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Blue Ribbon Schools Conference 2009: Teachers, administrators and students attended the National Blue Ribbon Conference at Walt Disney World to share Best Practices and programs that work. Disney World was selected to replicate the positive child-friendly culture to be modeled in classrooms and schools. Over 100 best practices were shared as educators and students brought energy and excitement back to their classrooms. Continue to visit this site to as we develop other sites to share bes… Continue

Walt Disney World Student Project I have always believed that the primary focus in education should be students – and I have always believed that we should involve students in each of our conferences. Again this year, we are making students a most important part of our conference. Our desire is that each student will take home an incredible network of talents and information from the other students, teachers, principals, superintendents, technology experts, and other leading citizens. T… Continue

Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence went to the First Annual Region 8 Superintendents Conference in Monroe, Louisiana. Many educators and even some senators were among the presenters at the conference, including Blue Ribbon's own president, Bart Teal. Bart Teal spoke first about school improvement. How is your school really doing; how to celebrate the strengths; how to… Continue

Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence had a wonderful at the National Institute at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas last week! We had an attendance of more than 150 people from all over the United States and even Canada! Dr. Phil Schlechty helped to kick off the conference as our Tuesday keynote speaker with an excellent lecture on educational reform. Dr. Schechty is the founder and CEO of the Center for Leadership in School Reform and author of "Inventing Better Schools: An Action Plan… Continue

Kathy Bradberry, mentor of the South Carolina 2008 Teacher of the Year Ann Marie Taylor, is one of the nation's outstanding teachers making a difference for all students. The project link is an example of how teachers are able to finance special lessons that they develop. Blue Ribbon Schools, Inc. will continue to share what is working with successful teachers in classrooms. Below is information about the program… Continue

Today, Bart & Alice Teal, president and vice president of Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence, had a very productive meeting on educational initiatives and Blue Ribbon conferences with representatives at Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Florida. Continue

BRSE associate Rodney Graves, Director of Secondary Education in Spartanburg District Seven, has been awarded one of only three South Carolina Literacy Leaders Awards for 2009. Graves will be honored at an awards reception in Columbia Sept. 15, 2009. The Literacy Leaders Award is designed to honor educators for their work in increasing and enhancing South Carolina's literacy. Started in 2005, the University of South Carolina's School of Library and Information Science created the $6 million Chi… Continue

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Blue Ribbon Schools Blueprint for Excellence National Conference Disney's Contemporary Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida December 8-12, 2009 You are invited to join us for an awe-inspiring educational conference designed for all schools and all ed… Continue

My respect for educators continues to grow everyday. Just back from Wisconsin keynoting and presenting at a conference in Elmbrook School District sponsored by SMART Technologies, I compliment the energy, enthusiasm and desire for teachers and educators to research and provide the very best in educational opportunities for their students. I’ve had previous opportunities of working with and sharing best practices with several districts in Wisconsin and also in Illinois. In those districts I have… Continue

Aug. 4, 2009 Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence President Bart Teal will be a keynote speaker on Best Practices in Top Schools at Elmbrook Schools in Brookfield, WI, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. Aug. 5, 2009 After speaking at the conference, Bart said he was very impressed with the enthusiasm and energy of teachers in Wisconsin. Blue Ribbon Schools of Exc… Continue

Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence presents The Blueprint for Educational Excellence National Institute in partnership with Clark County School District in Nevada

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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE Instilling the passion to learn Blue Ribbon Institute in Texas - UPDATE Texas Institute – September 29-30, 2009 Gaylord Texan Resort, Grapevine, Texas Dr. Phillip Schlechty will deliver the keynote speech in our opening session September 29 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. Phil is the founder and CEO of the Center for Leadership in School Reform and the author… Continue

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Photos posted by Lindsay Brasington are provided by Peg O'Brien featuring our educational trip to Istanbul, Turkey. The photos are of our Blue Ribbon Education Conference in Istanbul, Bahceschir University, Bahceschir College and schools that we visited in Turkey, and other sites in and arount Istanbul. Continue

June 14-21, 2009 A Conference designed for educators interested in quality educational discourse and promoting international understanding Purpose This summit will provide the opportunity for educators to learn about quality teaching and learning in different parts of the world. It appears obvious today that understanding different cultures is a key to peaceful exchanges of ideas and increased opportunity for peace between peoples of the world. Educators around the world have much in common. Th… Continue