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If you are registering a group of 10 or more attendees,
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2025 Fall Educators Conference

October 10, 2025 | Charles Wright Academy | Tacoma, WA 

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Featuring Keynote Speaker

Gholnecsar (Gholdy) E. Muhammad, PhD

Presenting: 

Cultivating Genius and Joy in Education through Culturally and Historically Responsive Pedagogies 

And Featured Speakers

Explore The Full Array of Conference Sessions Here

More than 75 sessions to choose from! 

Learn More About Conference Speakers Here

About Our Theme

Blueprint for Connection: Building Future Ready Schools

Our schools live in a VUCA world. As volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity increase, teachers face an increased need for resilience and adaptability. This year's conference will focus on how teachers can build community to support each other as we prepare ourselves, our colleagues and our students for a dynamic world. 

We will focus on four pathways as we explore this work:

• Adapting Pedagogical Approaches: Exploring innovative teaching methods and approaches that cater to the evolving needs and learning styles of students.
• Building And Supporting Community: Building inclusive programs and practices to support each other, especially those most vulnerable in our communities.
• Cultivating Wellness: Providing strategies for educators and students to support resilience and strategies for ongoing success in the face of uncertainties and challenges.
• Embracing Technological Adaptations: Growing our skills and competencies around AI and new technology will be required to help ourselves and our students navigate the future and assess the role of such tools on future-ready schools.

Find Your People - Propose a Meet-Up

Lunch Time Affinity Groups  (Volunteer Role, No Discount Available)

Gather your people. Invite those who share an aspect of your identity, either personal or professional, to share lunch together. Sign up for a lunch time space to network and connect. Email Emily McGrath to reserve a space for your group to gather over lunch.

Conference Overview  

8:00-8:30               Registration, Light Breakfast and Coffee

8:35-8:45               Opening Remarks

8:45-9:30               Keynote Address

9:30-10:00             Coffee Break and Book Signing

10:00-11:00           Session A: Featured Speakers and Breakout Sessions

11:00-12:00           Lunch        

12:15-1:15             Session B: Featured Speakers and Breakout Sessions 

1:30-2:30               Session C: Closing Speakers and Breakout Sessions 

Join Us In Person

Valuing our time together, we will be sunsetting our asynchronous participation options. This year join your colleagues in person to experience all that the Fall Educators Conference has to offer. 

Pricing and Registration

Speaker and General Registration Are Now Open

Group Registration 

If you are registering a group of 10 or more attendees for the Fall Educators Conference,
please visit our Group Registration page for more information! 

If you are registering a group of 10 or more attendees,
please visit our Group Registration page for more information.

Conference Housing and Accommodations

NWAIS has secured a block of rooms at the nearby Marriott Tacoma Downtown at a special rate of $189/night. There will be a shuttle running from the hotel to Charles Wright Academy on October 10. Click here to book your room.

Book soon! The block expires on September 9, 2025. After this date, we cannot guarantee rooms will be available.

Thank you to our event sponsor! 

Conference Policies  

Substitution, Cancellation and Switching Policy 

Substitutions may be made any time prior to the conference. Written cancellations received by October 2, 2025 are eligible for a refund after a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations received after October 2, 2025 are ineligible for any refund. 

Clock Hours / STARS Credits

Attendees are eligible for 4 WA clock hours, STARS Credits, and/or in-service hours. There is no cost for professional credits. 

To remain in compliance with OSPI regulations, attendees are required to opt-in for clock hours prior to or on-site at the conference on Friday, October 10, 2025. 

Any opt-in submissions received after October 10, 2025 will be deemed ineligible. 

We can only provide these credits to credentialed educators in Washington State at this time. If you are credentialed outside of Washington and need to petition another agency for credits or you would like a certificate for your files, NWAIS is happy to provide one upon request at no charge. 

• To opt-in for clock hours, click here.
  
  
• To request a certificate of participation, click here.

To receive STARS credits, you must sign into each session you attend after the conference. More information will be available closer to the conference date. 

If you are unsure of which professional credits you need, please visit our CEU FAQ page. 

NWAIS May Help Cover Travel Costs

The NWAIS travel reimbursement policy is designed to reimburse candidate and accredited member schools for some travel costs. This policy applies to a school’s total travel expenses (not the cost of rooms and meals), no matter how many people the school sends to the workshop. If your school spends more than $150 dollars on travel for this event and is traveling a distance greater than 250 miles you will be reimbursed a percentage of your expenses.