learning-forward-2016-annual-conference-program

CONCURRENT SESSIONS | SET J
DECEMBER 6, 2016
TUESDAY
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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J17 |
Taking Classroom Tech to the Next
Level: Projects and Ideas
Using technology to complete projects
requires a huge time commitment. Explore
how to design projects that meet learning
outcomes in several curricular areas.
Consider various applications of hardware:
iPads/iPods, digital cameras, Smart Boards,
computers and software, such as Comic
Life, iMovie, iTunes, and various apps.
Discuss implementation strategies and a
reimagined teacher and tech relationship.
Leave with a larger exposure to a wider
range of tools and share implementation
strategies.
Felisha Martin, EverFi, Toronto, ON, Canada,
felisha@everfi.com
Kris Sward, Chilliwack School District #33,
Chilliwack, BC, Canada, kris_sward@sd33.bc.ca
Scott Gregory, Chilliwack School District #33,
Chilliwack, BC, Canada, scott_gregory@sd33.bc.ca
Area of Focus: Technology
J18 |
Sowing the Seeds of Success:
Growing Teacher Leaders
Experience the process of growing
teacher leaders from “seed” to “harvest”
by utilizing best practices of professional
learning and identifying opportunities
for teacher leaders to engage in the
professional learning process. Strategize
ways to grow teacher leaders’ tools through
personalizing professional learning best
practices to be applied systemwide in
order to have initiatives and high-quality
learning.
Lydia Conway, Fulton County Schools, Sandy
Springs, GA, conwayl@fultonschools.org
Trisha Myers, Fulton County Schools, Sandy
Springs, GA, myerst1@fultonschools.org
Lisa Steele, Fulton County Schools, Sandy
Springs, GA, steele@fultonschools.org
Audra Tompkins, Fulton County Schools, Sandy
Springs, GA, wheelerau@fultonschools.org
Latrina Cockrell, Fulton County Schools, Sandy
Springs, GA, cockrelll@fultonschools.org
Natasha Harp, Fulton County Schools, Sandy
Springs, GA, harpn@fultonschools.org
Area of Focus: Leadership
J19 |
Motivating the Reluctant Learner
Experience brain-friendly instruction and
leave with strategies proven to enhance
achievement at any grade level, in any
lesson. Explore instructional strategies that
nourish the brain, focus attention, and
accelerate review and mastery of content.
Learn how to create greater engagement
and deeper understanding of content,
how to build motivation in the classroom,
and how to promote higher-level thinking
with any curriculum. Learn and process
structures to boost higher-level thinking
and communication skills.
Jacqueline Minor, Kagan Publishing and
Professional Development, San Clemente, CA,
jackie@kaganonline.com
Area of Focus: Student Learning
J20 |
Coaching for Equity: One
Instructional Team’s Journey
Review the historical context of inequities
within American public education and
specifically within an urban public school
district. Learn how an instructional
coaching team committed to and began
implementing a coaching-for-equity
framework within an urban school district.
Understand the stages in the development
of coaching for equity, moving coaches
from self-awareness to action that
challenges mindsets and behaviors that
perpetuate the myth of an achievement
gap rather than the reality of an
opportunity gap. Develop an action plan
to begin your journey within classrooms,
schools and district offices.
Lori Adams Chabay, District of Columbia Public
Schools, Washington, DC, lori.chabay@dc.gov
Katina Kearney-Edwards, District of Columbia
Public Schools, Washington, DC,
katina.kearney@dc.gov
Sheila Williams, District of Columbia Public Schools,
Washington, DC, sheila.williams@dc.gov
Jennifer Morse, District of Columbia Public Schools,
Washington, DC, jennifer.morse@dc.gov
Florence Kreisman, District of Columbia Public
Schools, Washington, DC,
florence.kreisman@dc.gov
Tsitsi Sithole, District of Columbia Public
Schools, Washington, DC, tsitsi.sithole@dc.gov
Area of Focus: Equity
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J21 |
Developing Confidence and
Competence Through Personalized
Professional Learning
Learn about a large urban district’s
movement towards a competency-based
professional learning system. Examine
structures that have been developed to
help teachers understand their strengths,
determine personal learning goals, and
define clear measures of success linked
to student outcomes. Explore systems
for supporting site-based personalized
learning connected to the district’s vision
including micro-credentialing and teacher
development pathways that prioritizes
competence related to student outcomes
over seat time.
Katie Martin, University of San Diego, San
Diego, CA, martin@sandiego.edu
Annie Wolfe, Houston Independent School
District, Houston, TX, awolfe@houstonisd.org
Terrence Sanders, Houston Independent
School District, Houston, TX,
tsanders@houstonisd.org
Area of Focus: Learning Designs
“
Learning Forward’s
annual conference
stands alone
at the top of
educational venues
for professional
learning. The
conference mirrors
the mission and
standards of the
organization -
maintaining an
atmosphere of
community around
professional growth
”
and camaraderie.
~Anne Conzemius