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Join the quest for great teaching!
CANCELED
Thursday-Saturday, November 6-8, 2025
Ruby's Inn, Bryce Canyon, Utah
Due to recent budget cuts in higher education to the main participating institutions in Utah, the 2025 Fall Red Rock Great Teaching Retreat has been canceled. HOWEVER, the 2026 Winter Red Rock Great Teaching Retreat will still be held in February, which has been our traditional meeting time since 1998. Please visit the following link for retreat details and online registration:
"Thor's Hammer" is one of Bryce Canyon's most iconic "hoodoos" (i.e., tall, thin columns or spires of weathered rock).
This retreat is for college and university faculty, whether full-time or part-time. It is based on the philosophy that "properly facilitated shoptalk" is one of the highest forms of professional development. No individual teaching "expert" can match the collective knowledge, experience, wisdom, creativity, and genius of any group of teachers actively involved in their profession. The participants are the "experts" at the retreat.
You will meet with other teachers from different disciplines and institutions, engage in highly interactive discussions, share successful teaching strategies and innovations, seek solutions to your own teaching problems and challenges, and much more (see the instructions for Prior Preparation about what to bring to the retreat).
Retreat facilitators will provide structure and guidelines to help ensure our meeting time is positive and productive, but YOU and the other participants will decide which issues are most important and relevant to discuss. Together, we will pursue a quest for the ideal of the "great teacher." The Red Rock Great Teaching Retreat utilizes the seminar model of the National Great Teachers Movement, founded in 1969 by David Gottshall. This "grassroots" movement has continued for over 50 years with workshops, retreats, and seminars across the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world. Why? Because it works! It creates a learning environment of purposeful simplicity with a powerful focus on seeking to understand what "great teachers" DO.
At the Red Rock Great Teaching Retreat, we will enjoy great food, great conversation, and great professional learning experiences in one of the most awe-inspiring and spectacular places on Earth. You may decide to extend your stay over the weekend so you can spend more time in the area, exploring Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Kodachrome Basin State Park, and other scenic locations not far from Ruby's Inn.
Bryce Canyon is home to an amazing variety of plant and animal life.
YOU are invited to participate in this professionally enriching and energizing experience!
ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED to ensure a high-quality, personalized retreat, so please REGISTER NOW to reserve your place; then send a check, money order, or pay with a credit card, to secure your registration.
RETREAT FEE
The Retreat Fee includes the following for each participant:
2 nights/3 days lodging at Ruby's Inn, just outside Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah.
5 meals and 2 refreshment breaks (dinner on Thursday evening through breakfast on Saturday).
Day and evening sessions (small-group and entire-group) guided by retreat facilitators.
Retreat supplies and support materials.
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
Fee payment must be received ON or BEFORE Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
EARLY SHARED-ROOM RATE: $795/person for TWO retreat participants per room. Roommates must identify each other by name to the Retreat Coordinator IN ADVANCE on their registration forms.
EARLY GROUP PRIVATE-ROOM RATE: $845/person for a team of SIX or more from the same institution. The team's total retreat fees must be paid by the institution with a single check or money order to qualify for the group discount.
EARLY INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE-ROOM RATE: $895/person
REGULAR REGISTRATION
AFTER Wednesday, October 1, 2025, accepted as space permits.
REGULAR SHARED-ROOM RATE: $895/person for TWO retreat participants per room. Roommates must identify each other by name to the Retreat Coordinator IN ADVANCE on their registration forms.
REGULAR GROUP PRIVATE-ROOM RATE: $945/person for a team of SIX or more from the same institution. The team's total retreat fees must be paid by the institution with a single check or money order to qualify for the group discount.
REGULAR INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE-ROOM RATE: $995/person
REFUND POLICY
If a registered participant must cancel, an alternate from the same institution may attend instead. If no alternate is available, a refund (minus a $195 administrative fee per person) is available if the Retreat Coordinator is notified by Wednesday, October 22, 2025. NO REFUNDS AFTER THAT DATE.
PAYMENT
Shared-Room and Group Private-Room Registrations for participants from the same institution: An electronic invoice will be sent to a designated institutional representative. To qualify for the group discount, retreat fees must be paid with a single institutional check or money order.
Each participant in a group from the same institution must still complete the online registration form to provide the requested information, which helps us organize various retreat activities. On the form, they should select the registration rate (i.e., Early or Regular) that applies to their specific situation.
Individual Registration: Within 48 hours of registering, you should receive an electronic invoice via email from Highroad Professional Development, LLC. The invoice includes options to pay by credit card using the secure, online payment system by Wave Financial OR you can send a check/money order by mail.
NOTE about SPAM FILTERS: For individual registrations (not groups), retreat invoices are normally sent within 48 hours. However, some spam filters may block delivery from the secure Wave Financial system. Check the spam/junk mail folders of your email account; then if you have not received an electronic invoice within 2 business days after registering, please contact the Retreat Coordinator by email or phone.
Email: HighroadPD@gmail.com
Phone: 435-590-6066 (if no answer, please leave a message)
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