2018 ST Winter Events Catalog by Solution Tree

Professional Learning

EVENTS

Featured Events PLC at Work™ Institutes

RTI at Work™ Institutes

Leadership NOW

Soluciones

Assessment

Mathematics

More than 36,000 educators will attend one of our events this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Learn from leading experts

Experience a fresh perspective

Tim Brown. Mike Mattos. Anthony Muhammad. Rebecca DuFour.

Our events receive rave reviews. Now is your chance to experience

Luis F. Cruz. Timothy D. Kanold. Juli K. Dixon. These are just some of the nationally renowned experts you and your team will learn from at a Solution Tree event.

an inspiring, empowering event firsthand! Visit our website to find an event that provides relevant and immediate outcomes for your team.

Speakers are subject to change.

Earn CEUs

Achieve your goals

Participate in any Solution Tree event and

Your learning doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end when the event is

earn CEUs that can be applied toward your license renewal. Please check with your local school or district for CEU availability and eligibility.

over. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll leave with a book and program book full of valuable content to help your team keep the momentum going.

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.

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PLC

AT WORK

I love this institute because it is so motivating and energizing. You can’t help but leave ready to start moving students to higher levels of learning!” —Eilene Ahr, assistant principal, Starke Elementary School, Florida

I N S T I T U T E S

Here’s what you’ll learn Lead the PLC at Work process effectively. • Create a collaborative culture.

The Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process is increasingly recognized as the most powerful strategy for sustained, substantive school improvement. These institutes give you and your team the knowledge and tools to implement this process in your school or district. The program includes keynotes, time for Q & A during the breakout sessions, a panel of experts to address questions from the audience, and time for teams to reflect and seek the advice of the presenters. During team time, you will focus on next action steps, with presenters on hand to guide you.

• Build consensus for change. • Build the capacity of staff to function as a PLC at Work. • Engage in difficult conversations productively. • Use the PLC at Work process to sustain continuous school improvement.

Create a focus on learning. • Develop systems of intervention and enrichment for students who experience difficulty and for those who are already proficient. • Use evidence of student learning to inform and improve professional practice. • Effectively address resistance to engaging in the most promising practices to improve student learning.

2018 May 30–June 1

Edmond, Oklahoma

Edmond North High School

May 30–June 1

Jacksonville, Florida

Prime F. Osborn Convention Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

Caesars Palace

June 12–14

St. Charles, Missouri

St. Charles Convention Center

June 12–14

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Convention Center

June 6–8

June 18–20* Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis Convention Center

June 25–27

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara Convention Center

July 11–13

Rogers, Arkansas

Rogers High School

July 18–20

Madison, Wisconsin

Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center

July 24–26* San Antonio, Texas July 30–August 1* Lincolnshire, Illinois August 14–16* Seattle, Washington September 19–21 October 8–10 October 24–26 November 12–14

Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Adali Stevenson High School Washington State Convention Center

Long Beach, California

Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Palace Convention Center

Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa Events Center

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia World Congress Center

$689 USD per person $669 USD per person for teams of 5 or more

Live streaming available learn more on page 6

featuring

Tim Brown

Brian K. Butler

Luis F. Cruz

Timothy D. Kanold

Mike Mattos

Anthony Muhammad

Presenters are subject to change

Rebecca DuFour

Maria Nielsen

Robert Eaker

Heather Friziellie

Regina Stephens Owens

Julie A. Schmidt

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SOLUTION TREE TM

HYBRID EVENTS Let Our Experts Come to You The excitement and learning your team experiences at PLC at Workâ&#x201E;˘ or RTI at Workâ&#x201E;˘ events can be career-changing. Using our live stream or recorded video, your entire team can receive customized training from our experts without ever having to travel from your school or district. This means that even with limited budgets or travel restrictions, all of your educators can participate in one of our live events or our flexible Anytime, Anywhere events.

Learn more

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How It Works 1

S E L E C T—Choose to stream one of our live events or an Anytime, Anywhere event.

P E R S O N A LIZ E —Work with a Solution Tree representative to schedule your dates, times, and programming.

P R E PA R E—Get your team excited about the training and development, and we’ll work with you on the details.

