The iRISE Education Conference is dedicated to empowering and educating Mississippi's educators of disadvantaged children. Our focus is building collaboration and the instructional capacity of instructional leaders in order to close achievement gaps and reduce poverty in our state. This year's topics will surround the goal of creating World-Class education in our communities.Â
2020 Topics - COMING SOON
2019 Topics Include:Â
- Overcoming Poverty with a Global Perspective
- Diversity and Representation in the Classroom
- Building Background Knowledge to Create Success
- Tech Can Take You: Virtual Reality
- Tech Can Take You: Donors Choose
- Tech Can Take You: The Power of GoogleÂ
- Increasing Student Engagement with Innovative Strategies
- Embedded Vocabulary: Moving Beyond Memorization
- Seek First to Understand: Combating Childhood Trauma in Our Classrooms
- Growth Mindset: Strategies for Implementing Character Development School-wide
- Novice Teacher Strategies for Success
- Teacher Academy: Increasing the Teacher Pipeline
- School-wide Reading Initiative Strategies
- Battling Burnout: Working Smart and Hard
- Tackling the Praxis CoreÂ
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Our goal is to investigate these topics and provide a more intensive look at improving education across our state by bringing presenters and guest speakers that have created exceptional change within high poverty areas. We are committed to Rising Together and Helping ALL schools Win.Â