Reimagining Special Education: Creating Positive Change in Disruptive Times
Presented by Jenna Mancini Rufo, Ed.D., Founder, empowerED School Solutions; and Julie Causton, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Inclusive Schooling
Presented by Jenna Mancini Rufo, Ed.D., Founder, empowerED School Solutions; and Julie Causton, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Inclusive Schooling
Presented by Jellisa Westney, Team Canada Athlete and Educator; and Kieran Block, Team Canada Alumni and Educator
Presented by Peter Adams, Senior Vice President, Education, News Literacy Project; and Abbie Richards, TikToker and TikTok Disinformation Researcher
Moderated by Shaelynn Farnsworth, National Director of Educator Outreach and Success, News Literacy Project
Presented by Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School (CT); Nancy Disterlic, Dyslexia Specialist, Keller Independent School District (TX); and Tuan Nguyen, Library Consultant, Mackin Educational Resources
Presented by Jim Larimore, Chief Officer for Equity in Learning, Riiid Labs; Madison Jacobs, Co-Founder, The EdTech Equity Project; and Vic Vuchic, Chief Innovation Officer, Digital Promise Global, and Executive Director, Digital Promise Learner Variability Project (LVP)
Moderated by Barbara A. Pape, Director of Policy and Communications, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Presented by Mary Terese Lopata, Director of Guidance, Mercy Career & Technical High School (PA); Emma Mac, Principal, LEAD Southeast Middle School (TN); and Christina Theokas, Chief Applied Science Officer, Turnaround for Children
Presented by Fawn Nguyen, Teacher on Special Assignment, Rio School District (CA)
Presented by Dr. Dor Abrahamson, Professor, Learning Sciences & Human Development, Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley
Presented by Dr. Scott McConnell, Director of Assessment Innovation, Renaissance
Presented by Dr. John Nelson, Former Superintendent, Chula Vista Elementary School District (CA); and Kevin Baird, Chief Academic Officer, Achieve3000
Presented by Dr. Kate Kinsella, Emeritus Teacher Educator at San Francisco State University, and Author
Presented by Lindsay Vanderburg, District Instructional Specialist, Secondary Reading Language Arts, Killeen Independent School District (TX); and Cortney Kingery-Ragan, Lead Teacher, Early College High School English Department, Killeen Independent School District (TX)
Presented by Thomasenia Lott Adams, Ph.D., Author, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Moderated by Denise Singleton, Product Marketing Director, Core Mathematics Marketing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Presented by Dan Frost, Digital Learning Partner, San Francisco Unified School District (CA); Devalin Jackson, Family Technology Support Instructional Designer, San Francisco Unified School District (CA); and Jamie Nunez, Bay Area Regional Manager, Common Sense
Presented by Dr. Andrew Cullison, Director, The Prindle Institute for Ethics, DePauw University; Kristina Kirtley, Senior Producer, Kids’ Media and Education, The WNET Group; Dr. Evelyn Hanna, STEM Innovation Chair, Computer Science and Engineering Chair, Mathematics Chair, Kent Place School (NJ); and Ashley Ganesh, Student at Brown University and Former Chair of the WNET Youth Collective Advisory Board
Presented by Kristina Smekens, President and Lead Consultant, Smekens Education
Presented by Greg Ottinger, Ed.D., Former Chief Business/Financial Officer, San Diego Unified School District (CA); Lenny Schad, Chief Information and Innovation Officer, District Administration; Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director, Office of Ed Tech, US Department of Education; and Julie A. Evans, Ed.D., Chief Executive Officer, Project Tomorrow
Presented by Dr. Brenda Curtis, Chief, Technology and Translational Research Unit, NIDA; Jay Matthews, Community Impact Specialist, EVERFI; and Jessie Fox, M.Ed., Director of K12 Community Engagement, EVERFI
Presented by Dr. Susan Brady, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty, University of Rhode Island
Moderated by Terrie Noland, Ph.D., CALP, Vice President, Educator Initiatives, Learning Ally
Presented by Ethan Caren, Director of Information & Technology Services, Clay County District Schools (FL); Elvis K. Teah, Network Manager, Baltimore City Public Schools (MD); and Michael McKerley, President, ENA
Moderated by Dr. Tom Ryan, Co-Founder, K-12 Strategic Technology Advisory Group (K12STAG)
Presented by Laura Wilhelm, Ed.D., Vice President for Professional Learning, Kaplan Early Learning Company
Presented by Jill Olson, Senior Director, Operations & Professional Development, EiE®, the Museum of Science, Boston
Presented by Jay Meadows, MAT, Chief Executive Officer, Exemplars; and Lisa Westman, Founder and President, Lisa Westman Consulting
Moderated by Jim McVety, Managing Partner, First Step Advisors, and Senior Advisor, Exemplars
Presented by Dr. Will Henson, Clinical Director, 321 Insight; and Dr. Gastride Harrigan, Principal, Cypress Run Education Center (FL)
Moderated by Alia Jackson, President, 321 Insight