Conceptual Transfer in Action
São Paulo | March 2027
Conceptual Transfer Lab Event
March 18-20, 2027
Hosted by: Graded – The American School of São Paulo and Saint Francis College
A three-day international learning laboratory focused on pattern seeking, conceptual understanding, and authentic transfer.
Observe live classrooms.
Analyze real student thinking.
Collaborate with educators from around the world.
Design learning that lasts.
Why This Experience Is Different
Most professional learning happens away from students.
This experience places educators inside living learning laboratories where they can:
Observe live lesson labs with students
Analyze authentic student thinking and misconceptions
Collaborate across teaching and leadership roles
Refine lessons, systems, and implementation plans
Learn directly from schools actively doing the work
This is not a traditional conference.
It is a collaborative international learning experience designed to strengthen classroom practice, leadership capacity, and long-term implementation.
Who Should Attend
Teacher leaders
Curriculum leaders
Principals and divisional leaders
Instructional coaches
Department heads
Innovation and learning leaders
School leadership teams
The Experience
Labs
Observe learning in action.
Participants attend simultaneous live lesson labs across disciplines and grade levels led by host school educators and certified conceptual transfer practitioners.
Studios
Apply, refine, and design.
Participants work in role-aligned collaborative studios to strengthen:
Lessons and assessments
Curriculum coherence
Observation and feedback systems
Coaching and implementation structures
School-wide support plans
Forums
Explore authentic implementation challenges.
Host school teachers and leaders openly discuss:
Student misconceptions
Resistance to change
Maintaining rigor
Preventing superficial implementation
Scaling sustainable practices across teams
Agenda Overview
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Thursday, March 18, 2027
Saint Francis College
Session 1: Why Pattern Seeking Drives Deep Learning
How the brain organizes knowledge into patterns
Instantly boost retention of learning in a few steps
Session 2: Live Lesson Labs #1 (with students)
Simultaneous lesson labs across grade levels and disciplines
Led by host school educators and certified practitioners
Session 3: Debrief and Instructional Analysis
Analyze where patterns were revealed, missed, or reinforced
Leaders examine coaching and implementation implications
Session 4: Collaborative Design Studios
Teacher leaders strengthen lessons for conceptual coherence
Curriculum leaders refine observation, feedback, and planning systems
Session 5: Problems of Practice Forums
Explore common challenges for implementing change
Host school teachers and leaders share reflections on their journey
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Friday, March 19, 2027
Graded – The American School of São Paulo
Session 6: What Authentic Transfer Actually Looks Like
Surface vs deep transfer
Conditions that support meaningful application
Session 7: Live Lesson Labs #2 (with students)
Simultaneous lesson labs focused on authentic transfer
Observation protocols led by host educators
Session 8: Designing for Authentic Transfer
Teacher leaders refine tasks, prompts, and assessments
Curriculum leaders examine structures that support transfer
Session 9: Comparative Analysis Studios
Conditions that consistently supported transfer
Cross-role analysis of instruction, systems, and support structures
Session 10: Inside the Planning Process
Host educators share lesson and unit revisions over time
Discuss successes, failures, and implementation lessons learned
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Saturday, March 20, 2027
Graded – The American School of São Paulo
Session 11: Building Coherent Learning Experiences
Sequencing for revisit and connection
Strengthening conceptual coherence across time
Session 12: Assessment That Captures Transfer
Designing tasks that reveal understanding and application
Analyzing authentic student artifacts from host schools
Session 13: Collaborative Refinement Studios
Teacher leaders refine lessons, units, and assessments
Curriculum leaders develop implementation priorities
Session 14: Leading Sustainable Change
Building internal leadership capacity
Reducing initiative fatigue while maintaining rigor
Session 15: Final Synthesis and Next Steps
Key insights and action planning
Cross-school collaboration opportunities
Registration Information
São Paulo, Brazil, March 18-20, 2027
Applications open now.
Space is intentionally limited to preserve collaborative design experiences and live classroom access.
Investment: $699 USD per participant
Questions? Contact the team: info@juliehstern.com