National Summit on Improvement in Education 2025: Full Schedule

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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

2O-Elevating Student Voice: Co-Designing for Well-Being, Engagement, and Belonging Filling

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

High Tech High International Room 127

This session explores the transformative power of student voice and co-design in creating more inclusive and equitable learning environments. We will begin by exploring a case study from a California district that successfully used student-centered, community-driven improvement efforts to enhance well-being and belonging. Participants will then dive into national data from the Challenge Success survey and consider trends with their school or community in mind. Participants will leave with practical strategies for engaging students as active participants in the improvement process, empowering them to co-create solutions that drive meaningful and lasting school improvements.

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Speakers

John Nickerson

Superintendent, Acalanes UHSD

Megan Pacheco

Executive Director, Challenge Success

Megan Pacheco, M.A., is the Executive Director for Challenge Success. She has more than 20 years of experience helping to transform schools. She has served in a variety of roles, including teacher, school coach, and organizational leader. Prior to joining Challenge Success, she was... Read More →

Matthew Swenson

Director of Educational Partnerships, Challenge Success

Matthew Swenson is the Director of Educational Partnerships at Challenge Success, where he leads national outreach to help K-12 schools foster student well-being, engagement, and belonging. With experience as an English teacher, assistant principal, and principal, he has a background... Read More →

Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 127

Sessions

Strand Improvement for Impact Stories
Areas of Focus Student engagement, System transformation
Target Audience District leaders, School leaders, Teachers, Network leaders, Policy makers, Researchers, Community stakeholders, County or state level leaders