K-12 Fall Symposium Program
7:00 – 8:00 am |
Registration/Coffee and Pastry |
Ambassador |
Opening Keynote Presentation 8:00 – 9:15 |
Planning for Evolutionary Reinvention Bill Daggett, CEO The classroom implications for 2014 are exciting and far-reaching. Teachers, administrators, and students will need to transition to new standards and assessments, which will require vision and increased instructional capacity. This session will provide an overview of the effects the Common Core State Standards will have on schools. |
Regency |
9:15 – 9:25 |
Stretch Break |
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Keynote 9:25 – 10:45 |
Leading Next Practices: Ray McNulty, President Inspiring educators to thinking differently about how we support learning can be accomplished through empowerment strategies. When people are empowered to act, leadership can emerge in anyone at any time, and extraordinary accomplishments are possible. Having a common vision, being collaborative, and trusting others are a few of the factors necessary when embedding and distributing leadership. Ray will discuss the role of leadership and describe the characteristics of extraordinary leaders. Overview of Strategic Planning Process and Tools Sue Gendron, Policy Coordinator |
Regency |
10:45 – 11:00 |
Beverage Break |
Ambassador |
11:00 – 11:45 |
Strategic Planning |
Regency |
11:45 – 1:15 |
Networking Lunch with Bill Daggett, Ray McNulty |
Empire |
Keynote |
Creating Teacher Effectiveness for Student Success Lin Kuzmich, Senior Consultant, Evidence for effective teaching is best characterized through student engagement with the curriculum. The most effective teachers are able to differentiate learning for all students in order to meet them where they are. This session will demonstrate how to create a more student-centered approach through a collaborative model between teachers and administrators. Participants will learn to leverage student learning, assessments, and work products as a way to improve classrooms and programs. Methods of peer collaboration will be shared to increase the likelihood that all students get results and succeed. |
Regency |
2:35 – 3:50 |
Concurrent Sessions – Best Practices |
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So, What’s New in the Common Core State Standards? Sue Gendron, Policy Coordinator This session will share the nuances of the Common Core State Standards. Participants will review the standards and how they are the same as and/or different from what their schools are currently using. This will provide a springboard for teams to discuss classroom implications and plan for next steps. |
Regency |
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A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School – Muriel Summers, Principal, and Shannon Tooley, Teacher A.B. Combs is internationally recognized for its work in leadership development in young children. As a result of empowering students to be leaders of their own learning through a rigorous, relevant, real-world learning environment, the school has achieved breakthrough performance in all academic areas. This presentation will demonstrate how the school is placing every child on the road to success by providing rigorous and relevant instruction and using technology to make learning exciting, engaging, motivating, and challenging. |
Diplomat |
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Brockton High School – Sue Szachowicz, Principal Brockton High School has transformed itself from a culture of low expectations to a school defying the demographics to become recognized for academic excellence. This session will describe the schoolwide literacy initiative that increased academic achievement for all students; the professional development model that requires all teachers to be teachers of reading, writing, speaking, and reasoning; the analysis of data to target areas of skill development; and strategies for personalizing this large urban high school. The impressive student results on state and national assessments have brought this large urban high school numerous awards. At Brockton, it’s cool to be smart. |
Palladian |
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Learning Together Site Visit (K-8) Learning Together will provide an opportunity to see its cross-age peer tutoring program in action with a partner school in the D.C. Metro area. At the school, participants will observe an actual tutoring session. At a follow-up session on Saturday, coordinators from several districts will talk about the program and answer questions about implementation. |
Forum |
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Closing the Math Achievement Gap Kenya Wallach, K-12 Instructional Specialist – Mathematics, Richmond Public Schools; and Jeff Hildebrandt, Math Content Specialist, In order to get students through the "algebra gateway" and move them on to higher level mathematics, there is a growing need for an instructional improvement system that differentiates instruction to aid understanding and boost achievement. This session will describe how the computer-based I CAN Learn® math curriculum with data-driven instruction has benefited staff and students in closing the math achievement gap in eight middle schools and five high schools in Richmond Public Schools. |
Cabinet |
3:50 – 4:00 |
Beverage Break |
Ambassador |
4:00 – 5:00 |
Strategic Planning |
Regency |
Saturday, October 23
7:30 - 8:00 am |
Coffee and Pastry |
Ambassador |
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Keynote 8:00 – 9:15 |
