Opening Conference Keynoter Pushes for Reimagined Classrooms and Holds the Evidence to Show What They Look Like
What would it look like if we completely reimagined the classroom? Carole Basile, dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, has been working on an answer. During her keynote speech at the 1st General Session of AASA’s national conference on Thursday, Basile explored the ways in which our education system […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Conference’s Final Keynote Address Stresses Importance of Leadership and Literacy in a Future-Focused School Environment
Moving forward with a future focus is imperative, but not at the expense of disregarding “what we know works,” said Sue Szachowicz, in delivering the final keynote address during the 3rd General Session Saturday of the 2023 AASA National Conference on Education in San Antonio. Drawing on her vast experience in public education from high […]
Covey’s Keynote Challenges School Leaders to Trust and Inspire, Not Command and Control
The future of education in today’s fast-changing world requires leaders who trust and inspire, not command and control. This, said Stephen M.R. Covey, in his keynote address at the 2nd General Session of the 2023 AASA national conference, represents “a profound paradigm shift” that makes inspiring “the new competitive advantage.” Seismic changes in society include […]
Seen and Heard Around the Conference: Rockets, Flying Pigs And Replaying the Super Bowl
Before he got into the meat of his keynote speech on Friday morning, Stephen M.R. Covey couldn’t resist offering a counterpoint to the earlier remarks at the 2nd General Session of Frank Henderson Jr., president of the National School Boards Association who hails from Topeka, Kan. In his NSBA greeting, Henderson expressed his glee with […]
Alex Boyé, in Conference’s Opening Keynote: Change Your Words, Change Your Life in Positive Directions
Raised in a tough London neighborhood, Alex Boyé never thought he’d amount to anything. Being homeless after leaving an abusive relative’s house at the age of 16, he ate his dinner out of garbage cans. At that time, he began to realize that health, both physical and mental, isn’t about what you are eating, it’s […]
Final Keynoters Fullan and Edwards Want Educators to Practice ‘Spirit Work’ to Raise School Culture
Start with making sure students know they are loved. That was the advice of two authors who have studied high performing school districts. Mark Edwards and Michael Fullan, co-authors of the book Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration, spoke at the 3rd General Session at AASA’s national conference on Saturday in Nashville. Edwards, a […]
Shriver, in a Conference Keynote, Acknowledges Skepticism about Social Emotional Learning But Shares Data Showing Lopsided Support for Its Value
“If we are going to build a new America, you are the most important people in the world,” keynote speaker Tim Shriver told the audience at Thursday’s 1st General Session of the AASA national conference in Nashville. Shiver is chairman of Special Olympics and chairman of the board of CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social […]
