Join us March 10-11, at Woodward’s Summit for Transformative Learning (STLinATL) 2025, where the future of education unfolds in an exhilarating two-day journey. This year, we’re thrilled to explore the theme “Embracing the Future of Education,” a beacon for the path ahead in deeper learning.
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Cancel your registration for the Trauma Trade Show Conference. Learning how poor kids learn can wait. The most significant trauma in education has been perpetrated on educators. You’re confused right now, so you need my coaching. During this keynote, based on my upcoming book, I’ll stand you in front of a mirror and hold you there until you see who I see. I will whisper to your soul and show you who you are.
Ken Williams is a husband, father, nationally recognized trainer, speaker, coach, and consultant in leadership, instructional equity, and school culture. Ken has served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and school principal. He is the author of the award-winning book Ruthless... Read More →
Monday March 10, 2025 8:30am - 9:20am EDT
Gresham Chapel
Students who are encouraged to be critical thinkers and problem solvers invariably develop a sense of curiosity to process the world around them in the most creative ways. Dr. Johnson offers strategies to facilitate accelerated learning via complex reasoning skills in this session. You can apply what you learn in this hands-on session, and you'll be on your way to ramping up rigor in your classroom and making accelerated learning a dynamic and engaging experience for your students.
Dr. Kendrick Johnson is founder of Frontier Educational Consulting. He began his career as a high school and middle school English teacher in Chicago. Dr. Johnson also spent time as an instructional coach and a director of curriculum and instruction. He later transitioned into working... Read More →
This presentation will encourage attendees to interrogate current assessment practices, especially in the context of Generative AI’s increasing role in the classroom. With these tools capable of mimicking students’ work with remarkable accuracy, many educators are scrambling to “AI-proof” their assessments—often with mixed success. We will explore data on how students are currently using Generative AI tools in schools, providing a foundation for informed discussion and reflection. Participants will examine widely used summative assessment methods and consider what we truly learn—or believe we learn—from these tools when they are used in traditional formats.
Through hands-on activities, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the biases inherent in Generative AI tools and those designed to detect AI-generated work, offering critical insights into their limitations and implications for assessment. Discussions will also explore how to refine the use of familiar tools like rubrics and portfolios to more effectively measure authentic student growth and learning over time.
We will introduce alternative assessment strategies, including formative, collaborative, reflective, and metacognitive approaches, and discuss how these methods can promote deeper engagement and learning. By the end of the session, attendees will leave with a practical awareness of these challenges, actionable strategies for navigating them, and a detailed template to guide the process of rethinking and updating their assessment practices for a rapidly evolving educational landscape.
Sarah has spent over twenty-five years leading education innovation in curriculum and pedagogy in independent schools. During that time, she was a classroom teacher and advisor, department chair, technology director, and an academic dean at three North Carolina Independent schools... Read More →
With the heightened awareness of bullying in today's world, it's hard to know how to support our children. What is the difference between everyday conflict and bullying? How do boys and girls experience aggression differently? How do identifiers like sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, ability, and socioeconomic status affect aggression? Learn about different types of aggression and practical tools in responding to conflicts and bullying.
Since 2004, Rosetta Lee has been a diversity speaker and trainer on a variety of topics, including cross-cultural communication, identity development, implicit and unconscious bias, gender and sexuality diversity, facilitation skills, and bullying in schools. Rosetta has presented... Read More →
This presentation describes ways to personalize and differentiate instruction for diverse students through the use of mastery learning instructional strategies. The practical issues involved in implementing mastery learning are presented, along with ways to adapt these procedures to personal teaching styles, specific classroom situations, and the needs of individual students. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the theory and practice of mastery learning and explore ways to effectively implement these strategies to help more students learn excellently.
Guskey, T. R. (2023). Implementing Mastery Learning (3nd ed.). Corwin. Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2006). Benjamin S. Bloom: Portraits of an Educator. Rowman & Littlefield Education.
Thomas R. Guskey, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education, University of Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Chicago’s renowned Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis (MESA) program, he began his career in education as a middle school teacher, served... Read More →
In this session, educators will engage in a brief simulation that highlights the role of cognitive frameworks and the power of neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to adapt and form new neurons and synapses in response to new experiences. Understanding these processes is essential for educating students and making the shift toward a sustainable future. We will explore and discuss an article that uses the SCARF model by Dr. David Rock to understand how to educate for sustainability without putting students and other adults in a “threat state”.
