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
21st Century Learning
Turning District Priorities Into Daily Practice: What It Takes to Make Initiatives Work
Presented by Leandra Cleveland, District K–4 Math Specialist, Bentonville Schools (AR); Bonnie Bedford, District K-4 Literacy Specialist, Bentonville Schools (AR); and Amanda Oyler, K–4 Math and Science Instructional Coach, Bentonville Schools (AR)
Moderated by Connie Warren, M.Ed., Sr. Marketing Manager, BookNook
Teaching Modern Science: Bringing CRISPR and Real-World Biology Into Your Classroom
Presented by Dr. Ken Miller, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Brown University
What the Best AI Literacy Guidebooks Get Right
Presented by Matthew Winters, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational Specialist, Utah State Board of Education (USBE); Jennifer Ehehalt, Former Educator, Current Senior Regional Manager, Common Sense Education; and Sue Thotz, Former Educator, Current Director, Education Outreach, Common Sense Media
Connecting College and Career Ambitions to Labor Market Demands
Presented by Angela Koukoulas, Innovation Hub Project Manager, Champlain College; and Lance Penn, Ed.S., Director, Kennett Career & Technology Center (MO)
Moderated by Anjuli Gupta, Director of Product Management, College and Career Readiness, Savvas Learning Company
Future-Ready High Schools: 5 Moves for AI and the Industry 4.0 Era
Presented by Tim Fortune, Director of Career and Technical Education, Spokane Public Schools (WA); Ericka Mabion, Real World Learning Manager, Kansas City Public Schools (MO); and Jason Rausch, Senior Vice President of Instructional Development, Project Lead The Way
Successful Phone-Free Schools: Hearing from Youth
Presented by Harveer Saini, Student at Dublin High School (CA), and Digital Civics Intern at #HalfTheStory Project; and Ally Phan, Student at the University of Washington, and Social Media Coordinator for #HalfTheStory Project
Moderated by Dr. Kelly Mendoza, Education Program Manager, #HalfTheStory Project
Foster Engagement and Critical Thinking in Any Subject Using Music: The TeachRock Method
Presented by Patrick McGuire, Social Studies Teacher (Rock & Soul, Contemporary World Issues), Mountain Vista High School (CO); Ben Dumbauld, Ph.D., Director of Content, TeachRock; and Gina Machado, Former New York City Public School Teacher, Current Director of Programs and Partnerships, TeachRock
Elevate Debate: Build Critical Thinking with Engaging, Inclusive Class Discussions
Presented by Ian Montgomery, Former International Educator, Current Partnerships Coordinator, Kialo
Moderated by Joyce Whitby, CEO and Co-Founder, Innovations4Education
Reading Games Well: A New Lens for Literacy in the Classroom
Presented by Matthew Farber, Ed.D., Associate Professor, University of Northern Colorado; and Tracy Fullerton, Professor, University of Southern California
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Senior Regional Manager, Common Sense Education