Gov. Doug Burgum will welcome educators, students, administrators and community leaders to the seventh annual Governor’s Summit on Innovative Education on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Cheney Middle School in West Fargo.
The daylong summit begins at 9 a.m. CT Tuesday with a keynote address from the governor. Other keynote speakers are Matt Kirchner, an international speaker, author, business leader, host of the weekly TechEd Podcast and president of ATS/LAB Midwest, a leading distributor of world-class curriculum, eLearning and training equipment, and Nicholas Carlisle, CEO of Power of Zero, a global initiative to address cyberbullying, and creator of the award-winning No Bully program for schools.
The theme of this year’s summit is “Building Blocks for Success.” Keynotes, panels and breakout sessions will address the five key strategic themes identified by the North Dakota PK-12 Education Steering Committee: 1) quality early childhood experiences; 2) support for safe and healthy behaviors; 3) career awareness, exploration and development; 4) quality education personnel; and 5) quality student-centered instruction in driving positive outcomes for students, educators, communities and the state.
Recipients of the #InnovativeND Awards also will be announced throughout the day.
Approximately 500 individuals have registered to attend the summit in person or virtually. A link to the livestreamed video will be posted Tuesday on the Governor’s Office website at www.governor.nd.gov.