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Jack Dalton, known as the Kid Conservationist, is a 16-year-old animal activist, public speaker, author, educational YouTuber, and fundraiser. Over the past seven years, Jack has educated millions of people around the world on the environmental issues our planet faces through presentations, social media, YouTube, and his children's book, Kawan the Orangutan, Lost in the Rainforest. For his work, Jack has received several international awards, including being named a Top 100 Global Child Prodigy (2025), a TIME and Nickelodeon Top 20 Kid of the Year (2020), The Young Explorer of the Year by the Scientific Exploration Society (2024), and a winner of the Disney and Roots and Shoots Hop Into the Animal Kingdom Challenge (2026), among others. To learn more about Jack's work, visit www.kidconservationist.com
Jack Dalton is an award-winning 16-year-old who grew up attending New Hampshire public schools. Jack’s journey as the Kid Conservationist began when he was just nine years old, and over the past seven years, he has grown to write a book, raise over $50,000 for education and conservation, educated thousands of youth in New Hampshire and beyond, and gained over 1.3 million views on YouTube. None of it would have been possible without technology. Now, he shares his story and how technology, when used right, can be a powerful tool for good.
Bill began his career in education in 1983 as a UNH student intern in Christa McAuliffe’s high school social studies class at Concord High School. He went on to serve 40 years as a New Hampshire teacher and principal. Bill is now a professor in the Education Department at Keene State College and the editor of NH School Scoop and host of the Scoop Podcast. He is also a recipient of the NHSTE Susan Janosz Technology Impact Award and is a co-author for the upcoming book 10,000 Student Voices: Transforming and Improving Our Schools Together (Routledge, 2027).
Four decades after the Challenger mission, Christa McAuliffe’s belief in the power of educators still inspires classrooms worldwide. But what was it actually like to learn the art of teaching directly under her guidance? Join us for a heartfelt, musical, and reflective keynote delivered by Christa’s former student teacher. Trace Bill’s personal journey from learning the craft in Christa’s classroom to applying her student-centered philosophy across a diverse career as a teacher, school leader, and now as preservice faculty guiding future educators. Leave with actionable takeaways, renewed purpose, and enduring messages from Christa that remain just as vital for today’s tech-driven, rapidly evolving educational landscape.
