Empower EDU

Empower EDU

3:00pm EDT

Empower EDU Opening & Keynote: Awareness, Action, Agency! Weaver RoomKristin Ziemke

4:05pm EDT

Empowering Teachers Panel Weaver RoomTakiyah McCathern • Leslie Pope • Allen Ingram • Melanie Watson

5:00pm EDT

Empower EDU Networking Reception White Oak Room/Social Lobby

8:00am EDT

Light Breakfast TBA

8:30am EDT

Day Two Opening Weaver Room

9:15am EDT

Beyond Choice: Teaching the Thinking Skills That Drive Student Agency LathamLisa Barkley Beyond the BluePrint: Deconstructing the Conditions for Innovation Revolution RoomLindsay Lewis • Patricia Hilliard Big Ideas, Little Learners: A Practical Guide to AI Literacy in K-5 White Oak 3Carrie Robledo Books, Bytes, and Beyond: Saying YES to All Kinds of Literacy for 6-12 Learners TBAKristin Ziemke Hidden Gems: Unlocking the Power of Productivity & Differentiation with Gemini Gems White Oak 1Juliette Kuhn STEM on the Go Proximity 2Jennifer Blake • Sandra Gunter • Katie McFarland • Tosha Ramsey Using Micro-Credentials to Provide Professional Development for Special Educators Seeking National Board Certification White Oak 2Takiyah McCathern

10:30am EDT

10:45am EDT

Generative AI: Completing the Picture with Critical Thinking LathamTom Mullaney Incoperating SDL into Whole School Improvement Revolution RoomJennifer Correll Learning, Unlocked: A Journey into Self-Directed Classrooms TBARebekka Dugger • Emily West-Dula Making Micro-credentials Work For You TBAHope Mough Math with Ownership: Shifting Students from Passive to Powerful Learners TBAKaylah Blount Ready to Credential?: How to Prepare Your Institution for STEM Microcredential Implementation White Oak 1Rob Moore

11:45am EDT

12:30pm EDT

Beyond the Screen: Designing for Agency, Balance, and Deeper Learning TBABrian Whitson • Stacy Lovdahl Everyone Loves Choices! TBAChelsie Eldreth Hidden Gems: Unlocking the Power of Productivity & Differentiation with Gemini Gems TBAJennifer Melton • Juliette Kuhn Learning Without Limits: Empowering Teacher Learning, the TDPL Model, & Building Self-Directed Learners TBASherry Paddie • Jessie Peterson • Janet Johnson Powered by Wonder: Turning Standards into Student-Driven Learning TBAMarsha Sirkin Tough Love- How to Manage Behavior While Building Relationships and Respect TBAErin Leatherman

1:45pm EDT

Break/snack TBA

2:00pm EDT

Backpack Books: Bringing Books to Every Student, No Matter the Budget TBALindsey Sipe From Compliance to Self-Direction: Democratizing Learning for Agency, Mobility, and Opportunity TBANaomi Boyer Getting Started with Letting Go TBAAllen Ingram Grant a Wish: Transforming Curriculum Design with AI TBAHeather Gerbus Leading Professional Growth: Microcredentials that Drive Differentiation TBALeslie Pope Leveraging the Arts: Effective Arts Integration for Social-Emotional Learning TBAMelanie Watson Write Together: A Cohort Model for Creating Teacher-Authored Micro‑Credentials TBATyrel Winebarger • Erin West • Heather Childress • Jason Snyder

3:00pm EDT

Empower EDU Closing TBA