Founder and President, Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
Jaimie P. Cloud is the founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education in New York City. The Cloud Institute is dedicated to the vital role of education in creating awareness, fostering commitment, and guiding actions toward a healthy, secure and sustainable... Read More →
The imperative and urgency to educate young people with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required to thrive in an interconnected world and to take on inherently interconnected challenges has perhaps never been more apparent. No matter the grade level or subject area, educators can teach students global competencies like open-mindedness, intercultural communication, creative problem-solving, and cultural humility through focused curriculum design and key global pedagogies. Join this session to hear about numerous models of assignments, projects, units, courses from across GEBG’s nearly 400 member schools and to workshop your own curriculum utilizing GEBG’s Curriculum Toolkit and other curated resources.
Facilitated by Chad Detloff, GEBG Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG)
As GEBG’s Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Chad Detloff supports member schools around topics such as intercultural dialogue; student action in local, national, and international contexts; climate/sustainability education; classroom curriculum driven by global competencies... Read More →
Learning about and working on the ideas in Building Thinking Classrooms, there is a difference between note-taking and note-making. Let’s intentionally design opportunities for students to make sense of their learning by creating their own notes. In this hands-on session, we will “do” some math, experience an example of note-making, and discuss how to develop this important skill in our students.
Jill Gough, Director of Teaching and Learning at Trinity School since 2012, facilitates professional development opportunities, builds teacher-administrator partnerships to facilitate a collaborative learning community, and leads educator observations and assessments. In addition... Read More →
Becoming a Junkyard Dog involves unlearning and relearning. It’s the process of deprogramming and reprogramming. PityCat culture lives inside our vocabulary, protocols, processes, and paradigms. This session will calibrate your lenses so that you can avoid the destructive seduction of PityCat Culture.
Ken Williams is a husband, father, nationally recognized trainer, speaker, coach, and consultant in leadership, instructional equity, and school culture. Ken has served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and school principal. He is the author of the award-winning book Ruthless... Read More →
A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades To be effective, writing instruction starts in elementary school. Good writing starts with explicit instruction, deliberate practice, and revision. Let’s write together and discuss a roadmap to provide clear, coherent, evidence-based instruction no matter what subject or grade level you teach.
With 27 years in elementary education, I am dedicated to promoting effective teaching practices, fostering student success, and enhancing the overall educational experience for young learners.As Director of Curriculum, I play a pivotal role in designing and implementing comprehensive... Read More →
The presence of anger, aggression, and anxiety are all intense emotions that often dominate conversation and require specific understandings and skills to effectively manage the impact of those emotions. This session seeks to equip participants to be better prepared for when those behaviors are present.
Ken Rogers, a trained counselor, is the head of the upper division (grades 5-8) at The Park School (MA). Rogers is on the faculty of the ISACS New Teacher Institute. With independent school experience as a teacher, department chair, dean, and head of middle school, he is an ISACS... Read More →
Evaluative tools, such as performance lists and rubrics can be used to improve student performance as well as evaluate and grade it. In this session, we’ll examine the characteristics of three different types of scoring tools – criterion lists, holistic and analytic rubrics – and consider the advantages and limitations of each. We’ll review procedures for using rubrics to achieve fair, valid, and reliable evaluation and grading of student learning. Finally, we’ll examine ways of using rubrics as tools for teaching and learning as well as evaluation. A list of recommended online resources will be provided.
Jay McTighe is a veteran educator, having served as a teacher, resource specialist, program coordinator, director of a state program for gifted students, and administrator for innovative programs at the Maryland Department of Education. He is an accomplished author, having co-authored... Read More →
How do we learn about our various group identities like female, African American, Buddhist, gay, middle class, etc.? Why do some people develop proud and healthy self identity and others experience own-group shame and hatred? How do identity dynamics show up in the classroom? Learn how we can, in age appropriate ways, support positive self identity in our students and teach them to be positive influences on others' identities. Together, we can co-create inclusive communities that work toward success for all.
