National Summit on Improvement in Education 2025: Full Schedule

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9:00am PDT

1G-All Of Us > Any Of Us: Math Teachers Getting Better Together Filling

Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High International Room 215

What gets in the way of building a great math classroom? A network of math teachers are defining and improving on common problems of practice. Join us to explore the range of tools & routines we’ve developed to structure collaborative improvement across a state-wide practice-research NIC.

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Speakers

Joanna Burt-Kinderman

Project Lead, Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T)

Joanna Burt-Kinderman has been a math teacher and teacher of math teachers for the last 25 years. She is a project lead and developer of Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T), a network improvement community of local improvement team led by math teachers across 37 West Virginia... Read More →

Breck Loudermilk

Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teacher, Marion County Schools, WV

Jason Massie

Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers, Monroe County Schools WV

Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 215

Sessions

Strand Improvement for Impact Stories
Areas of Focus Educator development, Mathematics, Leadership actions, Networks
Target Audience Community stakeholders, County or state level leaders, District leaders, Higher education faculty or administrators, Network leaders, Policy makers, Researchers, School leaders, Teachers, Technical assistance providers

9:00am PDT

1O-Increasing Engagement, Growth, and Achievement through Student-Centered Teaching Practices

Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High International Room 124

Join us to learn about our network’s six-year journey to put student thinking at the center of instruction and the growth in student literacy achievement that resulted. Our work is grounded in a core set of student-centered instructional practices that are generalizable across content areas and have been central to the improvement. Network leaders will share examples of how educators adapted the practices to their specific contexts, how they tracked student metrics alongside implementation to understand the impact of the practices on student learning, and the surprises they encountered along the way. Experience one of the practices and reflect on opportunities to learn from the process of adaptive integration.

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Speakers

Anthony Petrosky

Director, Institute for Learning

Glenn Nolly

Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 124

Sessions

Strand Improvement for Impact Stories
Areas of Focus Educator development, Student engagement
Target Audience District leaders, Network leaders, Researchers, School leaders, Teachers

11:00am PDT

2I-Improvement Doesn't Happen By Accident

Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT

High Tech High Room 148

Improvement doesn’t happen by chance—it requires intentional effort. Since 2018, the City Year Network for School Improvement (NSI) has collaborated with educators to transform schools with trust, respect, and humanity. Our Milwaukee network, rated “achieving” across all Network Health Survey domains, highlights how investing in culture and mindset early fosters lasting improvement for educators and students.

Central to this success is the CLEAR protocol, a framework for advancing collective work. In this session, participants will explore our improvement journey, engage hands-on with CLEAR, and leave with actionable strategies to strengthen collaboration and apply these insights in their own contexts.

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Speakers

Paola Deliz Felix Encarnacion

Vice President, Network for School Improvement, City Year - 1

E Her Vang

Managing Director, Milwaukee, City Year - 1

Mary Halling

External Affairs, Learning & Engagement Director, City Year

Maribeth Kinnick

Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High Room 148

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus Educator development
Target Audience District leaders, Higher education faculty or administrators, School leaders, Teachers, Community stakeholders, Network leaders, Technical assistance providers

1:45pm PDT

3J-Continuous Improvement Journey: A Collaborative Approach to Transformation Filling

Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT

High Tech High Room 105

Can a school district use Continuous Improvement to build a Continuous Improvement culture? Absolutely! Barker Central School District did just that by creating intentional ways of being that activate and sustain teacher collective efficacy—the key to moving a school forward together. When teachers believe in their collective power, student outcomes improve. In this interactive session explore Barker’s improvement journey, unpack their problem statements and theory of action, and gain fully replicable tools to strengthen collaboration and impact. Walk away with a roadmap for building teacher capacity while transforming school culture. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the movement!

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Speakers

Christina Lesh

Lesh EDvantage Consulting

Christina L. Lesh has 25 years of education instruction and leadership experience including elementary and intermediate level special education instruction, and serving as a Director of Student Services (K-12) and as a Principal (K-8). She has also served as a Program Director for... Read More →

Dr. Micaela Love

PK-12 Principal, Barker Central School District

Dr. Micaela Love is the PK-12 Principal at Barker Central School and a dedicated educational leader committed to fostering inclusive and engaging learning environments. With experience as a high school assistant principal and an elementary teacher, she has worked in both rural and... Read More →

Loriann Martell

Science Teacher/Dept Chair/Union President, Barker Central School

My name is Loriann Martell and I have been a science teacher for 31 years. Being in a small district, I've taught almost every type of science (7th, 8th, Biology, Psychology, Regents Chemistry, Advanced Chemistry and College Biology). I am also the president of the Barker Teacher's... Read More →

Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High Room 105

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus Leadership actions, Educator development
Target Audience District leaders, School leaders