Presented by DeVonté Bailey, Social Video Specialist, Oklahoma Educational Television Authority and Jobs Explained; Scott Jackson, ESL and U.S. History Teacher, Brooklyn International High School (NY); and Aaron Siegel, Project Director, American Graduate: Jobs Explained, WNET
Presented by Jorge Valenzuela, Education Leadership Coach, Strategic Advisor, Professional Speaker, Author, and Educator, Lifelong Learning Defined; Mark Whelton, Superintendent, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District (MI); and Christopher Young, Educator, Instructional Coach, and STEM Facilitator, The Oakwood School (NC)
Presented by Megan Jensen, Director of Literacy Impact, Carnegie Learning; and Heather Sampselle, Director of Professional Learning Design, Literacy, Carnegie Learning
Presented by Jon Alfuth, Senior Director, State Policy, KnowledgeWorks.org; Dr. Kipp D. Rogers, Chief Academic Officer, Virginia Beach City Public Schools; and Doris Zahner, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, CAE
Presented by Stacey Sparks, Senior Director of Content Design and Development, CAE; Lisa Karlich, Executive Director of Periodic Assessment, New York City Department of Education; and Mary Jo Conery, Associate Superintendent, Catalina Foothills Unified School District (AZ)
Presented by Doris Zahner, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Council for Aid to Education; Leighann Lenti, Chief of Partnership, University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education; and Matt Montaño, Superintendent, Bernalillo Public Schools (NM)
Presented by Celina Bertoncini, Ninth-Grade STEAM Teacher, Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy (BELA) Charter School (NY)
Presented by Kristina Smekens, President and Lead Consultant, Smekens Education
Moderated by Courtney Gordon, Literacy Consultant, Smekens Education
Presented by Mark Wreath, CTE Director, Vancouver Public Schools (WA); Enrique Medina, Ph.D., Director of Career Readiness, Pomona Unified School District (CA); and Renda Songer, Teaching & Learning Consultant, Region 10 Education Service Center (TX)
Moderated by Gabe Soumakian, Ed.D., Retired Superintendent, Consultant, Sup Du Jour Consulting Group
Large school districts in different parts of the United States have now developed systematic ways to increase diverse students’ access to advanced courses, and the districts are also providing other important aspects of an equitable education that prepares the students for 21st century careers.