Learning Forward Florida

10/08/2026

We couldn’t do it without our sponsors! 💙

A huge thank you to the sponsors supporting the Learning Forward Florida Fall Conference. Your partnership helps us bring educators together for a day focused on learning, connection, and moving professional learning forward.

We appreciate you being part of Beyond the Horizon! 🌅

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

🌅 It’s almost time!

The Learning Forward Florida Fall Conference is about to begin! We’re excited to spend the day with educators from across Florida as we explore Beyond the Horizon: Transforming Professional Learning for a New Era.

Follow along throughout the day for updates!

09/23/2026

✨ 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

When priorities shift, expectations feel unclear, or teams are navigating change, leaders have an opportunity to create the clarity people need to move forward together.

At the 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, Casey Watts will bring this idea to life in her general session - sharing practical strategies and tools you can use immediately to strengthen collaboration, navigate difficult conversations, and lead teams with greater clarity and confidence.

📚 And every Day 1 participant will receive a copy of Casey Watts’s book, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, to continue the learning long after the conference.

🎉 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧 - 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭!

Join us 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴 in New Smyrna Beach for a full day of learning, connection, and practical strategies you can take right back to your team.

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: fl.learningforward.org

09/16/2026

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲?

As we get ready for the Learning Forward Florida 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, our Day 1 General Session speaker, Casey Watts, is giving us a preview of the conversation to come.

📖 Check out Casey’s latest Learning Forward blog, “𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀,” for a look at why clarity matters when we’re leading teams and professional learning.

Then join us 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗺𝘆𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 for 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗿𝗮.

🌊 Casey Watts: Same Team, Different Pages
📚 Receive a copy of The Craft of Clarity with registration
🏛️ Updates from FDOE
🤝 Networking with Florida professional learning leaders
💡 Practical ideas you can put into practice
✅ Register: fl.learningforward.org

𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲!

🔗 Read Casey’s blog using the links in the comments.

09/08/2026

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? Casey Watts 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.

In this quick video, Casey gives you a taste of what’s coming to 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - practical strategies you can use right away to create greater clarity for yourself and the people you lead.

On 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗺𝘆𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, Casey will lead our general session:

📖 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸

And here’s the best part: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘆’𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆! 🙌

Day 2 is full, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭- and we’d love to have you join us.

📅 October 8, 2026
📍 Brannon Center | New Smyrna Beach, FL
🎟️ Day 1: $169
📚 Casey’s book included with registration!

Register now at fl.learningforward.org

09/01/2026

🎉 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧! 🎉

We’re thrilled by the excitement for our 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 & 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 workshop! Shannon Bogle and Amanda March share a little more in this video about why the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is worth putting on your calendar.

But don’t worry! 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲! Join us October 8 in New Smyrna Beach for:

✨ General session speaker Casey Watts (book included)
✨ Updates from the Florida Department of Education
✨ Networking with education leaders from across Florida
✨ Lunch included!

And if you missed your chance to join us for Tips & Tools this time… 👀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗱! Tips & Tools will pop up again soon - maybe at a location near you!

🎉 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮: 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧
🙌 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭: 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: fl.learningforward.org

08/26/2026

🌅 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻?

Join Dr. Karen Nix, Dr. Amanda March, and Shannon Bogle for a full day of 𝗧𝗶𝗽𝘀 & 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 at the 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!

This highly interactive session is designed for professional learning leaders who want to create adult learning experiences that are engaging, meaningful, and impactful. Together, we’ll move from theory to practice as we:

✨ Explore the Nested Process Framework for design
🧠 Experience brain-based strategies for engaging adult learners
🛠️ Practice instructional strategies and tools you can use right away
💡 Dig into how adults learn, process, and retain information
🤝 Learn, collaborate, and exchange ideas with fellow educators

📅 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟴:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠–𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 | 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗺𝘆𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗙𝗟
🍽️ 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱

🎟️ 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆: $𝟮𝟲𝟵
🌅 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝟭 + 𝟮 𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲: $𝟰𝟮𝟱

Make the most of the conference and join us for 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 of learning, connection, and practical strategies you can bring back to your team!

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 - 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

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