Only a third of eighth graders read at grade level, a problem that requires immediate action. Schools must make literacy a schoolwide focus if they want to effectively combat the literacy gap.
Presented by Dwight Goodwin, Executive Director of Technology Services, Coppell Independent School District (TX); and Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation and Research Lead, Logitech
Presented by Dr. Kip Glazer, School Principal, Author, Speaker, and Technology Consultant; Tom Evans, Vice President of Editorial, World Book; Mikayla Lee, Experienced Educator, Curriculum Designer, World Book; and Rebecca Earnshaw, Senior Director of Digital Products, World Book
Presented by Meghan Manfra, Ph.D., Professor in the College of Education at NC State University, Faculty Director of AI Literacy at NC State Data Science and AI Academy, and Research Affiliate at UNC Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life; Carrie Rogers, Founder and CEO, Digital Respons-Ability and Digital Citizenship Foundation; and Kathy Hollowell-Makle, Principal Education Consultant, Makle Consulting Group, LLC
Moderated by Nicole Nesheim, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Hatch Early Learning
Presented by Duane Habecker, Director of Continuous Improvement, Merced County Office of Education; and Brandon Smith, Former Educator, Current Director of Outreach Mathematics, MIND Education
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
Presented by Dr. Toni Shub, CEO and Founder, QoreInsights; Dr. Brittany Whitby, CEO and Founder, B Nicole Consulting; and Dr. Anika Davis, COO and Co-Founder, QoreInsights
Presented by Pamela Cote, Senior Director of Curriculum and Training, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy; Kristen Walter, US Program Director, Worldreader; and Heather Brinkworth, Technical Program Director, Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Presented by Irma Brasseur-Hock, Ph.D., Program Director, University of Kansas Department of Special Education Online Programs, and Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning; James Basham, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas; and Sean Smith, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas
Presented by Lisa McManus, Program and Partnership Manager, Worldreader; Kristen Walter, Director, US Programs, Worldreader; and Meredith McKinney, Black Book Project Founder and Community Achieves Program Specialist for the Board of Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools