Lacey Robinson

The GLEAM™ of it all

When we bring our whole selves to our work as educators, we provide opportunities for students to bring their whole selves as they develop academic identities in multiple languages. Lacey Robinson’s keynote address will share the importance of providing all students with grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful –GLEAM– instruction to help scholars realize their infinite possibilities. We must use acceleration and scaffolding to support unfinished learning and unfinished teaching. We will do this as a collective educator community, learning and leading to serve all students.

About Lacey

Lacey Robinson is president and CEO of UnboundEd, the nation’s largest K–12 educator development organization focused on improving teaching and learning for underserved students, and chair of the Board of CORE Learning. A former elementary teacher, middle school principal, and professional development specialist, Robinson works tirelessly to enable educators to accelerate their impact in the classroom. 

As CEO of UnboundEd, Robinson oversees UnboundEd’s health, sustainability, and vision for how grade-level, engaging, affirming, and meaningful — GLEAM — teaching can transform teachers’ experiences and student learning. Robinson is a leading national voice on disrupting the predictability of students’ educational outcomes, and was named to 2023’s Forbes 50 Over 50 list in recognition of her innovative leadership. 

Justice Seekers: Pursuing Equity in the Details of Teaching and Learning, released by Robinson and the UnboundEd Community in July 2023, is a love letter to teachers inspiring us all to recognize that “justice is found in the details of teaching and learning.” An international and national speaker, Robinson is featured on Emily Hanford’s 2022 “Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong” podcast. She is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University and Teachers College, Columbia University.