Addressing Mental Health Challenges in K-12 Schools

Presented by Tyrrell Jeffries, Director, K-12 Initiatives, Active Minds; Sheina Koolik, Program Associate, K-12 Engagement, Active Minds; and Ashley Hill, Senior Manager, K-12 Partnerships, Active Minds

Teenagers with Dyslexia: Empowering Adolescent Learners

Presented by Dr. Rebecca Tolson, Director of the Center for Structured Literacy at the University of Akron, and National Literacy/Dyslexia Consultant and Speaker
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning

Teaching Global Issues in a Controversial Election Year

Presented by Ryan Werenka, Social Studies Teacher, Troy High School (MI); Kat Duffy, Senior Fellow for Digital and Cyberspace Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; and Charles Hopkins, Managing Director, Teaching and Learning, Council on Foreign Relations

Critical Factors for STEM Program Sustainability

Presented by Mark Whelton, Superintendent, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District (MI); Dr. Michael Gilchrist, Principal, Crossland High School, Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD); and Annie Burnett, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, SmartLab

The Power of Interactions: New Evidence for SEL Impact on Literacy Learning

Presented by Carol D. Lee, Ph.D., Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education in the School of Education and Social Policy and in African-American Studies, Northwestern University; Bridget Hamre, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder, Teachstone; David Adams, CEO, Urban Assembly; and Marnetta Larrimer, Client Success Manager, Teachstone

Digital Citizenship for K-12: Thinking Outside the Box

Presented by Lisa Highfill, Middle School Teacher, Pleasanton Virtual Academy (CA); and Dr. An Wren, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Southern California
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Common Sense Education

Unlocking Literacy for All: School Administrators and the Neuroscience of Learning Difference

Presented by Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Ashlee Ciccone, Principal, Pinehurst Elementary School (NC); Dr. Gigi Luk, Professor, Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music, McGill University; and Allison Caldwell, Instructor Team Lead, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
Hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Director, LETRS State Success, Lexia

Beyond the Labels: Unpacking the Diversity of Emergent Bilinguals for School Leaders

Presented by Dr. José Viana, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Rachel Hawthorne, English Learner Senior Specialist, Really Great Reading; Andrea Bitner, ELL Educator, Author, Speaker; Dr. Jennifer Pendergrass-Bennefield, ESOL/Title III Coordinator, Floyd County Schools (GA); and Dr. Lynmara Colón, Director, Student Opportunity and Multilingual Services, Prince William County Schools (VA)
Hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Director, LETRS State Success, Lexia

Neurodiversity in the School Building: Intersecting Special Education with the Science of Reading

Presented by Kerri Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Lexia; Jesse Sanchez, Managing Director of Programs, The Neurodiversity Alliance; Lily Eisele, Student, Personnel Director, Student Senate Leadership, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire; Dr. Nancy Nelson, Assistant Professor of Special Education, Boston University, and Deputy Director, National Center on Improving Literacy; and Davis FitzGerald, Master’s Student in Special Education, George Washington University
Hosted by Cassandra Wheeler, Director, LETRS State Success, Lexia

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