AERO Presents
Youth Voices of Resilience and Hope: An
Education Revolution for All
A Virtual Event
September 27, 2024
**All Times - Central Time** Updates Coming Soon
Friday Schedule - 6/21/24
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9:00 am - 10:30 am Break Breakfast, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
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10:30 am - 11:15 am Opening AERO Opening & Welcome
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11:15 am - 12:30 pm. Break Lunch, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
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12:30 pm - 1:45 pm. Breakouts Introduction To Changing The World - Derek Peterson
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Breaking the Mold: Revolutionizing Upper Education
with Heutagogy - Julie Giles, Denise Marti, Norah Watkins, Isabelle Bolynn
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Student-Led Conferences - Terri Broce
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Gaia Students - TBD
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1:45 pm - 2:20 pm. Break Break, Networking, Bookstore, Vendors
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2:20 pm - 3:20 pm Book Talk Laurie Spigel - Letting Them Lead: Adventures in Game- based Self-Directed Learning
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Keynote Judy Arnall - Unschooling STEM: Kids Will Learn Calculus When They Really Need to Learn Calculus
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5:00 pm - 6:45 pm Break Dinner, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
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6:45 pm - 8:15 pm Keynote Rashad Turner - Transforming Public Education For Democracy
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8:15 pm - 9:30 pm. Break Open mic night, networking, etc., Bookstore
Saturday Schedule - 6/22/24
8:00 am - 9:15 am. Break Breakfast, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
9:15 am - 10:30 am Breakouts Measuring Educational Nutrients and Toxins: The Instant Climate Formative Climate Assessment Tool - Don Berg
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How should I decide? - the role of critical thinking and global social awareness in a successful democracies and creative
ways to teach it - Elmarie Hyman
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Innovative, Intergenerational, Intentional: How Youth and Grown-Ups Can Unite to Rethink Education Together -
Nasiyah Isra-Ul, Sharown Isra-Ul
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Embracing Diversity: Using Strength Based Learning Approaches With Neurodivergent Learners -
Monica Cochran & Kathy Magnusson
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​ 10:30 am - 10:45 am Break
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm Breakouts Starting an Educational Alternative (Session 1) - Jerry Mintz
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Self-Design Principles and Elements - 5-85 years old -
Ashley Nielsen
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How Teacher-Powered Schools Foster Student and
Teacher Democracy - Zaynab Baalbaki & Skylar L. Primm
Hit the Road: A Practical Guide to Roadschooling for
Adventure and Learning - Amy Marotz
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Break Lunch, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Panel Panel discussion - Policy, Laws & Funding, & The Education Revolution - Kerry McDonald, Ron Matus, Raphael Gang, Mike Donnelly
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Break
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Keynote. Panel Discussion - The Breathtaking Embrace of Alternative Education Models - Kerry McDonald,
Matt Kramer, Amy Marotz, Ginger Montezon
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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. Break Dinner, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
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6:45 pm - 8:15 pm. Keynote Khalique Rogers & Joe Nathan - Beyond Words: Making A Real Difference
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8:15 pm - 9:30 pm. Break Open mic night, networking, etc., Bookstore
Sunday Schedule - 6/23/24
8:00 am - 9:00 am Break Breakfast, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
9:00 am - 10:15 am Breakouts Starting an Educational Alternative (Session 2) - Jerry Mintz
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Accreditation? What is it good for anyway? -
Ali Ronder &Terri Sperry
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How We Can Take Over Public Schools - Carl Rust
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10:15 am - 10:25 am Break
​10:25 am - 11:45 am TBD Keary Safford
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11:45 am - 12:45 pm. Break Lunch, Registration, Networking, Check-In, Vendors, Bookstore
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12:45 pm - 2:00 pm. Breakouts Why do we really have schools (or home schooling) anyway?- Steve Hornstein
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Democracy, The Education Revolution & Youth Mental Health -
Peter Berg
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Empowering Connections: Harnessing Self-Directed Learning for Parent-Child Bonding - Terry Travers
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Feedback Session & Closing
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Thank You For Being a Part of the Conference
& The Education Revolution
