
Day 1 - Tuesday, May 17, 2022

What is the experience of teachers and administrators with education technology and virtual learning?
What do researchers need to know?
Highlights Video
Welcome and Overview
10:00 am

Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief, JAMA Pediatrics,
Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development,
Seattle Children’s Research Institute,
George Adkins Professor of Pediatrics,
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, and Adjunct Professor of Health Services,
University of Washington School of Medicine

Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, D.O.
Founder and President Emerita, Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development,
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Public Health,
Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine,
Stony Brook Medicine

Kris Perry, MSW
Executive Director, Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development
What do we know about Education Technology (i.e., uses, efficacy, etc.) in the classroom and at home?
10:05 am
Presentations (Prerecorded)

Speaker / Discussant
Elizabeth Albro, PhD
Commissioner of Education Research,
Institute of Education Sciences,
U.S. Department of Education
Education Technology in K-12: The Role of Research | Watch Here

Teachers’ Voices on Education Technology and Virtual Learning | Watch Here
Discussants

Discussant
Jeffrey Solan
Superintendent of Schools,
Cheshire Public Schools
Breakout Groups
Experiences with education technology in the classroom and at home, and agenda setting
(sessions divided by grade levels)
10:20 am
Breakout Group Leaders

Primary School Breakout Group Leader
Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH
Editor-in-Chief, JAMA Pediatrics,
Director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development,
Seattle Children’s Research Institute,
George Adkins Professor of Pediatrics,
Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, and Adjunct Professor of Health Services,
University of Washington School of Medicine

Middle / High School Breakout Group Leader
Kristen Mattson, EdD
Adjunct Professor of Information Sciences,
University of Illinois;
Managing Partner,
Edvolve

Middle / High School Breakout Group Co-Leader
Bill Bernhard
Principal,
Ward Melville High School
Break
11:20 am
Special message from:
11:30 am

Kristina Ishmael, MA, MS
Deputy Director,
Office of Ed Tech,
U.S. Department of Education
What do we know about virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic?
11:35 am
Presentations (Prerecorded)

Speaker / Discussant
Justin Reich, PhD
Associate Professor,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Change and Continuity: Paradoxes of Pandemic Teaching with Technology | Watch Here

Matt Miles, MEd
Teacher and co-author of Screen Schooled
Falling Short: A Review of Educational Technology’s Effectiveness during the Pandemic | Watch Here

Speaker / Discussant
Kristen Turner, PhD
Professor and Director of Teacher Education,
Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew University
Pandemic Lessons? It’s About the Art of Great Teaching | Watch Here
Discussants

Discussant
Joe Clement
Teacher and co-author of Screen Schooled
Breakout Groups
Experiences with virtual learning, and agenda setting
(sessions divided by grade levels)
11:45 am
Breakout Group Leaders

Primary School Breakout Group Leader
Shilpa Sahay
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hunter College, CUNY

Middle / High School Breakout Group Leader
Joe Clement
Teacher and co-author of Screen Schooled
Experiences with virtual learning (sessions divided by grade levels)
11:45 am

Speaker / Discussant
Justin Reich, PhD
Associate Professor,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Speaker / Discussant
Kristen Turner, PhD
Professor and Director of Teacher Education,
Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew University

Discussant
Joe Clement
Associate Professor,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prerecorded Presentations
Justin Reich, PhD
Change and Continuity: Paradoxes of Pandemic Teaching with Technology | Watch Here
Matt Miles, MEd
Falling Short: A Review of Educational Technology’s Effectiveness during the Pandemic | Watch Here
Kristen Turner, PhD
Pandemic Lessons? It’s About the Art of Great Teaching | Watch Here
Report Out
12:45 pm
Breakout Group Leaders
Closing remarks by: Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, Director, Seattle Children’s Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development