2009 Annual Conference Session Descriptions

Annual Conference Session Descriptions

March 6-8, 2010, San Antonio, TX

Critical Transformations

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Session numbers for ticketed sessions end in a "T." A ticket is required for admission to these sessions, which quickly reach capacity. Ticketed sessions are labeled "OPEN" or "FULL" to indicate available space.
Session numbers ending in an "EW" denote an exhibitor workshop. These workshops give participants an opportunity to learn about products, services, or technologies in a setting free from the distractions of the exhibit floor.
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All nonticketed sessions are open to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

All Days

Topics

Assessment and Evaluation

Character Education

Collaborations and Partnerships

Diversity in Education

Educational Research

Fine Arts

Planning and Leadership

Professional Development

School Restructuring and Reform

Technology

Instructional Technology

Other

Worldwide Issues ^ Return to Top

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1302 The M-3 Project: Teaching 21st Century Skills Through International Collaboration

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2146 Teaching About the Holocaust

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2246 Using Technology to Support Collaborative Projects Worldwide

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2334 Education in a Globally Connected World

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2346 Teaching Teachers to Identify and Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2408 Boys and School: Challenging Underachievement, Getting It Right!

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2411 Bringing the World into Your Classroom

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2420 Connecting, Engaging, and Empowering Learners from Various Perspectives

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3243 Beyond Global Awareness: Building Students' Competence with Activities and Online Resources

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3262 How Global Are We? Creating Global Schools for Global Competence

Assessment and Evaluation ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:00 AM Saturday
1101 Assessing Higher-Order Thinking in the Classroom

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday OPEN
1127T Action Research That Supports Student Learning

09:00-10:00 AM Saturday
113EW Empowerment for Change: Building a Powerful Learning Community

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1147 Using Multiple Intelligences Theory to Educate the Whole Child

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1164 How Did They Maximize Learning for All Students?

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1174 Using Value-Added Analysis to Better Match Students with Teachers

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1202T Rethinking Homework: Best Practices That Support Diverse Needs

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1211 The Intersection of Special Education and English Language Learners

02:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1260 Assessment of Learning in Teacher Education: Promises and Pitfalls

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1305T The Promise of Formative Assessment in Every Classroom

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1308T Mastery Work: Rethinking High School Grading and Assessment

01:00-02:00 PM Saturday
131EW Guiding School Improvement with Data from Walk-Through Observation

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1324 Data Walls: If You Build Them, Achievement Will Grow

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1325T Making the Most of Your Grant's Independent Evaluation

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1327 Measures That Matter: Developing Assessments from Teachers' Work

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1409T How to Assess Integrated Curricula

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1412T Implementing a Districtwide Assessment Program to Increase Student Achievement in Reading and Math

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1418 New Evidence Regarding the Impact of Project-Based Learning

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1441 Reinventing Teacher Evaluation: Focusing on Learning

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2137 Developing a Standards-Based Assessment Plan

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2145 Five Keys to Higher Student Achievement Through Assessment for Learning

08:30-09:30 AM Sunday
2165 Using E-Portfolios to Broaden Preservice Leaders' Perspectives on PreK—12 Assessment

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2211 Fair and Meaningful Grades for Students with Disabilities

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2308T Innovative Teacher Evaluation

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2332 Grading Practices That Motivate Students

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2412 Developing a Districtwide Common Assessment System

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3104 Writing Assessment as Collaborative K—16 Professional Development

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3113 Transform Grading Practices: Move from Harmful to Hopeful

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3136T Using Formative Assessment to Ensure Success for English Language Learners

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3140 Saving Time and Sanity in Progress Reporting

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3201 Bifocal Assessment: Combining Teaching and Learning with Thinking Maps

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3202 Do Teachers' Assessment Beliefs and Practices Match?

12:15-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3238T 27th Annual Critique of Teacher Evaluation Instruments

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3261 Response to Intervention Made Easier

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3266 Empowering Students in the Classroom by Asking Better Questions

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3275 Dyslexia: The Warning Signs

02:45-03:45 PM Monday OPEN
3305T Multiple Measures for Grading and Reporting

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3311 Assessing What Matters Most: Learning Dispositions and Student Success

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3338 Improving Student Learning and Assessment Using Multiple Intelligences

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3342 Practical Functions of Formative Data

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3345 Understanding Thematic Instruction by Design

Character Education ^ Return to Top

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1228 WhyTry? Interventions for School Counselors

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1433 Differentiation Through Multicultural Literature and Character Education

