MSC Keynote and Featured Speakers will challenge your thinking andprovide inspiring and motivating ideas for pushing innovation and transforming teaching and learning.
Systemwide Improvement
Bill Daggett, Ed.D., Founder and Chairman of ICLE, is recognized worldwide for his proven ability to move PreK–12 education systems toward more rigorous and relevant skills and knowledge for all students. Dr. Daggett’s System for Effective Instruction and Rigor/Relevance Framework are the cornerstones of many school improvement efforts throughout the United States, and his powerful keynote messages help his audience challenge assumptions about the purposes, benefits, and effectiveness of current practices. Before founding and now serving as Chairman of ICLE, Dr. Daggett was a teacher, local administrator, and a director with the New York State Education Department.
Equity and Cultural Relevance
Tyrone C. Howard is professor in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies’ at UCLA. He is also the Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion. Dr. Howard’s research examines culture, race, teaching and learning; he has published several bestselling books, and his most recent book, Expanding College Access for Urban Youth, documents ways schools and colleges can create higher education opportunities for youth of color. A native of Compton, California, where he also worked for years as a classroom teacher, Dr. Howard was recently named the recipient of the 2015 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award.
Coaching & Blended Learning
As a former teacher and school administrator, Weston Kieschnick has driven change and improved student learning in multiple capacities within his educational career. Weston’s teaching career began internationally in Hamilton, Bermuda where he served as both teacher and department chair for social studies, and during that time he was a three time recipient of the public schools’ “Most Influential Teacher” award. Now, as an experienced instructional coach and Senior Fellow with ICLE, Kieschnick shares his expertise with teachers in order to transform learning through online and blended models. He is the author of the best-selling book: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works.
Mathematics Leadership & Instructional Excellence
Dr. Matthew R. Larson is past-president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and a Senior Fellow for Math Solutions. Prior to serving as president of NCTM, he was the K-12 mathematics curriculum specialist for the Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska, where he currently serves as director of elementary education.
A prolific speaker and writer, he is the co-author of more than a dozen professional books. He was a member of the writing teams for major publications including Principles to Actions: Ensuring Mathematical Success for All (2014) and Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics: Initiating Critical Conversations (2018). Key areas of focus include access and equity and effective stakeholder communication. He has taught mathematics at the secondary and college levels and held an appointment as an honorary visiting associate professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Instructional Excellence
Lissa Pijanowski, Ed.D., supports teachers and leaders in creating compelling learning environments that reflect high expectations, promote student engagement, and produce results. Lissa's work with schools across the U.S. integrates her years of school improvement experience and curriculum leadership in standards-based education. Lissa has served as a public school educator for over 25 years. She holds a Doctorate of Education with a concentration in Organizational Leadership and Change, a Master’s in Educational Leadership, and a Bachelor of Science in Education.
Digital Leadership
Eric Sheninger is a Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership and Learning with ICLE. Through practitioner‐driven, professional learning solutions focused on leading and learning in the digital age, Sheninger assists school leaders in embracing and effectively utilizing technology to move schools and districts forward. As principal of New Milford High School, NJ, Sheninger oversaw the successful implementation of several sustainable change initiatives that radically transformed the learning culture at his school. Eric has received numerous awards and acknowledgements for his work. He is a CDE Top 30 award recipient, Bammy Award winner, NASSP Digital Principal Award winner, PDK Emerging Leader Award recipient, winner of Learning Forward’s Excellence in Professional Practice Award, Google Certified Innovator, Adobe Education Leader, and ASCD 2011 Conference Scholar. He is also the author and co-auther of several books including his newest title: Learning Transformed: 8 Keys for Designing Tomorrow's Schools, Today