Past Conferences

The Innovative Learning Conference began at The Nueva School in 2007. Since then, educational experts, thought leaders, practitioners, and parents join together every two years for provocative discussions on innovative education.

Conversations go on all year on Twitter #NuevaILC, follow @NuevaILC.

2013 Conference

View the 2013 Thursday and Friday schedules

More than 75 speakers across 10 strands were featured at the 2013 conference:

• Neuroscience in Education
• Design Thinking 102
• Learning Beyond Textbooks
• Literacies for the 21st Century
• Innovations in STEAM
• Assessments, Standards, and the Common Core
• Re-imagining Secondary Education
• Catalysts for Change
• Giftedness Across the Population
• Social-Emotional Learning

National and international participation included:

• PreK-12 Teachers, Parents, Homeschoolers
• Superintendents, Principals, School Heads
• Curriculum and Staff Developers
• Educators of Gifted and Talented Students
• Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Psychiatrists
• Speech-Language Pathologists, Special Educators, Learning Specialists
• Developmental Pediatricians and other Physicians
• Researchers, Policy Makers

More than 55 scholarships were provided to professional educators.