Master of Ceremonies: 

Welcoming Remarks: 

Dan Green  President, Future Institute Board – Illinois, USA

Moderator:
Radhi Al-Mabuk, Ph.D Director of Future Institute Research Center
 
 
 

Panelists:
Cynthia Bice, Ed.D  Dean of Faculty and Chief Academic Officer, Miami Dade College – Florida, USA
 
 
Irene Tan, Ed.D  Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic for Veritas University College – Selangor, Malaysia
 
 
Janette Hughes, Ph.D  Canada Research Chair, Technology & Pedagogy at Ontario Tech University – Ontario, Canada

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Breakout Session A Presenters:

Mark Trexler, Ed.D. John Hopkins School of Education – Maryland, USA
Remote/Distance Learning – The importance of self-determination skill acquisition during COVID-19 for students with disabilities and how the a digital portfolio can assist with that process
 
Giselle Patton John Hopkins School of Education – Maryland, USA
Remote/Distance Learning – The importance of self-determination skill acquisition during COVID-19 for students with disabilities and how the a digital portfolio can assist with that process
 

 
Breakout Session B Presenter:
Mitch Reed Florence School District – South Dakota, USA
School Culture – The Little Things that Make the Biggest Difference

Breakout Session C Presenter:
Russell B. Olwell, Ph.D. Merrimack College – Massachusetts, USA
Remote/Distance Learning – Early College: Remote but Still Connected
 
 
Isabelle Cherney, Ph.D. Merrimack College – Massachusetts, USA
Remote/Distance Learning – Early College: Remote but Still Connected
 
 
 
Kirstie Dobbs, Ph.D. Merrimack College – Massachusetts, USA
Remote/Distance Learning – Early College: Remote but Still Connected
 
 
 
Odanis Hernandez Merrimack College – Massachusetts, USA
Remote/Distance Learning – Early College: Remote but Still Connected
 
 
Kate Orbon Merrimack College – Massachusetts, USA
Remote/Distance Learning – Early College: Remote but Still Connected
 
 

 
Breakout Session D Presenters:
Jennifer Campbell, M.S. Suwannee Virtual School – Florida, USA
Curriculum Instruction and Assessment – Read the Label: Real-World Applications of Reading in the Classroom
 
 
Jayme Beckham, Ed.D Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, Abbott Tech – Connecticut, USA
School Culture – Teacher Attendance and School Climate and Culture
 
 

 
Breakout Session E Presenters:
Stacey Jere McCann Bloomfield Public Schools – Connecticut, USA
Curriculum Instruction and Assessment – Systems Thinking: Creating a Culturally Responsive Professional Learning Community
 
 
James Thompson, Jr. Ed.D. Bloomfield Public Schools – Connecticut, USA
Curriculum Instruction and Assessment – Systems Thinking: Creating a Culturally Responsive Professional Learning Community
 
 
Beryl Irene Bailey, Ed.D., CCC/SLP Bloomfield Public Schools – Connecticut, USA
Curriculum Instruction and Assessment – Systems Thinking: Creating a Culturally Responsive Professional Learning Community
 
 
 
Jesse J. White III Bloomfield Public Schools – Connecticut, USA
Curriculum Instruction and Assessment – Systems Thinking: Creating a Culturally Responsive Professional Learning Community
 
 
Daniel Moleti Bloomfield Public Schools – Connecticut, USA
Curriculum Instruction and Assessment – Systems Thinking: Creating a Culturally Responsive Professional Learning Community
 

Stacy Chang, Ed.D. Centralia Elementary School District (CESD) – California, USA
School Culture – Leading with Trust and Confidence through Complex Times
 
 
Norma E. Martinez Centralia Elementary School District (CESD) – California, USA
School Culture – Leading with Trust and Confidence through Complex Times

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Paper, Poster, and Best Practices Presenter Videos

This panel will highlight the work that is published in Future Review, our publication.
Authors from Future Review’s second and third Issues will discuss their areas of research and will focus on providing new and aspiring researchers with guidance on publishing. The panel features discussion of important areas of research, methods of research, research variables related to post-secondary transition that are important regardless of a specific area of focus. Panelists will also discuss the role of journals in disseminating knowledge, choosing journals, writing to an audience, and sharing their thoughts on the current state of publishing.

Moderator:
John Klatt, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Student Development in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at University of Wisconsin-Madison – Wisconsin, USA
 
 
 
Panelists:
An-Pyng Sun, PhD, LCSW, LCADC Professor, School of Social Work, University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Nevada, USA
 
 
 
Michele Mahr, Ph.D CRC  Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming School of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, and Design – Wyoming, USA

Breakout Session F Presenters:
Jennifer Laffier, Ph.D. Ontario Tech University – Ontario, Canada
Teacher Education – Can future teachers change their mind that creativity can be learned: What does that mean for student learning?
 
 
Rabab Darwish Bowling Green State University – Ohio, USA
Curriculum Instruction and Assessment – First-year college students’ transition to institutions of higher education
 
 

 
Breakout Session G Presenters:
Kimberly D. Hellerich, Ed.D. East Windsor High School and New England College – Connecticut, USA
School Culture – Establishing a Classroom Culture: Student Voice
 

Poster Session 1 Presenter:

Kara Snider Southern Oregon University- Oregon, USA
School Culture – Gun Violence Prevention: The Unheard Voices
 

 
Poster Session 2 Presenter:
Bahman Ghorashi, Ph.D. Tennessee Tech University – Tennessee , USA
Community Partnerships – On the Self-Limiting Constraints of Regional Comprehensive Universities, Their Challenges and Opportunities
 

 
Poster Session 3 Presenter:
Christopher Hinbest Ontario Tech University – Ontario, Canada
Student Mental Health – Childhood Traumatic Grief & The Death of a Teacher