It's Like Riding a Bike- How to make learning last a lifetime

To Teach or Not To Teach: Unlocking the Power of Content

Held Virtually

Thursday, June 13, 2024 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

A 30 minute lunch break

$25 for Support Staff 

$50 for NASA Members 

$75 for Non-NASA Members

Due to Washoe County School District (WCSD) salary advancement requirements, WCSD participants will be asked to submit a brief written summation of how this professional learning event will transfer learning into practice before a certificate is issued. WCSD participants: please use the link provided on the Guidance/Link sheet for each event to submit. Lastly, when completing events that are (1) or more credits, please submit your tracker to the PGS Department in Washoe and to ahendersonnasa@gmail.com

Workshop Description:

We have all heard the saying "Once we learn to ride a bike, we never forget." Riding a bike is a complex task yet we can get our kids to master it before they even enter school, and they will never forget.

When we focus on the focus and identify what really matters, lasting learning is possible.

In this session, we will use the bike-riding metaphor to explore a seven-step process that allows student learning to last, just like riding a bike.

• Learners will gain insight into creating clearly aligned goals and outcomes.
• Learners will gain insight into how to accurately measure progress.
• Learners will gain exposure to strategies to increase student engagement in learning.

Biography of Presenter:

As an educator for over two decades, Dave has earned a reputation for being a disruptor of the status quo, an innovator, and a change agent. Having served as a classroom teacher, school-based administrator, central office director, and professor of Educational Leadership, he often uses real-life stories and examples of his own life and career to describe why and how we must confront “the way we have always done it.” He speaks, consults, and partners with districts nationwide and loves to keep learning and growing. He has written multiple books, including “It’s Like Riding a Bike: How to make learning last a lifetime”, “Bold Humility”, “Making Assessment Work for Educators Who Hate Data but Love Kids”, and “Poking the Bear”. Dave has earned a reputation for being a disruptor of the status quo, an innovator, and a change agent. Having served as a classroom teacher, school-based administrator, central office director, and professor of Educational Leadership, he often uses real-life stories and examples of his own life and career to describe why and how we need to confront “the way we have always done it.” He is the author of five books, has earned his doctorate and attended law school. He has served the K-20 space for 25 years, having positions as teacher, assistant principal, athletic director, principal, assistant superintendent, and college professor. He is the 2014 Michigan Administrator of the Year and the 2018 College Educator of the Year, but his greatest accomplishment is playing the role of dad to four incredible kids.

​Participants will earn .5 credit (7.5 hours) toward license renewal!

This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in Clark and most Nevada School Districts! & In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license

renewal AND ALSO CU accrual - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR hour accrual toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

Washoe County participants will be required to also register for this course in "MyPGS" in order to receive in-service credit toward salary advancement.

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