Professional Learning EVENTS
TEAMS
in a PLC at Work®
Become a catalyst for positive change in your school. Solution Tree, trusted by over one million educators to achieve equitable learning, offers a diverse range of researchbased events—from virtual workshops to expert-led conferences and more.
Solution Tree events deliver a wealth of ideas, strategies, and practices proven to work in real classroom, school, and district settings. Join us to build your professional capacity, find new solutions, and connect with a network of peers who will support you on your journey as a K–12 educator.
Our Promise
No other professional learning company provides our unique blend of researchbased, results-driven services that improve learning outcomes for students.
BUILD KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE
Impact student achievement
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.
Learn from leading experts
Tim Brown, Luis F. Cruz, Timothy D. Kanold, Mike Mattos, Anthony Muhammad, and Regina Stephens Owens—these are just some of the nationally renowned experts you and your team will learn from at a Solution Tree event.
Experience a fresh perspective
Our events receive rave reviews. Now is 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.
Achieve your goals
Your learning doesn’t end when the event is over. You’ll leave with a book and journal full of valuable content to help your team keep the momentum going.
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Examples of EXCELLENCE
Educators reveal why they find Solution Tree events so meaningful
The best professional development that I have EVER attended.
—Caitlin H.
As a first year teacher, the most valuable aspect of this event was to get the clarification of what a PLC is. Starting off the school year, I did not fully understand what my school meant by PLC, but now I feel confident in the knowledge I gained to go back and share with the other teachers at my school. I also feel excited to apply all this new knowledge in my classroom and school.
—Clara A.
The RTI at Work process was explained in a way that created urgency for the academic and social well-being of ALL students with a clear direction in how to establish the system in our school and district.
—Roseanna D.
I loved the clear focus on HOW other instructional coaches did all this work for their buildings! It was very intentional and focused, and I got so much out of it!
—Heather K.
I teach at a school where we are beginning to implement the PLC and RTI model. I am still fairly new to the school, and although we have used the language and I have been a part of a PLC since I have been there, coming to the conference was a huge help because it helped me understand . . . the expectation and the goal of this approach.
—Fermin L.
SEVEN CAREER-CHANGING EXPERIENCES
AWAIT YOU
Summits
Gain new knowledge and momentum to achieve your goals. Keynotes from internationally acclaimed authors offer big-picture ideas for implementing and sustaining research-based best practices. Our summits are ideal for district leaders, building administrators, teacher leaders, and
Institutes
Focus on crucial challenges in education. A variety of keynotes and breakout sessions offer meaningful content and practical solutions. Your district and school teams will gain foundational knowledge and then deepen that understanding throughout the event. Panel discussions and role-alike networking groups offer unique opportunities to connect with expert practitioners.
Workshops
Get hands-on training in a small group setting. Attend as a team and come ready to work collaboratively. Participants receive two days of solutions-focused learning. The intimate size of workshops ensures personalized support from experts who have achieved success with the strategies they present.
PLC at Work® LIVE Institute
Invite your entire staff to participate in one of our key institutes—no travel required. A Solution Tree LIVE Institute is a full PLC at Work® Institute streamed to a location of your choosing. These institutes feature leading experts delivering keynotes and breakout sessions designed for maximum impact. This could be the most cost-effective investment to train your entire team this year.
Wired Events
Create a learning experience that fits your schedule and your needs. This on-demand option allows you to build a customized event by streaming recorded Solution Tree event sessions from our most soughtafter experts. You can also choose one of three Model Agendas that offer specially curated videos designed to support you wherever you are on your school improvement journey.
Portable Event Packages
Bring the powerful tools and strategies of a PLC at Work® or RTI at Work™ Institute directly to your personal device. Attendees receive unlimited 60-day access to keynotes and breakout sessions of your choosing— as well as a virtual team time guided by a certified expert. The Portable Event Package is also a convenient way for individuals to earn CEUs.
Solution Tree Master Class
Advance your teaching with a Solution Tree Master Class, featuring expert-led, short-session courses from world-renowned educators and content experts. Attendees recieve unlimited one-year access to highquality, practical content anytime, anywhere, with each session designed to fit into their busy schedule. Transform your classroom with affordable, flexible professional development.
Event Comparison Grid
Here’s a breakdown of the variety of events:
What event type is a solution for your team?
