Register for the 2024 National Teacher Professional Development Conference in New York City!

Meet industry leaders, gain real-world experiences, and bring new insights to your classroom!
Wednesday, June 12 to Friday, June 14, 2024

Experience

The conference is tailored for design, family & consumer science, fashion, interior design, marketing, merchandising, textile educators who are looking to take their curriculums to the next level with creativity, design-thinking, & technology! The content is also aligned with FCS standards and competencies as well as curriculum development related to the business of retail, fashion, design, production, management, visual merchandising, costuming, and more.

Highlights

✔ Building Start-ups & Multi-Billion Dollar Brands

✔ Creativity in the Classroom

✔ Curriculum Development Aligned to FCS Standards and Competencies

✔ Digital Marketing & Social Media

✔ Exclusive Tours & Experiences

✔ Gain Real-World Experiences and Insights

✔ Go Behind-the-Scenes and Networking with Industry Executives

✔ Industry Immersions and Site Visits

✔ Learn The Past, Present & Future of New York City Fashion

✔ Visual Communications & Effective Retail Environments

Press releases from the 2021, 2022, and 2023 conferences.

Agenda

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

6pm: WindowsWear Summer Bash
✔ Networking with executives from brands like Calvin Klein, Estee Lauder, Kate Spade, Longchamp, Michael Kors, and more

Thursday, June 13, 2024

10am: New York City & WindowsWear presentation with Jon Harari
✔ New York City retail history & perspectives

12pm: Lunch

2pm: Macy’s
✔ Store tour & insights

3pm: Garment District
✔ Textiles, design, fabrication

Friday, June 14, 2024

10am: Professional Development Discussion

11:30am: Photography & Digital Content Discussion with Raul Tovar
✔ Digital content, photography and social media

1pm: Lunch

1:30pm: Fifth Avenue
✔ Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., Bergdorf Goodman, and more

4pm: MET Museum
✔ The Costume Institute’s Spring 2024 Exhibition and private tour

* Agenda may be subject to change.

Location

The conference takes place in midtown Manhattan and various site visits throughout New York City, and includes an industry welcome reception on Wednesday night and two days of programming, presentations, site visits, and experiences on Thursday and Friday (breakfast and lunch is included, with the evenings free for you to explore New York City on your own).

Fee

Attendees can choose a conference fee which includes:
i) no hotel accommodations
ii) shared hotel accommodations (two queen beds shared by two attendee)
iii) private hotel accommodations (one king bed occupied by one attendee)

Group reservation at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott New York Midtown Manhattan/Fifth Avenue at 25 West 37th Street, New York, New York, 10018, between 5th & 6th Avenue (please note there are multiple SpringHill Suites in New York City so please be sure to double check the address). Breakfast is included at the hotel.
Let us know if you have any special requests or need additional nights as we can arrange them under our group discounted rate.

Transportation to and from New York City

Attendees will need to pay for and schedule their own transportation to and from New York City.

LaGuardia (“LGA”) is the closest airport to midtown Manhattan, and there are a couple options to get to the hotel from LGA including:

i) Taxi, Uber, or Lyft ($45 to $60, depending on traffic / time of day)
ii) Bus & Subway ($2.90) and you would need to take the bus from LGA to the subway and then walk to the hotel (you can see the map of the route here). All buses & subways in NYC now accept payment directly from a smartphone or wireless credit card.

If you are arriving via JFK Airport (“JFK”) or Newark Airport (“EWR”), you also have the option of taking the monorail & train which gets you to Penn Station or Grand Central Station in midtown Manhattan (the hotel is a 10 minute walk from either station).

From JFK, when you arrive at your terminal, take the AirTrain monorail to Jamaica station and then take the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) into either Penn Station or Grand Central Station. The total cost is about $15 and you can see more info here.

From EWR, when you arrive at your terminal, take the AirTrain monorail to the NJ Transit train, and you can travel into Penn Station. The cost is about $15 and you can see more info here.

Funding Options

Contact your local and state Career and Technical Education (CTE) offices to learn more about professional development funding opportunities.

Carl D. Perkins funds can be used to cover professional development experiences. Fashion is part of the recognized career clusters and commonly found within Visual Arts or Human Services. Attending a professional experience will put you in the center of the industry with actual interactions with industry professionals, visits to iconic venues and experiences that will be important to introduce your students to enhance their success in the field. Perkins funds can also pay for licenses (to support eLearning platforms like WindowsWear).

WindowsWear’s W9 Form.

Register Now

Includes three nights hotel in Midtown Manhattan, Wednesday, June 12th, Thursday, June 13th, and Friday, June 14th, 2024.

Questions?

Email us at conferences@windowswear.com if you have any questions or need any assistance.