learning-forward-2016-annual-conference-program

CONCURRENT SESSIONS | SET J
DECEMBER 6, 2016
TUESDAY
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
J34 |
Standards-Based Goal Setting
Through Collaborative Teaming
Explore a model of collaborative and
reflective communities of practice
that are focused on improving student
learning through standards-based goal
setting. Investigate how a school district
trains and supports grade- level and
department communities of practice to
explore, monitor, and adjust curriculum,
instruction, and assessment to improve
student learning. Learn how a goal-setting
process can be utilized for the purpose of
measuring student growth as a component
of a teacher evaluation and measurement
model.
Jill Meciej, Consortium for Educational Change,
Glendale Heights, IL, jill.meciej@cecillinois.org
Jerry O’Shea, Marquardt School District 15,
Glendale Heights, IL, joshea@d15.us
Carol Van Gorp, Marquardt School District 15,
Glendale Heights, IL, cvangorp@d15.us
Jennifer Leaderman, Marquardt School District
15, Glendale Heights, IL, jleaderman@d15.us
Meredith Haugen, Marquardt School District
15, Glendale Heights, IL, mhaugen@d15.us
Area of Focus: Learning Communities
J35 |
Propel: Launching Students
Forward
Learn how a focus on project-based
learning, using the Propel model, can
enhance teacher collaboration, practice,
learning, and engagement for students.
Become knowledgeable about strategies
for building capacity within student and
teacher teams. Explore a professional
development model that allows teachers
to engage in an internal division or district
exchange, explore and develop new
skills and ideas, and then return to more
traditional settings to begin integrating
those ideas.
Ralph Wagner, Louis Riel School Division,
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ralph.wagner@lrsd.net
Irene Nordheim, Louis Riel School Division,
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, irene.nordheim@lrsd.net
Patrick Hansen, Louis Riel School Division,
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, patrick.hansen@lrsd.net
Matt Patrician, Louis Riel School Division,
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, matt.patrician@lrsd.net
Area of Focus: Learning Designs
J36 |
Novice Teacher Retention
Measurement Beyond Service Years
Use screening and growth-minded
evaluation tools coupled with lessons
learned in an urban teacher residency
program in Los Angeles to support new
teachers so they thrive from preservice,
job placement, and in their first two
years of teaching. Based on the strengths
and needs of your school site or district,
design differentiated support to develop
equity-minded teachers. Become versed in
researched-based tools to uncover teacher
disposition that is “best fit” for urban school
settings.
Yvonne Ribas, Center for Collaborative
Education, Los Angeles, CA, yribas@ccebos.org
Maria Chan, Center for Collaborative
Education, Los Angeles, CA, mchan@ccebos.org
Area of Focus: Implementation
J37 |
Inclusion and Differentiation
Engage in strategies that help with
inclusion and promote a culture for a
positive learning environment. Share the
differences between accommodation,
modifications, and interventions. Apply
co-teaching strategies and models to
help differentiate lessons in the classroom
as well as create a positive learning
environment. Learn to work cohesively
with co-teaching partners and gain a better
understanding of each other’s personalities
and behavior tolerances.
Gage Kashigi, Central District, Honolulu, HI,
gage_kashigi@notes.k12.hi.us
Patti Yoneshige, Hawaii Department of
Education, Honolulu, HI,
patti_yoneshige@notes.k12.hi.us
Area of Focus: Student Learning
J38 |
Professional Learning Communities
for 21st-Century Learning
Hear about a districtwide professional
learning community (PLC) model that
provides time and space for collaborative
teams to work together to effectively
address student needs. Explore the
norms of collaboration that guide the
collegial, data-driven conversations
that are the center of improved student
learning. Consider an approach to PLC
implementation that keeps schools
and teams on track and focused on the
most important issues. See how the
requirements of the local teachers’ contract
were met while creating administrator led
PLC time within the school district.
Kevin Reimer, School District #71 Comox Valley,
Courtenay, BC, Canada, kreimer@sd71.bc.ca
Geoff Manning, School District #71 Comox
Valley, Courtenay, BC, Canada,
geoff.manning@sd71.bc.ca
Area of Focus: Learning Communities
J39 |
Enhancing Teacher Efficacy:
Building Sustainable Learning
Networks
Learn to implement successful professional
learning focused on teacher efficacy,
culturally responsive pedagogy, and
researched instructional practices using
technology to encourage and sustain
teacher engagement and growth.
Focus on the structure and results of an
implemented Teacher Efficacy Academies.
See how to enhance the effectiveness and
efficacy of classroom teachers serving
underprepared and underserved students
in literacy and STEM (science, technology,
engineering, and math).
Mary Little, University of Central Florida,
Orlando, FL, mlittleucf@aol.com
Johni Cruse Craig, Delta Research and
Educational Foundation, Washington, DC,
jccraig@deltafoundation.net
Chelonnda Seroyer, Seroyer Consulting,
Trenton, NJ, cseroyer@chelonndaseroyer.com
Martha Lue Stewart, University of Central
Florida, Orlando, FL, martha.lue@ucf.edu
Area of Focus: Equity
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