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Sidney Marcus Auditorium

Tuesday, February 4th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Trauma and the Brain: Moving Students from Surviving to Thriving

Linda Bone
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Federal Update: The Washington, DC Landscape

Julia Martin
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

US Department Of Education: "Updates from the United States Department of Education - 2020 Conference"

Ruth Ryder  •  Supreet Anand, PhD  •  David Cantrell, PhD  •  Christine Pilgrim  •  Tara Ramsey  •  Patrick Rooney  •  Hamed Negron-Perez

Wednesday, February 5th

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Using Brain Science as a Road Map to "Fast-Track" Phonics for Reading

Katie Garner

Thursday, February 6th

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

ESSA Hot Topics: The Updates You Need to Know!

Tiffany Kesslar

Friday, February 7th

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

You Can't Get to Blooms Without Maslow: Emotions are the Fast Lane to the Brain

Tara Brown
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

US Department of Education: "Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Funded Technical Assistance: What You Should Know!"

Danielle Smith  •  Christine Pilgrim  •  Hamed Negron-Perez  •  David Cantrell, PhD  •  Bronwyn Roberts  •  Dean Nafziger, PhD
A411

Tuesday, February 4th

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

For the Greater Good: Collaboration as a Tool to Improve Language and Literacy

Cynthia Coupe
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Re-Engaging Alternative Education Students: Personal Experience as Summative Assessment

Joshua Paulus  •  Matthew McIntyre
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Continuing to Create Compassionate Classes for all Kids Through Restorative Practices

Zachary Robbins  •  Regina James  •  Gerald Robinson
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Improving Data Literacy Through Focused Team Meetings

Stacy Thompson  •  Matthew Burns

Wednesday, February 5th

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Best Practices for Parent & Family Engagement in All Education Settings

Jael Ovalle  •  Rami Christophi

Thursday, February 6th

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Listening and Input Session with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness

Faatimah Muhammad  •  Jasmine Hayes
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Creating a Climate of Care Through Relationships to Overcome Trauma in Urban Schools

Robin Waldorf  •  Sabrina Jones
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Writing Across the Content Areas: Implementing a Comprehensive Model to Improve Literacy

Erika Tucker  •  Shirley Chesser
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

The Rights of Immigrant Students and English Learners in the Public Schools

Roger Rosenthal

Friday, February 7th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

ESSA and English Learners (ELs) - Progress and Pitfalls

Roberta Miceli
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Increasing Family Engagement in Their Child's Education on Secure Care Settings

Simon Gonsoulin  •  Jasmine Akinsipe
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Blending and Braiding... A Practical How to Guide

Bonnie Little Graham
A412

Tuesday, February 4th

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

US Department of Education: "Oldies But Goodies: Learning from the Past and Present, Educating the Future"

Philip Rosenfelt  •  Kay Rigling
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

US Department of Education: "Lessons from Evaluations of Professional Development for Educators"

Elizabeth Warner  •  Faatimah Muhammad
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

US Department of Education: "Title I, Part A Equitable Services Updated Non-Regulatory Guidance (October 2019) Panel Discussion"

Isadora Binder  •  Todd Stephenson  •  Michael Anderson  •  Kay Rigling
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Disengaged Families: How They Got There and How to Get Them Back!

Steven Constantino

Wednesday, February 5th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

US Department of Education: "The Future of ESEA Report Cards: Using Data to Have Conversations About School Performance"

Patrick Rooney  •  Michael Anderson  •  Jane Clark  •  Lindsay Lewis  •  Sara Shaw
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

US Department of Education: "MSIX - A Resource for Supporting Migratory Students' Academic Success"

Patricia Meyertholen  •  Michelle Williams  •  Carol Mayo

Thursday, February 6th

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

US Department of Education: "Quick and Simple: The New Small, Rural School Achievement Grant Application Process"

Patrick Carr  •  Andreana Jones
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

US Department of Education: "ED Data Express"

Sarah Newman  •  Faatimah Muhammad  •  Eric McGhee  •  Suzanne Peck  •  Lisa Phillips
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

