Presented by Jason Marshall, Former Educator, Current Vice President of K-12 Science, Savvas Learning Company; and Geoffrey Howard, Former Educator, Current Director of College and Career Readiness, Savvas Learning Company
Career Education
From College and Career Readiness Silos to Connected Student Experiences: Sparking Enrollment and Excitement
Presented by Nina Walls, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Director, Rockingham County Schools (NC); Tim Taylor, Co-Founder and President, America Succeeds; and Chris Minnich, CEO, MetaMetrics
Moderated by Brad Baumgartner, Chief Growth Officer, Edmentum
Teaching Modern Science: Bringing CRISPR and Real-World Biology Into Your Classroom
Presented by Dr. Ken Miller, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Brown University
Teaching Decision-Making Skills for STEM Readiness: From Classroom to Career
Presented by Kevin Parkinson, Former Educator, Current Education Senior Manager, Alliance for Decision Education
College and Career Readiness in a New Era of Work
Presented by Karen Hoffman, Real Life Learning Founder, Half Moon Bay High School; Anjuli Gupta, Director of Product Management, College and Career Readiness, Savvas Learning Company; and Matt Barber, National College and Career Readiness Specialist, Savvas Learning Company
Career-Readiness in a Rapidly Shifting World: Building Unbounded Pathways
Presented by Chad Gestson, Ph.D., Founding Executive Director, Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy; Viki M. Young, Ph.D., Chief Innovation Research Officer, Digital Promise; John VanWagoner, Ph.D., Superintendent, Traverse City Area Public Schools; and Kimberly A. Smith, Chief Innovation Officer, Digital Promise
Design for Career Readiness: Using the National Career Clusters Framework to Build Classrooms That Function Like Industry
Presented by Dr. Carrie Curtis, Primary & Secondary Education Workforce Development Lead, Submarine Industrial Base Program; Katherine Sutton, Senior Workforce Development Specialist, General Dynamic Electric Boat; and Dr. Jessica Johnson, Research Assistant Professor and Director of the Neuroergonomics & Simulation Lab, Old Dominion University
Building CTE Programs That Prepare Students for an AI-Driven Workforce
Presented by Tisha Richmond, Culinary Arts Teacher, Book Author, Medford School District 549C (OR); and Tara Bordeaux, 2018 Texas Teacher of the Year, CTE Specialist – Arts/AV Tech & Comms, and Info Tech, Austin Independent School District (TX)
Moderated by Justin McElwee, Enablement Manager, Wayground (formerly Quizizz)
Boost Math Relevance with Career-Connected Learning
Presented by Julie Harris-Lawrence, VP of Government Affairs, Savvas Learning Company; and Jessica Patterson, Former Teacher, Current Marketing Manager, Career and Technical Education, Savvas Learning Company
Supporting Older Multilingual Learners: Equity-Focused On-Ramps for College and Careers
Presented by Sonja Bloetner, Director of Multilingual Achievement, Baltimore County Public Schools (MD); Dr. Karen Woodson, Founder and Lead Researcher, Leading for School Improvement; and Dr. Kia Johnson, Senior Director of PreK–12 Professional Development and Evaluations, Center for Applied Linguistics