SESSION SETS

SET K

Tuesday, December 9 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
K01	TUESDAY AFTERNOON LECTURE OPTION
This will allow you to attend the following sessions: K02: Questions and Answers with Stephen Covey 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. L01: Scholar Lecture by Vera Blake 3:45 p.m-4:45 p.m. Please see the individual session descriptions for details.
Strand: Fundamentals of Professional Learning
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K02	QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH KEYNOTE SPEAKER STEPHEN COVEY
Keynote speaker Stephen Covey will address your questions in this special session following his keynote address on Tuesday afternoon. This session will conclude after one hour.
Stephen Covey, FranklinCovey Company, Provo, UT
Strand: Fundamentals of Professional Learning
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K03	FRAMEWORK FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
Review organizational structures that lead to positive change. Uncover the system structures that work against improvement and learn how to avoid them. Experience best practices that lead to higher levels of achievement for all students and for students with special needs in particular. Develop a plan of action to take back to a school or district.
Kelly Pauling, Colonial Intermediate Unit 20, Easton, PA Kathy Emeigh, Colonial Intermediate Unit 20, Easton, PA
Strand: Race, Class, and Culture
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K04	BUILDING TEACHER LEADERSHIP THROUGH POWERFUL EXPECTATIONS
Learn how formative assessment is being used to narrow achievement gaps. Examine a process for creating a guaranteed and viable curriculum from state content expectations. See how a process of teacher leader empowerment was used to build capacity for change in a diverse group of high schools.
Daniel Jonker, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, Holland, MI Cathy Feyt, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, Holland, MI Laurie Schmitt, Ottawa Area Intermediate School District, Holland, MI
Strand: Teaching Quality
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K05	CLASSROOM TO CAPITOL: TAKING A 'CORE' SAMPLE
Targeting the instructional core is vital to high-quality teaching and learning at all levels. Gain clarity about strategies that build capacity for sustained instructional improvement. Examine theory and practice carried out across Kentucky, which worked with WIDE World at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to bring greater academic achievement for all students.
Debbie Daniels, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort, KY Melanie Benitez, Jefferson County School, Louisville, KY Brenda Maynard, Pike County School District, Pikeville, KY Mary McFarland, WIDE World Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Strand: Leadership
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K06	GET SMART: TOOLS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEADERS	FULL
Learn how to move beyond fascination to productive engagement using interactive whiteboard technologies. Learn how to work SMARTer to achieve desired results. Experience professional development activities that are motivational, useful, dynamic, and practical to help faculty increase student achievement.
Robert Vojtek, Avon Public Schools, Avon, CT RoseAnne O'Brien Vojtek, Bristol Public Schools, Bristol, CT
Strand: Technology
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K07	HOW LEARNING-FRIENDLY ARE YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS?
Examine an assessment tool that identifies where improvements are needed to increase learning. Determine if your instructional programs are learning-friendly on 15 research-based measures. Brainstorm ways to use these measures as the basis for school improvement plans. Hear how Learning First, a new staff development program, helps educators reach the 15 measures on a consistent basis.
Patsy Kollen, Benton, IL Sharon Phillips, Federal Hocking Local Schools, Federal Hocking, OH
Strand: Teaching Quality
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K08	RAISING ACHIEVEMENT AND CLOSING GAPS INSTITUTE
Explore the key components of a district program that is enabling students to succeed. See how data-based decision making promotes necessary changes. Leave with tools and resources that provide a foundation for launching and sustaining a similar program.
Pamela Batey-Bright, Wake County Public Schools, Cary, NC Ashley Lindsay, Wake County Public Schools, Cary, NC James Thomas, Wake County Public Schools, Cary, NC
Strand: Race, Class, and Culture
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K09	PROFESSIONAL LEARNING TEAMS: MOVING TOWARD MASTERY LEARNING
Learn how professional learning teams develop curriculum aligned to standards. Examine a process for using performance rubrics to monitor daily student performance, explain standardized test data, and revise curriculum and instruction. Help teachers use data to drive student progress and teacher learning on a daily basis through PLTs.
MaryElin Barnish, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL Howard McMackin, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL John Harrington, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL Charles Johns, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, IL
Strand: Teaching Quality
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K10	A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR LEADERSHIP
Gain research-based strategies for creating a supportive and productive working environment focused on student learning. Like a global positioning system, acquire rubrics and tools that identify leadership strengths and point to next steps for action.