Since 2004, Rosetta Lee has been a diversity speaker and trainer on a variety of topics, including cross-cultural communication, identity development, implicit and unconscious bias, gender and sexuality diversity, facilitation skills, and bullying in schools. Rosetta has presented... Read More →
Monday March 10, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Gresham Chapel
The hands-on workshop (concurrent session) “Beyond the Books: Creating Engaging STEAM Activities, 2.0” will provide attendees with the opportunity to experience a variety of activities that can be used in the Makerspace or STEAM classroom. Presenters will share teaching strategies and classroom practices that foster critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity in elementary students. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to explore various technologies including coding and robotics (Root Robot, Ozobots, Sphero Indie, and Spike Prime.). This will be an engaging experience that reflects best practices of STEAM instruction and creative ways to incorporate literature.
Learning is absolutely incredible, but sometimes, like students we teach, we need a little break to process all of this new information or to just chill. In this session we will share a few engaging art brain break activities that are perfect for students of all ages to help them refresh and refocus. A brain break is a short period of time dedicated to engaging in activities that differ from the primary task at hand, often used to help refocus and improve the learning experience. These art brain breaks are quick, creative activities that require minimal materials and setup. Come to this creative session and explore your inner artist! We will offer various art centers where you can explore your creative side. Whether you are seeking to do some creating yourself or use these ideas in your classroom, this session is the place for you. Materials will be provided.
The overarching presentation will emphasize the importance of relationships in education, demonstrating how they are built through stories, hands-on learning, and creativity. Admin asks teachers; teachers ask admin; teachers ask students; students ask teachers; teachers ask parents; parents ask teachers; parents ask admin; admin ask parents... in the never-ending communication cycle, relationships change the dynamic immediately. Each relationship is valued and integral to the educational process. Relationships should always come first.
- Clear/concise communication with admin, teachers, students, and parents - Fear VS Fear - How to build relationships with students - How to build relationships with parents - How to build relationships with teachers - How to build relationships with the admin - How to have uncomfortable conversations with admin, teachers, students, and parents after establishing relationships
Discover how SEE Learning (Social, Emotional, and Ethical Learning) can transform the World Languages classroom into a space where language acquisition and emotional growth go hand in hand. In this session, we will explore practical strategies for integrating SEE Learning’s core principles—cultivating self-awareness, compassion, and ethical engagement—into the curriculum to enhance students’ linguistic and cultural proficiency.
Participants will learn how to design lessons that encourage empathy and cross-cultural understanding, helping students build deeper connections with the language, its speakers, and their peers. Examples will include activities that combine mindfulness practices, reflective exercises, and interpersonal dialogue to foster both emotional intelligence and communicative competence.
This session will provide tools for addressing challenges such as student disengagement, diverse learner needs, and cultural misunderstandings, making the classroom a supportive and inclusive environment. Attendees will leave with sample lesson frameworks and assessment methods, to implement SEE Learning within their language instruction.
This interactive workshop empowers K-12 educators to confidently utilize makerspace tools and equipment in their classrooms. Through a small hands-on build project, participants will gain practical experience with essential workshop tools while exploring strategies to integrate engineering, physical computing, and AI concepts into student learning. This session also provides adaptable curriculum ideas, project-based learning strategies, and best practices for creating engaging, real-world learning experiences. With practical demonstrations and step-by-step guidance on operating makerspace tools, attendees will leave equipped with actionable insights and digital resources to inspire their students and enhance their STEM programs. This session is ideal for new and experienced teachers looking to expand their confidence with makerspace equipment, incorporate innovative STEM projects, and empower students to develop the skills needed for 21st-century careers.
Find out how Optima partners with independent schools to support student learning and teacher development through virtual reality. Explore how educators use innovative tools to inspire the next generation. Listen to one of our partners share their experience and their plans for future learning.
In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, securing research funding is critical to driving innovation, supporting student- centered learning, and sustaining transformative teaching practices. Yet, many educators and school leaders find the grant-seeking process daunting, time-consuming, or inaccessible. This session will demystify the research grant process, providing actionable strategies to help educators identify funding opportunities, craft compelling grant proposals, and effectively manage awarded grants to maximize their impact.
Participants will leave with a clear understanding of how to: ✅ Identify grant opportunities that align with their educational initiatives and research interests. ✅ Structure a compelling grant proposal using proven frameworks that increase funding success. ✅ Integrate student-centered, research-backed innovations into grant applications. ✅ Leverage data to demonstrate impact and secure continued funding. ✅ Manage awarded grants efficiently to ensure long-term sustainability and meaningful outcomes.
