Saving Democracy with Civil Discourse
Presented by Tom Driscoll, CEO of EdTechTeacher, Instructor, Speaker, and Author; and Shawn W. McCusker, Educator, Author, Director of Professional Learning for Digital Promise, and Veteran
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Real World Literacy
Informed or Influenced? Media and News Literacy Skills for Election Season and Beyond
Presented by Alexa Volland, Senior Manager, Educator Professional Learning, News Literacy Project; Jill Hofmockel, Teacher-Librarian, West High School (IA); Molly June Roquet, Education Librarian, Saint Mary’s College of California; and Shaelynn Farnsworth, Senior Director of Education Partnership Strategy, News Literacy Project
Share or Beware: Help Students Fight Misinformation One Click at a Time
Presented by Angel Valerio, Program Manager, STEM Education Professional Learning, KQED; Rik Panganiban, Program Manager, Online Learning, KQED; and Mary Kate Lonergan, Eighth-Grade Social Studies Teacher, Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (NY), and KQED Media Literacy Innovator
Integrating Ethics Into All Aspects of a K-12 School Community: Be Ethical Everywhere
Presented by Dr. Karen Rezach, Director of The Ethics Institute, Kent Place School (NJ); and a Special Guest Panel of K-12 Students
Holiday $pending! Financial Literacy Activities Ahead of Winter Break
Presented by Gianna Gurga, Family and Consumer Science Educator; Jessie Stone Fox, M.Ed., Sr. Director, K12 Community Engagement, EVERFI; and Jesse Poquette, M.Ed., K12 Implementations Specialist, EVERFI
Critical Reading to Identify Credible Evidence: A Conversation with Dr. Jeff Wilhelm
Presented by Dr. Jeff Wilhelm, Distinguished Professor of English Education, Boise State University, and Director, Boise State Writing Project; Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of Education Partnerships (East), News Literacy Project; Pamela Brunskill, Senior Manager of Education Design, News Literacy Project; and Shaelynn Farnsworth, Senior Director of Education Partnership Strategy, News Literacy Project
Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset: Helping Students Start Real Businesses
Presented by David Grubbs, Former Educator, Entrepreneur, and Co-Founder, Boss Club; and Charlie Gasmire, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, Boss Club
Harm and Distrust: Honoring Historical Truths in the Classroom
Presented by Brittany Hogan, Educational Equity Consultant, BTheGrowth; K.C. Boyd, Library Media Specialist, Jefferson Middle School Academy, Washington D.C.; and Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of Education Partnerships (East), News Literacy Project
3 Best Practices for Designing Away-From-School Learning
Presented by Kim Carlton, Academic Officer, Teacher Created Materials
10 Lessons in How to Build Relationships and Relevance in Career-Connected Learning
Presented by Rachael Keaouhi Aquino, Ph.D., Founding Executive Director, Hawaii Workforce Pipeline, Inc.; Robert Markle, Ph.D., Education Research Project Manager, The Christensen Institute; and Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research, The Christensen Institute
Journalists in the Classroom: Experiential News Literacy Learning
Presented by Adriana Lacy, Journalist, Founder and CEO, Adriana Lacy Consulting; Shane Harris, Staff Writer, Intelligence and National Security, The Washington Post; Indira Lakshmanan, Global Enterprise Editor, The Associated Press; Mindy Katz, English Teacher, JSU Sponsor, Abington Senior High School (PA); and Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of Education Partnerships, East, The News Literacy Project
4 Skills Every Reader Needs to Comprehend Informational Text
Presented by Kristina Smekens, President, Lead Consultant, Smekens Education
Debunking the Disguises: Misinformation, AI, and Social Media
Presented by Alexa Volland, Senior Manager of Educator Professional Learning, The News Literacy Project; and Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of Education Partnerships, The News Literacy Project
Share or Beware, The STEM Edition: Sorting Science Fact from Fiction
Presented by Merek Chang, Secondary Science and Technology TOSA, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District (CA); Rachel Roberson, Senior Program Manager – Education Content, KQED; and Angel Valerio, STEM Program Manager, KQED
Literacy With the “Why”: How Connecting Literacy and Career Can Transform Kids’ Futures
Presented by Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District (CA); Ed Hidalgo, Career Development Advisor, Educators Cooperative; Saki Dodelson, CEO and Founder, Beable Education; and Dr. Susan Gertler, Co-Founder and Chief Academic Officer, Beable Education
Moderated by Dr. Donna Wright, Retired School Superintendent, and Education Planner and Consultant
How to Teach Current Events in Our Interconnected World
Presented by Lois MacMillan, Teacher, Grants Pass High School (OR); and Charles Hopkins, Director of Teaching and Learning, Education, Council on Foreign Relations
Why Press Freedom Matters: Exploring Evan Gershkovich’s Case
Presented by Paul Beckett, Assistant Editor, The Wall Street Journal; and Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of Education Partnerships, The News Literacy Project
Inquiry-Based Learning Meets Language Acquisition: Inquire to Acquire
Presented by Dagoberto Polanco, Instructional Strategist, Wayside Publishing; and Michelle Olah, Manager, Professional Learning, Wayside Publishing
Effective Social Studies Practices: Thinking Like a Scholar
Presented by Brian Thomas, Curriculum Developer, TCI
Fighting Misinformation in the Age of AI: Tips and Techniques to Teach Students
Presented by Rachel Roberson, Senior Program Manager, Education Content, KQED; and Rik Panganiban, Program Manager, Online Learning, KQED
Teach With TikTok: Help Students Stick to the Facts on Social Media
Presented by Alexa Volland, Video Producer, The News Literacy Project; and Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of District Partnerships, East, The News Literacy Project
Evaluating News Media Bias: A Nuanced Approach to a Vital Topic
Presented by Peter Adams, Senior Vice President of Research and Design, The News Literacy Project; and Brittney Smith, Senior Manager of District Partnerships, East, The News Literacy Project
Multilingual Learners: 3 Ways to Build Knowledge
Presented by Dr. Jana Echevarría, Professor Emerita, California State University, Long Beach
Unlocking Economic Insights: Empowering Students with Real-World Applications
Presented by Allison Kapitanoff, B.A., M.Ed., M.A.E.L., Educator and Curriculum Designer, Discovery Education; and Eric Patnoudes, Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships, Discovery Education
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