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2009 Annual Summer Conference in Boston

NSDC 5th Annual Summer Conference for Teacher Leaders and the Administrators Who Support Them

Registration is now closed. We're proud to say that the conference is filled to capacity. We hope to see you at NSDC's next learning event in St. Louis.


Who Should Attend:
  • Teacher Leaders
  • Principals and Assistant Principals
  • Mentors, Coaches, and Instructional Specialists
  • Staff Developers
  • Curriculum Consultants
  • District Office Administrators
  • Program Developers
  • Technical Assistance Providers
July 19-22, 2009
Boston, MA


Join over 1,200 of your colleagues in Going the Distance With School-Based Professional Learning at NSDC's 5th Annual Summer Conference!

This conference is special! Programs are led by the practitioners — principals and their teacher leaders — who are making significant improvements in schools. Come to Boston and learn from colleagues who will share their accomplishments as well as their challenges and lessons learned. Experience learning and networking that will transform teaching and leadership practices into those that impact student achievement.

Learn from the Best:
Download a PDF version of the complete program (3 MB).
This year's keynote speakers include:
  • ROBERT DUKE, professor of music and human learning, The University of Texas at Austin
  • RONALD FERGUSON, economist and senior research associate, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard University
  • CAROL JOHNSON, superintendent, Boston Public Schools
  • PHILLIP SCHLECHTY, president and CEO, Center for Leadership in School Reform
  • CRIS TOVANI, teacher, consultant, and author of I Read It, But I Don't Get It and Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?
NSDC's Summer Conference is about inspiring, informing, and helping teacher leaders and administrators provide the most powerful forms of professional learning to all teachers with whom they work. Select from over 180 breakout sessions and roundtables that address these important issues for school leaders:
  • Learning Communities
  • Data-Driven Learning
  • Professional Learning Processes
  • The Learning Gap
  • New Teacher Support
  • Teacher Leadership
  • Administrator Development

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