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Thursday, 5/27/201010:30amLanes EndWhat Works in Professional Development for TeachersThrough research <strong>and</strong> practice, <strong>the</strong> Murray State University Teacher Quality Institute (TQI) has providedfocused professional development for area teachers for several years. TQI will share what has been most successful<strong>and</strong> what has been learned through <strong>the</strong>ir grants, projects, <strong>and</strong> programs. The presentation is designed for anyone involvedin professional development for teachers. The presenters will use charts, graphs, student <strong>and</strong> teacher data, <strong>and</strong>evaluation results to demonstrate successful strategies. The audience will review information that was used to determineareas of need <strong>and</strong> will be engaged by <strong>the</strong> use of “clickers” which are used in several projects.Presenters: W.A. Franklin, Cindy Thresher, & Joseph Griggs, Murray State UniversityThursday, 5/27/201010:30amSalon DTurning Election 2010 into a Service-Learning ExperienceAn interactive session for college professors <strong>and</strong> high school teachers interested in civic literacy <strong>and</strong> engagementwho wish to turn Election 2010 into a service-learning experience for <strong>the</strong>ir students. The presenter willbegin with a case study of young voters who organized a Fall ‟09 public forum inviting nine c<strong>and</strong>idates in <strong>the</strong> U.S.Senate race in Kentucky. The students kept weekly journals of <strong>the</strong>ir “coming to public judgment” about which c<strong>and</strong>idateto support <strong>and</strong> after <strong>the</strong> forum voted in a mock election using a real voting booth. Participants will gain ideasabout how to enliven <strong>the</strong>ir classrooms in Fall 2010.Presenters: Buck Ryan, William Baldon, Sam Forman, Dean Johnson, Sarah Jones, Brooks Laimbeer,Taylor Moak, & Jimmie Welch, University of KentuckyThursday, 5/27/201010:30amSalon EKnowing What Students Know: Identifying <strong>and</strong> Implementing High-Quality Formative AssessmentAmong <strong>the</strong> most important attributes of formative assessment (FA) are information gained about studentlearning <strong>and</strong> resultant changes in instruction to meet identified needs. Without reliably knowing what students know,however, instructors have little evidence on which to base instructional decisions. In this session, participants willexperience <strong>the</strong> application of a novel framework for interpreting FA practice in secondary <strong>and</strong> post-secondary classroomsettings. Examples from actual teacher practice will be used to highlight components of high-quality FA, including<strong>the</strong> use of rich instructional tasks <strong>and</strong> deep questioning through whole-class discourse. Implications for instructionalimprovement <strong>and</strong> professional development will be addressed.Presenter: Melissa Shirley, University of LouisvilleThursday, 5/27/201010:30amSaxonyTeaching Philosophy: More Than Just a StatementThis workshop demonstrates how to develop a comprehensive teaching philosophy from articulationthrough implementation to evaluation. Using literature <strong>and</strong> teaching-learning experiences, we provide models <strong>and</strong>tools for using a teaching philosophy to inform, engage, <strong>and</strong> evaluate teaching-learning in meaningful ways throughpragmatic steps. In a dialogical format, we discuss <strong>the</strong> value of a teaching philosophy for evidence-based practice inteaching-learning, <strong>and</strong> how to achieve that aim.Presenters: Larry Owens, University of St. Francis, & Erlene Grise-Owens, Spalding UniversityKentucky <strong>Council</strong> on Postsecondary Education