1. Fostering Community in Rural Education
• Re-defining community (climate, capacity, culture) within schools
• Connecting schools with local, regional, national, and/or international communities
• Communicating effectively within and between communities
2. Cultivating Rural Partnerships
• Envisioning possibilities for potential partnerships
• Developing goals for mutually beneficial partnerships
• Sustaining effective partnerships
3. Growing the Rural Teaching Profession
• Integrating the rural context in teacher preparation
• Envisioning options for rural teacher recruitment and retention
• Designing and delivering professional learning in rural contexts
4. Exploring Innovative Practices in Rural Pedagogy
• Optimizing teaching in multi-grade contexts and non-traditional learning spaces
• Meeting the needs of ALL rural learners
• Sustaining and revitalizing Indigenous ways of knowing
5. Fostering Rural Student Success
• Understanding the rural student perspective
• Integrating technology to support student learning
• Building student vision for individual, local, global futures
6. Building Capacity for Rural Leadership
• Recruiting leaders within the school & community
• Nurturing leadership development in students and teachers
• Leading rural schools and communities to navigate change