Dr. Justin Aglio

About

Dr. Justin Aglio, former teacher and award-winning principal, is the Director of Academic Achievement and District Innovation at Montour School District in Pennsylvania. In addition to his duties at Montour, he also serves as a Visiting LearnLab Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science and Columnist for Getting Smart. Dr. Aglio was selected as a participate in the Presidential Maker Roundtable discussion at the White House and has been featured in such publications as THE Journal, Smartbrief, ISTE, Forbes, EdSurge, Education Week, Getting Smart, eSchoolNews, Learning Counsel, and co-authored the cover story for the 2016 December issue of The School Superintendents Association (AASA) magazine. Dr. Aglio has presented at a variety of conferences across the country including Schools That Can National Forum, ASCD, ISTE, Tech & Learning Summit, International Literacy Association, and more. Connect with him on Twitter @JustinAglio.

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If you are interested in having Dr. Justin Aglio keynote at your conference, present at an event, conduct a small group training session, consulting, or workshop send an email to agliojustin@gmail.com.

Awards and Recognition

Emerging Leader

Story of the Year

Recent Publications

Education Week

Coming This Fall to Montour School District: America's First Public School AI ProgramBeginning in the fall of 2018, Montour School District will offer a new program in AI, providing students with a myriad of opportunities to explore and experience AI, using it to cultivate, nurture, and enhance initiatives aimed at increasing the public good. Learn more here.

eSchool News

What does a flipped classroom look like at each grade level?Although the term “flipped learning” is almost universally recognized, teachers apply it in many forms, in all grades levels, and in various school environments. If you are a teacher using flipped …

Forbes

Sharing: The New SuperpowerIt turns out that learning how to share will be even more important than simply teaching our young children. In fact, how we share will shape the next 50 years of human existence as we race to keep up with a new pace and the rise of AI.

Getting Smart

What Does Space Exploration Look Like in K-12 Education?As space exploration is currently being refocused, it is also a good time for educators to consider how they might approach space exploration in the classroom.

Huffington Post

How to Give All Students Moonshot Thinking SkillsBy Justin Aglio and Esther Wojcicki This school year, over 1,100 kindergarten through fourth-grade students at the Montour School District, lo...

Education Week

CMU: Pittsburgh's Learning EngineThe third post in our 6-part #RemakeLearning series looks at CMU's partnerships with Pittsburgh Districts to advance education innovation and shape a new K-12 approach to computer science.

Recent Presentations

Keynote Speaker: RISE II - Research and Innovation Symposium for Education, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY. 9/28/2018

Bridging Mindsets to Actions and Results

Panelist: Understanding the Barriers to Adoption of Technology in Education Summit, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. 6/1/2018

School Incentives and Barriers to Ed Tech Adoption

Panelist: Schools That Can National Forum, Chicago, IL. 5/2/2018

How Can The Promise of Making Reach Every Student?

Ignite Speaker, Charlotte, NC. 4/25/2018

Story Telling in Education

Moderator: Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning, Pittsburgh, PA. 2/27/2018

Accelerating Learning thru Innovation

Facilitator: EdSurge Fusion, San Francisco, CA. 11/2017

Strategic Curriculum

Presenter: School Library Journal and Library Journal, Online. 10/2017

Create a Maker Program Ready to Implement in Your School or Library

Keynote Speaker: MASS Customization Mid-Atlantic Summit, Altoona, PA. 4/2017

The Second Act of Technology

Presenter: ASCD 2017, Anaheim, CA. 3/2017

The Second Act of STEM

Recent Media

Montour Elementary School Opens New Makerspace Powered By LEGO® Education SolutionsMontour Elementary School is proud to announce that today it will open the world’s first Brick Makerspace powered by LEGO® Education solutions.

The future is here: Montour middle schoolers to start AI curriculum this fallBy 2025, robots equipped with artificial intelligence could be delivering pizzas to our homes, reading our X-rays at the doctor's office and taking care of ...

Montour teachers build lessons with Minecraft gameAfter they sat down at their desks at Montour Elementary School, the students quickly dove in and adjusted their characters and settings within their ...

Connect

If you are interested in having Dr. Justin Aglio keynote at your conference, present at an event, conduct a small group training session, consulting, or workshop send an email to agliojustin@gmail.com.

Twitter: @JustinAglio