NAAC 2012 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

March 1, 2012 Opening Keynote: Debbie Silver, Educator and Consultant

Debbie Silver is an award-winning educator with 30 years experience as a classroom teacher, staff development instructor, and university methods professor. Her numerous recognitions include being named the 1990 Louisiana State Teacher of the Year. She has taught almost every grade level and most every kind of student. Debbie Silver is the author of the best-selling book, Drumming to the Beat of Different Marchers: Finding the Rhythm for Differentiated Learning, and is co-author of Because You Teach and Middle School Matters.

March 1, 2012 Lunch Keynote: Penelope Earley, Professor and Director of the Center for Education Policy

Dr. Penelope M. Earley is a Professor and Director of the Center for Education Policy. She also teaches graduate courses in education policy and analysis. Dr. Earley serves on advisory boards for the IRIS Project on Faculty Development and ASCD's Research Briefs. Dr. Earley's undergraduate degree is from the University of Michigan, her Masters in Foundations of Education is from the University ofVirginia, and her Ph.D. in Research and Evaluation is from Virginia Tech.

March 2, 2012 Keynote: Jo Anderson, Jr., Senior Advisor to the Secretary US Department of Education

Jo Anderson, Jr. is a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and works on a variety of issues including teacher outreach and relations. He recently came to the Department having served as the Executive Director of the Illinois Education Association-NEA (IEA-NEA) since 2005. Prior to this, he held a variety of other positions with IEA-NEA, working particularly on efforts of the union to involve its leaders and members in improving student learning and the public school system in Illinois. In 1987, he helped found the Consortium for Educational Change (CEC), a network of 75 school districts throughout Illinois working on school transformation through collaborative partnerships. He served as Executive Director of CEC for 18 years. He has a background in community organizing and was affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation. He was a university instructor in philosophy and political science.

March 3, 2012 Brunch Keynote: Randall Bass, Executive Director and Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning Initiatives

Randy Bass has been working to integrate new technologies, pedagogy, and educational change since 1986, and is a nationally recognized leader in the field. He is the editor and author of numerous publications and has directed or collaborated on numerous education and technology projects, including the Visible Knowledge Project and the American Studies Crossroads Project. He served as the Electronic Resources Editor of the Heath Anthology of American Literature, and won the 1999 EDUCAUSE medal for outstanding achievement in technology and undergraduate education. Before founding CNDLS at Georgetown, he served as the chair and founder of the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable. Dr. Bass is an Associate Professor of English, a member of the American Studies committee, and a Senior Scholar with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.