Dawn Billings, School Synergy, Salem, OR Mardale Dunsworth, School Synergy, Salem, OR
Strand: Leadership
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K11	COURAGE TO TEACH LITERACY IN CONTENT AREAS
Learn how a district implemented, monitored, and evaluated a scientifically based reading research intervention plan. All K-12 teachers consistently teach, model, and practice literacy strategies, before, during, and after reading, using seven processes of literacy. Review the seven processes of literacy and the five components of reading supported by literacy coaches throughout the district.
Margaret Williams, Citrus County Schools, Inveness, FL Kris Schirmer, Citrus County Schools, Inveness, FL Becky Smith, Citrus County Schools, Inveness, FL Debra Stanley, Citrus County Schools, Inveness, FL
Strand: Teaching Quality
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K12	LEADERSHIP IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE	FULL
Developing leadership qualities in principals positively impacts student achievement. Learn cost-effective strategies for supporting campus instructional leaders. Customize your own structures, tiers, timelines, and resources from a model Principal Leadership Academy, monthly principal learning meetings, and other leadership development for principals. Hear testimonials from principals who have significantly changed their campus cultures to promote student success.
Ellen Bell, Birdville Independent School District, Haltom City, TX Debbie Tribble, Birdville Independent School District, Haltom City, TX Margaret Miller, Birdville Independent School District, Haltom City, TX Ernie Valamides, Birdville Independent School District, Haltom City, TX
Strand: Leadership
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K13	BUILDING COMMUNITY BY DESIGN WITH DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
Fostering professional learning communities requires schools and districts to examine how they provide structural and systematic support to improve teacher practice in an environment that promotes high levels of collaboration. Learn how to implement an effective professional development model using differentiated instruction and protocols for looking at student work that will impact teacher practice and student achievement.
Kevin Hutchinson, North Andover Public Schools, Andover, MA Judy Rogers, Andover, MA Liz Sharp, North Andover Public Schools, Andover, MA Carla Scuzzarella, North Andover Public Schools, Andover, MA
Strand: Leadership
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K14	EXTERNAL COACHING: IS THAT WORKING FOR YOU?
Internal coaching, self-assessment, and job-embedded professional development are critical components of any serious school reform initiative, but sometimes they aren't enough. External coaches build the capacity of the school or district by asking the tough questions and engaging in fierce conversations to get at the heart of teaching and learning. Learn tools, strategies, and protocols to enhance the coaching experience.
Claudia Wheatley, Solution Tree, Bloomington, IN Jan Radford, Michigan City Area Schools, Michigan City, IN Penny Gaither, Minds Matter LLC, Bloomington, IN Kevin Bailey, Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN Cate Hart, Indiana University Center for Lifelong Learning, Bloomington, IN
Strand: Leadership
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K15	BUILDING CULTURAL COMPETENCE AT VARIOUS SYSTEM LEVELS
Racism and xenophobia exist in society as well as our classrooms, schools, and offices. Intentional or not, they play a key role in the achievement gap. Gain strategies to raise consciousness, confront beliefs, and push for institutional equity and cultural competence.
Catherine Allie, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD Lacey Robinson, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD Donna Graves, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD Dianne Hamilton, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD
Strand: Race, Class, and Culture
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K16	FOSTERING INSTRUCTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND TEACHER QUALITY	FULL
Explore ways to enhance instructional intelligence for teachers. Experience best-practice instructional and assessment strategies that provide variety, meaning, and motivation for student success. Examine research-validated approaches that impact adult learning. Learn leadership strategies that build capacity in schools for ongoing teacher growth and development, supporting high-quality learning for all.
Gayle Gregory, Gayle Gregory Consulting Inc., Burlington, ON, Canada Beth Duncombe, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV
Strand: Teaching Quality
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K17	HARNESSING DISTRICTWIDE CAPACITY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' LEARNING
Envision how to make major systemic shifts that result in unprecedented learning gains. Improve system performance with intentional design, integration, and implementation. Learn how to integrate system components to expand a school system's capacity and successfully meet the myriad of challenges associated with the change process.
Stephen Burkholder, Grand Island Public Schools, Grand Island, NE, sburkhol@gips.org Nancy Schisler, Grand Island Public Schools, Grand Island, NE, nschisle@gips.org Jeff Gilbertson, Grand Island Public Schools, Grand Island, NE, jgilbert@gips.org
Strand: Leadership
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