2027 TransformEd: Teaching & Learning Conference: Full Schedule

2:00pm EST

Tuesday February 9, 2027 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST

Speakers

Sarah Prevette

CEO, Future Design School

Sarah Prevette has developed transformational strategy for some of the world's most renowned brands including Google and Apple. Globally recognized for her work in human-centered design and entrepreneurship, she is proud to work alongside an incredible team on transforming educat... Read More →

Tuesday February 9, 2027 2:00pm - 3:00pm EST

Keynote

3:00pm EST

Break - Exhibits Open

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:00pm - 3:30pm EST

Break

3:30pm EST

Creating a Plan for Student-Led Learning Through Inquiry Based Approaches & Reflections

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Encouraging young students to take responsibility in the process of learning begins with conversation rooted in asking rather than telling. Provide a path for them to connect to learning and resources to which they can speak and share collaboratively with peers and parents. Help guide goals, objectives, and feedback for continued learning. This session provides an opportunity for teachers to gain...
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Speakers

Andrew Delscamp

Teacher, Christ Church Episcopal School

Katie Evans

Third Grade Teacher, Christ Church Episcopal School

Elizabeth Williams

Lower School Teacher and Team Leader, Christ Church Episcopal School

Elizabeth serves as a fourth-grade teacher leader and is a participant in the Daniel Mickel Master Teacher Instructional Leadership Cohort. Elizabeth is currently focused on student agency relative to math fluency in the lower grades. We, as a team, have discovered the power of student... Read More →

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Breakout Session

3:30pm EST

Future-Proofing Schools in the Age of Agentic AI

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Speakers

Jared Colley

Chief Innovation Officer, Mount Vernon School

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Breakout Session

3:30pm EST

Student Disengagement as Design Feedback

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Speakers

Laura Porosoff

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Breakout Session

3:30pm EST

What Are We Building? Designing Early Learning Experiences and Environments That Shape the Brain

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Research from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University tells us that brain architecture is shaped over time by genetics, relationships, experiences, and environments. Because brain development is especially rapid during the early years, educators have a powerful opportunity and responsibility to build strong foundations for future learning and well-being.In this interactive...
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Speakers

Sheree Du Preez

Head of Early Elementary, Trinity School

Sheree Du Preez, Ed.S., is an experienced educator and school leader whose career spans schools in the United States, West Africa, and the Middle East. She has served in a variety of teaching and leadership roles, including head of school, lower school head, and director of teaching and... Read More →

Tuesday February 9, 2027 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST

Breakout Session

4:15pm EST

Break - Exhibits Open

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:15pm - 4:45pm EST

Break

4:45pm EST

Creativity Is a Teachable Skill!

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

Creativity is often viewed as something reserved for artists and musicians, but, in reality, it is one of the most valuable skills students can develop. This session will explore why creativity is a form of intelligence that strengthens critical thinking, problem-solving, innovation, and resilience across every discipline. Discover practical, classroom-ready strategies that intentionally develop...
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Speakers

Daniel Hilton

Anisha Lewis

Director of Fine Arts, Mount Pisgah Christian School

Anisha Lewis serves as the director of fine arts at Mount Pisgah Christian School in Johns Creek, GA, where she leads a comprehensive PK3–12 fine arts program and teaches middle and upper school band. She is passionate about creating innovative arts experiences that foster creativity... Read More →

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

Breakout Session

4:45pm EST

Rethinking Assessment In the Age of AI

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

We are at a turning point in education, where artificial intelligence is reshaping the classroom. Students are reading less, and the temptation to rely on AI as a shortcut is growing. At the same time, teachers are often working in isolation and need meaningful data to assess student growth.We must respond with urgency and intention. Rather than resisting AI, we can use it as a tool to...
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Speakers

Sarah Hubert

Upper School English Teacher, Christ Church Episcopal School

Sarah has been an upper school English teacher at Christ Church Episcopal School for nine years. She collaborates with her team to create and implement effective lesson plans, applying the best pedagogical practices for our students. She actively learns about AI Literacy in order... Read More →

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

Breakout Session

4:45pm EST

Rooms that Teach: Learning via Embodied Cognition

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

Explore how embodied cognition research and John Dewey's philosophy of experience converge to reshape instructional design in elementary classrooms and libraries. Examine spatial layout, tactile engagement, and movement-based routines as engines of deeper, more personal learning, not peripheral management choices. Investigate the difference between learning done to students and learning...
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Megan Cramer

Teaching & Learning Specialist, The Galloway School

Megan Cramer is currently a specialist in the Center for Teaching and Learning at The Galloway School, having previously served as director of fine arts and the upper learning theater teacher. In her current role, Megan consults and advises faculty and administration on curriculum... Read More →