US Department of Education: “Benefiting Students by Combining Non-Federal Funds and Funds from Multiple Federal Programs in Title I Schoolwide Programs: Georgia’s Journey”

Carly Covic Ambler  •  Paulette Richmond Hart, PhD  •  Bonnie Knight  •  Audra J. Saunders  •  Todd Stephenson  •  Shaun Owen

Friday, February 7th

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Policy Institute: The New ED and New Perspectives on Compliance (Part 1)

Julia Martin  •  Bonnie Little Graham
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Policy Institute: The New ED and New Perspectives on Compliance (Part 2)

Julia Martin  •  Bonnie Little Graham
A313/314

Tuesday, February 4th

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right: Establishing Powerful School/Community Partnerships

Susan Huffman  •  Bernadette Mills
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Connection Before Expectation: Advanced Contemporary Education Using Trauma Informed Lens

Rose Bowcut  •  Mike James, Sr.  •  Mark Tuggle  •  Rebecca Taylor
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Literacy Essentials: Engagement, Effectiveness and Equity for All English Learners

Marisa Russo
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

An Extreme Makeover: One School's Journey to Effective Reading Instruction

Jennifer Ross

Wednesday, February 5th

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

The Neuroscience of Edtech Learning

Ki Karou
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Retaining and Supporting Teachers While Building a Culture of Excellence

Greg Ross  •  Laura McCullough
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Preventing Fraud and Corruption in Federal Education

Kori Smith  •  Aaron Jordan
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Equity and Acceleration via Innovation

Ryan Patenaude

Thursday, February 6th

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Barbershop Books: Increasing Book Access and Out-of-School Time Reading Among Black Boys

Alvin Irby
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Leading Equity with ESSA: Building School and District Effectiveness with Evidence

Stephanie Johnson
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

A Gift, Not a Mandate: Using ESSA-Proven Programs to Narrow Achievement Gaps

Robert Slavin
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Whole Child, Whole School, Whole Community: From Student Voice Through Wraparound Services

Leigh Colburn
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

Advancing Equity Through Effective & Efficient Data Analysis and Implementing Changes

Bill Macdonald  •  Aaron Kipp

Friday, February 7th

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Embracing Positivity, Inclusivity, and ELLs in the Nation's Largest School District

Cynthia Felix Jeffers  •  Martha Martin Perez  •  Amber Peterson
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Aim for Excellence: Creating Equity Through Leadership Pipeline

Avis Williams
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Picture This: Engaging Hands, Hearts, and Minds–Creating Passionate Young Writers

Beth Olshansky
A311/312

Tuesday, February 4th

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Shape the Future for Your Students - Teaching About the 2020 Census

Heidi Crawford
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Providing English Learners and Other Students Deep and Generative Opportunities to Learn

Aida Walqui
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Mental Wellness for the Whole Child, Whole School, and Whole District

Lauren Geraghty  •  Colleen Bohrmann
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Ordinary Districts Getting Extraordinary Results

Karin Chenoweth

Wednesday, February 5th

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Coordination of Title I and Title III Services for English Learners in Homeless Situations

David Holbrook
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Using English Learners' Assessment Results to Improve Academic Achievement

Elizabeth Webb
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Integrating SEL School-wide: Lessons Learned from High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools

William Parrett  •  Kathleen Budge
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Implementing an Intensive Reading Intervention for Students with Dyslexia

Connie Steigerwald

Thursday, February 6th

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Working with Black and Latino Male Students who have Experienced Trauma

Robert Jackson
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Collaborative Resources for English Learner Success

Regina Lukich  •  Jill Kramer  •  Janet Gillig  •  Dr. Darlene Chambers
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Empowered by What You See: Transforming Teachers with Video-Reflective Practices

Kasey Clements-Hutchinson  •  Adam Phyall
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Innovations of Student Success: "Building" Student and Teacher Capacity

Holly Gerlach
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tools for Turnaround: Successful Strategies of State-District Collaboration

