Conversations
During each of the six breakout sessions throughout the weekend, a large number of conversations will take place. This site will help you organize your plan for the weekend and provide the relevant information for each conversation. After signing in, search through the conversations below and mark the sessions you are interested in to populate your personal schedule on the right (or below if on your mobile phone).
This presentation highlights an in-school mentoring intervention addressing the achievement gap for Black and Latino males. It shares strategies for boosting academic self-confidence, countering stereotype threat, and fostering racial-ethnic pride. Backed by research and proven outcomes, it offers practical guidance for replicating these programs to improve greater academic confidence and outcomes.
A conversation about classroom practices and teacher moves that support independent thinking and wondering about math.
Philadelphia Learning Collaborative’s approach to increasing teacher retention creates opportunities for educators to build skills, networks, a sense of autonomy, and to take on leadership roles. Experiences like help to retain a talented corps of educators. Come hear from teachers energized by these strategies and apply them in your school.
Public health is in a state of social transformation. To meet the demands of the ever-changing field of public health and of the public it serves, education must transform. This conversation focuses on the importance of early engagement of high school students to develop a future-ready public health workforce.
In this conversation, we will explore the role empathy plays in the Design Thinking Process. We will look at creating lessons that juggle standards and interdisciplinary connections, while still including the empathy component.
EduCon 2025
