Presented by Julie Novak, Experienced Educator, State Literacy Director, Minnesota Department of Education; and Jennifer Wazlawik, Experienced Educator, READ Act Integration Lead, Minnesota Department of Education
Moderated by Maya Goodall, Former Educator, Current Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning
If students could choose, would they want to stay in your class? The question challenged Matthew Ginsburg, Principal of the Chittick, a K0-6 Boston Public School, when he first encountered it in a teacher success rubric as a fourth-grade math teacher. He assumed kids didn’t want to come to math or other classes with difficult topics, like adding fractions.
Presented by Dr. Mark D. Benigni, Superintendent, Meriden Public Schools (CT); Dr. Joshua Garrett, Superintendent, Wrangell Public School District (AK); Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney, Superintendent of Schools, Aldine Independent School District (TX); and Carla Wade, Chief of External Relations, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Presented by BethAnne Hines, Ed.D., Principal, Arp Elementary School, Arp Independent School District (TX); Schronda Burns, Texas Rising Star Mentor, Texas Workforce Commission; and Stephanie Schminkey, Chief Academic Officer, Kilgore Independent School District (TX)
Moderated by Connie Warren, M.Ed., Former Educator, Current Sr. Marketing Manager, BookNook
Presented by Matthew Ginsburg, Principal, Chittick Elementary School (MA); Jessica Kott, Director of Special Programs, Westside Union School District (CA); and Elizabeth Cushing, CEO, Playworks
Presented by Tom Hierck, Former Educator, Current Educational Consultant, Canada; Rita Marler, Ed.D., Former Superintendent, Current Educational Consultant, Canada; and Shan Jorgenson-Adam, Former Educator, Current Educational Consultant, Canada
Presented by Lori Kirksted, Author of The Imposter’s Guide to Authentic Leadership, Founder and Managing Director of Content Uncomplicated
Presented by Matt Hickson, Experienced Educator, Head of Instructional Leadership & Strategy, Modern Classrooms Project; and Dr. Emily Persons, Senior Director of Research & Evaluation, Modern Classrooms Project
The school-to-prison pipeline runs right through reading classrooms, said Hilderbrand Pelzer III, author of Unlocking Potential, school leader for over 30 years, and award-winning educator who organized one of the largest correctional education programs in the U.S.
Something new comes along for education almost every month—a new way to do math, a better way to analyze the data, and, of course, AI-related tools. While the teacher in the classroom forming personal relationships with students can’t be replaced, it’s almost impossible for them to provide immediate feedback for every student, every moment.