L O C A L IZE —A hand-selected Solution Tree associate will provide on-site support for your team during your event.

E M P O WE R —Provide your staff with tools to advance their development and your students’ achievement.

How do you know if a hybrid event is right for your school or district? When you want to train large numbers of your staff in the PLC at Work or RTI at Work processes at the same time, a hybrid event is an affordable, effective option. Smaller districts can train large numbers of staff at hybrid events. Larger districts may wish to train new staff and team leaders, who can then disseminate what they have learned to others.

Contact our hybrids team to learn more. 877.247.8270

hybrids@SolutionTree.com

I would not have been able to make it to the live event, so having the opportunity to view this presentation from my hometown was phenomenal.” —Hayley Gray, teacher, Gene George Elementary School, Arkansas

The most valuable aspect of the Hybrid was having all staff get the same message at the same time.” —Alissa Kerr, special education, Winterset Junior High, Texas

This was a FANTASTIC way to get to attend the event without actually being there in person.” —Jennifer Denham, curriculum support provider, Del Rey Elementary School, California 888.431.6248

Winnipeg, Manitoba

2018

March 7–9

RBC Convention Centre

Des Moines, Iowa

May 2–4

Iowa Events Center

Bellevue, Washington

August 6–8

Meydenbauer Center

With access to recognized experts, you’ll discover how to lead the RTI at Work process at the site and district levels. Learn how to create a proactive process to identify students who need help, place them in the proper intervention, monitor their progress, and determine when they no longer need additional support.

Here’s what you’ll learn Create a school or district culture that focuses on student learning. • Build a highly effective, collaborative core program. • Focus core instruction on rigorous core curriculum. • Unpack standards into focused student learning targets. • Design, analyze, and utilize common assessments to improve core instruction and guide interventions. • Plan for embedded intervention time. • Engage and empower students in the learning process. • Target interventions to meet individual student needs.

It was so powerful! Excellent speakers, timely topics, and step-by-step directions for improvement . . . what more could I ask for?” —Suzanne Doucet, principal, James Ward Elementary School, Louisiana

Sacramento, California

October 1–3

Sacramento Convention Center

Salt Lake City, Utah

New Orleans, Louisiana

November 7–9

Hilton New Orleans Riverside

October 10–12

Salt Palace Convention Center

Plano, Texas

November 28–30

Plano Event Center

Understand the critical components and implementation of a behavioral RTI system. • Utilize a site leadership and intervention team to support schoolwide interventions. • Design master schedules that provide core instruction, interventions, and elective options for students at risk.

Austin Buffum

Brian K. Butler

Luis F. Cruz

Mike Mattos

W. Richard Smith

Nicole Dimich Vagle

• Identify effective Tier 3 interventions for students struggling with reading, writing, number sense, and English language. • Determine the best ways to utilize schoolwide support staff in the RTI process, including psychologists, counselors, special education teachers, and intervention specialists. • Use intervention time to extend learning for students who have already mastered grade-level expectations. • Understand the district’s role and responsibilities in the RTI process.

François Massé

Sarah Schuhl

Register your team and save SolutionTree.com/RTIinstitutes $689 USD per person $669 USD per person for teams of 5 or more

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LEADERSHIP

NOW

2018

Las Vegas, Nevada April 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13 Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino

Change Lives Get top-to-bottom training on everything from the key elements of effective leadership to techniques necessary for transforming student learning. Ensure collaborative professional learning through shared leadership and accountability, and gain tools, tips, and templates proven to impact team effectiveness and student learning.

Brian K. Butler

Troy Gobble

Janel Keating

Jasmine Kullar

Jay McTighe

Anthony Muhammad

Douglas B. Reeves

Kenneth C. Williams

Learn more

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Here’s what you’ll learn • Gain an understanding of how to promote high standards of achievement for all students.

Leadership NOW is the best PD

• Acquire techniques for consensus building, strategic planning, and vision development.

