Pre-Conference Workshops
Jumpstart your Spring CUE experience with focused, interactive workshops led by inspiring educators and thought leaders. These workshops are designed to spark ideas, build skills, and send you home with strategies you can use right away. All workshops can be attended as stand-alone or added to a conference pass.
March 18th, 2026, 2 pm-5 pm
Price: $150
Presenter: Tom Murray, Director of Innovation, All4Ed
Great schools don’t happen by chance; they’re built by leaders who act with purpose. In this interactive Future Ready Schools® workshop, leaders will reflect on their unique approach, explore how communication drives culture, and engage in practical activities they can replicate with their teams. Walk away with proven strategies and free tools to strengthen collaboration, build trust, and lead sustainable change in your school or district.
March 18th, 2026, 2 pm-5 pm
Price: $150
Presenters: Shannon McClintock Miller, Future Ready Schools, All4Ed, and Lia Dossin, Director of Partnerships & Programs, All4Ed
The Future Ready Librarians® Summit is an interactive professional learning experience designed to empower school librarians as catalysts for innovation and change. Grounded in the updated Future Ready Librarians® Framework, this summit will help participants envision and lead meaningful transformation across teaching, learning, and leadership in their schools and districts.
March 18th, 2026 10 am-3 pm
Price: $150
Presented by: CAST
Lunch Included
This interactive workshop provides a practical introduction to UDL and its impact on teaching and learning. Participants will:
- Explore the foundations of learner variability and UDL research
- Analyze real classroom examples through a UDL lens
- Design or redesign a lesson using CAST’s UDL Lesson Designer
- Learn strategies to reduce barriers and increase engagement and access
Ideal for educators, instructional designers, coaches, specialists, and administrators, this session supports anyone who is beginning UDL implementation or looking to strengthen their practice.
March 18th, 2026, 2 pm-5 pm
Price: $150
Presenter: Michael Hernandez, Education Consultant and Author
As student engagement evolves and artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes education, many educators are rethinking how to design authentic learning experiences that promote academic integrity. Join award-winning educator, speaker, and author Michael Hernandez for an interactive workshop exploring classroom-tested, evidence-based strategies for creating rigorous, equitable, and meaningful assessments across all grade levels and subjects. Discover how project-based learning can replace traditional worksheets, quizzes, and tests — and get hands-on experience transforming one of your own assignments into an “uncheatable” assessment. You’ll leave with actionable feedback and a ready-to-use plan to bring back to your classroom.