25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

THURSDAY, 3:30 P.M.REGULAR SESSIONSREGULAR SESSIONS331. Moving Beyond the Storm: The History and Future ofInstructional LeadershipROOM: RYMAN BALLROOM ADPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: S, UOBJECTIVE: 8CCODE: HSLearn how a New Orleans high school has moved beyond the storm.Participants will learn about the focus and dedication that instructionalleaders employed to keep students and teachers focused on the path ofcontinuous school improvement in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.PRESENTER(S): Debra Keelen, Math Instructional Coach, and Jason Ogle,Instructional Leader, McDonogh 35 High School, New Orleans, LA;PRESIDER: Anne Simmons, GA332. Mission Impossible: Energize Your Classroom!ROOM: BAYOU CDPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, SUOBJECTIVE: 8DCODE: HS, MGDo you want to re-energize, revitalize or even resuscitate your classroom?Learn how to energize your classroom with easy-to-learn, fun-to-usestrategies. Watch your students dive deeper into the curriculum than youever thought possible. Turn your classroom into a place where everyonewants to be — including you.PRESENTER(S): Jason Conway, Program Evaluation and Data Specialist, Capital AreaIntermediate Unit #15, San Clemente, CA333. Using Peer Observations to Strengthen Instructionin MathematicsROOM: CANAL BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, SUOBJECTIVE: 8DCODE: HS, MG, TCParticipants will leave this session with tools and ideas for developing andimplementing a peer observation program. The presenters will provide afirsthand look at the process; instruments, outcomes and lessons learned as afeeder-pattern team of schools collaborate to improve math instruction.PRESENTER(S): Andrea Dennis, Freshman Academy Coordinator, and Cheryl Wittner,Principal, Theodore High School, Theodore, AL; and Karen Nall Gross,School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GAPRESIDER: Ronnie Rowell, AL334. The Effective School: Implementing Engaging ActivitiesThat Work!ROOM: MAGNOLIA BOARDROOM BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 8DCODE: MGLearn how implementing MMGW strategies can effectively change schoolculture. Participants will learn how the entire faculty and parents are engagedin changing school culture and classroom practices in ways to improvestudent achievement and parent involvement.PRESENTER(S): Dena Cook, Principal; Debbie Landers-Scott, Teacher; Anna Thomas,Mathematics Teacher; and Lori Moss, Hokes Bluff Middle School,Hokes Bluff, AL335. Creating a Focus Team Structure to Use Data for OverallSchool ImprovementROOM: BELMONT CPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 8ECODE: HS, TCLearn how one technology center has redesigned itself to modernizeprograms and increase academic and technical achievement. This TCTWsite uses an active data team to mine data for the “golden nuggets” that bestinform instructional practices. The presenter will describe the process forusing the data, how the team functions and the results of this work.PRESENTER(S): Jayne Huffman, Assistant Superintendent, Southern Technology Center,Ardmore, OKPRESIDER: Gina Hubbard, OK336. Create Data Systems to Track Student and Staff PerformanceROOM: LINCOLN DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, ROBJECTIVE: 8ECODE: HS, MGCreate your own data system to influence decision-making. The presentercreated a data system in four priority schools, which influenced schoolperformance. With data-influenced decision-making, each school moved offthe priority list. In this session, participants will learn to create data systemsto augment their school’s performance.PRESENTER(S): Steve Hagen, Retired Principal and School Improvement Consultant,SREB, Atlanta, GAPRESIDER: Beverly Miller, TN337. Getting Teachers off to a Good Start: Providing ProfessionalDevelopment and SupportROOM: HERMITAGE DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 8FCODE: HS, TCThis session will highlight the need for high-quality professionaldevelopment and support (mentoring, coaching, administrator supportand an electronic community of practice). The objective is to ensure thatbeginning career/technical teachers meet the challenge of engaging allstudents in intellectually demanding work in preparation for further learningand the workplace.PRESENTER(S): DeAnna Little, Director of Instruction, and Travis Snowden,Instructor, Meridian Technology Center, Stillwater, OK; andHeather Sass, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA54 Code: HS – High School MG – Middle Grades TC – Technology CenterSL – Outstanding Educators and LeadersPresenting School: S – Small M – Medium L – LargeR – Rural Su – Suburban U – Urban