Join Dr. Lawrence Lezotte along with Dr. Anthony Muhammad and Burke Hatch as they cover the best strategies for continuing school improvement.   

Unlike school reform trends that have come and gone, the Effective Schools process has endured to become the “gold standard” for schools seeking to improve student achievement.

Conference Topics:

• Learning for All, Whatever it Takes
• The Correlates of Effective Schools in Context
• A Learning System Approach to Leading Sustainable School Reform
• Effective Schools and Professional Learning Communities:  The Pathway to Continuous Improvement
• Web 2.0 in the Classroom
• Engaging Digital Learners

All sessions include continental breakfast and lunch, participant materials, and beverage breaks.

Breakout Session #4 – Administrator’s Roundtable - Dr. Lawrence Lezotte
Breakout Session #5 – Dr. Anthony Muhammad
Breakout Session #6 – Burke Hatch

Larry Lezotte, nationally renowned educational consultant and speaker, has taught thousands of educators across the U.S. how to create systems that lead to the ongoing improvement of student learning. Dr. Lezotte has devoted his 30-year career to helping schools assure that all students learn. In recognition of his efforts, Dr. Lezotte received the 2003 Council of Chief State School Officers’ Distinguished Service Award, presented each year to outstanding Americans who have made a difference in education and the 2009 Brock International Prize in Education

Anthony Muhammed is one of the most sought after educational consultants in North America. As a practitioner of nearly twenty years, Dr. Muhammad has served as a middle school teacher, assistant principal, middle school principal, and high school principal. Dr. Muhammad’s most notable accomplishment came as principal at Levey Middle School in Southfield, Michigan, a National School of Excellence, where student proficiency on state assessments more than doubled in five years. Dr. Muhammad and the staff at Levey used the Professional Learning Communities at Work (PLC) model of school improvement, and they have been recognized in several videos and articles as a model, high-performing PLC. 

Burke Hatch was a support specialist for Microsoft Operating Systems, where he honed his ability to make technology-based learning enjoyable. From blogs to wikis and social networking sites, he can help anyone be an author in the new read/write web. With web 2.0, he is excited to teach educators how the communication tools now available are easier to use than ever before.