January 24, 2012 Breakout Sessions
| 1. | Continue the Discussion | |
| Following his opening keynote, Dr. Marzano will continue his discussion of Classroom discussions that Work during this double breakout session | ||
| Presenter: Robert Marzano PhD - Marzano Research | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 4 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 2. | Indiana's New Accountability System A-F | |
| This session will present Indiana's new model for school accountability and it's methodology including the changes from the old PL221 model and its relationship to AYP. | ||
| Presenter: Jon Gubera - Indiana Department of Education | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 5 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 3. | Math: An Educated Guess | |
| Estimation and seeking reasonable outcomes drive students toward experiences with statistics, mathematical reasoning, communicating in math terms, and organizing data. This weekly activity has taken on a life of its own, where children lead discussion, examine data, and think outside the box. | ||
| Presenter: Laura Baker - Stephen Collins Foster Sch 67 | ||
| Room: Fortune Square A | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 4. | Technology Supplemented Instruction in Grades K-5 | |
| The presentation will center on practical examples of how technology can be incorporated into instruction to enhance learning. We will share how our school incorporates interactive boards, iPods, laptops, blogs, and other technology in the classroom. | ||
| Presenters: Melanie Kavanaugh, Terra Knust, Angie Baker - Otwell Elementary School | ||
| Room: International Boardroom | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 5. | DATA: Using Data to Inform Instruction | |
| This session will provide teachers with guidance on how to use various classroom data to guide daily instruction to meet the needs of all students. Teachers will also learn the benefits of using progress monitoring tools to better enhance their explicit instruction. | ||
| Presenter: Laurie Bandos - Avon Community School Corp | ||
| Room: Fortune Square B | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 6. | Continuously Raising the Bar | |
| Over the past 10 years South Heights has started numerous initiatives that have contributed to our success. One thing that is consistent in everything we do is high expectations. This session will unveil how we raise the bar in everything we do from learning checks to learning environment. | ||
| Presenters: Chrissy Sandefur, Stacey Keown - South Heights Elementary (Henderson, KY) | ||
| Room: Fortune Square C | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 7. | Overview of Common Core Literacy for Science, Social Studies and Technical Subjects | |
| This session will introduce the Common Core Literacy Standards for Science, Social Studies and technical Subjects. The implementation timeline and what this mean to educators will be discussed. | ||
| Presenter: Eric Ogle - Indiana Department of Education | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 7 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 8. | Color First! Vowel Help for Struggling Readers | |
| Teaching vowel sounds as colors makes them something to see and play with. As students play and manipulate letters and sounds in a structured sequence, they learn how spelling and language patterns serve as clues to the "sounds" of printed words. They learn to listen to the words they read. | ||
| Presenter: Ellen Dittmer - Reading Improvement Center, Greencastle | ||
| Room: Directors Row 3 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ES / MS | ||
| 9. | Writing Strategies that Work | |
| Make writing easier with the 4-Square Writing Method for all grades. Learn tricks of the trade with higher education writing by using the 4-Square concept and transitioning it into a simple outline format. Also, connect writing to technology. | ||
| Presenter: Cassandra Gray - Ivy Tech Community College--Education Chair | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 6 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 10. | Enhancing Student Achievement Through Effective Literacy Coaching | |
| This session will focus on effectively utilizing coaching to enhance teachers' reflection on their practice. As coaches observe the teachers and students working together, the coach can identify the overarching need of the teacher based on teachers' responses to the student behaviors. | ||
| Presenters: Kelly Meeks, Daphne Driskill - Purdue University | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 1 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 11. | Creating Interactive STEM Instruction | |
| PRISM is a free website that provides collections of resources for Indiana educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). PRISM also provides free Moodle hosting for all subject areas. Learn how to use PRISM resources to create an interactive course. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Quincy's | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 12. | Recruiting and Retaining Underrepresented Students in AP/IB/DC | |
| In this session, counselors from four AAE schools share their strategies for identifying, recruiting, scheduling, and supporting minority, free/reduced, and first generation middle and high school students into college level courses. | ||
| Presenters: Vickie Ferrell - Speedway Senior High School; Sara Hutchens - South Knox Middle-High School; Brad Miller - Perry Meridian High School; Rebecca Stuckey - North Knox High School | ||
| Room: Fortune Square D | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 13. | Planning for College: Intro to College Exploration and Admissions | |
