Dear Teacher Conference

writing & narrative | arts & humanities
rural & place-based education

Thank You for Another Incredible Year!

Another year of successful Dear Teacher Workshops and Presentations is in the books! We’re grateful for the incredible educators and librarians who showed up, engaged deeply, and brought such meaningful energy to each session. Every workshop reinforced our mission to support, inspire, and empower teachers in the work they do every day.

Take a moment to check out the pictures- capturing collaboration, learning, & a whole lot of joy.

We hope to see you at our next workshop!

Our 2025 keynote speaker John Schu, known better online as Mr. Schu. John is an author, librarian, and a literacy advocate. We featured his picture book This is a School as the 2025 conference theme, and explored all the ways community, education, and place intersect. The Dear Teacher conference consists of two days of programming, including a keynote speaker, a broad selection of workshops, networking opportunities, and fun!

What makes Dear Teacher special?

Every workshop presenter at Dear Teacher is tasked with designing a workshop that includes actionable takeaways that educators can implement right now, in any classroom, with any budget.

“Dear Teacher is affirming, inspiring, and totally worth writing sub plans for in order to attend.”-Susan Raven, Educator

“Joy is contagious”-Ashley McLean, Librarian

“I look forward to next year! One of the best conferences I have attended. Organized and wonderful workshops.”- Kayanne Nadeau