2023 Conference
Next Level Learning - Access, Evidence, Excellence
Learning Forward, MO
Looking forward to next level learning with you at the 2023 conference!
Keynote Speakers
James Nottingham
James is a teacher, leader and consultant; creator of the Learning Pit; author of 11 books for teachers, leaders and parents; CEO of educational companies in seven countries; and co-founder of P4C.com. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an award granted for making outstanding achievements to social progress and development, and is included in the Future 500, a “definitive list of the UK’s most forward-thinking and creative innovators”.
For more information, please check out: Challenging Learning
Connie Hamilton
Connie Hamilton has served many roles in over two decades as an educator. She has been an elementary and middle school teacher and instructional coach. As an administrator, Connie held positions as a principal at both the elementary and secondary levels and was a central office curriculum leader. Her experience in these positions fueled a passion for supporting high-quality instruction.
Connie has partnered with nearly one thousand teachers to offer job-embedded professional learning. She leads cohorts of educators through Collaboration and Instructional Feedback Teams (CIFTs) where they observe one another and collectively offer feedback for growth in an authentic collaborative coaching experience. Connie offers a true individualized approach to learning by offering feedback specific to each teacher’s classroom, students, and curriculum. These cohort members routinely describe the process with Connie’s CIFTs as the most beneficial professional learning they’ve ever experienced.
Engaging, thought-provoking and useful are words used by participants in Connie’s workshops. She provides actionable tips that even the most seasoned teachers find fresh and new. She understands that teachers benefit from modeled practices they are learning. So, Connie practices what she preaches by offering high-quality learning experiences that are engaging and practical. Educators leave motivated to put their new learning into practice tomorrow. Her keynotes inspire audiences to rethink their views on instruction and bring life and meaning to research-based methods.
The demands on teachers and leaders is something Connie is keenly aware of. Therefore she strives to find, share, and encourage educators to find small tweaks that make big impacts. Educators appreciate how Connie’s ideas do not put “one more thing” on their plates. They feel understood, valued, and respected when they partner with Connie whether it’s in a workshop or a coaching session.
For more information, please check out: www.thecorecollaborative.com
Conference Information
Registration Fee $225 Monday, March 6 – Tuesday, March 8 Register on or before February 13.
After February 13, registration will be $275.
Monday, March 6 to Tuesday, March 7
On-site registration fee will be $325.
Post-Conference Registration Fee $75 Tuesday, March 7 • 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (The Post-Conference registration fee includes a copy of Connie Hamilton’s book, Hacking Questions: 11 Answers That Create a Culture of Inquiry in Your Classroom)
The early, regular, and on-site conference registration fees include all scheduled meals, entrance to all keynote
and concurrent sessions, and a complimentary one-year membership to Learning Forward Missouri.
Register online by clicking the following link:
2023 Show-Me Conference Registration
Registration will be available until the conference reaches capacity. A
confirmation that includes session selections will be
emailed to you immediately after the completion of
online registration.
If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact Tammy Bagley at 573-881-4849 or tammy@custommeetingplanners.com
Payment by credit card is available online. If you choose to pay your registration fee by check, please make your check payable to Custom Meeting Planners and mail it to the following address:
Custom Meeting Planners
P.O. Box 30785
Columbia, MO 65205
Purchase orders should be sent via email to tammy@custommeetingplanners.com.
Conference participants are responsible for making their own room reservations by contacting the Oasis Hotel and Convention Center (the host hotel) in Springfield, Missouri, at 417-866-5253 (use code 0323LEAR or identify yourself as an attendee of the Show-Me Professional Learning Conference).
The conference room rate of $109 per night (not including applicable taxes) is offered until Feb. 12, 2023, based on availability. Please reserve your room early.
All conference registration cancellation requests, less a $35 administrative fee, must be received in writing (e-mail) by close of business day on Monday, February 13, 2023. Please forward these requests to: tammy@custommeetingplanners.com. No refunds will be issued after this date; however, substitutions are allowed.