MSON 2025 Workshop
Join Us for MSON’s Annual Workshop
Sunday, June 22 – Wednesday, June 25, 2025
MSON Host: The Prairie School
Join us on the shores of Lake Michigan where you can pause (on a Wisconsin prairie!), take stock of recent teaching and learning experiences (while enjoying delicious food), and chart your path forward with similarly curious, insightful, passionate colleagues. See schedule below.
Day 1 – June 22nd
Day 1 is an opportunity to take in our local surroundings, receive opening remarks from the Executive Director, and connect with other workshop recipients during a casual cocktail reception.
Day 2 – June 23rd
Day 2 focuses on what makes for a meaningful educational experience, translating brick-and-mortar courses into a “flipped” context, course pacing and assessments, and the unique opportunities afforded by teaching online. We include time for implementation, as well for exploring our host school’s campus, before concluding the day with a group dinner.
Day 3 – June 24th
Day 3 features a session led by Executive Coach Alexis Stern, an opportunity to hear directly from former MSON students, a class simulation, and continued course design.
Day 4 – June 25th
Day 4 is an opportunity for continued implementation, follow-up conversations, details about MSON policies and procedures, and goal setting for the coming year. We’ll enjoy a boxed lunch and conclude with plenty of time for everyone to head home or perhaps explore more of beautiful Wisconsin!
I felt it was so well planned out and modeled good teaching, far too often pd for teachers fails that basic test. Here I had a chance to generate ideas and discuss them, then immediately have some time to implement them. It was a wonderful balance.
This was among the most valuable PD opportunities I’ve attended in my years of teaching, both for onboarding via MSON and developing meaningful relationships with a national network of colleagues.
Registration and Lodging: $1300
Includes welcome reception on June 22, breakfast and lunch on June 23-25, dinner on June 23, and all sessions.
Participants book their own travel.
Accommodations and workshop location provided by the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Wingspread Retreat and Executive Conference Center which is set on 36 acres and includes a fitness center, as well as walking paths.
Registration due by May 20, 2025
It’s irreplaceable in value, and you get to meet a lot of cool and interesting people who bring a ton of knowledge and insight content wise but also pedagogically.
Check out the highlight reel from last year’s workshop!