About the Presenters
Anthony Kim is a Corwin Press best-selling author, with publications including The New Team Habits, The New School Rules, and The Personalized Learning Playbook. His writing ranges from topics including the future of work, leadership and team motivation, improving the way we work, and innovation in systems-based approaches to organizations and school design. Anthony believes that how we work is the key determinant to the success of any organization. In addition to his writing, Anthony is the founder and Chief Learning Officer of Education Elements, a Scholarus Learning Company. Anthony is a trusted partner to districts and educators nationwide and has been the founder of several companies.
Superintendent Amy Creeden of Enlarged City School District of Middletown in New York has been intentional with the scale of her district’s initiatives. She has carefully leveraged roles across the district to support implementation and progress monitoring of strategic improvement. Her district has been identified as a “First Bell” New York State district, and NYSED selected them for the chancellor’s visit on the first day of this school year.
Dr. Rick L. Robins is the Superintendent of Canyons School District in Utah. Prior to joining Canyons, Dr. Robins, who earned an Ed.D. from the University of Las Vegas, was Superintendent of the Juab School District, based in Nephi, Utah, for six years. Innovations he led in Juab included a partnership with Arizona State University for blended-learning opportunities; the launch of a districtwide competency-based personalized learning model driven by a 1:1 technology initiative and standards-based reporting system; and the construction of the STEM-focused West Campus Innovations Center, funded largely through private and corporate sponsorships. In 2014, he earned the Lexington Institute Superintendent Fellowship Award presented to innovative superintendents across the country.