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday
2104 Before Lightning Strikes: Implementing a Proactive Behavior Management Approach

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2136 Exploring Cooperative Learning Strategies for Bilingual Classrooms

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2263 The Use of Art in the Art of Teaching a Second Language

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2328 Building Character While Meeting Standards

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday OPEN
2402T Cyberbullying: Identifying, Preventing, and Intervening

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2417 Using Theater Activities to Enhance Emotional Intelligence and Empathy in Adolescents

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3150 Beyond Socratic Seminars: How to Influence Discussion Dynamics

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3206 Successfully Infusing Character Education Goals into General Academics

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3263 Living With Purpose: Self-Regulation as an Essential Core Strength

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3304 Using Service Learning to Nurture Multicultural Values

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3341 Improving Academic Achievement Through Character Education

Collaborations and Partnerships ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1137 Whole Community, Whole Child: Reaching All Takes All

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1138 What Can a Special-Needs Educator Teach a Master Classroom Teacher?

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1206 Harnessing Conflict to Build Community

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1207 Shared Leadership in Action

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1215 Collaboration in the Digital World: Improving Teacher Preparation and Practice

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1253 Hip-Hop, Spoken Word, and Wikis: Focusing on Student Strengths

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1255 Full-Service Community Schools: An Approach to Whole Child Education

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1303 What Should States Do to Increase Family and Community Involvement in Education?

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1315 The Formation of Online Learning Communities

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1329 Rethinking Senior Year: A Model Program for Keeping Seniors Engaged

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1331 Beyond Bake Sales: A Learning Academy for Parents

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1343 Community Collaboration: A Win-Win Formula

02:30-03:30 PM Saturday
141EW University & School division Cohort Models that Serve

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1429 Attendance Is Everything: Truancy Court That Works

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1431 Formulating a Statewide Approach to Professional Development

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1432 Ted.--A Community Investment

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1437 It's Not What You Say; It's How You Say It

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday
2110 Promoting Student Success Through Community Schools: A Rationale and Results Framework

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2117 Community in Bloom

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2240 Librarians and Teachers: Partners Collaborating for Success

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2337 Write and Lobby for Successful State and Federal Legislative Funding

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2414 Creating a College-Readiness Culture

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2435 Taming the Binder Beast

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2451 Ten Things Not to Do When Writing Grants

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3107 Read with Me: Helping Parents Help Children

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3108 Helping Teachers Foster Social Skills Through Cooperative Learning

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3125 Opening Doors, Building Connections: Improving the Lives of At-Risk Students

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3151 From Critic to Collaborator: Working Together for Student Support

Diversity in Education      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1149 Enhancing Communities by Learning About Their Religions

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1226T 101 Practical Adaptations for Students with Special Needs

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1245T Learning to Teach for Social Justice

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1249 Transforming Classrooms to Meet the Needs of English Language Learners

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1306 Transforming Science Instruction: Effective Practices for Teaching English Language Learners

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1314T Sweet Harmony: Using Music in the English Classroom

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1319 The Language-Rich Classroom

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1333 How Do We Best Educate English Language Learners?

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1340 Powerful Interventions for K—12 At-Risk Readers

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1403 Innovative Ways to Educate Spanish-Speaking Parents

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1408 Inquiry-Based Science for Diverse 21st Century Learners

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1424 Empowering the African American Male

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1428 The Generation Gap: Understanding Our Colleagues

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1435T Stuck in the Middle: The Role of ESOL Coaches in Grades 6—8

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1442 Effective Tools to Help Bilingual Learners Achieve Enduring Understandings

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1443 Easy, Proven Strategies for Differentiating Instruction in Math

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday OPEN
2101T Reaching Out to Latino Parents of English Language Learners

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2118 Increasing English Learners' Language Proficiency: Teaching the Language of Instruction

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2131 Meeting the Classroom Needs of the African American Male Learner

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2147 Our Changing Community of Learners

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2151 Having Our Say: Urban Leaders Transforming Education

08:30-09:30 AM Sunday
2169 Meeting the Needs of Twins and Multiples

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2216 It's Not Just Good Teaching: Cultural Competence for Educators

12:45-12:00 AM Sunday
2228 Elementary Math Games for Closing the Achievement Gap

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2254 Leveling the Playing Field by Teaching Through Student Strengths

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2307 Effecively Managing Students with ADD

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2309 Risks, Crises, and Meaningful Interactions: Preparing Teachers for Diverse Learners

