Innovative Schools Summit
Las Vegas
Addressing Learning Loss. Cultural Responsiveness. Supportive Discipline.
Returning to Caesars July 5-9, 2023!












Innovative Schools Summit Las Vegas
Held In-Person at Caesars Palace July 5-9, 2023 the Innovative Schools Summit Las Vegas nationally recognized speakers who will draw upon their experience and research to provide proven strategies that work. The Summit features access to 4 education conferences for the price of 1, including:
- Innovative Teaching Strategies Conference
- School Discipline Conference
- At-Risk & Struggling Students Conference
- Social-Emotional Learning Forum
What to Expect at the Innovative Schools Summit
What Educators Have to Say about the Summit
Sponsor
Attend 4 Conferences for the Price of 1
Summit attendees may attend sessions from any Summit Conference (on a space-available basis).

The discussion around school discipline can be polarizing. On one hand, advocacy groups and those committed to fairness are rightly disturbed that minority students are often expelled at three to four times the rate of their white peers. On the other hand, teachers and parents are deeply concerned about creating…

This conference provides an opportunity for teachers, administrators and other educators to learn about new insights and strategies for reaching and teaching students (PreK-12). It emphasizes evidence-based and novel instructional practices from..

Truly effective schools not only help students pass their academic exams and state-mandated tests, but also prepare those students to pass the tests of life. Ironically, research shows that helping young people manage their emotions…

The At-Risk Students Conference focuses on evidence-based strategies educators can use to prevent dropouts and to help students experience success in school. The long-term cost of failing to engage these students is tremendous — since they are much less likely to experience success after they leave school…

