INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE LEVEL LEADERSHIP

The marquee event for aspiring and current leaders in middle school education is back! To ensure the health and safety of all attendees, we’re holding one, socially-distanced Institute this year capped at 200 – so be sure to register soon to secure your spot.

Join us for a one-of-a-kind, personalized, and engaging learning experience that will leave you with key insights, fresh perspectives, and the chance to jump-start ideas that will transform your school.

Registration Rates*

Member: $995
Non-Member: $1195

*Includes meals referenced in the below schedule, a copy of The Successful Middle School: This We Believe, and a copy of Career Exploration in the Middle Grades: A Playbook for Educators.

Thank you to our premier sponsor

Who should attend?

• Current and aspiring school leaders who work with young adolescents aged 10-15
• School teams invested in transforming their culture
• Principals and assistant principals looking for exceptional ideas to build a positive, productive school culture and strengthen their leadership team
• Teachers and counselors seeking creative ideas to improve instruction, build meaningful connections with students, and help students take charge of their learning
• District/Central office staff who seek best practices and program ideas for district-wide middle school improvement

• Understanding and implementing the research-based characteristics of a Successful Middle School
• Supporting tech hesitant teacher in a technology driven environment
• Conducting difficult conversations
• Motivating young adolescents in a virtual environment
• Promoting staff morale and care in any learning environment
• Designing effective integrated instruction
• Implementing trauma-informed instruction
• Providing extrinsic/intrinsic motivation
• Encouraging student self-care, stress management, and organizational skills
• Examining grading practices and policies
• Using early warning indicators to address student achievement
• Promoting the positive and addressing the toxic in school culture
• Gamifying your classroom

• Developing personalized leadership growth
• Prioritizing learning standards
• Confronting equity issues: doing it right and for all students
• Exploring tech tools for learning
• Addressing SEL during the hybrid experience
• Assessing student learning
• Creating PLC’s
• Exploring the possibilities of multi-age teaming/looping
• Designing instruction in a block schedule
• Promoting digital citizenship and literacy
• Transitioning to and from the middle school
• Addressing learning gaps after COVID
• Advisory in-person/remote
• Fostering attendance and engagement in a hybrid world
• Preparing for re-entry to a full in-person environment

The Faculty

We’ve assembled a world-class faculty of award-winning expert practitioners from a diverse range of backgrounds and school settings who have tackled the same challenges you’re facing as a middle school leader.

Gail Heinemeyer, Chair

Todd Brist

Cedrick Gray

Linda Hopping

Barbara McCarty

Juan Rodriguez

Erin Scholes

Dru Tomlin