T3LN 2026 Solutions in Action

A national conference for educators providing relevant and timely solutions for teaching, learning and leadership in today's K-12 education environment.

March 17 - 19, 2026

See the agenda and speakers below.

The Teaching, Learning, and Leading Network (T3LN) unites 13 state organizations dedicated to advancing supervision, curriculum, and whole-child education. If you are a member of your state organization, you are a member of T3LN. www.t3ln.org. This national virtual conference focuses on two strands: Teaching & Learning and Leadership with keynote speakers, panel discussions and breakout sessions.

Teaching & Learning Strand

Classroom Management / Student Engagement
Data Analysis
Innovative Teaching

Leadership Development Strand

Leadership Pipeline
Recruitment & Retention
Providing Effective Professional Development

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Tickets

Attendees

Member Rate

199.00 USD

Non-Member Rate

250.00 USD

Agenda

Tuesday, March 17

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Mastering Math Facts with Intention: Building Fluency Through Strategy and Play

Procedural fluency is more than speed (efficiency), it also includes using procedures accurately, flexibly and appropriately.

Teaching Strand

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

How to Navigate Tough Moments in Meetings and PD with Clarity

Leaders often lack explicit training around facilitation strategies. By the end of this session, participants will feel more empowered and confident about handling less than ideal situations during professional development and data meetings.

Leadership Strand

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Leading the Multigenerational Workforce in Schools: Strategies for Effective Communication, Feedback, and Leadership

This interactive workshop equips school leaders with a practical generational framework to strengthen communication, feedback, and coherence across teams.

Leadership Strand

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Elevating Student Engagement, Agency and Optimism through Student-led Action

Learn how to elevate student engagement through instruction that enhances curiosity, compassion, and inspiration.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

When We Practice What We Teach

Great schools don’t simply equip students to ace assessments; they encourage them to build community, pursue growth, and lead with purpose. What happens when teachers are given the same opportunity?

General Session

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Decreasing Disruptive Behaviors & Increasing Engagement

Creating a thriving school culture starts with the adults.

General Session

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Design of Explicit Instruction: High Leverage Practices that Promote Learning

Explicit instruction is an evidence-based, systematic methodology for teaching academic skills to students across grade levels.

General Session

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Delivery of Explicit Instruction: High-Leverage Practices that Promote Engagement and Learning

While the Science of Reading informs us on what to teach, 50 years of research on Explicit Instruction guides us on how to teach.

General Session

Wednesday, March 18

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Finding the SPARK: Engaging Middle Schoolers Using Storytelling, Art, and Authentic Experiences

In this interactive session, I will share how to use research and qualitative data to better understand the experiences of students in the middle grades.

Teaching Strand

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

High Dosage Tutoring: Accelerating Student Learning with LCPS Interventionist Program for Success

Lenoir County Public Shools, NC is leading the way in creating an intervention program K-12 consisting of retired teachers and community members to grow and develop all learners.

Teaching Strand

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Model the Way and Engage Your Leaders: Multiply Your Collective Impact the Four Roles of High-Trust Leaders

Leadership is shaped by what we consistently model. This session recording will be available for 30 days only on the Eventleaf app for conference attendees.

General Session

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Fighting Fixed Mindsets: Instructional Shifts to Engage Learners

The instructional choices teachers make impact how students engage with content. Examine school and classroom structures that might inhibit growth mindsets and discuss five instructional shifts to address those structures for K-12 teachers and learners.

General Session

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Growing Through Joy: Strengthening the Leadership Pipeline Through Culture, Connection, and Capacity

This session explores how joyful, purpose-driven school cultures serve as the foundation for developing strong leadership pipelines.

General Session

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Creating Sustainable Results: Executing on What Matters Most with the 4 Disciplines of Execution.

Execution, not intention drives results.

Leadership Strand

Thursday, March 19

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Calm in the Chaos: Habits of Resilient Leadership

School leadership has never been more demanding - and you don’t have to carry it alone.

General Session

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Part I -Effective Teaching of Reading Fluency – The Oft Neglected Component of the Reading Curriculum

This is the first half of the presentation.

General Session

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Part II - Effective Teaching of Reading Fluency – The Oft Neglected Component of the Reading Curriculum

This is the second half of the presentation.

General Session

Speakers

Anita Archer

Dr. Anita Archer serves as an educational consultant to state departments and school districts on explicit instruction, behavior management, and literacy.

Stacy Cauley

Stacy Cauley has served as an educator for over 20 years in Lenoir County Public Schools.

Naomi Church

Naomi Church is a nationally recognized speaker and professional learning designer who helps schools and districts build supportive systems that strengthen educator growth and retention.

Jennifer Ciok

Jennifer Ciok is the Director of Government Relations for IASB.

Ashlie Crosson

Juli Dixon

Juli Dixon is professor emerita of mathematics education at UCF. She is focused on improving teachers’ content for teaching and administrators’ knowledge for leading mathematics instruction to support students in whole class and intervention settings.

Dr. Amy Peluso Prasky is an educational leader, professional learning specialist, and coach with over 25 years of experience in public education.

Lindsay Prendergast

Timothy Rasinski

Timothy Rasinski is professor emeritus of literacy education at Kent State University where he was director of its award winning reading clinic. He is author of the best-selling books on reading fluency The Fluent Reader and The Megabook of Fluency.

Tracie Swilley

2025 National Principal of the Year

Casey Watts

With 20 years in education, Casey Watts is on a mission to improve data meetings.

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