I have ever attended! Thank

• Obtain tools, tips, and templates proven to impact team effectiveness and student learning.

you for continuing to provide

• Understand the issues behind resistance and difficult behavior from staff members, and acquire specific strategies to address them. • Discover how to create a collective, rather than individual, leadership focus.

opportunities for leaders to refine their practice.” —Holly Pate, lead instructional coach, McGary Middle School, Indiana

• Experience how to form a collective leadership response to the needs of English learners and other student cohorts who historically have learning challenges. • Discover the essential role of diversity in decision-making. • Apply creativity principles to specific needs in your school or district. 888.431.6248

2-DAYWORKSHOPS WORKSHOPS | SPRING 2018 Join Solution Tree’s highly sought-after experts for two days of intensive training. You’ll receive hands-on support and leave with a customized plan for success. But don’t wait too long to register—space is limited.

the Solution Tree Assessment Center

Collaborative Common Assessments

Mathematics at Work™

Presenter: Cassandra Erkens

Presenters: Timothy D. Kanold and Mona Toncheff or Sarah Schuhl

April 3–4 April 9–10 April 23–24

Memphis, Tennessee Centennial, Colorado San Diego, California

March 28–29 April 19–20

Design in Five the Solution Tree Assessment Center

Transforming

SCHOOL CULTURE

Presenter: Nicole Dimich Vagle

March 12–13 March 19–20

Salt Lake City, Utah St. Louis, Missouri

Grading from the Inside Out the Solution Tree Assessment Center

Presenters: Juli K. Dixon and Guy Barmoha or Thomasenia Lott Adams

NEW

Making Your Message Meaningful

March 5–6 May 2–3

March 21–22 March 26–27 March 28–29 April 5–6 April 11–12 April 11–12 April 17–18 April 25–26

Salt Lake City, Utah SOLD OUT Austin, Texas SOLD OUT Minneapolis, Minnesota

San Francisco, California New Orleans, Louisiana

Presenter: Anthony Muhammad

San Francisco, California SOLD OUT Minneapolis, Minnesota

Presenter: Austin Buffum or Mike Mattos

Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching Grade K–Algebra 1 March 7–8 April 9–10

Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap

RTI at Work™

Presenters: Tom Schimmer and Garnet Hillman or Amanda Stalets

March 14–15 March 26–27 April 30–May 1

Seattle, Washington Orlando, Florida

NEW

St. Louis, Missouri Seattle, Washington SOLD OUT Austin, Texas SOLD OUT Memphis, Tennessee Centennial, Colorado New Orleans, Louisiana Orlando, Florida San Diego, California

Starting a Movement Presenter: Kenneth C. Williams

May 2–3

Centennial, Colorado

Presenter: Tammy Heflebower

April 30–May 1

Centennial, Colorado

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EMPOWERING HISPANIC & LATINO

STUDENTS

City of Industry (Los Angeles), California | October 16–18, 2018

Pacific Palms Resort

BE THE ONE WHO MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Margarita Luis F. Espino Calderón Cruz

Diane Kerr

English learners come to school with diverse talents, experiences, emotional needs, and all levels of family support. Soluciones will empower you and your team to overcome learning gaps and make a positive, lasting difference among this evergrowing student population.

Here’s what you’ll learn Linda Mira

Hector Montenegro

• Create a holistic shift in how your school supports ELs. • Gain a deep understanding of how to advocate for multilingual and multicultural practices that improve instruction and feedback. • Learn how to address the unique needs of students with limited or interrupted formal education (SLIFE) as well as newcomer students.

Anthony Muhammad

Laura Reyes

Learn more

• Develop an actionable plan for serving ELs at every grade level and in every subject area. • Determine how to effectively initiate and build relationships with Hispanic and Latino students.

SolutionTree.com/Soluciones $689 USD per person $669 USD per person for teams of 5 or more 888.431.6248

The Annual Conference on

Assessment & Grading

BE A CHAMPION OF STUDENT LEARNING

Phoenix, Arizona | October 22–24, 2018 Venue: Phoenix Convention Center - South Building

Past presenters include

Kim Bailey

Cassandra Erkens

Douglas Fisher

The assessment process should be rewarding for every student and every educator. Join expert practitioners and leaders to discover a comprehensive yet clear path for assessment and grading that empowers teachers and nurtures confident, independent learners.

