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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
Writing Mini-Lessons: Strategies to Help Students Write Longer, More Developed Pieces
Presented by Kristina Smekens, President, Lead Consultant, Smekens Education
Moderated by Monica Myers, Playbook Pro Remote Coach, Smekens Education
Best Practices for Strengthening African American History Education in Your District
Presented by Dr. Bernadette Kelley-Brown, Principal Investigator, African American History Task Force, and Associate Professor, Florida A&M University; and Brian Knowles, Manager, Office of African, African American, Latino, Holocaust, and Gender Studies, School District of Palm Beach County (FL)
Moderated by Mathew Kirouac, Senior Director, K12, EVERFI
The Power of 1:1 Student Mental Health Coaching: Improve Student Well-Being, Engagement, and Success
Presented by Katie Dorn, MFT, LSC, CEO and Co-Founder, EmpowerU; and Michelle Langenfeld, Ed.D., Former Superintendent, Green Bay Area Public School District (WI)
English Learners: Focusing on the Whole Student Ecosystem
Presented by Diana Ceja, Mathematics Administrator, Riverside County Office of Education (CA); Karon Akins, Mathematics Administrator, Riverside County Office of Education (CA); and Twana Young, Vice President of Curriculum and Instruction, MIND Research Institute
The Compton Turnaround: Students Thrive with Equity-Driven Blended Learning + PBL
Presented by Dr. Darin Brawley, Superintendent, Compton Unified School District (CA); Patrick Sullivan, Principal, Compton Unified School District (CA); Jose Gonzalez, 21st Century Learning Specialist and Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Coach, Compton Unified School District (CA); Karina Sanchez, Student, Compton Unified School District (CA); and Karina Rodriguez, Student, Compton Unified School District (CA)
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Get Your Game On: Recent Research on the Positives of Gaming in the Classroom
Presented by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Founder, Digital Respons-Ability; and Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
Moderated by Joyce Whitby, President, Innovations4Education
Fund Your STEM Learning Initiatives: Tips and Opportunities
Presented by Theresa Deussen, Ph.D., Founder and Researcher, Informed Decisions Research; Stacy Thibodeaux, Science Educator, Southside High School (LA); and Olga Vargas, Chief Marketing Officer, Vernier Software & Technology
Planning and Sustaining Technology Innovations: Aligning Priorities, Costs, and Outcomes
Presented by Dr. Chris Gaines, Superintendent, Mehlville School District (MO); and Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA)
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative
Sound Walls: The Benefits of Using Them for ALL Students
Presented by Mary Dahlgren, Ed.D., Founder and CEO, Tools 4 Reading, LLC
Moderated by Terrie Noland, Ph.D., CALP, Vice President of Educator Initiatives, Learning Ally
Connection and Culture in Secondary ELA: How to Support a Multicultural Classroom Community
Presented by Andrea Michelle, ELA Teacher
The Power of a Great Math Task
Presented by Cynthia Goodman, Manager, Content and Curriculum, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Moderated by Denise Singleton, Product Marketing Director, Core Mathematics Marketing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Personalized Learning for All: The Benefits of Right-Sized Professional Literacy Learning for Teachers
Presented by Christine Fiorini, Director, Professional Learning Facilitator Team, Lexia Learning; and Mandisa Neal, Senior Manager, Professional Learning Facilitators, Lexia Learning
Outdoor STEM Learning with Young Children
Presented by Lea Ann Christenson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Towson University; and Jenny James, MA, Director, First Lutheran Preschool (MD)
Moderated by Jennifer Lewis, President, Gryphon House, Inc.
Successful Executive Leadership in Today’s World
Presented by Michael Ross, CEO and Founder, Ross & Associates
Moderated by Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO, edWeb.net
Making Digital Citizenship Meaningful
Presented by Sparkle Peters, EdTech Coordinator, A School Without Walls: Virtual (NY); Brianna Lucas, Instructional Technology Coach, Fairfax County Public Schools (VA); and Mel Mollick, Instructional Technology Coach, Fairfax County Public Schools (VA)
Moderated by Tali Horowitz, New York Education Director, Common Sense
Leveraging Technology Tools to Provide Equitable Learning Opportunities for ALL Students
Presented by Dr. Baron R. Davis, Superintendent, Richland School District Two (SC); Dr. Susan Enfield, Superintendent, Washoe County School District (NV); and Ms. Cynthia Curry, Director of Technical Assistance, CAST
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative
World Language Programs That Work: Learn LCTLs and Earn the Seal of Biliteracy
Presented by Carrie Robertson, World Language Department Chair, Secondary Programs Assistant for the World Languages Department, and Spanish Teacher, Parkdale High School, Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD); and Vivian Rivera DeLeón, World Language Department Chair and Grades 6-8 Spanish Teacher, John Hanson Montessori School, Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD)