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Conference Schedule

Thursday, July 20
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Registration open
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pre-TEACH Literacy Mini-Institute (pre-registration required for an additional fee of $50)
1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Pre-TEACH Lobby Day

Friday, July 21
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration open
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Workshops (pre-registration required)
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Workshops (pre-registration required)
12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. Break (AFT Initiatives Area open)
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch & Learn (Lunch provided, pre-registration required)
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Opening General Session — What Kids, Teachers and Communities Need

  • Kareem Weaver, co-founder and executive director of FULCRUM
  • Randi Weingarten, AFT president
4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Welcome Reception and AFT Initiatives Area open

Saturday, July 22
8 a.m. – noon Registration open
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Workshops (pre-registration required)
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Workshops (pre-registration required)
12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m. Break (AFT Initiatives Area open)
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Lunch & Learn (Lunch provided, pre-registration required)
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

General Session—Confronting Conflict: Building Common Ground in Our Schools and Communities

  • Amanda Ripley, bestselling author and investigative journalist
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. AFT Initiatives Area open

Sunday, July 23
9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Workshops (pre-registration required)
10:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Closing Brunch—Brain Science: The Power to Transform Learning

  • Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, professor of education, psychology and neuroscience, University of Southern California


As of June 21, 2023