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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 →

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®

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

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

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

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)

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