Presented by Marty Kelsey, Former Educator, Current Education Specialist, National Air and Space Museum; and Erika Novak, Manager, Adult Learning and Digital Content, Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum
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Preparing Students for the AI-Powered Ag Tech Workforce: Real-World STEM Connections
Presented by Dr. Deb Crawford, Coordinator of Secondary Mathematics, Frederick County Public Schools (VA); Dr. Laura Rice, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, Penn State University; and Alan Ireland, Brand Marketing Lead, CodeVA
Games as Real-World Career Skills Builders: Leveling Up
Presented by Dr. Ed Gomes Jr., English as a Second Language, Literature, and Linguistics Teacher, Secretariat of Education/Faculdade São Bernardo, São Paulo, Brazil; Laura Khalil, Founder, Once Upon a Roll; and Nick Schiner, Former Educator, Current Director, Peer-to-Peer Professional Learning, Digital Promise
What Employers Wish Every Graduate Knew: Skills for Success Beyond the Classroom
Presented by Dr. Carrie Curtis, Former Educator, Current Primary & Secondary Education Lead, Submarine Industrial Base Program Office; Will Cooper, Founder & President, Tortoise Growth Strategies; and Joseph Welsh, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Rhoads Industries
Rethinking Math Fact Fluency in K-5: Building Number Sense, Reasoning, and Foundational Confidence
Presented by Ann Elise Record, Elementary Math Specialist, Ann Elise Record Consulting LLC; and Heather Blankenship, M.Ed., Former Educator, Partnerships and State Initiatives Manager, ExploreK12
Designing Learning Ecosystems with AI: Moving Beyond Prompting
Presented by Kimberly Niebauer, Elementary Teacher of Gifted Education, Loretto Elementary School, Duval County Public Schools (FL); Aynul Dean, Educator, B. M. Hanson Elementary School, Harvey Public School District #38 (ND); and Kelly McNeil, Ed.D., Senior Learning Experience Designer, Digital Promise
Words Do the Math: Connecting Language & Literacy to Math in PreK-3
Presented by Kateri Thunder, Ph.D., Educator, Researcher, Author, and Coach
Teaching Decision-Making Skills for STEM Readiness: From Classroom to Career
Presented by Kevin Parkinson, Former Educator, Current Education Senior Manager, Alliance for Decision Education
Building Independent Writers: Teaching Moves that Foster Agency, Problem Solving, and Engagement
Presented by Alicia Luick, Staff Developer, The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower
The Brain Science Behind Math Success: How Emotion and Relevance Drive Deeper Learning
Presented by Liesl McConchie, Education Consultant, Math With the Brain in Mind; and Jay Meadows, Former Educator, Current CEO, Exemplars