Schedule of Activities
k20 Talk
Twenty-minute talks by globally renowned education experts with 10 minutes of audience Q&A.
Learning Lab
Sixty-minute hands-on workshops facilitated by veteran education practitioners on practical strategies. Limited to 20 participants at a time.
Tea & Teach
Unstructured, themed networking events at the bar or cafe.
Access all k20 talks through k20 talk portals.
Access all learning labs through classrooms.
9:30 -
10:30 ET
-------- Unconference Kickoff --------
Location: Access Portal 1, 2 or 3
Moderated by Vriti Saraf & Rebecca Upham
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Tony Wagner
Author & Researcher
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Vriti Saraf
Founder & CEO | k20 Educators
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"Education for the Innovation Era"
"It's Time to Dismantle Global Silos in Education"
10:35 -
10:55 ET
Cafe
Connecting & Networking
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Bar
Connecting & Networking
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The Reinvention Lab
Rina Deshpande
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"Brainstorming Futuristic Conferencing - Be a Part of the Reinvention"
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"Culturally Responsive Mindfulness for the Classroom"
11:00 -
11:30 ET
Portal 1
Chand, Culver, Yates
Dirs | The Reinvention Lab at TFA
Portal 2
Baldisseri, Carr, Palumbo
School Heads | Avenues
Portal 3
Ash Kaluarachchi
Co-founder | StartEd, Edtechweek
"Transforming Ourselves to Radically Transform Learning"
"The Metamorphosis of Education"
"How to Define Your Role in Education Innovation"
11:35 -
11:55 ET
Cafe
Connecting & Networking
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Bar
Connecting & Networking
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The Reinvention Lab
Rina Deshpande
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"Elementary Math Teachers Meetup POWERED by Matific"
"Educators with Ideas or Interests for Entrepreneurship POWERED by NYEdTech Meetup"
"Yoga & Mindfulness Meditation: New Year Intention Setting"
12:00 -
12:30 ET
Portal 1
Laura Slover
CEO | CenterPoint Education
Portal 2
Aaron Benz, David Palumbo
CEO, Chairman | Degree Analytics
Portal 3
Katija Aladin
Dir | HundrED
"Using Alignment & Assessment to Inform Instruction in the Time of COVID-19"
"Behavioral Data for Education Decision Making"
"Reasons to be Optimistic about the Future of Education in 2021"
12:30 -
13:30 ET
Classroom 1
Bonnie Lathram, Eric Hudson
Dirs | Global Online Academy
Classroom 2
Glenn Young
SEL Consultant
Classroom 3
Ann Kozma
Ed Specialist | Flipgrid
"How Might We Design for Hybrid Blocks?"
"Keeping SEL REAL (during remote learning)"
"Empowering Students through visual social communities"
12:30 -
13:30 ET
Classroom 4
Anne Baldisseri
School Head | Avenues
Classroom 5
Rachael Westgarth
CEO | Roundsquare
Classroom 6
UNEXPECTEDLY CANCELLED
Joe D'Annibale
School Head | Avenues
"No Turning Back: How PBL has Moved us Through and Beyond the Crisis"
"Heroes of Discovery - Creative Ways to Promote SEL"
UNEXPECTEDLY CANCELLED "Student-Led Learning in Virtual Spaces"
13:00 -
13:30 ET
Portal 1
Liz Pasco Carmona
American School of Lima
Portal 2
Dominic Muntanga
Specialist | UNICEF, Zimbabwe
Portal 3
Carlo Fernando
Philippine Commission of Edu
"Case Study: Approaches of the PERU Education Sector to Learning in the New Normal"
"Case Study: Approaches of the ZIMBABWE Education Sector to Learning in the New Normal"
"Case Study: Approaches of the PHILIPPINE Education Sector to Learning in the New Normal"
13:35 -
13:55 ET
Cafe
Connecting & Networking
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Bar
Connecting & Networking
Attend & be entered for a chance to win $50 gift card
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"Tackling the Tech Gap in Your Classroom POWERED by A-List"
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14:00 -
14:30 ET
Portal 1
Anindya Kundu
Author & Researcher| Grad Cntr.
