Educator's Conference Resource Center

February 27 & 28, 2025

The U.P. Principals’ Summit 2025 brought together education leaders from across the Upper Peninsula for two days of professional learning, collaboration, and networking. The event featured keynotes on AI in education and leadership development, along with breakout sessions on instructional strategies, school improvement, and policy updates. Attendees engaged in discussions on rural school leadership, conflict resolution, and strategic decision-making, gaining practical insights to enhance student success.

Resources

	Findings from Rural Principals in Michigan - Dr. Bergh, Dr. Edge, & Dr. Lubig
	SET SEG, Who We Are - Jim Bobula
	AI for Personalized Learning - Justin Bruno
	MEMSPA Elementary and Middle-Level Updates and Discussion - Kimberly Gillow
	The Role Leaders Play - Kimberly Gillow
	Legislative Update - Bob Kefgen
	Leaders Grow Leaders - Cultivating the Next Generation - Tom Lietz
	Negotiating Conflict - Leadership Behavior and Tactical Application - Tom Lietz
	Secondary Update - All MASSP Has to Offer and What You Need From Us - Tom Lietz
	Multi-Disciplinary Teams @ CLK
	Social Emotional Learning @ Forest Park
	MTSS, Literacy, PLCs, and Standards-Based Grading @ Ironwood

Teaching Students to Drive Their Learning

Making Learning Visible Dr. John Hattie is a world-renowned educational expert. He has examined 2,100 meta-analyses comprising more than 130,000 studies involving 400 million students around the world, leading to the Visible Learning books series that has been translated into 29 different languages and sold more than two million copies.   His research interests include performance indicators, models of measurement, and evaluation of teaching and learning. More about Dr. John Hattie and his work with Visible Learning

Resources

	Making Learning Visible - Dr. John Hattie
	Get Started with Visible Learning Titles
	Collective Efficacy - Dr. Jenni Donohoo
	Fostering Metacognition - Dr. Jenni Donohoo
	Overcoming the Enemies of Efficacy - Dr. Jenni Donohoo
	Student Self-Efficacy - Dr. Jenni Donohoo
	Success Criteria Essentials - Dr. Jenni Donohoo
	Generative AI is Here (Elementary) - Myron Dueck
	Generative AI is Here (Secondary) - Myron Dueck
	Passenger to Copilot (Elementary) - Myron Dueck
	Passenger to Copilot (Secondary) - Myron Dueck
	Throwing the Laptop in the Lake - Myron Dueck
	Addressing Chronic Absenteeism - Dr. Kim Gibbons
	Data in Action, Mastering Assessment Decision-Making - Dr. Kim Gibbons
	MTSS Unlocked - Dr. Kim Gibbons
	Strengthening Tier 1 - Dr. Kim Gibbons
	Unlocking Literacy - Dr. Kim Gibbons
	Clarity Through Assessment - Dr. Garth Larson
	Clarity Through Collaboration - Dr. Garth Larson
	Clarity Through Connection - Dr. Garth Larson
	Clarity Through Reflection - Dr. Garth Larson

Building Strong Systems for All Learners

Raising Student Achievement: Academic Outcomes to Behavioral Outcomes through MTSS Garth Larson, Ed.D is the Co-Founder and CEO of FIRST Educational Resources. Garth has previously worked as a director of learning, elementary principal, and started his career in education as a high school speech and English teacher. Garth currently consults with school districts around the world and provides customized professional development around a variety of topics, mainly Professional Learning Communities 2.0, learning-centered grading practices, leadership, and school improvement. More about Dr. Larson and First Educational Resources

Resources

	English Language Arts
	Mathematics
	Science
	Social Studies