Judith Viorst

Poet, Writer & Children's Author

Bill Ayers

Professor & Education Theorist; Co-Founder & Radical Activist w/ the Weather Underground

Dr. Sharroky Hollie

Executive Director of The Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching & Learning

Audrey Watters

Journalist Specialized in Education Technology News and Analysis

Thomas R. McFaul

Author, Professor of Ethics & Religious Studies at North Central College

Ron Wolfson

Professor of Education at the American Jewish University, pioneer in the field of Jewish family education

The Future is Starting Now with Dr. Ron Wolfson - YouTube

Jon Bergmann

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

Laura Snyder

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Carvens Lissaint

International Award-Winning Poet, Actor & Singer

Ali Carr-Chellman

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

Tamara Taylor

Founder & CEO: Seasonal Journey to Purpose & Success

Perry Binder

Professor, Attorney, and Author

Dave Dravecky

Former Professional Baseball Player; Cancer Survivor, Arm Amputee & Author of "Comeback"

Mike Lee

Founder & Former Pastor of Hope Community Church, Author, Speaker

Afaa Weaver

Award Winning Poet, Playwright & Translator

Deborah Tuerkheimer

Professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law & Author of "Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers"

Rae Pica

Early Childhood Education Consultant, Author

Mark S. Zaid

Attorney

Katherine McKnight

Award-Winning Author & Expert on Educational Leadership, Literacy and Student Skill Development

Walter Hood

Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning and Urban Design at UC Berkeley

Dr. Tony Sinanis

Elementary Principal of Year, #HackingLeadership Author & Blogger

Dr. George D. Kuh

Founding Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

Lella Gandini Ed.D

United States Liaison for the Reggio Emilia Program in the United States and Adjunct Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Ken O'Connor

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

Kathryn Edin

Director of the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing; William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University; PI, Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

Susan R. Komives

Professor Emerita at the University of Maryland, Author & Editor

Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D

Author, Professor of Literacy Education

Cathy Seeley

Former Senior Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin, Mathematics Teacher & Author

Dr. Alison Thompson

Humanitarian & Author of The Third Wave

Heidi Hayes Jacobs

Author and Internationally Recognized Education Leader