Keynote Address

Untold Stories

As educators, we work every day to help our students learn and grow. Despite the myriad of unique settings and situations we each work in, there exists single stories about our work, our students and our industry. As posed by Nigerian Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, these single stories lead to stereotypes, that while not necessarily wholly untrue, are certainly incomplete. What are the untold stories we need to consider to avoid stereotype threat and help teachers see ourselves as change agents? In this keynote, Jennie Magiera will share untold stories we can amplify in order to empower educators to change the world, starting in their classrooms.

Jennie Magiera, author of Courageous Edventures, is the Chief Program Officer for EdTechTeam focusing on diversity and equity in education. A White House Champion for Change, Apple Distinguished Educator, Google for Education Certified Innovator and TEDx Speaker, Jennie works to redefine teaching and learning through innovative new practices. Jennie is also passionate about redefining professional learning, having served on the Technical Working Group for the US Department of Education’s National Educational Technology Plan and co-founding PLAYDATE and other conference concepts. You can follow Jennie at @MsMagiera and learn more about her at bit.ly/edventuresbook.