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Led By: Peter Karl Youngren, CEO – The Create Group
Key Theme: Inclusive Spaces, Teaching and Learning, Innovation and Future Skills, Leadership and Professional Growth
Education is changing quickly, and experienced educators are constantly adapting to new expectations, technologies, student needs, policies, and priorities. The challenge is not simply keeping up. It is finding ways to respond to change and meet new demands without losing sight of what makes your practice meaningful.
At the centre of this work is the educator. Teachers are continually asked to guide, support, motivate, and lead others through change, making their own capacity, well-being, and continued growth an important part of the equation. When educators invest in their own development and remain intentional about how they respond to change, they are better positioned to support the students, colleagues, and communities around them.
In this keynote, Peter Karl Youngren invites educators to consider how they can remain effective and intentional in a profession where change is constant and control is limited. Participants will explore how to focus their energy where it can have the greatest impact, adapt without losing their sense of purpose, and make thoughtful choices about what they take on, what they let go, and where they continue to grow.
Participants will leave with a renewed perspective on navigating change, greater clarity about where they can create meaningful influence, and practical ways to approach the demands ahead with intention, adaptability, and purpose.
Led By: Darlene Fournier, Curriculum Head
Key Theme: Inclusive Spaces
Most educators receive an Individual Education Plan (IEP) filled with accommodations, but not always the reasoning behind them. This workshop explores how understanding cognitive domains, such as working memory, attention, and visual-spatial processing, can help educators move beyond simply following a checklist to selecting accommodations that truly support student learning. Through practical examples, interactive activities, and classroom scenarios, participants will learn how to connect student strengths and needs with instructional, environmental, and assessment strategies. Leave with a clearer understanding of why accommodations matter and how to make them more meaningful for every learner.
Led By: Kerry Powers, Secondary School Educator
Key Theme: Teaching and Learning
Discover how experiential learning can transform student engagement by connecting curriculum to authentic, real-world experiences. This interactive workshop explores practical strategies for designing meaningful learning opportunities that foster transferable skills, deepen understanding, and prepare students for future pathways. Whether you are new to experiential learning or looking to enhance your existing practice, you’ll leave with ready-to-use ideas, planning tools, and examples that can be adapted across grade levels and subject areas to create engaging, student-centred learning experiences.
Led by: Prince Khan, Supervisor Brampton Entrepreneur Centre & Adjunct Professor
Key Theme: Teaching and Learning
Ontario’s new financial literacy graduation requirement reflects the growing emphasis on preparing students for the financial decisions they will face throughout their lives. While students are developing foundational financial knowledge in school, educators continue to play an important role in helping them connect those concepts to real-world experiences.
Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneurship educator, business advisor, and post-secondary professor, Prince Khan shares the financial literacy gaps he commonly observes as young adults transition into greater independence. Participants will explore practical strategies, authentic learning experiences, and classroom approaches that help students build the confidence, knowledge, and decision-making skills needed to navigate life beyond high school.
Led By: Clayton Ellis, STEM Secondary School Educator
Key Theme: Innovation and Future Skills
Artificial intelligence has the potential to do far more than generate lesson plans. In this thought-provoking workshop, explore how AI can become a trusted partner for professional reflection, creativity, and lifelong learning. Through the concept of an “Educator’s Second Brain,” participants will discover how to organize knowledge, preserve ideas, recognize meaningful patterns, and connect experiences across their careers. Learn practical approaches to using AI responsibly while keeping human judgment, relationships, and professional identity at the centre of teaching and leadership.
Led By: Leslie Grant, Superintendent of Education
Key Theme: Leadership and Professional Growth
This workshop invites educators and aspiring educational leaders to consider how maintaining an authentic identity enhances efficacy and influence in educational spaces. The session explores the realities of being Black and racialized within educational systems, including what it can mean to be “one of few”, and the importance of maintaining one’s identity and principles while navigating professional spaces where one’s identity may be less represented. Holding on to your core self in these spaces is not always easy. However, staying rooted in your principles fosters integrity-driven leadership and supports meaningful connections with students, colleagues, and communities.
Participants will explore their own “why,” apply their “why” to their everyday practice, and develop confidence and awareness in their ability to lead with authenticity and integrity. Through reflection on identity, values, and purpose, participants will consider how leading authentically, particularly when they may be “one of few”, can create space for others, strengthen relationships, and support a greater sense of belonging within their educational communities.
Led By: John Colton, Principal
Key Theme: Leadership and Professional Growth
Today’s schools need educators who are willing to embrace change, take on new challenges, and grow their careers along the way. This interactive session explores how hands-on learning, problem solving, and a willingness to learn from failure can open doors for teachers looking to expand their skills, take on new roles, and move their careers forward. Participants will leave with strategies for building the confidence and adaptability to pursue new opportunities, along with practical approaches for creating classrooms where students are empowered to take risks and grow.
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