How do we prepare high school students who are graduating today for successful careers tomorrow? Join this edWebinar with Jeff McCoy, Associate Superintendent of Academics for Greenville County Schools in South Carolina, as he answers questions about how student agency provides high school students with the opportunities to take ownership in their learning journeys. Jeff will provide examples that demonstrate how giving high school students more control will better prepare students for life and their careers after high school.

This edWebinar will be of interest to high school teachers, school and district leaders, education technology leaders, science curriculum directors, and science lead teachers. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.

About the Presenter

Jeff McCoy is Associate Superintendent of Academics for Greenville County Schools in South Carolina, leading the academic division. Prior to assuming the associate superintendent role, Jeff held various district leadership positions and is starting his 21st year with the district. He serves on both state and national boards of groups including the National School Transformation Conference Advisory Board, the National Chief Academic Officers Working Group, and the Education Research and Development Institute Advisory Board.

About the Moderator

Paul Berry has spent 30 years in the technology industry bringing new products and solutions to global markets. He is currently General Manager (U.S.) for Kognity, working to solve some of the key challenges faced by educators across the country by bringing Kognity’s new U.S. high school teaching and learning platform into the classroom.

Paul has previously run his own business, imaginary Ltd., where he focused on helping technology companies, and in particular education-focused businesses, design and implement robust go-to-market strategy and execution, either new products, market diversification, or international expansion. Among many prior roles, Paul was Commercial Director for Obeikan Education in Saudi Arabia, a role that followed six years at Promethean PLC where he undertook the roles of UK Managing Director, President EMEA, and Chief Marketing Officer, the latter based in the United States.

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Time: 3:00 pm — 4:00 pm EDT

Free!

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