This year, we are collaborating with engage2learn to offer an exciting preconference add-on to the full conference experience. 

This opportunity, which will be run by e2L, will focus on the science of coaching and the six essential coaching actions that are proven to consistently improve student performance and teacher retention. It will also look at how to manage an overwhelming workload of educators using platforms like e2L’s own GroweLab. 

Included with registration are six one-year licenses to GroweLab. Through access to GroweLab, participants will have the opportunity to gain badging and microcredentials to measure skills attainment through coaching.

Details on the Preconference

Title:	Connecting Coaching to Student Success: The Role of Data-Informed Growth
Description:	Explore how data-informed growth coaching transforms outcomes for students and teachers alike. This session focuses on leveraging the science of coaching alongside the power of data to seamlessly connect proven coaching practices with measurable improvements in student achievement and teacher retention. Attendees will gain actionable strategies and practical tools to enhance their coaching impact while fostering sustainable growth. Engage in a collaborative learning environment to build capacity, refine approaches and drive meaningful change in education systems.
Included:	Preconference session Lunch 6 licenses (one for coach/attendee and five for their trainees) to GroweLab for 1-year Microcredentialing and badging opportunities through GroweLab
Date:	May 5, 2025
Time:	10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost:	$120 + Coaching for Change registration

Register for the Preconference

If you have already registered for the Coaching for Change Conference, log in to our registration site, edit your registration and select this preconference workshop.

If you have not already registered, you can register for both the conference and the preconference at the same time. 

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Learn More About the Presenter

Shannon Buerk is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of engage2learn, the leading provider of strategic implementation systems, talent development and technology-enabled solutions for public schools since 2011 and a valued partner to 300+ districts across North America.

Listed as Inc. 5000’s 2022 America’s Fastest-Growing Companies – 55th in Education – engage2learn harnesses the power of implementation science through a proprietary process and technology to help schools solve their most complex problems and achieve ROI on curriculum, technology and facilities investments.

Educator turned entrepreneur, Shannon Buerk has emerged as a thought leader on educational leadership, organizational culture and systems thinking. Shannon recently published Connect the Dots: Utilizing Education Intelligence to Accelerate Growth, Retain Talent, and Optimize Outcomes to help public schools modernize and measure professional growth to create insights that save time and money and enhance results.

Previously, she served as a high school English teacher, assistant superintendent, strategic planning consultant and learning environment design consultant. She received her undergraduate degree from Schreiner University, where she played collegiate basketball, and her graduate degree from Portland State University.

Due to her mission to make the neighborhood school the first choice for every family and her creation of a stellar culture and accelerated growth in her own company, e2L, Shannon has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2017 Stevie Female Executive of the Year, 2018 Stevie Most Innovative Women in Education for Technology, 2018 Golden Bridge Awards Female Executive of the Year, Texas Governor’s Small Business Award, and Women We Admire Top 50 Women CEOs of 2023 and 2024.