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2317 Streamline Your Planning for Learning Differences

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2446 Cultural Competency for Educational Leaders

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3112 Supporting the Recently Exited ELL in Secondary Schools

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3126 The Digital Brain

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3208 Working with Refugees to Learn with Their Differences

12:15-01:45 PM Monday OPEN
3217T Dynamic Conversations + Action + Reflection = Transformations

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3219 First Nations Education in Canada: The Whole Child Initiative in Action

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3259 Global Citizens: Leaders for Our Future

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3267 Transforming Content Instruction for English Language Learners

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3303 Strategies to Facilitate ESL Instruction

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3344 Celebrating Diversity in the Classroom Through Differentiation

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3356 Teaching the Academic Language of Science to Elementary English Language Learners

Educational Research      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1133 Turning Best Practices into Daily Practices

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday OPEN
1172T Connecting Education Research to the Classroom

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1175 Elephants in the Room: Capturing Data Through Qualitative Research

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1240 The 2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1241T High-Impact Learning: Transforming Professional Development into Student Results

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1317 Engaging Researchers and Educators: Making Education a Knowledge-Based Profession

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1350 Improving Field Experiences for Preservice Teachers: A Blended Approach to Observation

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1414 Senses as Defibrillator: Invigorating Instruction Through Multisensory Strategies

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1417 Differentiated Instruction in Action: A Private-School Case Study in the United Arab Emirates

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2251 Instructional Tips for Teachers

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2257 Mathematical Sleuthing: Creating Confident Problem Solvers in Mathematics

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2439 Using Action Research to Transform Practice

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2440 Transformative Program Evaluations That Work

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3109 Elementary or Intermediate for 5th Graders? Grade Configurations and Achievement

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3115 The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3132 A Job Too Big for One: Nontraditional Approaches to School Leadership

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3203 Engaging Students in Learning by Coteaching with Parents

12:15-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3234T Teaching the Whole Child Using Brain-Compatible Practices

10:00-11:45 AM Sunday
GS2 Growing Up Digital: The Net Generation and the Transformation of Learning

Fine Arts      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2128 Left, Left, Left, "Write," Left: March into Writing in Music

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2301 Promoting Cultural Understanding Through Music

03:30-05:00 PM Sunday
2302 Establishing a Safe, Nurturing, and Compassionate Environment for Children

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2340 Effective Advocacy Tools for Making the Arts Essential

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3114 Educating the Whole Child: Integrating Arts into the Curriculum

12:15-04:15 PM Monday FULL
3223T Cruising and Exploring San Antonio

Planning and Leadership      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1117 Leading School Change: Nine Strategies for Bringing Everybody on Board

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1125 Implementing Response to Intervention in Elementary and Secondary Schools

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday OPEN
1168T Transforming the Role of the Principal Through School Administration Managers

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday OPEN
1170T How Do You Recognize an Effective Teacher When You Interview One?

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1178 First Timers' Session

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1203 How Labor Management Is Essential to Bringing About School Reform

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1204 Responding Effectively in Turbulent Times: Critical Issues for New Principals

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1221 Facilitating Elementary Principals' Support for Instructional Teacher Leadership

11:30-12:30 PM Saturday
122EW Cause "Critical Transformations" in Elementary Student Achievement

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1246 Leading Schools with Habits of Mind in Mind

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1304 Preparing Global Thinkers, Workers, and Leaders: A 21st Century Education Plan

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1311 Building the Future: A Foundation for Early Childhood

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1328 Differentiating Teacher Evaluation and Evaluating Teacher Differentiation

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1335 American Schools: The Art of Creating a Democratic Learning Community

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1336 Practical Strategies for Building and Retaining a Talented School Staff

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1341 Silence Is Not Golden: Leading the Way to Greater Student Engagement

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1344 Interventions for Success: A Response to Intervention Program

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1402 Becoming a Leader of Influence: From Passion and Truth to Action

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1406 Building Leadership for Student Health and Achievement

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1410 Creating High Expectations for Everyone Who Enters Your Building

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1416T Teacher Leadership: Tools and Strategies That Strengthen Practice

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1438 How to Help Your School Thrive Through Effective Leadership

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1439 Choosing a Differentiation Focus for Your School or District

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday
2103 Creating and Sustaining Credit Recovery Programs for Increased Graduation Rates

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2119 Leading Through a Global Transition: Invoking Your Inner Wizard

09:00-10:00 AM Sunday
211EW Cause "Critical Transformations" in Achievement in All Content-Area Classes

