Day 1: Advocacy
Friday, October 2
Time
Event
Zoom link
9:15 - 9:45 AM
Morning Keynote: "The Path of an Educator Diplomat: Building Bridges through Collective Partnerships"
Freebird McKinney, Director of Legislative and Community Affairs, North Carolina State Board of Education & Adjunct Instructor, Elon University School of Education
2018 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year
Click here for morning keynote Zoom (same as welcome session)
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 - 10:50 AM
Concurrent Session 1
Choose one of the following:
Be a Thermostat Not a Thermometer: How Teachers Can Support All Students
Laura Albrecht, Research Associate, William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Critical Consciousness: An Unmentioned Prerequisite for Teaching in 2021
Blake Wiggs, Research Scholar, William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
10:50 - 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 - 11:50 AM
Concurrent Session 2
Attend the session you did not see during Concurrent Session 1.
Be a Thermostat Not a Thermometer: How Teachers Can Support All Students
Laura Albrecht, Research Associate, William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
Critical Consciousness: An Unmentioned Prerequisite for Teaching in 2021
Blake Wiggs, Research Scholar, William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
11:50 AM - 1:20 PM
Lunch
If you'd like, join our virtual lunch meetup to connect with your fellow ACES!
1:20 - 1:50 PM
Afternoon Keynote
Tabari Wallace, Principal, West Craven High School
2018 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year
1:50 - 2:00 PM
Break
2:00 - 2:50 PM
Concurrent Session 3
Choose one of the following:
Collaborating and Advocating with Your School Board
Natalie Beyer, Board Member & Legislative Liaison, Durham Public Schools Board of Education
Deena Hayes-Greene, Board Chair, Guilford County Schools Board of Education & Co-Founder, Racial Equity Institute
Joe Sims, Board Member, Caldwell County Schools Board of Education
Queer Teaching 101
Dr. Matthew Thomas-Reid, Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, Appalachian State University
2:50 - 3:00 PM
Break
3:00 - 3:50 PM
Concurrent Session 4
Attend the session you did not see during Concurrent Session 3.
Collaborating and Advocating with Your School Board
Natalie Beyer, Board Member & Legislative Liaison, Durham Public Schools Board of Education
Deena Hayes-Greene, Board Chair, Guilford County Schools Board of Education & Co-Founder, Racial Equity Institute
Queer Teaching 101
Dr. Matthew Thomas-Reid, Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations, Department of Leadership and Educational Studies, Appalachian State University