Name: Creating a Better Shopping Experience: Organizing Your Free Store
Start: 2026-10-20T15:15:00-0400
End: 2026-10-20T16:30:00-0400

Registration - $150 for Collective Members | $175 for Non-Members*

Hotel Accommodations:
A limited number of rooms are available at the Tru by Hilton in Midtown Cleveland
Room Rate: $119 - Select 1 King or 2 Doubles (includes complimentary breakfast)

Need assistance?
Email our Conference Hosts from Shoes and Clothes for Kids at [email protected]

*To become a member of the Collective & receive the lower registration rate, email Robert Moxley before completing your registration.

2026 Schedule Note: Tuesday & Wednesday are full days with a half-day on Thursday

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

Creating a Better Shopping Experience: Organizing Your Free Store

Tuesday October 20, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT

Learn how to organize your free store to improve efficiency and create a better experience for teachers. This session will cover practical strategies for layout, product flow, signage, and restocking, with real examples you can apply right away. Walk away ready to streamline operations, reduce bottlenecks, and create a more welcoming and effective shopping environment.

By the end, participants will:
· Learn alternative ways to organize their free store / resource center products.
· Learn alternative ways to distribute bulk products to their free store / resource center.
· Have discussed their free store / resource center's obstacles in a collaborative and generative environment.
· Have discussed their centers' product distribution goals and how that aligns with building their community.
· Have identified ways to sharpen their centers' store strengths while keeping their unique identity.

Speakers

Marco Femiani

Teacher Resource Center Program Coordinator, The Education Partnership

Marco Femiani is the Teacher Resource Center Program Coordinator at The Education Partnership, located in Pittsburgh, PA. He is on the Programs team that helps lead Teacher Shopping, The Education Partnership's Creative Corner shopping, as well as TEP's Summer Camp program, which... Read More →

Tuesday October 20, 2026 3:15pm - 4:30pm EDT

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