Solution Tree events are designed to complement each other, building your expertise in key areas like response to intervention (RTI) and professional learning communities (PLC). Attend multiple events to deepen your understanding and gain practical strategies for effective instruction and assessment. Each year, teams of associates meticulously evaluate and refine our content, ensuring continued growth and new perspectives for both newcomers and Solution Tree
The Summit on PLC at Work®
® Summit is the premier event Solution Tree offers to bring educators around the world together to learn from true champions of this proven path to success. Spend three days with professionals who share your mission to transform education so that every student succeeds.
The Summit on RTI at Work™
RTI or a multitiered system of supports (MTSS) is proven to be the best way to systematically respond when students don’t learn. Learn directly from experts and practitioners who have firsthand experience implementing the RTI at Work™ process.
The Summit on Mathematics in a PLC at Work®
Mathematics at Work™ uses research-affirmed daily instructional routines to engage students in mathematical tasks aligned to essential standards. Learn specific Tier 1 and Tier 2 mathematics intervention routines that erase inequities in student learning and accurately measure and promote student proficiency in the essential standards for each grade level or course.
INSTITUTES
Institutes
Become empowered as a professional learning community to build, deepen, and sustain an environment where all students learn at high levels. At a Solution Tree Institute, you will learn, connect with experts, reflect with teams, and receive guidance from those who have successfully implemented the process.
Workshops
Join Solution Tree’s highly sought-after experts for two days of intensive training. Gain specific guidance and practical strategies on how to continuously strengthen teacher practice to maximize impact on student achievement.
Portable Event Packages
Our virtual Portable Event Packages offer a supportive way for you to continue to learn and grow using your device on your own schedule.
Wired Event
Everyone in your district can build shared learning on key topics proven to enhance student learning. Work with our team to select the best Model Agenda option for your school, or create a highly customized learning agenda from our library of recorded expert keynotes.
Master Class
Advance your teaching with a Solution Tree Master Class, featuring virtual, expert-led, short-session courses from world-renowned educators and content experts. Access high-quality, practical content anytime, anywhere, with each session designed to fit into your busy schedule. Transform your classroom with affordable, flexible, professional development.
Portable Package Event
Become empowered as a professional learning community to build, deepen, and sustain an environment where all students learn at high levels. At a PLC at Work Institute, you will learn, connect with experts, reflect with teams, and receive guidance from those who have successfully implemented the process.
Where learning THRIVES
2025 PLC AT WORK® INSTITUTES
Tucson, Arizona | May 28–30
Tulsa, Oklahoma | May 28−30
Fort Worth, Texas | June 2−4
Mobile, Alabama | June 4−6
Minneapolis, Minnesota | June 16−18
Little Rock, Arkansas | June 23−25
St. Louis, Missouri | June 23−25
Las Vegas, Nevada | June 24−26
Atlanta, Georgia | June 30−July 2
Denver, Colorado | June 30−July 2
San Antonio, Texas | July 7−9
Sacramento, California | July 9−11
Orlando, Florida | July 16−18
Lincolnshire, Illinois | July 28−30
Charlotte, North Carolina | July 29−31
Madison, Wisconsin | August 4−6
Seattle, Washington | August 5–7
Detroit, Michigan | August 6−8
Spokane, Washington | August 13−15
Rochester, New York | August 18−20
Salt Lake City, Utah | September 30−October 2
San Antonio, Texas | October 6−8
Pasadena, California | November 12−14
Kansas City, Missouri | December 1−3
Included resources with your registration
Who should attend?
X Teachers (elementary, secondary, and special education)
X Instructional coaches
X Superintendents and assistant superintendents
X Curriculum directors
X Principals and assistant principals
X Professional learning directors
Take part in the #1 PLC at Work® conference for educators
Achieve equity. Elevate learning.
Phoenix, Arizona | February 24–26, 2026
Build and sustain a strong, collaborative PLC. This unique event brings together some of the brightest, most respected minds in education. You’ll hear dynamic keynotes and attend powerful breakouts designed to help infuse the PLC at Work® process into every aspect of your school or district.
This is the one learning experience you won’t want to miss.
Why attend?
X Develop a positive, successful culture for students and staff.
X Explore essential actions to target preventions, interventions, extension, and remediation.
X Strategically plan to assess and address nonacademic student traits.
X Learn to coach competency, not just compliance.
X Minimize bias and conflict, even in the face of hot-button topics.
The right way to intervene
Response to Intervention (RTI) at Work™ is not a series of implementation steps to cross off a list but a way of thinking about how educators can ensure each child receives the time and support needed to achieve success.
