LearnLaunch

Thrilled at the opportunity to serve & to continue to learn from some of the best minds in the business!

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We are excited to announce that Kate Donaghey, our former Executive Vice President of Policy, is the new Executive Director of LearnLaunch. Governor Jane Swift will move from serving as the Executive Director and President to a role as a Senior Advisor and President.

Under Jane’s guidance and leadership, we adapted throughout the challenges of the pandemic and reimagined our role in the New England innovation ecosystem. We have served school and district leaders over the past few years with insight and capability in public policy, education innovation, and technology. Jane’s mission-driven approach to the work and her innovative and creative leadership enabled us to provide technical assistance, professional learning, and coaching support to school, district, and state leaders as the COVID emergency upended our schools. We cannot thank her enough for her clear and steady management and her commitment to working towards equity in our schools. Thank you, Jane.

Kate is well-primed to step into the leadership role for LearnLaunch at this moment. She will draw on her nearly 20 years of experience in education policy at the federal and state levels. Over the past year, she has been a capable and determined leader within LearnLaunch and led the team to unprecedented success culminating at the 2021 K-12 Innovation Summit at Fenway. As the organization continues to engage in direct service work, Kate’s enthusiasm, skills, and insights will take LearnLaunch to the next level.

At the An Educators' Guide to Implementing Career Learning in the Classroom panel, panelists will discuss a new digital playbook, The Career Exploration in the Middle Grades: A Playbook for Educators. Outlining evidence-based best practices for successfully implementing career exploration with students aged 10-15, this playbook provides a beginning framework for a variety of career exploration programs, complete with implementation guides and case studies from schools around the United States. Listen as panelists delve into a whole school- and a STEM/student-centered model plus the importance of community engagement. Register for the event here: https://hubs.ly/Q01ffF7L0

The is tomorrow! There is still time to register and gain access to the full day of exciting events. Visit here to register: https://hubs.ly/Q01fdBKF0.

Fenway Innovation Summit The K-12 Innovation Summit at Fenway Park on June 23, 2022, now in its 2nd year, offers an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of teachers, students & education leaders and their incredible work.

For 120 years, success in secondary and postsecondary learning has been communicated as a list of courses and grades. Times have changed and yet we have not substantially rethought how the structure of our education should work to best serve students and long-term career goals. Join panelists at the for the Reframing Intentional Pathways for High School Students panel. Register today: https://hubs.ly/Q01f88dK0.

Only 2 days until the . Check out our program of events to get all of the details you need for the big event. And don’t forget to download the Guidebook app to help you maximize your experience! Don’t have your ticket yet? It’s not too late to register! Visit here to register for the event: https://hubs.ly/Q01f6nxd0.

Expanding education-to-career opportunities for young people isn’t radical work. The traditional school-to-college-to-job path has worked for some, but many young people are looking for pathways that better suit their needs and aspirations. Come hear about these opportunities from the employer perspective at the . Register today: https://hubs.ly/Q01f0kmb0.

The countdown is on! There are only 3 days until the . We can’t wait to see everyone come together at historic Fenway Park to celebrate the hard work that educators, leaders, and policymakers have put into the past year in K-12 education. Don’t miss your chance to attend the event! Register today: https://hubs.ly/Q01d_75f0.

There is less than one week until our K-12 Innovation Summit at Fenway and we are so excited! Join leaders from Chelsea, Falmouth, Lynn, Milton, Burlington, Malden, Grafton, and many more districts at Fenway on June 23 to acknowledge and celebrate the hard and innovative work of educators over the past two years. Register today! https://hubs.ly/Q01dV9Sk0.

Are you interested in engaging with peers and fellow leaders on the positive potential of mastery-based learning? Do you want to hear more about the transformative power of mastery-based learning, particularly when it comes to increasing equity, engaging students, and enabling more rigorous and deeper learning? Join us on June 23 at Fenway Park to engage with Michael Horn, Mike Flanagan, Dr. Dianne Kelly, and Michelle Ryan on the importance of mastery-based strategies. Register today! https://hubs.ly/Q01dQ9H90.

In the United States, one in five students learn differently. At our K-12 Innovation Summit on June 23, join the discussion with three entrepreneurs who are upending long-held classroom practices that impact those students from their earliest years and throughout their academic and self-advocacy journeys. Technology is being deployed that uses gamified apps to replace traditional reading assessments and eliminate dyslexia before it is ever diagnosed; to radically reduce administrative and compliance work that pulls teachers away from teaching; and to create a community of peer-to-peer coaching that promotes self-advocacy. Together, our panelists illustrate the exponential impact that the innovation mindset can have on identifying and meeting the needs of all students, including those with special needs. Register and learn more about the exciting panels we have lined up: https://hubs.ly/Q01dGLnp0.

Join us on June 23 at Fenway Park to engage with experts in the education field, including Dr. Gislaine Ngounou, Interim President and CEO at Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Duncan Young, CEO at Effective School Solutions, Michael Horn, Author and Chair of LearnLaunch Board, Tom Vander Ark, CEO at Getting Smart, and more! Visit here to learn more and to register: https://hubs.ly/Q01dBDll0.

Join us on June 23 at Fenway Park to engage with experts in the education field, including Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education at the Christensen Institute, Matt Kennard, CEO of BetterLesson, Sabari Raja, Co-Founder and CEO of Nepris, Inc., Dr. Patrick Tuttwiler, Superintendent of Lynn Public Schools, and more! Visit here to learn more and to register: https://hubs.ly/Q01dBrSH0.