What previous participants had to say:

"The conference was fantastic! We are so fired up and can't wait to get started!"

"This was an amazing experience and would love to bring more staff next year."

"The best part of the conference is knowing that Danny and others are available for personal support!"

"Two days were great, but we could have easily sat through three without getting bored."

The 2026 Student Apathy Conference, by Power of ICU, will be held Thursday and Friday, September 24-25, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee, for district, school, and classroom educators looking to wage war on student apathy!

Learn from the Apathy Expert, Danny Hill! Danny is a nationally respected authority on student apathy and school culture and has presented to over a million educators across the United States. He is a career educator and the author of bestsellers Power of ICU, Brick House, Grade Cleanse, and Game of School.

Keynote and breakout sessions will provide practical strategies, from over a dozen veteran educators, to combat apathy and create a school culture where every student completes every assignment! Our goal is to provide a relaxed and fun atmosphere for you and your team to get motivated and begin (or continue) an action plan that defeats student apathy.

• Re-think status quo norms that waste time/energy and sync everything with a main purpose
• Learn from practitioners who have defeated student apathy at their schools, making assignment completion the norm
• Discover how to implement a team of academic lifeguards
• Gather example layers of support and multiple ways to build an academic support infrastructure
• Explore the litmus tests for quality assignments and healthy grading
• Engage and motivate your staff for the upcoming school year

Conference Registration: $450

Included with Registration: Admission to sessions, name badge and conference guide, conference swag bag, learning library book selection, one lunch, and conference PD certificate.