Conference Daily Online 2024

February 16

AASA's award-winning newsletter, providing daily coverage of key speakers, topical sessions, photos and video clips of the conference.

Student Performances

Student musicians from Chula Vista High School perform at the 2nd General Session of AASA's 2024 National Conference on Education in San Diego, Calif. Photo by Sandy Huffaker.

Effie Jones Luncheon

Attendees enjoyed the annual Effie H. Jones Memorial Luncheon with recipients of the 2024 award. Photo by Howard Lipin.

Safe and Sound Schools

Michele Gay experienced personal tragedy after the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. She delivered Friday's keynote address. Photo by Sandy Huffaker.

Packed Sessions

Attendees filled many informational sessions on Friday, including this one on crisis proofing. Photo by Howard Lipin.

Superintendents explored opportunities with job recruiters at this year's Career Expo. Photo by Howard Lipin.

TOP NEWS

AASA AWARDS

AASA GOVERNANCE

AROUND THE CONFERENCE

TOPICAL SESSIONS

AASA CONFERENCE DAILY PODCAST

Top News

[Video] Keynote: Michele Gay Gives a Parent’s Perspective on School Safety (3:01)

Hard-Won Lessons From a Tragic Day at Sandy Hook: Michele Gay’s Emotion-Laden Keynote at General Session 2

Executive Search Firms and Those Aspiring for the Superintendency Find the Career Expo to be a Meeting Place of Choice at AASA’s Conference

AASA Awards

[Video] Meet AASA’s 2024 Women in School Leadership Honoree (2:47)

[Video] Reflections from 2024 Winner Joe Gothard (1:47)

Education Leaders from New York and Illinois Take the 2024 AASA Women in School Leadership Honors

AASA Governance

Cruz, in AASA Presidential Address, Personalizes the ’24 Conference Theme With Visual Connections to Her Own Family

Topical Sessions

Saving a Single Student’s Life: It’s Personal But Also a Professional Priority for These Four Conference Panelists

[Video] Using AI in Schools (1:50)

Awareness of AI Must Evolve into Understanding for Educators to Reap Major Benefits in Teaching and Learning, Panel Says

[Video] What’s the Value of One Saved Life? (2:11)

[Video] Passion Driven-Leadership (3:29)

[Video] Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (2:56)

In Laying Out a Third Wave for School Reform, Daggett Asks Education Leaders to Harness Artificial Intelligence Before Others Preempt Those Decisions

[Video] Nurturing a Culture of Student Agency (2:26)

High School Students in Lake Zurich, Ill., Get to Weigh on Their Administrators’ Thinking, Even When They’re Off at AASA’s Conference

[Video] Principal Apprenticeship Program (2:21)

With a Nod to Other Trades, Apprenticeships in the Principalship Gain Attention from Conference Panel

[Video] School Bus Fleet Electrification (2:32)

Here for Each and Every Kid: Thought Leaders Panel Illustrates What Inclusive School Practices Look Like in Their Districts

[Video] News and Media Literacy (1:26)

Starr Emphasizes Strategic Planning Through a Strong Equity Lens in His Conference Session

[Video] Women of Color in the Top Seat (2:13)

Superintendent Panel Likens Dilemma of Figuring Out AI’s Proper Role to ‘Rebuilding the Kitchen’

Maryland Superintendent Shares His Navigation Through Politically Charged Issues in His Community

[Video] New Cybersecurity Tools (2:35)

Collegiate Edu-Nation Model Carving Post-Secondary Pathways for Students in Disadvantaged Rural Communities

AI in Schools Must Bridge Policy and Innovative Practices Before Measuring Impact, Conference Panel Says

Around the Conference

Equity and Excellence atop the Menu as Always at the Dr. Effie H. Jones Memorial Equity Luncheon

[Video] School Safety and Security Learning Lab (2:45)

[Video] Superintendent Career Expo (1:46)

Shake Off Those Morning Cobwebs! Students’ Steel Guitars Give a Boisterous Liftoff to Conference’s Second-Day Proceedings in San Diego

[Video] Blessings in a Backpack: San Diego (2:37)

Dozens of Conference Attendees Exhibit Their Volunteer Spirit Stuffing 1,000 Bags with Non-Perishable Items for Students in Need

Conference Sponsors Recognized for Support of AASA on the General Session Stage

Seen & Heard Around the Conference: A Conference Gone to the Dogs, Mimbleballs and Massages to the Max

AASA Conference Daily Podcast

[Podcast] Hiring and Sustaining Teachers of Color feat. Tiffany Brunson

[Podcast] Make Each Second Count feat. Thomas Murray

Program Changes

Cancelled Session: Pathway to Student Success: Innovated and Equity Center Approach to Accountability, Saturday from 8-9 a.m., Room 1-B
Cancelled: Delaney Ruston, The Screenagers Trilogy: Mental Health Resilience in the Digital Age, Saturday from 9:15-10:15 a.m., Room 11-B

Note: Changes in the 2024 conference schedule reported to AASA will appear in the conference app.