Returning to Vegas, the Innovative Schools Summit offers four timely topic-driven events at one site. Attendees are able to access sessions across each of those conferences — with nationally known authors and speakers, as well as current educators, sharing best practices…
Contact us
Caesars Palace Las Vegas
2023 Summit Host Hotel :
Caesars Palace
**PLEASE NOTE** No checks or Credit Card Authorization Forms (for pre-payment) will be accepted at the Front Desk. Checks must be received by the Hotel 30+ days prior to arrival. Credit Card Authorization Forms must be received by the Hotel 10+ days prior to arrival. Please call 866-227-5944 with any questions.
Additional Hotel Option:
Flamingo Las Vegas
3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South (Conveniently located across the street from Caesars Palace)
RESERVATIONSTOLL FREE: 888-373-9855
GROUP NAME: SFISS2
Las Vegas 2023 Registration
Please Note: Pre-Conference Sessions for Innovative Schools Summit Las Vegas will be held July 5 & 6. The main conference will begin at 8:30 am on July 7.
Registration links coming soon.
Summit
Super Bundle
4 Conferences +4 Pre-Con Sessions
Max Saver Pricing Ends 12/31/22
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Entrance to 2 Pre-Con Sessions on 7/5/23
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Entrance to 2 Pre-Con Sessions on 7/6/23
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Entrance to the following 4 Conferences:
● Innovative Teaching Strategies
● At-Risk & Struggling Students
● School Discipline
● Social-Emotional Learning Forum -
Morning & Afternoon Refreshments
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Earn up to 27 Contact Hours
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Standard Pricing: $895
Summit
Bundle
4 Conferences +2 Pre-Con Sessions
Max Saver Pricing Ends 12/31/22
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Entrance to 2 Pre-Conference Sessions on 7/6/23
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Entrance to the following 4 Conferences:
● Innovative Teaching Strategies
● At-Risk & Struggling Students
● School Discipline
● Social-Emotional Learning Forum -
Morning & Afternoon Refreshments
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Earn up to 21 Contact Hours
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Standard Pricing: $795
Summit
Only
4 Conferences / Price of 1Max Saver Pricing Ends 12/31/22
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Entrance to the following 4 Conferences:
● Innovative Teaching Strategies
● At-Risk & Struggling Students
● School Discipline
● Social-Emotional Learning Forum -
Morning & Afternoon Refreshments
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Earn up to 16 Contact Hours
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Standard Pricing: $895
Main Stage Virtual Pass
Max Saver Pricing Ends 12/31/22-
Enjoy Most of the Main Stage Speakers Virtually
(including the 50 in 50 Panel Session) -
Earn up to 16 Contact Hours
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Standard Pricing: $395
Group
Discount
Send More, Save More!
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$25 off Registration for Groups of 3-9 attendees
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$50 off Registration for Groups of 10 or more attendees
** Please note: Online registrations with a Purchase Order still require manual processing at our end. Please bear with us as we get those processed. Upon processing, we will email confirmations to the registrants with initial invoice being sent to the indicated billing entity. You can also email the PO along with the COMPLETE registration information to pd@accutrain.com.
What Past Attendees Have to Say…
Who Should Attend?
– Classroom Teachers
– Principals
– Assistant Principals
– Deans
– Other Administrators
– Special Ed Personnel
– School Counselors
– Student Services
– Social Workers
– Interventionists
– Behaviorists
– Psychologists
– Community & Faith-Based Youth Workers
– After-School Program Coordinators
Las Vegas Sessions
Pre-conferences are listed first. Click on any session to view the description.
Sessions to be announced.
Las Vegas 2023 Agenda
Pre-conference session description coming soon.
Pre-Conference Sessions Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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Pre-Conference Registration 7:00 am – 9:00 am
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Pre-Conference Sessions 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
To be announced.
Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
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Lunch (on your own) 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
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Pre-Conference Sessions 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
To be announced.
Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
Pre-Conference Sessions Thursday, July 6, 2023
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Pre-Conference Registration 7:00 am – 9:00 am
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Pre-Conference Sessions 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
To be announced
Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
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Lunch (on your own) 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
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Pre-Conference Sessions 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
To be announced.
Please note: An additional fee is required for each pre-con session.
Main Conference
Friday, July 7, 2023
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Registration/Check-In 6:30 am – 8:30 am
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Welcome & Opening Session 8:30 am – 9:30 am
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Keynote & Breakout Sessions 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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Feature & Breakout Sessions 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
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Lunch (on your own) 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
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Plenary 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
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Keynote 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Sharing Best Practices 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
50 in 50 Panel (Panelists to be announced.)
Main Conference
Sunday, July 9, 2023
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Refreshments and Exhibits 7:30 am – 8:30 am
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Plenary Session 8:30 am – 9:30 am
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Keynotes & Breakout Sessions 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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Closing Session 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Main Conference
Saturday, July 8, 2023
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Refreshments & Exhibits 7:30 am – 8:30 am
