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 […]

Daggett Re-envisions Learning for the Whole Child in an AASA Keynote Address

At the fastest-improving schools, educators’ mindset changed from fast-forward thinking to future-focused thinking, according to Bill Daggett, the keynote speaker at Friday’s 2nd General Session. Daggett, founder and chair of the International Center for Leadership in Education, supports this assertion with research findings of three studies that looked at individual school performance, the practices of […]