Trey Veazey

Early Learning Librarian, The Galloway School

Trey Veazey is the early learning librarian for Sims Library at The Galloway School, where his daily goals include inciting joy through a variety of methods and means. Away from the stacks, you can usually find him cheering for Ole Miss, championing public libraries, writing a steady... Read More →

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

Breakout Session

4:45pm EST

The Lifelong Language of Competency-Based Learning

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

When it comes to giving academic feedback, how do schools craft and share an assessment “language” that reduces perfectionism, increases agency, and fosters growth in students, teachers, and families? At Durham Academy Middle School, we have ceased using traditional grades and transformed our teaching and learning to a competency-based approach that focuses on skills and growth over...
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Speakers

Melissa Mack

Director of Digital Learning & Innovation, Durham Academy

Melissa Mack has been an educator for nearly 20 years. Throughout those years, she has taught math, science, social studies, language arts, computer science, and STEAM by Design. In her current role as director of digital learning & innovation at Durham Academy, she serves as a coach... Read More →

Ginny Robinson

Assistant Middle School Director for Academics, English/Language Arts Teacher, Durham Academy

Ginny Robinson is an English/Language Arts teacher and assistant middle school director at Durham Academy. Always inspired and guided by her time in her classroom, she partners with teachers and other administrators to craft experiences and assessments that celebrate progress and... Read More →

Tuesday February 9, 2027 4:45pm - 5:30pm EST

Breakout Session

5:30pm EST

Reception - Exhibits Open

Tuesday February 9, 2027 5:30pm - 6:30pm EST

Meals & Networking

8:00am EST

Breakfast - Exhibits Open

Wednesday February 10, 2027 8:00am - 9:00am EST

Meals & Networking

9:00am EST

Relational Intelligence in the Age of AI

Wednesday February 10, 2027 9:00am - 10:00am EST

Speakers

Isabelle Hau

Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Isabelle C. Hau has spent her storied career at the intersection of learning, innovation, and impact. As a successful impact investor, Isabelle previously led the US education practice at Omidyar Network and Imaginable Futures, where she invested in mission-driven organizations. She... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 9:00am - 10:00am EST

Keynote

10:00am EST

Break - Exhibits Open

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:00am - 10:30am EST

Break

10:30am EST

Decisions by Design, Not by Demand

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Anticipate learner variability by designing flexible pathways rooted in Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Provide multiple means of engagement, representation, and action to dismantle systemic barriers before they interrupt the learning process. Cultivate deep conceptual understanding by pivoting away from rote memorization toward core, transferable ideas. Master actionable strategies to...
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Speakers

Carine Bouton

Instructional Coach and Language Learning Leader, Atlanta International School

With more than 25 years of dedicated experience in education, Carine is a passionate educator and leader committed to fostering student growth and a deep love for languages. Her extensive teaching career spans from 3K to grade 5, specializing in teaching French and immersing young... Read More →

Irene Soteres

Teacher/Coordinator, Atlanta International School

Irene Soteres is an educator and leader with over two decades of teaching experience. A native of Atlanta, she holds a BA in Education from Oglethorpe University and an M.Ed from Georgia State University. Irene is fluent in English and Greek. Presently, Irene teaches fifth grade... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Breakout Session

10:30am EST

Designing Learning That Lasts

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Explore how transformational learning experiences can be intentionally designed, not just delivered. Apply the Learning Design Framework, developed through the collaborative work of the Fine Arts Leadership Consortium (FALC), a network of independent school Fine Arts Directors from across Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Discover how instructional practices long honed in...
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Speakers

Heidi Domescik

Director of Fine Arts, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School

Heidi Domescik serves as director of fine arts at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School. Heidi oversees PS-12 curriculum and faculty for the four strands of the fine and performing arts at HIES including theatre, visual arts, music and media literacy (film, print journalism, yearbook... Read More →

Brion Kennedy

Director of Performing Arts, The Harpeth Hall School

Brion Kennedy started his journey in arts education in 2010. From 2010 to 2021, Brion oversaw the guitar program and served as the fine arts department chair at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, GA. In 2021, Brion stepped into the role as the director of performing... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Breakout Session

10:30am EST

Empowering Student Voice in Math

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Explore how teachers' discretionary power shapes both their own professional growth and students' opportunities to imagine in math. This session blends reflective metacognition with practical strategies, helping participants examine where they exercise choice, where they default to compliance, and how those decisions impact student agency. Walk away with actionable tools to foster radical...
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Speakers

EmmaJulia Jones-Siegel

Middle School Math Department Chair and Teacher, The Ensworth School

EmmaJulia Jones-Siegel is the middle school math department chair and sixth and eighth grade math teacher at The Ensworth School in Nashville, TN, currently in her tenth year of teaching. Previously, she taught and held leadership roles within Metro Nashville Public Schools. EmmaJulia... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Breakout Session

