25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

Sessions by Objective and Sub-Objective1. Align English/language arts, mathematics, science, socialstudies and career/technical curricula and instruction inthe middle grades, high schools and technology centers tocollege- and career-readiness standards.a. Identify strategies for moving the Common Core StateStandards into classroom instruction, assignments andassessments.Sessions: 5, 7, 55, 56, 108, 114, 115, 180, 183, 230,241, 295, 297, 345, 346, 347, 348, 396, 449,450, 507, 514, 571, 624b. Evaluate student work to ensure it meets Common Coregrade-level standards.Sessions: 8, 109, 170, 184, 243, 244, 298, 349, 350,397, 457, 516, 572, 625, 657c. Use differentiated instruction strategies to enable allstudents, particularly challenged students, to meetCommon Core grade-level standards.Sessions: 9, 49, 57, 102, 116, 117, 172, 185, 225, 235,245, 246, 299, 300, 301, 338, 351, 388, 443,451, 501, 508, 517, 560, 573, 574, 614, 626,627, 658, 6592. Improve transitions from elementary to middle gradesschools, from middle grades to high schools, and from highschools and technology centers to further study and careers.a. Improve student transitions between elementary andmiddle grades schools.Sessions: 10, 58, 186, 352b. Prepare middle grades students to succeed in collegepreparatoryEnglish, mathematics and science courses ingrade nine.Sessions: 11, 118, 164, 187, 247, 353, 398, 500, 518c. Identify middle grades students — beginning as early assixth grade — who are unlikely to graduate from highschool, and get them on track for graduation.Sessions: 12, 50, 119, 173, 287, 302, 458, 519, 575, 660d. Improve student transitions between the middle gradesand high school.Sessions: 13, 59, 120, 121, 188, 229, 289, 303, 354,355, 356, 496, 561, 576, 610, 628, 629, 661e. Identify ninth-grade students who most likely willnot complete high school, and get them on track forgraduation.Sessions: 14, 60, 93, 122, 167, 189, 190, 248, 304,339, 357, 389, 390, 399, 459, 460, 494, 520,564, 577, 662f. Prepare 12th-graders to transition successfully to careersand postsecondary studies without needing remedialcourses.Sessions: 15, 61, 105, 123, 156, 191, 249, 294, 358, 400,461, 492, 521, 522, 578, 613, 630, 663, 6643. Create a culture of high expectations, high studentmotivation, and support in schools and classrooms.a. Learn and implement successful strategies for creating aschool environment that is void of bullying and promotesrespect, fairness, and responsible behavior among studentsand adults.Sessions: 1, 16, 51, 110, 168, 174, 221, 236, 305, 340,391, 435, 452, 509, 510, 620, 665b. Identify the characteristics of schools that have successfullyredesigned themselves in ways that motivate students tomake greater effort and to take more responsibility fortheir own success.Sessions: 2, 17, 62, 63, 99, 111, 124, 125, 175, 192,223, 231, 237, 285, 291, 306, 341, 359, 360,402, 437, 438, 453, 497, 523, 553, 579, 580,631, 666c. Achieve a school culture that promotes success for everystudent, and gain schoolwide support for such a culture.Sessions: 18, 19, 64, 65, 126, 127, 193, 194, 250, 283,307, 308, 342, 361, 392, 403, 404, 462, 504,524, 525, 562, 581, 582, 583, 632, 667d. Create a school culture that provides each student withsupport, mentoring and encouragement to achieve atlevels beyond expectations.Sessions: 20, 21, 52, 66, 67, 128, 129, 169, 176, 177,195, 238, 251, 281, 310, 311, 343, 362, 393,405, 446, 454, 455, 463, 526, 527, 528, 584,621, 633, 634, 635, 668, 669, 6704. Design career pathway programs of study around collegereadyacademic courses that align to a baccalaureate degree,an associate’s degree, or advanced training and certification.a. Learn why and how to design and implement careerfocusedprograms of study in comprehensive high schools,using strategies that best fit the needs of the school— pathways/programs of study, student majors, smalllearning communities or career academies.Sessions: 3, 23, 68, 130, 166, 196, 252, 253, 254, 312,363, 406, 464, 502, 511, 563, 585, 67125th Annual Staff Development Conference 3