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2122 Six Essentials of a Successful Differentiated Instruction Implementation

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2129 How Teachers Experience Principal Leadership

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2133 Supervising and Working with Difficult School Employees

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday OPEN
2149T Current Trends and Developments in New-Teacher Induction Programs

08:30-09:30 AM Sunday OPEN
2163T Cultivating Instructional Teacher Leaders Through Distributed Leadership

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2202 Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2203 Ten Components of an Understanding-Based Curriculum

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2223 The Role of Evidence in Instructional Decision Making at the District Level

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2225 Building District Capacity for High School Transformation

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2226 Engaging Students with Reading and Writing in Secondary Content-Area Classrooms

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2242T Bridging the Achievement Gap: Addressing the Needs of Children of Poverty

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2253 Developing the Distributed Intelligence

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2310T Critical Issues in Instructional Supervision

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2311 Quality Reviews: Changing Culture and Results in 1,500 Urban Schools

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2331 Project Management for Busy School Leaders

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2343T Response to Intervention: Leadership for English Language Learners

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2350 Attorney Avoidance: Prevention and Protection

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2407 Leadership Practices That Pay Off in the Real World

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday OPEN
2415T Fearless Leading: The Leader as Architect, Minister, Friend, and Muse

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2418 Best Communication Practices: What Every School Leader Should Know

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2452 Practical Lessons for Aspiring School Leaders

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3129 Leading Implementation of Differentiated Instruction: Practical Strategies to Accelerate Change

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3134 Literacy Leadership to Improve Student Achievement

08:30-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3152T Conducting an Academic Audit: Discovering Your Students' Real Classroom Experiences

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3216 Creative Leadership: Skills That Drive Change

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3220 Assessing Leadership for Global Diversity

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3224 Transforming Education Through Critical Conversations

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3239 Instructional Design for the Master Teacher

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3240 Poverty and Underachievement: How Schools and Districts Lead Students to Success

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3250 Raising Our Voices: Students Engaged in Changing the World, One School at a Time

12:45-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3258T Developing a Districtwide High School Strategy: A Case Study

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3268 The Common Core State Standards Initiative

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3302 50 Tips and Tricks for New and Aspiring Administrators

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3309 Inspire, Motivate and Collaborate: Leading with Emotional Intelligence

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3354 From Promise to Practice: Transforming the Culture of a District

Professional Development      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:00 AM Saturday OPEN
1103T Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Professional Development Interactions

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1116 New-Teacher Induction: Findings and Recommendations from a State Project

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1120 Mentoring Matters: Transforming Teacher Induction Through Instructional Mentoring

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1123 Making Learning REAL: Reaching and Engaging All Learners

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1124 Expanding the Circle: A Mentoring Program for Beginning Urban Teachers

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1167 Adults Are Learners, Too!

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1173 Identifying Disconnects Between Preservice Preparation and the First Years of Teaching

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1205 Successful Dialogues with Enabling Parents

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1208 Standards in Mind, Brain, and Education Science

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1209T When Consequences Don't Work: Succeeding with Difficult Students

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1214 No Child Left Confined: Are Your Classrooms Brain-Based or Strain-Based?

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1223 Transforming Classrooms with Research-Based Strategies

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1224 Leading a Learning Community: Teachers Working Effectively with Paraprofessionals

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1247 High-Impact Teaching in the XYZ Era of Education

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1313T Variations on Using Instructional Walk-Throughs as Tools

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1318 What Got Us Here Won't Get Us There

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1320 Making Change Happen: Leadership for Differentiated Instruction

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1326 Using Singapore's Model-Drawing Approach: A Pictorial Bridge to Abstract Thinking

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1337 Applying Multiple Intelligences Theory in a High School Classroom

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1342 Using Results from Individual Math Assessments in Professional Development

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1346 English Language Learners + Modified Literacy Strategies = Success!

