Summer Professional Development

Tonka Institute
If you are looking for some good, high quality, professional development this summer, the Tonka Institute is the place for you! This year they have a variety of speakers on 3 very important topics in education.  Below, you will find more information on the Tonka Institute.  More information can be found by going to the Minnetonka Institute for Educational Leadership website.

Please plan to join us for the 7th annual Minnetonka Institute for Educational Leadership! We hope that you can leverage this line-up of thought-provoking speakers to accelerate professional development and growth in your district. Each day of the institute will feature an important area of interest for educators as well as engaging experts who will offer keynotes, workshops, and other special opportunities. Here is the list of dates, themes, and speakers:

Monday, June 15, 2015 – Interventions and Achievement Gap
• George Batsche (from the RTI Action Network)
• Yvette Jackson (author of Aim High, Achieve More and The Pedagogy of Confidence)

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 – Innovation in Education
• George Couros (Blog: The Principal of Change)
• Heather Staker (author of the new book Blended with Michael Horn)
• Eric Scheninger (author of the new book Digital Leadership)
• Patti Drapeau (author of the new book - Sparking Student Creativity: Practical Ways to Promote Innovative
Thinking and Problem Solving)

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 – Assessment and Grading
• Doug Reeves (Director of Leadership and Learning Institute)
• Rick Stiggins (Director of the Assessment Training Institute – appearing via live feed)
• Nicole Vagle (national speaker on the topic of standards-based grading)
• Jeff Erickson (Minnetonka principal and author of scholarly articles on standards-based grading)

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - Technology Half & Full Day Workshops
Thursday, June 18, 2015 – Technology Institute
• Tom Murray (leader of #edtechchat and Tech Consultant at Alliance for Excellent Education)
• Greg Kulowiec and Beth Holland (EdTechTeacher consultants)
• Area Technology Leaders and TIES Staff