Each day we see the realities of educational inequity juxtaposed against the concrete evidencethat when students in low-income communitiesare given opportunities they deserve, they excel.

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Gerald F. Wheeler, Executive Director, National Science Teachers Association

A Sampling of Featured Speakers

  • Joseph Bielecki (Bay Area ’03), Math Coach, Alum Rock Unified School District
  • Tory Brady, Exploratorium New Teaching Program
  • Muhammed Chaudhry, Silicon Valley Ed Foundation
  • Frank Corcoran (Houston ’91), Founding Math Teacher, KIPP Bronx
  • Linda Fisher, Mathematics Assessment Director, Silicon Math Initiative
  • Cristin Frodella, Education K-12 Product Marketing Manager, Google
  • Danette Gerald, Assistant Director of Higher Education Policy, The Education Trust
  • Jason Kamras (Metro D.C. ’96), District of Columbia Public Schools; 2005 National Teacher of the Year
  • Page Keeley, President-Elect, National Science Teachers Association
  • Katy Korsmeyer, President and Program Director, Santa Clara County Biotechnology Education Partnership
  • Lori Lambertson, Exploratorium New Teaching Program
  • Kenneth Mason, Project Lead the Way
  • Geoffrey Moore, Author, Crossing the Chasm; Co-founder and Managing Director, TCG Advisors; Founder, The Chasm Group
  • Julie Gottesman (Metro D.C. 1999), Manager, Product Marketing (K-12), Blackboard
  • Heather Peske (South Louisiana ’92), Director of Teacher Quality, Education Trust
  • Oscar Porter, Executive Director, Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), University of California Office of the President
  • Jesse Rector, Assistant Principal, North Star Academy North Campus
  • Jabali Sawicki, Principal, Excellence Charter School
  • Linda Shore, Director, Teacher Institute, Exploratorium
  • Darren Shou, Director of University Research, Symantec
  • Jesse Spevack (New York City ’05), Team Leader, 6th grade English Language Arts, CIS 339 School of Communication Technology, South Bronx
  • Charles Toulmin, Senior Policy Analyst, Education Division, National Governor’s Association
  • Jim Vanides, Program Manager, Worldwide Higher Education Grants, Hewlett-Packard