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Mark Edwards was named the 2013 National Superintendent of the Year at the 1st General Session at AASA’s national conference. Photo by Lifetouch

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Coverage of Day 2: February 21, 2013

• Profile of Mark A. Edwards
• With a Video Tribute, Convention Honors Newtown Superintendent
• Collins Defines ‘X Factor’ in School Leadership Greatness
• 1st General Session: Logo Unveiled, Sandy Hook Tribute, National Honors
• Rothstein: Segregation Practices Block Achievement Gains

• Planning Tips for Common Core Assessments Draws Major Interest
• Danielson’s Framework for Teacher Evaluation Draws Crowd
• Dealing with Social Media and Cyber Bullying
• Virginia’s Salem Schools Tout a Strategic Compensation Plan
• Superintendent Cheerleaders Winning the Cupcake War
• Building One’s School Community With Social Media
• Thought Leader Panel Tackles Courageous Leadership
• Schools’ Summer Programs Now Essential, Panel Says
• Thought Leader: Common Core a Turning Point for Education
• Push Teachers to Keep Pace with Tech Use, Audience Urged
• AASA Salary Study Findings Released
• Preparing Students for the Real World via Technology
• Attendees Get a Peek at Forthcoming Common Core Assessments

• Indiana Superintendent Earns Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award
• What They’re Saying About Mark Edwards
• Odds and Ends About Mark Edwards

• AASA President Finds Lessons for Educators in Lincoln

• Exhibit Hall Variety: Newfangled Erasers to Flash Cards
• Horace Mann League Honors Warner, Payzant at Luncheon
• Seen & Heard at the AASA Conference

• National Superintendent of the Year Mark Edwards on the Award’s Meaning [1:16]
• Joe Willhoft on online assessment of the Common Core [1:32]
• Maine superintendent Jim Hodgkin on combating obesity in schools [2:23]
• Illinois principal Nimisha Kumar shares strategies for healthy classrooms [1:45]

• Blue Wave Classroom offers nonfiction softcovers to meet new Common Core needs [0:37]
• Chief Marketing Officer Lory Pilchik on Teachscape’s customizable teacher observation software [0:59]
• NCE exhibitor Knowing Science on their science core curriculum for elementary students [0:44]
• Heath Morrison, AASA’s 2012 Superintendent of the Year, shares his thoughts on what courageous leadership demands [1:03]
• Eduardo Soto, associate superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools, shares why school leaders should address school discipline in their districts [0:58]