Deeper Learning 2025
Deeper Learning 2025
San Diego, April 2-4

Play is Pedagogy

Come to Deeper Learning 2025!

Get ready to create, collaborate, and connect with a community of educators at DL25! We believe there is no rigor without joy. Immerse yourself in transformative learning experiences that move you to design and lead with purpose and joy.

Deeper Learning 2025 is one-of-a-kind global gathering of educators, leaders, and change-makers, working to create more student-centered schools. Deepen your understanding of how to engage and inspire young people to create work that really matters. 

At DL25 we will push the boundaries of what school can be in a way that is joyful and inspiring.

Come learn and play with us! Register today! 

Deeper Learning Competencies

Helping Students Thrive

Students who attend Deeper Learning schools perform better on test scores, have better interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, are more likely to graduate on time and enroll in college.

CRITICAL THINKING & PROBLEM SOLVING​

Students consider a variety of innovative approaches to address and understand complex questions that are authentic and important to their communities.

CONTENT EXPERTISE

Students develop key competencies, skills, and dispositions with ample opportunities to apply knowledge and engage in work that matters to them.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

Students practice listening to understand, communicating with empathy, and share their learning through exhibiting, presenting and reflecting on their work.

COLLABORATION

Students co-design projects with peers, exercise shared-decision making, strengthen relational agency, resolve conflict, and assume leadership roles.

SELF DIRECTED LEARNING

Students use teacher and peer feedback and self-reflection to monitor and direct their own learning while building self knowledge both in and out of the classroom.

ACADEMIC MINDSET

Students establish a sense of place, identity, and belonging to increase self-efficacy while engaging in critical reflection and action.

Seeking Deeper Learning Facilitators

Submit a Proposal for a Workshop or Deep Dive!

We are looking for dynamic and interactive deep dives and workshops that center deeper learning and bring a sense of joy and play. With a balance of hands-on interactive experiences, dialogue, and reflection, both our 90-minute workshops and our 4-hour deep dives lead participants to experience deeper learning for themselves. View the Workshop Info Session and the Deep Dive Info Session for more tips on submissions. 

Proposals are due October 18, 2024

Seeking Deeper Learning Facilitators

Submit a Proposal for a Workshop or Deep Dive!

We are looking for dynamic and interactive deep dives and workshops that center deeper learning and bring a sense of joy and play. With a balance of hands-on interactive experiences, dialogue, and reflection, both our 90-minute workshops and our 4-hour deep dives lead participants to experience deeper learning for themselves. View the Workshop Info Session and the Deep Dive Info Session for more tips on submissions. 

Proposals are due October 18, 2024

Connect, Engage, Create!

At DL25, you have choices for your schedule!

Before you arrive you will create your event schedule on Sched.  Arrive to DL25 with your personalized schedule of experiences that harness the power of curiosity, collaboration, risk-taking that allows us to do rigorous work. 

Feel the Energy and Inspiration 

  • Wednesday, April 2nd 1:00pm-8:00pm
  • Get inspired by the conference kick off, small group advisory, workshops, den talks, and makerspace. 
  • Waterfront reception included.

Develop Your Own DL Competencies

  • Thursday, April 3rd 8:00am-3:45pm
  • Experience Deeper Learning through a full day, immersive deep dive session. 
  • Breakfast and lunch included. Optional Social Hours.

Put Ideas into Practice

  • Friday, April 4th 8:00am-1:00pm
  • Take back new practices from advisory, workshops, den talks, makerspace, and closing keynote. 
  • Breakfast and Lunch included.

DL25 CONFERENCE EXTENSION

Extend your learning beyond the classroom

Experience deeper learning through a full-day place based experience facilitated by Mike Strong, former HTH teacher featured in Most Likely to Succeed.

Register Today!

Seats are limited. Save your spot at DL25 now!

DL25

TICKETS

Secure your spot at DL25 with a $100 nonrefundable deposit, applied toward your ticket. The remaining $900 is due by February 1st or your ticket will be cancelled.

Don’t miss this opportunity to join us for dynamic keynotes & den talks, immersive workshops & deep dives, conversations over delicious meals, and some stylish Deeper Learning swag!

Early Bird Registration – $1000

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Location

Explore HTH and San Diego

Deeper Learning is hosted at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education in Point Loma, San Diego. Learn and play in our High Tech High Schools, which embody deeper learning for every student every day. Our campus is close to the Gaslamp, Little Italy, Barrio Logan, and several beaches so you can take advantage of all that San Diego has to offer during your visit. 

Become a Sponsor

Support the Scale and Spread of Deeper Learning

Whether you’re interested in sponsoring conference events or providing valuable resources to our attendees, partner with us to create meaningful connections with educators driving impactful change in our communities.

Justify your attendance at DL25

We know it can be challenging to secure funding, time off, and support to attend any conference. DL25 is worth it, and this conference justification Toolkit can help you make a compelling case to attend this year.

Registration Cancellation Policy

We recognize that life happens. If you need to cancel your DL25 registration for any reason, you can receive a full refund prior to February 3, 2025. If you need to cancel your registration after February 3, you may transfer your ticket to another attendee. A refund may be granted after the deadline due to extenuating circumstances. If you need to cancel after February 3 and do not want to transfer your ticket to another attendee, you may receive a 50% refund if you notify the registration team in writing prior to March 12, 2025. After March 12 no refunds will be provided. Please contact our registration team to request a registration cancellation by Email: support@hightechhigh.zendesk.com or Phone: +1 (619) 768-2752. DL25 is not responsible for refunding airfare, lodging, or other travel costs associated with attending the event.

Don’t miss out!

Register Today!

Are you ready to shape the future of education?  Join DL25 and unite with visionaries and change-makers at the forefront of the deeper learning revolution. Together, we can transform classrooms, ignite curiosity, and empower the next generation to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.

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