Kanya Balakrishna

Co-Founder & CEO of The Future Project; Youth Empowerment & Education Advocate

Lois Lowry

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" and "The Giver"

Kristie Kennedy

Women's Worth & Wellness Expert, TEDx Audacious Leadership Transformational Speaker

Jon Bergmann

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Ali Carr-Chellman

Former Teacher; Now An Instructional Designer and Author on Effective Instruction on Learning

Linda Darling-Hammond

CEO of Learning Policy Institute & Founder of the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education; Leader of President Obama’s Education Policy Transition Team

Katherine Reutter

Former American Short Track Speed Skater; Two-Time Medalist in the 2010 Winter Olympics

Dr. Antonia Darder

Scholar, Artist, Poet, Activist & Public Intellectual

Sally Blount

Dean of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

Dr. Ruth Simmons

President of Prairie View A&M University & Former President Emerita of Brown University

Up Home: One Girl's Journey

Rick Wormeli

One of the First Nationally Board Certified Teachers in America

Doug Lemov

Managing Director of Uncommon Schools & Author of "Teach Like a Champion"

Hunter Boylan

Former Director of the National Center for Developmental Education, Professor at Appalachian State University

Andreas Schleicher

Deputy Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the OECD's Secretary-General

Dyan deNapoli

Penguin Expert, TED Speaker & Award-Winning Author of "The Great Penguin Rescue"

Kelly A. Galanis

The Red-Headed Diva is Kelly A. Galanis, Professional Socializer, Natural Networker, and Creator of Confidence.

Lonise Bias

Substance Abuse Prevention Advocate

Franklin Schargel

Author & Speaker on Dropout Prevention, School Leadership, & Establishing High Performing Classrooms; Lifelong Educator

John Almarode

Assistant Professor and Interim Department Head, Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities

Mary Ehrenworth

Deputy Director of Teachers College Reading and Writing Project