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2017 Symposium Highlights

2017 Annual Symposium

View highlights of the Aurora Institute Symposium 2017 held in Orlando, Florida. Revisit keynote presentations and discover resources you may have missed.

Personalized, Learner-Centered Innovations to Transform Lives and Communities

Opening Keynote
Speakers:

  • Kara Bobroff, Native American Community Academy
    Diane Tavenner, Summit Public Schools
    Bror Saxberg, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Learning by Design: Breakthrough Models for Empowering Youth and Innovating for Educational Excellence

Tuesday Luncheon Keynote
Speakers:

  • Caroline Hill, CityBridge Foundation
    Jordan Tinney, Surrey Schools
    Harvey Chism, South Bronx Community Charter High School

Leading Systems Change toward Student-Centered Learning

Wednesday Morning Keynote
Speakers:

  • Rose Colby, Competency Education Specialist
    Paul Leather, Center for Innovation in Education
    Yvonne Armenia, University of California Berkeley, Class of 2017

Unleashing the Most Underutilized Resource in Education: The Learner

Wednesday Luncheon Keynote: Student Panel and Innovator Awards
Speaker:

  • Facilitator: Ulcca Joshi Hansen, Education Reimagined