About this event
Our annual Inspire conference is a unique opportunity to connect with yourself, your students, and your practice. Through a variety of signature CPET sessions, we help participants reconnect with their passion and purpose as educators. This conference will offer space for critical reflection, peer-to-peer discourse, and engaging workshops that will help educators return to their professional roots.
We recognize that:
At Inspire, participants will be able to:
We recognize that:
- Teachers are often isolated in their classrooms with few opportunities to share successes and dilemmas with colleagues, especially colleagues from other school
- Teacher isolation leads to attrition and/or stagnation
- Teachers should be positioned as experts and given the opportunity to connect with other teachers to collaboratively explore ways to integrate theory and practice
- Teachers should have space to connect with themselves, their students, and their practice in a meaningful way
At Inspire, participants will be able to:
- participate in content discussion groups
- engage in critical reflection
- collaborate with colleagues
- interrogate relevant research
- preview innovative workshops
Registration & payment
All attendees must complete a registration form online. We will not be able to admit you to the conference if a registration form is not on file. Registration closes at 11:59pm EST on October 31st.
To adjust or cancel your registration: contact cpet@tc.edu. Refunds will be offered through October 30th. Refunds requested beyond that date will not be processed. |
The cost of attendance is $50 per person during the regular registration period (October 1st - October 31st @ 11:59pm EST).
We may be able to accept a limited number of walk-in registrations on November 6th, depending on session availability. If walk-in registrations are offered, the cost is $65 per person. Walk-in registration must be paid with a credit card. Verified New Teacher Network members can attend this event for free. Contact us at cpet@tc.edu for more information. |
To pay for your attendance using a purchase order: once a PO has been received from your school, they will be given a promo code to distribute to the teachers they are funding. A PO must be created by your school & received by CPET by October 26th in order for a promo code to be generated. The promo code will discount your registration 100% so that there is no out-of-pocket cost to you. You will still be required to complete a registration form.
To pay using a credit card: simply complete the registration form online. You will be asked for your credit card information at that time. To pay using your New Teacher Network membership: contact us at cpet@tc.edu. Once your membership has been verified, you will receive a promo code that will discount your registration 100%. |
Participant schedule
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Activity |
8:30-9:00am |
Welcome & check-in |
9:00-9:30am |
Opening remarks |
9:45-10:45am |
Breakfast will be provided during this session Workshop session 1: Critical reflections Choose from Critical reflection through...
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11:00am-12:30pm |
Workshop session 2: signature sessions Choose from:
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12:30-1:30pm |
Lunch To purchase lunch, you can visit the Teachers College cafeteria or cafe, or venture off-campus |
1:30-2:30pm |
Workshop session 3: signature initiatives Choose from:
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2:45-3:00pm |
Closing reflections (with workshop session 3 group) |
FAQs
Teachers College is a state-approved provider of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) hours. Participants can earn 6 CTLE hours for attending this conference. CTLE information must be entered on your registration form. Attendance will be verified before CTLE credits are awarded.
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Breakfast: will be provided in your first workshop session, which starts at 9:45am. If you like, you can purchase coffee and light snacks from the Teachers College cafe (1st floor of Zankel) prior to this session; however, you will not be allowed to bring food or drink with you to opening remarks (in Cowin Auditorium).
Lunch: there are two on-campus options for purchasing lunch - the Teachers College cafe (1st floor of Zankel Hall), or the Teachers College cafeteria (ground floor of Grace Dodge Hall). You can also venture off-campus to visit one of the restaurants in the TC neighborhood. If you choose to leave campus, you will be required to pass security again before entering the conference. |
Participants will convene at Teachers College, Columbia University: 525 West 120th Street New York, NY 10027.
All attendees must go through security at the Zankel Hall entrance before checking into the conference. Please have your ticket (electronic or hard copy) and a photo ID on hand to help facilitate this process. The exact location of participant check-in will be provided on your ticket once you've completed registration. |