Presenters
Kelley Aitken is a versatile professional with over 20 years of experience in K12 education including leading a school division staff of over 100 science teachers, Kelley has provided leadership in creating, implementing, and evaluating new curriculum and technological programs aligned to the needs of the school division, state, and national standards. She has served as an educational leader at the school division and state level providing mentorship, coaching, support and professional learning for teachers and administrators. She is a Balanced Assessment Coordinator for VaSCL and works with member divisions to implement the use of the VaSCL assessment bank for formative and summative purposes.
Deb Crawford is the Frederick County Public Schools math supervisor and a GMU instructor. She is engaged in projects that include current work with the VMPI Pathways Team, Data Science Course Development, GMU: Math Educational Leadership/Math Specialists Instructor and K-12 CS Integration.
Annie Evans is the Director of Education and Outreach for New American History at the University of Richmond. Annie is a National Geographic Society Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, a NatGeo Certified Educator and Trainer, and Co-Coordinator of the Virginia Geographic Alliance. With over 30 years of classroom and educational leadership experience, she designs curricula and facilitates professional learning for K-16 teachers and museum educators, focusing on Historical Thinking Skills, GeoLiteracy, Instructional Coaching, Project-Based Learning, and Performance Assessments. New American History is led by Dr. Ed Ayers with generous support from the University of Richmond.
Abigail French is a veteran educator, leader, and accomplished presenter. She has made significant contributions to education as an instructional coach, course designer, and middle school social studies educator. She currently facilitates the 7th Grade Self-Directed Learning Lab in Frederick County Public Schools.
She has worked with EdLeader21 to lead teachers in reflection about student self-assessments and student-centered learning experiences. She helps pave the way to student success through project-based learning, performance-based assessment, and “5Cs” curriculum development and inquiry-driven instruction. Abby has actively participated in the Virginia School Consortium for Learning balanced assessment workgroup and served as a coach in the Virginia Performance Assessment Consortium project in 2021. She was named an ASCD 2020 Emerging Leader and a VaSCD 2022 Impact Maker. Abby has presented workshops at national and state level conferences.
As an educator and parent of four, she understands that education and teaching doesn’t just take place in a classroom. Learning happens all around us and every day.