| This session will help participants understand the basics of college exploration and the process of college admissions. Content will include information about the various types of post-secondary education, post-secondary exploration resources, college admissions testing, and college application. Participants will be able to replicate this presentation in their school and/or community. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 2 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 14. | College Costs Estimator: Show me the money...and a whole lot more! | |
| College Costs Estimator: Show me the money...and a whole lot more! , Presenter Dave Murray Explore Indiana's newest college access tool, the Indiana College Costs Estimator, which provides comprehensive college selection, admission and financial aid information. The Commission for Higher Education took a two-year (2011 and 2012) license on the website so it is free to any Indiana user. | ||
| Presenters: Daniel Eliot, Dave Murray - National Center for College Costs | ||
| Room: Directors Row 2 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 15. | Improving Academic and Life Outcomes of Black Males | |
| Nationwide, half of African American males will not graduate from high school, and face persistently over-representation in special education, high rates of expulsion and poor academic outcomes. Community solutions are required to focus special intervention on this demographic group. | ||
| Presenters: John Foster - Fort Wayne Urban League; Jamie Garwood - CSC Steering Team: Allen Co CSC | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 3 | ||
| Time: 10:30 - 11:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 16. | Indiana's New Graduation Requirements | |
| On November 7th, the State Board of Education approved changes to the diploma requirements for all four diploma types. These changes apply to the incoming freshmen in 2012-2013. This session will present the new graduation requirements. | ||
| Presenter: Zachary Foughty - Indiana Department of Education | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 5 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 17. | Balanced Literacy | |
| This session will answer the questions: What is Balanced Literacy? How do I get it started at in my classroom or school? Participants will learn about the 8 parts of balanced literacy and get suggestions on the best way to start a Balanced Literacy program to get the buy in needed from staff. | ||
| Presenter: Terri Waugaman - Longfellow Elementary School | ||
| Room: Fortune Square A | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 18. | Technology Supplemented Instruction in Grades K-5 | |
| The presentation will center on practical examples of how technology can be incorporated into instruction to enhance learning. We will share how our school incorporates interactive boards, iPods, laptops, blogs, and other technology in the classroom. | ||
| Presenters: Terra Knust, Angie Baker, Melanie Kavanaugh - Otwell Elementary School | ||
| Room: International Boardroom | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 19. | Igniting the Fire Within | |
| How do you ignite the fire within your students? An inferno of ideas will be included in this comprehensive session including: making personal connections, purposeful goal setting, seeing the fullest potential within each student, and discovering how to inspire them to do their personal best. | ||
| Presenters: Kara Lewis - Oakdale Elementary, Warrick County School Corp; Natosha Bruner - Boonville Middle School | ||
| Room: Fortune Square B | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ES / MS | ||
| 20. | Driving Instruction - Learning Checks! | |
| South Heights is consistently raising the bar through academic rigor, quality teaching, and using frequent assessments (Learning Checks) to drive instruction. | ||
| Presenters: Sarah Estabrook - South Heights Elementary (Henderson, KY); Allyson Fleck - South Heights Elementary | ||
| Room: Fortune Square C | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 21. | Engaging Math: What you do is what you get! | |
| A get out of your seat approach to teaching math. Tricks of the trade that can be implemented into your classroom the very next day. You will leave with strategies,lessons,ideas,and ISTEP+ tips that will help you raise test scores. Make teaching exciting and fun for you and the kids while they learn. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 7 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: MS | ||
| 22. | Goal Clarity: Common Core Standards | |
| Embrace Common Core Standards using Goal Clarity Windows,a powerful tool for increasing student achievement. "Chunk" instruction, and use Depth of Knowledge to scaffold student learning. Take instructional efforts to the next level--the level of rigor and engagement needed to ensure student success. | ||
| Presenters: Mariane Fisher, Tonja Brading - Greater Clark County Schools | ||
| Room: Directors Row 3 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 23. | Twenty-first Century Scholars Program Update | |
| This workshop will provide participants an overview of the Twenty-first Century Scholars Program including enrollment qualifications, program guidelines, and policy updates. | ||
| Presenters: Chad Crowe, Channelle Ragland - Twenty-First Century Scholars | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 6 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 24. | Enhancing Student Achievement Through Effective Literacy Coaching | |
| This session will focus on effectively utilizing coaching to enhance teachers' reflection on their practice. As coaches observe the teachers and students working together, the coach can identify the overarching need of the teacher based on teachers' responses to the student behaviors. | ||
| Presenters: Elizabeth Hopper, Kelly Meeks, Daphne Driskill - Purdue University | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 1 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 25. | Rigor in a Visual Age | |