Every learner has different needs--but there are simple strategies that any teacher can use to ensure that every student is appropriately challenged and supported every day. Learn how independent-school teachers worldwide are using the self-paced, mastery-based Modern Classroom instructional model to create classrooms where all learners can succeed.
In this engaging and interactive session, Modern Classrooms Project co-founder (and former independent school graduate and teacher). Robert Barnett will explain how educators can:
-Digitize direct instruction, so they can spend class time working closely with their students. -Design structures for self-paced learning, which keep all students appropriately challenged--and appropriately supported--every day. -Ensure that all students achieve authentic mastery before advancing to more complex content.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins found "overwhelming positive support" for this approach. In this interactive session, led by Modern Classrooms Project co-founder Robert Barnett, you'll see why! In particular, you will:
1) Experience Modern Classroom instruction from the student perspective, by completing a series of brief mastery-based learning tasks.
2) Use classroom-tested guides and templates to identify instructional videos, design collaborative practice activities, and create mastery checks - all of which they can use with their own students, in their own communities.
3) Learn from one another by providing feedback on each others' materials and articulating clear action plans to implement the lessons they have created with their students in the fall.
You'll leave feeling inspired to meet every learner's needs--and empowered to do so!
Explore Flint, an AI platform revolutionizing education, and learn how to create interactive tutors for STEM education. This session will showcase Flint's capabilities, including its latest features and progress over the past year, and provide practical examples of its use in various educational scenarios. Participants will discover how Flint can support innovative teaching methods, leaving them with the inspiration and tools to explore its potential in their own classroom settings. Whether you're teaching algebra, physics, or programming, this presentation will highlight multiple possibilities and suggest ideas for using Flint to enhance the learning experience for your students.
One of the challenges faced by educators who are increasingly trying to move students away from their electronic devices is how to activate them both physically and mentally in positive class participation and discussion. This presentation offers practical techniques for facilitating interpersonal interaction between students to engage them in thoughtful discussion and collaborative problem solving. These strategies incorporate ideas for how to get students up out of their desks and moving while thinking and interacting. Participants will have the opportunity to try some of these strategies firsthand, and will be encouraged to participate in brainstorming and discussion regarding how they might be implemented in their classrooms.
How can students be in the driving seat of their learning experience? And why should they be? In times of generative AI, machine learning, and easy access to knowledge, students cannot be passive recipients of that knowledge anymore. We need to meet the students where they are, not where we think they should be. That means students should be encouraged to be creators of knowledge and to transfer their knowledge to novel situations. As they design their learning experience, they become problem-solvers and critical thinkers, content experts, and collaborators. Students grapple with authentic, non-linear, interdisciplinary work that requires a focus on skills over content. Our student-directed projects are at the core of our student-driven learning approach. Students are active explorers driven to answer an essential question they created. Through this non-linear, interdisciplinary inquiry, students engage in deeper learning as they construct, transfer, and make sense of their knowledge. An approach that promotes student agency, choice, and investigation. Come and hear about our journey to make this change happen, the highs, the not-so-highs, the need to let go of some of our beliefs about how schools should work and students should learn.
The Educator’s Compass: Navigating Compassion Fatigue and Burnout is an interactive session designed to help educators recognize, manage, and overcome the emotional toll of their profession. It provides practical strategies for maintaining well-being, setting boundaries, and reigniting their passion for the field. By addressing stress, self-care, and resilience, this resource empowers educators to navigate challenges while sustaining their purpose and impact.
Monday March 10, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
The LJ
Engaging in giving or receiving feedback is fraught with challenges like defensiveness, relationship tension, and lots of other big feelings. Participants will learn how to understand and approach feedback with more curiosity and grace.
Ken Rogers, a trained counselor, is the head of the upper division (grades 5-8) at The Park School (MA). Rogers is on the faculty of the ISACS New Teacher Institute. With independent school experience as a teacher, department chair, dean, and head of middle school, he is an ISACS... Read More →
Join this session to learn proven strategies to transform classrooms into dynamic learning environments. Through hands-on demonstration and practice, participants will experience and analyze effective interactive learning structures that promote student autonomy and meaningful collaboration. This workshop models research-based techniques that increase student engagement. Participants will leave with a practical toolkit of immediately implementable strategies to enhance student participation and deepen learning outcomes.
