Presented by Adam Bellow, Co-Founder, Breakout EDU; Dr. Dan Morris, District Leader, SAU #53 (NH); Mark MacLean, Superintendent of Schools, SAU #46 (NH), and 2020 New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year; Tom Walker, Director of Technology, Massac Unit School District #1 (IL); and Anna Logan, Director of Strategic Sales, Alma SIS

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We are all anxious and excited to re-open schools, but we know we can’t and shouldn’t just go back to the “pre-pandemic” world of education. We have learned too much from pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps this past year and are eager to apply that to build better, more engaged, and equitable learning communities. The time is now!

Watch this edLeader Panel where we talk about using what we have learned to go “Back to the Future” in time for the 2021-22 school year. The panelists address topics from ensuring equity and inclusion to maximizing newly available funds, and will highlight three key areas to help you successfully “future-proof” your entire learning community.

This recorded edLeader Panel will be of interest to preK-12 teachers and school and district leaders. 

About the Presenters

Adam Bellow is a dedicated educational technologist, father of two young boys, and co-founder of Breakout EDU, the immersive gaming platform that enables teachers and students to transform classrooms into places of discovery and inquiry-based learning. Previously, he served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow for the White House, and created several edtech learning platforms including eduTecher and eduClipper. Adam has written numerous books about educational technology and speaks internationally on the subject of education and technology. Adam also sits on the advisory board of Alma SIS.

Dr. Dan Morris is the proud headmaster of Pembroke Academy, a 200-year-old regional public high school in central New Hampshire. He has an Ed.D. from Plymouth State University and his professional interests include competency-based education, systems thinking, and collaborative leadership. Follow him on Twitter @danmorris731.

With nearly three decades of experience in public education, Mark MacLean has been a classroom teacher, a department chair, a building-level administrator, an assistant superintendent, and a superintendent. In every role, technology, innovation, and a future focus have been integral. As a classroom teacher, Mark was recognized as New Hampshire’s Technology Using Educator of the Year in 2003. In 2020, he was honored as the New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year. A former computer graphics, programming, accounting, and entrepreneurship instructor, Mark thrives in both creative and analytical environments. Always seeking creative and applicable technological innovations and efficiencies, Mark embraces change and is confident in leading others through the process. Mark is a doctoral candidate at Plymouth State University, serves on the New Hampshire School Administrators Association (NHSAA) Executive Board, and is one of two New Hampshire representatives on the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Governing Board.

Tom Walker is currently the director of technology for Massac Unit School District #1 in Metropolis, Illinois. He has been in education for over 14 years as a mathematics teacher, technology coordinator, principal, and college instructor. He is also a member of the Securly Educational Advisory Council. From Chromebooks in 2012, Securly in 2013, and with Massac as one of the first school districts to deploy Alma in Illinois, Tom thoroughly enjoys early-adoption projects.

Anna Logan is Alma’s Director of Strategic Sales. Anna has guided hundreds of educators and their districts through transitioning from legacy SIS to upgraded, future-proof SIS systems since 2012.

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