Make Active Learning Great: Integrate and Create

Mia Leonard taught Kindergarten in the Chicago Public Schools for 10 years. Mia is a Google Certified Innovator, PBS Digital Innovator, and Seesaw Certified Educator. In the classroom, Mia explored innovative methods to transform teaching and learning and empower her students daily. Mia currently works at Seesaw as a Professional Development and Training Specialist. Mia is the author of Building Blocks for Tiny Techies: A Teacher's Guide to Digital Learning in Primary Classrooms. She also speaks regularly on how to amplify the voices of our littlest learners through technology at conferences and events across the country.

Erin Wakshlag is the Director of Curriculum, PreK-6 at Seesaw Learning. Erin taught in an urban, Title 1 elementary school with a majority EL population for 8 years before attending UC Berkeley’s Principal Leadership Institute where she received her Masters in Educational Leadership and administrative credential with a focus on social justice and culturally sustaining practices. Erin then worked as the district TK-5 literacy and ELD coordinator and also facilitated PreK to K alignment with neighboring preschools. Her entire career has centered on providing access and opportunity to students and families in a way that empowers learning within the community.