Mia Pumo is a former teacher and math specialist and currently is the cofounder of Constructive Learning Design, which supports teachers and learners by making learning joyful.

• Partnering with community organizations.
• Schools often don’t know how to partner.
• Businesses don’t know how to join in the work with schools.
• Use coaching skills to build relationships.
• Learning is much more beneficial when they come together and make a real impact.
• Experiential learning - year long process developing a plan around a real issue.
• You never know what seeds have been planted through that experience.
• How to start the conversation.
• Focus on quality partnerships.
• How to be a transformative principal? Active listening to create a shared vision.

We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.