Get the Inside Track on Blended Learning in the Mid-Atlantic
A one day, invite-only forum with educators in the Mid-Atlantic, hosted by Fuel Education


What does it take to implement a high-quality, student-focused, blended learning program?

We invite you to join us March 9 for our complementary Mid-Atlantic Blended Learning Leaders Forum for a hands-on, interactive, and collaborative workshop to explore the crucial steps of designing and building an effective blended learning program. We look forward to providing you with the expertise, information, and tools needed to develop a program that helps you meet the challenges facing your district and your students.

The Forum will feature:
  • Engaging sessions with blended learning classroom and program leaders, including Kwame Simmons, CEO, The Simmons Advantage and Brian Schiffer, Director, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, and World Languages, Baltimore County Public Schools
  • A Discussion around integrating Project-Based Learning and other complementary learning models into blended learning environments
  • A complimentary step-by-step guide that details how to plan, implement, and measure a blended learning program
  • An opportunity to network and collaborate with peers from districts and schools who share interests in blended learning
  • Interactive sessions led by education consultants with expertise in creating blended learning programs
  • A certificate of attendance to put toward CEU

Agenda

Location:
Hilton Alexandria Old Town
1767 King Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314


About our Speakers:

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          Kwame Simmons, CEO, The Simmons Advantage
Kwame Simmons is a dynamic educator who uses an innovative approach to revolutionize urban education. He created the first school wide one-to-one and blended learning school for DC Public Schools that was featured in the Washington Post. While in St. Louis, his efforts led his school to receive national recognition for several awards, including Most Improved School of the Year. Most recently, Mr. Simmons received the “Excellence in Education Award” from the BET HONORS and was featured on the Steve Harvey Morning Show. Kwame Simmons received his undergraduate degree from Hampton University in History and graduate degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University in Organizational Development and Leadership and Macdonough School of Business, Georgetown University in Executive Masters in Education. He currently works as an educational consultant for school transformation as well as an Adjunct Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. 

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Dan Foreman, education consultant, Fuel Education
Before joining FuelEducation Dan worked as the District Instructional Technology Coordinator for Alexandria City Public Schools. During his tenure he coordinated the creation and expansion of the school division’s 1:1 computing program to ten thousand students in grades 3 through 12. In 2011 Dan was awarded the Titan Transformer Award by the teaching staff for his impact on improving instruction in Alexandria City Pubic School. Dan began his education career in 2008 as a High School English Teacher in DC Public Schools. Dan holds his Certification in Educational Leadership and Administration from George Washington University, M.Ed. in Instructional Design and Development of Instructional Systems from George Mason University, M.A.T. in Secondary English from American University, and his BA from Wittenberg University in Literature and Creative Writing.