School Study Council Programming

Our 2024-2025 theme will be, The Future is Now. Our collective sense is that AI is not a fad; rather, it has the potential power to change learning more profoundly than the advent of the search engine or the internet itself. This year’s programming for Lehigh’s School Study Council will feature AI and other game-changing disrupters to improve the education of all students. 

2024-2025 Program Dates

All 9 AM - 12:30 PM unless otherwise noted with both breakfast and lunch provided:

October 9 - Economic Development Group of the Lehigh Valley (Don Cunningham, CEO)

November 13 - AI Spotlight (Luyen Chou, Ed Tech advisor for Bain Capital Double Impact and Chief of Innovation for Triumph Learning)

December 11 - Annual Politics and Possibilities Panel (Larry Feinberg - Keystone Center for Charter Change, Susan Spicka - Edu. Voters PA, Kelli Thompson - PSEA, Sherri Smith - PASA).

January 15 - Annual Research to Practice Showcase (TBD faculty presentations).

February 12 - AI Spotlight: Edan Shahar, entrepreneur, and futurist, best known as the founder of multiple technology companies, including Test Innovators.

March 12 - AI Spotlight: Christian Talbot, President & CEO of the Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools, one of the world’s original K12 accreditors.

April 9 - Annual Federal Policy Update (Noelle Ellerson Ng).

May 21 - District AI Initiatives Showcase (TBD district leaders).