What is Star Summit?

The fifth annual Shaping Teachers Across the Region Summit is coming to Southwest Missouri this Fall. On November 7, 2017, teachers and staff from Nixa, Ozark, Republic, and Willard School Districts will collaborate for an educational conference.  The day will start with participants splitting into two groups, traveling either to Republic High School or Willard High School to attend breakout and deep dive sessions. After a break for lunch, all the districts will attend a keynote session, location to be determined. 
  • REPUBLIC - PreK - 5th Grade, K-12 Fine Arts (Music, Art, Theatre), K-12 Music, K-5 Librarians, K-5 SPED, OT/PT and SLPs, K-5 Counselors, Reading Recovery, Gifted, K-5 Computers, K-12 ELL
  • WILLARD - 6th - 12th Grade, 6-12 Librarians, 6-12 Counselors, K-12 Health/PE, ROTC, 6-12 Computers, 6-12 SPED, 7-12 Foreign Language, 7-12 CTE - Career Technical Education (FACS, Vocational Business, Vo-Ag, Industrial Tech, Marketing, Building Trades)

schedule

8:30-11:30 Breakout and Deep Dive Sessions
  • 8:30-9:20 Session 1
  • 9:30-10:20 Session 2
  • 10:30111:20 Session 3
11:30-1:30  Lunch
1:30-3:30 Keynote

 Nixa
Schools

Willard
Schools 

Ozark
Schools

Republic SCHOOLS

#carpoolstarsummit

We are encouraging teachers to share a ride to Star Summit.  So, send a tweet using #carpoolstarsummit -- Include a photo of at least three people in your car as you head to Star Summit.  You could win a BIG prize if your carpool photo is selected!

#MOSTARSUMMIT

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The official twitter hashtag for the event is #mostarsummit. Join the conversation!

Call for presenters  is open

We are securing presenters at all grade levels and all content areas. We hope that you will consider presenting at this event!  If you have a unique learning project or want to share your high impact instructional strategies - WE NEED YOU!

The maximum number of sessions that you can present is two 50-minute breakout sessions, or one deep-dive session (1 hr 40 min). Payment is $50 per 50-minute breakout session or $100 per deep-dive session (co-presenters share the session pay). If you choose two sessions, you can do the same presentation twice, or do two different presentations.

The Call for Presenters will close on Sept 23rd. Complete this Call for Presenters Form to submit your presentation.