Join Us This Summer!
The professional learning event, Educators’ Confluence, returns to Fairmont Hot Springs with two dynamic tracks.
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Gain tools and strategies to increase student motivation and learning while decreasing behavior problems. This enriching professional learning experience will help you achieve more success in your teaching.
Experience and take with you powerful practices to:
Get and keep students focused
Teach effectively with diverse learners, such as -
Multi-age groups
Varying background knowledge
Multi-grade classrooms
High and low-achieving students
Enhance learning and achievement by elevating student involvement
Raise the participation of resistant or misbehaving learners
Reduce anxiety and frustration for your students and for yourself
Save time!
Returning educators will further develop skills and master practices. Participants benefit significantly from repeated opportunities to reflect on their efforts and glean fresh insights.
These educators will also gain:
Valuable next steps
Greater depth and breadth of implementation
Essential nuances for more success with more students
Additional tools and strategies for effectively reaching struggling and resistant learners
Facilitator: Beth Buchanan
About Beth
As an educator and administrator, Beth has nearly 30 years of experience incorporating tools, strategies, and concepts from leading educational practitioners who have generated five decades of research-supported, evidence-based best practices. Beth’s professional development and coaching are highly praised for their practicality, solid grounding, and connection to actual situations from her own teaching and that of others with whom she has worked. She has facilitated focus sessions from Spence Rogers and Renee Brice in their nationwide PEAK Teaching for Excellence academies and institutes.
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In this dynamic and interactive workshop, educators will explore how building meaningful connections can transform school communities by creating environments where students, staff, and families feel safe, valued, and engaged in learning. Through the lens of connection, you’ll uncover tangible, customizable, and adaptive strategies to meet your school's unique needs.
This session goes beyond theory. You’ll collaborate with fellow educators, exchange ideas, and leave rejuvenated with ready-to-implement tools that strengthen relationships, foster engagement, and support student success.
Participants will:
Connect and collaborate with passionate educators and administrators
Navigate how to increase the likelihood of connecting with school and community culture
Explore safe and effective strategies to engage students, staff, and communities
Design actionable approaches tailored to your own school community
Returning educators will further develop skills and master practices. Participants benefit significantly from repeated opportunities to reflect on their efforts and glean fresh insights.
These educators will also gain:
Greater depth and breadth of implementation
New connections with other educators with varying expertise in their fields
Additional tools and strategies for effectively growing connection to increase impact
Join a collective of innovative educators who are reimagining what’s possible in education. Return home feeling inspired, empowered, and equipped to make meaningful change in your school community.
Facilitators: David Pavish and Charlie Black
Your registration covers two full days of:
Hands-on practice
Practical and effective strategies and tools
Collegial collaboration
Engaged learning for all!
Pricing and Discounts
Early bird pricing ends May 1, 2026
Registration
Adult - $295 ($225 with early bird discount)
Adult + High School Student team - $400 ($350 with early bird discount)
College student with valid ID - $200 ($150 with early bird discount)
Team Discounts
Register 3-5 people together → 20% off
Register 6 or more → 25% off
(Discounts apply to regular-priced registration and will be automatically applied at checkout.)
Hotel Rates
$110/night (Single)
$125/night (Double)
Includes 4 hot springs pools, fitness room, and more.
Questions? Contact us at connect@brightwayslearning.org or fill out our contact form.