Roundtables - Roundtable 1

Participants selecting Roundtable 1 will have the opportunity to attend two of the following presentations. Simply check Roundtable 1 on your form and choose any two sessions when you arrive.

Affective Communication to Effect Change
Learn how instructional leaders can become more skilled at engaging in difficult conversations to support the change process, focus upon student improvement, share research and instructional strategies, and develop a common understanding about effective teaching and learning.
Katie Milliken, Yarmouth Elementary School, Yarmouth, ME, katie_milliken@yarmouth.k12.me.us Jane Golding, Yarmouth School Department, Yarmouth, ME, jane_golding@yarmouth.k12.me.us
Rekindling the Passion: The Courage to Teach
Hear about the Courage to Teach program and discover how it helps teachers and school leaders create trustworthy spaces for teaching and learning.
Edward Tobia, Center for Teacher Renewal, Austin, TX, etobia@austin.rr.com Terry Chadsey, Center for Courage and Renewal, Bainbridge Island, WA, terry@couragerenewal.org Martha Loyd, Arlington ISD, Arlington, TX, marthaloyd@comcast.net
Coaching for Coaches: A Comprehensive Professional Development Program for School-Based Coaches
Gain a better understanding of the coaching process by examining an intensive, yearlong professional development program for school-based literacy and math coaches. Learn how to combine both coaching process and content specific knowledge and skills.
Charles LoBello, UFT Teacher Center, New York, NY, clobello@ufttc.org Carol Sorkin Rabinowitz, UFT Teacher Center, New York, NY, csorkin@ufttc.org
Supporting the Growth of New and Experienced Principals
Learn about induction and performance appraisal systems that are research-based and support principal growth.
John Holloway, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, jholloway@ets.org
Extreme Makeover: Induction Edition
Explore a teacher induction program that uses a variety of best practice learning strategies, structures, and protocols to support and grow new teachers.
Marie Revak, Lewis-Palmer District #38, Monument, CO, mrevak@lewispalmer.org Maggie Mechtly, Lewis-Palmer School District #38, Colorado Springs, CO, mmechtly@lewispalmer.org Kathleen Raphael, Lewis-Palmer District #38, Monument, CO, kraphael@lewispalmer.org
Using Data to Develop Goal-Oriented Team Collaboration
Acquire strategies to lead teacher teams in formative assessment and goal-oriented collaboration.
Bobby Cox, Warren County School System, McMinnville, TN, coxb7@k12tn.net Bonnie Collier, Warren County School System, McMinnville, TN, collierb01@k12tn.net
Effective Teacher Leadership in Urban Teacher Induction
Learn about Urban Specialist Certificate Program's creative structure, learning experiences, and impact data. Consider how the program's various components could influence your own models of teacher leadership and induction.
Cheryl Kershaw, Great Schools Partnership, Knoxville, TN, ckershaw@utk.edu Mary Ann Blank, University of Tennessee, Loudon, TN, mblank@utk.edu Rodney Russell, Knox County Schools, Knoxville, TN, russellr@k12tn.net Donna Wright, Knox County Schools, Knoxville, TN, dwright@icx.net
Building P.R.I.D.E. at the Lion's Den
Learn five key strategies that will enhance student achievement, are inexpensive to implement, and form the basis of a professional learning community.
Gayle Adkinson, Gwinnett County Public School System, Suwanee, GA, gayle_adkinson@gwinnett.k12.ga.us Rosemarie Placek, Gwinnett County Public School System, Suwanee, GA, rosemarie_placek@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
The Learning Cycle of Leadership: Quality Professional Development Impact
Preview a model of teacher leadership embedded in diverse school district settings, from suburban to urban to rural.
Sharon Kortman, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, sharon.kortman@asu.edu Andi Fourlis, Scottsdale Unified School District, Scottsdale, AZ, afourlis@susd.org Christie Olsen, Lake Havasu Unified School District, Lake Havasu City, AZ, colsen@havasu.k12.az.us
Principal Inquiry and Mentoring: A Model Leadership Academy
Examine the structure and content of a principal leadership academy and the professional development components that have made it successful.
Marsha Hill, North East Florida Educational Consortium, Palatka, FL, hillm@nefec.org Jason Arnold, North East Florida Educational Consortium, Palatka, FL, arnoldj@nefec.org
Making a Difference One Person at a Time
Learn how exemplary attributes of leadership development programs, new teacher programs, facilitation programs, professional reading programs, and mentoring programs work together to empower individual educators to create, implement, and sustain individualized learning plans providing evidence-based research to validate continuous improvement.
Gaylynn Parker, University of Southern Mississippi, Moss Point, MS, Karen Button, Thames Valley District School Board, London, ON, Canada, k.button@tvsb.on.ca
The Role of Technology in Induction to Improve Student Learning
Time, money, and personnel are some of the challenges that present themselves when implementing a teacher induction program. Technology can assist in addressing these challenges. Explore strategies for using online video cases to facilitate pedagogical conversations between beginning teachers. Create a framework for infusing technology into their teacher induction efforts. Review two years of student achievement findings from one teacher induction program.
Heidi Blair, Northern Arizona University, Tempe, AZ, hcblairade@mac.com Patty Horn, Northern Arizona University, Phoenix, AZ, patty.horn@nau.edu Kristin Metler-Armijo, Pendergast School District, Phoenix, AZ, kmetler@pendergast.k12.az.us
Facilitating Teacher Learning in Mathematics: A Videocase Approach
Discover how using videocases of mathematics professional development can be used to improve future professional development for teacher of mathematics.
Cathy Carroll, WestEd, Redwood City, CA, ccarroll@wested.org Judy Mumme, WestEd, Camarillo, CA, jmumme@wested.org
Parents Do Care: How to Build Communication and Involvement With Teachers and Schools
Examine sample findings from research and focus on ways teachers can become more comfortable with and skilled in involving parents.
Jan Miles, New Teacher Center, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, jmiles@ucsc.edu Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN,
Writing and English Language Learners: Decoding the Talent Through Grammatical Flaws in Writing
English language learners - students who live in homes where a language other than English is spoken - often display talents that may not at first be obvious in their writing. If one looks beyond the grammatical flaws, one begins to see what students bring to their writing. Hear best practices to support students writing and reflect on your own thinking about English language learners.
Varda Philippou, Australian United States Services in Education, New York, NY, barbarap76@hotmail.com Rosa Delgado, Australian United States Services in Education, New York, NY, Rachel Knaizer, New York Board of Education, Bronx, NY fnnyvalentine@hotmail.com"
NSDC Academy Preview
Join Stephanie Webb and NSDC Academy graduates to learn more about Academy expectations, programs, and benefits.
Stephanie Webb, Florida Department of Education, Fort Myers, FL, Stephwebb46@aol.com
NSDC Board of Trustees Focused Conversation
Join NSDC Board of Trustees members to discuss how the Council's efforts are assisting you to achieve NSDC's Goal: All teachers in all schools experiencing high-quality professional learning as part of their daily work by 2007.
William Sommers, SEDL, Austin, TX, WSommers@sedl.org Karen Dyer, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC, dyerk@leaders.ccl.org Sharon Jackson, Texas Education Agency, Austin, TX, Sharon.jackson@tea.state.tx.us
Building the Capacity for a High-Quality Mentoring Program
Learn how sharing expertise through a mentoring program results in benefits for students.
Michelle Contich, Williamson County Schools, Franklin, TN, Melonye Lowe, Williamson County Schools, Franklin, TN
How to Write a Proposal to Present at an NSDC Conference
Learn how to apply rubric-based criteria for proposal development.
Cheryl Gray, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA, cheryl.gray@sreb.org