"Great sessions and opportunities for principals. I wish I had known about the conventions when I was an assistant principal."

Pre-Convention Workshops
Thursday, March 29, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
$125 per workshop
Limited to first 100 participants per workshop. You may register for only ONE.

• What Instructional Leaders Really Do: Taking Student and Staff Learning to New Heights
  Albert Bertani, Senior Researcher, College of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Inspirational Leadership: Creating a Climate of Excellence in Times of Change
  John Blaydes, Consultant and Director, Association of California School Administrators Principals Academy
• Making Sure Schools Are Pre-K Ready
  Paula Dowker/High Scope, Elementary Specialist, High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
• The More Ways We Teach, The More Students We Reach
  Jim Grant, Executive Director, Staff Development for Educators and Char Forsten, Staff Development for Educators
• Leading Groups: Practical Strategies for Productive Meetings
  Laura Lipton and Bruce Wellman, Co-Directors, MiraVia, LLC
• Building Quality Pre-K Programs
  Maurice Sykes, Executive Director, Early Childhood Leadership Institute, University of the District of Columbia and Peter Pizzolongo, Director of Training and Associate Director, Professional Development, National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Professional Learning Strategies To Engage The Adult Mind
  Marcia L. Tate, CEO, Developing Minds, Inc.
• Leadership Matters: Navigating Beyond Barriers and Roadblocks
  Clifton Taulbert, President and Founder, The Building Community Institute