Impacting Student Learning Conference

The ISL Conference focuses on practical strategies for enhancing P-12 student learning. Concurrent sessions target teacher candidates, practicing teachers (new and veteran), as well as professors who teach teacher candidates and practicing teachers. Opportunities for participants to network with fellow educators are integrated throughout the day, and previous participants report that they were able to immediately implement the many new techniques learned at the conference in their own P-12 or higher education classrooms.

28th Annual Impacting Student Learning Conference
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Conference Information

  • 2026 Proposal Submissions are now open, submissions due by Friday, January 30th. 
  • ISL Flyer 
  • Event Schedule

Conference Strands:

Building Strong Educators

Leaping into Literacy

Cultivating Healthy School Communities

Incorporating Innovative Instruction

2026 Conference Presentation Proposals

Effective educators know and use a variety of instructional strategies and approaches. This conference will provide a variety of 4 different formats that address issues relevant to effective teaching and learning at all levels and across a variety of subject areas. Session options this year are oral presentation (one speaker), a panel presentation (multiple speakers), a poster presentation, and a workshop model. For more information, please contact the Conference Coordinator, LeeAnn Walker (LEWALKER@augusta.edu). We look forward to seeing you at our conference!

2026 Keynote Speaker: Rachel Kinsaul

Rachel Kinsaul Headshot

Georgia's Teacher of the Year 2025-2026

Rachel Kinsaul, an agricultural science teacher at Morgan County High School, is the 2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year. With 15 years of teaching experience, she teaches grades 9-12 and offers courses including Introduction to Agricultural Science, Forest Science, General Horticulture, and Floral Design.

She is a passionate advocate for project-based learning and agricultural education. Kinsaul was named the recipient and the 2025 University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Outstanding Alumni.