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edFocus Industry Summit | The Impact of COVID-19 on K-12 Education
Join us for a new virtual conference for the education industry to hear firsthand from leading educators about how the industry can help schools innovate and find solutions to the unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus. Voice of the Educator Panels will provide invaluable insights for how the education industry can help turn crisis into… read more →
Economic Literacy: Free Resources to Teach Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium
Presented by Dr. Mary Clare Peate, Director of Curriculum, MRU; and Dr. Cheryl Ayers, Associate Director of Curriculum, MRU
Integrating Social-Emotional Learning in Remote and Hybrid Learning
Presented by Dr. Doug Fisher, Professor of Educational Leadership, San Diego State University (CA)
Early Ideas of Addition and Subtraction in Children: The Role of Language and Literature in Math Class – Part 1
Presented by Sara Delano Moore, Ph.D., Director of Professional Learning, ORIGO Education
Recognizing Race in Education
Presented by Cynthia Martinez, Lead Educator for Special Education; Christian Taylor, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 4x World Champion, Track and Field – Triple Jump; and Dr. Shaun Nelms, Education Partnership Organization (EPO) Superintendent, East Upper and Lower Schools, Rochester (NY), and William and Sheila Konar Director for the Center for Urban Education Success
What Most People Don’t Realize About the COVID-19 Slide
Janice Pavelonis, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Carbondale Elementary School District #95 (IL)
Moderated by Dr. Gene Kerns, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance®
When Modeling Gets Messy: Help Students Discover New Ways of Thinking About Math Modeling
Presented by Margo Dye, National STEM Content Specialist, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Moderated by Denise Singleton, Product Marketing Director, Core Mathematics Marketing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Teaching Play and Leisure Skills to Students with Autism
Presented by Rachel Upp, B.A., Behavior Specialist at Bellefaire JCB, Monarch Center for Autism; and Judy Borgen, M.Ed., BCBA, COBA, Behavior Analyst at Bellefaire JCB, Monarch Center for Autism
Remote Learning and Equity for Emergent Bilinguals
Presented by José Viana, Senior Advisor of Educational Partnership, Lexia Learning
Connecting Your Students to the World in the Age of COVID
Presented by Khuzama Rizwan Khan, Director of Program and Knowledge Management, Girl Rising; and Stacie Cassat Green, Principal, 64 Crayons
Moderated by Kayce Freed Jennings, Director of the Girl Rising Educator Program, Girl Rising
UDL in Distance Learning: Meeting Each Learner’s Variability
Presented by Amanda Morin, Associate Director, Thought Leadership and Expertise, Understood; Lauren Jewett, NBCT Exceptional Needs Specialist; and Jessica Jackson, Practitioner Partnerships Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Director of Policy and Communications, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Confronting Racism Through Courageous Conversations in the Secondary Classroom
Presented by Dr. Tyrone Howard, Professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA
Tomorrow’s New Normal: What It Means for Professional Development
Presented by April Mayo, Director of Instructional Technology, Clayton County Public Schools (GA); Katie Hansen, NBCT, Staff Development Specialist, Phoenix Union High School District (AZ); Bernadette Moreno, Professional Development Specialist, Phoenix Union High School District (AZ); Dr. Alex Leis, CEO, Boxlight-EOS; and Krista Walker, Professional Development Program Manager, Boxlight-EOS
Creating Successful Personalized Learning Pathways Using Data Analytics and Google Data Studio
Presented by Eric Butash, Director of Education Technology and Data Integration, Foster-Glocester Regional School District (RI); and Leo Brehm, Product Manager, ENA/CatchOn
Moderated by Monica Cougan, Manager of Strategic Relationships and Initiatives, ENA/CatchOn
Empowering Students with News Literacy
Presented by Shaelynn Farnsworth, National Director of Educator Outreach and Success, The News Literacy Project; Ebonee Rice, Vice President, Educator Network, The News Literacy Project; Dr. Cathy Collins, Technology Teacher/Librarian, Sharon Middle School (MA); Dr. James Stancil, Academic Support Specialist, Prairie View A&M University (TX); and Jeff Kaufman, Computer Science Teacher at a Title 1 School (NY)
Feelings Are Not Facts: How to Raise Conspiracy-Resistant Students
Presented by Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School (CT); and Jacquelyn Whiting, Innovation and Technology Specialist, Cooperative Educational Services
An Introduction to Implementing Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship in UK Schools
Presented by Katy Potts, Computing, Digital and Online Safety Lead for Schools, Islington Council; Dan Ferry, Teacher, Islington Schools (UK); and Pip Bhol, Class Teacher, King’s Cross Academy (UK)
Moderated by Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager, Common Sense Education
Awesome K-5 Science Activities That Work…Everywhere!
Presented by Dr. Michael A. DiSpezio, Educator, Speaker, and Author of HMH Into Science