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1347 Growing a School of Accomplished Teachers

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday
1349 Accommodating Students With Chronic Illnesses: A Concern For Teacher Training

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1407T Supporting Teacher Excellence in a Performance-Based Compensation System

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1419T Engaging Digital Natives with Web 2.0 Tools

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1434 AVID: Rigor and College Readiness for All

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1440 Reaching and Teaching the Reluctant Learner

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday
2106 The Hummingbird Syndrome: Children Who Flit About During Playtime

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2120 New Challenges, New Rewards: Practicing What We Preach

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday OPEN
2121T What Really Matters for Effective Teaching, Learning, and Leading

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2132 Power Tools for Increasing Adolescent Literacy

08:30-09:30 AM Sunday
2164 The Power of Networking

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2204 Redesigning Pedagogy: Changing Professional Development to Change Practice

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2205 Understanding by Design Meets Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2206 Effective Use of Questions in the Classroom

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2209 Conflict Resolution Education in Teacher Education

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2210 Real-Time Data: Teachers Connecting Classroom Observation to Effective Practice

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2212 Media-Literate Students: A New Perspective on Teaching

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2215 What Is Response to Invervention?

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2217T Be a Dynamic Trainer: Leave No Brain Behind!

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2227 Designing Paraeducator Professional Learning Communities with RTI

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2245 Innovate Creatively with Action Research Communities

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2248 Assessment, Professional Development, and 21st Century Skills

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2249T Increasing Academic Achievement with High-Quality Instruction for English Language Learners

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2256 Using Multiple Intelligences Theory to Partner with Families

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2261 Capacity-Building Professional Development and Evaluations: Are You Making the Difference?

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2304 Writing for Educational Leadership

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2306 Building Learning Communities

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2312 Literacy Instruction That Improves Student Performance in K—6 Classrooms

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2314 System Awareness Walks for Increased Improvement

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2330 How to Talk So Students Learn

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2339 Designing Professional Development That Changes Teaching Practice

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2342 Enhancing Faculty Performance in an Online Environment with a Collegial Assessment Model

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2413 Getting Classroom Management Right for Adolescent Learners

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday OPEN
2431T Five Indicators of a Successful Professional Learning Community

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2432 Action Cycles to Strengthen Motivation and Learning in Diverse Classrooms

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2433 Classroom Instruction That Works for the 21st Century

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2434 Growing a Professional Learning Community in a Preservice Teacher Program

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2443 Teaching Critical-Thinking Skills: The Key to Transforming Student Achievement

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2444 Building a Practice-Focused Professional Education Curriculum for Teachers

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday OPEN
2445T Improving Student Learning by Minding the Gap

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2449 Increasing Motivation and Achievement with Humor, Fun, and Enjoyment

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2453 Fundamentals of Number Sense, the Singapore Way

08:00-09:00 AM Monday OPEN
3103T Assessing the Impact of Teacher Professional Development

08:00-09:00 AM Monday OPEN
3105T Creating a Sustainable K—12 Coaching Model in a Large District

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3111 Differentiated Coaching

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3124T Great Expectations for All by Using Accommodations and Modifications

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3138 H.O.T.S.--Help Our Teachers Stay

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3147 Learning-Focused Consultation: Promoting Growth for Beginning and Experienced Teachers

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3148 Putting the "Professional" Back in Professional Development

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3149 Turning Research into Improved Mathematical Instruction for All Elementary Students

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3218 Building Literacy Skills Through a Team Approach

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3235 Today's Beginning Teachers, Tomorrow's Educational Leaders

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3265 No Teacher Left Behind: Shifting the Face of Professional Development with Coaching

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3271 No Child Left in the Middle

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3272 Powerful Presentation Skills

01:00-04:00 PM Monday
3273 Leading to Learn, Learning to Lead: Instructional Talk Throughs

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3301 Science Literacy Circles: Inductive Inquiry Modeling

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3312 Coaching in an Urban District: Math + Science + Coaching = Success

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3314 Right-on-TIME: Providing Differentiated Professional Development for All Teachers

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3315 The New Teacher's Companion: Establishing a Foundation of Wisdom

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3340 User Friendly: Creating a Network of Literacy Coaches Through Technology

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3355 Not by Osmosis: Increasing Scientific Literacy with Effective Vocabulary Instruction

School Restructuring and Reform      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:00 AM Saturday OPEN
1102T Middle-High Forum: Authentic Secondary Reform and Leadership

08:00-09:00 AM Saturday
1106 The Motivated Student

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday OPEN
1119T Creating Successful High School Transitions: Making the First Year Count

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1132 A Three-Pronged Approach to School Reform for Equity and Excellence

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1139 The Demographics, Research, and Ethics of Differentiated Instruction

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1150 How Teachers and Administrators Build a Culture of Achievement with Hispanic Student Populations

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1151 School Restructuring Initiatives

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1171 American Idol: Talent Search Is Our Number-One Job

01:00-02:30 PM Saturday
1201 Motion Leadership

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1210 Integrating Social Development and Literacy Instruction