Money Cannot Be an Obstacle Sue Szachowicz, Principal, Brockton High School, Massachusetts Schools are being negatively impacted by the budget crisis, yet the demand for accountability in student achievement remains high. Brockton High School looked to programs with the biggest return on investment while keeping clearly focused on what is best for students. This presentation will describe how the leadership redistributed resources to create no-cost support programs and safety nets for struggling students and reassigned faculty to programs proven to increase student achievement. Special education, the bilingual and ESL departments, and career and technical education were among the programs restructured to provide an improved return on investment. |
Regency |
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9:20 – 10:35 |
Concurrent Sessions – Best Practices |
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So, What’s New in the Common Core State Standards? Sue Gendron, Policy Coordinator This session will share the nuances of the Common Core State Standards. Participants will review the standards and how they are the same as and/or different from what their schools are currently using. This will provide a springboard for teams to discuss classroom implications and plan for next steps. |
Regency |
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A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School – Muriel Summers, Principal, and Shannon Tooley, Teacher A.B. Combs is internationally recognized for its work in leadership development in young children. As a result of empowering students to be leaders of their own learning through a rigorous, relevant, real-world learning environment, the school has achieved breakthrough performance in all academic areas. This presentation will demonstrate how the school is placing every child on the road to success by providing rigorous and relevant instruction and using technology to make learning exciting, engaging, motivating, and challenging. |
Diplomat |
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Brockton High School – Sue Szachowicz, Principal Brockton High School has transformed itself from a culture of low expectations to a school defying the demographics to become recognized for academic excellence. This session will describe the schoolwide literacy initiative that increased academic achievement for all students; the professional development model that requires all teachers to be teachers of reading, writing, speaking, and reasoning; the analysis of data to target areas of skill development; and strategies for personalizing this large urban high school. The impressive student results on state and national assessments have brought this large urban high school numerous awards. At Brockton, it’s cool to be smart. |
Palladian |
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Learning Together Coordinators from various districts will talk about the program and answer questions about implementation. |
Forum |
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Closing the Math Achievement Gap Kenya Wallach, K-12 Instructional Specialist – Mathematics, Richmond Public Schools; and Jeff Hildebrandt, Math Content Specialist, In order to get students through the "algebra gateway" and move them on to higher level mathematics, there is a growing need for an instructional improvement system that differentiates instruction to aid understanding and boost achievement. This session will describe how the computer-based I CAN Learn® math curriculum with data-driven instruction has benefited staff and students in closing the math achievement gap in eight middle schools and five high schools in Richmond Public Schools. |
Cabinet |
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10:35 – 10:45 |
Beverage Break |
Ambassador |
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10:45 – 12:00 |
Concurrent Sessions - Next Practices |
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Experience the Expert 21 Classroom Scholastic Directors of Implementation Expert 21 is a comprehensive English language arts curriculum that prepares students in grades 6-9 for the literacy demands of the 21st century. The program features a powerful combination of explicit and scaffolded instruction, contemporary and relevant literature, and interactive 21st century technology to accelerate the acquisition of core literacy and writing skills. Attendees will participate in a hands-on experience that simulates an Expert 21 classroom, including teacher-directed instruction and small-group and independent learning. |
Congressional A/B |
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road – Next Generation Assessments Sue Gendron, Policy Coordinator What will the new assessments look like? What can teachers do now to get students ready? This session will provide an overview of the next generation assessments and how schools can begin to prepare for them today. Participants will use the Rigor/Relevance Framework to analyze sample assessment items and discuss how they can adapt their current assessments to reflect learning in quadrants B and D. |
Diplomat |
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Stretch Learning: How to Go a Mile Deep Lin Kuzmich, Senior Consultant Getting students ready for their future means developing the thinking skills, creativity, adaptability, and collaboration needed for success. This session will introduce the elements of stretch learning that high achieving schools use and explore tools, websites, and “next practices” that help any school motivate students to learn the basics and beyond in innovative ways. Stretch learning is a key component in the Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners. It helps students adapt, problem solve, and create solutions for an unpredictable future. |
