Thought Partner Events

 
 
 

Educators Institute

Open to: Teachers and Administrators nominated by their schools/districts.

The Jennings Educators Institute aims to energize educators, promote networking opportunities, and enhance classroom instruction.  The Institute focuses on enduring, excellent teaching practices applicable to all teachers. It is open to administrators and teachers in selected areas of Ohio and is limited to 100 participants. The Institute rotates from Northeast Ohio to Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio, and Northwest Ohio. Southeast Ohio teachers typically attend one of the three rotations depending on geographic location.

Sessions are held on three Saturdays in the fall. Those interested must complete an application and commit to attending all three sessions.   

 
 
 
 

Mathematics Institute

“I have seen amazing growth and very positive changes in teachers over the past 15 years. They are better prepared to work with their students, they have lots of new ideas, and they are open to new ways to implement those ideas in the classroom.”

Open to: Math teachers of Grades 4-8, nominated by their superintendent (two separate workshops, grades 4&5 and 6, 7, & 8).

“I’m hope teachers get ideas as to how they can implement more problem-solving around rich mathematical tasks in their classrooms.”

-Dr. Jeff Wanko, Mathematics Institute Leader, July, 2023

Each summer the Jennings Foundation sponsors two Mathematics Institutes designed to re-energize Ohio’s mathematics teachers in grades 4&5 and 6, 7, & 8. The separate sessions are filled with practical strategies teachers can incorporate immediately in their lessons. Interested teachers must be nominated by their superintendent. The Foundation mails letters to all superintendents each April with details regarding the Institutes to be offered that year.

 
 
 
 
 

Educators Summit

Open to: Superintendents and Educational Leaders who are Head of their Organization across Ohio.

Dr. Catlin Tucker

The Jennings Foundation sponsors an end-of-summer retreat each year for Ohio’s educational leaders. Participants invited are considered the Head of their Organization and are known to:

  • think deeply

  • put thoughts into action

  • learn from successes and mistakes

  • continually work to learn, grow and improve

The event provides an opportunity for this group of professionals to step back from their day-to-day responsibilities to focus and engage with core matters of deep learning and excellent teaching.

“Discussions are a vehicle for a community of learners to make meaning and construct knowledge together. Discussions shift students from consumers of other peoples’ ideas to producers of their own, positioning them in the role of active agent in the learning environment.”

-Dr. Catlin Tucker, 2023 Retreat Facilitator, The Shift to Student-Led, Reimagining Classroom Workflows with UDL and Blended Learning