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Creating Positive Outcomes for Immigrant and Refugee Learners

Presented by Mandy Manning, 2018 National Teacher of the Year; Sarahí Monterrey, English Learner Teacher, School District of Waukesha (WI); and Medha Tare, Ph.D., Director of Research, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Moderated by Barbara A. Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise

How Educators Can Have Courageous Conversations Inspired by Joyful and Diverse Books

Presented by Dr. Maria Armstrong, Executive Director, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS); Nury Castillo Crawford, Director of Academic Support, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GA); Estephanie Mosquera-Ortiz, Entrepreneur, Elementary Educator and Rising Voices Mentor; and Michael Haggen, Senior Vice President, General Manager of LitPro & Collections, Scholastic Education Solutions

Fresh Literature That Widens Readers’ Horizons

Presented by Carol Jago, Past President, National Council of Teachers of English, Consulting Author to HMH Into Reading, a K-6 reading program, and HMH Into Literature, a 6-12 literature program
Moderated by Sara Buren, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, 6-12 ELA, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the Classroom

Presented by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, Award-Winning Author and Educator, Butterfly Heart Books; Laura Ordoñez, Head of Podcast Ratings and Reviews, Common Sense Media; and Victoria Saylor, Senior Manager, Education and Community Partnerships, Common Sense Media
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Common Sense Education

Connecting the Science of Learning and Belonging

Presented by Lorraine Martinez Hanley, Research Lead for Diversity, Equity & Belonging at The CTTL, and Director of Diversity, Equity & Belonging at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (MD); and Eva Shultis, Associate Director of Research & Product Development at The CTTL, and Science Teacher at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School (MD)

What Is the Science of Biliteracy?

Presented by Dr. Kathy Escamilla, Professor Emerita of Education, University of Colorado Boulder; and Doris Chávez-Linville, Director of Linguistic and Culturally Diverse Innovation, Renaissance

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

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

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

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