| Image analysis has entered the college and AP curricula. Let it be a part of your classroom, too. Image analysis sharpens students' critical thinking skills. This session will give you the strategies to help students read images critically and draw implications from their observations. | ||
| Presenter: Jocelyn Sisson - North Central High School | ||
| Room: Quincy's | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 26. | Sustaining AP, IB and DC Courses: Doing More With Less: | |
| With smaller budgets, schools have been forced to look to other sources in order to support their AP, IB, and Dual Credit programs. This session offers practical advice that teachers, counselors, and administrators can use to help them in their quest for additional resources to sustain their college level programs. | ||
| Presenter: Donna Cracraft - Pike High School | ||
| Room: Fortune Square D | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: HS | ||
| 27. | Preparing for College | |
| This introductory session will help participants provide academic guidance for students as they design a four-year high school course plan. Topics will include the requirements for 1) the Indiana Core 40 diplomas, 2) college admissions, 3) NCAA eligibility requirements, as well as recommended career course sequences. Participants will be able to replicate this presentation in their school and/or community. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 2 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 28. | College Success Campaigns | |
| This session will highlight the Learn More Indiana campaigns; College Go! Week, Cash for College and Know How 2 Go, with a focus on Cash for College (which runs from January 2012-May 2012). The campaigns are designed to help students and families plan, prepare and pay for college with practical steps during key times of the year. | ||
| Presenters: Niccole Caan, Tatum Miller - Learn More Indiana | ||
| Room: Directors Row 2 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 29. | Developing a Countywide Career Expo | |
| Madison County needed to raise the awareness of post-secondary education for the success of it's students. They started by helping eighth, ninth, tenth graders understand that there were good, high paying jobs available in the community but that now was the time to become serious about education. The Madison County College Success Coalition has worked together with schools, businesses and universities to develop a County-wide Career Expo. This session will focus on how the coalition worked to develop a career expo to raise awareness within the community about the availability of high-paying jobs and the education required to obtain them. | ||
| Presenters: Angela Barbosa, Loretta Enlow, Barbara Alder - CSC Steering Team: Madison Co CSC | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 3 | ||
| Time: 11:30 - 12:15 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 30. | Chat with Sheri Ranis | |
| Continue the conversation with Sheri Ranis following her luncheon keynote. Learn how Lumina and others are working to increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025. | ||
| Presenter: Sheri Ranis - Lumina Foundation for Education | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 4 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 31. | Teacher Evaluation: Senate Act | |
| This session will provide an overview of the requirements listed in Senate Enrolled Act 1, which focuses on the evaluation of teachers and principals. Information regarding the mandatory elements of evaluation systems, pay for performance and corporation next steps will be shared. | ||
| Presenters: Nick Lodato, Courtney Cabrera - Indiana Department of Education | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 5 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 32. | Science Fairs: Seeds for STEM | |
| In this day of staff cutbacks and less money the need for creative, hands-on, high interest, organized science learning can be met through science fairs. The traditional science fair project is a microcosm of the whole of educational expectations. Local science fairs can be the seeds for STEM. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Fortune Square A | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 33. | Organizing the RtI Process | |
| Learn how one school district created a detailed Literacy R.t.I. Notebook that assists teachers with progress monitoring and year-long assessments. Also, strategies will be discussed on how to design your own R.t.I notebooks/process to meet the needs of individual schools. | ||
| Presenters: Lori Ward, Amy Sons - Hagerstown Elementary School | ||
| Room: International Boardroom | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 34. | Leveled Behavior System | |
| Central Elementary School in Lawrenceburg created a positive reinforcement leveled behavior program to address our behavior strategy for InSAI. Our leveled behavior system focuses on expectations and responsibilities of all our students which directly effects the learning environment. | ||
| Presenters: Bethany Eldridge, Jamie Lorton, Angela Schmarr - Central Elementary School | ||
| Room: Fortune Square B | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 35. | Relevance +Rigor+ Engagement=Students' Success | |
| Student engagement is the foundation for learning. Find out how the South Heights Elementary teachers' make learning relevant with rigor and fun at the same time. | ||
| Presenters: Bridget Lutz - South Heights Elementary Henderson KY; Megan Durham - South Heights Elementary | ||
| Room: Fortune Square C | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 36. | Acuity and ECA Algebra Data Integration and Analysis | |
