Teachers face many challenges in the classroom, with one of the biggest being how to work with students with IEPs and disabilities. During the edLeader Panel “Honoring All Learners: An Asset-Based Approach,” experts discussed classroom inclusion, asset-based perspectives, and helping students thrive.
Presented by Ken Kay, Education Provocateur; Stephanie Reyes, Teacher, Val Verde Unified School District (CA); and Alison Shell, Senior Research Scientist, Digital Promise
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Literacy is essential for all jobs—whether you need to know how to read and write a service proposal, report card comments, or a case study. But students don’t often make that connection—they see their classwork as something assigned to them and that they need to get through rather than as something that can help them with their future goals. When kids understand the why behind their education, it takes on new meaning for them.
Presented by David Flink, Co-Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer, Eye to Eye; Dr. Michael Maclin, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, Special School District of St. Louis County (MO); Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise; and Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia Learning
Presented by Shannon Shelton, Director, Work-Based Learning, North Kansas City School District (MO); and Kelly Cooper, Chief Secondary Academic Officer, Iredell-Statesville School District (NC)
Presented by Natalie Wexler, Education Writer and Author; and Cassandra Wheeler, Director of LETRS State Success, Lexia Learning
Presented by Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District (CA); Ed Hidalgo, Career Development Advisor, Educators Cooperative; Saki Dodelson, CEO and Founder, Beable Education; and Dr. Susan Gertler, Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, Beable Education
Moderated by Dr. Donna Wright, Retired School Superintendent, and Education Planner and Consultant
Presented by Jorge Valenzuela, Performance and Education Coach, Author, and Speaker, Lifelong Learning Defined
Presented by Dr. José Viana, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia Learning; Tan Huynh, Teacher, Author, Podcaster, and Consultant, KIS International School (Cambodia); Beth Skelton, Educational Consultant, Educational Consultants, LLC; and Breanna Guzman, Senior Language Product Specialist, Lexia Learning
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Director of Lexia LETRS® State Success, Lexia Learning
Presented by Dr. José Viana, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia Learning; Breanna Guzman, Senior Language Product Specialist, Lexia Learning; Dr. Linda Cavazos, Executive Director, ELLAS Consulting (English Learner Leadership Advocacy Support); and Martha Hernandez, Executive Director, Californians Together
Moderated by Cassandra Wheeler, Director of Lexia LETRS® State Success, Lexia Learning