Presented by Chad Johnson, Senior Education Specialist for Nebraska Public Power District, Co-Founder and CEO of Grain Weevil, and President and Founder of Youth Engaged in Technology and Innovation; and Ben Johnson, Chief Innovation Officer, Grain Weevil
Presented by Lydia Bowers, Speaker, Author, Consultant, and Trainer
Presented by Rita Ferrandino, Founding Partner, Arc Capital Development; and Dr. Cotrane D. Penn, Executive Director, Student Wellness & Academic Support, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC)
Moderated by Scott Shickler, CEO and Co-Creator, 7 Mindsets
Presented by Dr. Michele Bowers, Superintendent, Lancaster School District (CA); Anita Compart, Early Childhood Special Educator, Des Plaines School District 62 (IL); and Bronna Francis, SEL Consultant, Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative
Moderated by Jessica Berlinski, Director K-12, Ripple Effects
Presented by Bernadine Okoro, Educator, Chemical Engineer, and Author of HMH Into Science
Moderated by Whitney Yaple, Director of Product Marketing for K-12 Science, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Presented by Rayne Lacko, Author and Arts Advocate; and Lesley Holmes, Community Outreach Advisor
It’s been a rough year, especially for students. Virtual and hybrid learning, schools opening and closing, struggles with technology and access, sickness and restrictions. Who wouldn’t be anxious, scared and out of sorts with this level of disruption?
About one in five kids will exhibit some type of severe social-emotional behavioral symptoms that would qualify for some level of support. And yet, very early since the pandemic began, there has been over a 20% increase of kids experiencing depression or anxiety after one month of lockdown with a disproportionate impact on students from minoritized populations.
Presented by Marc Zimmerman, CEO, The Social Express; Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, CEO, Digital Respons-Ability; and Karen Allen, National Education Coordinator, The Social Express
Moderated by Joyce Whitby, President, Innovations4Education
Presented by Sara Smith, Creative Director, FableVision Learning; and Stephanie Corrente, Senior Learning Leader, Eduscape