10:30am EST

Want Better Discussions? Teach Attention Management

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Speakers

Liza Garonzik

Founder/CEO, REAL Discussion

Wednesday February 10, 2027 10:30am - 11:30am EST

Breakout Session

11:30am EST

Lunch

Wednesday February 10, 2027 11:30am - 12:30pm EST

Meals & Networking

12:30pm EST

Member Voice Spotlight: Empowered Action & Student Agency

Wednesday February 10, 2027 12:30pm - 1:15pm EST

Student agency and AI adoption don't have to compete with rigorous assessment. They can strengthen it.In this interactive session, Connie White and Elizabeth Helfant will share real examples that are putting Empowered Action and Creative Reasoning into practice. You'll see multiple approaches to two connected challenges: giving students more agency as they work alongside AI and adjusting...
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Speakers

Elizabeth Helfant

Associate Head for Academic Affairs, Ravenscroft School

Elizabeth Helfant serves as the associate head for academic affairs at Ravenscroft, following a distinguished 25-year tenure at MICDS. A leader in educational innovation, Elizabeth frequently presents at prominent national and international conferences, including NAIS, SAIS, NCAIS... Read More →

Connie White

Director of Mount Vernon Ventures, Mount Vernon Ventures

Connie White is a visionary educational leader and director of Mount Vernon Ventures who helps schools reimagine teaching, learning, and innovation. A former Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics teacher, she was among the first technology & learning directors in the Southeast to launch... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 12:30pm - 1:15pm EST

Keynote

1:15pm EST

Break

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:15pm - 1:30pm EST

Break

1:30pm EST

Defeating Outsourcing: Redesigning Curriculum With Metacognition and AI

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST

Review work from Randolph School teachers in History, Science, English, and World Language classrooms who redesigned curriculum to incorporate a 4-level integration spectrum and ROLE Model to teach students to be more mindful of how to prompt engineer and use AI effectively. -Audit and categorize current assignments using the 4-level AI Integration Spectrum to protect foundational...
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Speakers

Whitney Andrews

Middle School Dean of Academics, Randolph School

Whitney Andrews is the middle school dean of academics at Randolph School in Huntsville, AL, where she has served as a teacher and department chair since 2010. She is the designer of Randolph’s Middle School Success Workshop Program, a structured executive functioning and study... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST

Breakout Session

1:30pm EST

Experiential Learning In an AI World

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST

In this session, we will explore how experiential learning can help students build deeper thinking in an AI-supported classroom. We will look at how authentic tasks create opportunities for students to make decisions, test ideas, explain their reasoning, revise through feedback, and apply learning in new situations. The session will introduce judgment, synthesis, reasoning, and transfer as key...
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Speakers

Dr. Davon Miles

Faculty Fellow in the College of Education, Belmont University

Dr. Davon Miles is a Faculty Fellow in the College of Education at Belmont University. He brings 10 years of experience across K–12 education, higher education, and instructional design, with professional work spanning both the United States and China. His experience includes serving... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST

Breakout Session

1:30pm EST

Leveraging Brain Science for Device-Altered Classrooms

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST

Today’s students are showing up differently. Fueled by smart technology, schools face unprecedented spikes in student inattentiveness, emotional dysregulation, and learning differences. Designing for neurodiversity is no longer the exception; it must be the baseline for all learners.This interactive session bridges the cultural insights of Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation with...
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Speakers

Jennifer Baccus

Erin Cole

Associate Head of Lower School, Ravenscroft School

Erin Cole is the associate head of lower school at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, NC. With over 15 years of experience spanning classroom teaching, intervention, and academic leadership, Erin is a relentless pursuer of joyful, messy learning and a passionate advocate for creating... Read More →

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST

Breakout Session

1:30pm EST

Tracing Human Learning: An AI-Age Workshop

Wednesday February 10, 2027 1:30pm - 2:30pm EST

When AI can generate summaries, explanations, drafts, feedback, reflections, and polished products, teachers need learning designs that value the human learning behind the product. In this hands-on workshop, participants will use a cross-disciplinary TRACE protocol for human learning: Target the learning aim, Retain human learning moves, Apply support intentionally, Capture meaningful evidence,...
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Speakers

Hannah Chapple

Dean of Studies, The Weber School

Hannah Chapple serves as dean of studies at The Weber School in Atlanta, GA, where she supports curriculum strategy, faculty development, mentorship, academic program design, and schoolwide instructional improvement. Her work focuses on helping schools turn ambitious educational goals... Read More →

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