The Instructional Leaders’ Summit is an intimate cohort experience for peer-to-peer networking, learning, and collaborating on unique real-world challenges brought by each attendee.

Plan to leave San Diego with a new peer support system, an actionable framework to tackle your problem of practice, and extended learning through post-event webinars and gatherings. One fee covers registration, hotel, and most meals for your weekend of learning.

What’s Included:

Workshops: Participate in two days of hands-on sessions where you'll analyze data, collaborate with peers, receive expert feedback, and develop action plans.

Discussions: Engage on key education priorities: student learning, teaching quality, curriculum development, change management, and data-driven decision-making.

Personal advisory boards: Collaborate with carefully matched peers in similar leadership positions to share ideas during the event, then maintain valuable support connections year-round.

Service opportunity: Join others for a half day of community service on MLK Day.

Extended learning: Get access to learning throughout the year with webinars, problem-of-practice assistance, and meetings with your personal advisory board.

All-inclusive registration: we take care of everything so you can simply learn, network, and focus!

Hotel Stay: Three nights at the Town and Country Resort are included in your registration.

Meals: Registration also includes opening reception, breakfasts, lunches, and a group dinner.

Time
District Leader Track
School Leader Track
Friday Evening
Opening reception
Saturday Morning
Opening general session
Saturday Morning
Problem of practice group work with district leaders
Problem of practice group work with school leaders
Saturday Afternoon
Spark Sessions:
Innovators’ Circles, personal advisory boards, staff office hours, Transformational Learning Principles™ in Action
Saturday Evening
Dinner
Sunday Morning
Problem of practice group work with district leaders
Problem of practice group work with school leaders
Sunday Afternoon
Spark Sessions:
Innovators’ Circles, personal advisory boards, staff office hours, Transformational Learning Principles™ in Action
Sunday Evening
Closing general session
Sunday Evening
Optional “dine-arounds” in San Diego
Monday Morning
Optional service day in honor of MLK Jr.

Learning Formats

Problem-of-Practice Tracks
Building leaders and systems leaders will be guided by expert facilitators through a problem-of-practice framework, turning their challenge into action steps to create change.
Spark Sessions
A variety of sessions designed to ignite ideas and help participants engage in dynamic discussions with like-minded peers. Themes will include Technology & Innovation, Future of Learning, the ISTE+ASCD Transformational Learning Principles, Design in Learning, and more!
Innovator Circles
A spotlight on bold, out-of-the-box thinking that’s transforming student learning experiences. Consisting of lightning talks from visionary leaders who’ve taken risks to implement truly innovative practices, followed by discussion to consider how you might spark innovative change in your own context.
Story Labs
Facilitated discussions where a district or school leader shares their challenge, the actions they took for change, and the impact so far – a quick story that supports the problem-of-practice framework in action, with time for rich conversation and questions.

Don't miss this chance to turn your challenge into action steps, expand your industry perspective, and connect to a personal advisory board of instructional leaders!