2025 RTI AT WORK™ INSTITUTES
Albany, New York
March 12–14
Phoenix, Arizona
March 24–26
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
April 1–3
Knoxville, Tennessee
April 8–10
Bethesda, Maryland
October 13–15
Sacramento, California
November 5–7
Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 9–11
A powerful force for equitable, effective instruction
February 16–18, 2026 | Austin,
Gather your district and building administrators along with new and veteran teachers and support staff to understand how everyone plays a role in student success. Learn directly from experts and practitioners who have firsthand experience implementing the RTI at Work™ process.
Texas
Engaging breakouts and keynotes will address how to:
• Create and target time in your master schedule for interventions, intensive remediation, and extension
• Gain proven intervention strategies for math and literacy
• Acquire practical solutions to current roadblocks and challenges
September 22–24
Orlando, Florida
Develop and sustain successful teachers for today’s classroom
With our Effective Coaching Institute, teachers can learn how to effectively apply a multitiered system of supports in their classrooms, and districts can begin to measure the effectiveness of their coaches and monitor educator improvement.
This event will help you:
• Discover the importance of coaching as an essential component of effective teaching
• Understand the practical research around job-embedded adult learning
• Acquire research-based, high-impact strategies to improve teacher effectiveness
• Acquire tools, processes, and products for coaching collaborative teams
• Practice strategies for building transparency, feedback, clarity, and collaboration
• Understand how to intentionally shift from coaching individuals to coaching collaborative teams
• Examine your own role as a coach and learn how to influence systemic school improvement
resource with your registration
Where assessment meets hope
Join an all-star lineup of assessment and grading experts and master practitioners, and get ready to turbocharge learning. Teachers and leaders alike will come away from the event with skills and strategies they can use in the classroom and systemwide to collaboratively support and implement effective assessment design, analysis, and response.
This event will help you:
• Design backward to win forward
• Discover how to map an assessment plan, write learning targets, and use data
• Understand how and why to develop and scale proficiency-based learning targets
• Build effective teacher professional development plans around standardsbased grading
June 25–27
Madison, Wisconsin
in a PLC at Work®
Boise, Idaho | June 2−4
Austin, Texas | June 16−18
Indianapolis, Indiana | July 23–25
Des Moines, Iowa | August 11–13
Harness the power of high-performing teams
Learn from PLC experts with decades of combined experience in classroom and leadership roles. Teachers will discover research-backed strategies and tools they can use to perform as a high-impact team member. Leaders will learn how to provide the clarity, feedback, and support necessary for teams to grow in their professional practice and within a successful PLC.
This event will help you:
• Clarify the work of collaborative teams
• Develop collective commitments for each team
• Establish steps for a guaranteed and viable curriculum
• Determine short- and long-term SMART goals
• Acquire a toolkit of templates, organizers, and planning tools to take back to your school or district
Leverage collaborative teams to close achievement gaps
Learn how you can get all students on track for grade level and beyond by focusing collaborative team actions in a PLC at Work® and teacher instructional practices. Don't miss this opportunity to network with renowned authors, thought leaders, and practitioners with proven track records of accelerating learning.
This event will help you:
• Understand the rationale for shifting from remediation to an acceleration model for ALL students
• Examine ways to build a learningcentered culture of collaboration
• Build a strengths-based response to teaching and learning
• Examine teacher teams’ actions that lead to significant increases in achievement
• Leave with newfound hope and a sense of collective efficacy that shouts, “We can do this!“
July 28–30
Pasadena, California
Develop a school culture centered on learning
June 9–11
Scottsdale, Arizona
At the Transforming School Culture Institute, expert presenters will guide educators in making structural changes— to policies, programs, schedules, and procedures—that will lead to sustainable school improvement and increased learning for all.
This event will help you:
• Discover how to create a shared commitment to student success
• Investigate the principal as a moral leader and protector of culture
• Understand the role of teacher leadership in improving school climate and culture
• Gain insight into developing better student relationships and building classroom culture
• Learn strategies for resolving personal and professional conflict in order to build and maintain positive culture
Be the one who makes a difference
English learners (ELs) come to school with diverse talents, experiences, emotional needs, and all levels of family support. Soluciones will empower you and your team to eradicate learning gaps and make a positive, lasting difference among this ever-growing student population.