Latoya Dixon  •  Margaret Gilmore

Friday, February 7th

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

Evidence Based Practices 101 - The Basics

Denise Cato
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

What If? Three Teacher Choices That Change Outcomes for Under-Resourced Learners

Tammy Pawloski
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

"This Little Light of Mine" – Let's Change a Broken System

Cade Lang
A305

Tuesday, February 4th

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Family Engagement with an Equity Lens: Continuous Improvement Resources and Practices

Margit Birge  •  Lidia Renteria  •  Marcelino "Mars" Serna  •  Marissa Lazo-Necco
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Continuous Improvement and Compliance Monitoring: How to Use Data to Drive Supports

Timothy McNeely
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Using Data to Proactively Identify and Improve Supports to At-Risk Students

Corey Chatis  •  Diane Yoshimura  •  Carla Howe  •  Monica Young

Wednesday, February 5th

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Aligned Intentionality: Georgia’s Approach to Family Engagement

Laura Miller  •  Donna Kosicki

Thursday, February 6th

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Using a Multi-Tiered System of Supports to Maximize the Elementary School Day

Deborea Montgomery  •  Kelly Santoni
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Riverside Academic Parent Teacher Teams (RAPTT): A Community Approach to Student Success

Brian Burnaugh  •  James Groover  •  Malissa Ocean

Friday, February 7th

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Making the Connection: Engaging Culturally Diverse Families

Tou Herr  •  Setha Nhim
A302

Tuesday, February 4th

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Visually Dramatic: Social and Emotional Literacy through Arts Integration

Kim Baran
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Whole Child Through the Lens of Health Equity

Jessica Lawrence  •  Jamie Sparks
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Is Your School System Family-Friendly?

Amy Song  •  Amy Chang  •  Kristy Howard

Wednesday, February 5th

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline: A Means to the Madness

Roberta Scott  •  Frances Hester

Thursday, February 6th

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

National EL Collaboration: From NCSTIIID to NAELPA

Ivanna Anderson

Friday, February 7th

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

CANCELED: Education Neuroscience: Its Powerful Impact on 'Teaching and Learning' for ALL Students!

Kathleen Leos
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Collaborating to Prepare and Support Equity-Focused School Leaders

Cindy Saxon  •  Penney McRoy  •  Karen Bryant  •  Sheryl Cowart-Moss
A315/316

Tuesday, February 4th

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Who Should, Who Can, and Who Will Succeed in Our Schools?: A Conversation About Equity

Keith Hickman  •  Amy McCart  •  Cokethea Hill
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Creating Strengths-Based Cultures of Learning and Growth

Joanna Michelson  •  Stacy Thomas
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

If You Support Them, They Will Grow: A Youth Centered Approach to Leveraging Resources

Jillian Luchner  •  Kim Miller  •  Michael "Bull" Brown  •  Carol Lewis

Wednesday, February 5th

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Champions for Change: An Introduction to Diagnostic Review

Maria Sells
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Navigating the Jungle of Observation and Feedback: Putting Bare Necessities Into Action

James Payne
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

AVID: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing All Students for College and Career Readiness

Susan Bergman  •  Todd Setterlund  •  Denise Rupert

Thursday, February 6th

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Aligning Recruitment and Selection to Expand Equitable Access to Excellent Educators

LeAnne Hernandez  •  Sara Kraemer  •  Rachel Goins
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Math Instruction for English Language Learners

Thai Nguyen
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Listening: The Secret to Effective Student Talk

Connie Hamilton

Friday, February 7th

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

A Systems Approach to Improving Student and Educator Performance: Funding your Plans

Nathan Williamson
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Organize, Align, and Integrate: Success with Mental Health and Wrap-Around Supports

Merrianne Dyer  •  Sarah Bell
Sidney Marcus Auditorium (with live broadcast in The Annex)

Tuesday, February 4th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

KEYNOTE: "ENGAGE US or ENRAGE US: A Student Shares Proven Engagement Strategies for School and Home"

Derrick Henry, Jr.  •  Stephanie Pasley Henry

Wednesday, February 5th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: Moving Beyond Grit & Resilience: Lowering the Achievement Tax on Students without Lowering Achievement

