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Edmentum Chief Academic Officer
Dave started with Edmentum in 1994 as part of PLATO Learning’s acquisition of Lightspan.  Throughout his tenure Dave has led content development including development of Edmentum’s online courses solution; development of the assessment products; and the ongoing innovation of online curriculum.  Establishing an evaluation and efficacy program to measure the effectiveness of educational solutions, Edmentum can now measure the impact on student learning. Dave has also led Professional Services, Training and Implementation solutions and most recently runs Edmentum’s virtual school, EdOptions Academy.

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There are many different ways to win Celebration Nation Awards durnig the conference. Thanks to Dave, we are crazy with them and ready to share. The points will be given out on Thursday at the Town Hall, but the competition will be throughout the Conference. You can win in a variety of ways using your skills, knowledge or old fashioned good luck.

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#EOASummerConference #heartforthis
#learningismagic

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What does EOA need to survive a zombie attack?

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We are going to watch these two hashtags.  We hope that you call out things that are amazing.  If you tweet and use the hashtag, you will be added to a pool to win 200 Celebration Nation points.  You can enter as many times as you like.  We will close the competition Thursday morning, just prior to the start of the third day in order to do our counting and the drawing.  #heartforthis
#EOASummerConference
#learningismagic
#wewerebuiltforthis

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These will be small quizzes and games all about your team members in the minutes before we come back together.  Get the right answers, get them early and you can win Celebration Nation Points. These will be awarded on Thursday afternoon during the Town Hall.

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Educator Panel Session
3rd Grade Teacher, Jackson City Schools, KY

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Educator Panel Session
Michigan City Virtual Academy:Lead Teacher

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Educator Panel Session
Elementary Principal- Belvedere SC

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Each of the Conference days are listed on this Padlet.  Note, all sessions times listed are central time zone. Simply Scroll to the column date and the scroll down to find your session link.  All sessions are hyperlinked for ease of access.  Please join the session you registered for.  If you need help or get lost click into the HOMEROOM for help

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The Google Drive is linked here for you to view any presentation and supporting documents after session. After each session, please take 2 minutes and provide us with feedback on the unique session you attended.  The link is near the top of the day. It is the same link over and over, the distinguishing factor is in the name of the course identified within the survey.

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Educator Panel Session
Total Rewards Manager at Edmentum (HR)

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Educator Panel Session
Winnie O’Leary has spent over 30 years in education, as a classroom teacher, school board member, a family advocate, special education teacher, curriculum writer and currently Manager of Educator Engagement for Edmentum. Her experiences have allowed her to work with districts all over the world where she finds something new and exciting every day.

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Peter Grimm is the Director of Academy Program Development for EdOptions Academy. Prior to his position in the Academy, he served as a director on the Learning Design and Research teams. Before coming to Edmentum, Peter was a teaching and learning director in Minnesota, capping a 27-year career in public education. Peter has an Ed.S. in K-12 Administration from Concordia University and an MS in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota.

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Kelli Norwood, the Director of Academy, Professional Learning for Edmentum.  A native born and raised Californian currently resides in rural North Texas with her three children, husband, and too many dogs and horses to mention.  She has a BS in Sociology, and a M. ED with an emphasis on Cross Cultural Teaching with 20 years’ experience as a classroom teacher, department chair, district curriculum developer, virtual Instructional Leader, and virtual teacher.  Kelli has a passion for teaching to the whole child, meeting the student where they are and providing opportunities for students to thrive in their own time regardless of their background or circumstance.  She believes every child is capable of greatness and as educators we have the power to help them discovery that inner magic.  As the Director of Academy, Professional Learning, Kelli can impact teacher quality, performance and student success through on-boarding and providing on-going professional development.

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Lynelle Morgenthaler joined Edmentum as Vice President, Learning Design in April 2019. She brings a successful track record of bridging educational research into winning product design. Her passion for enabling educators to embrace innovative instructional practices to improve student outcomes shows in everything she does. She has a deep respect for educators that leads her to meet practitioners where they are in order to find the best way to contribute to accessible educational change.

