As debates about screen time ramp up, the technology whiplash in schools continues. Once touting the edtech tools they had adopted, many districts are heeding the increasing calls to limit screen time—sometimes almost removing it entirely. But there’s a vast difference between using an educational tool to create a presentation and endlessly scrolling on a phone.
Presented by Jeff McCoy, Chief Education Officer, ERDI; and Dr. Jennifer Ferrari, Chief Executive Officer, ERDI
While most school districts have visions of student success, they often struggle to execute those visions. When challenges arise, how can schools close the gaps between strategy and execution?
Presented by Christian Lehr, Managing Director, Tyton Partners, and Former Educator; Dr. Mary Catherine Reljac, Superintendent, Fox Chapel Area School District (PA); and Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance, and Former Educator
What if you had a student who exhibited classroom-disrupting behavior, and your only recourse was to send them outside of the district? What if, when they come back, you didn’t get much information other than they are ready to return, and it’s unclear if they have learned anything from their time away, other than that their behavior was “bad”?
When things get really busy in schools, being ahead of the chaos is crucial. That means preparing in advance to navigate critical tasks toward success. An action mindset is a necessity: adopting a forward-thinking rather than reactive approach to disruption and busyness.
Presented by Scott Acton, Exceptional Student Services Director, Buckeye Union High School District (AZ); and Dr. Kari Nahgahgwon, VP of Arizona Behavior Programs, LEARN Academy
Presented by Angele Hodges, Former Education Leader, Current Academic Solutions Advisor, Varsity Tutors; and Lindy Hockenbary, K-12 Educational Technology Advisor, LindyHoc
Selecting the right curriculum is important, but the curriculum can’t work if leaders struggle with implementation. During the edLeader Panel “Leading Through the 5 Stages of Curriculum Implementation for Student Success,” former educators Edwina Woods, Curriculum Services Director at UnboundEd, and Steve Sebelski, Vice President of Program Design at UnboundEd, discussed the five steps to successfully implementing a new curriculum or refining an existing one, plus the types of changes that must be made along the way.
Presented by Miguel Cardona, Ed.D., Founding CEO, Cardona Solutions, and 12th U.S. Secretary of Education; and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning