GSE Shines Teaching and Learning Conference: Presence, Partnership, and Practice
3 Times Square, 4 FL, New York, NY 10036
The Touro University Graduate School of Education (GSE) invites educators, researchers, practitioners, graduate students, and community partners to attend the 2026 GSE Shines Teaching and Learning Conference: Presence, Partnership, and Practice.
The Conference brings together K–12 stakeholders to share pedagogical perspectives, emerging research, and effective strategies that support stronger learning outcomes. The event fosters meaningful dialogue and collaboration among educators at all career stages, as well as faculty, school leaders, and related professionals.
Join us for an invigorating exchange of ideas centered around transformative educational practices in the modern era.
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer Ramos

Jennifer Ramos is CPRL’s Senior Director of Research Strategy and Consulting. Prior to CPRL, Jennifer served as Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Relay, running the New York campus and serving on the National Executive Team that supports Relay’s 19 campuses across the country. As Dean, she supported the growth of the program and shifted programming to focus on equity, culturally responsive pedagogy, universal design for learning, and socio-emotional learning. Previously, she served as Director of Talent Development at Achievement First in New York, as well as the Implementation Lead for a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant dedicated to developing teacher career pathways at Green Dot Public Schools. Jennifer started her career as a high school science teacher in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Biology from University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Arts in School Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University.
