Teaching Practice and Pedagogy

7 Reasons Why New ELA Curriculum Adoptions Stall and What Makes Them Stick

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

Teaching Reggae and the African Diaspora

Teaching Reggae and the African Diaspora

Presented by Imani Wilson, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Experienced Music Educator, TeachRock; and Triza Cox, Program Manager, Experienced Arts Educator, TeachRock
Moderated by Gina Machado, Director of Programs and Partnerships, Former New York City Public School Teacher, TeachRock

4 Mindshifts for Teaching AI Agency

4 Mindshifts for Teaching AI Agency

Presented by Dan Be Kim, AI Fellow and Translational Research Designer, Center for Digital Thriving, Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Dr. Carrie James, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Center for Digital Thriving, and Co-Director, Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education

High-Impact Literacy PD Is Personalized, Not Packaged

High-Impact Literacy PD Is Personalized, Not Packaged

Presented by Kendra Totman Padilla, Former Educator, Current Structured Literacy Coach, Stern Center for Language and Learning; and Kimberly Hunt, Experienced Educator, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Lamoille North Supervisory Union (VT)
Moderated by Leigh Buettler, Former Educator, Current Director of Professional Learning, Stern Center for Language and Learning

A student and teacher working on a laptop

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

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