Education Funding and Purchasing

Strengthen PreK – Elementary Literacy Outcomes: Identify Needs, Prioritize Support, and Make Investments Count

Strengthen PreK – Elementary Literacy Outcomes: Identify Needs, Prioritize Support, and Make Investments Count

Presented by Wendy Buerk, Reading Specialist/Instructional Support Teacher, Warren County R-III School District (MO); Joey Dawson, Ed.D., Former Federal Programs Director, Current Senior Sales Associate, OxEd; and Anne Penn Cox, Ed.D., Former Principal, Washington School and Winans Primary School, Livingston Public Schools (MT), Current Senior Strategic Implementation Manager, OxEd

Launching a K–5 STEM Program: A Step-by-Step Guide

Launching a K–5 STEM Program: A Step-by-Step Guide

Presented by Justin Artis, Technology Teacher, Wisdom Primary School, Uplift Education (TX); and Deann Poleon, Educational Technology Integrator, Lake Shore Central School District (NY)
Moderated by Matthew Bannon, Experienced Educator, Head of Product and Learning Design, Robo Wunderkind

How Outcomes-Based Contracts Connect Spending to Results

How Outcomes-Based Contracts Connect Spending to Results

Presented by Dr. Christina Grant, Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University; Dr. Sonja Santelises, Vice President and Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations; Brittany Johnson, Director of Programming, The Center for Outcomes Based Contracting; and Karl Rectanus, CEO, Really Great Reading

School Improvement: From Plans to Performance Across K-12 Districts

School Improvement: From Plans to Performance Across K-12 Districts

Presented by Hillary Rinaldi, Vice President, Whiteboard Advisors; Jill Owens, District Instructional Technology Coach, Clarendon County School District (SC); and Will Krebs, Former Educator, Current Vice President, Government Relations, Edmentum
Moderated by Ross Romano, Director, Strategic Communications, Edmentum

School library

Keeping Schools and Libraries Connected: Why E-Rate Matters

Presented by John Harrington, CEO of Funds For Learning; Megan Sutherland, Chief Operating Officer, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System; Dr. LaTonya Goffney, AASA President, Superintendent, Aldine Independent School District (TX); Jon Bernstein, President and Founder/Co-Chair, Bernstein Strategy Group/EdLiNC; and Joseph Wender, Executive Director, Schools, Health, and Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB)
Moderated by Noelle Ellerson Ng, Chief Advocacy & Governance Officer, AASA

Intentional Professional Learning for Teachers. Real Impact for Students.

Intentional Professional Learning for Teachers. Real Impact for Students.

Presented by Kris Peterson, Ph.D., Former Educator, Current National Director, Innovation and Data Insights, HMH; Jennifer Lenhardt, Former Educator, Current Director, CXPD Content Development, HMH; and Kirsten Carr, Senior Policy Advisor, Foresight Law + Policy
Moderated by Ginette Collins, Director, Product Marketing, HMH

Turning Around Schools with High-Impact Tutoring

Turning Around Schools with High-Impact Tutoring

Presented by Dr. Christina Grant, Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University; Jess O’Connor, Partner, Education Resource Strategies; Katie Tennessen Hooten, Founder and Senior Vice President, Ignite Fellowship, Teach For America; and Alan Safran, CEO, Co-Founder, and Chair of the Board, Saga Education