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4th Annual Future Educators Summit: Be the Change: Embracing Your Role as a Revolutionary Educator
The School of Education and the Office of Dual Enrollment present
4th Annual Future Educators Summit Be the Change: Embracing Your Role as a Revolutionary Educator
Friday, October 10, 2025 9:00-2:00
This inspiring half-day event brings together high school juniors and seniors from across the region to explore the rewarding and impactful world of education. Through keynote speakers, interactive panels, and hands-on breakout sessions, students will gain authentic insights into what it means to teach, lead, and serve in school communities today. This year’s theme, Be the Change: Embracing Your Role as a Revolutionary Educator, calls on future educators to recognize the challenges facing schools and students in today’s social and political climate and learn to embrace their role as agents of equity, innovation, and transformation. With opportunities to connect with current UWM students, alumni, faculty, and community partners, participants will leave empowered to envision themselves as part of the new generation of revolutionary educators. Drop off & Pick up Location: The Klotsche Center, Pavilion Parking – 3409 North Downer Ave, Milwaukee WI 53211 Personal Vans and Vehicles can park in the Pavilion Parking. We will provide parking passes once you check in.
Make the most of your visit! Check out our breakout sessions in advance and plan your day exploring UWM and the School of Education.
View Agenda and Breakout Sessions
Tentative Schedule
| 9:45-10:00 | Merrill Hall 131 | Welcome to Campus! | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Merrill Hall 131 | Keynote Speaker – Nasif Rogers | |
| 10:40-11:30 Breakout Session #1 | Merrill Hall 131 | Incorporating Student Voice and Advocacy in the Classroom Nate Deans Jr., Manager III, Black and Latino Male Achievement through Milwaukee Public Schools | |
| Merrill Hall 316 | Inspiring Against the Odds: The Call to Educate Megan White, Student Well-Being Manager, College of Community Engagement and Education | ||
| Merrill Hall 321 | What’s the Buzz? Talk with Milwaukee Education Reporters about the Latest Education News Cleo Krejci, Education Reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Alex Klaus, Education Reporter for Milwaukee Neighborhood News | ||
| Merrill Hall 344 | Building Connections: ASL as a Bridge in Education Sunny Brysch, Director of the ASL Studies Program Pam Conine, Director of the ASL/English Interpreting Program | ||
| Merrill Hall 347 | Learning for All: Inclusive Practices for Early Learning Dr. Maggie Bartlett, Exceptional Education, MS Program Director | ||
| Merrill Hall 348 | Make Waves: Lean into Your Identity and Purpose through a Doctoral Degree Program Dr. Raquel Farmer-Hinton, Urban Education Doctoral Program Director Jessica Nicole Morgan, UE Doctoral Candidate | ||
| Merrill Hall G16 | AI and Teaching Today for Tomorrow Shevaun Watson, Associate Professor of English Ryan Vojtisek and Matthew Cooper, PhD Candidates and GTAs in English | ||
| Enderis Hall 109 | AM Session: Students’ Perspectives – they really do matter! Angel Hessel, Distinguished Lecturer and Teaching Faculty in the Elementary and Middle Education Program | ||
| 11:40-12:30 Lunch | UWM Student Union, Wisconsin Room | ||
| 12:30-1:30 Breakout Session #2 | Same sessions available | ||
| 1:30 | Leave UWM | ||
For questions and/or suggestions, contact Michaela Kaiser, UWM School of Education, kaisermr@uwm.edu