This event will help you:
• Apply practical strategies that can be used daily to increase EL engagement
• Effectively build relationships with Latino/a students and parents
• Develop an actionable plan for serving ELs at every grade level and in every subject area
• Gain a deep understanding of how to advocate for multilingual and multicultural practices that improve instruction and feedback
• Recognize school-based structures that create an inclusive culture for Latino/a and EL students
July 16−18
Pleasant Hill (Des Moines), Iowa
July 21−23
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bridge the achievement gap together
Join an All Means All Institute to explore collaborative strategies for closing the achievement gap. Led by experts, this event equips educators with tools to support all students, especially the 7.3 million receiving special education services.
This event will help you:
• Develop targeted plans to meet the needs of diverse learners
• Discover strategies for scaffolding instruction and leveraging technology
• Learn effective collaboration strategies between general and special educators
• Align mindsets, practices, and culture to the belief that ALL learners can achieve at high levels
• Explore the foundational role of PLCs in promoting high levels of learning for all students
Create and lead a safe school learning culture
Research has validated what practitioners have known for decades: powerful principal leadership is key to increased student achievement. Principals are responsible for both building and keeping a positive and productive school culture.
This event will help you:
• Organize staff into high-performing learning teams
• Focus on the right work with intentionality
• Create and lead a safe school learning culture with effective systems, procedures, and high expectations
• Share leadership with a guiding coalition, collaborative teams, and community partners
• Observe, support, lead, and monitor effective instructional practices
• Build strong relationships with students, staff, parents, and the community
• Make data transparent for true evidencebased decision making
Tacoma, Washington
October 27−29
Tier 1 Best Practices
Bridge the achievement gap together
October 7–8
Sioux City, Iowa
November 12–13
Irving, Texas
Join us at an Effective Instruction Institute to elevate your instructional practices and boost student achievement! Effective Tier 1 instruction allows students to thrive while minimizing the need for additional support. By mastering grade-level essential standards, students build a solid academic foundation that supports lifelong learning.
This event will help you:
• Discover high-quality instructional practices for mathematics and literacy
• Attain key strategies for differentiating content in Tier 1
• Explore how to incorporate behavior support into instruction
• Understand what effective student feedback looks like
• Learn how to make the content relevant to all students
• Receive targeted grade-level (preK–2, 3–5, 6–12) instructional practices for mathematics and literacy
December 8–10 | Pasadena, California
Attend this unique, interactive summit with your team to:
HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND AND APPLY MATHEMATICS EVERY DAY
Discover how to inspire relevant and meaningful mathematics teaching and learning that actively promotes student mastery.
• Experience demonstrations on how to help students persevere in, understand, and apply mathematics every day
• Identify high-quality assessment criteria and Tier 2 intervention strategies to target students who struggle to learn mathematics
• Examine teacher teams’ actions that lead to significant increases in mathematics achievement
• Learn how to apply the four critical questions of a PLC to improve daily planning and teaching through formative processes for lessons, homework, and assessment tasks
• Connect with leading mathematics experts throughout the event
Master the skills that matter
Level up your skills with Solution Tree's Master Classes, including exclusive access to three 90-minute sessions.
Join our educational experts for interactive sessions designed to help you unlock the full potential of your new product. Each session will follow this format:
• Opening Insights (15 minutes): Our presenter will kick things off by introducing fresh topics or showcasing exciting new tools related to your product.
• Q&A Deep Dive (45 minutes): This is your chance to shine! Submit your burning questions and get expert guidance directly from the presenter.
Here's what you'll gain from attending:
• Stay ahead of the curve with the latest advancements.
• Get personalized answers to your specific questions and challenges.
Dynamic learning experiences delivered virtually
Bring powerful tools and strategies directly to your personal device. Our Portable Event Packages offer unlimited 60-day access to keynotes and breakout sessions of your choosing, as well as virtual team time guided by an expert who will help clarify any questions and guide you on possible next steps. Choose from a wide array of topics to build staff knowledge in the area that will best support you in your goals for this school year and beyond.
Choose the Portable Event Package that meets your needs.
• PLC at Work®
• Providing Soluciones
• RTI at Work™
• Teaching and Leading Educator Wellness
• RTI at Work™ Summit
• PLC at Work® Summit
• Behavior Solutions
SPRING 2025 VIRTUAL & ON-SITE WORKSHOPS
Come with a vision. Leave with a plan.
Transform your practice with Solution Tree's intensive two-day trainings led by sought-after experts. You'll gain hands-on support, a customized plan for success, and the skills to make a real difference—but space is limited, so register today to secure your spot.
