Presented by Mike Marriner, Co-Founder and President, Roadtrip Nation; Dr. Jeffrey Starr, Senior Director, Powerful Learning in Practice, Digital Promise; and Dr. Jenny Nash, Former Educator, Current Director, Learning and Assessment Design, Edmentum
Moderated by Ross Romano, Director, Strategic Communications, Edmentum
Presented by Jason Marshall, Former Educator, Current Vice President of K-12 Science, Savvas Learning Company; and Geoffrey Howard, Former Educator, Current Director of College and Career Readiness, Savvas Learning Company
Every two years, America Succeeds analyzes 82 million job descriptions. Researchers found that eight of the top ten most in-demand skills are not taught explicitly in schools, according to Tim Taylor, Co-founder and President of America Succeeds, and one of the edLeader Panelists on “From College and Career Readiness Silos to Connected Student Experiences: Sparking Enrollment and Excitement.”
Presented by Nina Walls, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Director, Rockingham County Schools (NC); Tim Taylor, Co-Founder and President, America Succeeds; and Chris Minnich, CEO, MetaMetrics
Moderated by Brad Baumgartner, Chief Growth Officer, Edmentum
Presented by Karen Hoffman, Real Life Learning Founder, Half Moon Bay High School; Anjuli Gupta, Director of Product Management, College and Career Readiness, Savvas Learning Company; and Matt Barber, National College and Career Readiness Specialist, Savvas Learning Company
Career education classes—they were previously often regarded as the non-academic, less important tracts in high school. While it was accepted that someone had to learn and work in trades, neither those students nor career goals were celebrated like others. Now, though, school leaders and communities have a better understanding of the purpose and potential of offering career-connected education.
Presented by Anita Clarke, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, Decatur City Schools (AL); Sarah Miles, Former Educator, Current National Solutions Director, Edmentum; Casey Stone, Former Educator, Current Partnership Manager, Edmentum; and Dr. Joseph Wise, Co-Founder and Board Chairman, Distinctive Schools, and Co-Founder and CEO, Acceleration Academies
Presented by Dr. Jodie Donner, Senior Instructional Designer, Committee for Children; and Emily Wray, Creator, RISE Model for Meaningful Feedback
Presented by Dr. Sarah Cherry Rice, Executive Director and Founder of Digital Ready; and Misty Weber, Principal at Sheffield Area Middle High School (PA)
Presented by Dr. Joshua Hamzehee, Communication Studies Professor, Santa Rosa Junior College; and Collin Dennis, Outlier Partnership Lead, Savvas Learning Company