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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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7:00 AM — 6:00 PM Registration Desk (session #200) | ||||||||||||||
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7:00 AM — 8:00 AM Buffet Breakfast (session #205) | ||||||||||||||
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8:00 AM — 8:15 AM Welcome Remarks (session #206) | ||||||||||||||
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8:15 AM — 9:00 AM Choosing the Right Drivers for Whole System Reform (session #207) This presentation will examine the type of policies and related strategies often intended to bring about system reform that results in greater achievement for all students. Four surprising “wrong drivers” (policies that fail to have a positive impact) will be identified, along with four "right drivers.” Actions for moving forward will be discussed. PARTICIPANTS
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9:05 AM — 9:35 AM Jobs for America’s Graduates (session #208) For over 30 years, JAG has significantly impacted graduation rates and successful transitions after high school graduation, while focusing on at risk students. Find out how your state can benefit from this model and be a part of the success. PARTICIPANTS
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9:35 AM — 9:50 AM Read for the Record and We Give Books Initiatives (session #209) Once again, the Pearson Foundation is supporting Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Campaign, the one-day literacy celebration that brings young people together with teachers, librarians, and family members to read the same book on the same day. The Pearson Foundation aims to top last year’s record-breaking effort and to draw attention to the important role reading has in shaping a child’s lifetime of learning and success. Record breakers can read the selected book for free via the Pearson Foundation’s We Give Books digital library initiative. With each book read online during the campaign, The Pearson Foundation will donate a classic hardcover or paperback book to an underserved classroom across the United States. Mark will share details of the campaign and highlight ways in which local teachers and education leaders can quickly and easily take part. PARTICIPANTS
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9:50 AM — 10:00 AM Break (session #210) | ||||||||||||||
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10:00 AM — 11:00 AM How Can America Regain Its Competitive Edge? (session #211) Experience an extraordinary interview with extraordinary leaders by renowned PBS Education Correspondent, John Merrow. Dr. Merrow will explore education and workforce issues and challenges currently facing states and how America’s competitive edge can be restored. This session promises to be full of insights for all Forum participants! PARTICIPANTS
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11:00 AM — 12:00 PM Technology in the Classroom: How to Do It Right! (session #212) Blended learning is much more than having computers in the classroom. Discover the ten technology standards and the model policies to support these standards that are needed to implement a successful “blended learning” model. Learn about the critical components of blended learning that lead to student achievement. PARTICIPANTS
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12:05 PM — 1:30 PM Awards Ceremony Luncheon (session #215) AWARDS PRESENTATION: 2012 James Bryant Conant Award 2012 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation Award 2012 ECS Corporate Award | ||||||||||||||
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1:30 PM — 1:45 PM Break (session #220) | ||||||||||||||
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1:45 PM — 2:45 PM The Right Drivers for Whole System Reform: More with Michael Fullan (session #225) This session will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss Dr. Fullan’s ideas about the right and wrong drivers of reform. PARTICIPANTS
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1:45 PM — 2:45 PM Every Student a Citizen: Reinvigorating Service-Learning & Civic Education across P-12 (session #226) Join state service-learning policy experts from three states to discuss what the defunding of Learn and Serve might mean for service-learning in your state. Learn how and why service-learning continues to gain momentum, and hear suggestions for how state policy can advance service-learning programs in your state. PARTICIPANTS
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1:45 PM — 2:45 PM Continuation of Technology in the Classroom: How to Do It Right! (session #227) More in depth information about how schools and districts are successfully implementing blended learning in schools and how this is leading to greater student achievement. PARTICIPANTS
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1:45 PM — 2:45 PM Raising Graduation Rates in New Hampshire: Effective Approaches, Lessons Learned (session #228) In recent years, New Hampshire has adopted a diverse set of innovative efforts that have led to a substantial decrease in the state’s dropout rate. This session will provide details on how the state and school partners identified and implemented these approaches, their impact on student graduation rates, and lessons learned for other states considering adoption of similar strategies. PARTICIPANTS