| Schools are frustrated with a lack of data available from the ECA. This presentation will focus on integrating the data from McGraw-Hill's Acuity Program and Questar's ECA. The presenter will discuss how the data can be compared and some integration methods using the actual data files from each test. | ||
| Presenter: Chris Lagoni - Kokomo High School | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 7 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 37. | Reading for Meaning: Fluently | |
| Learn how to develop fluency, support vocabulary, and promote comprehension by combining the powerful, research-based strategies of teacher modeling, repeated reading, and progress monitoring. The session describes Read Naturally, but the strategies can be used with any classroom reading materials. | ||
| Presenter: Judy Lane - Read Naturally | ||
| Room: Directors Row 3 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 38. | The Common Core: An Opportunity | |
| This session will explore the opportunities provided through the Common Core to address secondary literacy, the greater focus on higher order teaching and learning,and the impact on how students will be assessed. | ||
| Presenter: Daphne Driskill - Purdue University | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 6 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: MS/HS | ||
| 39. | Supporting Good Writing Instruction: The Hoosier Writing Project | |
| Learning to write well is one of the most challenging tasks for anyone. Teachers can help all students develop their skills and a love for writing. The Hoosier Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, works to improve writing instruction in schools using proven, research-based approaches. | ||
| Presenters: Steve Fox - Hoosier Writing Project, IUPUI; Herb Budden, Susan Adams - Hoosier Writing Project | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 1 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 40. | Engaging Tech-Savvy Students | |
| How have technological advances changed not only the English language, but the minds of young people forever? How can you truly engage the minds of today's tech-savvy students? This mini-lesson may give you some insight and spark ideas you can use in your classroom (not only for English teachers!). | ||
| Presenter: Stacie Devine - Castle High School | ||
| Room: Quincy's | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: HS | ||
| 41. | "Let's Talk": Making Vertical Articulation Work | |
| The focus of this session, Vertical Articulation, brings middle school and high school teachers together to discuss curriculum, assignments, assessments, and clearly defined expectations. Four experienced North Central High School department chairs explain why these conversations are necessary and how to ensure their success. | ||
| Presenters: Ed Coleman, William Gulde, Maureen Grant, Tracy Rodger - North Central High School | ||
| Room: Fortune Square D | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 42. | Paying for College | |
| Students planning to go to college need a workable plan for covering college expenses. This session will cover financial aid basics including the different types of financial aid, where to look for financial aid, how to apply and deadlines. Participants will be able to replicate this presentation in their school and/or community. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 2 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 43. | Learn More Indiana Student Survey | |
| This session will discuss the recent the survey administration and how the results can best be used by administrators, including high school counselors and admission counselors. We will discuss the type of information that is collected and how to utilize the data obtained to best guide students. | ||
| Presenters: Michelle Mitchell, Tatum Miller - Learn More Indiana | ||
| Room: Directors Row 2 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 44. | Connecting Youth Serving Organizations to College Success Coalitions | |
| The Indiana Youth Institute in partnership with community organizations around the state hosts Youth Worker Cafes. These cafes introduce youth workers to each other & to issues that impact youth. Come learn how CSC's can tap into this resource to reach more youth workers & impact more students. | ||
| Presenters: Stephanie Yoder - youth serving organization; Kate Coffman - Director of College & Career Counseling at IYI; Matt Wysocki - CSC Steering Team: Monroe County | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 3 | ||
| Time: 2:15 - 3:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 45. | Get Involved with ASAI | |
| Learn how to become involved in each of ASAI's initiatives including: 1) the Indiana Student Achievement Institute, 2) Redesigning School Counseling, 3) College Success Coalition (with Learn More Indiana), 4) Advancing Academic Rigor: AP, IB and DC, and 5) Guiding All Kids: Advisor-Advisee Programs. | ||
| Presenter: Bruce Ricklin - American Student Achievement Institute | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 4 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 46. | RISE Teacher Evaluation Model | |
| This session will provide an overview of the state-created teacher evaluation system, RISE. Participants will gain understanding of the teacher effectiveness rubric as well as how student data plays a role in determining a teacher's effectiveness rating. | ||
| Presenters: Courtney Cabrera, Nick Lodato - Indiana Department of Education | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 5 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 47. | Providing Extra Help Opportunities for All Students | |
| This session will present what one school has been doing to provide additional and beneficial learning opportunities for students before, during, and after school. Examples of the various activities/programs/interventions will be shown and how they have made a difference in student achievement. | ||
