ASCD Conference on Teaching Excellence

Classroom. Community. Connection.

The 2020 ASCD Conference on Teaching Excellence is a professional learning event for educators at every level looking for creative, strengths-based strategies to build trusting connections with students and families, provide learning supports for students to engage with the curriculum, and allow students autonomy to develop voice and take charge of their learning.

Additionally, discover specific, practical techniques for

Adopting trauma-informed practices.
Developing cultural competency and understand implicit bias.
Recognizing compassion fatigue and burnout in yourself and others and the importance of self-care.

Explore more than 80 sessions, 6 pre-conference institutes and 1 post-conference event, 3 exciting headliners, and 2 keynote luncheons.

The Call for Proposals Is Open

The call for proposals to present at the 2020 Conference on Teaching Excellence is open through February 1, 2020. Instructions and more information are available at the link below.

We hope that you join us as we explore the theme: Classroom. Community. Connection.

Submit a proposal

Present a Justification Letter to Your Supervisor

To help explain to your supervisor the benefits of attending this conference, you can write a letter to include details about how your attendance can help you as an educator, the students you affect, and your school as a whole. Clicking on the link will download the file to your computer.

Download the template letter (Word file)