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1213 When Transformational Change Is Not Transformational

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1222T Turnaround Principals in Action

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1242 Engineering a Team Approach: The Right Track for Struggling Learners

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1244 Raising Standards: Systemic Transformation Using the Healthy School Report Card

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday
1248 Summer Learning: Thinking out of the Box

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1254T How to Lead and Sustain School Change

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1312 Retooling for School Improvement: Proactive Steps and Lessons Learned in Maryland

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1332 Creating Dramatic Improvements in Achievement and Equity

04:00-05:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1345T Supporting Master Teachers: Districtwide Strategies for National Board Certification

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1401 Building a Student Community for Transformation

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1426 The New Entrepreneurial Administrator: Beyond the Bake Sale

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1430 Effect on Student Health of Nutrition Integration into Existing Curriculum

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday OPEN
2102T How to Get All of Your Students to Graduate

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2116 Developing a Standards-Based Classroom, School, or District: Lessons from the Field

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday OPEN
2123T Transforming the School Day: One School's Journey

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday OPEN
2124T Rigor, Relevance, and Personalization: A Paradigm for Students in Transition

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2125 Getting to Structured Teaching: Walk-Throughs and Feedback

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday OPEN
2134T Becoming a Great High School: Strategies and Attitudes That Make a Difference

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2135 The Power of Connectedness

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2139 Frequently Asked Questions About Differentiated Instruction--And Some Answers

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2148 Sustaining and Nurturing the Holistic and Spiritual Needs of Students

08:30-09:30 AM Sunday OPEN
2166T A Gendered Choice: Creating a Single-Gender Program

12:00-02:00 PM Sunday
2201 Yes, They Can: Can We?

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2207T Teaching with Poverty and Achievement in Mind

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2219T Transformations: How to Turn Around Underperforming Schools

01:00-02:29 PM Sunday
2239 The Principles and Practice of Entrepreneurial Schooling

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2243T The Millennials: The New Kids in Town

01:15-02:30 PM Sunday
2244 Transform Your Health Program from Traditional to Whole Student Support

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2260 Wii and Me: Fitness and Sensory Activities in the General Education Classroom

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2262 Nontraditional High School Creates Opportunities for At-Risk Students

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2305T Creating a New Vision for Summer School

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2315 Transforming the Worst Elementary School in Georgia

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2316T Creating a Sustainable Performance-Based Compensation Program

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2324 The Civic Mission of Schools: Involving Everyone in Community Building

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2325T Six Things You Can Do Tomorrow to Create an Exemplary School

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2335 Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2341 Reducing Student Dropout Rates: A Success Story

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2345 A School—Family Approach to Teaching Homeless and High-Risk Children

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday OPEN
2401T Full-Inclusion Preschool Programs: Building Community and Achievement

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2416 One School's Transformational Journey

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2437 Work Hard, Play Harder

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2448 Goodbye, School Reform; Hello, New Worldwide Communities for Learning

08:00-09:00 AM Monday OPEN
3101T Leading Change in Student Achievement

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3123 A Bias for Action: Implementing a Culture of Literacy Leadership

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3127 School Improvement: Collaboration for Success

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3137 Small Learning Communities Transform School Schedules

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3141 Advisory Implementation: Moving from Aspiration to Action

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3236 Professional Learning Communities and High School Reform

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3245 Teaching with 21st Century Skills: Teach Less, Learn More, Think Well

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3310 The Fourth R: A Curriculum That Teaches College-Readiness Skills

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3339 School of Dreams: Turning Around the 21st Century High School

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3346 Exploring New Frontiers: Critical Transformations in the Elementary Classroom

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3347 Differentiation Through the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme Lens

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3348 Five Essential Questions That Lead to Critical Transformations

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3349 Making Change Happen: An Elementary Case Study

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3353 The Power of Performance Management in School Reform

10:00-11:45 AM Saturday
GS1 Saving the World, One Child at a Time

Technology      ^ Return to Top

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2338T Remix Renaissance: Empowering Urban Communities with New Media Literacies

12:15-01:15 PM Monday OPEN
3205T Inquiring Instructors Want to Know: Getting to Know Online Students

Instructional Technology      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:00 AM Saturday
1104 Incorporating Online Interactive Curriculum into Instruction

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1121 Get Smart: Engage Students with SMART[tm] Tools

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1131 An iPod Touch for Every Student: Using Powerful Mobile Devices to Engage Learners

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday OPEN
1165T Ensuring Differentiation and Creativity Through One-on-One Computing Devices

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1217 Powerful Ideas and One-to-One Computing: Making the Case

01:30-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1250T Empowering the 21st Century Leader

02:00-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1258T Early Literacy and Online Learning: An Odd Couple That Works!

