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CONCURRENT SESSIONS | SET I
DECEMBER 6, 2016
TUESDAY
10 AM - 12 PM
WEDNESDAY TUESDAY
MONDAY
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
I23 |
Transforming Teacher Leadership:
Developing Mentors as Teacher
Leaders
Learn how a district intentionally designs
opportunities to nurture school-based
mentors as teacher leaders. Investigate a
replicable, sustainable model that develops
teachers as school-based mentors and
district leaders who co-learn and coach to
implement researched-based instructional,
assessment, and equity strategies. Examine
how a district supports teacher leaders to
strengthen novice teacher efficacy through
differentiated professional learning,
collaborative inquiry, gradual release, and
actionable goal-setting that facilitates
leadership and affects student success.
Allison Cunningham, Peel District School
Board, Mississauga, ON, Canada,
allison.cunningham@peelsb.com
Suzanne Molitor, Ontario College of Teachers,
Toronto, ON, Canada, smolitor@oct.ca
Dina Burkett, Peel District School Board,
Mississauga, ON, Canada,
dina.burkett@peelsb.com
Cheryl Dell, Peel District School Board,
Mississauga, ON, Canada,
cheryl.dell@peelsb.com
Maria Luisa Lebar, Peel District School Board,
Mississauga, ON, Canada,
marialuisa.lebar@peelsb.com
Anna Presta, Peel District School Board,
Mississauga, ON, Canada,
anna.presta@peelsb.com
Area of Focus: Leadership
I24 |
Supporting Teachers: Increasing
Instructional Effectiveness for
Student Learning
Successfully shift teacher evaluation
from inspection to a growth model and
focus your teacher feedback on student
learning. Refine your ability, or build
capacity in others, to truly measure
teacher “effectiveness” during classroom
observations. Learn how to mindfully
collect evidence and critically analyze a
teacher’s impact on engagement and
understanding. Develop action steps
based on an analysis rooted in evidence
and change outcomes to make an impact
directly on student learning.
Amy Tepper, ReVision Learning Partnership,
Sarasota, FL, atepper@revisionlearning.com
Jordan Grossman, Canton Public Schools,
Canton, CT, jgrossman@cantonschools.org
Natalie Simpson, West Hartford Public
Schools, West Hartford, CT,
natalie_simpson@whps.org
Patrick Flynn, ReVision Learning Partnership,
Colchester, CT, pflynn@revisionlearning.com
Area of Focus: Implementation
I25 |
Leading Implementation of Careerand
College-Readiness Standards
Identify principal practices that lead to
effective implementation of career- and
college-readiness standards by supporting
teacher learning. Engage with tools and
other artifacts that principals and teachers
use in their school to provide feedback
and practice-centered instructional
support. Experience specific professional
development leadership practices, such
as distributing leadership and designing
systems for professional development,
that directly support teacher work in the
classroom.
Brad Cawn, New Leaders, New York, NY,
bcawn@newleaders.org
Cheryl Borden, New Leaders, New York, NY,
cborden@newleaders.org
Jill Grossman, New Leaders, New York, NY,
jgrossman@newleaders.org
Area of Focus: Leadership
I26 |
Using Our Strengths to Lead:
Empowering Teacher Leadership
Learn about an initiative where teachers
engage in leadership training to expand
their sphere of influence beyond the
classroom. See how building individual
capacity has empowered instructional K-12
staff to begin to influence systemic change.
Hear from district administrators and
teachers how to replicate this professional
learning community model in your
schools or district. Engage in conversations
designed to overcome limiting perceptions
about teachers’ roles in schools and
districts.
Julie Glazer, Summit Public Schools, Summit,
NJ, jglazer@summit.k12.nj.us
Lauren Banker, Summit Public Schools,
Summit, NJ, lbanker@summit.k12.nj.us
Ron Poles, Summit Public Schools, Summit, NJ,
rpoles@summit.k12.nj.us
Dana Folk, Summit Public Schools, Summit,
NJ, dfolk@summit.k12.nj.us
Trudy Cohen, Summit Public Schools, Summit,
NJ, tcohen@summit.k12.nj.us
Area of Focus: Leadership
I27 |
Supporting New Teachers and
Mentors
Find out how to ensure that all students
are engaged, inspired, and empowered to
learn by providing an equal focus on your
new teacher hires and their mentors. Learn
how to analyze your induction program
and create a sustainable professional
learning infrastructure tailored to newteacher
and mentor needs. See how a
comprehensive induction and mentoring
program that meets professional learning
standards accelerates inductee professional
knowledge and builds their skill capacity.
Svetlana Sutic, Deerfield District 109,
Libertyville, IL, svetlanasutic@gmail.com
Kristen Paul, Deerfield District 109, Deerfield,
IL, kpaul@dps109.org
Rachel Fillippi, Deerfield District 109,
Deerfield, IL, rfillippi@dps109.org
Area of Focus: Learning Designs
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