Watch highlights from 2012 Celebration of Teaching & Learning

Session Hosts
Neal Shapiro, President and CEO, WNET
Jane Stoddard Williams, WNET Board Member, Chair, WNET Education Committee

Welcome
John B. King, Jr., New York State Commissioner of Education
Merryl H. Tisch, Chancellor, New York State Board of Regents

Guest Speakers
Thomas Hogan, Senior Vice President, MetLife, Inc.
Sal Khan, Founder, Khan Academy
Jim Steyer, CEO and Founder, Common Sense Media

Session Host
Richard C. Iannuzzi, President, New York State United Teachers

Introduction
Mark Nieker, President and CEO, Pearson Foundation

Moderator
Jane Stoddard Williams, Host, Bloomberg EDU

Panelists
Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University
Marguerite Izzo, former New York State Teacher of the Year
Tony Mackay, Center for Strategic Education
Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers
Joanne Weiss, US Department of Education
Gene Wilhoit, Council for Chief State School Officers
Dennis Van Roekel, National Education Association

Session Host
Ernest Logan, President, Council of School Supervisors and Administrators

Moderator
Chelsea Clinton, Board Member, Clinton Foundation and NBC News Special Correspondent

Panelists
Topic Introduction: Margery Mayer, Executive Vice President and President, Scholastic Education
Charlotte Danielson, The Danielson Group
Cate Dossetti, Teacher, Fresno High School, Fresno, CA
Allan Golston, President, United States Program, Gates Foundation
Naima Lilly, Teacher, PS 136, Queens Village, NY

Session Host
Neal Shapiro, President and CEO, WNET

Special Guest
Henry Winkler, Actor and author of Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero

Introduction
Michael Mulgrew, President, United Federation of Teachers

Guest Speaker
Michael Sandel, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University

Session Host
Miguel Salinas, Program Director, Adobe Foundation

Remarks
Ralph R. Smith, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Debra Sanchez, Senior Vice President for Education and Children’s Content Operations, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Moderator
Wes Moore, Author and Television Host

Youth Panelists
Giselle Diaz, Student, Life Academy for Film & Music, Brooklyn, NY
Lorenzo Jackson, Student, Facing History School, New York, NY
Samantha Mahoski, Student, Schenectady High School, Schenectady, NY
Najaya Royal, Student, Banneker High School, Brooklyn, NY
Thomas Smith, Student, Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice, Brooklyn, NY

Session Hosts
Neal Shapiro, President and CEO, WNET
Jane Stoddard Williams, WNET Board member, Chair, WNET Education Committee

Welcome
Dennis Walcott, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education

Introduction
Kristin Slavin, Director of Education Solution Sales, SMART Technology

Guest Speaker
Yul Kwon, Host of the PBS miniseries AMERICA REVEALED

Introduction
Ronald Thorpe, President and CEO, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Guest Speaker
Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., Harvard professor and host of the PBS miniseries FINDING YOUR ROOTS

Educators, parents, policymakers, employers, community organizations, and students all share responsibility for quality outcomes from our education system. Teachers and parents working together are the linchpin of these combined efforts to ensure that individual students succeed. This session presents findings from the new MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Teachers, Parents and the Economy. The survey examines the perspectives of teachers, students, and parents about the current status of the teaching profession and parent and community engagement in schools, and the effects of the economy on families and schools.

In this interactive presentation, Dr. Douglas Reeves considers the latest evidence on the impact of leadership and teaching on student performance.

This presentation shares recent research that sheds light on these important questions. There’s a lot of good news to convey: large-scale studies have affirmed the value of clear standards of practice, and professional conversions for both quality assurance and professional leaning.

Steve Spangler combines his experience as a science teacher and an award-winning toy designer to create educational experiences that make learning fun… and spread like a virus. Guaranteed fun… just watch out for the flying potatoes.

Discover how Singapore, a multiracial, multiethnic society with four official languages, more than 5 million people spread out over 63 islands, has been able to create a high-quality education system, not by following the latest education trends or reforms du jour, but through a thoughtful and meticulous process.