Welcome and Introduction to the Empowered Educators Study

Welcome:
Betsy Brown Ruzzi,
Vice President, National Center on Education and the Economy and Director, Center on International Education Benchmarking

Introduction:
Marc Tucker,
President and CEO, National Center on Education and the Economy

Empowered Educators Study Findings

Linda Darling-Hammond,
President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute, Lead Researcher, Empowered Educators

Dion Burns,
Senior Researcher, Learning Policy Institute, Co-author and Researcher, Empowered Educators

Panel I: Discussion of Findings with Country Researchers

Linda Darling-Hammond
Karen Hammerness, Director of Education Research and Evaluation, American Museum of Natural History, Co-author and Finland Researcher, Empowered Educators
Mistilina Sato, Associate Professor and Campbell Chair for Innovation in Teacher Development, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Co-author and Shanghai Researcher, Empowered Educators
A. Lin Goodwin, Evenden Professor of Education and Vice Dean, Teachers College, Columbia University, Co-author and Singapore Researcher, Empowered Educators
Ann McIntyre, Australian Education Researcher and Policy Leader, Co-author and Australia Researcher, Empowered Educators Marc Tucker, Moderator

A Conversation with Andreas Schleicher

Andreas Schleicher,
Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Marc Tucker

Panel II: Empowered Educators Lessons for the United States

Ryan Wise,
Director, Iowa Department of Education
Shael Polakow-Suransky,
President, Bank Street College of Education
Lily Eskelsen Garcia,
President, National Education Association
Peggy Brookins,
President and CEO, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Moderator

Closing Remarks

Marc Tucker