Charles Cole, III
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

KEYNOTE: America’s Schools Need Equity

Distinguished Schools Celebration

Rodney Robinson

Thursday, February 6th

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM

KEYNOTE: "History, Human Rights, and the Power of One"

Distinguished Schools Celebration

Kenneth B. Morris

Friday, February 7th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

KEYNOTE: “From the Playground to the Boardroom—How to Help Girls Avoid the Leadership Gap”

Laura Clydesdale
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

KEYNOTE: "Equity & Justice...How They Live in Our Education System"

Michael Eric Dyson
A402/403

Tuesday, February 4th

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Equity and Access Through Powerful Data Systems

Christine Kelly  •  Taj Jensen
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Advancing Equity: A Closer Look at Language, Labels and Belief Systems

Monica Handyside  •  Sheila Jackson, Ed.D.
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Equitable PD Solutions for a BIG State

Christy Mock-Stutz  •  Carli Cockrell  •  Colet Bartow

Wednesday, February 5th

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Guiding Difficult Conversations About Race and Identity

Susan Silver

Thursday, February 6th

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

STEM 4 ALL! Equity in Access

Jeff Flanigan
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Conversation with Private School State Ombudsmen

Chantelle Carter  •  LaNetra Guess  •  Melissa Schroeder  •  Nichole Enriquez

Friday, February 7th

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Why Don’t ALL Students Have Access to Early College? Urgent & Equitable K-14 Strategies

Ignacio Lopez
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Parents Wanted: A State School Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Council

Mandi Griffin  •  Jodi B. Snipes
A404/405

Tuesday, February 4th

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM

What Works: Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions at the District & State Level (Round 1)

Sam Olivieri  •  Mrin Patil  •  Megan McCarthy  •  Kysie Miao
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

What Works: Advancing Evidence-Based Interventions at the District & State Level (Round 2)

Mrin Patil  •  Sam Olivieri  •  Megan McCarthy  •  Kysie Miao
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Applying and Extending STEM Language for English Learners

Effie Triol  •  Vickei Hrdina
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Addressing Equity Through Effective Data Analysis for School Improvement Planning

Gail Clark Dickson  •  Tricia Crafton  •  Paula Harris

Wednesday, February 5th

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Think-Parents are Powerful Brain Based Training for Parents

Susan Tierno
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Shoring up the Foundation: Using PBL as a Scaffold to Level the Academic Playing Field

Yolanda McKee  •  Malaika Jordan  •  Candice Henry
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Get Connected with Learning Link: Supporting Differentiated Instruction and Family Engagement

Christel Reaves

Thursday, February 6th

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Creative Experiences Draw Families to Schools

Cheri Sterman
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Teaching the Language of Thinking: Engaging All Students with Readers' Notebooks

Elizabeth Hale
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

The Four Domains for Rapid Improvement, for Practical Improvement: The Delaware Story

Eric Niebrzydowski  •  Hugh Broomall  •  Mark Blitz  •  Terry Hofer

Friday, February 7th

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Early Learning Success: An Essential Step Toward Equity and Opportunity

Bob Sornson
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Am I Effectively Using My Federal Resources to Support Student Achievement?

Kevin Wood  •  Donna Patrick  •  Courtney St. John  •  Eric Blachly
Exhibit Hall Stage A

Wednesday, February 5th

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Beyond the Kindergarten Backpack: Creating a Multi-Tiered System of Transition Support

Laura Beaver  •  Jill Nolen

Thursday, February 6th

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Enhancing Core Reading Instruction (ECRI) for At-Risk Readers (K-2)

Sue Gerenstein
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Critical Thinking as the Key to Classroom Management

Colin Seale
Exhibit Hall Stage B

Wednesday, February 5th

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Accommodating Success: Resources on Student Accommodations from the IRIS Center

Kim Skow  •  Tanya Collins
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Walk, Listen, and Learn with The Walking Classroom

Debra Ives  •  Natalie Dekle

Thursday, February 6th

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Integrating Equity and Social Emotional Learning to Foster Student Success

Juliana DeLucca-Collins
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

A Proven Model: Create Strong, Effective Family Engagement with Parenting Partners

Patty Bunker  •  Karen Williams  •  Katie Harri