Presented by Megan Forbes, Experienced Educator, Middle School Teacher, Arcadia Unified School District (CA), and Author; and Susan T. Phillips, Experienced Educator, Principal, Chets Creek Elementary School (FL)
Moderated by Melanie Sutherland, Former Elementary Teacher, Current Customer Consultant, TCI
Presented by Sophany Tibke, Instructional Technology Specialist, Chandler Unified School District (AZ); Josh Morris, Innovation Specialist, Bradley County Schools (TN); and Madeleine Mortimore, Former Educator, Current Global Education Innovation and Research Lead, Logitech
How students demonstrate learning tops one of the mega-trends facing leaders this year. So does empowering students to choose what and how they learn. CoSN’s annual Driving K-12 Innovation Report names the three top hurdles, accelerators, and technology enablers—obstacles, mega-trends, and tools—identified by 130 educators and technology experts.
Presented by Jordan D. Renken, Executive Director, Metro Alliance of Career Readiness Organizations (MACRO); and Sue Thotz, Director of Education Outreach, Common Sense Media
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Senior Regional Education Manager, Common Sense Education
Presented by Dr. Julie Evans, CEO, Project Tomorrow; Dr. Melissa Shields, Assistant State Superintendent, Office of Student Learning, Alabama State Department of Education; Dr. Chad Stevens, Head of Growth & Partnerships, ClassDojo; and a Panel of Students
Presented by Amanda VanDerHeyden, Ph.D., Researcher, Author, and Innovator in Education; and Tim Heckel, Chief Technology Officer, SpringMath Accelerate
Presented by Dr. Mark D. Benigni, Superintendent, Meriden Public Schools (CT); Dr. Joshua Garrett, Superintendent, Wrangell Public School District (AK); Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney, Superintendent of Schools, Aldine Independent School District (TX); and Carla Wade, Chief of External Relations, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Presented by Dr. Doug Brubaker, Superintendent, Chesapeake Public Schools (VA); Dr. Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District (CO); Glenn Robbins, Superintendent, Brigantine Public School District (NJ); and Laura Geringer, Project Director, Driving K-12 Innovation, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Presented by Jonathan Werner, MLTI Ambassador Program Facilitator, Maine Department of Education; Tali Horowitz, Experienced Educator, East Coast Education Director, Common Sense Media; and James Chasse, Infrastructure Specialist, Learning Through Technology Team, Maine Department of Education
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.