MARCH 25 & 26, 2024
@ Beaver Country Day School
Chestnut Hill, MA
2023 Speakers
TONY WAGNER
Keynote Speaker
A globally recognized expert in education, Tony Wagner is currently a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute. Tony's work includes numerous articles and seven books, including three best-sellers: Most Likely To Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for The Innovation Era; Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change The World; and The Global Achievement Gap.
DR. JAMILA DUGAN
Author, leadership coach, and researcher who has dedicated her career to making “equity” more than just a buzzword in the education sector.
ELLIOT WASHOR
A co-founder of Big Picture Learning and The Met Center in Providence, R.I. who has been involved in school reform for more than 50 years at all levels.
KIM SAMSON
Head of School at Beaver Country Day School, with 35 years of experience as a teacher, leader, and innovator in education.
DR. RODNEY GLASGOW
Innovative educational leader, published author, renowned keynote speaker, diversity practitioner, and current Head of School at Sandy Spring Friends School.
MEIRA LEVINSON
Normative political philosopher at Harvard GSE who works at the intersection of civic education, youth empowerment, racial justice, and educational ethics.
ROB CONNOR
Co-founding Head of School at Christina Seix Academy, an innovative urban independent school, & acting Harber Fellow of Educational Studies and Social Entrepreneurship at Wesleyan University.
JOHN SPENCER
Professor, author, maker, and former middle school teacher specializing in talks on technology, digital literacy, creative assessment and project-based learning.
CHRIS DEDE
Senior Research Fellow at Harvard GSE, with a fundamental interest in developing new types of educational systems to meet the opportunities, challenges of the 21st century.
LAURA TWOHIG
Regional Education Manager at Steelcase, focusing on innovative research in school and workspace design.
ALEC RESNICK
Director of Powderhouse, a research, design, and advocacy group devoted to realizing the future of learning in practice through direct action with youth.
MIRKO CHARDIN
Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer at Novak Education; previously the Founding Head of School of the Putnam Avenue Upper School in Cambridge, MA
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SHOSHANNA SUMKA
Executive Director of ISEEN, the Independent Schools Experiential Education Network, community builder, published author, and passionate global social justice educator.