Presented by Dr. Danial Boatman, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning, Fort Zumwalt School District (MO); and John Barrow, Executive Director of Intervention and Behavior Support, Fort Zumwalt School District (MO)
Moderated by Kelly Truong, Account Director, Panorama Education
Presented by Jani Kozlowski, Author, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Moderated by Jennifer Lewis, President, Gryphon House, Inc.
COVID-19 hit schools and their communities hard. It heightened unfinished learning, disengagement, and absenteeism, all on a long list of conditions that require realignment. However, the pandemic also illuminated the benefits of a whole-child approach to teaching and learning that nurtures academic engagement and accomplishment.
Presented by Charles Field, CEO, School Family Media; and Jonathan Rivera, Director, Community Engagement, Smore
Presented by Dr. Samina Hadi-Tabassum, Clinical Associate Professor, Erikson Institute; and Lisa McManus, US Partnership and Program Manager, Worldreader
Moderated by Kristen Walter, US Director of Programs, Worldreader
Presented by Donnie Belcher, Director of Communications, Minneapolis Public Schools (MN); Brooke Beiting, Crisis Communications Manager, Cincinnati Public Schools (OH); and Kate Pechacek, Senior Director of Partner Success, TalkingPoints
Presented by Dr. Kara Carpenter, Co-Founder, Teachley; Dr. Esther J. Yoon, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hunter College; and Dr. Rachael Labrecque, Co-Founder, Director of Education Partnerships, Teachley
Presented by Angela Zanelli, VP, Policy & Advocacy at Lehigh Valley Public Media, and Campaign Director for Lehigh Valley Reads; and Lisa McManus, US Partnership and Program Manager, Worldreader
Moderated by Kristen Walter, US Director of Programs, Worldreader
Students can’t learn if they’re not in school, but too often, administrators only pay attention when a student is chronically absent. And as schools reopen after a year away, it’s even more important that learners and their families feel wanted at school. During an edLeader Panel, sponsored by EveryDay Labs, the presenters shared why family communication is an important part of school attendance and how they make students and families feel welcome in the classroom.