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CONCURRENT SESSIONS | SET B
DECEMBER 5, 2016
MONDAY
9 AM - 12 PM
WEDNESDAY TUESDAY
MONDAY
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
B07 |
Visible Principals: An Evaluation
Framework for Excellence
Learn first-hand about a principal
evaluation model based on Visible
Learning and the research of John Hattie.
Discover the importance of Knowing
Thy Impact and the power of effective
feedback. Leave with a framework and
evaluation cycle, which is aligned to the
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and will
help principals improve their leadership
skills.
Rob Hess, Lebanon Community School District,
Lebanon, OR, rob.hess@lebanon.k12.or.us
Tonya Cairo, Lebanon Community Schools,
Lebanon, OR, tonya.cairo@lebanon.k12.or.us
Area of Focus: Leadership
B08 |
Learners at the Center: Model for
Curriculum Design
The research is clear on the powerful
impact of teacher collaboration on
student learning. Explore the tools and
habits of mind that are central to shaping
learning experiences that accommodate
all learners. Unpack a working model of
student-centered, competency-driven, and
concept-based curriculum design. Explore
the possibilities of collaborative teacher
inquiry in shaping and reshaping practices
that deepens student learning.
Angela Kailley, Surrey School District #36,
Surrey, BC, Canada, kailley_a@surreyschools.ca
Shainaz Nanji, Surrey School District #36,
Surrey, BC, Canada, nanji_s@surreyschools.ca
Iain Fisher, Surrey School District #36, Surrey,
BC, Canada, fisher_i@surreyschools.ca
Area of Focus: Learning Designs
B09 |
Building Principal and Coach
Partnerships to Maximixe Impact
Examine the essential characteristics of
effective building-level coaching programs
with a focus on the administrator and
coach relationship. Walk away with
examples and tools for working together.
Learn about effective ways to evaluate
and provide feedback about coaching and
the coaching program. Reflect on your
own program to identify how you might
strengthen it and coaches’ work to ensure
maximum impact on learning.
Chris Bryan, Westminster, CO,
bryan.chris48@gmail.com
Sharron Helmke, Clear Creek
Independent School District, League City, TX,
shelmke@ccisd.net
Laurie Stenehjem, Education Standards and
Practices Board, Bismarck, ND, lstenehj@nd.gov
Jim Stenehjem, North Dakota Lead Center,
Bismarck, ND, jim.stenehjem@ndlead.org
Area of Focus: Implementation
B10 |
Ignite School Improvement
with the Standards Assessment
Inventory
The Standards for Professional Learning
define the conditions, attributes, and
content of professional learning that
improves teaching and student learning.
This session introduces you to tools that
measure professional learning in your
school or system against the Standards
and help you plan, implement, and
evaluate professional learning that
increases student achievement. See how
the Standards Assessment Inventory (SAI)
can help you plan professional learning
and engage stakeholders in your system
in conversation about the Standards.
Learn how the SAI can ignite authentic,
job-embedded professional learning for all
educators in your school or system.
Steve Preston, Learning Forward, Decatur, GA,
steve.preston@learningforward.org
Area of Focus: Implementation
B11 |
Measuring Programs and Processes
School processes define what learning
organizations, and those who work in
them, do to help students learn: what
they teach, how they teach, and how
they assess students, as well as how the
learning organization learns. Experience
methods to ensure school processes are
implemented with integrity and fidelity.
Create a flowchart of a process or program
and analyze the impact of one of your
school processes.
Victoria Bernhardt, Education for the Future,
Chico, CA, vbernhardt@csuchico.edu
Bradley Geise, Education for the Future, Chico,
CA, bgeise@csuchico.edu
Area of Focus: Data
B12 |
Making Learning Visible:
Transforming Learning Through
Assessment
Find out how the largest school district
in British Columbia is changing the
educational landscape by reimagining
assessment and potentially eliminating
letter grades. See how to capitalize on the
professionalism of teachers and the digital
tools of a new era to make learning visible
in an unprecedented partnership that
has won recognition and news coverage.
Learn how the use of digital portfolios has
provided parents with a 24/7 window into
their children’s learning.
Jordan Tinney, Surrey School District #36,
Surrey, BC, Canada, tinney_j@surreyschools.ca
Robyn Thiessen, Surrey School District #36,
Surrey, BC, Canada,
thiessen_robyn@surreyschools.ca
Karen Fadum, Surrey School District #36,
Surrey, BC, fadum_karen@surreyschools.ca
Area of Focus: Student Learning
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