5 Things Every Teacher Needs to Know About Handwriting

Presented by Valerie Zaryczny, MS, OTR/L, National Presenter & Content Specialist, Learning Without Tears; and Roxanne Thompson, National Presenter & Content Specialist, Learning Without Tears 

Teaching and Learning for Students with Learning Disabilities and ADHD: From Research to Classroom Experience

Presented by Alison R. Shell, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise; Amanda Morin (She/Her), Learner Variability Project Advisory Board Member & Educational Consultant; Stevie Mays (They/Them), Program Analyst, Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee; and Misha Nicholas (She/Her), Former Sustainability Communicator, Neurodivergent Advocate, and Climatebase Founding Fellow
Moderated by Barbara Pape (She/Her), Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise

Turning STEM Avoiders into STEM Lovers

Presented by Lino Marrero, Student Inventor, Frisco High School (TX)
Co-Moderated by Arianna Anderson, Student Inventor, Pathways Academy of Technology and Design (CT); and Deborah Carr, Education Outreach Specialist, USPTO, OCCO, Office of Education

FAFSA Season is Here: How to Equip Your Students

Presented by Kristen King, M.Ed., Co-Founder and Director of Coaching, Persist Nashville; Rachel Henry, Implementation Lead, NY/NJ, EVERFI; and Jay Matthews, Ed.S., Specialist, K12 Community Impact, EVERFI
Moderated by Jessie Fox, M.Ed., Sr. Director, K12 Community Engagement, EVERFI

Using Performance-Based Assessment to Authentically Measure Student Learning

Presented by Stacey Sparks, Senior Director of Content Design and Development, CAE; Lisa Karlich, Executive Director of Periodic Assessment, New York City Department of Education; and Mary Jo Conery, Associate Superintendent, Catalina Foothills Unified School District (AZ)

Affirming Bilingual and Multilingual Learners with Translanguaging Literature Copy

Presented by Carla España, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education and Puerto Rican/Latinx and Latin American Studies, Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, Brooklyn College, City University of New York; and Luz Yadira Herrera, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Bilingual Education, School of Education at California State University, Channel Islands
Moderated by David Bowles, Author and Teacher, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Creating Infographics That Ignite and Demonstrate Learning

Presented by Rachel Roberson, Senior Program Manager, Education Content, KQED; Angelica-Mae Valerio, Program Manager, STEM Education Professional Learning, KQED; and Victoria Lowe, School Librarian, New York City Department of Education

Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education

Presented by Jenny Fererro, M.S., Professor, Child Development and Education, Palomar College; and Rebecca Bishop, Co-Author of Guidance for Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Education
Moderated by Jennifer Lewis, President, Gryphon House, Inc.

Putting Out Fires: Mitigating Teacher and Student Burnout

Presented by Jessie Stone Fox, M.Ed., Sr. Director, K12 Community Engagement, EVERFI; Travae D. Donald, M.Ed., RN, Division Clinical Education Specialist for Behavioral Health, HCA Healthcare - East Florida Division, Former Special Education Teacher; and Joshua King, Third-Grade Teacher, Independence Elementary School, Rosedale Union School District (CA)

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the Classroom

Presented by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford, Award-Winning Author and Educator, Butterfly Heart Books; Laura Ordoñez, Head of Podcast Ratings and Reviews, Common Sense Media; and Victoria Saylor, Senior Manager, Education and Community Partnerships, Common Sense Media
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Common Sense Education

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