02:00-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1259T I'm on Twitter--Now What?

02:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1263 Exploring ASCD's Online Professional Development Resources

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1307 Teaching American History in the Digital Age

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1316T Avoiding Square Pegs in Round Holes: Organic Learning for Educators

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1330 Videagogy: Using Short, Humorous Videos to Teach

03:30-05:00 PM Friday
1338 Using Mobile Technologies as Teaching Tools

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1404T Project-Based Learning in Cyberspace: Where Constructivism Meets Technology

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday
2107 Evaluating a K—12 Technology Integration Program

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday
2108 Learning for All: Conversations, Collaboration, and Choice Through Technology

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2115 Teaching Economics the 21st Century Way: High-Tech and High-Impact

08:30-09:30 AM Sunday
2170 Exploring ASCD's Online Professional Development Resources

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2220T Transforming Education with Web 2.0 Tools

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2258T Engaging Literacy in the Digital Age

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2259T Producing Technology-Savvy Teachers for the 21st Century

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2318T Google Docs: Communicate, Collaborate, Create!

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2319 A Picture Says a Thousand Words, So Start Talking with Digital Images

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2347 Using Classroom Technology to Support Classroom Instruction That Works

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3106 Structured for Success: Special Education's E-Learning Revolution

08:00-09:00 AM Monday
3110 Transforming Curriculum Using Geospatial Technologies

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3122T Creating the Spark to Engage Students in Science

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3130 Education Leadership for Web 2.0: Promise and Reality

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3142 Digital Game-Based Learning in American History

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3143 Technology Coaches for Techno-Timid Teachers

12:15-01:15 PM Monday
3204 Real-Time Learning with Clickers in the Classroom

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3237 Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3242 Gaming and Learning

12:15-02:15 PM Monday
3244 Using Web 2.0 Google Resources to Organize, Communicate, Engage, and Prepare

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3308 Digital Natives: Going Wild With Technology

Other      ^ Return to Top

08:00-09:00 AM Saturday
1105 Safe Passages: Supporting Successful Transitions

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1113 Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1122 High-Quality Instruction for All Students

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1126 Exploring the Power of Making Thinking Visible with Young Children

09:00-10:00 AM Saturday
112EW Academic Public School Bible Courses

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1134 Civic Creativity: Connecting the Classroom and the World Through Research

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday OPEN
1135T Teaching Strategies That Reach Challenging Students

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1136 Early Childhood and Environmental Education: Learning with Nature

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1148 Developing Green Agents of Change Through Service Learning

09:00-10:00 AM Saturday
114EW Making Great Readers

08:00-09:30 AM Saturday
1153 The Brain, Learning, and the Arts

09:00-10:00 AM Saturday
115EW Modeling Inquiry-Based Learning with the Crazy Traits Game

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1163 Becoming the Healthiest School in America

08:30-09:30 AM Saturday
1166 The Circle of Life in Literacy

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday OPEN
1212T The Inspiring Classroom: Giving Students What They Need and Getting What You Want

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1219 Creativity: It's Not Just for Artists Anymore

11:30-12:30 PM Saturday
121EW On-Demand Professional Development: Timely, Effective, Differentiated

01:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1227 Six Purposes for Movement: A Comprehensive Approach to Teaching and Learning

11:30-12:30 PM Saturday
123EW Research-Based Strategies to Raise Math Achievement

11:30-12:30 PM Saturday
124EW Coordinating the Link Between Health and Academic Achievement

02:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1257 Enhancing Teaching Strategies with Interactive Whiteboards and "Clickers"

11:30-12:30 PM Saturday
125EW Developing Academic Language Through Science and Literacy Instruction

02:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1261 Using Technology to Explore Earth Science in Our Natural Environment

02:00-03:00 PM Saturday
1262 Successfully Transitioning Students from Middle School to High School

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1301 Connecting DI, UbD, and WWIS: An Exploration of Research-Based Strategies

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1321 Writing: Getting Started and Finding Your Focus

03:30-05:00 PM Saturday
1323 Departmentalization: Maximizing Instructional Effectiveness

01:00-02:00 PM Saturday
132EW Power Reading Online Program K—12: New, Exciting, Powerful

