I was chatting recently with Learning Forward member Mary Beth Bazzanella of Jefferson County (Colorado) Public Schools — known as Jeffco — about our upcoming conference in December. She works in the central office of her district and has attended the conference with teammates. She reflected on how much she and her peers get from the conference. She noted, however, that sometimes folks would go to exciting sessions on their own and soak up great information and strategies without having that learning spread to others in the district. “This year, we’re thinking of sending folks in smaller teams,” Bazzanella said. “Maybe each team will take a problem of practice of sorts, or an area of focus, and attend sessions with that in mind.” Then, she