Presented by Michelle Lawrence, Medicine and Healthcare Instructor, Northland CAPS, North Kansas City School District (MO); Dr. Julye Adams, Biomedical Sciences Teacher, Elkhorn Crossing School, Scott County Schools (KY); and Joe McCollum, Biomedical Science Teacher, Ridgeline High School, Central Valley School District (WA)
Moderated by Rocky Valadez, Senior Vice President of Engagement, Project Lead The Way
Presented by RJ Holder, Former Teacher, Current Senior Director of Product Management, KnoPro Powered by NAF
The world is constantly changing in ways we cannot predict, and research shows that 65% of elementary school students today will someday work in jobs that don’t even exist yet. It’s crucial for schools to prepare students for tomorrow’s workforce.
In conversations surrounding AI in schools, the opinions often heard are from the adults—the teachers, parents, and administrators. But what do the kids think? That’s exactly what Project Tomorrow set out to find out in their latest Speak Up Research Report, Students Speak Up About AI in Their Learning Lives.
Presented by Dr. Keith Parker, Superintendent, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools (NC); Francesca Ver Ploegh, Assistant Superintendent of Magnet Schools, Albuquerque Public Schools (NM); Jonathan Wren, Director of Magnet Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools (TN); and Freebird McKinney, Director of Partnerships, Participate Learning
Presented by Dr. Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow; Robin Lake, Director, Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE); and a Panel of Students
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Green, Program Director – Advanced Career, Southern Regional Education Board; and Adrienne White, Robolink
Presented by Dr. Henry Mack, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at St. Thomas University, and Former State Higher Education and Workforce Chancellor for Florida; and Deborah Trask, Regional Sales Manager for Tosa, Isograd
Presented by Dr. Amy Baldwin, Professor of Literacy and Academic Success, University of Central Arkansas; and Dr. Ainsley Rudolfo, Executive Director of Programs and Strategic Partnerships, NYC Department of Education
In classrooms and workplaces, the biggest enemy of productivity and safety is distraction. During the edLeader Panel “The Skills List | Case 74: Distraction as a Workplace Hazard,” Kevin Baird, Chairman of the Global Center for College and Career Readiness, talked with Ruth Brus, Vice President of Learning Services at Meteor Education, and Levi Belnap of Merlyn Mind, about managing the biggest cause of distractions in the classroom.