OPEN ROADS EDUCATOR CONFERENCE:
An educator reboot addressing The Comfort Crisis
Sedona, Arizona
March 19th - 22nd, 2026
The Open Roads Educator Conference has been created to provide a
professional development opportunity that gives educator’s a chance to
step back and take a look at their journey in education, to reflect on
and share lessons learned, while setting ambitious goals for the open
road ahead. The focus on helping students realize their potential will
be done using Micheal Easter’s, “The Comfort Crisis”, as the backdrop
for conference sessions. This three-day conference will be centered on
three core pillars of inquiry:
Teaching as leadership
Learning outside comfort zones
Techniques for expanding belief systems
We will leverage the power of the awe-inspiring natural environment of
Sedona, Arizona to establish a collaborative community of educators who
can openly share, critique and examine how to improving teaching and
accelerate students’ growth and performance.
Intentional time spent in nature, combined with self reflection and intentional
conversation has profound emotional and mental health benefits, there
will be ample time to simply take deep breaths, and enjoy.
Registration Cost: $2,500
Includes: lodging, transportation to/from PHX, materials, and meals Thurs. evening - Sunday morning
For more information, email: roger@openroads.org