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 25
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 – Dr. Bergh, Dr. Edge, & Dr. Lubig |
| SET SEG, Who We Are – Jim Bobula |
| AI for Personalized Learning – Justin Bruno |
| MEMSPA Elementary and Middle-Level Updates and Discussion – Kimberly Gillow |
| The Role Leaders Play – Kimberly Gillow |
| Legislative Update – Bob Kefgen |
| Leaders Grow Leaders – Cultivating the Next Generation – Tom Lietz |
| Negotiating Conflict – Leadership Behavior and Tactical Application – Tom Lietz |
| Secondary Update – All MASSP Has to Offer and What You Need From Us – Tom Lietz |
| Multi-Disciplinary Teams @ CLK |
| Social Emotional Learning @ Forest Park |
| MTSS, Literacy, PLCs, and Standards-Based Grading @ Ironwood |
FallEdCon24
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
Resources
 | Making Learning Visible – Dr. John Hattie |
| Get Started with Visible Learning Titles |
 | Collective Efficacy – Dr. Jenni Donohoo |
| Fostering Metacognition – Dr. Jenni Donohoo |
| Overcoming the Enemies of Efficacy – Dr. Jenni Donohoo |
| Student Self-Efficacy – Dr. Jenni Donohoo |
| Success Criteria Essentials – Dr. Jenni Donohoo |
| Generative AI is Here (Elementary) – Myron Dueck |
| Generative AI is Here (Secondary) – Myron Dueck |
| Passenger to Copilot (Elementary) – Myron Dueck |
| Passenger to Copilot (Secondary) – Myron Dueck |
| Throwing the Laptop in the Lake – Myron Dueck |
| Addressing Chronic Absenteeism – Dr. Kim Gibbons |
| Data in Action, Mastering Assessment Decision-Making – Dr. Kim Gibbons |
| MTSS Unlocked – Dr. Kim Gibbons |
| Strengthening Tier 1 – Dr. Kim Gibbons |
| Unlocking Literacy – Dr. Kim Gibbons |
| Clarity Through Assessment – Dr. Garth Larson |
| Clarity Through Collaboration – Dr. Garth Larson |
| Clarity Through Connection – Dr. Garth Larson |
| Clarity Through Reflection – Dr. Garth Larson |
FallEdCon23
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
Resources
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