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1:45 PM — 2:45 PM "More" with Paul Kelley (session #229) This is your chance to question Paul Kelley more deeply about ways in which state policy could better support innovation based on good science. PARTICIPANTS
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1:45 PM — 2:45 PM Building Academic Pathways to the Workforce (session #230) There is little question that the focus of education reform efforts in both K-12 and postsecondary education is to successfully prepare, enroll and graduate students from postsecondary education with a credential of value in the workforce. While the goal is clear, successful strategies are rare. This session will examine how K-12, postsecondary education and employers can work together to create workforce aligned academic pathways that move students from high school, into postsecondary programs and into high demand workforce opportunities. PARTICIPANTS
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2:45 PM — 3:00 PM Break (session #235) | ||||||||||||||
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3:00 PM — 3:55 PM Implementing the Common Core State Standards (session #240) Informed by leading education models around the world and grounded in evidence of the knowledge students must have to succeed in college and careers, the Common Core State Standards provide a consistent and focused picture of the skills that are most essential for students to master in literacy and math. Robert Corcoran and David Coleman will discuss the key research underlying the Common Core State Standards and the implications for instruction, curriculum, and assessment. PARTICIPANTS
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3:55 PM — 4:05 PM Break (session #245) | ||||||||||||||
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4:05 PM — 4:55 PM Using the Common Core State Standards to Drive Achievement (session #250) Contributing Common Core State Standards authors David Coleman and Jason Zimba will discuss strategies and tools for using the Standards to improve teaching and learning. The discussion will focus on identifying clear instructional shifts required by the Standards and clear strategies for achieving these shifts. PARTICIPANTS
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4:05 PM — 4:55 PM Reconstructing Financial Aid to Increase Completion and Maintain Affordability (session #251) Financial aid programs at the federal and state level are no longer a simple tool for increasing access to higher education. New state and federal policies are reconfiguring the programs to increase college completion and control postsecondary tuition rates. This session will look at innovative models for maximizing state investments in student financial aid. PARTICIPANTS
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4:05 PM — 4:55 PM The Appropriate and Effective Use of Technology in Early Childhood Programs (session #252) Learn about a new position statement about the effective and appropriate uses of technologies and digital media in early childhood programs with children from birth through third grade. Learn about potential benefits and cautions. PARTICIPANTS
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4:05 PM — 4:55 PM 2012 State Teachers of the Year: The Practitioner’s Perspective on Policy (session #253) Hear the practitioner perspective on today’s education policy issues – what’s working, what’s not. Learn how the policy really impacts the classroom with deliberate and unintended consequences. Find out how practitioners and policymakers can work together to make meaningful impacts on teacher effectiveness and student achievement. PARTICIPANTS
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4:05 PM — 4:55 PM 21st Century Skills and Civic Literacy: Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders (session #254) This session will provide an overview of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21’s) exciting new work in promoting civic literacy and 21st century citizenship. The partnership is supported by a new coalition of organizations that are rethinking what it means for schools and learning communities to prepare students to lead in the 21st century. P21 recognizes that leadership in the 21st century will require all students to have a unique combination of the 3R’s and the 4C’s (communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking skills) to be engaged, active global citizens in their communities. This session will also feature new resources and policy guides for state leaders. PARTICIPANTS
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4:05 PM — 4:55 PM What Should Early Literacy Policy Look Like if the Goal is Proficiency for All? (session #255) Thirty-nine states have enacted Early Literacy policies. This session will explore the topics of successful implementation, adaptive leadership, and the systems thinking needed by school leaders to successfully lead fundamental changes in reading instruction. Gary Whiteley and Lexie Domaradzki will use examples from the book School Leaders’ Implementation Field Guide: Designing and Supporting High Performance Teams to suggest the need for specific language in Early Literacy policy. PARTICIPANTS
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4:55 PM — 5:05 PM Break (session #260) | ||||||||||||||
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5:05 PM — 6:00 PM Roundtable Discussions (session #261) |
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