2022 Annual Conference
Reimagine
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2022 Annual Conference!
Learning Forward’s 53rd Annual Conference in 2022 marked our return to an in-person event in Nashville, Tennessee. The theme for 2022, reimagine, inspired more than 3,000 educators to reimagine professional learning and celebrate the passion, dedication, and determination of educators who put learning first.
The Learning Forward team and the conference host committee ensured a high-quality professional learning experience in Music City. There were numerous opportunities to collaborate and engage in productive discussions with colleagues from around the world who gathered with us at the Gaylord Opryland, heard from inspiring and compelling speakers, networked with others in similar roles who are facing similar challenges, and departed with effective strategies to implement immediately.
Keynote speakers

![Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa[217] Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa](https://conference.learningforward.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/04/Tracey-Tokuhama-Espinosa217.jpg)
![Principal Kafele[217] Principal Kafele](https://conference.learningforward.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/04/Principal-Kafele217.jpg)

Watch this short excerpt from Jessyca Mathews' keynote, Placing Ourselves on the Mountaintop.

Watch this short excerpt from Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa's keynote, How Time and Tools have Changed Forever in Education Thanks to COVID.

Watch this short excerpt from Baruti Kafele's keynote, The Equity-Mindset Educator.
Student Performances

Margarida Celestino

Freedom Middle School Mixed Chorus

Emily Sullivan
A special thank-you to our 2022 Nashville Host Committee
Chair: Mary Decker
Members: Rachel Addison, Sarah Blumberg, Deborah Boyd, Erica Coleman-Mitchell, Angie Manor, Brenda Mathews, Tanna Nicely, Theresa Nixon, Renee Pryor, Millicent Smith, Tina Smith, David Timbs, and Jeff Yawn.
Thank you to our 2022 sponsors.


























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Thank you, everyone, for helping to make #LearnFwd22 an amazing event! We look forward to seeing you again in DC for #LearnFwd23!
If you would like to be a presenter at our 2023 conference in DC, the Call for Proposals is at lfp.learningforward.org - open until January 31, 2023.
Principal Baruti Kafele will deliver the final #LearnFwd22 keynote. A highly regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over 20 years, Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. Learn more about Kafele: http://ow.ly/C5Z450LXzY8
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For more than 45 years, Learning Forward’s Annual Conference has been THE event for learning about learning. Our 2022 conference in Nashville,...
twibbon.comJessyca Mathews is delivering the first keynote at #LearnFwd22 today. Mathews is a language arts teacher in Flint, Michigan, & a racial, environmental justice, & institutional racism activist.
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The event we've been waiting for is FINALLY here! 🎉
Today is the first day of the SOLD-OUT 2022 Annual Conference (#LearnFwd22) and we couldn't be any more excited to be back together in-person after two years of virtual learning.
Let the power of community begin! ...🧡
Only ONE MORE DAY until #LearnFwd22! 🎉
Our staff and volunteers are counting down the seconds until we welcome you to THE event for learning about learning. ⌛
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Only TWO MORE DAYS until we're back engaging in thought-provoking conversations and collaborative learning.
Interested in submitting a proposal for the 2023 Annual Conference at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC? The 2023 Call for Proposals opens today, Dec. 1, and closes on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. https://learningforward.org/event/2023-call-for-proposals/
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Interested in submitting a proposal for the 2023 Annual Conference at the Gaylord National in Washington, DC? The 2023 Call for Proposals will open...
learningforward.orgThe countdown to #LearnFwd22 continues! 🎉
Only THREE MORE DAYS until we're reunited with old friends and colleagues and fist-bumping new ones.
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Only FOUR more days until THOUSANDS of educators from around the world come together to REIMAGINE professional learning.
The 2022 Annual Conference has sold out! 🎉
Thank you to everyone who has registered to attend, signed up to present a session, volunteered to help, or joined one of the many committees.
A special thank-you to our sponsors for their generous financial support. #LearnFwd22
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