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Justin Baeder is director of The Principal Center, where he helps school and district administrators build capacity for instructional leadership. Driven by the belief that leaders belong in classrooms—where the most important work is being done—he created the 21-Day Instructional Leadership Challenge, which has helped more than 10,000 leaders from 50 countries develop the habit of getting into classrooms and having evidence-based conversations with teachers.

Shawn Slakk, Chief Learning Officer for ABCDS&S Consulting, works with teachers, administrators, schools, and state agencies to offer strategies and support for multilingual learners and their classmates, in grades K–12 and adults.

Learn what PLC consistency looks like and what systems of support have been implemented to make sure PLCs stay on track to meet continuous improvement goals and, ultimately, achieve higher levels of student achievement.

Learn how U.S. Grant High School changed from the “dropout factory” to an engine of hope for the students it serves, and how its success can be replicated anywhere.

Accurately report students' academic strengths and weaknesses with standards-based grading.

Darin A. Thompson, PhD, is a veteran K–12 leader with nearly 20 years of experience. He has led transformative school improvement efforts across multiple school divisions, resulting in double-digit gains in student outcomes for historically underserved populations.

It’s the middle of the year—and you have plenty of data. But are you using the right data to drive meaningful student growth? Join us for an interactive webinar that tackles a common challenge in schools: overassessing while underanalyzing the data that matters most. Through hands-on activities and thought-provoking discussion, you’ll learn how to identify essential data and turn insights into purposeful action for teaching and learning.

Small habits can make a big difference. Uncover the role, responsibilities, assumptions, and mindsets of effective teacher team leaders, and explore simple, go-to moves and strategies that transform team collaboration in a Professional Learning Community at Work®. This session equips teacher team leaders with clear priorities, collaborative mindsets, and practical tools to elevate team effectiveness.

During this workshop, teams of teachers, counselors, building administrators, and district administrators will study four distinctive leadership behaviors proven to promote positive change: (1) communication, (2) trust building, (3) professional capacity, and (4) universal accountability.