Speakers

• Carole Basile, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation (MLFC), Arizona State University (ASU)
• Dr Charles CHEN Yidan, Founder, Yidan Prize
• Professor Michael Crow, President and Professor, ASU

This opening keynote will address broad themes related to how we think about the future, our relationship with it, and our responsibility to it.

Speaker

• Professor Andrew Maynard, Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, ASU

This panel will examine global education challenges and how to promote the generation of transdisciplinary ideas and solutions.

It will be followed by small group discussions exploring what possibilities there are for global solutions.

Speakers

• Dr Rukmini Banerji, 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; CEO, Pratham Education Foundation
• Professor Wolfgang Lutz, 2024 Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate; Distinguished Emeritus Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
• Professor Kwame Akyeampong, Member, Advisory Committee, Yidan Prize; Professor of International Education and Development, The Open University, UK

Moderator

•  Professor Iveta Silova, Associate Dean and Professor, MLFC, ASU

With shifts in the way we think about school design and the building of ecosystems that support learners in a multitude of ways, we also need to think anew about leadership. This session will focus on how building and systems leaders can design organizations that empower and inspire both learners and educators.

The session will be followed by small group discussions to explore what the possibilities are for leaders in dynamic learning systems, and what leadership looks like when learning environments are learner-centered.

Speaker

• Vicky Colbert, 2017 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva
• Dr Linda Darling-Hammond, 2022 Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate; President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute
• Shai Reshef, 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Founder and President, University of the People

Moderator

• Brent Maddin, Executive Director, Next Education Workforce initiative, MLFC, ASU

Our education system has been built on average, but in fact, average is a statistical abstraction. For the next generations, we need to build an education system built on variance. This panel will delve into the need to develop educational practices and build learning environments that are responsive to the personal, social, and cultural experiences of learners.

After the panel, small group discussions will discuss what the possibilities are for our education systems if they are built for variance and with a learner-centered mindset.

Speakers

• Professor Michelene Chi, 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate; Regents Professor & Dorothy Bray Endowed Professor of Science and Teaching, MLFC, ASU
• Professor Carol S. Dweck, 2017 Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate; Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University

Moderator

• Professor Jill Koyama, Vice Dean; Educational Leadership and Innovation and Professor, MLFC, ASU

In this breakout room, Professor Michelene Chi and her team will have six interactive stations highlighting the work of the Center.

She was awarded the 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Research for her lifetime achievements and her vastly influential and innovative ICAP theory, which helps educators foster a supportive environment for learners to actively participate in the classroom and effectively strengthen learning outcomes as a result.

Speaker

• Professor Michelene Chi, 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate; Regents Professor & Dorothy Bray Endowed Professor of Science and Teaching, MLFC, ASU

This final session of the day will explore how new technologies (defined broadly) can create learning environments and educational systems that advance teaching and learning. 

Small group discussions will explore the possibilities for technology to provide equitable and engaging learning environments that can propel students to higher levels of learning.

Speakers

• Dr Rebecca Vieyra, Director of Global Initiatives, PhET Interactive Simulations
• Marwa Zahr, 2024 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Implementation and Practitioner Lead — Can’t Wait to Learn, War Child Alliance

Moderator

• Dr Punya Mishra, Director of Innovative Learning Futures, Learning Engineering Institute; Professor, MLFC, ASU

Speaker

• Carole Basile, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation (MLFC), Arizona State University (ASU)

This will be an open space related to the four themes from Day 1, led by members of MLFC Learning Futures Collaboratives.

This short keynote will provide participants with a glimpse into “Possibilities and Futures Thinking” with the support of new technologies.

Speaker

• Professor Ronald Beghetto, Professor, MLFC, ASU