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Use this link for every session you attend.  We will gather the information and use it repeatedly

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Individual Session Feedback

Please take a minute to provide us with information on the specific session you attended. You will be asked to comment on each of the presentations you attend.

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Individual Session Feedback Please take a minute to provide us with information on the specific session you attended. You will be asked to comment on each of the presentations you attend.

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Homeroom - if you get lost, links not working, need guidance or have questions jump into the conference homeroom open from 10:30 to 2:00 CT Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done.

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Jen joined Edmentum as the Learning Designer for Social-Emotional Learning after 30+ years of work with youth in educational and community settings. As a teacher, administrator, and trainer, her passion has been to help educators develop an understanding of the importance of social and emotional learning and build trauma-informed responses and systems. This work has included supporting youth, administrators, and schools in understanding behavior and implementing transformational change through strength-based approaches.

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Presenting: Working with Reports in Excel
Mary Ament, Virtual CTE Instructor for Edmentum. Mary was born and raised in Michigan but moved to Florida in 2006 to begin her career in education. She taught CTE Business Education in a brick and mortar setting for over 11 years before moving back to Michigan in 2017 to be near family. She has a B.S. in Education and is currently working on her M. ED in Learning Design and Technology. Mary is currently going into her third-year teaching for Edmentum and can’t wait to start the new school year. She is looking forward to using the new features in Maestro and Courseware and to begin applying the skills she has developed through her coursework and professional development.

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Presenting:  Using Sensei to Be Sensational!

Middle School English Teacher for Global Ed. Solutions

Darci is a Colorado native. She successfully completed a BA Journalism Mass Communication & BA Speech Communication from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. After a brief journalism career, where she lived & worked in Wyoming, Colorado, & Arizona, Darci went back to school to earn a Masters in Secondary Education and started a teaching career that quickly brought her focus online!

After eight years of experience, she is passionate about helping teachers, coaches, & students communicate effectively and loves to present ideas and collaborate with teachers and coaches.

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Presenting:  Stop Talking About School
Alice Kate Berry is a Social Studies instructor at Edmentum with our Global Ed program in Colorado.  She has 21 years of teaching under her belt with 13 of those years in virtual education.  She has been with Edmentum for the past 3 of those years. She lives on the Mississippi Gulf Coast with her husband, 2 teen daughters, and one wild dog that provides plenty of entertainment.  Alice Kate graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Fine Art.  She also holds a degree in Art Education from Kennesaw State University.  Alice Kate has taught many different subjects throughout her teaching career including Studio Art, Photography, AP Art History, Gifted (elementary and middle), Social Studies, Health, and PE.  In her spare time, Alice Kate enjoys photography, drawing, boating and other water activities, travel and exploring new places.

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Presenting:  10X Productivity
Julianna is a wife, mom to four boys, and pet-mom to a dog and cat.

I live in the Pittsburgh, PA area and certainly have my fair share of black and gold apparel.

I love writing and hope to have a best-seller one day.

A bread-maker and smeller-of old-books, I can be found barefoot outdoors as much as possible.

And while eggs are my favorite food, if I  had one meal remaining, I'd choose grilled salmon served rare.

I have been teaching for eleven years and teaching online for nine years.

I also think the most important question you can ask after reading a book is, "So, what did you think?"

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Edmentum President and Chief Executive Officer

Jamie joined Edmentum in 2005 and began her career with the company in Human Resources, before working her way through nearly every department within the organization—serving as Director, Sales and Service Effectiveness; Vice President, Product Development; Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing; and Chief Revenue Officer during her initial tenure.

Jamie rejoined the organization in 2017, to lead Edmentum’s strategic vision and long term growth plan as President, CEO, and Board Director, bringing her successful record of accomplishment as an executive with extensive experience in education technology, private equity, and policy. Jamie was selected by Minnesota Business magazine as one of the 2015 (Real) Power 50, by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a 2017 Titans of Technology honoree, and 2017 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. Most recently, Jamie was selected as one of EdTech Digest’s Top 100 Influencers in EdTech and she was recognized by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a 2018 Women in Business honoree. She sits on the board of directors for Project Success, a MN-based education non-profit and serves as an advisory board member for Bethel University’s Department of Business and Economics.

