Transforming Leadership & Learning Institute

Launching in 2024, the Transforming Leadership and Learning Institute is built on the premise of empowerment. Through workshops, lectures and networking opportunities, the institute gives insight into innovations, advancements and strategies that directly impact PK-12 and postsecondary educational spaces, as well as non-profit, community-based and philanthropic organizations.

The Transforming Leadership and Learning Institute (TLLI) is supported by the Michigan State University College of Education Office of the Dean. It is developed and coordinated by the college’s Executive-in-Residence Carlton D. Jenkins and Research Associate Richard McGregory.

2024 Institute

The 2024 Transforming Leadership and Learning Institute was held July 24-26, 2024 at the MSU James B. Henry Center for Executive Development. It was available for in-person and virtual attendees.

Registration for the 2024 TLLI is closed.

Agenda

Our 2024 institute features topics on:

• Literacy and Futuristic Teaching and Learning
• Women’s Leadership: Local, National, and International Presence
• Legislative Policy Implications on Educational Access

For full details, visit this page that has our full agenda.

Panelists and Presenters (2024)

• Kristine L. Bowman, MSU College of Education associate dean for academic and student affairs and a professor of law and education policy
   
• Wanda Cook-Robinson, Oakland ISD superintendent
   
• Lara Dixon, MSU College of Education director of educator preparation and accreditation and assistant professor in K-12 Educational Administration
   
• Joseph Krajcik, MSU, director of the CREATE for STEM Institute and the Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education
   
• Don Lyons, Indigenise
   
• Dedrick Martin, Kalamazoo RESA superintendent 
   
• Stephen McGhee, Harper Woods School District superintendent 
   
• Joe Nelson, Leake County (MS) Public Schools superintendent 
   
• D’Andra Orey, Jackson State University professor of political science
   
• Shawn Robinson, Dr. Dyslexia Dude CEO
   
• Barbara Schneider, MSU John A. Hannah University Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and the Department of Sociology
   
• Rhonda V. Sharpe, Women’s Institute for Science, Equity and Race president 
   
• Sheneka Williams, MSU College of Education professor and chair of the Department of Educational Administration
   
• Kui Xie, MSU College of Education Red Cedar Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education
   
• Alena Zachery-Ross, Ypsilanti Public Schools superintendent

Cost

$300 for in-person attendees, which includes lunch provided each day of the institute.

$200 for virtual attendees

SCHECHs

Attendees will be awarded SCHECHs. Details to come.

Location

Our institute will be held at the MSU James B. Henry Center for Executive Development, located at 3535 Forest Road in Lansing, MI.