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Workshop, Keynotes and Events
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Conference Registration
Desk, Main Level
Registration Area Open
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pre-Function Area
Presidents Hall
Main Level
Continental Breakfast
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lobby, Main Level
Exhibitor Area Open
9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Presidents Hall
Main Level
21st Century Community Learning Centers Grantees’ Meeting
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Presidents Hall
Main Level
Lunch, Remarks and Keynote Speaker
Remarks
Shileste Overton-Morris, Senior Program
Development and Organizational Manager –
Center for Schools and Communities,
Camp Hill, Pa.
Keynote Speaker
Expanded Learning Opportunities
Ron Fairchild, President and Chief Executive
Officer – Smarter Learning Group,
Hampstead, Md.
Ron Fairchild is the founder of the Smarter
Learning Group, a national education consulting
firm. Prior to starting the firm, he served as the
founding chief executive officer of the National
Summer Learning Association. He was also
executive director of its predecessor organization,
the National Center for Summer Learning at
Johns Hopkins University from 2002 through
2009. Fairchild is widely recognized as a national
authority on increasing learning opportunities for
young people and in his keynote presentation,
he will emphasize how to expand time for
learning in order to improve educational and
developmental outcomes. Fairchild has authored
numerous publications and speaks regularly
on topics related to public policy, community
engagement, research, and models of effective
learning interventions and programs. He is
a former classroom teacher with experience
educating both middle and high school students.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science
and history, as well as a master of education
degree from Vanderbilt University.
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Break
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