Educators know that getting students engaged is a real challenge. Engagement is down across America, with less than half of high school students feeling engaged. So what is the key to fixing this? The answer is student voice.
Presented by Kate Pechacek, K-12 Strategic Advisor, TalkingPoints; and Kristie Werner, Senior Product Marketing Manager, TalkingPoints
Presented by Dr. Joseph Davis, Superintendent, Ferguson-Florissant School District (MO); Dr. Jane Crawford, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary School Leadership, Ferguson-Florissant School District (MO); and Sean Joyce, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary School Leadership, Ferguson-Florissant School District (MO)
Presented by Nicole Dimich, Educator, Author, and Associate, Solution Tree; Cassandra Erkens, Education Author and Associate, Solution Tree; and Tom Schimmer, Education Author, Speaker, and Associate, Solution Tree
Presented by Mike Boraz, Chief of Network 15, Chicago Public Schools (IL); Tim Schell, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Waunakee Community School District (WI); and Quinesha Tillman, Partnership Manager, PERTS
Presented by Dr. Karen Johannesen Brock, Elementary School Principal, Author, Associate, Solution Tree
Presented by Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Ashlee Ciccone, Principal, Pinehurst Elementary School (NC); Dr. Gigi Luk, Professor, Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music, McGill University; and Allison Caldwell, Instructor Team Lead, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
Hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Director, LETRS State Success, Lexia
Outcomes-based contracting (OBC) transforms traditional models, emphasizing results over processes. It’s a shift from districts considering the cost of a service to its worth in terms of its impact on student outcomes.
Presented by Dr. Scott Muri, Superintendent, Ector County Independent School District (TX); Brittany Miller, Ph.D., Managing Director, Outcomes-Based Contracting, Southern Education Foundation; and Sunil Gunderia, Chief Innovation Officer, Age of Learning
Students learn best when they feel supported in classrooms. As a result, schools are collecting and utilizing data on how students experience classrooms to help students and educators thrive.