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We are thrilled to announce that J Casas and Associates, along with FIRST Educational Resources, have joined forces to host a series of Culturize Institutes throughout the country.  This partnership is about centering our work around instruction, leadership, and school culture.

As you know, educators and schools across the country continue to invest in the 4 Core Principles of Culturize: Champion for Students, Expect Excellence, Carry the Banner, and Merchant of Hope, many who claim that Culturize has had a powerful impact on the culture and climate of their classrooms and campuses. Unlike other conferences that have people telling educators what to do, these Institutes focus on providing perspectives on what educators can do through the Culturize framework. Using these transformational pillars of behavior, each Institute will apply new perspectives on how to meet the 4 Core Principles and put them into action throughout your campus.

These Institutes are designed to not only provide educators with practical tools and strategies to take back to their classrooms and schools but to also provide a renewed sense of energy and optimism for this great profession.

We hope you will consider attending and bringing a team to one of these events.  

7 Great Reasons to Attend a Culturize Institute

1. Visionary Presenters: At each Culturize Institute, you will learn from presenters who are recognized nationally and internationally as among the foremost educational thinkers in their field.

2. Connection Opportunities: In addition to learning from presenters who are accomplished educational trailblazers, each Institute has time built into the schedule for reflection and discussion - allowing intentional time for attendees from all over to network and discuss issues in which they are interested.

3. Tools You Can Use: You will leave the Culturize Institute with not only tools you can implement, but ideas, strategies, and skills you can put to use immediately in your classroom, school, or district.

4. Crucial, Ongoing Conversations: Our presenters are passionate about connecting face-to-face with each conference attendee throughout the conference. In addition, they are committed to continuing these conversations after the conference when attendees seek them out for guidance and support.

5. Variety: At each Culturize Institute, you will experience a wide range of presenters speaking, including current classroom teachers, building administrators, practicing superintendents, and best-selling educational authors. In addition, we schedule a variety of sessions, from large, traditional, keynote presentations to small breakout sessions.

6. Value: Our Culturize Institute fees are priced below the fees charged at professional learning events of similar duration and quality of speakers. We work hard to keep the cost of attending our conferences as affordable as possible while providing worthwhile learning throughout the event from the opening keynote to the breakout sessions to the closing keynote.

7. Location: Our Institutes are scheduled within proximity to major metropolitan areas easily accessed by car or plane.