Our AASA Conference Newsletter Lends the Eyes and Ears When You Can’t
A challenge faced by anyone who attends AASA’s national conference is figuring out how to be in two or three places at the same time in the vast convention center. The wealth of rich program content is a selling point for an alluring conference program, but it’s also a raison d’etre for Conference Daily Online. […]
[Video] Attendees Applaud AASA’s 2024 National Conference on Education (3:10)
This short video contains positive testimonials from attendees at the National Conference on Education in San Diego, Calif., hosted by AASA, The School Superintendents Association. It was produced by Jimmy Minichello.
As AASA’s Incoming President, Balderas Uses 3rd General Session to Share His Personal Story to Inspire a Narrative about the Value of a Public Education
AASA president-elect Gustavo Balderas, superintendent of Beaverton School District in Beaverton, Ore., delivered an address at the AASA national conference closing session in San Diego. He will assume the AASA presidency at a July ceremony in Washington, D.C. Balderas told the audience his story of being a first-generation, English language learner with a speech impediment […]
How Might We Remake Learning? The Influence of Fred Rogers Shared by Keynoter at AASA’s Concluding General Session.
What would it take to remake learning? That was the question that inspired Gregg Behr, executive director of The Grable Foundation, to create Remake Learning, a professional network that ignites engaging, relevant and equitable learning for every young person. With a focus on all of the places where kids might learn in and out of […]
Sourcewell Launches Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative; Applications Open for Hope Squads to be Started in Five School Districts
Sourcewell, AASA’s government cooperative procurement partner, and AASA are launching a program in partnership with Hope Squad to award five school districts the opportunity to start a suicide prevention program known as a Hope Squad. Sourcewell’s CEO, Chad Coauette, made the announcement during the 2nd General Session of the AASA national conference on Friday. Hope […]
Executive Search Firms and Those Aspiring for the Superintendency Find the Career Expo to be a Meeting Place of Choice at AASA’s Conference
Sara Newell certainly looked like she meant business. The high school principal from Kannapolis, N.C., brought a sharp green blazer and an engaging personality as she patiently waited to speak with job recruiters Friday at AASA’s National Conference on Education’s Career Expo. Newell, who has worked in Kannapolis for all 22 years of her education […]
Hard-Won Lessons From a Tragic Day at Sandy Hook: Michele Gay’s Emotion-Laden Keynote at General Session 2
Michele Gay’s speech during General Session 2 at the AASA national conference on Friday began with easy-to-digest information on school safety and her own experiences as a teacher and mother of three school-age daughters. Around the 25-minute mark, though, a sense of dread began to build. For the next 40 gripping, agonizing minutes, Gay took […]
[Video] Keynote: Michele Gay Gives a Parent’s Perspective on School Safety (3:01)
Michele Gay, founder of Safe and Sound Schools, introduces listeners to her moving story regarding safety in public schools. She explores new training opportunities for students as well as staff and how to honor and remember those who have been lost in grave tragedies. This story was produced by Emercyn Randolph at the 2024 AASA […]
Sanfelippo, in Packed Thought Leader Session, Delivers Appealing Nuggets for Leading Schools With Intention
Coffee wasn’t needed to energize a crowd of attendees on the first morning of the AASA conference in San Diego. All that was needed was a shot of Joe Sanfelippo. The recently retired superintendent of the Fall Creek School District in Wisconsin revved up a standing-room only crowd at the Thought Leader session “Lead from […]
In 1st General Session Keynote, Artificial Intelligence Proponent Asks School Leaders to Embrace an ‘Augmented Tomorrow’
Augmented eyeglasses in the classroom. Computer-generated art. The future is coming fast because of new advancements in artificial intelligence, and school districts have to be ready for these new technologies. That was the message AI visionary Abran Maldonado delivered at Thursday’s AASA keynote at the 1st general session titled “Gen AI: How to Prepare Today’s […]