A recent edLeader Panel, “Utah Spotlight: A ‘State’ of Alignment,” featured a panel of experts that included Rick Gaisford, Education Specialist, Education Technology and the SETDA Chair Elect, Utah State Board of Education; Melanie Durfee, Ph.D., Education Specialist, Digital Teaching & Learning, Utah State Board of Education; Nancy Mangum, Director of Learning Partnerships, Leading EDge Learning; Theresa Gibson, Director of Operations, Leading EDge Learning; and Darren Hudgins, Founder and CEO, Think Do Thrive.
In its finest form, education is a path to prepare students to read, write, and speak with confidence. The conversation about how to achieve those outcomes for all students is much more complex. During the edLeader Panel, “Expanding Educational Equity: A New Paradigm to Ensure Literacy for All,” Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor at Lexia Learning, walked us through a step-by-step process to build equitable literacy programs that develop students’ confidence.
Presented by Jay Meadows, CEO, Exemplars; and Glen Warren, Director of Literacies, Outreach, and Libraries, Encinitas Union School District (CA)
Moderated by Alaina Cioffi, Director of Sales, Exemplars
Presented by Codie Eash, Director of Education and Museum Operations, Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center; and Sharon Jackson Tice, Eighth-Grade American History Teacher, Downingtown Middle School (PA)
In today’s technologically advanced world, workers who are computational thinkers with a firm grasp of science, engineering, math, and technology (STEM) are in high demand. However, preparing today’s students for the work of the future is challenging. Many educators, especially early childhood and elementary teachers, do not have a STEM background so the task of integrating those subjects into daily classroom lessons can feel overwhelming.
Presented by Amy Taylor, Chief of Community Engagement, Truth Initiative; and Jessie Stone Fox, M.Ed., Sr. Director, K12 Community Engagement, EVERFI
Presented by Sarah Brown, Ph.D., Senior Director, MTSS Solutions, Renaissance Learning; and Holly Windram, Ph.D., Executive Director, Hope Network’s Michigan Education Corps Reading Corps and Math Corps Programs
Presented by Peter McLaren, Executive Director, Next Gen Education, LLC, and HMH Author
Moderated by Whitney Yaple, Product Marketing Director, K-12 Science, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Presented by Suzanne Hood, Educational Consultant, Exemplars; and Robin Moore, Curriculum Renewal Coordinator, EdAdvance
Moderated by Jay Meadows, CEO, Exemplars
Presented by Jay Meadows, CEO, Exemplars; and Jessica Alstete, Elementary School Teacher and Content Creator, Sunflower Scaffolds
Moderated by Alaina Cioffi, Director of Sales, Exemplars