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National Summit on Revolutionizing Education
Teaching and Leading through a Pandemic and Recession
Free to all educators, July 7, 12-3:30 pm EST. Agenda and registration details coming soon.
The spread of COVID-19 is creating challenges and stresses on our nation’s education system and impacting students, teachers, education support professionals, families, and school administrators across the country. As traditional ideas of “school” are challenged and replaced with varying degrees of online instruction and distance learning, this moment further exacerbates great inequities in our nation’s education system. Amidst these challenges, anti-racism protests have been sparked across the country, focusing our attention on the value we place on Black lives.
Yet, still, even in moments of crisis our educators manage to do what they do best: teach and care for students. Recovery requires a bold vision for the future grounded in equity from teacher leaders, and an unwavering commitment to protecting the emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing of all students.
Through the National Summit on Revolutionizing Education, NNSTOY will:
1. Address the challenges of teaching in the COVID-19 era; focusing on recovery, restart, and racial justice.
2. Share strategies for achieving equity for all students, by ensuring expert teachers are leading the national
conversation with policymakers and the public about the future of education.
3. Celebrate the stories of teachers and students across the country;
4. Highlight examples and share best practices for teaching during a pandemic.
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Rev. Dr. Barber at the 2020 NNSTOY National Education Summit
Linda Ryden, A Mindful Revolution
Leading for Equity: Responding, Recovering, Reinventing, and Racial Justice Roundtable
Purposeful Play Paves the Way for Creativity with Lego Education
A Mindful Revolution
Social Justice and Equity and the Educator's Role
The Fierce Urgency of Now
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PRESENTERS
William J. Barber, II is a pastor and social justice advocate building a broad-based grassroots movement, grounded in the moral tenets of faith-based communities and the constitution, to confront systemic racism, poverty, environmental devastation, the war economy and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism in America today. As pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina (since 1993) and president of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP (2005–2017), Barber approaches social justice through the lens of the ethical and moral treatment of people as laid out in the Christian Bible, the Reconstruction and civil rights movements of the South, and the United States Constitution.
He is effective at building unusually inclusive fusion coalitions that are multiracial and interfaith, reaching across race, gender, age, and class lines, and dedicated to addressing poverty, inequality, and systemic racism. When his work to expand voting rights, health care, living wages, immigrant rights, public education and LGBTQ rights was thwarted by extremist state lawmakers in North Carolina, Barber began a series of “Moral Monday” rallies outside of the statehouse in Raleigh to protest laws that suppressed voter turnout, cut funding for public education and healthcare, and further disenfranchised poor white, black, First Nations, and LGBTQ communities. The Moral Mondays rallies and associated nonviolent acts of civil disobedience grew to involve tens of thousands of participants across North Carolina and spread to states across the South. The movement waged successful legal challenges to voter suppression and racial gerrymandering, winning twice at the Supreme Court.
Barber founded Repairers of the Breach, a leadership development organization, in 2014 to expand and build a national movement rooted in moral analysis, moral articulation, and moral action. In 2016 he led a moral revival tour that covered 26 states and attracted thousands. In 2017, he and colleagues launched a revival of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign that was spearheaded by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others. Beginning with an audit of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy in the United States since 1968, the campaign has been recast for the twenty-first century, building state and local, non-partisan fusing movements committed to shifting the moral narrative, building power, and challenging laws and policies that hurt the poor and threaten our democracy.
In 2018 the Poor People’s Campaign launched 40 days of moral, nonviolent civil disobedience in 40 states and Washington, DC, resulting in over 5000 acts of simultaneous civil disobedience in 36 state capitols and the US Capitol.
Merging moral and activist traditions, Barber is providing a faith-based framework for action that strengthens civic engagement and inspires the country to imagine a more humane society.
William Barber received a B.A. (1985) from North Carolina Central University, an M.Div. (1989) from Duke University, and a D.Min. (2003) from Drew University. He has also received eight Honorary Doctorates. In 2019, he received the Hubert H. Humphrey Award for Civil and Human Rights. From 2006 to 2017, Barber was president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP and has been a member of the national board of the NAACP since 2005. He is also a distinguished visiting professor at Union Theological Seminary.
Barber’s publications include the co-authored books Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation (2014), The Third Reconstruction: Moral Mondays, Fusion Politics, and the Rise of a New Justice Movement (2016), and Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing (2018), and he is a contributing op-ed writer for The Guardian, The New York Times, CNN, MSNBC and the Washington Post. Barber is also a 2018 MacArthur Fellow, 2018 Tar Heel of the Year, and an Auburn Seminary Senior Fellow.
