2024 Symposium: Sept 19-20
Location: Sheraton Denver Downtown
Address: 1550 Court Place, Denver CO
Dates: September 19-20, 2024
Time: 9:00-4:30 both days
Capturing Progress: Learners in the Driver's Seat
Empowering learners is the key to unlocking their full engagement and ownership over the learning process. Innovative schools across the nation and abroad foster this agency by:
Giving learners the autonomy to choose their learning pathways and use mistakes to grow and improve.
Creating opportunities for them to reflect on skills they have learned and set goals for continued progress.
Guiding them to actively engage in authentic feedback cycles as both recipients and peer collaborators.
Equipping them with tools to capture, celebrate, and share their rich experiences with multiple audiences.
Our 2024 Symposium will center around practices and systems that promote and celebrate learner agency. Session topics include creating meaningful assessments, co-designing curriculum with learners, the expanding role of holistic admissions practices, and tracking and reporting progress on schoolwide competencies. And, of course, we will prominently feature our members and the innovations they use to center learners in their unique contexts.
Headliners
Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart
Tom is an advocate for innovations in learning. As CEO of Getting Smart, he advises schools, districts, networks, foundations, and learning organizations on the path forward. Tom is author of Getting Smart, Better Together, The Power of Place, and Difference Making at the Heart of Learning.
Previously, Tom served as the first Executive Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He was also a public school superintendent in Washington State and currently serves on the board for MTC, Latinx Education Collaborative, and others.
Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Vice President for Innovation and Impact at the Carnegie Foundation
An educator, researcher, and philanthropic leader, Brooke focuses on bringing a more holistic approach, grounded in the science of learning and development, to schools and classrooms. Her previous roles include Vice President for Research to Practice at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Director of Data Strategy and Evaluation at the New York City Department of Education’s District 79. While in New York, she co-founded an all-girls public charter school. Brooke began her career as a middle school teacher in the Bronx.
Brooke holds a doctorate in cognitive science in education from Columbia University, is a Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow, and is a member of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leadership Network.
Symposium Details
Register today! Though priority registration is closed, we will continue member ($699) and prospective member ($999) registration until spots are filled. If you require an invoice, please follow the directions in the form to request one.
Registration includes breakfast and lunch on both days and access to all sessions and our exhibitor hall.
Partners & Facilitators
Below is a preview of some of the partners joining us to lead sessions. We also look forward to hearing from a number of our members in both breakout sessions and during our Member Slam.
Igniting Student Growth: The Durable Skills Transformation
With My Brother's Keeper, determine your school's readiness for durable skills adoption and explore key areas such as curriculum alignment, assessment design, teacher capacity, and back office infrastructure. Explore ways to empower students to take ownership of this skill development.
Bridging the Gap Between Instruction & Assessment
Despite their symbiotic need, there is often a gap between instruction and assessment within schools shifting towards mastery learning. Leveraging the Science of Learning, this session with COGx focuses on actionable strategies to transform both how you teach and how you assess learning.
Frequently Asked Questions
The 2024 Symposium is a full 2-day program, extended from the last two years. Thursday will be 9:00-4:30 and Friday will be 8:30-4:00, wrapping up a bit earlier for those who will be traveling.
Priority registration is closed, but we will continue accepting registrations until spots are filled. Get your tickets today!
There is a 50% discount on parking, regardless of whether you are staying at the hotel. MTC will have validation stickers available at check-in for anyone driving in. Discounted prices are below:·
· $24.50 for maximum daily rate
· Overnight -$24.50 with in/out privileges
· Evenings - $7.00 Mon–Fri after 5pm to 4am
· Weekends - $7.00 Fri after 5pm to Mon 4am
If you would like to reserve spots for your team but are not sure who will be attending yet, complete the registration form for the size of your group and list any unconfirmed attendees as "TBD".
We will be using the Whova app to share the full attendee list and schedule. You will receive access to Whova after registration closes.
We regret that we are not able to offer refunds. If a member of your team registered and is unable to attend, you can replace them with someone else up until the start of the event.
To learn more about being an exhibitor, please contact Peter Laipson at laipson@mastery.org.