Presented by Rachel Roberson, Senior Program Manager, Education Content, KQED; and Rik Panganiban, Program Manager, Online Learning, KQED
Presented by Vicky Sedgwick, Chapter President, CSTA Greater Los Angeles Chapter
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Senior Regional Manager, Common Sense Education
Presented by Danny Scuderi, Professional Learning Specialist, Learner-Centered Collaborative; and Jamie Nuñez, Senior Manager of Outreach and Training, Common Sense Education
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Senior Regional Manager, Midwest, Common Sense Education
While artificial intelligence and machine learning are not new technologies, recent leaps in the technology driving these tools are rapidly transforming our day-to-day lives. From sophisticated software programs that amazingly interpret keystrokes before they are made to financial institutions predicting purchasing habits to tools like ChatGPT creating sophisticated marketing materials, AI, or rather, generative AI, has burst onto the scene seemingly overnight.
Each school year brings new challenges, but the key for school leaders is to convert these challenges into positive opportunities. During the edLeader Panel “Leading Learning in the 2023-2024 School Year: Challenges and Opportunities,” two superintendents who serve as the Chair and Co-Chair of the CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Advisory Panel, along with the Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association, identified five areas of concern for this year and how they are addressing them.
Presented by Matthew Friedman, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Quakertown Community School District (PA); Kelly May-Vollmar, Ed.D., Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA); David Miyashiro, Ed.D., Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District (CA); and Pete Just, CETL, Executive Director, Indiana CTO Council
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Presented by Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Schools, Princeton Public Schools (NJ), and Chair of CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Advisory Panel; Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent, Loudoun County Public Schools (VA), and Co-Chair of CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Advisory Panel; and Dr. David R. Schuler, Executive Director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Presented by Dr. Jennifer Galambos, Head of School, Kent Place School (NJ); Maya Bialik, Seventh-Grade Science Teacher, Author, Consultant, Researcher, and Founder of QuestionWell AI; Julie Gentile, Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning, Kent Place School (NJ); Ariel Sykes, Assistant Director of The Ethics Institute, Kent Place School (NJ); and Dr. Karen Rezach, Director of The Ethics Institute, Kent Place School (NJ)
Presented by Arpan Chokshi, Instructional Coach and National Board Certified Teacher, Hinsdale Township High School District 86 (IL)
Moderated by Toni Rose Deanon, Community Engagement Manager, The Modern Classrooms Project
