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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Beyond the Books 2.0 (Natalie Rachel, Summaya Knight, Tammy Felton) W121 Break It Up With Art! (Heather Teusch, Sara Day) W300 Building Relationships in and out of the classroom (John Hurston) W200 Cultivating Compassionate Communicators: SEE Learning Meets World Languages (Lori Beth Wiseman) W124 Empowering STEM Teachers: Navigating Makerspace Tools for Classroom Impact (Tenneille Patterson) W132 Exploring Immersive VR Practices (Valerie Ogden - Optima) Library Conference Room A-B Funding Innovation in Education: Best Practices for Research Grants (Francesca Axam Frederick) W126 How Modern Classrooms Meet Every Learner's Needs (Robert Barnett) Carlos Science Atrium Make Your Class Sparkle with Flint AI (Alex Iakovlev) Moss Lecture Hall Meaningful Movement, Problem Solving and Discussion Strategies (Dale Stahl) W139 Student-driven learning: A future-focused approach to teaching and learning (Kader Adjout) W134 The Educator's Compass: Navigating Compassion Fatigue and Burnout (Dr. Chato Hendrix) The LJ

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A LOOM of Her Own: Offering LOOMinous feedback to Student Work (Alexis Horder) W121 Beyond ChatGPT: Preparing for the Next Wave of AI in Education (Art Kibert Basler) The LJ ERB - Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child (Jason Lasnetski) W124 From Concept to Classroom: Using Generative AI to Design Engaging and Relevant Content (Tekia Timmons) W200 Inspiring Students to Level Up Their Lab Reports (Upper Elementary Science): Embedding Student-Based Formative Assessment to Sharpen Scientific Skills (Becky Maas) W126 Literacy and Design Thinking in the Elementary Classroom (Summaya Knight, Natalie Rachel, Mary Jarrell) W300 Making the Most of your Math Minutes (or any Content Area)! (Laura Briceno, Lauren Hood) W132 Mindset Math: Innovative Approaches to Transform STEM Education (Rebecca Yin) W134 Reading Comprehension Across the Curriculum (Jodi Hochman) Library Conference Room A-B Reading to life - Mission to Mars (Brannon Fissett, Shelby Carey, Chris Brown) W135 Teaching Compassion: Personal Perspectives on Education in America and a Roundtable Discussion (Dr. William Nicholson) W136 Training Our Hearts and Minds: An Introduction to Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (Megan Joiner, May Engelhardt) Carlos Science Atrium Transdisciplinary Inquiry: Students as Explorers! (Kader Adjout, Lisa Brown) W139 Using YAMM with G-Mail to Improve Student and Parent Communication (Mark Carrington) W141