Winter Meeting Learning Experiences – Call for Proposals
Do you have a great idea for a Learning Experience at Winter Meeting? Are you using SRI tools and practices in exciting ways that you’d like to share with others? Then offer up a Learning Experience at the 2017 Winter Meeting in Denver.
Each year, we utilize a portion of our conference for Learning Experiences. These 3.5 hour sessions allow affiliates to learn new skills, dive deep, and explore different concepts, all within the framework of the SRI Mission and Guiding Principles. Do you have an idea for a Learning Experience? We are accepting proposals for Winter Meeting Learning Experiences now until September 15th. If you are interested in proposing an experience, please utilize the Learning Experience proposal form. Questions? Email or call Kari (kari@schoolreforminitiative.org or 303.586.1169)
To learn more and register for the 2017 Winter Meeting click here
Teach to Lead Focuses on Teacher Preparation
Over the past two years, Teach to Lead has helped drive a national conversation on teacher leadership and helped teachers turn their leadership ideas into action. The US Department of Education, SRI, and more than 120 supporting organizations have joined to support this critical work. It is Teach to Lead’s mission to expand opportunities for teacher leadership by providing resources, facilitating stakeholder consultation, and encouraging professional collaborations to develop and amplify the work of teacher leaders.
Teach to Lead will be hosting a Teacher Leadership Summit in Washington, DC on November 3-4th, 2016. This unique summit will focus on teacher preparation programs, leveraging teacher leadership to strengthen teacher prep programs.
At the Summits, educators from around the nation will work to collaborate, problem solve, and develop action plans to put their own teacher leadership ideas into action. The hope is to attract the best teacher leadership ideas from exceptional educators across the country to drive innovation in the teacher preparation space.
Click here to learn more about this opportunity and for information on how to apply. We know there are a number of SRI affiliates who work in teacher preparation programs, and we would love to have you be a part of this important work!
School Reform Initiative is Hiring!
Thanks to the generous support of The Bay and Paul Foundations, grant funding has allowed us to create a new, part-time position for up to three years. Our hope is that this becomes a sustainable and permanent position. The Professional Development Specialist will partner closely with the Organizational Director to implement SRI’s business plan. Our business plan, along with the support of the Professional Development Specialist will enable SRI to more firmly establish itself on the national educational landscape and ensure that SRI’s work continues well into the future.
Applications are due by August 22. To learn more about the position, and for information on applying, please follow this link. If you have questions, please reach out to Kari (kari@schoolreforminitiative.org or 303.586.1169).
Do you have news to share? Interesting things happening in your area? Please let us know so we can share with our community! Email Chris Jones, chris@schoolreforminitiative.org.
Thank you,
Kari Thierer, Heidi Vosekas, and Chris Jones
On behalf of School Reform Initiative
