Presented by Carla Evans, Ph.D., Senior Associate, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment; and Scott Marion, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment
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Science of Reading Implementation: Integrating Instruction and Assessment
Presented by Dr. Roland Good, Co-Founder, Acadience Learning; Jason Borges, Executive Director, NYC Public Schools Literacy Collaborative; O’Kiyyah Lyons-Lucas, Principal, Powell Elementary School (DC); Alisa Dorman, President, Acadience Learning; and Jermal Riggins, Literacy Advisor, Wilson Language Training
Develop Effective Writing Units: 4 Factors to Powerful Planning
Presented by Kristina Smekens, President and Lead Consultant, Smekens Education Solutions
Moderated by Didi Harris, Literacy Consultant, Smekens Education Solutions
Level Up Your Structured Literacy Practices: Leverage the Science of Learning to Build Automaticity and Fluency
Presented by Leah Zimmermann, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Iowa; and Carolyn Brown, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa, and Co-Founder of Foundations in Learning
Moderated by Angelia Hoyer, Partner Success and Professional Development Lead, WordFlight
Using MTSS Data to Make SMART Decisions
Presented by Kelly A. Powell-Smith, Ph.D., NCSP, Professor of Reading Science, Mount St. Joseph University
The Importance of Data in Science of Reading Change Management
Presented by Susan Lambert, Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities, Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Amplify
On the Leading Edge: Montana’s Approach to Assessment Innovation
Assessing student knowledge does not need to happen just at the end of the year—a practice that delivers data too late to enhance teaching and learning. Instead, assessing student progress throughout the year can substantially grow academic success.
The Future of Summative Assessment: A Statewide Approach to Innovation
Presented by Krystal Smith, Education Innovation Manager, Montana Office of Public Instruction; Dr. Julie Murgel, Chief Program Officer, Montana Office of Public Instruction; Khaled Ismail, Principal, Education First; and Ashley Eden, Senior Vice President, State Partnerships, Business Development and Policy, New Meridian
Leading the Integration of AI in a School System
The sudden release of ChatGPT to the general public in November of 2022 presented a number of new challenges to educational leaders, forcing them to add consideration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to their to-do lists, which were already too long.
AI: Embracing the Opportunity
Presented by Dr. Matthew Murphy, Retired Superintendent, Ramsey School District (NJ); Dr. Chandra Orrill, Executive Director, Rethink Learning Labs; and Dr. Erik Gundersen, Superintendent, Suffern Central School District (NY)
Moderated by Larry Cocco, Senior Professional Learning Consultant, edWeb.net