“Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers was founded on two strongly held beliefs: nothing in education matters more than great teaching and nobody knows teaching like teachers. Designed “for teachers, by teachers,” ECET2 harnesses teachers’ passion for serving their students and their intellectual hunger to solve the challenges in their profession. It creates the connections and supports for teachers to become decision makers, innovators, and leaders — not just in their classrooms but also in their school, district, state, and even nationally"