Presented by Natalie Boo, M.Ed., Former Educator, Current Director of Literacy Solutions, Capstone Publishing; and Bea Rendón, Former Educator, Current Senior Content Strategist, PebbleGo
Curriculum Development
Building Bridges Between Standards and Instructional Excellence
Presented by Kelli Hopfinger, Former Educator, Current Math Curriculum Development Manager, Modern Classrooms Project; and Tom Marlowe, Former Educator, Current Math Curriculum Development Manager, Modern Classrooms Project
Moderated by Samantha du Preez, Former Educator, Current Senior Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, Modern Classrooms Project
7 Reasons Why New ELA Curriculum Adoptions Stall and What Makes Them Stick
Presented by Katie Gribben, District Instructional Lead for ELA/Literacy, Upper Schools, Cambridge Public Schools (MA); Brigitte Seyferth, Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, LEARN Charter Schools (IL); and Emily Wojtusik, Experienced Educator, Senior Director of Implementation, Fishtank Learning
Moderated by Jim McVety, Managing Partner, First Step Advisors
Designing Learning Ecosystems with AI: Moving Beyond Prompting
Presented by Kimberly Niebauer, Elementary Teacher of Gifted Education, Loretto Elementary School, Duval County Public Schools (FL); Aynul Dean, Educator, B. M. Hanson Elementary School, Harvey Public School District #38 (ND); and Kelly McNeil, Ed.D., Senior Learning Experience Designer, Digital Promise
Breaking Down Instructional Silos: Building Literacy, Math, and Future-Ready Skills in Elementary School
Presented by Suzanne Martin, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Darnaby Elementary School (OK); Jesus Silva, Third-Grade Bilingual Teacher, Monroe Elementary School (CA); Zachary Morolda, Director of Innovative & Community Programs, Equity & Careers Technology, Monroe Township School District (NJ); and Sylvia Huff, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research, Project Lead The Way
Evaluating Purpose-Built Digital Curricula That Drive Outcomes: No More Trial-and-Error
Presented by Pam Shaw, Director of K-12 Quality Assurance, Quality Matters; Dr. Michelle Barrett, SVP of Research, Policy, and Impact, Edmentum; and Tatiana Ciccarelli, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Edmentum
Moderated by Ross Romano, Director, Strategic Communications, Edmentum
Solving Education’s Coherence Problem: Connecting Curricula, Assessment, Instruction, and AI
Presented by Janice Pavelonis, Superintendent, Carbondale Elementary School District 95 (IL); and Dr. Gene Kerns, Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance
Curriculum Implementation Research to Results: A Theory of Action for Student Outcomes
Presented by Helena Connolly, Former Teacher, Senior Director of Research, Great Minds; Stacy Domingo, Former Teacher, Current Field Research & Implementation Lead, Great Minds; and Meg Wexler, Former Teacher, Senior Service Designer, Leadership and Enablement, Great Minds
Primary Sources for Every Learner: Teach the 250 Edition
Presented by Kathleen Geraghty, K-5 District Resource Teacher, and Implementation Specialist, TCI; and Deanna Morrow, Senior National Account Manager, TCI, and Former Teacher
Sponsored by Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI)
Leading Through the 5 Stages of Curriculum Implementation for Student Success
Presented by Edwina Woods, Former Educator, Current Curriculum Services Director, UnboundEd; and Steve Sebelski, Former Educator, Current Vice President of Program Design, UnboundEd
Moderated by Clay Willis, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, UnboundEd