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Selected as a Jacob Bruno Changemaker Speaker at the 2026 NWEA Fusion Conference, Dr. Jessica DeLisa presents nationally and regionally on mathematics instruction, MTSS, student ownership of learning, and practical data-informed classroom practices that support growth for all learners. Drawing on classroom experience, she demonstrates how meaningful data conversations and intentional instructional systems can strengthen motivation, engagement, and achievement across diverse student populations.
The Impact of Knowing Your Data
NWEA Fusion Conference, Orlando Fl
Jacob Bruno Changemaker
Dr. Jessica DeLisa was selected as a Jacob Bruno Changemaker Speaker at the 2026 NWEA Fusion Conference in Orlando, Florida. During this 90-minute featured session, she shared her personal story alongside classroom evidence to demonstrate how involving students in assessment data conversations can transform motivation, ownership, and mathematical identity.
The presentation challenged educators to rethink data—not simply as a tool for adults to make instructional decisions, but as a powerful resource students can use to better understand themselves, advocate for their learning, and connect effort with growth. Drawing on years of classroom implementation, student reflections, and MAP Growth data, the session highlighted practical strategies that help students become active participants in their own achievement.
Topics Included
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Student ownership of assessment data
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MAP Growth and student motivation
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Student data portfolios
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Building positive math identities
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Data-informed classrooms
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Student goal setting and reflection
Audience
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Classroom teachers
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Instructional coaches
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School leaders
Presentation Format
90-minute Featured Speaker Session
What the Audience had to say:
AMTNJ Spring Conference
Math Matters 2.0: MTSS - Deepening our Impact in Intervention and Inclusion Conference
Math C.O.U.N.T.S.
with Tina Kennis
In this conference session, Dr. Jessica DeLisa shared practical classroom strategies for using assessment data to strengthen MTSS, increase student ownership, and improve mathematics achievement. Drawing on real classroom experiences, participants explored how meaningful data conversations, student reflection, and targeted instructional practices can support learners across the achievement spectrum. The session emphasized that when students understand their own performance data, they become active partners in their learning and growth.
Topics Included
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Building Thinking Classroom
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Effective classroom practices
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Student ownership of assessment data
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Student data portfolios
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Building positive math identities
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Data-informed classrooms
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Student goal setting and reflection
Audience
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Classroom teachers
Presentation Format
50 minute presentation
Connected Leaders Conference
A joint learning event by MC3, OC3, and Monmouth University
Math C.O.U.N.T.S.
with Tina Kennis and Erica Reynolds, Ed.D.
In this conference session, Dr. Jessica DeLisa shared practical classroom strategies to improve mathematics achievement. Drawing on real classroom experiences, participants explored how Building Thinking Classroom (BTC) practices can increase student thinking and learning. The session also explored how to develop student ownership through data portfolios and data conversations.
Topics Included
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Building Thinking Classroom
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Effective classroom practices
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Student ownership of assessment data
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Student data portfolios
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Building positive math identities
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Data-informed classrooms
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Student goal setting and reflection
Audience
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School Leaders
Presentation Format
50 minute presentation
School District Professional Development
Topics Include
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Using data to inform instruction
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Technology implementation