Jamie holds a Master of Business Administration from Bethel University and a Bachelor of Science in political science from the University of Wisconsin. Her ambitious personality, relentless commitment to serve educators and students, and strong leadership inspire her teams to build and implement education programs that promote and support lifelong teaching and learning.

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Presenting two sessions:
It Takes a Village and Is Anybody Out There... Engaging the Online Learner
Diane is a full time teacher with EdOptions Academy. She has over 25 years of experience in education both in brick and mortar as well as virtual. She has worked for Edmentum for the past 5 years. Her passion is helping students believe in themselves and discover the joy of learning. Diane lives in Pittsburgh PA with her husband and 2 sons. Most of her free time is spent on the baseball field watching her sons pursue their own dream. Diane was the Edmentum/EdOptions Academy Teacher of the Year for 2019.

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Tiffany Brinkley, joined Edmentum 5 years ago first as a contract math teacher and then a full time math teacher with EdOptions Academy.  She currently lives in Charleston, South Carolina, but is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  She moved to Charleston 16 years ago where she taught in a brick and mortar school for 10 years.  She is a mother to a 6 year old son.  She loves sports, spending time with her family, traveling to new places, and baking.

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Dr. Elizabeth Davis is a licensed teacher, principal, and superintendent In the state of Colorado.  She is an experienced online teacher, virtual school principal, charter school chief academic officer, and district leader.   She has a research interest in educational access and equity and speaks frequently on this topic at local, state, and national conferences.

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Amy Collins has been teaching for over 20 years in a wide range of settings, with students from ages K-12. She has been teaching online for the past nine years and loves the opportunities it provides for meeting students’ needs. Amy is currently a virtual teacher with Edmentum, focused primarily on ELL support, working out of Wisconsin.

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I currently live in Fort Collins, CO with my husband, our 2 wild boys and our vicious guard dog (a mini-goldendoodle puppy) named Buddy! This fall I will be entering my 18th year as a Social Studies Teacher and my 3rd year with Ed Options Academy (Thank you, Jeff Murphy 😊)! I am blessed that each day I “get” to work for Edmentum and be a part of the amazing things we do!

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I live in a small town in Pennsylvania whose claim to fame is that one of George Washington’s drummer boys is buried in my town.

Teaching Science has been my passion for 41 years and I have taught in brick/mortar schools as well as in behavioral and private schools and online.

I currently teach Earth and Space Science, Physical Science, Environmental Science and Astronomy for EdOptions Academy.

I have served as a Pennsylvania Department of Education College Evaluator of Teacher Education Programs.

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Christine Ducz is a certified Teacher of English (K-12) and Reading Specialist (P-12) with ten years of teaching experience. She spent 6 years in the classroom working with students in grades 1-12 before making the transition to online teaching with EdOptions Academy. When she's not working with students, she is sharing her love of reading with her three year old daughter, Molly.

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I have been married for 20 years and have 3 beautiful children (a 16 year old daughter and 13 year old twins-boy and girl). I have been teaching English and Language Arts for 19 years. I taught in the classroom for 14 years before going full time with Edmentum 5 years ago. I started as a contractor with EdOptions Academy in 2003 using the StarsSuite platform.  I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, lived in South Florida for 28 years and recently (just 3 months ago!), relocated to Cranberry Twp, PA.

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Paige is an EOA English teacher and is celebrating two years with Edmentum next week.  In total, she has five years of teaching experience at the secondary level.  In April, Paige earned her Master of Arts in Educational Leadership: K-12 Administration from Eastern Michigan University.  On a personal note, she loves to read, travel, sing, and take walks with her dog, Dempsey Grey.