| Presenters: Terry Magnuson, Dylan Purlee, Lori Walsh - Pleasant Crossing Elementary | ||
| Room: Fortune Square A | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 48. | Response to Instruction: Kid Team Meetings | |
| This large rural elementary will share their procedures for implementing Response to Instruction. Topics will include; Kid Team Meetings, data analysis, classroom interventions/strategies, etc. | ||
| Presenters: Leah Combs, Marla Lieberman, Erin Doerstler, Lora Wilson - Hagerstown Elementary School | ||
| Room: International Boardroom | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 49. | Departmentalizing Rocks! | |
| Drawing from the strengths of all teachers, developing opportunities for team building, and departmentalizing instruction benefit student achievement in more ways than imaginable. Learn strategies for implementation and success for students and teachers alike. | ||
| Presenter: Donna Smith - Indianapolis Public Schools | ||
| Room: Fortune Square B | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 50. | Writing: Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle | |
| This session will present the PDSA Cycle as is being implemented in the elementary classrooms. Does the frequency of PDSA's have an impact on student writing achievement? Information presented will cover the effectiveness of the PDSA's for the first semester 2011-2012 school year. | ||
| Presenters: Kay Mastarone, Julia Glover - South Newton Elementary Sch | ||
| Room: Fortune Square C | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ES | ||
| 51. | Acuity and ECA Algebra Data Integration and Analysis | |
| Schools are frustrated with a lack of data available from the ECA. This presentation will focus on integrating the data from McGraw-Hill's Acuity Program and Questar's ECA. The presenter will discuss how the data can be compared and some integration methods using the actual data files from each test. | ||
| Presenter: Chris Lagoni - Kokomo High School | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 7 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 52. | Response To Intervention: How To Begin | |
| Response To Intervention is an essential educational plan to meet the needs of all students. Your school wants to adopt this model and yet there is little if any guidance. Attend this session and learn how to begin the Response To Intervention process. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Directors Row 3 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ES / MS | ||
| 53. | Common Core Literacy Practices in the Non-Language Arts Classroom | |
| Bring life and meaning to content by engaging students in real-world texts. Learn how a teacher and literacy coach partnered to bring authentic literacy activities that support the common core into a non-language arts classroom while making synthesizing and conceptualizing a focus of instruction. | ||
| Presenter: Tom Harmas - Creekside Middle School | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 6 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: MS / HS | ||
| 54. | If You Can Reach Them, You Can Teach Them | |
| Missing the mark on AYP? Going home exhausted? This presentation will introduce you to effective strategies of classroom discipline that will empower both you and your students to engage in teaching and learning, while reducing office discipline referrals. | ||
| Presenters: Betty Maxwell, Vickie Allen - Center for Teacher Effectiveness | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 1 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 55. | The Impact Technology is Having on the Assessment of Teachers | |
| The evaluation of K-12 educators has seen significant changes around the country and now in Indiana. This session will review the impact technology has on a paper driven process and PD support. Our work to integrate iPads and transparency into the process will be discussed and results reviewed. | ||
| Presenter: Rod Berger - RANDA Solutions | ||
| Room: Quincy's | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 56. | Growing AP, IB and DC Programs in Your School: Strategies that Work | |
| In this session, educators will have an opportunity to learn more about Advancing Academic Excellence through an informal question and answer format with the AAE Program Manager. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Fortune Square D | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: HS | ||
| 57. | Building a Quality Based Mentoring Program | |
| This training will cover best practices for mentoring program design, management, operation and evaluation. Content provides school and community teams with tools to design a quality mentoring program based on MENTOR/the National Mentoring Partnership's Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring. | ||
| Presenter: Candice Singleton - Indiana Youth Institute/ Mentoring Partnership | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 2 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 58. | College Success Coalitions | |
| This session will discuss College Success Coalition initiative and the current structure of the county and state level coalitions. We will discuss the Vision-to-Action process in developing the coalitions and how you as a community member, school or youth service organization can become involved. | ||
| Presenter: Michelle Mitchell - Learn More Indiana | ||
| Room: Directors Row 2 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: ALL | ||
| 59. | Close the Deal on College | |
| "Close the Deal" is a partnership with Greater Louisville Inc. and began at Jeffersonville H.S. in 2009. The focus is to encourage students to continue their education after high school WITHOUT ALL THE STRESS! Table talks feature college admission counselors, financial advisers and college students. | ||
| Presenter: | ||
| Room: Golden Ballroom 3 | ||
| Time: 3:15 - 4:00 | ||
| Level: HS | ||