Wednesday, October 22, 2025 

Education is at a turning point. As the world changes at lightning speed, our students need a school experience that prepares them for the opportunities of tomorrow.

Join the Modern Learning Network in Phoenix, AZ on October 22 at 9AM for an energizing, in-person experience! 

In just two powerful hours, we’ll roll up our sleeves together to imagine what schools could look like in the next 3–5 years. Through interactive visioning and hands-on collaboration, we’ll explore bold new possibilities for teaching and learning — all grounded in research-based frameworks designed to prepare every student for a rapidly changing world.

Showcase: JO Combs School District will share about their innovative journey to modernize and personalize teaching and learning at scale.  Hear from district leaders and learn  about their triumphs and challenges to modernizing teaching and learning and driving change at scale with your community.

  • Creating an Instructional Model that really works

  • Developing a living Portrait of a Graduate

  • Driving change to create a competency based learning model

  • Aligning systems to support the transformation of modern classrooms

Connect with regional leaders and share priorities for building schools that truly equip students for an ever-changing world.

10/22 Event Schedule

  • Welcome with Refreshments and Introductions

  • Group development of what modern learning could be

  • JO Combs Unified School District Showcase

  • Turning vision into reality

  • Creating the path forward

Why Attend?

  1. Empower Student and Teacher Agency for the Future of learning  

  2. Connect with Peers – Hear from JO Combs School District about their journey to modernize learning and instruction

  3. Build Your Network – Connect with leaders across the region who are rethinking education

  4. Envision an Instructional Model for the Modern Learner

  5. Re-ignite your Portrait of a Graduate to align with Innovation and AI 

Define a Leadership and Strategy Roadmap for systems change and organizational design

Questions? Reach out to Sue Holmes at sue@leapinnovations.org