Elizabeth joined the SAIS team in July 2021. She began her career in education in 2005 as a leadership program faculty advisor for middle school students at Envision EMI in Washington, D.C. She continued there as a program coordinator and professional development manager. In 2012... Read More →
Let's just call it a B+ Group Grade ... What do I do about the introverts?... Shoot, I don't remember what he actually said! ...How many points should I take off for talking too much? These are common - if not often verbalized -- challenges many teachers face when it comes to assessing class discussion. And for good reason! Great discussion is a deeply human experience that is hard to define, track, and ultimately quantify. So what assessment models are out there for formative and summative approaches to assessing discussion?
In this session, join Liza Garonzik, Founder of REAL Discussion, to learn strategies for an equitable, evidence-based approach to assessing discussion in your classroom. Get ready to hear answers to those-questions-we-all-have-but-don't-want-to-actually-ask about assessment, learn four research-backed strategies to make discussion assessment more equitable, practice them from multiple perspectives -- and laugh along the way!
Liza Garonzik is the Founder of REAL Discussion: a company on a mission to teach and celebrate face-to-face communication skills, starting in the classroom. REAL empowers educators with research-backed tools to explicitly teach the in-person discussion skills today's students need... Read More →
Using assessments to improve student learning involves more than simply administering “formative” assessments. It requires teachers to make well-designed classroom assessments an integral part of the instructional process. This presentation will offer summaries of different assessment formats and their appropriateness in measuring different learning goals. We will describe how teachers can develop clear learning targets, gather useful information on students’ performance, offer effective feedback to guide improvements in teaching and learning, and then accurately document students’ learning progress. Participants will learn how to use classroom assessments as effective learning tools, how to align assessment procedures with important learning goals, and how these procedures will allow them to better meet the needs of diverse learners.
Guskey, T. R. (2023). Implementing Mastery Learning (3nd ed.). Corwin. Guskey, T. R., & Jung, L. A. (2013). Answers to Essential Questions about Standards, Assessments, Grading, and Reporting. Corwin. Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2009). The Principal as Assessment Leader. Solution Tree. Guskey, T. R. (Ed.) (2009). The Teacher as Assessment Leader. Solution Tree.
Thomas R. Guskey, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education, University of Kentucky. A graduate of the University of Chicago’s renowned Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis (MESA) program, he began his career in education as a middle school teacher, served... Read More →
Jay will share insights from his recent book, Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects (ASCD, 2020), offering practical, research-backed strategies for creating meaningful learning experiences.This session will explore proven design tools for developing performance tasks that actively engage students while assessing essential skills—such as Profile of a Graduate competencies—that are often overlooked in traditional testing. Participants will also gain access to a curated collection of high-quality web-based resources. Additionally, the session will examine instructional implications and the vital role of formative assessment in supporting student growth and deeper learning.
Jay McTighe is a veteran educator, having served as a teacher, resource specialist, program coordinator, director of a state program for gifted students, and administrator for innovative programs at the Maryland Department of Education. He is an accomplished author, having co-authored... Read More →
Experiential pedagogy provides a unique context in which to teach global competencies like perspective-taking, creative collaboration across differences, and taking responsible and informed action. Whether experiential learning occurs in a classroom, through a co-curricular program, on a local excursion, or during an international travel program; educators can make a lasting impact on their students when the purpose of their programming is clear, their curriculum is intentionally designed, and pedagogies are aligned with goals. Join this session to explore numerous models of experiential learning that foster global competencies from across GEBG’s nearly 400 member schools—including local, national, and global programming. Bring a project or program you wish you further develop, and leave with new ideas and inspiration!
Facilitated by Chad Detloff, GEBG Director of Professional Learning and Curriculum
Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG)
As GEBG’s Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Chad Detloff supports member schools around topics such as intercultural dialogue; student action in local, national, and international contexts; climate/sustainability education; classroom curriculum driven by global competencies... Read More →
In this session participants will explore the EfS Framework, Enduring Understandings, Standards and Performance Indicators, and practice aligning and integrating at least one Enduring Understanding and one or two EfS performance indicators into a lesson/group of lessons in a chosen unit. Additionally, participants will receive a DIY EfS toolkit, providing practical resources to support the seamless integration of sustainability concepts into their teaching.
