Presented by Shawna Dinkins, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent, Lynwood Unified School District (CA); Heidi Maltby-Skodack, Executive Director of School Improvement and Innovative Programs, Traverse City Area Public Schools (MI); Jesse Ross, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Learner-Centered Collaborative; and Zareen Kasad, Project Director, Center for Inclusive Innovation, Digital Promise
Presented by Rich Zigarovich, Principal, Lordstown Elementary School (OH); and Kimberly Stockton, Ed.D., Senior Education Advisor, Lexia Learning
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 Cady Ching, CEO, Summit Public Schools (CA); Glynis Shulters, Improvement Coach and Consultant, Green Dot Public Schools (CA); and Stephanie Lassalle, Director of Improvement Programs, Marshall CoLab
Presented by Nicki Slaugh, Principal, Quest Academy Junior High School (UT); and Eric Sheninger, CEO, Aspire Change EDU
Presented by Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Founder and CEO, Voice4Equity, LLC, and Clinical Professor, University of Southern California; Julie A. Vitale, Ph.D., Superintendent, Oceanside Unified School District (CA); Anna Alvarado, Ed.D., Superintendent, Freeport School District 145 (IL); and Dr. Christina Grant, Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University
Disoriented. Complicated. Collaborative. A work in progress. Do these words describe your district’s Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) journey? Much of the audience who responded in the live chat during the edLeader Panel “Authoring Your MTSS Story: A Success Spotlight with Chicago Public Schools” described their district’s process like this, reflecting a common theme among many school districts nationwide.
Presented by Corneisha Smith-Burger, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Widefield School District 3 (CO); and Colin Burns, Vice President of Customer Success, itopia
For many educators, the first response to asking about using AI is, “No, not in our school.” But during the edLeader Panel “AI in Education: Steering Towards Equity and Empowerment,” experts explained why AI shouldn’t be automatically shunned and, instead, should be viewed as another powerful tool in an educator’s arsenal.
Traditional discipline in schools can have long-term negative impacts, especially for students of color, often suspended for ambiguous and subjective reasons. Restorative discipline is a method that helps schools move beyond standard discipline to improve behavior equitably and in culturally responsive ways.