Kim Bearden, author of Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me.

Topic: Advice from a master teacher and educator on what works and what doesn’t in schools.

Issues: Tools master teachers use to connect with students in a way that motivates and inspires them; innovative ways to increase student engagement inside and outside the classroom, promote rigor, and create a climate and culture for optimal learning.



Paul Raeburn, author of Do Fathers Matter?

Topic: What science tells us about the parent we’ve overlooked.

Issues: What do fathers do? The father’s important role in child children’s life from conception through the teen years; how being a father (or father-to-be) actually rewires men’s brains; What we need to do to support and encourage fathers.