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FRIDAY, MARCH 18 SATURDAY, MARCH 19

Leymah Gbowee
Time: Friday, March 18, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Opening Plenary

Gary Knell


Welcome to the 6th Annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning!

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Jon Meacham & Walter Dean Myers
Time: Saturday, March 19, 10:00 - 11:00 am
Learning: What's Going On Up There?



Rehema Ellis with Youth Voices
Time: Friday, March 18, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Youth Voices


Dr. Mehmet Oz
Time: Saturday, March 19, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
YOU: Being Educators


Every major magazine in the country has named him one of the most influential people in America. His books are all best-sellers. His television and radio shows - along with his regular appearances on some of the country's most popular shows - enjoy a huge following. The Celebration is pleased that Dr. Mehmet Oz has found time in his busy schedule to speak to our educators and to share with you what he knows about the challenge of keeping our children healthy! Click here to read more about the session


Cynthia McFadden, Linda Darling-Hammond, Tony Mackay, Randi Weingarten, Joanne Weiss, Gene Wilhoit, Dennis Van Roekel
Time: Friday, March 18, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Teachers: Building the World's Nations


ABC co-anchor Cynthia McFadden brings her award-winning journalistic skills to moderating a discussion among six educators who were at the center of an historic International Summit of Ministers of Education and national teacher union leaders from twenty countries. Click here to read more about the session

Brian Williams & Mayor Cory Booker
Time: Saturday, March 19, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
The $100 Million Question


No nightly news anchor has ever been more honored in his first five years in the chair than Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor of NBC Nightly News. Today he brings his skills, intelligence, and humanity to the Celebration as he speaks with The Honorable Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark. Last fall, Mayor Booker and his city's schools were the recipient of an extraordinary gift from Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg -- $100 million that has to be matched 1:1. How will that money be used? Can Mayor Booker and his team figure out ways to strengthen their schools in a way that lasts and is sustainable? Click here to read more about the session