Tech & Learning’s Leadership Summits are unlike any other event for district leaders looking to connect with their colleagues to sustain and drive innovation in their districts.  

Here are some of the key differences and reasons to attend a Tech & Learning Leadership Summit:

• Each Summit opens with a call to action: Edtech luminary and international keynote speaker Carl Hooker brings his enthusiasm and passion for education to the Summit as our host and MC for the day. He begins each event with a timely call to action for Summit attendees. 
• Differentiation and choice: Throughout the day, attendees participate in small group discussions with topics informed by pre-Summit surveys to ensure we are having the most important and timely discussions. The small group discussions are facilitated by other attendees, ensuring that we capitalize on the smartest person in the room: the room. 
• Interactive expert sessions: Each Summit has three 30-minute sessions led by experts that cover timely  topics, such as AI, funding, and more. 
• Clear takeaways for next steps: Each Summit concludes with a team activity that encourages attendees to create specific actions they can take back to their districts as a result of their conversations. 
• Celebrating innovation: Each Tech & Learning’s Leadership Summit recognizes innovative leaders nominated by themselves or their peers with the Innovative Leader Award. Winners are profiled by Tech & Learning, receive an awards seal, and are invited to the Innovation Summit, which takes place outside of New York City in December.  
• Break out of your silo: Coming together with fellow school leaders from other states and districts provides opportunities to hear how they are solving many of the same challenges you face. Connecting with your peers and learning about approaches outside your own experience can be priceless, and also return you to your own district energized and ready with new ideas, skills, and best practices.
• Community: Leadership Summit attendees become part of Tech & Learning’s large national network of innovative school district leaders, a community they can turn to throughout the year and beyond for advice and friendship.

“This was one of the most beneficial and interactive summits I have attended in my 20 year career in education. I would highly recommend Tech & Learning’s Leadership Summit to anyone.”
–Bill Runey, Superintendent of Schools, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Schools

 

“Thank you for creating an experience that was clearly designed with practitioners in mind—everything about the day supported implementation, not just inspiration.”
–Matt Joseph, Asst Superintendent, New Bedford Schools

 

"This is the best event to collaborate with peers and vendors. The summit engages you with the right people to become the right partners."
-Mike Afdahl, Coordinator of Technology Services, Northwest GA

 

"Attending the Tech & Learning Southern Leadership Summit was an incredibly valuable experience. The summit delivered on all fronts, providing a dynamic blend of networking opportunities, practical professional learning, and direct engagement with leading vendors."
–Hollie Sisk, Assistant Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Effingham, GA