ECET2 WAS FOUNDED ON TWO STRONGLY HELD BELIEFS: NOTHING IN EDUCATION MATTERS MORE THAN GREAT TEACHING, AND NOBODY KNOWS GREAT TEACHING LIKE GREAT TEACHERS. AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY OF TEACHER LEADERS, ECET2 AIMS TO EMPOWER AND CONNECT TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO GROW, COLLABORATE, AND LEAD IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. THROUGH THEIR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONVENINGS THAT ARE DESIGNED BY TEACHERS, FOR TEACHERS, ECET2 OFFERS TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS AS LEADERS, TO SHARE INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIVE PRACTICES, AND TO BE CELEBRATED FOR THE PROFESSIONALISM THEY BRING TO THEIR FIELD. THE EXPERIENCES OFFERED AT ECET2 CONVENINGS ENABLE TEACHERS TO INCREASE THE PASSION, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND COMMUNITIES; TO CELEBRATE THEIR PROFESSION, AND TO AFFIRM THEIR COMMITMENT AS EDUCATORS. SINCE 2012, TEACHERS HAVE ORGANIZED MORE THAN 100 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ECET2 CONVENINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUILDING A NETWORK OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHER LEADERS.