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CONCURRENT SESSIONS | SET D
DECEMBER 5, 2016
MONDAY
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
WEDNESDAY TUESDAY
MONDAY
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
D13 |
Transforming Professional Learning
in an Age of Innovation
Learn how to leverage professional
learning designs to motivate and empower
districts and schools. See how events like
TEDx, Ignite Nights, EdCamps, Twitter chats,
and Walk-and-Talks can transform a culture.
Celebrate and honor the failures that allow
us to learn and grow and discover how
personalized experiences like Student-fora-Day,
the One Word Challenge, and more
can cultivate innovation and strengthen a
learning network. Walk away with a host of
ideas and strategies to foster a culture of
innovation.
Sean Nosek, West Vancouver School District,
West Vancouver, BC, Canada, snosek@
wvschools.ca
Craig Cantlie, West Vancouver School District,
West Vancouver, BC, Canada, ccantlie@
wvschools.ca
Area of Focus: Learning Designs
D14 |
Building Sustainable Professional
Learning Teams Through Schedule
Redesign
Hear how educators can restructure
time during the school week and
align instructional practices that will
stimulate instruction and teamwork. See
how one district built interschool and
district capacity, communication, and
collaboration at the junior-high level
and re-envisioned time to allow teachers
a full day of professional learning each
week. Share real-world strategies used for
scheduling to benefit student outcomes
and support teachers’ professional learning.
Leave with resources to assist leaders in
working through the change process.
Shaun Moseman, Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa,
OK, mosemsh@tulsaschools.org
Nikki Dennis, Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK,
dennini@tulsaschools.org
Teresa Pena, Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK,
penate@tulsaschools.org
Mark Cole, Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK,
colema2@tulsaschools.org
Area of Focus: Resources
D15 |
Developing Principal Supervisors to
Lead for Equity
Share in lessons learned from research
and practice for building high-capacity
principals to become equity-focused
principal supervisors with key instructional
leadership competencies. Learn how a
large Florida district’s one-year central
office residency supports high-capacity
principals in developing knowledge and
skills to become principal supervisors.
Apply a case study of this district to
deepen understanding of how to develop
and support equity-centered principal
supervisors who support principals’
instructional leadership.
Julia Kassissieh, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA, kassj@uw.edu
Veda Hudge, Broward County Public Schools,
Pompano Beach, FL,
veda.hudge@browardschools.com
Area of Focus: Leadership
D16 |
Redesign PD: Enabling Growth in
Teaching Practice
Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS), as part of
the Redesign PD Community of Practice,
has aligned district-led teacher and school
leader professional learning to enable
growth in teaching practice and relevant,
rigorous student learning experiences in
all classrooms. Hear from district leaders as
they share the processes, strategies, and
lesson learned. See how to define clear
content priorities, establish a coherent
and aligned professional learning system
to grow instructional and leadership
practice for all educators, and implement
systemwide criteria and standards for
professional learning.
Allyce Pinchback, Pittsburgh Public Schools,
Pittsburgh, PA, apinchback1@pgboe.net
Allison McCarthy, Pittsburgh Public Schools,
Pittsburgh, PA, amccarthy1@pghboe.net
Alison Huguley, Pittsburgh Public Schools,
Pittsburgh, PA, ahuguley1@pghboe.net
Area of Focus: Learning Communities
D17 |
The Data Diet
Learn how balanced assessment is a
foundation for standards-based instruction.
Investigate how formative instructional
teaching can ensure academic success for
all students. Develop focused, accountable
support teams to plan quality instruction
while strategically gathering evidence of
impact. See how to engage data teams by
arming them with tools and resources to
facilitate strategic school and instructional
planning.
Heavenly Montgomery, Fulton County
Board of Education, Atlanta, GA,
montgomeryh@fultonschools.org
Carla Austin, Fulton County Board of
Education, Atlanta, GA,
austinc1@fultonschools.org
Nikki Porter, Fulton County Board of
Education, Atlanta, GA,
portern@fultonschools.org
Area of Focus: Data
D18 |
Redesign PD: Creating a Coherent
System of Professional Learning
Using Formative Measures
Learn how two large urban school
districts are measuring the impact of
their professional learning efforts to
create more coherent systems for their
educators. Engage in dialogue about
using measurement in more formative
ways to learn and inform adjustments,
not just determine return on investment.
Explore the tools and processes they’ve
developed and learn from their challenges
to influence next steps in your district.
Theress Pidick, Denver Public Schools, Denver,
CO, theress_pdick@dpsk12.org
Marna Messer, Jefferson County Schools R-1,
Golden, CO, mmesser@jeffco.k12.co.us
Carrie Maffoni, Jefferson County Schools R-1,
Golden, CO, cmaffoni@jeffco.k12.co.us
Katie Lannan, Jefferson County Schools R-1,
Golden, CO, klannan@jeffco.k12.co.us
Brooks Rosenquist, Denver Public Schools,
Denver, CO, brooks_rosenquist@dpsk12.org
Gabe DeMola, Denver Public Schools, Denver,
CO, gabriel_demola@dpsk12.org
Area of Focus: Learning Communities
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