Seattle Channel Video

Town Hall and The Seattle Times present an evening of inspiring stories. All told really fast. And all about education. You'll hear from students, teachers and parents. Talks are presented in the classic Ignite style where each presenter has just 5 minutes onstage using 20 slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds. In addition, there is a Q&A with Seattle Times Education Lab staff.

Speakers:

Kari O'Driscoll, Founder, The SELF Project

Raúl Sánchez, Poetry Mentor/Teacher, PONGO Teen Writing Project

Imani Razat, Home Schooling Parent

Dr. Kimberly Harden, Professor, Dept. of Communications, Seattle University

Tracy Castro-Gill, Program Manager, Seattle Public Schools' Ethnic Studies

Ricky Robertson, Educator/Author

Victoria Mott, Teacher, Echo Glen Children's Center

Ryan Healy, Teacher, Ridgeline Middle School, Yelm, WA

Noah Matisse, Fashion Ambassador, Nordstorm

Gillian Elliott, Master's Degree Student, Seattle University

Shannon Hitch, Director of Special Services, Lake Washington School District

Nathan Gibbs-Bowling, Emcee

Seattle Times Education Lab: Katherine Long, Mohammed Kloub, Neal Morton, Joy Resmovits, Mike Siegel, Dahlia Bazzaz