GYTO Fest Pre-Con Intensives
Classroom Management & Instructional Coaching
Orlando, FL • July 5, 2026
Open to everyone! No full GYTO Fest registration required!
Deep Dive, High-Impact Programming on July 5th
For the first time ever, Get Your Teach On is launching Pre-Conference Intensives. Half-day, deep-dive sessions designed to give you an early jump on the two hottest topics in education: Classroom Management and Instructional Coaching. Join us at GYTO Fest 2026 in Orlando on July 5, 2026, and level up your classroom!
No full GYTO Fest registration required! GYTO Pre-Con Intensives are open everyone!
What’s Included
Each Attendee Will Receive:
3-Hours of Professional Development focused specifically on K-8 Classroom Management or Instructional Coaching on Sunday, July 5th at GYTO Fest 2026 at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, FL
Research-backed and Evidence-based High-Impact Strategies
Professional Development Certificate for 3 PD Hours
Free Digital Resources for your classroom to aid in implementation
Free Swag for ALL Attendees
Access to the GYTO Collective Merchandise Store
Access to the All-New GYTO Fest Classroom Library
Access to GYTO Fest 2026 Activations & Sponsors
Networking and opportunity to meet GYTO Presenters & Attendees
Trusted by Schools & Districts
Get Your Teach On is a trusted professional development provider, helping transform hundreds of schools and districts each year.
CHOOSE YOUR FOCUS!
Your Instructional Coaching Roadmap: Evaluating, Supporting, & Coaching Tier I Practices
Led by: Hope King
For the first time in GYTO history, we’re offering a half-day intensive designed specifically for instructional coaches, deans, APs, and leaders who coach teachers. If you are responsible for supporting instruction on your campus, this Pre-Con delivers the clarity, structure, and systems you need to make your coaching cycles more intentional, more effective, and more sustainable.
Hope will guide you through:
How to evaluate classrooms using the Five to Thrive lens
How to identify breakdowns in Tier I instruction before they become school-wide issues
How to design coaching cycles that are clear, targeted, and aligned to outcomes
How to coach teachers into consistent Tier I practices using small, measurable steps
How to ensure your feedback actually leads to change—not confusion
You’ll walk away with a coaching framework that strengthens instruction campus-wide and gives every teacher the support they need to grow.
Your Classroom Management Roadmap: Power Moves for Daily Success
Led by: Andre Deshotel
Every teacher knows the moment when the classroom starts to slip—off-task chatter, long transitions, attention fading, and the pull to manage instead of teach. This high-impact Pre-Con tackles classroom management at its root: instruction. Grounded in Whole Brain Teaching and practical Tier I practices, André Deshotel will show you exactly how to build a classroom environment where engagement is high, behavior is predictable, and learning stays at the center.
You’ll learn how to:
Lock in attention from the start with engagement routines that eliminate drift
Use predictable systems that reduce confusion and disruption
Build transitions so smooth they run themselves
Redirect behavior without losing momentum
Create a calm, highly engaged classroom where instruction does the heavy lifting
You’ll leave with ready-to-implement roadmaps that boost engagement, minimize behavioral friction, and make teaching feel lighter, more joyful, and far more effective.
Program Agenda
Sunday, July 5, 2026
8:00am - Arrive at the Orlando World Center Marriott and check-in for the Pre-Con Intensive
8:30am - Pre-Con Intensives Begin
Choose between Instructional Coaching with Hope King or Classroom Management with Andre Deshotel
11:30am - Pre-Con Intensives End
12:00pm - Access to shop the GYTO Collective Merchandise Store, visit the all-new GYTO Classroom Library, meet with Sponsors, and experience all of the GYTO Fest 2026 Activations!
5:00pm - Depart
Attendees only joining for the Pre-Conference Intensives will not have access to the Opening Celebration at 6pm or any other conference sessions. Full/Standard conference registrations are required for the additional activities and sessions.
Trusted by Teachers & Leaders
We take feedback seriously. Attendees are surveyed after every GYTO conference and the data speaks for itself.
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Attendee Testimonials
98% of attendees said they will be able to implement the strategies learned at GYTO in their school or classroom at least monthly!
96.7% of attendees said GYTO is BETTER overall than other professional development conferences they have previously attended!
96.1% of attendees said the sessions and workshops at GYTO were BETTER than other professional development conferences they have previously attended!
92.8% of attendees said they plan on attending another Get Your Teach On conference in the future!
98.9% of attendees said they were more motivated as a teacher after attending the conference!
Survey data from the 2025 GYTO Charlotte Conference.
Meet Your Teachers
GYTO’s Pre-Conference Intensives will be presented by GYTO Co-Founder Hope King and Whole Brain Teaching Board Member Andre Deshotel.
Together, Get Your Teach On presenters have worked in countless classrooms and schools around the country - completing hundreds of hours of model lessons, implementations, and long-term collaborations with a wide variety of schools.
Everything presented in this professional development experience comes from actual classroom experience.
Pre-Con Intensive Tickets are just $129!
IN-PERSON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS
All major credit cards accepted
Payment by invoice and check, advance purchase orders welcome
Access to GYTO Fest 2026 on Sunday, July 5th only.
Join us in Orlando!
Orlando World Center Marriott
8701 World Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
Join the GYTO team at GYTO Fest 2026 in Orlando at the Orlando World Center Marriott! These Pre-Con Intensives are perfect for educators and coaches who want to level up their teaching! Join us for the day or attend the full GYTO Fest Experience in Orlando!
Book a Room!
Orlando World Center Marriott
8701 World Center Dr, Orlando, FL 32821
Stay in the heart of the action at the official conference hotel! Enjoy an easy elevator ride to the ballroom. Our room block for this program will go very quickly!
Join the Full Conference!
July 5-8, 2026 • Orlando, FL
The nation’s best and most engaging professional development experiences for teachers and leaders! Join us in Orlando for our 10th Anniversary and see why 92.7% of attendees said GYTO was more engaging than other professional development conferences!
PreK - 8th Grade Teachers + School & District Leaders
Free Swag & PD Certificate for 24 Hours
Keynote Speakers & Award-Winning Entertainment
Rigorous, Research-Backed & Aligned Workshops
Let’s Get Started!
Register now and join us for a Pre-Con Intensive on Sunday, July 5th at GYTO Fest 2026 for just $129!
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