50+ Learning Leaders at #iNACOL15

For innovating educators, iNACOL’s 2015 Blended & Online Learning Symposium (#inacol15) is the field’s premier event to connect and learn. And while this year’s Symposium was the best one yet by many accounts, it’s not the event itself that offers the most power–it’s the more than 3,000 attendees in Orlando that will take the vision from the event and transform it into reality in their home states.

These student perspectives really validate the efforts of the 3000 people here at #inacol15 pic.twitter.com/9PjLBPtyDI

— Carri Schneider (@CarriSchneider) November 10, 2015

The key elements of the learner-centered vision echoed symbolically throughout the main sessions, breakouts and hallway conversations. This vision was formally articulated today in a closing keynote that highlighted the ground-breaking work and culminating vision in Education Reimagined’s vision for learner centered education described by Gisele Huff (recipient of iNACOL’s first ever “Huff Award for Lifetime Achievement”), Becky Pringle (NEA Vice President) and Kelly Young (Director of Convergence’s Education Reimagined Project).  

Once at opposite ends of the debate, @BeckyPringle & Gisèle Huff unite around shared vision of #edu at #inacol15 @NEAToday @ConvergenceCtr — iNACOL (@nacol) November 11, 2015

Everyone at iNACOL is a leader in making the shift to personalized learning a reality. But, here are more than 50 individuals that really took the event to the next level.

Advocates & support orgs

1. Susan Patrick (@susandpatrick), Bruce Friend (@Bruce_Friend), Maria Worthen, Allison Powell, Natalie Able, iNACOL (@nacol)
2. Linda Pittenger, National Center for Innovation in Education, UK
3. Kelly Young, Education Reimagined Director (@EdReimagined)
4. Becky Pringle, (@beckypringle), National Education Association Vice President
5. Trina Angelone, Virtual Schools of Excellence, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Academy
6. Dan French, Ramona Trevino, Center for Collaborative Education
7. Shawn Rubin, (@ShawnCRubin)  Highlander Institute
8. Julia Freeland, (@juliaffreeland), Christensen Institute
9. Scott Ellis, Daniel Owens & Beth Rabbitt (@BethRabbitt), The Learning Accelerator (@LearningAccel)
10. LaVerne Srinivasan, VP Carnegie Corporation of New York (@CarnegieCorp)
11. Eduardo Briceno (@ebriceno8), Mindset Works
12. Jennifer Cruz, (@jencBIE) & Ashley Ellis (@ashleyeBIE), Buck Institute for Education

Online & blended programs

13. Stephanie Borowski, Andy Hepburn, GPS Education Partners
14. Julie Young, Global Personalized Academics (GPA), CEO #
15. Mickey Revenaugh (@Mickeyrevenaugh), Matt Wicks, Connections Education #

Superintendents, Districts & intermediate Units

16. Pat Deklotz (@PDeklotz), Theresa Ewald, Kettle Moraine School District
17. Juan Cabrera, Superintendent El Paso Independent School District (@ELPASO_ISD)
18. John C. Carver (‏@johnccarver), Howard-Winneshiek Community School District
19. Rafael Gallardo, Puget Sound ESD
20. John Rice (@johnricedc), DC Public Schools (@DCPublicSchools)

Cool Schools and Educators

21. Buddy Berry (@BuddyBerry) Eminence Independent School District
22. Dallas Dance (@DDance_BCPS), Baltimore County Public Schools
23. Shelli Kurth & Nicole Tempel Assisi, @DocAssisi Thrive Public Schools
24. Erin Mote (@erinmote), InnovateEDU (@innovateEDUNYC)
25. Eric Tucker, Brooklyn Lab Charter School (@BklynLabSchool)
26. Erdinc Acar, @STEM_IST, Magnolia Public Schools
27. Tim Presiado, @tpresiado, New Tech Network (@newtechnetwork)
28. Erika Schlichter & Scott Rowe (@ScottRowe158) District 158
29. Brian Stack @bstackbu, Sanborn Regional High School
30. Kyle Repucci @kylerepucci, Epping School District
31. Aled Anaya (@aledbread), Escondido Union High School District
32. Carlos Macias (@carlosandreasmacias), Grand Canyon University
33. Teresa Ewald and Laura Dahm (@kmdistrict), Kettle Moraine School District

EdTech

34. Curt Allen, Mark Tullis, Agilix (@agilix)
35. Anthony Kim (@anthonx), Education Elements
36. Tracy Kennedy (@Tracy_KennedyED), Dreambox Learning
37. Tanya Mas and Rosetta Stone Education Team
38. Joel Rose(@NCJoelRose), NewClassrooms
39. Eric Nentrup (@ericnentrup) & Jack Macleod (@JackMacleod), Alma
40. Terry Nealon (@nealonter), Fishtree

Funders

41. Dr. Gisèle Huff, Jaquelin Hume Foundation Executive Director 
42. Stacey Childress (@NextGenStacey), NewSchools Venture Fund
43. Tom Stritikus (@TomStritikus) & Jon Deane (@jondeane), Gates Foundation
44. Colleen Broderick (@ColleenBroderic), Chief Learning Designer, ReSchool Colorado
45. Nick Donohoe (@NickDonohueNMEF), Nellie Mae Education Foundation 
46. Vigil Hammonds (@VirgelHammonds), KnowledgeWorks 
47. Andy Calkins (@andrewcalkins), NGLC (@NextGenLC)
48. The Learning Accelerator team, @LearningAccel
49. Mike Baur (@mbaur), Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Consultants

50. Seth Reynolds (@sethbreynolds) Parthenon
51. John Watson, Evergreen Education Group (@KeepingPaceK12)

Reporting on the convening 

  52. Nichole Dobo (@nicholedobo), Hechinger Institute

For more check out:

• Smart List: 365 Global Innovators, Networks, Resources, and Champions
• Smart List: 28 Teacher & Leader Developers, 10 School Improvement Capacities
• Smart List: 40 Innovation Investors

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