Upcoming Minnesota conference on redesigning schooling

April 25, 2013 • Lars Esdal

Next Monday, April 29th, a Minnesota chartered school authorizer, Innovative Quality Schools, will be holding a conference on school redesign. Education Evolving associate Robert Wedl is on the IQS leadership team.

Highlights:

  • Learn about redesigning school for the 21st-century. Includes discussion of: individualized learning, non-traditional ways of measuring achievement, and the “Age 3-to-Grade 3” approach to primary school.
  • Learn about different organizational and institutional arrangements for schools, including: teacher professional partnerships, site-governed district schools, and chartered schools.

The conference features 30 presenters and 12 breakout sessions. It is designed for educators, school designers, policy makers, and anyone else interested in school redesign.

Read more and register here.