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    Speaker Profile

    Starr Sackstein, MS

    Massachusetts State Coordinator, Educator Rising, PDK International; Student and Family Advocate; Chief Operating Officer, Partner, Mastery Portfolio, LLC; Author, Student-Led Assessment: Promoting Agency and Achievement Through Portfolios and Conferences (2024), Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways To Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School (2022, 2nd Edition), Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students’ Social and Emotional Needs (2021), and From Teacher to Leader: Finding Your Way as a First-Time Leader without Losing Your Mind (2019); Co-Author, Solving School Challenges: The Everything Guide to Transformative Change (2025) and Hacking Learning Centers in Grades 6-12 (2021)

    StarrSackstein, MS

    Past Talks

    The Science of Learning
    Using Evidence to Engage Learners, Transform Teaching, Innovate EdTech, and Empower Leaders
    4:10 PM - 5:10 PM ET
    Sheraton NY Times Square Hotel or Virtually via Zoom
    April 25-27, 2025
    Merging Minds & Technology
    Transform Schools with Neuroscience, Robots, Makerspaces, and Virtual Reality
    How Early Experiences Mold Learners
    Held at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston, MA
    November 10-12, 2017