iNACOL’s annual conference is the industry’s leading event shaping the future of K-12 education. Experts, practitioners, educators, policymakers and researchers gather and work to transform education.
The iNACOL Symposium will be held on October 28-31, 2019 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, California. iNACOL’s annual conference is the industry’s leading event shaping the future of K-12 education. Experts, practitioners, educators, policymakers and researchers gather…
This is the seventh vlog in a series sharing highlights from keynote addresses that will focus on current events and themes in education. This video features the topic of equity. Caroline Hill, Founder of 228 Accelerator and formerly with CityBridge Foundation, encourages education leaders to share the responsibility of changing the narrative in society, and […]
We are proud to announce the esteemed lineup of 2019 iNACOL Symposium keynote speakers. In the spirit of this year’s theme of “Shining a Light on the Future of Learning,” these leaders will inform, inspire, and propel thinking around powerful, student-centered learning models, while examining the role of education in the future. Below is a […]
Last week, three of iNACOL’s staff: our President and CEO Susan Patrick, our Vice President for Federal and State Policy Maria Worthen, and myself, a Program Manager in communications, attended Promise 54’s DEI Accelerator Convening in Kansas City, Missouri. This gathering was the starting line for an eight-month program of deep work exploring the state […]
The Chugach School District’s journey from traditional education to a transformational, performance-based educational philosophy began in the mid-1990’s – and I found myself swept along with this radical change that has become the Chugach educational culture for the past two and a half decades. Here’s a brief look into Chugach School District’s journey, the challenges, […]
“Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men… and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation. We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right. Now is the time to […]
We are entering a new year and a new season at iNACOL. We have bid a fond farewell to Chris Sturgis, a titan of competency-based education, whose mark on our work, and our lives, will be felt for many years to come. We celebrate her tremendous body of work as co-founder and project manager of CompetencyWorks, […]
Every day, children arrive at school carrying backpacks filled with personal experiences. Many of these experiences are positive, but others are stressful, even traumatizing. I have spent much of my professional life, first as a child psychiatrist in private practice, and then as the founder of Turnaround for Children, unpacking how the relationships and experiences […]
iNACOL is pleased to announce our opening day morning keynote speakers. Please join us to hear from Carlos Moreno, co-executive director of Big Picture Learning; Phyllis Lockett, founder and CEO of LEAP Innovations; and Tony Monfiletto, executive director of Future Focused Education. The theme of our opening address is “Leading the Transformation of Education Systems; […]
Human capital is a critical element of transforming K-12 education systems for the long term. States need to develop a strategy to attract, support and empower a pipeline of leaders across the state education system to lead the change to personalized, competency-based education. Change leadership is “the ability to influence and enthuse others through personal […]
The previous two blog posts, What Do Teachers Need to Know and Be Able to Do to Succeed in Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Environments? and Transforming the Educator Workforce: Creating Multiple, High-Quality Teacher Pathways, Developing Professional Judgment and Building Assessment Literacy, highlighted four essential strategies for states and school districts to transform educator workforce systems. This […]
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