Presented by Lainie Augensen, Former Educator, Success Lead, Great Minds; and Daniel Velasco, Former Educator, Regional Director of Implementation Services, Midwest & Plains Regions, Great Minds
Library/Media
Teaching 250 Years of Foreign Policy
Presented by Dr. James M. Lindsay, Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; and Kristin Stelfox, Experienced Educator, Curriculum Content Lead, High School, Council on Foreign Relations
The Power of BOOKS: Building a Lifelong Love of Reading
Presented by Dr. Louisa Moats, Literacy Expert and Author of LANGUAGE! Live®, LETRS®, and Speech to Print
Moderated by Cassondra Mantovani, Vice President of Revenue & Operations, Voyager Sopris Learning®
What Strong Reading Looks Like in Secondary Classrooms: From Guessing to Grounded
Presented by Sharon Alonso, Experienced Educator, District Administrator, Hillsborough County Public Schools (FL); Nimat Jones, Experienced Educator, Director of Teaching and Learning, Dunecrest American School; and Brenda Aston, Experienced Educator, Middle School ELA Teacher, Tacoma Public Schools (WA)
How to Host a Dynamic Family Engagement Event on Digital Literacy and Well-Being
Presented by Megan Smith, Instructional Technology Integrator, Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (IU13); and Cristi Means, Library Media Specialist, Bucher and Brecht Elementary Schools (PA)
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Senior Regional Manager, Common Sense Education
Cultivating Concern for Credible Information: Teaching Teens About News and Civic Participation
Presented by Pamela Brunskill, Senior Director of Education Design, News Literacy Project
Amplify Multilingual Voices: Build Digital Identity and Community with Student Interviews
Presented by Gurbir Kahlon, ELA Teacher and ELD Coordinator, West High School, Torrance Unified School District (CA); and Sue Thotz, Former Educator, Current Director, Education Outreach, Common Sense Media
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Former Educator, Current Senior Regional Manager, Common Sense Education
The Real Reason Teens Aren’t Reading (Hint: It’s Not the Phone)
Presented by Matt Bardin, Nationally Recognized Educational Leader, and Founder and CEO, Zinc Learning Labs
Aligning Instruction, Intervention, and Support in Adolescent Literacy
Presented by Karrie Schoettler, Instructional Coordinator, Multilingual Education Department, San Diego Unified School District (CA); Kate Crist, Founder and Director, Education 4500; Lynne Kulich, Ph.D., Head of Growth for Literacy, MGT; and Jen Knapp, Speech and Language Pathologist, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Really Great Reading
Cultivating a Joyful Reading Culture in Elementary Schools
Presented by Nicole Downer, Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials; and Erica Reardon, Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials
Moderated by Jen Jump, Senior Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials