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🎤 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!
Our Foundations in Action Conference speaker lineup continues! 💙💛

✨ Meet Diztorsha Lavan
K–12 Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator for Sheldon ISD and an educator with nearly 20 years of experience as a classroom teacher, instructional specialist, adjunct professor, and district leader.

📚 Session: From Knowing to Doing: Coaching New Teachers for Lasting Impact
Designed for coaches, mentors, and instructional leaders, this session will explore practical ways to help new teachers bridge the gap between professional learning and classroom implementation.
Participants will leave with actionable strategies for targeted feedback, reflective conversations, lesson internalization, and job-embedded coaching that builds teacher confidence and strengthens instructional practice.

💡 Move new teachers from knowing to doing, and from participation to implementation.
Stay tuned as we continue revealing our Foundations in Action speaker lineup!

🎤 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!
Our Foundations in Action Conference speaker lineup continues! 💙💛
✨ Meet Dr. Catalina Diaz
An award-winning elementary educator, Gifted & Talented specialist, and instructional leader passionate about educational equity, student engagement, and creating meaningful learning experiences across disciplines.

📚 Session: Words That Work: Unlocking Vocabulary Through Cross-Curricular Connections

Dr. Kat Diaz will share practical strategies for moving vocabulary beyond isolated lessons and into meaningful, authentic learning across content areas. Participants will explore ways to strengthen academic language, deepen comprehension, and support diverse learners—including emergent bilingual students.
💡 Leave with practical tools and strategies you can implement immediately!
Stay tuned as we continue revealing our Foundations in Action speaker lineup!
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🎤 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!

Our Foundations in Action Conference speaker lineup continues! 💙💛

✨ Meet Ingrid Baker
Founder & CEO of I Love to Educate and an educational leader with more than 20 years of experience helping schools move from failing to flourishing.

📚 Session: They Sent Me Their Best: What New Teachers Need to Know About Family Partnerships Before It Gets Hard

In this interactive session, Ingrid will equip educators with the mindset, language, and practical strategies to build family trust before the first hard conversation happens.

💡 Bring your real experiences. Leave with something you can actually use.

Get your tickets today! https://lnkd.in/gdC-3qD3

Stay tuned as we continue revealing our Foundations in Action speaker lineup! 👀

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📣 KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT 📣
Get ready to be inspired at the Foundations in Action Conference!
We are proud to welcome our Keynote Speaker, Shanda Walker.

✨ Keynote: “Believe In Yourselves—You CAN Do Hard Things!”

🎟️ Secure your spot today!

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🎤 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT!

We’re excited to reveal the first speaker in our lineup for the New Elementary Teachers Alliance Foundations in Action Conference! 💙💛

✨ Meet Crystal Washington
Founder & Institutional Strategy Architect of Structure Creates Freedom and an educator with over a decade of experience.

📚 Session: Clarity Creates Confidence: Building Strong Foundations for Sustainable Teaching Success
Crystal will equip educators with practical strategies to build strong classroom systems, increase consistency, reduce overwhelm, strengthen classroom culture, and create a personalized blueprint for sustainable success.
And this is just the beginning! 👀 Stay tuned as we reveal more of our speaker lineup!

🏫 Principals & School Leaders—Invest in Your New Teachers! 🍎

Give your new teachers and their mentors the opportunity to learn, connect, and gain practical strategies at the Foundations in Action Conference.

📅 September 25, 2026 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM
📍 Houston, TX

Send your new teachers and mentors to a day designed to support their success from the very beginning!

🎟️ Register today!

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🎤 Call for Presenters – Share Your Expertise!
Do you have strategies that inspire and empower new teachers and their mentors? We want to hear from you!

The Foundations in Action Conference is seeking engaging presentations in:

🍎 Teaching & Learning Best Practices
🤝 Mentorship & Coaching Connections
🌟 Classroom Management & Responsive Practices

📅 Conference: September 25, 2026 | Houston, TX
⏰ Proposal Deadline: July 15, 2026

Help shape a day of learning, collaboration, and inspiration for new educators and their mentors. Submit your proposal today!

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📣 Call for Proposals: Foundations in Action Conference 2026! 📣

Are you shaping the future of education? We want to hear from you! We are officially accepting session proposals for this year’s conference, happening on September 25, 2026, in Houston, TX.

We are looking for innovative, inspiring, and actionable practices designed specifically for new teachers and their mentors.

📅 Submission Deadline: July 15, 2026

Attention! For all the nominees and nominators who were invited to attend the Celebrating Excellence Banquet, we are finalizing our headcount this evening(very soon). Please respond to your email ASAP, as we would not be able to accommodate anyone else after today. Thank you.

✨ Keynote Speaker Announcement ✨

We are honored to announce our keynote speaker for the New Elementary Teachers Alliance Celebrating Excellence Banquet…
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President of Region IV TCWSE
Dr. Sims is a powerful leader and advocate for educators, and we are excited for her to inspire a room full of excellence.

Because of YOU, our nominators, we have a SOLD OUT event filled with incredible educators who will be recognized and celebrated. Your commitment to uplifting others is what makes this work so meaningful.

💙 Thank you for taking the time to nominate outstanding educators.
💛 Thank you for helping us create a space where excellence is seen, valued, and honored.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you all! 🎉