KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

2019 National Teacher of the Year

Founder of the Tinkering School & Brightworks School; Author of "50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do"

Founder of Mindsteps Inc.; Expert on Helping Educators Use the Tools They Have to Build Better Schools

Urban & Suburban Public School Educator; Consultant on Race, Education, Gender & Equity

2021 National Teacher of the Year

Former Kellner Family Professor of Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Motivational Speaker and Trainer on Professional Development, Workplace Wellness, Mental Health Awareness, Leadership, Improving Education, Youth Development & Family Enrichment; College & University Speaker, known as “Mr. I’m Possible.”

Founder, CEO of Youth Equity Platform Chicago Beyond; Star of CNN's Documentary Series "Chicagoland"

Educational Consultant; Former Director of Professional Learning & Curriculum Design at Mindset Works

Education Technology Leader, Founder of November Learning, Best-Selling Author

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Educator & Author of "The Book Whisperer" and "Reading in the Wild"

Educator, Researcher, and Education Policy-Maker

Nationally Recognized Education Consultant & Instructional Coach; Author, "Why Do I Have to Read This?," "I Read It But I Don't Get It" & "Do I Really Have to Teach More Reading?"

Motivational Education Speaker & Author of "Go See the Principal"

Founder of Teach and Transform; Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator