25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

FRIDAY, 9:30 A.M.FEATURED PRESENTATIONSLAURABUDDENBERGSTEVESASSAMANKADHIRRAJAGOPALLYNNCANADYMATTHEWMINTURNALANBLANKSTEINBERTSIMMONS388. Introduction to Project-Based InstructionROOM: PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 1CCODE: HS, MG, TCPreparing students to be successful and productive in an uncertain future is a challenging task for all educators. This sessionwill give participants an opportunity to examine and explore project-based, live-event learning experiences that can engageand motivate students in all subject areas.PRESENTER(S): Steve Sassaman, Consultant, Performance Learning Systems, Madisonville, GA389. CREATE Success: Unlocking the Potential of Urban YouthROOM: PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM CEPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, UOBJECTIVE: 2ECODE: HS, MGWitness the magic of C.R.E.A.T.E. — a practical instructional model designed to close achievement gaps and uplifturban students from a history of failure to one of success. The triumph of the students through C.R.E.A.T.E. has beenrecognized nationally and captured in the book, Create Success! Unlocking the Potential of Urban Students.PRESENTER(S): Kadhir Rajagopal, Math Teacher and Instructional Coach, Grant Union High School, Sacramento, CA390. America’s School Dropout Crisis: Strategies for Prevention and Rescue (Session III)ROOM: WASHINGTON BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 2ECODE: HS, MG, TCThis session will consider intervention and support strategies for ninth- and 10th-graders, with an emphasis onscaffolding literacy and mathematics, building interventions during the school day, and providing acceleration andsupport services. The presenter also will describe at least two potential rescue plans. (Third of three related sessions)PRESENTER(S): Lynn Canady, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA391. Implementing Effective Conflict ResolutionROOM: DELTA BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 3ACODE: HS, MG, TCConflict between kids is inevitable; finding a suitable and effective resolution to conflict is a skill. This session will focuson how to bring calm to conflict by addressing the following topics: the power balance; skills for staff and students; and“name it, claim it, tame it” strategies. Come and learn how to keep the peace!PRESENTER(S): Laura Buddenberg and Matthew Minturn, Training Consultants, Boys Town, Boys Town, NE392. The Answer Is in the Room Where Failure Is Not an Option ® : Leveraging the Six Principles of FNOROOM: PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 3CCODE: HS, MG, TCThis session deals with building leadership communities within and between schools and districts, creating schools wherefailure is unacceptable, and turning bad schools around while continually improving good schools. The presenter willfocus on how to leverage the six principles as a system and framework for action.PRESENTER(S): Alan Blankstein, President, HOPE Foundation, Bloomington, IN393. Classroom Behavior Management Skills That Enable a Focus on TeachingROOM: GOVERNOR’S BALLROOM BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 3DCODE: HS, MG, TCThe classroom management plan described in this session provides a systematic framework for students’ day-to-day behavior,a hierarchy of discipline responsibilities/consequences, and proven and tested positive reinforcement. These proactivestrategies and techniques free teachers from discipline problems so more time is spent on instruction.PRESENTER(S): Bert Simmons, Educational Consultant, Simmons Associates–The Education Company, Sunriver, ORPRESIDER: Phil Staley, OR—R – Repeated Session – 2011 Pacesetter School or Award Recipient – MMGW Top 50 Most-Improved School (2008-2010)• – Top 50 High-Implementation MMGW Site (2010)61