Founder and President, Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
Jaimie P. Cloud is the founder and president of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education in New York City. The Cloud Institute is dedicated to the vital role of education in creating awareness, fostering commitment, and guiding actions toward a healthy, secure and sustainable... Read More →
Are you ready to transform your math classroom into a space of dynamic thinking and collaboration? Join us for an interactive session inspired by the Building Thinking Classroom framework, where you'll connect with fellow educators to tackle engaging math problems, exchange ideas, and discover classroom-ready tasks that promote deeper learning. Through hands-on activities and group discussions, we’ll explore strategies to cultivate student engagement, foster critical thinking, and build a culture of inquiry. Walk away with fresh problems, new connections, and actionable insights to empower your students to think, collaborate, and succeed. This session is perfect for teachers looking to invigorate their practice and inspire the next generation of problem solvers! Let’s build a community of thinkers—one classroom at a time!
JK - 12 Math and Computer Science Department Chair, Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School
Diane Broberg is a 30+ year math educator. From elementary education to college courses, Diane is committed to helping students and teachers develop a passion and love for mathematics. She enjoys helping teachers build skills and resources that engage students in the classroom. As... Read More →
Folk wisdom tells us young children don't notice differences or have any biases, yet research is telling us otherwise. What are age appropriate ways to develop intentionally inclusive and identity conscious children?
Since 2004, Rosetta Lee has been a diversity speaker and trainer on a variety of topics, including cross-cultural communication, identity development, implicit and unconscious bias, gender and sexuality diversity, facilitation skills, and bullying in schools. Rosetta has presented... Read More →
How can we ensure the success of our students, teachers, and programs match the breadth of our mission and objectives? Drawing on over two decades of global research, this workshop will share an enthusiastic and provocative look at how a new generation of teachers and technology are evolving how we define, measure, and communicate student success. Simple portfolios, cutting-edge AI resources, and engaging data visualizations will be amongst the real-world tools and international examples highlighting school and classroom efforts to leverage new ideas, resources, data, measurement, to better tell their story and achieve their goals.
For the past 20 years, Dr. Damian Bebell has helped teachers, educational leadership, and policymakers leverage research and reflection to more effectively support technology rich educational settings. As a research professor at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education and Human... Read More →
Becoming a Junkyard Dog involves unlearning and relearning. It’s the process of deprogramming and reprogramming. PityCat culture lives inside our vocabulary, protocols, processes, and paradigms. This session will calibrate your lenses so that you can avoid the destructive seduction of PityCat Culture.
Ken Williams is a husband, father, nationally recognized trainer, speaker, coach, and consultant in leadership, instructional equity, and school culture. Ken has served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and school principal. He is the author of the award-winning book Ruthless... Read More →
Are you hearing about the potential of AI but struggling to get started? This session will dig into AI tools that are most likely to unlock a new level of productivity in the work you bring to your school. Take the reins on your limited time and capacity and learn how these tools, when used cautiously and correctly, can give you work-life balance. Delve into AI's transformative possibilities for schools and explore resources for immediate implementation. Attendees will walk away with a plethora of AI tools designed to make school operations more efficient, and the confidence to use them safely.
President and CEO, Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools
Christina Lewellen, MBA, CAE, President and CEO, Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools, is a seasoned association executive who brings a data-driven framework to business planning and strategy, having earned her MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology and... Read More →
Cognitive science has provided solid evidence for strategies like retrieval practice–but those strategies only work if they’re applied to substantive content or transferable skills. Too often, literacy instruction emphasizes isolated skills, such as “making inferences,” which do not easily transfer across subjects. The overwhelming focus on such skills at lower grade levels, combined with a failure to recognize the heavy cognitive load imposed by reading and especially writing, leaves many students without the knowledge and skills assumed by the curriculum later on. Even in the age of AI, it’s crucial to have that knowledge and those skills stored in long-term memory. To unlock every student’s potential, we must dismantle the artificial barriers between reading, writing, and learning—both in research and in the classroom.
Natalie Wexler is an education writer and the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—and How to Fix It (Avery 2019). She is also the co-author, with Judith C. Hochman, of The Writing Revolution 2.0: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through... Read More →
Monday March 10, 2025 2:30pm - 3:15pm EDT
Gresham Chapel
