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Conference Kick-Off with Ron Berger, Kiva Morgan-Hall & The Melawmen Collective
Thursday July 2, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Imagine High - Theatre 158
RON BERGER

Ron Berger is a respected international keynote speaker who inspires a commitment to quality, character, and a citizenship in students. He is the Senior Advisor at EL Education, a nonprofit school improvement organization that partners with public schools and districts across America, leads professional learning, and creates open educational resources.

Ron is the author of best-selling education books, including: An Ethic of Excellence, A Culture of Quality, Leaders of Their Own Learning, Transformational Literacy, Management in the Active Classroom, Learning that Lasts, and We Are Crew: A Teamwork Approach to School Culture. He taught at Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he did his graduate work. He founded and directs the website Models of Excellence: The Center for High-Quality Student Work, which holds the world's largest collection of beautiful K-12 student work. Ron was a public school teacher and master carpenter in rural Massachusetts for over 25 years and received the Autodesk Foundation National Teacher of the Year Award.

KIVA MORGAN-HALL & THE MELAWMEN COLLECTIVE

The Melawmen Collective is a Contemporary Indigenous alternative music group from Ashcroft, BC, known for fusing hip-hop, rock, folk, and soul with ancestral wisdom and modern urgency. The Collective uses their music and art workshops to create connections between people through stories, history, music, and art, focusing on themes of cultural identity, historical consciousness, and community well-being. "Melawmen" means "medicine" in the Secwepemc language, reflecting their mission to heal, share, and connect communities through creativity. 
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Kiva Morgan-Hall & The Melawmen Collective

The Melawmen Collective is a Contemporary Indigenous alternative music group from Ashcroft, BC, known for fusing hip-hop, rock, folk, and soul with ancestral wisdom and modern urgency. The collective uses their music and art workshops to create connections between people through stories... Read More →
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Ron Berger

Director. Keynote Speaker., EL Education
Ron Berger is a well-known national and international keynote speaker focused on inspiring a commitment to quality, character, and citizenship in students. He is the Senior Advisor at EL Education, a nonprofit school improvement organization that partners with public schools and districts... Read More →
Thursday July 2, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Imagine High - Theatre 158
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