WHAT ATTENDEES SAID
Best workshop I have attended in my 26 years of teaching.”
—Lisa Mays, teacher, U.S. Grant High School, Oklahoma
I have left here inspired to provide hope and give my struggling students opportunities to succeed!”
—Christine Rossignol, teacher, East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District, New York
This workshop was the absolute best professional learning I have ever attended. Phenomenal!”
—Myeisha Haywood, principal, Compass Rose Public Schools, Texas
ASSESSMENT
X Standards-Based Learning in Action
February 4−5 | Sacramento, California
February 26−27 | Little Rock, Arkansas
March 24−25 | New Orleans, Louisiana
June 9–10 | Des Moines, Iowa
X Collaborative Common Assessments
February 6−7 | Irving, Texas
April 10−11 | Kansas City, Missouri
X Grading From the Inside Out
February 6−7 | Orlando, Florida
March 5−6 | San Antonio, Texas
X Designing Engaging Assessments
March 5−6 | Atlanta, Georgia
COACHING
X Instructional Coaching
May 7−8 | Houston, Texas
INSTRUCTION
X Trauma-Sensitive Instruction
April 14−15 | Centennial, Colorado
LEADERSHIP
X Time for Change
March 10−11 | Grand Rapids, Michigan
April 2−3 | Nashville, Tennessee
April 16−17 | Centennial, Colorado
MATHEMATICS AT WORK
X Best Practices for Teams
March 5−6 | Bakers eld, California
PLC AT WORK
X Literacy in a PLC at Work®
February 4−5 | Orlando, Florida
February 24−25 | Baltimore, Maryland
X Singletons in a PLC
February 6−7 | Sacramento, California
March 26−27 | New Orleans, Louisiana
April 2−3 | Syracuse, New York
X Yes We Can!
February 24−25 | Austin, Texas
March 19−20 | Seattle, Washington
March 24−25 | San Diego, California
May 5−6 | Houston, Texas
X Amplify Your Impact
March 3−4 | Atlanta, Georgia
March 31−April 1 | Syracuse, New York
April 9−10 | Naperville, Illinois
April 29–30 | Little Rock, Arkansas
X Teams
February 26−27 | Austin, Texas
March 10−11 | Sioux City, Iowa
X 15-Day Challenge
March 12−13 | Grand Rapids, Michigan
March 19−20 | Charleston, South Carolina
April 10−11 | Little Rock, Arkansas
April 30–May 1 | Salt Lake City, Utah
X The Way Forward
March 12−13 | Sioux City, Iowa
March 17−18 | Charleston, South Carolina
April 22−23 | Spokane, Washington
X You Can Learn
March 26−27 | San Diego, California
March 31–April 1 | Nashville, Tennessee
X Starting a Movement
April 24−25 | Minneapolis, Minnesota
RTI AT WORK
X Behavior Solutions
January 20−21 | Neosho, Missouri
February 4–5 | Irving Texas
April 22−23 | Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 30 & May 7 | Virtual
May 13−14 | Des Moines, Iowa
X RTI at Work™
February 26−27 | Baltimore, Maryland
March 3−4 | Bakers eld, California
March 3−4 | San Antonio, Texas
March 17−18 | Seattle, Washington
April 8−9 | Kansas City, Missouri
April 24−25 | Spokane, Washington
April 28−29 | Salt Lake City, Utah
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
X Accelerate to Educate
April 7−8 | Naperville, Illinois
We generate results
For over 25 years, Solution Tree has worked to transform education worldwide, empowering educators to raise student achievement. With more than 60,000 educators attending professional development events each year, Solution Tree helps teachers and administrators confront essential challenges
After consistent implementation of embedded coaching, Amarillo High School’s mathematics growth score went from 36 in 2021 to 60 in 2023, and the school’s English language arts/reading score went from 70 in 2021 to 80 in 2023.
path for moving forward with clarity and purpose in your schools.
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Please recycle. Lincolnshire, Illinois | July 28–30
Designed by top PLC experts to address the most pressing topics in education right now, PLC at Work ® LIVE Institutes will illuminate your next steps and reinspire every heart and mind on your team. Impactful keynotes and transformative breakout sessions will give you the tools you need to create a better learning environment for all. Participate in a PLC at Work® LIVE Institute —no travel required LEARN MORE NOW SolutionTree.com/ Live2025