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SUMMIT SESSIONS | SET M
DECEMBER 7, 2016
WEDNESDAY
12:15 PM - 3:15 PM
WEDNESDAY TUESDAY
MONDAY
SUNDAY
SATURDAY
M12 |
Tying Together Professional
Learning Communities, Common
Assessments, and Interventions
Have you ever wondered how professional
learning communities, interventions, and
common formative assessments work
together to increase student learning?
Review John Hattie’s research that shows
Response to Intervention and common
formative assessment have a great
impact on student achievement. Gain an
understanding of how these practices fit
together. Develop a practical road map
for implementing these initiatives in your
schools or departments.
Rebecca Irwin Kennedy, Arlington County
Public Schools, Oakridge, VA,
rebecca.irwinkennedy@apsva.us
Lynne Wright, Arlington County Public
Schools, Arlington, VA, lynne.wright@apsva.us
Area of Focus: Implementation
M13 |
Aboriginal Education is for
Everyone, Every Day
Learn the importance of teaching and
learning about Aboriginal people for
the betterment of all students. Engage
in learning about historical impacts,
Aboriginal ways of being, knowing,
and doing by incorporating Aboriginal
knowledge and pedagogy in the
classroom. Endeavor to become reflective
of Aboriginal people in your everyday
practice to make systemic change in
education for the improved success of
Aboriginal students.
Juanita Coltman, School District # 48
(Sea to Sky), Vancouver, BC, Canada,
juanita.coltman@gov.bc.ca
Area of Focus: Equity
M14 |
Math Task Force: A Forum for
Learning and Leading
Hear how one school district launched a
math task force to address their ongoing
concerns with student performance in
mathematics. Consider how the educators
used research as the lens through which
to review system practices, the learning
environment, curriculum, professional
learning, and resources, as well as
stakeholder perspectives, beliefs, and
practices. Learn how the the task force also
used intent, learning process, deliverables,
and monitoring processes to improve
teaching and learning practices.
Clara Howitt, Greater Essex County District
School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
clara.howitt@publicboard.ca
Fouada Hamzeh, Greater Essex County District
School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
fouada.hamzeh@publicboard.ca
Brenda DelDuca, Greater Essex County District
School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
brenda.delduca@publicboard.ca
Heidi Horn Olivito, Greater Essex County
District School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
heid.horn-olivito@publicboard.ca
Chris Knight, Greater Essex County District
School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
chris.knight@publicboard.ca
Sharon Johnson, Greater Essex County District
School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
sharon.johnson@publicboard.ca
Nick Arundine, Greater Essex County District
School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
nick.arundine@publicboard.ca
Janet Hannigan, Greater Essex County District
School Board, Windsor, ON, Canada,
janet.hannigan@publicboard.ca
Area of Focus: Student Learning
M15 |
Improving Outcomes for Aboriginal
Learners
Review ongoing and upcoming initiatives
for improving outcomes for Aboriginal
learners in British Columbia. Examine
key themes including local control,
parental responsibility, rights-based
approaches, evidence-based goal setting,
and accountability. Gain awareness and
understanding of key education policyand
philosophy anchor documents such
as Indian Control of Indian Education,
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final
Report, and United Nations Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Starleigh Grass, First Nations Education
Steering Committee, West Vancouver, BC,
Canada, starleighg@fnesc.ca
Area of Focus: Equity
M16 |
Developing Your School’s
Professional Learning Capacity
Learn the key leadership practices
that fostered a culture of collective
responsibility for increasing educator
effectiveness and student learning results.
Discover essential language and strategies
that inspire ownership and commitment
to increase capacity for learning and
leading professional learning. See how
the Standards for Professional Learning
and the Innovation Configurations serve
as a leader’s guide to develop collective
responsibility for learning.
Steven Carney, Woodland Public Schools,
Woodland, WA, carneys@woodlandschools.org
Malinda Huddleston, Woodland Public
Schools, Woodland, WA,
huddlesm@woodlandschools.org
Area of Focus: Leadership
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