SPEAKERS & SESSIONS

Friday

Travel to Boston

Saturday

 9:00am-10:00am: Keynote speech and Q&A with Amanda Ripley

Amanda Ripley, Author of The Smartest Kids in the World—and How They Got That Way, a New York Times Bestseller

How do other countries create “smarter” kids, and what’s it like to be a child in places like Finland, South Korea, and Poland? To find answers for our own children, Ripley followed three American students embedded in these countries for a year. Their stories, along with groundbreaking research into what works worldwide, revealed that none of these places had many “smart” kids a few decades ago—but their schools, teachers, parents, and kids had made a collective effort to change. Join Ripley for a discussion on what she’s learned from these education superpowers and what it takes to create an education system of equity and rigor.

 

Amanda Ripley is an author and journalist who’s made a career out of exploring the gap between public policy and human behavior. She has visited schools on four continents and interviewed hundreds of students, teachers, and parents along the way. She writes feature stories for the AtlanticTime Magazine, and other outlets.

10:00am-12:30pm: Session 1

Take a closer look at education systems from around the world and how they’re preparing students for global citizenship while rotating between panels and discussions with educators who work in high-performing nations like as Finland and Poland.

12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch & learn round table discussion

1:30pm-2:30pm: Session 2

Hear from organizations such as EL21, the Buck Institute, and NEAF about their efforts to work with school districts and teachers in the U.S. to reimagine learning—putting global competence and 21st century skills at the forefront of what we need to teach.  

2:30pm-2:45pm: Coffee break

2:45pm-3:45pm: Session 3

With lessons and learnings from our domestic and international partners top of mind, discover how to put forward-thinking educational theory into practice in your own classroom or school by attending a workshop or panel led by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Primary Source, or ACTFL’s Lead with Language initiative.

3:45pm-4:30pm: Wrap Up and Closing Remarks

4:30pm-6:30pm: Networking and Cocktail Reception

10:00am-12:30pm: Session 1

Take a closer look at education systems from around the world and how they’re preparing students for global citizenship while rotating between panels and discussions with educators who work in high-performing nations like as Finland and Poland.

12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch & learn round table discussion

1:30pm-2:30pm: Session 2

Hear from organizations such as EdLeader21, the Buck Institute, and NEAF about their efforts to work with school districts and teachers in the U.S. to reimagine learning—putting global competence and 21st century skills at the forefront of what we need to teach.  

2:30pm-2:45pm: Coffee break

2:45pm-3:45pm: Session 3

With lessons and learnings from our domestic and international partners top of mind, discover how to put forward-thinking educational theory into practice in your own classroom or school by attending a workshop or panel led by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Primary Source, or ACTFL’s Lead with Language initiative.

3:45pm-4:30pm: Wrap Up and Closing Remarks

4:30pm-6:30pm: Networking & Cocktail Reception

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