25ANNUAL TH - Southern Regional Education Board

FRIDAY, 9:30 A.M.REGULAR SESSIONSREGULAR SESSIONS423. Digital Content That Will Engage and Excite Students(Teachers Too!)ROOM: BELMONT BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: S, UOBJECTIVE: 7ECODE: HS, MGUsing digital content is an effective way to engage students and individualizeinstruction. However, interfacing with online content that lacks interaction,or is merely a digital version of traditional text resources, is not attractive totoday’s learners. SAS® Curriculum Pathways ® , no-cost digital content, willengage students through technology.PRESENTER(S): Bruce Friend, Director – SAS Education Practice, SAS Institute,Cary, NC424. Sharpen the Focus on the Focus TeamROOM: HERMITAGE EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 8ACODE: MGWhat is the focus of your school’s focus team? Focus teams are critical to thesuccess MMGW schools as they keep the MMGW Key Practices as the keypriority. In this session, participants will review the mission of their focusteams and learn how to facilitate efficient, productive focus team meetings.PRESENTER(S): Jill Potts, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA425. Next Generation Focus Teams: Developing Teacher Ownershipof the Improvement EffortROOM: RYMAN BALLROOM BCEFPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 8BCODE: HS, MG, TCTeachers and leaders will examine new procedures to better target thework of and provide greater structure for focus teams. Focus team leaders,principals and other school leaders will learn new strategies to improvethe work of focus teams and give greater clarity to how teachers can takeownership of improvement.PRESENTER(S): Scott Warren, Director, State Initiatives for HSTW/MMGW, SREB,Atlanta, GA427. 7,500 Diplomas Later: Have I Learned Anything About Leadingan Effective High School?ROOM: GOVERNOR’S CHAMBER BPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, SUOBJECTIVE: 8CCODE: HS, SLThere is a never-ending need to develop leadership in today’s administrators.Through a “lessons learned” format, this session will encourage and helpequip leaders or those who aspire to lead effective high schools. The corevalues and beliefs needed to lead will be combined with the “hot-button”issues of the 21st century.PRESENTER(S): Paul Browning, Principal, Socastee High School, Myrtle Beach, SC428. Mentoring and Preparing Assistant Principals: Building aLegacy of Leaders for the FutureROOM: GOVERNOR’S CHAMBER DPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, ROBJECTIVE: 8CCODE: SLBuilding leadership is an important part of being a leader. These leadersinvest in mentoring assistant principals to reach the next level of leadership.Principals who have been mentored and are now mentoring the nextgeneration of principals discuss what is important in this process.PRESENTER(S): John Poiroux, Assistant Principal, and Wade Whitney Jr., Principal,Grand Bay Middle School, Grand Bay, ALPRESIDER: Dorothy Dolasky, GA429. Create a Positive School Climate Through Recognition,Appreciation and CelebrationROOM: CANAL EPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 8DCODE: HS, MG, TCThe presenter will outline how principals and staff members can make ajoyful event out of the most ordinary day-to-day activities and simple waysto show appreciation for each other. A thoughtful, well-rounded rewardsand recognition program improves performance management, employeesatisfaction and retention.PRESENTER(S): Diane Hodges, Threshold Group, San Diego, CAPRESIDER: Tom Geen, IL430. What Do Good Principals Do to Improve Math Instruction?ROOM: MAGNOLIA BALLROOMPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 8DCODE: SLAre you a new principal, aspiring principal or someone who would like toknow what good mathematics instruction should look like in the 21st century?This session will focus on key components of good mathematics instruction,which lead to improved student achievement.PRESENTER(S): Dan Mollette, Professional Developer for Mathematics, SREB,Atlanta, GA431. Creating a High-Performing CORE CultureROOM: RYMAN BALLROOM ADPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: N/AOBJECTIVE: 8DCODE: HS, MGThe presenter will cover four keys to developing and maintaining highperformingschool cultures: Communication, Observation, Relationshipsand Expectations (CORE). Designed for teachers and leaders at grades sixthrough 12, CORE provides an opportunity to create powerful statements ofmission, vision and values that drive decision-making.PRESENTER(S): Jeffrey Zoul, School Improvement Consultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA432. Rethinking Expectations Based on Reliable Projections forFuture PerformanceROOM: BELLE MEADE CDPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: L, SUOBJECTIVE: 8ECODE: MGA suburban middle grades school has had outstanding success identifyingeighth-graders prepared to succeed in Algebra I. Although teachers andparents questioned the approach at first, the results speak volumes: 100percent of the students were successful, and this approach has become one ofthe school’s proudest achievements.PRESENTER(S): Elaine Hanzer, Principal, and Patches Jacobs, Assistant Principal,Wake Forest Rolesville Middle School, Wake Forest, NC; andJohn White, SAS EVAAS Analyst, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NCPRESIDER: Lindia Harbaugh, NC433. The HSTW-Dawson Partnership: How a Perkins Consortia UsedHSTW to Improve Student AchievementROOM: JACKSON CDPRESENTING SCHOOL TYPE: M, SUOBJECTIVE: 8ECODE: HS, TCIn 2007, the Dawson Perkins Consortia entered into an agreement withHSTW to provide services to 20 schools. Those that deeply implementedthe HSTW Key Practices have experienced gains in student achievement.Representatives from these schools will discuss how their schools have takenadvantage of the partnership and the positive effects.PRESENTER(S): Ann Wright, Director, Career Education, Dawson Services Cooperative,Arkadelphia, AR; and Donald Westerman, School ImprovementConsultant, SREB, Atlanta, GA—R – Repeated Session – 2011 Pacesetter School or Award Recipient – MMGW Top 50 Most-Improved School (2008-2010)• – Top 50 High-Implementation MMGW Site (2010)65