November 20, 2024 | Washington, DC
Get Ready for the event on November 20!
The Transforming Teaching Pilots (TTP) initiative, launched in response to the rising stress and burnout among educators, introduced new design principles to foster a more sustainable and equitable teaching profession. By partnering with national experts and local schools, TTP focused on enhancing workday flexibility, building professional trust, increasing specialization, and distributing responsibility to improve the social-emotional and academic outcomes of students.
Start your day with a networking breakfast followed by a keynote address and an engaging panel discussion with experts at the classroom, school, state, and national levels who will share their perspectives, knowledge, and solutions to transform the teaching profession.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Jazzmyne Townsend
2025 DC Teacher of the Year
Paul Kihn
Deputy Mayor for Education
Leslie Edwards
CityTutor DC Strategic Staffing Consultant
Elizabeth Ross
Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning (TAL) at the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Dr. Lewis Ferebee
Chancellor of DC Public Schools
Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis
Executive Director of the Public Charter School Board
Connect
Connect during a continental breakfast with other leaders, practitioners, and champions who are on the same journey to transform teaching. Grow your network and chat with like-minded education leaders who have similar needs and goals.
Learn
Learn from our keynote speaker and panelists as they discuss current challenges that teachers, schools, and districts face in their quest to transform the teaching profession. Attendees can also expect to hear from local experts on promising paths forward.
Imagine
Imagine what is possible! With new connections and learnings, you’ll leave the event with plenty of examples from the Transforming Teaching Pilot initiative to begin building a brighter future for teachers!
The Transforming Teaching Pilot (TTP) initiative emerged in fall 2021 as students and teachers began returning to school buildings after closures related to COVID-19. According to the Washington Post, nearly a year ago, “more than 1 in 4 teachers” were likely to leave their schools. In addition to a rising teacher turnover rate, teachers reported high levels of stress and burnout, indicating that returning to the pre-pandemic “normal” was not sustainable. Robust local and national research suggested that the pain points for teachers – isolation, lack of respect, lack of growth opportunities, and a feeling of being ruled by the bell – were driving them out of the classroom, an exodus that, if it persisted, would ultimately reverse the remarkable progress that DC schools had made over the past 15 years.
CityTutor DC is continuing the conversation on transforming the teaching profession, sharing the promising proof points of teacher talent innovation and bringing together those who have begun to make lasting changes for teachers.
This event is a unique opportunity for system leaders, administrators, teachers, and other champions to connect, build community, and share resources to build a brighter future for DC students and teachers.
The morning will begin with a networking breakfast at 8 a.m. The program, including a Panel Discussion and Q&A, will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Expect this event to end at 11 a.m.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:45-10:30 a.m. | Breakout Session I |
| 10:45-11:30 a.m. | Breakout Session II |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:15-1:15 p.m. | Keynote Plenary |
| 1:30-2:15 p.m. | Breakout Session III |
| 2:30-3:15 p.m. | Breakout Session IV |
| 3:30-4:15 p.m. | The Value of HIT Plenary |
| 4:30-6:00 p.m. | Networking Hour |
Gallaudet University, Kellogg Conference Hotel
800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
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