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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Pre-conference Workshops
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Registration Opens
12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Morning Program
7:15 AM – 8:30 AM Registration Opens
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Keynote Address
Learning in a Networked World: For Ourselves and for Our Students
Will Richardson: Author, Why School?: How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Morning Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Leadership and Student-Centered Education
Successful School Transformation Only Happens with a New Lens on Leadership
Session B: Project-Based/Mastery-Based Curriculum in Student-Centered Education
Part 1: Project-Based Curriculum: Increasing K-12 STEAM Content Mastery
Part 2: Engaging Challenging Students with Hands-On Learning
Part 3: Meeting Students Where They Are: A Mastery Based Approach
Session C: Social and Emotional Development in Student-Centered Education
Part 1: The Boy Education Crisis
Part 2: Supporting Girls’ Social Emotional Development in the Classroom
Session D: Context and Student-Centered Education
Improving Our Teaching by Looking at Ourselves
Session E: Brain-Based Curriculum and Student-Centered Education
Mindfulness in the Elementary Classroom
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break and Exhibits
Mid-Morning Program
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Community Engagement/Development in Student-Centered Education
Partnering to Support Powerful Teaching and Learning
Session B: Project-Based/Mastery-Based Curriculum in Student-Centered Education
Academic Integrity + Student Ownership + Apprenticeship = Service Learning
Session C: Brain-Based Curriculum and Student-Centered Education
Keeping the Brain in Mind: The Impact of Trauma and Attachment Disruptions on Learning and Behavior
Session D: Leadership and Student-Centered Education
Planning and Implementation of Successful Student Advisory Programs
Session E: Balancing the Common Core in Student-Centered Education
Climate Change (Not the Kind You’re Thinking)
Afternoon Program
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Lunch and Keynote Address
Differentiation For Real Life
Amy Carrier, Founder, Empowerment Through Education
1:15 PM – 1:30 PM Afternoon Break
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
Session A: Community Engagement/Development in Student-Centered Education
Part 1: Building and Sustaining Meaningful Learning Communities
Part 2: Building Understanding, Support, and Demand for Student-Centered Learning in Your Community
Session B: Project-Based/Mastery-Based Curriculum in Student-Centered Education
Makerspace Mashup: Hands-on Exploration of STEAM-based Activities:
Session C: Social and Emotional Development in Student-Centered Education
Theory into Practice: Preventative Real-World Strategies for Students with Anxiety
Session D: Context and Student-Centered Education
Developing a 21st Century Learning Environment through Blended Learning: A Planning Approach
Session E: Technology and Student-Centered Education
Part 1: It’s Not What You Think: Enhancing Education By Leveraging Common Technologies Uncommonly
Part 2: Flipped Learning and Student-Centered Technology and Integration
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM Keynote Address
Teaching Creatively: Building the Classrooms Our Students Deserve
Diana Laufenberg: TED Speaker, Lead Teacher and Managing Director, Inquiry School