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Kristin Henry has been in education for 14 years, 11 of those years have been in virtual education. She started as middle school teacher and, over the years, has held numerous positions in virtual education ranging from professional development and sales support to IT and now leadership. This is Kristin’s third year at Edmentum and her second year as the Instructional Leader for the teachers who teach for our partner school, GlobalEd Solutions in Colorado. She has a passion for helping others grow professionally and absolutely loves working with her group of amazing teachers. Kristin lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband, Josh, and their four dogs.

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Ashleigh O’Neill has been an educator for 17 years.  She began as a math teacher in brick and mortar public schools teaching middle school and high school math for 6 years before transitioning into the online classroom where she spent time as teacher and then administrator. Ashleigh joined the EdOptions Academy team in 2019 and teaches in the math department. She currently resides in Simpsonville, SC with her husband and two sons.

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Dr. Bradford Stephens has nearly 6 years in the classroom, prominently working with low socio-economic status districts. He graduated with a Doctorate in Education with his capstone specializing in educating students of poverty in May 2019. Having grown up in a poor, single-parent household, he enlisted in the US Army following high school. Having served tours in both South Korea and Afghanistan, he brings a global view of poverty into consideration when working with stakeholders in the educational system. His wife, Julie Stephens, has been in education as a mathematics teacher for over a decade, specifically with Edmentum for nearly 4 years.

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I’m Kathlene Stephen and I live in upstate NY with my twin boys and husband.

I am in my 18th year of education and in my fourth year with Edmentum.  I started teaching at the university level as an undergraduate student. For the first 4 years, after graduation, I taught in a brick and mortar school, then transitioned to online education.  I’m passionate about my children, education and sports.  I love teaching higher level math such as calculus and discrete math.  Everyone can learn math, it’s just a matter of presenting it, in such a way, the student can relate.

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Betsy Holland is a Nationally Board Certified Math teacher. She lives in gorgeous North Carolina where her family raises Pembroke Welsh Corgis. I have been teaching math for over 10 years in North Carolina public schools. Mrs. Holland is currently a grade 6-12 virtual math teacher with EdOptions Academy.

As a non-traditional student herself who attended public schools, private school, and eventually was home-schooled in high school, Mrs. Holland loves and appreciates the need for individualized options to make school accessible to everyone.  As part of the Edmentum team, Mrs. Holland values the #EducatorFirst motto. Our school allows both the teachers and the students to thrive in a safe and supportive learning environment. Mrs. Holland’s goal is to share her love of learning with those around her regardless of the subject area. She knows everyone has their own gifts and talents and life is best when we collaborate and work together to do strengthen each other.

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LaToya Harris has been an educator for 17 years and has 3 years experiences as an Edmentum Virtual Instructor. She has taught Science & Health for 7th-12th grade within public, charter and alternative schools. LaToya has Masters Degrees in both Secondary Education and Education Administration as well as a Bachelors in Biology.

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Conference Registration - Look here to double check the sessions you registered for

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Conference Registration - Look here to double check the sessions you registered for

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Meredith Hepburn has been an educator for 20 years.  She started off her career as a Biologist, doing research in aquatic ecology in Northern Illinois.  She decided to take her passion for conservation and combine it with a desire to increase equity in education.  After obtaining a Master of Education from DePaul University, she spent 13 years teaching science in Chicago.  After leaving the high school classroom, she spent 2 years teaching Environmental Science as an adjunct at Arrupe College in Chicago.  She has been teaching virtually for 5 years now, she began at Edmentum as a contractor and transitioned to full time about 2 years ago.

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Tammy Fields has been teaching mathematics for over 19 years with most of her experience at the secondary level (9-12). She has been teaching online for the past two years and loves finding authentic ways to connect and support students. Tammy is currently a virtual teacher with Edmentum who resides in Colorado with her family and she notes that the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains is inspirational.

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Individual Session Feedback

Please take a minute to provide us with information on the specific session you attended. You will be asked to comment on each of the presentations you attend.

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Individual Session Feedback Please take a minute to provide us with information on the specific session you attended. You will be asked to comment on each of the presentations you attend.

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Power Point Presentations and Resources from all Sessions

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Power Point Presentations and Resources from all Sessions