Day 3 – The End is Here
It’s been a fun journey here in San Diego — such a variety of presentations and opportunities to connect with my colleagues from across the continent. From the Field: Implementing an Evidence-based Framework to Support Student Mental Health This morning I attended a session on student mental health. The statistics in the States are similar […]
[Podcast] Reclaiming the Narrative feat. Luvelle Brown
Brown is also the author of Culture of Love: Cultivating a Transformative and Positive Organizational Culture. Don’t miss what he says about the different ways in which we must communicate. Brown puts the pressure on school leaders to help reframe the thinking about schools. He challenges leaders to rethink dominant culture and the norms that […]
Day 2 – A Day of Personal Exploration
I attended several sessions again today. I was particularly enamoured with a couple of them — a ‘Part 2′ from yesterday’s session on AI in education and a session that related to a budding curiousity of mine — should I consider writing a book? AI in Schools: Bridging Policy, Innovation Practices and Measuring Impact for […]
Pause for Learning Design for Leading
Yesterday’s first sessions started with an important reminder from Dr. Greco to take a moment to pause and give oneself time to think. In the day to day work we move from one decision to the next and it is difficult to learn something next in the midst of doing the work. I approached my […]
Day 1
Yesterday I strode over to get my badge and become a bit acquainted with the layout of the space. Everything made sense — from where to get my badge printed to the vendor area and the meeting spaces. Well laid out and with plenty of signs. But, TODAY, was SO much fun. What a great […]
Conference Sponsors Recognized for Support of AASA on the General Session Stage
AASA uses the big stage of its national conference’s 2nd General Session to recognize the vital support of corporate sponsors. “AASA would not be able to run programs or provide you, our members, with high quality benefits and services without support from our partners and sponsors. In fact, this conference would not be possible without […]
High School Students in Lake Zurich, Ill., Get to Weigh on Their Administrators’ Thinking, Even When They’re Off at AASA’s Conference
Some 2,000 miles from the San Diego Convention Center, high schoolers Dennis, Eva, Emma, Lucas and Matthew gathered in a conference room in Lake Zurich, Ill., with an important message for school district leaders: Student voice matters. The five student leaders joining the conference via Zoom as the centerpiece of a Friday morning session “Nurturing […]
Cruz, in AASA Presidential Address, Personalizes the ’24 Conference Theme With Visual Connections to Her Own Family
The 2024 AASA National Conference on Education theme is Here for the Kids. AASA President Gladys Cruz wants everyone to fully understand what that means. It’s much more than a marketing slogan used to promote this year’s event. She used her presidential address, at the start of the conference’s 2nd General Session on Friday morning, […]
Saving a Single Student’s Life: It’s Personal But Also a Professional Priority for These Four Conference Panelists
What would you do to save just one child in your community? That was the question asked by four panelists on Friday at the AASA National Conference on Education in San Diego during a session titled “What is the Value of One Saved Life? Schools Saving Students from Suicide and Depression.” For all four panelists, […]
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 […]