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Author, teacher, literacy coach, and teacher trainer, Laura Robb has more than 40 years classroom experience and presented at conferences and in school districts in the U.S. and Canada. Even after retiring from full-time teaching, Laura has continued teaching part-time in area schools. For the past four years, she’s worked with students and trained ELA teachers in an intermediate school where about 1/3 of students entering 5th grade read on K-2 instructional levels. Author of more than 35 books on literacy, Robb also writes blogs, creates podcasts on literacy with her son, Evan Robb, and has co-authored two books with him. She believes in a student-centered approach, differentiation, and culturally relevant teaching! Follow Laura on Twitter @lrobbteacher and visit her website at https://lrobb.com/.

Elisabeth Bostwick is a multi-award-winning educator who is passionate about creating the conditions to spark curiosity and unleash creativity to empower learning. She is the author of, Take the L.E.A.P.: Ignite a Culture of Innovation and co-author of Education Write Now, Volume II: Top Strategies for Improving Relationships and Culture. As an innovative teaching and learning consultant and instructional coach supporting K-12 teachers, Elisabeth works alongside educators to create classroom cultures where every learner thrives. With her passion for creating a long-lasting, positive impact on education, Elisabeth supports others to identify how we can cultivate systemic change and develop essential success skills to ignite a movement of inspired, confident learners. Follow Elisabeth on Twitter @elisabostwick and visit her website at https://elisabethbostwick.com/.

Angela is an eight year educator that has taught STEM in elementary, middle, and high school. She is currently based in Chicago, where she teaches high school math. Her teaching philosophy centers community - the classroom being a space where teaching and learning happens with all parties involved. She also focuses on student empowerment in STEM for Black youth, with the goals of instilling STEM confidence, increasing STEM knowledge, and providing students with the tools to create systemic change through STEM. Follow Angela on Twitter @wokeSTEMteacher and visit her website https://www.thewokestemteacher.com/.

Dr. Jarred Amato is an award-winning English teacher from Nashville, TN, and the co-founder of Project LIT Community, a national grassroots literacy movement. Jarred is an avid reader and writer who enjoys collaborating with fellow educators to improve literacy access, attitudes, and outcomes in our schools and communities. Jarred is also a three-time tater tot eating champion. You can follow him at @jarredamato on Twitter!

Jess is an Educator Innovation Lead for Team Flipgrid and gets the honor to work alongside educators every single day. She is a former middle school math teacher who is super passionate about classroom culture and building relationships with students. You’ll often hear her saying “relationships first, the rest will follow.” She is super curious by nature and loves learning/trying new things, which fueled the ways in which she ran her classroom.

Dr. Rosa Perez-Isiah has been an educator and leader for 27 years. She currently serves as Director of Elementary, Equity, and Access in CA. Dr. Perez-Isiah is also an author, speaker, and advocate for Equity and Social Justice.

Timothy D. Kanold, PhD, an award-winning educator, author, and consultant, is former superintendent of Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125, a model professional learning community district in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Dr. Tiawana Giles is an award-winning Elementary School Principal in Richmond, Virginia. Tiawana has experience in Urban, Suburban and Rural areas. She has worked in schools with high poverty levels as well as very affluent schools and school districts. She has taught K-8 grade. She’s also a veteran of the U. S. Army! Dr. Giles believes in supporting our entire school community. Follow Tiawana on Twitter at @TiawanaG.

Dr. Latoya Dixon had served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, and state level leader of school transformation. She currently serves as the Director of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Gifted Education in York School District One in South Carolina. Learn more about her work by following her on Twitter @latoyadixon5 and visiting her resource site Leadership With Latoya at https://latoyadixon5.com/.

Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. is the Founder of the Leading Equity Center and host of the Leading Equity Podcast. With over 11 years in education, he has served as a teacher, principal, and Director of Special Education. Dr. Eakins has a passion for helping educators accomplish equitable practices in their schools. He has earned a B.S. degree in Social Science Education, an M.S. degree in Educational Leadership, and a Ph.D. in K-12 Education. Follow Sheldon on Twitter at @sheldoneakins and visit his website at www.leadingequitycenter.com.

Tina H. Boogren, PhD, is a fierce advocate for educators and an award-winning educator, best-selling author, and highly sought-after speaker. Tina has proudly served as a classroom teacher, mentor, instructional coach, and building-level leader and has presented for audiences all over the world. Dr. Boogren is deeply committed to supporting educators so that they can support their students. She conducts highly requested and inspiring keynotes, workshops, and virtual webinars that focus on quality instruction, coaching, mentoring, and professional wellness and she hosts a weekly podcast, Self-Care for Educators with Dr. Tina H. Boogren. Dr. Boogren was a 2007 finalist for Colorado Teacher of the Year and was a recipient of her school district’s Outstanding Teacher Award eight years in a row, from 2002 to 2009. She is the author of numerous books, including In the First Few Years: Reflections of a Beginning Teacher, Supporting Beginning Teachers, The Beginning Teacher’s Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years, 180 Days of Self-Care for Busy Educators, and Take Time for You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators, which was the Independent Publisher’s Gold Award winner in the Education category. She a co-author of Strategies to Motivate and Inspire Students along with Robert Marzano, Darrell Scott, and Ming Lee Newcomb, and is a contributing author to Richard Kellough’s Middle School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources and Robert J. Marzano’s Becoming a Reflective Teacher. Dr. Boogren holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree with an administrative endorsement from the University of Colorado Denver, and a doctorate from the University of Denver in educational administration and policy studies. You can follow her on Twitter @THBoogren or visit her Facebook page at facebook.com/selfcareforeducators.