01:00-02:00 PM Saturday
133EW Creating a Culture of Success with Math Remediation

01:00-02:00 PM Saturday
134EW Designing Literature Based Language Arts Curricula for Success

01:00-02:00 PM Saturday
135EW Student Success with Inquiry

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday OPEN
1421T Effectively Infusing 21st Century Skills into Rigorous Academic Programs

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1423 Theory to Practice: Using UbD and Project Approaches with Preservice Teachers

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1425 Powerful Strategies to Enhance Learning of Gifted and Highly Capable Students

02:30-03:30 PM Saturday
142EW Getting from exhibitor

05:15-06:15 PM Saturday
1436 ASCD Social Networking for Lifelong Learners

02:30-03:30 PM Saturday
143EW Aligning Curriculum, Assessment, and Walkthroughs: A Total System

02:30-03:30 PM Saturday
144EW Handwriting: Foundational Cornerstone of Literacy Success

02:30-03:30 PM Saturday
145EW Conquer Times Tables in ONLY 3 WEEKS - Guaranteed!

08:00-09:00 AM Sunday
2105 Implementing Response to Intervention: Make It Work!

08:00-09:30 AM Sunday
2113 Never Work Harder Than Your Students

09:00-10:00 AM Sunday
212EW Making Great Readers

09:00-10:00 AM Sunday
213EW Math-U-See: "Closing the Gap" 133% SPED Improvement

08:30-09:30 AM Sunday FULL
2171T Strolling Through San Antonio

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2214 Getting to "Got It!": Helping Struggling Students Learn How to Learn

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2218 Changing the Way You Teach, Improving the Way Students Learn

12:45-02:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2222T The Creativity Connection for 21st Century Skills

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2250 Transforming Writing Instruction

01:15-02:45 PM Sunday
2252 Integrated Instructional Strategies from A to Z

01:45-02:45 PM Sunday
2264 Whole Child Podcast: Live Show

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2322 Seven Secrets of Getting Your Book Published by ASCD

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2327 Just Because It's Not Wrong Doesn't Make It Right

03:15-04:45 PM Sunday
2329 They Snooze, You Lose: Strategies for Successful Presentations

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday OPEN
2336T Bullies, Know-It-Alls, and Criticizers: Managing Our Energy Thieves

03:45-04:45 PM Sunday
2344 Building More Globally Conscious and Engaged Students Through Service Learning

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2404 Embracing 21st Century Skills Through Collaborative and Global Projects

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday
2405 The Bible: A Framework for Cultural Literacy Across the Curriculum

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday OPEN
2409T Movin' On Up: Encouraging Critical Thinking in Young Children

05:00-06:00 PM Sunday OPEN
2410T An Instructional Sequence for Strategic Secondary Learners

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2430 A Brain Owner's Manual for Students

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2436 If You Don't Know Where You're Going, You'll Probably End Up Somewhere Else

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2438 Engaging Primary Students Through Storybooks and Problem Solving

05:00-06:30 PM Sunday
2454 Mind Games: Brain-Compatible Games to Activate and Stimulate Growing Minds

08:00-09:30 AM Monday
3120 Productive Group Work: The Power of Collaborative Learning

08:00-09:30 AM Monday OPEN
3128T How Response to Intervention and Differentiated Instruction Work Together

08:00-09:30 AM Monday FULL
3139T Strolling San Antonio's Historic Streets

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3145 Implementing Daily Physical Education: "No Sweat"

08:30-09:30 AM Monday
3146 Habits of Mind in the Secondary Classroom

12:15-01:15 PM Monday OPEN
3205T Inquiring Instructors Want to Know: Getting to Know Online Students

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3221 Get Them All Thinking: Critical Reasoning for the 21st Century

12:15-01:45 PM Monday
3222 "The Teacher in My Head": Learning to Listen and Respond

12:15-02:15 PM Monday OPEN
3249T Exploring the Boulevards of Time

12:45-02:15 PM Monday
3260 Differentiated Instruction to Meet the Needs of All Students

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3306 Strategies for Vocabulary Instruction

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3307 Engaging Social Media to Effect Education Improvement

02:45-03:45 PM Monday
3313 Reflection, Inquiry, and Sharing: What Does This Mean for Student Engagement?

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3343 Transformational Teaching: Journey to Understanding by Design

02:45-04:15 PM Monday
3351 Math Tools and Strategies for Differentiating Instruction and Increasing Engagement

10:00-11:45 AM Monday
GS3 The Future of Public Schools and Democracy

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