
Baltimore, MD - Learning Leadership Symposium
When: Sep 12, 2023
Where: Baltimore City Public Schools, Professional Development Center - Room 105, 2500 E. Northern Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21214
The Learning Leadership Symposiums hosted by the Learning Counsel are regional professional learning events designed to promote innovation and help leaders address current issues and opportunities in the field of education. By combining timely research and knowledge of trends and market changes on the horizon, the Learning Counsel facilitates a high-level experience in a single-day workshop format. Organized around guest speakers and collaborative learning structures, the symposiums maintain a professional profile in the education field and are seen as visionary by education leaders nationwide.
Learning Leadership Symposiums Personalize Learning
To maximize relevance and increase participation, the Learning Counsel has added an element of personalization to the live events. Each event will be hosted by a local school district, sometimes in partnership with a regional office of education or service district. To address the unique professional learning needs of the hosting organization and regional participants, a range of content topics will be selected by the host, effectively customizing the agenda and experience.
Structured, Relevant and Timely Content
Experiences are designed to engage participants on three main levels of learning, woven into a content-intensive day.
Current Research - As a leading research and media organization, the Learning Counsel maintains one of the most comprehensive data sets of teacher and administrator opinion, edtech purchasing trends, strengths and threats, and forward-facing system evolution in the market. A primary element of regional symposiums is the presentation of research data. This briefing gives educational leaders critical insight into the issues and pressures they are facing and provides foundational knowledge they need to inform systemic movement.
Collaboration - Collaboration, reflection, and application are the cornerstones of quality professional learning and are built explicitly into each symposium. By providing a structure for cooperative learning, participants are immersed in an application of knowledge, collaboration with peers, sharing of ideas, and making meaning specific to their own context.
Sharing What Works – Each symposium brings together some of the best and brightest in education to share their learning and successes in their work to create personalized and flexible learning environments. Guest speakers include superintendents, technology officers, teaching and learning executives, and practitioners who present current practice and innovations in their own systems.
AGENDA
8:00-8:30 a.m. – Welcome & Breakfast
8:30-9:00 a.m. – Educator Guest Keynote – Leadership Priorities Now

Dr. Michael Martirano, Superintendent, Howard County Public Schools
9:00-10:00 a.m. – Learning Counsel Research and Trends Briefing
10:00-10:10 a.m. – Break
10:10-10:30 a.m. – Sponsor Guest Speaker
10:30-10:40 a.m. – Sponsor Speaker or Video Showcase
10:40-1:15 p.m. – Leadership Workshops: Staying Current
Learning Topics
- Balancing Human and Tech Leadership
- Trend Update: Preparing Learners for the Future
- Amplifying Cross-Curricular Experiences with Digital Resources
- Using or Not Using AI
10:40-11:05 a.m. – Table Rotation 1
11:10-11:35 a.m. – Table Rotation 2
11:35-12:15 p.m. – Lunch & Keynote
11:50-12:10 p.m. – Educator Guest Keynote: Becoming Human Alongside Tech

Tina Ference, Education Technology Leader, Fauquier County Public Schools
12:10-12:20 p.m. – Sponsor Guest Speaker or Sponsor Video Showcase
12:25-12:50 p.m. – Table Rotation 3
12:50-1:15 p.m. – Table Rotation 4
1:15-1:45 p.m. – Guest Educator Panel – Models, Workflow, Change Management

Kimberly Roberson, Director, Technology Integration and Support, Prince George's County Public Schools

Louis McDonald, Director of Technology Services, Fauquier County Public Schools

Dr. Andraé Townsel, Superintendent, Calvert County Public Schools

Dr. Monifa McKnight, Superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools
1:45-2:00 p.m. – Wrap-Up
2:00-2:30 pm. – Networking
Sponsors
Address:
Baltimore City Public Schools, Professional Development Center - Room 105, 2500 E. Northern Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21214