Keynote speaker Myron Dueck speaks at the U.P. Principal’s Summit at MARESA in Marquette. (Journal photo by Annie Lippert)

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Principal’s Summit was held at the MARESA office on East Ohio Street in Marquette on Thursday and Friday, featuring keynote speaker Myron Dueck.

Dueck is an educational consultant from Summerland in British Columbia, Canada, who has worked as a social studies teacher at the middle and high school level, as well as an assistant principal and district administrator in New Zealand and Canada.

Dueck’s talk focused on the theme of leveraging constraints in education.

The summit as a whole was a valuable opportunity for professional learning and networking for U.P. principals, many of whom work in rural or isolated districts.

Topics covered included government updates and statewide educator insights. The event was sponsored by Northern Michigan University, Marquette-Alger RESA, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, Renaissance, Michigan Elementary & Middle School Principals Association, Michigan Virtual, SET-SEG, K12 Tutoring and Horace Mann.

Annie Lippert can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 550. Her email address is alippert@miningjournal.net.