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Present at 2013 Summer Conference

Jun 05, 2012
Posted by: MSDC President-elect

We are currently seeking proposals for concurrent and roundtable sessions on school-based professional learning for our 2013 Summer Conference.  Next year’s Summer Conference will be in Minneapolis from July 21-24, 2013.

Submit your proposal to present a session and join your colleagues in exploring best practices in professional learning.  Proposals are accepted online only.  You are invited to submit a proposal to present at our conference through our proposal system at http://proposals.learningforward.org.  The deadline is September 19, 2012.

Due to the focus of our Summer Conference, sessions should include a teacher leader.  Teacher leadership is vital to student achievement and our conference is designed specifically for teacher leaders, mentors, coaches, and administrators.  The strands and topics addressed at the conference can be found at the proposal system.

2012 Annual Spring Forum: Unmistakable Impact

Jan 11, 2012
Posted by: MSDC President-elect

Join learning leader, Jim Knight, as he guides us through his “Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction,” grounding the work of the Big Four: Content Planning, Instruction, Formative Assessment, and Community Building.

Registration information on the MSDC Events page.

MSDC is on Twitter

Mar 11, 2011
Posted by: MSDC President-elect

Follow msdc_mn on Twitter

Training Tools: Video resources

Nov 12, 2010
Posted by: MSDC President-elect

Check out the Library, Resources, and Tools page to view a video of Scott McLeod’s MSDC 2010 Spring Forum presentation, The Future of Learning. You will also find some ideas for using the video in a training session with your colleages, including links to related websites.

A video of Will Richardson’s MSDC 2010 Fall Forum presentation, Learning in a Networked World, is also posted now, please take a look.

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