The importance of partnerships for school leaders

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mariana Aguilar leads the Research team at education technology company, GoGuardian. In her role, she seeks to understand the relationship between the digital learning experience and student outcomes. Mariana began her career in education as a Teach for America corps member teaching 3rd grade in South LA. Since then, she has worked with various education non-profits including Murmuration and Citizens of the World Los Angeles. In addition to her time spent in education, Mariana brings both political and business expertise from her time serving as an elected official on the Del Rey Neighborhood Council and as a Consultant at Deloitte. Mariana earned her B.A. in Social Science with an emphasis in Psychology from USC, and an M.A. in Urban Education with an emphasis in Digital Learning from Loyola Marymount University.</span></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Show Highlights</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lessons on building networks when introducing complex projects</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Whale Project that produces solutions to concrete problems and highlights your purpose  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Your network is bigger than you think. Tips to expand and create more powerful partnerships </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why questions that peel back the layers of understanding to drive meaningful change</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Build the ultimate personalized learning platform to transformal learning questions with Go Guardian</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The key to Including stakeholders to be a part of the solution making process </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The most important message to get across is that change starts with you. Whether you're a student or a teacher or a scho