A Mindful Revolution
In this talk, Linda Ryden will share how learning mindfulness skills and simple neuroscience have helped her students to take care of their emotions, be more compassionate toward others, learn to manage conflicts peacefully, and investigate their own implicit biases.
Big Question: How can we provide our students with the skills they need to create the more peaceful world we all want to see?
Linda Ryden is the creator of the Peace of Mind Program, a cutting-edge combination of mindfulness, social-emotional learning, neuroscience and conflict resolution. Linda is the author of the Peace of Mind Curriculum Series and of four children’s books published by Tilbury House. As the full-time Peace Teacher at Lafayette Elementary School, a public school in Washington, DC, she teaches Peace classes to more than 700 children every week.
Roundtable
Leading for Equity: Responding, Recovering, Reinventing, and Racial Justice Roundtable
What would our education system look like if all students, especially our most vulnerable, were able to thrive? This roundtable conversation will explore issues at the intersection of the Pandemic, Recession, and Racial Justice, and generate ideas for how teachers can drive impact through policy, practice and advocacy.
John B. King Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to identify and close opportunity and achievement gaps, from preschool through college. King served in President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education. In tapping him to lead the U.S. Department of Education, President Obama called King “an exceptionally talented educator,” citing his commitment to “preparing every child for success” and his lifelong dedication to education as a teacher, principal, and leader of schools and school systems.
Before becoming education secretary, King carried out the duties of the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education, overseeing all policies and programs related to P-12 education, English learners, special education, and innovation. In this role, King also oversaw the agency’s operations. King joined the department following his tenure as the first African American and Puerto Rican to serve as New York State Education Commissioner.
King began his career in education as a high school social studies teacher in Puerto Rico and Boston, Mass., and as a middle school principal.
King’s life story is an extraordinary testament to the transformative power of education. Both of King’s parents were career New York City public school educators, whose example serves as an enduring inspiration. Both of King’s parents passed away from illness by the time he was 12 years old. He credits New York City public school teachers — particularly educators at P.S. 276 in Canarsie and Mark Twain Junior High School in Coney Island — for saving his life by providing him with rich and engaging educational experiences and by giving him hope for the future.
King holds a Bachelor of Arts in government from Harvard University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, as well as a Master of Arts in the teaching of social studies and a Doctorate in Education from Teachers College at Columbia University. King serves as Professor of Practice at the University of Maryland’s College of Education and is a member of several boards, including those for The Century Foundation, The Robin Hood Foundation, Teach Plus, MDRC, and the American Museum of Natural History. He was elected to Harvard University’s Board of Overseers and serves on several advisory boards, including Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative, the Rework America Task Force, the GOOD+ Foundation’s Fatherhood Leadership Council, the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement at the University of California, the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and the National Advisory Council for the Prenatal-to-Three Policy Impact Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
King lives in Silver Spring, Md., with his wife (a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher) and his two daughters, who attend local public schools.
In 2013, Jemelleh Coes, as the youngest member of her school faculty and staff, was nominated to represent Bulloch County as Teacher of the Year. She went on to become Georgia’s 2014 Teacher of the Year. She taught middle grades language arts and math in both the general and special education settings. She earned her Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Practice with certificates in Disability Studies, Interdisciplinary Law and Policy, and Qualitative Research at the University of Georgia. She also serves as a supervising instructor for teacher candidates in the middle grades program at the University of Georgia.
She is the daughter of immigrant parents and a first-generation college graduate. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Decatur, Georgia. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Education with a concentration in Special Education and her Master’s degree in Education with a concentration in Teaching and Learning from Georgia Southern University. During her tenure at Georgia Southern University, she traveled nationally and internationally to collect data from various educational systems in order to find ways to make improvements and validate the successes of our local systems. Jemelleh believes that greatness lies within every student and sometimes it takes a little ingenuity to let it shine through.
While pursuing her terminal degree, Jemelleh serves as a board member for National Network of State Teachers of the Year, advisory councilman for the Georgia Partnership of Excellence in Education, board member for the Georgia Cyber Academy, advisory councilman of Georgia’s Network for Transforming Educator Preparation, NAACP State of Georgia Education Committee Co-Chair, and board member for Georgia Southern University Alumni.
She recently started a mentoring program for middle school girls in her local community. She works with various educational organizations to build resources that will improve teacher practice and student learning. She gives keynote addresses and workshops for schools, districts, policymakers, businesses, communities, and service organizations to spread the great news about education and to keep them engaged in how we can work together to ensure a bright for all students.
