ASCD's Conference Planning Committee and Conference Director Kathleen Burke have chosen the general session speakers for ASCD's 2002 Annual Conference, to be held March 9-11, 2002, in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders, former surgeon general of the United States, speaks out on behalf of children and the less fortunate, advocating an approach to medical practice that emphasizes education and prevention.
Stacy Allison, author, mountain climber, and the first U.S. woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, encourages educators to challenge their students to lay the foundation for risk taking by accepting full responsibility for their lives.
John Glenn, astronaut and senator, shares his vision of today's educational challenges to help educators determine whether their schools have "the right stuff."