The Rowland Foundation
Annual Conference 2011 at UVM

University of Vermont Every fall The Rowland Foundation offers a one-day conference hosted by the University of Vermont. While the conference is open to all educators, the Foundation specifically encourages eight-member teams from Vermont high schools. Team members typically include the principal or head of school, two or three teachers, an additional administrator or two, two students (strongly advised) and a school board member or superintendent.

A keynote address will be delivered by a nationally or internationally known educator, followed by morning and afternoon session workshops facilitated by our Rowland Fellows.
The 2013 Conference is scheduled for November 6.


Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Keynote Speaker: Dennis Littky
Founder of the Big Picture Schools

Dennis Littky

  More information on Dennis Littky  


Tony Wagner's September 27th Keynote Address
2012 participating schools

Annual Conference of High School Transformation

Tony WagnerTony Wagner has recently accepted a position as the first Innovation Education Fellow at Harvard's Entrepreneurship Center. He consults widely with schools across the country and internationally. He has been a high school teacher, a principal, a university professor in teacher education and the founding Executive Director of Educators for Social Responsibility and Harvard's Change Leadership Group.

Tony Wagner is the author of countless articles and five critically acclaimed books.

Tony Wagner Books

Learn more about Tony  Wagner


Annual Conference 2011


The September 22, 2011 Conference with
Sir Ken Robinson

  • Excerpts from Sir Ken Robinson's keynote address
  • Photo Gallery
  • 2011 participating schools
  • Conference resources on diigo
  • 2011 Annual Conference at UVM



    The Rowland Foundation
    PO Box 88
    South Londonderry, VT 05155
    802-824-6400
    www.therowlandfoundation.org