Palladian |
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Quadrant D Leadership: Ray McNulty, President Quadrant D Leadership is the International Center’s framework for school leaders. It is a blending of vision and empowerment and involves an adaptive process by which leaders, staff, and students take action to improve teaching and learning in their school. Quadrant D Leadership is situation-specific and comes into play when there is a need for direction or action. This session will describe all aspects of the Quadrant D Leadership Framework: authoritative, creative, collaborative, and adaptive. |
Regency |
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12:00 – 1:30 |
Lunch – on your own |
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1:30 – 2:45 |
Concurrent Sessions - Next Practices |
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Experience the Expert 21 Classroom Scholastic Directors of Implementation Expert 21 is a comprehensive English language arts curriculum that prepares students in grades 6-9 for the literacy demands of the 21st century. The program features a powerful combination of explicit and scaffolded instruction, contemporary and relevant literature, and interactive 21st century technology to accelerate the acquisition of core literacy and writing skills. Attendees will participate in a hands-on experience that simulates an Expert 21 classroom, including teacher-directed instruction and small-group and independent learning. |
Congressional A/B |
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road – Next Generation Assessments Sue Gendron, Policy Coordinator What will the new assessments look like? What can teachers do now to get students ready? This session will provide an overview of the next generation assessments and how schools can begin to prepare for them today. Participants will use the Rigor/Relevance Framework to analyze sample assessment items and discuss how they can adapt their current assessments to reflect learning in quadrants B and D. |
Diplomat |
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Stretch Learning: How to Go a Mile Deep Lin Kuzmich, Senior Consultant Getting students ready for their future means developing the thinking skills, creativity, adaptability, and collaboration needed for success. This session will introduce the elements of stretch learning that high achieving schools use and explore tools, websites, and “next practices” that help any school motivate students to learn the basics and beyond in innovative ways. Stretch learning is a key component in the Learning Criteria to Support 21st Century Learners. It helps students adapt, problem solve, and create solutions for an unpredictable future. |
Palladian |
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Quadrant D Leadership: Ray McNulty, President Quadrant D Leadership is the International Center’s framework for school leaders. It is a blending of vision and empowerment and involves an adaptive process by which leaders, staff, and students take action to improve teaching and learning in their school. Quadrant D Leadership is situation-specific and comes into play when there is a need for direction or action. This session will describe all aspects of the Quadrant D Leadership Framework: authoritative, creative, collaborative, and adaptive. |
Regency |
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2:45 – 3:00 |
Beverage Break |
Ambassador |
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3:00 – 4:00 |
Quadrant D Challenges |
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Culture Shift |
Regency |
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Rigorous and Relevant Instruction |
Diplomat |
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Trust and Communication |
Palladian |
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4:00 – 5:00 |
Strategic Planning |
Regency |
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Sunday, October 25
Sunday, October 24 |
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8:00 – 8:30 |
Coffee and Pastry |
Ambassador |
Keynote Presentation 8:30 – 10:00 |
How School Leadership Facilitates School Improvement, Strategic Planning, and Student Success Howie Knoff, Director, Project ACHIEVE, and Director The Common Core State Standards provide more challenging curricular standards, but districts will still need to decide what curricula and curricular approaches to use to meet the standards. Schools will still need to implement effective, research-based school and schooling practices. Teachers will still need to develop and execute effective lessons that tailor instruction to the individual needs of their students. This session will share strategies for effective school leadership, including strategic planning and team collaboration. |
Regency |
10:00 – 10:10 |
Beverage Break |
Ambassador |
Closing Keynote |
It’s Not a Moment in Time Bill Daggett, CEO, and Ray McNulty, President This session will wrap up lessons learned from the Symposium. Participants will leave with ideas on what to do now, tomorrow, and next year to begin moving their system toward implementation. This shift will not be a moment in time, but rather a gradual transition that will need to be carefully planned and executed. |
Regency |