GO WILD: Where Purpose Meets Possibility

Ever wondered what it would look like and feel like to truly GO WILD?

As educators, we are called to do what’s right: follow standards, honor curriculum, meet compliance, and lead with kindness and compassion as we serve each student. Yet in a world that keeps piling on expectations, initiatives, and pressures, that balance can feel overwhelming.

This year, we invite you to step into a different kind of space, one where structure and creativity don’t compete but ignite a shared purpose. 

At this year’s think! conference, you’ll explore what it means to:

  • Be bold in how you internalize and deliver instruction
  • Reignite your passion through connection to people and purpose
  • Honor guidelines while unlocking creativity that makes learning irresistible
  • And say “yes” to the one idea, one dream, one student, or one colleague who can change everything

Going wild isn’t about chaos; it’s about clarity, courage, and conviction. It’s about teaching with intention, leading with heart, and dreaming big enough to transform your classroom, your campus, and your community.

Your students need you energized. Your colleagues need your spark. And education needs your wildest, wisest, most inspired self.

This is your year to GO WILD.

Join us for a lead4ward preconference session!
Dec 1, 1pm - 4pm
 
  • new to lead4ward or need a refresher? join the lead4ward 101 session read more=>
  • district or campus leader looking for ways to support your new teachers? join the being the leader your new teachers need session read more=>
who:    teachers, leaders, thinkers 

when:  dec 2-3, 2026
 
where: hyatt lost pines (near austin, texas) 
              575 hyatt lost pines rd
              cedar creek, tx 78612
               reserve your room now!