Updated: Oct 13
Education is a cornerstone of our democracy and essential to young people’s opportunity to thrive and to our nation’s prosperity. Yet each day, young people in America, particularly BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other people of color) young people, face the challenge of learning and developing within education systems that were not designed with them in mind and that perpetuate deep structural racism and other forms of oppression. How can we use the key findings from the science of learning and development to explore this context and organize our individual and collective efforts as education field leaders to dismantle racism and cultivate the relationships, environments, experiences, and cultures necessary for all young people to thrive?
The Strategy Session, powered by the SoLD Alliance, are monthly virtual “field calls” that provide leaders a regular opportunity to share information, learn about new opportunities, and explore critical topics in learning and development with a focus on applying the science and an equity lens to our individual and collective efforts to ensure thriving for all young people.
Previous Strategy Sessions Include:
The Strategy Session #7: States Leveraging ARPA funds to Advance Whole Child Policy
Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 4:30 PM-5:30PM EST
Featuring:
Megan Blanco, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
Jennifer DePaoli, Learning Policy Institute (LPI)
Catherine Van Ness, National Governors Association (NGA)
Autumn Rivera, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
The Strategy Session #6: Design Principles for Community-Based Learning Settings: Putting the Science of Learning and Development Into Action
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 4:30PM-5:30PM EST
Featuring:
Jazzmen Anderson, Digital Divide Instructor at YouthBuild of McLean County
Karen Pittman, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow at the Forum for Youth Investment and SoLD Governing Partner
Elizabeth Santiago, Chief Program Officer at MENTOR
Kelly Reynolds, Instructional Designer at Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound
The Strategy Session #5: Why A Racial Equity Lens is Essential to Implementing the Science of Learning and Development
Tuesday, July 13, 2021, 4:30-5:30pm ET
Featuring:
Ashley Burns, Director, RALLY Communications Firm, Seattle office
Zaretta Hammond, Teacher Educator and Author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain
Francesca Lopez, PhD, Waterbury Chair in Equity Pedagogy and Professor of Education, Penn State University
Aaron C. Spence, Superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools
The Strategy Session #4: Design Principles For Schools: Putting SoLD Into Action
Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 4:30-5:30pm ET
Featuring:
Ron Berger, Senior Advisor, Teaching & Learning, EL Education
Pamela Cantor, M.D. , Founder and Senior Science Advisor, Turnaround for Children
Margarida Celestino, Senior at Casco Bay High School in Portland Maine
Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute
Karen Pittman, Co-founder and Senior Fellow, The Forum for Youth Investment
Carolyne Quintana, Senior Director of Programs at Institute for Student Achievement for SEAD; former Bronxdale Principal
Session #3: American Rescue Plan Implementation through a SoLD and Equity Lens
Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 4:30pm-5:30pm ET
Featuring:
Jim Balfanz, Chief Executive Officer, City Year
Taryn Ishida, Executive Director, Californians for Justice
Karen Pittman, Co-founder, Senior Fellow, Forum for Youth Investment
Jonathan Travers, Managing Partner, Consulting, Education Resource Strategies
Watch the Full Recording
Session #2: New Perspectives and Trends in Philanthropy through a SoLD and Equity Lens
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Featuring:
Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Vice President-Research to Practice, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Kent McGuire, Program Director of Education, Hewlett Foundation
Na’ilah Suad Nasir, President, Spencer Foundation
Gisele Shorter, Program Officer-Education, Raikes Foundation
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Session #1: The Federal Education Policy Landscape Through a SoLD Lens as President Biden Takes Office
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Featuring:
Jessica Cardichon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, US Dept. of Education
Thaddeus Ferber, Executive Vice President, The Forum for Youth Investment
Lynn Jennings, Senior Director of National and State Partnerships, The Education Trust
