蹤獲厙Hosts Social & Emotional Learning (Virtual) Summit

July 20, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Linda Darling-Hammond to Serve as Opening Keynote Speaker

Alexandria, Va. July 20, 2021 School district teams from across the country will take a deep dive into issues of vision, implementation, planning and progress monitoring at a two-day (virtual) social and emotional learning summit, July 20-21, hosted by AASA, 蹤獲厙.

Linda Darling-Hammond, the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, will serve as opening keynote speaker at the meeting aimed at helping school districts activate their unique district visions for SEL by developing or refining implementation plans for the 2021-22 school year.

Social-emotional learning is a critical part of student growth and development, said Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, AASA. All learners need a sense of efficacy, acceptance and belonging to a learning community that cares about themand their development as students and as human beings. We are grateful for the support given to us by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Lightspeed and Right At School for allowing us to bolster this work.

The pandemic and the economic downturn that followed has affected every student, said Sheldon Berman, lead superintendent, 蹤獲厙SEL Cohort. This summit will provide a venue for superintendents, assistant superintendents, other administrators and district SEL team members to have the critical conversations about social and emotional learning, equity and social justice to see how we are positioning our schools so that were benefitting all children. As we move into a post-pandemic world, all children need to feel theyre a part of our education communities.

The summit will include plenary sessions with opportunities for all participants to hear from experts in the field and from superintendents who have been leading the work, as well as sessions from district team members to learn from each other as communities of practice.

We have allocated time within the summit agenda for each districts SEL or administrative team to discuss and refine its plan for the year, said Mort Sherman, associate executive director, AASA, Leadership Network. In these ever-changing times, district leadership teams must be flexible and responsive to shifting needs, priorities and resources.

In addition to Darling-Hammond and Berman, other speakers (in order of appearance) will include:

 Dimitry Anselme, executive program director, professional learning and educator support, Facing History & Ourselves
 Peter Brunn, vice president, organizational learning, Center for the Collaborative Classroom
 Larry Dieringer, executive director, Engaging Schools
 Lora Hodges, executive director, Center for Responsive Schools
 Jorge Aguilar, superintendent, Sacramento City Unified School District
 Eric Gordon, chief executive officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
 Rose Prejean-Harris, SEL director, Atlanta Public Schools
 Melissa Schlinger, vice president of practice and programs, Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
 Clark McKown, founder and president, xSEL Labs
 Leila Richey Nuland, managing director for K-12 research, Hanover Research
 Dave Paunesku, co-founder and executive director, Project for Education Research that Scales (PERTS)
 Diana Lay, account director, Panorama Education
 Dawn Bridges, 蹤獲厙SEL Cohort program lead

For more information or to find out how to participate in the 蹤獲厙SEL Cohort, visit the 蹤獲厙website or contact Sherman at msherman@aasa.org, or Debbie Magee, program director, at dmagee@aasa.org.

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About AASA
AASA, 蹤獲厙, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world. AASAs mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to equitable access for all students to the highest quality public education. For more information, visit www.aasa.org.