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?
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 Patty McGee, M.Ed., Author and Literacy Consultant, Benchmark Education Company; and Leah Mermelstein, Author and Literacy Consultant, Read-Write-Connect, INC.
Presented by Kent Pekel, Ed.D., President and CEO, Search Institute; Julia Freeland Fisher, Director, Education Research, The Christensen Institute; and Mahnaz Charania, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Education, The Christensen Institute
Presented by Sara Peters, Partner Engagement Manager, AVID Center; Patrick Briggs, Area Director, Eastern Region, AVID Center; and Dr. Sandy Husk, Chief Executive Officer, AVID Center
Presented by Ami Shah, CEO and Co-Founder, Peekapak; and Dr. Nicole Trainor, Student Advisor, Long Branch Public Schools, Morris Avenue School (NJ)
Presented by Venola Mason, Associate Partner, International Center for Leadership in Education; and Meaghan Pavlovich, Ed.D., Director, Product Management & Strategy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Presented by Nathaniel von der Embse, Ph.D., NCSP, Associate Professor of School Psychology, University of South Florida; and Stephen Kilgus, Ph.D., Associate Professor of School Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
While teaching students about social skills and emotions has become widespread and proven especially helpful during the pandemic, less attention has been paid to the ability to adjust emotions, thoughts, and actions in response to changing environments and challenging times, which is known as “executive function.”
Presented by Carol Jago, Reading and Literature Project, UCLA, and Past President, National Council of Teachers of English
Moderated by Sara Buren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt