Wendy Osefo, PhD

Professor | Media Personality | Political Commentator | CEO

Victor Rios

Educator, Author, & Creator of Project GRIT

Tom Vander Ark

Author & CEO of Getting Smart

Ron Ritchhart

Senior Researcher at Harvard's Project Zero, Educator, Author

Nicky Morgan

British Conservative Party Politician, Loughborough Member of Parliament, Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Women and Equalities

Ken O'Connor

Education Consultant Specializing in Issues Related to the Communication of Student Achievement, Especially Grading and Reporting

Karim Abouelnaga

Founder, Practice Makes Perfect

Kate Walsh

President of National Council on Teacher Quality

Vincent Tinto

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Syracuse University School of Education

Dr. Afiya Fredericks

Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of the District of Columbia; Growth Mindset Expert

Nadia Lopez

Founding Principal of Mott Hall Bridges Academy; Best-Selling Author; STEAM & Mental Health Advocate

Eduardo Briceño

Founder & CEO at Growth.how, Former CEO of Mindset Works, Facilitating a Growth Mindset

Franklin Schargel

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

Richard Rothstein

Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute and Senior Fellow (Emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Lisa Delpit

Educationalist, Author, Eminent Scholar & Former Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University

Cynthia Germanotta

Co-Founder of the Born This Way Foundation with Daughter Lady Gaga; WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health

Cynthia Germanotta - Psych Hub Podcast

Jon Bergmann

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

Pearl Arredondo

Student Advocate, Education Reformer & Principal

Kanya Balakrishna

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

Pedro Noguera

Professor of Education, Founder of the Center for the Transformation of Schools UCLA

Rick Wormeli

One of the First Nationally Board Certified Teachers in America

Ulrich Boser

Founder & CEO of The Learning Agency, Author of "Learn Better: Mastering the Skills for Success in Life, Business, and School, or, How to Become an Expert in Just About Anything"

Coach Ken Carter

Coach, Author, Educator & Inspiration for the Film "Coach Carter"

Will Richardson

Author, Blogger & Educator

Susan B. Neuman

Educator, Researcher, and Education Policy-Maker

Erin Gruwell

Founder & Executive Director of the Freedom Writers Foundation; Education Reform Advocate

Michael Fullan

Global Leadership Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learning; Worldwide Leader & Author on Education Reform

Jonah Edelman

Advocate for Public Education, CEO of Stand for Children

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

Willard Daggett, Ed.D.

Founder & Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education