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.

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Join the Modern Learning Network in Colorado on Tuesday, November 18th 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.

🗓️ Tuesday, November 18th , 2025
⏰ 9 AM - 11 AM
📌 Colorado Early College High School
Douglas County North (Inverness Campus)

321 Inverness Drive S
Englewood, CO 80112

Showcase: Spotlight: Jill Gildea, CEO of Colorado Early Colleges, will share about her journey to modernize and personalize learning at scale.  Hear from her and learn about triumphs and challenges.

  • Key moments that shaped her approach to leading change

  • Work as an innovator and design thinker in K–12 settings.

  • Utilizing the LEAP Learning Framework

  • The power of design thinking

  • Innovation as a leadership lever

  • Why evidence and validation matter for scalable change.
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Take Aways

  1. Copies of Two Books: The New Agenda and the Shape of Change 

  2. District Convergence Framework: Leadership and Strategy for Today’s Educator

  3. Learning Framework: Personalized Learning Student Outcomes Framework

  4. Convergence District Assessment: Where are you in your design at scale?

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 

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

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

Workshop Agenda

  • 30 min: Welcome with Breakfast and Introductions

  • 30 min Group development of what modern learning could be

    • Get to know each other

  • 30 min Spotlight: Jill Gildea, Colorado Early Colleges

  • 30 min Turning vision into reality

    • Create a RoadMap based on where your district is

    • Book + Frameworks

  • 30 min Creating the path forward

    • Creating a draft instructional model

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