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Plenary Session 8:30 am – 9:30 am
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Keynote & Breakout Sessions 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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Feature & Breakout Sessions 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
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Lunch (on your own) 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm
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Plenary 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
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Keynote & Breakout Sessions 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Feature & Breakout Sessions 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
Las Vegas 2022 Main Stage
Virtual Agenda
Las Vegas Main Stage Virtual Agenda
Thursday, July 7th
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Plenary Session 8:30 am – 9:30 am PT
– Dr. Talithia Williams – Becoming an Agent of Change for Inclusive Education
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Keynote Session 10:00 am – 11:00 am PT
– Dr. Talithia Williams – Using Data to Drive Teacher Self-Care
– Larry Thompson – Building a Responsibility-Centered School Culture -
Featured Session 11:15 am – 12:15 pm PT
– Dr. Tom Maglisceau – Better Together Mindset: Uniting Educators, Students & Community Partners to Enhance Academics and SEL
– Ernesto Mejia – I Am My Parents’ “American” Dream
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Plenary Session 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm PT
– David Flink: SEEN, HEARD, and VALUED: Creating a Safe, Supportive, and Inclusive Environment for Neurodiverse Young People
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Keynote 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT
– David Flink: Rebuild a Stronger Classroom Experience for Neurodivergent Youth
– Terra Tarango: You Maybe Shouldn’t Be a Teacher If… -
50 in 50 Panel Session 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm PT
Panelists to be announced
Friday, July 8th
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Plenary Session 8:30 am – 9:30 am PT
– “Stand Tall Steve” Bollar – Standing Tall Through It All
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Keynote Session 10:00 am – 11:00 am PT
– Dr. Daniel Willingham – Teaching Students to Teach Themselves: Helping Students Learn More Efficiently
– Dr. Brian Dinkins – Leading with Your WHY: Setting the Conditions for Positive School Culture -
Featured Session 11:15 am – 12:15 pm PT
– Dr. Daniel Willingham – Why Don’t Students Like School?: Five Laws of Cognition Every Teacher Should Know
– Aaron Wiemeier – The TEACHER Therapist: A Guide to Becoming the Teacher You Were Never Trained To Be -
Plenary Session 1:45 pm – 2:45 pm PT
– Dr. Michael Gurian – The Minds of Boys and Girls: Helping Our Children Do Their Best in School
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Keynote Session 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT
– Dr. Shaun Woodly – The Irrefutable Laws of Motivation in Urban Schools
– Jessica Sinarski – Trauma, the Brain and Hope for the Weary Educator -
Featured Session 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm PT
– Dr. Michael Gurian – The Minds of Boys and Girls: Helping Our Children Do Their Best in School
– Robert Jackson – Building Cultural Diversity & Effective Communication with Students
Saturday, July 9th
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Plenary Session 8:30 am – 9:30 am PT
– Gerry Brooks – Personal Climate and Culture … It’s Up to You
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Keynote Sessions 10:00 am – 11:00 am PT
– Gerry Brooks – Being the Best You Can Be!
– “Stand Tall Steve” Bollar – Ideas, Ideas, Ideas
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Closing Session 11:15 am – 12:15 pm PT
– Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch: Going Forward Without Forgetting – Avanzando Y No Olvidando
F.A.Q.
Find answers to our most frequently asked questions below.
If you have a question that is not listed below, Please email us at pd@accutrain.com.
We are AccuTrain Corporation at 208 Ash Ave, Ste 103 in Virginia Beach VA 23452.
- Principals/Assistant Principals
- Other Administrators
- Classroom Teachers
- Special Education Personnel
- Deans
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- School Counselors
- Behaviorists
- Community and Faith-Based Youth Workers
- After-School Program Coordinators
- Other Professionals Working with Students
Yes! We offer discounted hotel room rates at each of our conference host hotels. Please see the hotel page for more information.
Yes! You will be asked to register for one of the conferences. You will then be eligible to attend sessions for all of the other conferences that are a part of the Summit (on a space-available basis).
AccuTrain offers a $100 discount to the Summit for full-time students who are not currently employed at a school. Email pd@accutrain.com for information on how to obtain the discount (copy of current student ID required).
Yes!
AccuTrain’s Developmental ResourcesDivision is an approved provider for Continuing Education by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC #5602) Developmental Resources is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. AccuTrain is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
NOTE: 27 possible contact hours nay be earned — including attendance at all four pre-conference sessions as well as the entire conference. Check with your board or organization concerning its policy with regard to continuing education.
We do not offer a one-day or two-day partial registration fee. However you may register for individual pre-conference sessions for $85 per session. Email pd@accutrain.com to register.
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND
If you cannot attend the event on the scheduled date, or if the event is postponed for any reason, you may send a substitute, transfer to a different event or request a Voucher for a future event. Substitutions should be made in writing (please email pd@accutrain.com) and are welcome until the day of the event. Vouchers are valid for up to three years for future AccuTrain events and may be transferred to a colleague.
Any registrant unable to attend the Summit has the option to send a substitute, transfer to another AccuTrain Event, or receive a 3-year Summit Voucher.
The 3-year Voucher is transferrable to another attendee and may be applied at face value toward a future event or to access eLearning via our AccuTrain Connect platform.
Should you be unable to attend, please email us atpd@accutrain.com – at least one week prior to the event – and let us know whether you wish to substitute another attendee, transfer to a different event or receive a Voucher.
Should you have any concerns, or if you require special accommodations due to a disability, please fax us at 888-372-6061 or email us at pd@accutrain.com at least 1 month prior to the conference.