share implementation strategies, answer questions, and discuss next steps with your team.

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Convention Center

You’ll leave empowered and prepared to ensure every student, regardless of background, is collegeand career-ready.

SolutionTree.com/TACAG $689 USD per person $669 USD per person for teams of 5 or more

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October 16–18

I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this conference. The keynotes were inspiring!”

—Jackie Shope, teacher, Edge High School, Arizona

2017 • Recognize how to build assessment literacy utilizing a learning map to differentiate professional development.

• Acquire the skills to refine traditional lessons into standardsbased lessons with clear learning targets.

Tim Brown

Cassandra Erkens

Douglas Fisher

Angela Freese

Thomas R. Guskey

Timothy D. Kanold

Tom Schimmer

Eric Twadell

Nicole Dimich Vagle

• Gain strategies to get students to really understand classroom expectations and how their success will be measured.

• Engineer effective classroom discussions, activities, and learning tasks that demonstrate evidence of learning.

• Identify features of 21st century skills that must be addressed differently than current accepted practices.

Early Bird pricing Ends 7/18/17

$659 USD per person $639 USD for teams of 5 or more

Subject to change

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SPRING 2-DAY WORKSHOPS ► RTI at Work™

► Design in Five

Austin Buffum or Mike Mattos

Learn why bureaucratic, paperwork-heavy, compliance-oriented, test-score-driven approaches fail—and then learn how to create an RTI model that works. Acquire four essential guiding principles and a simple process for implementation to help your school make RTI efficient, effective, and equitable.

March 6–7 | Seattle, Washington March 9–10 | San Antonio, Texas March 22–23 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Nicole Dimich Vagle

Explore how to create quality assessments that truly make a difference in student learning. Your team will discover a five-phase process they can use to easily move from unpacking rigorous standards to writing and administering effective, engaging assessments that provide essential information about what to do next in the classroom.

March 7–8 | San Antonio, Texas March 27–28 | Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 29–30 | Salt Lake City, Utah April 10–11 | Louisville, Kentucky April 20–21 | New Orleans, Louisiana

Call 888.431.6248 for more information Sign up for your first notice of Spring 2017 Workshops.

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Grow as an Educator

► Daily Differentiation for Tier 1 Gayle Gregory and Martha Kaufeldt

Great teachers orchestrate quality instructional experiences for every student every day. When learners struggle or demonstrate mastery, teachers must know how to differentiate their instructional strategies. At this workshop, you’ll explore the elements to create powerful Tier 1 instructional programs.

March 8–9 | Seattle, Washington

► Mathematics at WorkTM Tim Kanold, Mona Toncheff, and Sarah Schuhl

Achieving excellence in mathematics teaching and learning begins by understanding the thousands of instruction and assessment decisions teachers and teacher teams make. Gain a deeper understanding of the hope for student learning provided by the 10 highleverage actions of teacher teams.

March 13–14 | Denver, Colorado March 20–21 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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$669 USD per person

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2017 SPRING 2-DAY WORKSHOPS ►►On Your Mark Grading Tom Schimmer, Tom Hierck, or Tim Brown

The most effective grading practices provide accurate, specific, timely feedback designed to improve student performance. This workshop will challenge antiquated practices and provide you with research-based options for grading and reporting that are fair, motivating, and meaningful to both students and parents.

►►Empowering Modern Learners Will Richardson

Chart a path to a more modern approach to education. Discover how to navigate the transition from traditional teaching and learning methods to more relevant, powerful practices that focus on developing passionate, confident, and creative learners.

March 15–16 | Denver, Colorado

April 5–6 | St. Louis, Missouri

March 27–28 | Salt Lake City, Utah

April 12–13 | San Diego, California

May 1–2 | Jacksonville, Florida

►►Collaborative Common Assessments Cassandra Erkens

Explore the tight-loose structure of collaborative common assessments. Gain tools, protocols, and strategies to design and effectively employ quality assessments that enable teams to collect meaningful instructional data and respond appropriately with interventions and enrichments.

March 29–30 | Minneapolis, Minnesota April 3–4 | St. Louis, Missouri April 10–11 | San Diego, California April 18–19 | New Orleans, Louisiana

►►Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap Anthony Muhammad

The workshop experience will include examining current constructs and the mistakes of the past. Once we have confronted the mistakes of the past, we will start to examine our current reality and make concrete plans to create a liberation mindset at our school. As part of that process, schools will be asked to do a self-assessment before the workshop and to distribute a survey to their staff before they arrive. We will use that data to create a solid plan that will integrate the learning at the workshop with the reality at the school site. We recommend that the school send a diverse group of representatives, which could include teacher leaders, counselors, school administrators, and a district office representative.

April 12–13 | Louisville, Kentucky May 3–4 | Jacksonville, Florida

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