Presented by Nicole Downer, Educational Consultant, Teacher Created Materials; and Jen Jump, Senior Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials
Moderated by Heather Brooke, Vice President of Professional Learning, Teacher Created Materials
Presented by Alesa Barron, Graphic Design Instructor, Atlanta Public Schools (GA); Lindsay-Darshaun Murray, Digital Learning Lead, Kansas City Public Schools (MO); and Karissa Bowen, Senior Project Manager, Ciena Solutions Challenge, Digital Promise Global
Teen Arts NJ is partnering with edWeb.net to launch a free professional learning community on edWeb, Bridging Creativity with Opportunity, to expand the reach of their programs for teens in the literary, performing, and visual arts.
Presented by Kathy Hoppe, Educational Engagement with USPTO, STEMisED; and Christine Lawlor-King, Former Teacher, Current Invention Education Consultant, STEMisED
Presented by Stevie Van Zandt, Founder, TeachRock.org; Mike Zagari, Collaborating Teacher, Garden City High School (NY); and Gina Machado, Director of Programs and Partnerships, TeachRock
Presented by Dan Hunter, Inventor of H-IQ; and Hathalee Higgs, Partner and Co-Founder, Hunter Higgs, LLC
Moderated by Joyce Whitby, CEO and Co-Founder, Innovations4Education
If, as many educators say, today’s students will work in jobs that don’t exist yet and use technology that hasn’t been invented, how do we prepare them? According to Dan Hunter, author of Learning and Teaching Creativity, and Dr. Rex Jung, President of Brain and Behavioral Associates, we teach students to understand and embrace their imagination. During the edLeader Panel “Creativity in and Out of the Classroom,” they discussed key aspects of imagination and creativity and how they help students become productive problem solvers.
Presented by Greg Kulowiec, Director of Technology, Triton Regional School District (MA), and Lead Learner and Principal, Kulowiec Group; Yusuf Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, Playlab; Scott Frauenheim, Chief Executive Officer, LEAP Innovations; and Dr. Ann Chavez, President, LEAP Innovations
What role can music play in school success? During the edLeader Panel “Boost Student Creativity and Engagement with Coding and Music,” experts and education leaders, including Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, showed how the free Music Lab platform can help decrease absenteeism and increase engagement by giving students the opportunity to compose and remix music while learning essential coding and computer science skills.