Lindsy Stumpenhorst is the Principal at Challand Middle School, in Sterling Illinois. This is her 7th year as a school administrator for Sterling Public Schools, where she has transitioned from Assistant Principal, to Elementary and now Middle School Principal. She has presented at national level conferences like ISTE and NAESP and is a founding member of Moms As Principals. Follow her on Twitter @lstumpenhorst and visit her website at https://principalinboots.wordpress.com/posts/

Tom Flint is a moving image educator and filmmaker whose interests meet at the crossroads of film and cultural exchange. Flint holds an MA in Art + Design Education from the Rhode Island School of Design with a particular interest in alternative approaches to moving image education and creation. Having spent 15 years living abroad, he is now settled in Boston, where he runs Filmbuilding - a program which curates discovery-based filmmaking experiences to promote cross-cultural exchange. Follow Tom on Twitter @Filmbuilding20 and visit his website https://filmbuilding.org/.

Peter DeWitt (Ed.D) is a former K-5 teacher (11 years) and principal (8 years). He is an independent consultant and leadership coach who runs competency-based workshops and provides keynotes nationally and internationally focusing on school leadership (collaborative cultures and instructional leadership), as well as, fostering inclusive school climates. His work has been adopted at the state level, university level, and he works with numerous school districts, school boards, regional networks, ministries of education around North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the U.K. Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterMDeWitt and visit his website at http://www.petermdewitt.com/.

Telannia Norfar is a mathematics teacher at a public high school in Oklahoma City, OK where she implements student centered practices like project based learning. She is co-author of Project Based Learning in the Mathematics Classroom and president of Norfar Educational Consulting which provides professional development on student-centered learning strategies to schools across the United States. When she is not spreading love and hope to students and educators, she enjoys spending time with family and friends especially her husband of 17 years. Follow her on Twitter @thnorfar and visit her website at http://pbl-birdside.blogspot.com/.

Timmy is the host of the Literacy Advocate Podcast. He loves studying what makes some picture books work for kids and others not. He's the author of Billy the Dragon and 7 other picture books and is currently fascinated by the debate between structured literacy and balanced literacy education. Follow Timmy on Twitter at @Timmy_Bauer and visit his website https://www.theliteracyadvocate.com/.

Dr. Teresa A. Lance currently serves as Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Innovation in a suburban school district outside Chicago, Illinois. Prior to her current role, Dr. Lance served as the Superintendent in a suburban school district also outside Chicago, IL. As Superintendent, Dr. Lance led with an equity lens. Her approach is evident by the significant decrease in the disproportionate number of out of school suspensions and expulsions for Black and Brown children. Additionally, under Dr. Lance’s leadership, the number of advanced placement course offerings doubled. For the first time in the school district’s history, 9th graders were allowed to enroll in advanced placement courses securing both opportunity and access for our often-marginalized students. Dr. Lance was also a School Leadership Officer in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In her role as a School Leadership Officer, Dr. Lance was responsible for more than 11,000-students in 21 schools. While in Colorado, Dr. Lance oversaw multiple programs including: Gifted and Talented, Special Education, Emergent English Learners, and Professional Development. Dr. Lance’s career, however, began in Baltimore City, Maryland as a health and physical education teacher. It is in Baltimore City where Dr. Lance credits much of her growth; moving from teacher to assistant principal and eventually principal of both a middle and high school. In her quest for learning and to create better outcomes for the students she serves, Dr. Lance has received training in various parts of the country, including three stints of professional learning at Harvard University’s Professional Education programs. Dr. Lance earned her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and defended her dissertation titled, The Contributions of a Ninth-Grade Academy on African American Males’ Promotion to Tenth Grade: A Single-Case Study. Additionally, Dr. Lance co-authored a chapter entitled, Leading Boldly in Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations. Dr. Lance has presented at several professional conferences, including The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and American Association of School Administrators (AASA). More recently, Dr. Lance was appointed and proudly serves on the Advisory Board of the Region 9 Comprehensive Center, which services Iowa and Illinois. Follow Dr. Lance on Twitter @teresa_lance and visit her website at https://teresaalance.com/.

Jorge Valenzuela is an education coach, author, and advocate. He has years of experience as a classroom and online teacher, a curriculum specialist, and a consultant. His work focuses on improving teacher preparation in project-based learning, computational thinking and computer science integration, STEM education, and equity-based restorative practices. Jorge is an adjunct professor at Old Dominion University and the lead coach at Lifelong Learning Defined. His book Rev Up Robotics: Real-World Computational Thinking in the K–8 Classroom is available from ISTE. Follow Jorge on Twitter @JorgeDoesPBL and visit his website at https://www.lifelonglearningdefined.com/.

Victoria Thompson is a STEM Integration Transformation Coach at Technology Access Foundation--a nonprofit leader redefining STEM education in public schools--and a consultant for Ignite EdTech. She has been in education for five years and began her journey teaching fifth and sixth grade math and science in Summerville, SC. After completing her masters degree in curriculum and instruction she moved to the Seattle, WA area in 2018, where her career has pivoted to focusing on STEM integration in schools, K-12 mathematics instruction with research on decolonizing mathematics curriculum for teachers and learners, creating inclusive math environments, and using technology to bridge equity gaps in math education. Follow her on Twitter @VictoriaTheTech.

Adam has worked in public education for fifteen years in a variety of roles and is currently an Elementary Principal. He's also been a full time speaker and consultant traveling around the country working with school districts and meeting other amazing educators along the way. But most importantly, Adam's wife and two children at home are what make life so exciting and adventurous. Follow Adam on Twitter @mradamwelcome and visit his website at https://www.mradamwelcome.com/.