Welcome to the Educator's Conference Resource Center. Here, you’ll find a wealth of resources to help you continue exploring new ideas, innovative teaching strategies, and best practices from previous conferences. Whether you’re looking to revisit sessions, deepen your learning, or connect with concepts that resonate, this center is here to support your educational journey long after the event.
U.P. Principals' Summit 2025
February 27 & 28, 2025
The U.P. Principals’ Summit 2025 brought together education leaders from across the Upper Peninsula for two days of professional learning, collaboration, and networking. The event featured keynotes on AI in education and leadership development, along with breakout sessions on instructional strategies, school improvement, and policy updates. Attendees engaged in discussions on rural school leadership, conflict resolution, and strategic decision-making, gaining practical insights to enhance student success.
Resources
- Findings from Rural Principals in Michigan (opens in new tab) – Dr. Bergh, Dr. Edge, & Dr. Lubig
- SET SEG, Who We Are (opens in new tab) – Jim Bobula
- AI for Personalized Learning (opens in new tab) – Justin Bruno
- MEMSPA Elementary and Middle-Level Updates and Discussion (opens in new tab) – Kimberly Gillow
- The Role Leaders Play (opens in new tab) – Kimberly Gillow
- Legislative Update (opens in new tab) – Bob Kefgen
- Leaders Grow Leaders – Cultivating the Next Generation (opens in new tab) – Tom Lietz
- Negotiating Conflict – Leadership Behavior and Tactical Application (opens in new tab) – Tom Lietz
- Secondary Update – All MASSP Has to Offer and What You Need From Us (opens in new tab) – Tom Lietz
- Multi-Disciplinary Teams @ CLK (opens in new tab)
- Social Emotional Learning @ Forest Park (opens in new tab)
- MTSS, Literacy, PLCs, and Standards-Based Grading @ Ironwood (opens in new tab)
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Teaching Students to Drive Their Learning
Making Learning Visible
Dr. John Hattie is a world-renowned educational expert. He has examined 2,100 meta-analyses comprising more than 130,000 studies involving 400 million students around the world, leading to the Visible Learning books series that has been translated into 29 different languages and sold more than two million copies. His research interests include performance indicators, models of measurement, and evaluation of teaching and learning.
More about Dr. John Hattie and his work with Visible Learning (opens in new tab)
Resources
- Making Learning Visible (opens in new tab) – Dr. John Hattie
- Get Started with Visible Learning Titles (opens in new tab)
- Collective Efficacy (opens in new tab) – Dr. Jenni Donohoo
- Fostering Metacognition (opens in new tab) – Dr. Jenni Donohoo
- Overcoming the Enemies of Efficacy (opens in new tab) – Dr. Jenni Donohoo
- Student Self-Efficacy (opens in new tab) – Dr. Jenni Donohoo
- Success Criteria Essentials (opens in new tab) – Dr. Jenni Donohoo
- Generative AI is Here (Elementary) (opens in new tab) – Myron Dueck
- Generative AI is Here (Secondary) (opens in new tab) – Myron Dueck
- Passenger to Copilot (Elementary) (opens in new tab) – Myron Dueck
- Passenger to Copilot (Secondary) (opens in new tab) – Myron Dueck
- Throwing the Laptop in the Lake (opens in new tab) – Myron Dueck
- Addressing Chronic Absenteeism (opens in new tab) – Dr. Kim Gibbons
- Data in Action, Mastering Assessment Decision-Making (opens in new tab) – Dr. Kim Gibbons
- MTSS Unlocked (opens in new tab) – Dr. Kim Gibbons
- Strengthening Tier 1 (opens in new tab) – Dr. Kim Gibbons
- Unlocking Literacy (opens in new tab) – Dr. Kim Gibbons
- Clarity Through Assessment (opens in new tab) – Dr. Garth Larson
- Clarity Through Collaboration (opens in new tab) – Dr. Garth Larson
- Clarity Through Connection (opens in new tab) – Dr. Garth Larson
- Clarity Through Reflection (opens in new tab) – Dr. Garth Larson
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Building Strong Systems for All Learners
Raising Student Achievement: Academic Outcomes to Behavioral Outcomes through MTSS
Garth Larson, Ed.D is the Co-Founder and CEO of FIRST Educational Resources. Garth has previously worked as a director of learning, elementary principal, and started his career in education as a high school speech and English teacher. Garth currently consults with school districts around the world and provides customized professional development around a variety of topics, mainly Professional Learning Communities 2.0, learning-centered grading practices, leadership, and school improvement.
More about Dr. Larson and First Educational Resources (opens in new tab)