Here’s what you’ll learn

Thomas R. Guskey

Chris Jakicic

Douglas Reeves

• Explore practical approaches to assessment and grading that promote equitable learning for every student. • Gain a greater, more nuanced understanding of assessment complexities. • Attend keynotes and breakout sessions that fit together to create a clear plan for assessing students. • Dive deep into specific assessment and grading topics and challenges.

Tom Schimmer

Sarah Schuhl

Nicole Dimich Vagle

• Access resources and materials that enable individuals and teams to work toward assessment goals in a more focused, consistent way.

*early bird pricing ends July 22, 2018

$689 $659 USD per person $669 $639 USD per person for teams of 5 or more

Assessment Done Right EMPOWER YOUR TEAM TO STRENGTHEN THEIR PRACTICES AND INCREASE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Join leading experts and master practitioners for in-depth training at one of our upcoming assessment events.

all things

ASSESSMENT Hope Through Achievement

Be a Champion of Student Learning

October 17–19 | Montreal, Quebec November 12–14 | Long Beach, California

October 22–24 | Phoenix, Arizona

2-DAY WORKSHOPS Grading From the Inside Out

Collaborative Common Assessments

March 14–15 March 26–27 April 30–May 1 December 3–4

April 3–4 April 9–10 April 23–24 October 24–25

Salt Lake City, Utah SOLD OUT Austin, Texas SOLD OUT Minneapolis, Minnesota San Francisco, California

Memphis, Tennessee Centennial, Colorado San Diego, California Dallas, Texas

Design in Five March 12–13 March 19–20 Noccember 29–30

Salt Lake City, Utah St. Louis, Missouri Seattle, Washington

FEATURED ASSESSMENT EXPERTS Cassandra Erkens

Garnet Hillman

Tom Schimmer

Mandy Stalets

Nicole Dimich Vagle

CLAIM YOUR SEAT

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA . . . . . . . . . June 27–29 Georgia World Congress Center

A unique combination of keynotes, interactive activities, and authentic classroom videos will empower you and your team to deepen your understanding of mathematics and develop a common vision of classrooms where all students succeed.

Thomasenia Lott Adams

Guy Barmoha

Kristopher J. Childs

Tashana Howse

Edward C. Nolan

Farshid Safi

Juli K. Dixon

REGISTER EARLY—Events fill quickly | SolutionTree.com/DNAinstitute *early bird pricing ends March 27, 2018 $639 $669 USD per person $619 $639 USD per person for teams of 5 or more

GRADE-BAND-SPECIFIC TITLE

I N C L U D E D W I T H REGISTRATION

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2-DAY WORKSHOPS San Francisco, California | March 7–8, 2018 New Orleans, Louisiana | April 9–10, 2018 Nashville, Tennessee | October 3–4, 2018 Presenters: Juli K. Dixon and Thomasenia Lott Adams or Guy Barmoha / Edward C. Nolan and Lisa Brooks

Focus on mathematics you teach Ideal for all educators—teachers, coaches, administrators, and district leaders—this intensive two-day workshop empowers teams to build a solid foundation of content knowledge for teaching mathematics.

Learning outcomes • Make sense of mathematics for teaching within specific grade bands. • Create a shared vision of effective instruction based on rigorous standards. • Plan for use of the TQE Process in your classroom, school, or district. • Bring a team to take advantage of team time provided throughout the workshop.

What educators are saying “Absolutely phenomenal... so many applicable items to take back to my school.” —Kjersti Oliver, teacher, Mercer Middle School, Virginia

“Opened my eyes to using different strategies other than what I already use.” —Frank Galvan, intervention TOSA, Norwalk-La Mirada USD, California

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San Antonio, Texas | December 12–14, 2018 Hyatt Grand Regency San Antonio

Led by Solution Tree authors and renowned thought leaders, this unique summit will help you erase inequities in student achievement and inspire meaningful mathematics teaching and learning.

Here’s what you’ll learn • Experience demonstrations of how to help students persevere, understand, and apply mathematics every day. Bill Barnes

Timothy D. Kanold

Matthew R. Larson

• Identify high-quality assessment criteria and Tier 2 intervention strategies to target students who struggle to learn mathematics. • Examine teacher team actions that lead to significant increases in mathematics achievement.

Sarah Schuhl

Mona Toncheff

• 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.

INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION

Learn more

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NEW

AT WORK™ 2-DAY WORKSHOPS

Seattle, Washington | March 28–29, 2018 Orlando, Florida | April 19–20, 2018 Grand Rapids, Michigan | October 17–18, 2018 Presenters: Timothy D. Kanold and Mona Toncheff or Sarah Schuhl

Master mathematics within the PLC framework Learn how to prepare and develop meaningful mathematics instruction and assessment processes with the rigor and coherence expected by all states.

Here’s what you’ll learn • Acquire a deeper understanding of the formative assessment impact on student learning and classroom instructional practice. • Implement the sustainable elements of the PLC teaching-assessing-learning cycle. • Use and design daily lesson-planning protocols and instruction that reflect the expectations of rigorous, more complex reasoning and highly engaged and efficient student learning experiences.

“I am ready to meet with the teams in my school and develop their skills in the area of looking, analyzing, and making decisions in the best interest of the student.” —Kathryn Zanin, teacher, Tucson Unified School District, Arizona

“I loved the presenter’s energy, positive yet realistic tone, and sense of humor.” —Dustye Muse, teacher, South Gwinnett High School, Georgia

INCLUDED WITH REGISTRATION

NEW

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2-DAY WORKSHOPS | FALL 2018 Get 1:1 h it time w erts p x our e

Join Solution Tree’s highly sought-after experts for two days of intensive training. You’ll receive hands-on support and leave with a customized plan for success. But don’t wait too long to register—space is limited.

Collaborative Common Assessments the Solution Tree Assessment Center

Presenter: Cassandra Erkens

Gain tools and protocols for designing quality assessments that enable teams to collect meaningful data and respond appropriately with interventions and enrichments. October 24–25 Dallas, Texas

Design in Five the Solution Tree Assessment Center

November 29–30

Presenter: Timothy D. Kanold

Learn to overcome the negative energy, stagnation, and disengagement that can attack you and your PLC culture during the school year, and reconnect to your purpose as a professional using insight and tools from Dr. Kanold’s best-selling book. November 27–28

Seattle, Washington

Grading from the Inside Out Presenter: Tom Schimmer

This workshop is focused on the practices and processes that will modernize grading and reporting systems to be more aligned to our standards-based instructional paradigm. December 3–4 San Francisco, California

HEART!

Seattle, Washington

Presenter: Nicole Dimich Vagle

Deepen your understanding of formative and summative assessments, and learn how to design assessments that guide instruction, involve students, and communicate learning.

the Solution Tree Assessment Center

NEW

Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching Grade K–Algebra 1 Presenters: Edward C. Nolan and Lisa Brooks

Build a solid foundation of content knowledge for teaching mathematics and ultimately extend that knowledge to students through the implementation of the TQE Process (from the Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching series, led by Dixon, Nolan, & Adams, et al., 2016). October 3–4

Nashville, Tennessee

Solution Tree does an amazing job! First-class PD with top-notch presenters. Can't wait for my next Solution Tree event.” —Kyle Palmer, principal, Lewis and Clark Elementary School, Missouri

Mathematics at Work™ Presenters: Timothy D. Kanold and Mona Toncheff

Learn how to prepare and develop meaningful mathematics instruction and assessment processes with the rigor and coherence expected by all states. October 17–18 Grand Rapids, Michigan Transforming

SCHOOL CULTURE

Overcoming the Achievement Gap Trap Presenter: Anthony Muhammad

Starting a Movement: Building Culture From the Inside Out in Your PLC Presenter: Kenneth C. Williams

Discover how to transition to a culture of collective responsibility and plan next steps in your school’s PLC journey. October 22–23

Dallas, Texas

November 12–13

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Recognize the power that educator mindset has on student performance and develop a solid plan for unlocking the potential of every learner. October 1–2

Nashville, Tennessee

December 12–13

Long Beach, California

RTI at Work™

Presenter: Austin Buffum or Mike Mattos

Learn more

Discover how to build and sustain a schoolwide or districtwide RTI program that is efficient, effective, and equitable.

$669 USD per person

October 15–16

Grand Rapids, Michigan

November 14–15

Minneapolis, Minnesota

December 5–6

San Francisco, California

December 10–11

Long Beach, California

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