Learning Forward
Equity and excellence in teaching and learning.
Where do we go from here?
Presenters: Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Katy Green, Carrie Edmond and Rebekah Kmieciak
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As educators and students dive into the 2021-22 school year, the experience of the past two years along with the ongoing pandemic shape how school and district leaders envision what comes next. Learning Forward kicks off this year’s webinar series with a conversation about how to leverage our best lessons from last year, continuing to transform schooling for the better while supporting educators to sustain their energy and creativity over the next several months. In this webinar, participants will: Explore innovations in practice to start or continue; Consider what educators need to succeed this year; and Outline steps and access resources to support concrete next steps for a great school year.
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Presenters
Before joining the Charles A. Dana Center, Elisha Smith Arrillaga previously served as the executive director of The Education Trust—West. Throughout her more than 20 years of research and advocacy, Arrillaga has worked for and partnered with many organizations, including the Careers Ladder Project, the Hewlett Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research, and College Bound. She has served on numerous committees, boards, and taskforces—among them Google’s Equitable Artificial Intelligence Research Roundtable, University of California’s Provost Advisory Council on Educational Equity, California State University’s Steering Committee on Academic Preparation and Quantitative Reasoning, University of California’s Test Feasibility Study Steering Committee, and the Launch Years Consensus Panel. Arrillaga was also appointed co-chair of the California Department of Education’s Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative.
Carrie Edmond (cedmon1@neisd.net) is the assistant director of student leadership & well-being at North East ISD. She is also the founder of The Courage Compass, LLC where she focuses on providing program development, consultation, curriculum writing, and training. Edmond specializes in working with educators, students, at-risk youth, and the community at large. Her approach is compassionate and experiential. She has worked directly with many school districts and community organizations.
Rebekah Kmieciak (rkmiec@neisd.net) is a passionate educator with experience spanning from elementary afterschool programming to high school special education instructor and volleyball coach, to her current position as a district social-emotional learning coach. Now in her 14th year in public education, she uses her experience and expertise to model work that is founded on principles of equitable practices and supportive teaching structures.
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