equity

Building blocks that spell "equity"

Bridging District Equity Gaps: Collaborating with BIPOC Solution Providers for Change

Presented by Stephane Manuel, Founder and CEO, TrueFiktion; Marcela Andrés, President and CEO, designEDengagement, PBC; Dr. Nathan L. Fisher, Superintendent, Roselle Public Schools (NJ); Dr. Alexandra Merritt Johnson, Senior Inclusive Innovation Researcher, Digital Promise Global; and Sherenna Bates, Project Director, R&D Partnerships, Digital Promise Global

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Key Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color

Presented by LaCreasha Stille, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Gainesville Independent School District (TX); Jeannie Aversa, Executive Director of Recruitment, Selection and Retention, Syracuse City School District (NY); Dr. Peter Leida, Partnership Manager, Insight Education Group; and Crystal Hercules, Senior Associate, Insight Education Group

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Nurturing Curious Minds in Early Education

Presented by Dr. Amanda Alzena Sullivan, Senior Program Developer, The National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP); Dr. Amanda Strawhacker, STEAM Coordinator, Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston (MA); and Lori Lynch, VP of Professional Learning, Britannica Education

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Unlocking Potential, Word by Word: How Building Knowledge Right Builds Equity

Presented by Natalie Wexler, Education Writer and Author, The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—And How to Fix It; Allison Rice, Curriculum Instructional Coach, Kansas City Public Schools (KS); and Matthew J. Patterson, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent, West Jefferson Hills School District (PA)

An LGBTQ+ Pride Flag says "Love" and features the names of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting.

Educating, Inspiring, and Leading with an LGBTQ+ Lens Focused on Optimism, Awareness, and Support

Presented by Joseph Wise, Ed.D., CEO, Acceleration Academies (IL); Earl Mowatt, Ph.D., Vice President of Education, onePULSE Foundation; Danielle Jones, Teacher and onePULSE Foundation scholarship recipient, Orange County Public Schools (FL); Scott Frauenheim, CEO, Distinctive Schools; and Jennifer L. Ferrari, Ed.D., CEO and President, Education Research and Development Institute (ERDI)