When things get really busy in schools, being ahead of the chaos is crucial. That means preparing in advance to navigate critical tasks toward success. An action mindset is a necessity: adopting a forward-thinking rather than reactive approach to disruption and busyness.
Personalizing learning while maintaining curriculum fidelity is a longstanding challenge in K–12 education. Could the thoughtful use of AI tools hold the solution, helping teams better connect curriculum, assessment, and instruction in every classroom?
Presented by Angele Hodges, Former Education Leader, Current Academic Solutions Advisor, Varsity Tutors; and Lindy Hockenbary, K-12 Educational Technology Advisor, LindyHoc
Presented by Emily Lutrick, Ed.D., Experienced Education Leader, Director of Assessment & Intervention Adoption Strategy, Amplify
Presented by Amy Gross, Educator, Assessment Designer, and Director of Sensemaking, Amplify
Presented by Janice Pavelonis, Superintendent, Carbondale Elementary School District 95 (IL); and Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance
Presented by Dr. Stephanie Stollar, Founder, Professor, and Literacy Consultant, Reading Science Academy; and Kate Winn, Teacher, Literacy Consultant, and Podcaster, IDA Ontario’s Reading Road Trip Podcast
Moderated by Tara Welty, Senior Vice President & Publisher of Scholastic Professional Books
Progress monitoring is an important part of every curriculum, but for MTSS, it’s essential to the success of the students and the program. If teachers don’t have data on whether students are improving, or not, and by how much, then they can’t administer proper interventions. And if they don’t have the data, they can’t know if the intervention is appropriate for their learners.
We’ve all done it, or know someone who has—crammed for a test last minute. And while you might retain enough information to pass, are you really proficient in the task? Do you actually have knowledge that you could apply to another problem? That’s the issue many educators face at state testing time when trying to make sure students are prepared.
Presented by Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant, McTighe and Associates Consulting; and Jay Meadows, Experienced Educator, Current CEO, Exemplars