Dwight Carter
Director of Educational Resources · Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School District
Dwight Carter is an award-winning education leader from Central Ohio who’s all about making a difference in schools. He’s been a teacher, assistant principal, and principal in three different districts, so he knows what it takes to help students and staff succeed. As the Director of Educational Resources for a school district in Ohio, he works to foster a positive school culture, promote health and wellness, and provide targeted intervention services. Outside of work, he’s a proud husband, a girl dad to a thriving teen, a three-time dog dad, and a published author who loves helping others unlock their potential.
Speaking At
General Session | Keynote | We Got What We Asked For, Now What? Five Ways to Lead Transformation
Tuesday, July 21 · 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM · Easton Grand
Career-Technical Education has gained the visibility, investment, and demand its advocates worked for, but rapid growth is placing new demands on leaders, people, and systems. In this keynote, Dwight Carter shares five practical leadership moves to help leaders steward that momentum, guide teams through transition, and lead what comes next without losing their people, purpose, or themselves.
How’s Your Emotional Hygiene? Rethinking Educator Well-Being and School Culture
Tuesday, July 21 · 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM · Easton C
Educator well-being is not just a personal responsibility; it is a culture imperative. In this interactive session, participants will explore the concept of emotional hygiene and reflect on how stress, boundaries, relationships, and daily habits shape how we show up for students and one another. Through guided reflection and practical strategies grounded in gratitude, movement, rest, creativity, and connection, educators will identify small, sustainable actions they can realistically model and normalize in their classrooms and teams. Participants will leave with a simple, actionable framework to care for their own well-being while strengthening trust, belonging, and resilience where they work every day.
Are You Using AI to Save Time or to Sharpen Your Thinking?
Tuesday, July 21 · 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM · Easton A
AI Is Not a Search Engine; It's a Strategic Thought Partner. AI, when used appropriately, doesn't replace critical thinking; it enhances it. In this session, participants will explore how AI can be used not just to work faster, but to think more clearly, supporting goal-setting, planning, and progress monitoring rather than constant firefighting. Educators will be introduced to the CRIT framework: Context, Role, Interview, and Task, developed by author and leadership strategist, Geoff Woods, which helps users design prompts that clarify purpose, perspective, and next steps. Through practical examples and guided application, participants will practice designing their own prompts and leave with an approach they can immediately apply to real work, real decisions, and real priorities.