Josh Parker’s mission in education and life is to “help people and solve problems,” and throughout his career, he has achieved both goals. He served students and teachers in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. corridor as an English Language Arts (ELA) instructional coach, Language Arts department chair, Secondary Language Arts teacher, professor, and compliance specialist. As the director, programs and engagement, Josh serves teachers, administrators, and educational leaders by providing high-quality professional learning experiences at the Standards Institute, Leadership Fellowships, and Communities of Practice. He is a Teaching Channel Laureate, Education Week writer, a Lowell Milken Unsung Hero (2017), N.E.A. Global Fellow (2013), and the Maryland Teacher of the year (2012).
A native of Hibbing, Mary Cathryn Ricker, 50, is a National Board Certified middle school English teacher with over a decade of classroom experience. She has taught in classrooms from St. Paul to St. Cloud to Washington to South Korea to Yemen. She previously served as executive vice president of the American Federation of Teachers and as the president of the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 28. Her teaching and leadership skills have been recognized with a number of other honors, including receiving the Education Minnesota Peterson-Schaubach Outstanding Leadership Award, qualifying as a semifinalist for the NEA Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence, and serving as a featured contributor in the Annenberg Foundation’s national professional development series, “Write in the Middle.” She earned her undergraduate degree in English with a mathematics minor at the University of Saint Thomas, and completed her graduate work in Teacher Leadership at the University of Minnesota. Ricker’s husband teaches English language learners in the St. Paul Public Schools, and they have two children.
Breakout Session
Purposeful Play Paves the Way for Confidence in Learning
As schools reimagine the future of learning environments, the time for innovation and iterative thinking are more important than ever. Experimentation, social interaction, and fostering a creative mindset are critical for students even in a remote setting. In this session, we’ll explore how purposeful play paves the road to creative thinking and helps build confidence in learning. Keep LEGO bricks (or colored pencils) handy and join us for this engaging exploration of purposeful play.
Dyane Smokorowski is a 2019 National Teacher Hall of Fame Inductee, 2013 Kansas Teacher of the Year, and is currently serving as an Innovation and Technology Lead Teacher in the Andover Public Schools. Mrs. Smoke, as she’s known to her students, believes in a project-based, student-centered classroom that helps students build skills in communication, planning, research, and project implementation. Additionally, Dyane thrives on the mission to create active and engaging teacher professional learning opportunities. She wants her students and teachers to develop a love for innovation, communication, and technology, but also to understand how to use that love and passion to advance their own futures, as well as that of the global community.
Breakout Session
A Mindful Revolution: How Mindfulness Practices Can Help to Reduce Implicit Bias
In this Breakout Session Linda Ryden and Cheryl Dodwell of Peace of Mind, Inc. will expand upon Linda’s keynote address. We will explore what mindfulness is, how it works, and how it benefits students and educators, especially in this moment. We will discover how mindful breathing, focusing, and compassion practices can be used to address implicit bias and structural racism. We will discuss how mindfulness and SEL programs can backfire if they do not directly address systemic racism. Participants will have the opportunity to experience some of these practices for themselves and learn how to share them with their students. Participants will also learn more about the Peace of Mind Curriculum and learn about opportunities to join with other educators engaged in this work.
Linda Ryden is the creator of the Peace of Mind Program, a cutting-edge combination of mindfulness, social-emotional learning, neuroscience and conflict resolution. Linda is the author of the Peace of Mind Curriculum Series and of four children’s books published by Tilbury House. As the full-time Peace Teacher at Lafayette Elementary School, a public school in Washington, DC, she teaches Peace classes to more than 700 children every week.
Breakout Session
Social Justice and Equity and the Educator’s Role
Kedda is the Deputy Director of the Opportunity Institute’s P-12 program where she holds an internal leadership role focused on organizational strategic planning, fundraising, and administration. Kedda’s program work includes providing technical assistance and support to state educational agencies, district and school leadership, research, advocacy, civil rights, and community-based organizations; building and maintaining strategic partnerships; designing and supporting national, state, and regional convenings; and presenting, facilitating, and training on a variety of education equity issues.
Before joining the Opportunity Institute, Kedda was a senior policy advisor for EducationCounsel LLC where she worked on a range of education policy issues including those related to accountability, assessments, and school climate and culture. Prior to her work with Education Counsel, she worked for the New Jersey Department of Education as Director of Strategic Communications and Partnerships, and as a consultant to Newark Public Schools in the areas of college and career readiness, opportunity youth re-engagement, and new school operations.
Kedda is passionate about mentorship and service. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and an alumna volunteer and mentor at her undergraduate and graduate institutions. She led, and served, on boards of organizations that support historically marginalized young people and is currently a board member at DC-based non-profit Kid Power Inc.
Kedda received her B.S. in Communication Studies from New York University, her J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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