Science of Reading: Managing Change for Real Results

Presented by Susan Lambert, Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities, and Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Amplify; and Javonna Mack, Lead Content Teacher, Caddo Parish Public Schools (LA)

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

Designing MTSS with Learner Variability and a Whole Child Focus

Presented by Takeru “TK” Nagayoshi, Professional Learning Director, Community Events, Panorama Education; and Jessica Jackson, Director of Professional Learning, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise

Unlocking Your Potential: Succession Mentorship and Strategies for Career Advancement

Presented by Dr. Quintin Shepherd, Superintendent, Victoria Independent School District (TX); Dr. PJ Caposey, Superintendent, Meridian Community Unit School District #223 (IL); and Dr. Tahira DuPree Chase, Superintendent, Westbury Union Free School District
Moderated by Justin Jennings, Chief Membership Officer, Institute for Education Innovation

Digital Well-Being: Evidence-Based Lessons for the Classroom

Presented by Dr. Emily Weinstein, Principal Investigator, Project Zero, and Executive Director, Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Daniel Vargas Campos, Education Content Specialist, Common Sense Education
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Midwest, Common Sense Education

Leading Learning in the 2023-2024 School Year: Challenges and Opportunities

Presented by Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Schools, Princeton Public Schools (NJ), and Chair of CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Advisory Panel; Dr. Aaron Spence, Superintendent, Loudoun County Public Schools (VA), and Co-Chair of CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Advisory Panel; and Dr. David R. Schuler, Executive Director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)

Using Digital Books to Engage Families Beyond School Hours

Presented by Lisa McManus, Program and Partnership Manager, Worldreader; Kristen Walter, Director, US Programs, Worldreader; and Meredith McKinney, Black Book Project Founder and Community Achieves Program Specialist for the Board of Education for Metro Nashville Public Schools

Rise and Shine: Find the Joyful Leader Within

Presented by Teresa A. Byington, Ph.D., Professor/Specialist, Early Childhood Education, University of Nevada, Reno Extension
Moderated by Stephanie Roselli, Executive Editor, Gryphon House, Inc.

Connecting School and Home to Support New Readers

Presented by Eleanor Janszky, Senior Early Learning Specialist and Educational Producer, Let’s Learn; Katharine (Katie) Pace Miles, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY), Co-Founder and Principal Investigator, CUNY Reading Corps, and Author, Reading Ready; Isabel Simmons, School-Based Literacy Coach, New York City Public Schools Literacy Collaborative, Office of Curriculum and Instruction, Division of Teaching and Learning; and Rebekah Nelson, Instructional Specialist, New York City Department of Education

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