FRS Leadership Forum

Creating A Culture Of Excellence and Innovation

The Future Ready Schools® (FRS) Leadership Forum is a one-day personalized professional learning event designed to help innovative educators (district leaders, principals, instructional leaders/coaches, librarians) learn how to lead and support a culture of excellence and innovation in their school/district.

Join like-minded education leaders to learn and grow through an interactive professional learning agenda that will spark ideas and actions for weaving digital innovation into practice.

The Inn at Penn | 3600 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA

Goals

  • Create conditions that promote/support innovation and deeper levels of learning through use of technology
  • Showcase strategies and tools to support the integration of innovative digital tools across curriculum areas
  • Highlight the importance of personalized professional learning for educators
  • Identify solutions that ensure budget sustainability for long term integration of innovative digital tools
  • Problem solve roadblocks and share successes around digital innovation

During the forum, participants will:

  • Build a network with like-minded educators who support empowerment and leadership
  • Begin to shift professional practices to support innovation across the curriculum
  • Leverage new and compelling practices to shift instructional practices
  • Understand the latest research and emerging practices that support digital learning innovation
  • Engage in honest and authentic conversations around successes, roadblocks, and hurdles
  • Create a personalized action plan to make change happen

Who should attend?

  1. Technology leaders
  2. Principals
  3. Curriculum directors
  4. Instructional coaches
  5. Districts leaders
  6. Teacher librarians
  7. Library directors

Agenda for November 10, 2022

8:00 a.m.    Registration (Coffee and Continental Breakfast)

9:00 a.m.    Welcome and Overview of the Day

9:15 a.m.    Keynote: Creating a Culture of Curiosity and Inclusion

  • Richard Culatta, Chief Executive Officer, International Society for Technology in Education
  • L. Michael Golden, EdD, Executive Director, Catalyst, Penn GSE

10:00 a.m.  Break

10:10 a.m.  Understanding What Works

11:15 a.m.  Research in Action: Digital Literacy and Equity of Access

  • Lara Paparo, EdD, Associate Director, Penn Literacy Network, Penn GSE

12:15 p.m.  Student Voice Panel (Lunch)

1:00 p.m.    Interactive Sharing and Networking

1:20 p.m.    Digital Leadership Success and Roadblocks (invited)

  • Amelia Coleman Brown, EdD, Assistant Superintendent, Network 11, School District of Philadelphia (PA)
  • Anthony Gabriele, Assistant to the Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Centennial School District (PA)
  • Katy Giovanisci, EdD, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Agora Cyber Charter School (PA)
  • Bill Brannick, Director of Technology, Methacton School District (PA)

2:00 p.m.    Making a Plan

2:45 p.m.    Be Inspired: Leading and Collaborating To Ensure Success for All Students

  • Richard Culatta, Chief Executive Officer, International Society for Technology in Education
  • L. Michael Golden, EdD, Executive Director, Catalyst, Penn GSE

3:00 p.m.    You Are NOT Alone: Resources and Support

3:30 p.m.    Adjourn

Space is limited. Don’t delay as you won’t want to miss this opportunity to understand the latest research and emerging practices that support digital learning innovation.

Register today – It’s FREE!

Keynote Speakers

Richard Culatta

Chief Executive Officer, International Society for Technology in Education

L. Michael Golden, EdD

Executive Director, Catalyst, Penn GSE

Facilitators

Shannon McClintock Miller

Future Ready Librarian Spokesperson and District Teacher Librarian, Van Meter Community School (IA)

Bill Bass

Innovation Coordinator, Instructional Technology, Information, and Library Media, Parkway Schools (MO)

Adam Phyall, III, EdD

Future Ready Advisor and Director of Technology and Media Services, Newton County School System (GA)

Space is limited – Register today for the forum on November 10th!

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Can’t join us in Philadelphia? Don’t worry…

There will be three additional forums in 2023. We are planning to be in Atlanta (February 21, 2023), Seattle (March 2023), and Minneapolis (July 2023).

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