It's time to get serious about teacher burnout.
Welcome to Summer Institutes
For more than three decades, Summer Institutes has provided relationship-based education for teachers, with a focus on alleviating teacher burnout. From a single site in Washington State in 1987, our conferences increased to 17 regional workshops throughout the United States. Since the pandemic, SI has transformed to a dynamic series of online live and on-demand conferences and courses. We’re extremely proud that our holistic approach to education has withstood the test of time as an effective, stress-free, and rejuvenating experience. Join us and become a part of our 26,000 member alumni family. We look forward to serving you!
Experience the Summer Institutes Difference:
Attending a Summer Institutes Conference, whether live or virtual, provides more than just a way to earn additional teaching certification credits, opportunities to earn salary advancement credits, or obtaining professional clock hours. We want to be your partner throughout your continuing education journey. Whether it’s listening to one of our engaging presenters, attending a PBE (Place Based Education) workshop, sharing peer expertise in PLC’s, or participating in a wellness activity or stress reduction class, we’re committed to providing you with the maximum return on your investment. You’ll leave our conferences feeling refreshed, replenished, and rejuvenated. Bottom line: We care about you!
What we're all about
We’re Back LIVE!
Dick Comar’s Michigan Summer Institutes, Lansing June 22-25, 2026
“The Power of 4…The Strength of TEAM” Educators Conference
Available “Live” for Michigan Educators and ZOOM for all other state’s educators
Featuring: Scott Anthony Ricardo, Summer Institutes President/Founder (1987)
Keynotes: The Power of Four…The Strength of TEAM” plus Passionate TEAM Intervention System (PTIS), a QUICK classroom discipline tool that compliments PBIS!
For more than four decades, Coach Scott Ricardo has helped teams, athletic departments, educators, students and organizations build winning cultures both on the field and in the classroom. Ricardo is a veteran educator and known for helping teachers and coaches build powerful learning cultures through his proven TEAM principles of Time, Effort, Attitude —and the “Mystery of M,” the pursuit of excellence. A former collegiate coach, athletic director, and educator, Ricardo brings over 45 years of experience in team leadership, performance systems, and athlete/student development. His career includes coaching and recruiting roles at major universities including Washington State University, University of California Berkeley, Central Washington University, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Humboldt State University. As Founder and President of Summer Institutes, Ricardo has consulted over 26,000 teachers who have enrolled in his University of Pacific graduate levels courses since 1987, equipping teachers with practical systems for classroom leadership and student motivation. Today, he works as an international TEAM performance consultant, showing educators, coaches, and organizations how the same principles that build championship teams can transform classrooms, strengthen culture, and develop leaders.
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