GOCSD Innovation Summit 2021
2021 Kickoff Event
VISION 2021
- August 5th & 6th - Innovation Summit
- Keynote Speakers: Michael Bonner & Jon Gordon
- #GOInnovate21
- innovationsummitmo.org
2021 GOCSD Innovation Summit
Thursday, Aug 5, 2021, 08:00 AM
Branson Convention Center, Branson, MO
Schedule of Events:
Innovation Summit - Day 1 Aug 5th
8:00am-8:45am Registration/Breakfast
8:45am-9:00am Welcome
9:00am-10:00am Keynote-Michael Bonner
10:00am-10:30am Q & A/Book Signing
10:30am-11:30am - Breakout Sessions/Roundtables/Vendor Visits
11:30am-1pm Lunch on Own
1:00pm-1:45pm Breakout Sessions
2:00pm-2:45pm Breakout Sessions
3:00pm-3:45pm Breakout sessions
4:00pm- Celebration with Vendors (In breakout session rooms)
Innovation Summit - Day 2 Aug 6th
7:45am Breakfast & coffee available
8:30am-9:15am Breakouts/Possible Innovation Showcases
9:30am-10:15am Breakouts/Possible Innovation Showcases
10:30am-11:30am Keynote - Jon Gordon
11:30am-12:00pm Final announcements/Door Prizes
11:30am Book signing/Door Prizes
12:00pm Conference ends
BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW!
Hotel Information
GOCSD has secured a conference rate ($143.00 for Deluxe Queen Room) for the Branson Hilton Convention Center Hotel. The conference rate will be guaranteed 3 days prior and 3 days after the event to help with your planning! Click the reservation link here! As of 6/10/2021 - HILTON IS FULL! Feel free to call the Comfort Inn (info below) for another reservation opportunity.
We have also secured a room block at the Comfort Inn & Suites 5150 Gretna Road Branson MO 65616. Please call 417-335-4731 and ask for the "GOCSD Innovation Summit Rate" ($94.00 for 2 Queen Beds).
The GOCSD hotel room block rates end July 9th (or until the block is sold out).
Michael Bonner - Keynote Speaker Thursday August 5, 2021
"I wish I could go back to second grade, so Mr. Bonner could be my teacher," were the words Ellen Degeneres released on her social media accounts to 50+ million followers. This is when she learned of how Mr. Bonner's mind capturing teaching methods encouraged students to go above and beyond on a reading test.
Mr. Bonner was previously an inspiring teacher at North Carolina's South Greenville Elementary, where the majority of students have strenuous familial dynamics and some are homeless. The school is 100% FRL (free and reduced lunch) and is located in a marginalized neighborhood in Eastern North Carolina. Michael will start at The Ron Clark Academy as a 4th grade teacher in the fall of 2019.
In early 2017, Bonner was honored by Ellen DeGeneres in recognition of his positive and innovative educational approaches for children coping adverse childhood experiences. Ellen presented Bonner and his school with technical equipment to assist in the creation of music videos serving as aids to education. Additionally, Wal-Mart presented the school with $25,000, and the Ellen Show created a Go Fund Me site for South Greenville, which has raised over $88,000 for the Title I school. However, the amazing journey did not stop there! One month after he first appeared on her show, Ellen flew Mr. Bonner and his entire second-grade class to visit with her again at her studio. Twenty children from Mr. Bonner's class received an all-expense-paid trip to Los Angeles, California. The students recorded in a professional studio had class on a Hollywood set, and made a professional music video with Ellen, Big Sean, Ice Cube, Migos, Ty Dolla Sign, and Lin Manuel Miranda! Mr.Bonner's class was then awarded another $20,000 from Wal-Mart to assist in creating a more prosperous learning environment.
His efforts to change the learning culture have also captured attention from other national news outlets. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Flocabulary, the Ashton Kutcher Foundation, and Remind all released stories on how Mr. Bonner is utilizing innovative strategies to help counter the negative stereotype within education. Since June 2017, Michael has conducted over 100 keynotes and breakout sessions to educators all across the world.
With only six years in K-12 education, Mr. Bonner is consistently seen as a visionary leader who strives to create a positive mindset among all of his students. He understands that his students come to class each day with diverse backgrounds, strengths, needs, and challenges, and seeks to identify strategies to ensure the growth of their social, emotional, academic, and psychological needs. Because of his approach to education, students leave feeling a little more hopeful, challenged, inspired, and forever a part of Bonnerville!
Website: https://premierespeakers.com/michael_bonner/bio
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michaelbonnerville/
Twitter: @MichaelBonner_
Jon Gordon - Keynote Speaker Friday August 6, 2021
Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a Masters in Teaching from Emory University. He and his training/consulting company are passionate about developing positive leaders, organizations and teams.
Website: jongordon.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jongordonpage
Twitter: @JonGordon11
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Greater Ozarks Cooperating School Districts (GOCSD)
GOCSD Innovation Summit Coordinator
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Website: https://greaterozarkscsd.org/
Twitter: @GOCSDMO