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Culturally Responsive Teaching
Expanding Educational Equity: A New Paradigm to Ensure Literacy for All
Presented by Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia Learning
Creating Culturally Responsive Literacy Spaces
Presented by Michelle Alcaraz, Former Classroom Teacher, Current Director of Sales Empowerment, Literacy, Carnegie Learning; and Heather Sampselle, Former Elementary Teacher, Current Director of Professional Learning Design, Literacy, Carnegie Learning
Connection and Culture in Secondary ELA: How to Support a Multicultural Classroom Community
Presented by Andrea Michelle, ELA Teacher
Bridging Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Whole-Child Education
Presented by Wyjuana Montgomery, Lead, K12 District Relationships, EVERFI; and Erica Hart, Director, K12 Implementation, EVERFI
Moderated by Jessie Stone Fox, M.Ed., Sr. Director, K12 Community Engagement, EVERFI
Instructional Power: Teaching to Reach Each Student
Presented by Kelisa Wing, CEO and President, Promises and Possibilities; and Dr. Tanji Reed Marshall, CEO and Principal Consultant, Liaison Educational Partners
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Understanding Equitable and Inclusive Instruction in 2023
Presented by Dr. Desiree Alexander, Award-Winning Educator, Speaker, Author, and Founder and CEO, Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC
The Key Role of Educators in the Emerging Field of Children’s Racial Learning
Presented by Andrew Grant-Thomas, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Co-Director, EmbraceRace; Debbie LeeKeenan, Social Justice Educator, Lecturer, Consultant, and Author; and Christina Rucinski, Ph.D., Research-to-Practice Program Manager, EmbraceRace
Moderated by Melissa Giraud, Co-Founder and Co-Director, EmbraceRace
Building From Strengths: Centering Multilingual Learners’ Cultures and Language Practices
Presented by Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera, Author, Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education, California State University Channel Islands; and Dr. Giselle Carpio-Williams, Senior Director of Content and Multilingual Advancement, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Where Community Meets Curriculum: Equitable Strategies in the Classroom
Presented by Cheryl Lundy Swift, Ed.D., Professional Learning Director, Learning Without Tears; and Sam Deffes, M.Ed., Professional Learning Literacy Advisor, Learning Without Tears
Digital Citizenship Week and Digital Well-Being in the Arctic
Presented by Amy Eakin, Director of Technology, Northwest Arctic Borough School District (AK); and Sue Thotz, Director of Education Outreach, Common Sense Education
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Midwest, Common Sense Education
Literacy is Equity: The Need for Diverse Texts in the Classroom and Home
Presented by Kaylee Jackson, Educational Leader Specializing in Advocacy for Equitable Literacy Instruction, Nothing But Education; and Jennifer Boykins, CEO, Nothing But Education
Breaking Beats and Myths: Exploring Hip-Hop Pedagogy to Confront Misinformation
Presented by Chris Payne, Senior Audio Production Manager, Nearpod and Flocabulary; Ime Ekpo, Cultural Journalist; and Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of Education Partnerships, The News Literacy Project
Using Socratic Circles to Engage Racial Equity Discourse in the Classroom
Presented by Schyvonne Ross, Assistant Principal, Reynoldsburg High School, Reynoldsburg City Schools (OH); Lisa Floyd-Jefferson, Deeper Learning Specialist, Reynoldsburg City Schools (OH); Alexandra Merritt Johnson, Ph.D., Senior Inclusive Innovation Researcher, Digital Promise; and Kristian Lenderman, Ed.D., Senior Program Manager, Digital Promise
Literacy Instruction for Emerging Bilinguals: Language Development, Language Arts, or Both?
Presented by Doris Chávez-Linville, Director of Linguistic and Culturally Diverse Innovation, Renaissance; Dr. Carol Johnson, International Education Officer, Renaissance; and Amy Patnoe, Go-To-Market Readiness Lead—Literacy, Renaissance
Unlocking Biliteracy: Nurturing School English While Honoring Home Language in Linguistically Diverse Learners
Presented by Kim Vance, Director of Professional Development, Perfection Learning; and Dori Veto, VP of Product Marketing and Engagement, Perfection Learning
Bridging District Equity Gaps: Collaborating with BIPOC Solution Providers for Change
Presented by Stephane Manuel, Founder and CEO, TrueFiktion; Marcela Andrés, President and CEO, designEDengagement, PBC; Dr. Nathan L. Fisher, Superintendent, Roselle Public Schools (NJ); Dr. Alexandra Merritt Johnson, Senior Inclusive Innovation Researcher, Digital Promise Global; and Sherenna Bates, Project Director, R&D Partnerships, Digital Promise Global
Transform the High School ELA Classroom with Choice Reading
Presented by Cicely Lewis, School Librarian, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GA); Morgan Taylor, Instructional Coach, Lawndale High School, Centinela Valley Union High School District (CA); and Ronell Whitaker, ELA and LRC Curriculum Director, Community High School District 218 (IL)
Valuing English Language Varieties: Understanding Language Diversity and Its Relationship to Structured Literacy with Dr. Brandy Gatlin-Nash
Presented by Dr. Brandy Gatlin-Nash, Associate Professor, University of California, Irvine; and Maya Goodall, Chief Marketing Officer, CORE Learning