Join us as we celebrate American College of Education's graduating class of 2023! Watch as we honor and celebrate our graduates in ACE's full, in-person Commencement Ceremony, which took place on July 29, 2023, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Congratulations to all our bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctoral graduates!
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We are proud to recognize by name all graduates attending the ceremony virtually:
Click here to open the 2023 Graduates channel.Keynote Speaker – Kim Bearden: Kim Bearden is the cofounder, executive director, and language arts teacher at the highly acclaimed Ron Clark Academy, an innovative, nonprofit middle school and educator-training facility in Atlanta. The Academy seeks to extend its reach upon its student body by having an impact upon students everywhere through its immersive professional development programs. More than 115,000 educators from around the world have visited Kim’s classroom and have attended her workshops to learn better ways to engage students, promote academic excellence, build relationships, foster creativity, and create a climate and culture for success.
Over the past thirty-six years, she has been a teacher, instructional lead teacher, curriculum director, school-board member, staff-development trainer, and middle-school principal. Kim is a bestselling author of three books: Fight Song, Talk to Me, and Crash Course. Additionally, Kim shares her passion and love for her craft with audiences around the world as a keynote speaker and professional development trainer.