Portal 2
Michael Kleba
Author | Otherful
Portal 3
Ben Nelson
CEO | Minerva Project
"The Power of Student Agency"
"Inspiring Change Through Others"
"Why Remote Learning is Best Done with Physical Presence"
14:00 - 15:00 ET
Classroom 1
Lewis, Weiner
Arlington Public Schools
Classroom 2
Glenn Young
SEL Consultant
Classroom 3
Ann Kozma
Ed Specialist | Flipgrid
"Talking with Kids about Race and Discrimination"
"Keeping SEL REAL (during remote learning)"
"Empowering Students through visual social communities"
14:00 - 15:00 ET
Classroom 4
Joey Webb
Dir | CenterPoint
Classroom 5
Jeremy Redleaf
CEO | Caveday
Classroom 6
Dan Schermele
Maker Educator | Ascend Schools
"Assessment Literacy Entering an Era Focused on Equity"
"How to Focus in a Distracting World"
"Remote Project Based Learning for the Maker Lovers"
15:00 -
15:30 ET
Portal 1
Chris Link
Dir| NY Academy of Sciences
Portal 2
Rachael Westgarth
CEO | Roundsquare
Portal 3
Morty Ballen
Dir | Global Schools Forum
"Lessons Learned from global STEM Teachers during COVID19"
"Student Perceptions of Character Building - A Study"
"What the US Education System can Learn from 18,000 Low-fee Private Schools in the Global South"
15:35 - 15:55 ET
Cafe
Connecting & Networking
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Bar
Connecting & Networking
Attend & be entered for a chance to win $50 gift card
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"Elementary Math Teachers Meetup POWERED by Matific"
"Tackling the Tech Gap in Your Classroom POWERED by A-List"
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15:30 - 16:30 ET
Classroom 1
Randi Doyle, Jess Zier
Minerva Project
Classroom 2
Page Stites
Dir | Whittle Schools & Studios
Classroom 3
Maria C. Burke
CEO, Edu.| Emergent Design Studio
"How to Apply the Science of Learning in Online Classrooms"
"The Rates They are a-Changin’"
"Emergent Learning through Design Thinking & Sustainabi..."
15:30 -
16:30 ET
Classroom 4
Valmir Gomes
Dean | Whittle Schools & Studios
Classroom 5
Romina Piersanti
Educator
Classroom 6
Skyler Carr
Exp. Design Lead | InfiniD
"Promoting Visible Thinking Routines Online"
"Mental Fitness: Build your Mental Muscles"
"How to Promote Equity in STEM using Spaceships, Shrink Rays, and Time Machines"
16:00 -
16:30 ET
Portal 1
Jackson, Lehman, McKenzie
EL Education
Portal 2
Steve Boyle
Coach| Crossover Consulting
Portal 3
Jeremy Redleaf
CEO | Caveday
"High Speed Connection - Building Authentic Community for Impact in Virtual Professional Learning"
"School Sport Participation in a Hybrid/Online World"
"How to Keep Kids Focused at Home"
17:00 -
17:30 ET
Portal 1
Anand Padmanabhan
CIO & VP | Fordham University
Portal 2
Peter Brown
Global Architect
Portal 3
Richard Kuder
School Head | Whittle Schools
“HyFlex Teaching Model – Enabling Student Engagement”
"Changing Spaces: How Schools Should Reshape their Building Design"
"Leading Change During Unexpected Times"
17:00 - 18:00 ET
Classroom 1
Baum, Carrera
Dir | Buckingham Browne & N..
Classroom 2
Melanie Kong
CEO | Floop
Classroom 3
Stephanie Fitzgerald
School Head
"All for One and One for All: Combining Global Education, DEI, and SEL into one lens to develop and assess programs"
"Remote Feedback for Students that Actually Works"
"Making Virtual Project-Based Learning Work for Young Learners"
17:00 - 18:00 ET
Classroom 4
Krista Leh
Educator| Resonance Education
Classroom 5
Lesley Younge
Educator | Maret
Classroom 6
Mehul Shah
CEO | Upliftk12
"Leading and Learning with Social Emotional Learning"
"Flipped Museums for Virtual Classrooms"
"Using Virtual Math Manipulatives for Learning"
18:00 -
18:15 ET
Accessible through Portals 1, 2, or 3
Vriti Saraf & City of Learning Team
CEO | k20 Educators
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"A Brief Thank You & Look Ahead for k20"
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