Annual Curriculum & Assessment Conference

Hot Springs Convention Center

June 20-23 2010

Hot Springs, Arkansas

Jointly sponsored by the Arkansas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the Arkansas Department of Education

and the Arkansas Department of Career Education

AASCD Mission

Arkansas ASCD,

a diverse group of educators,

is dedicated to the development and support of leadership and best practices in

curriculum, instruction, assessment and supervision

that ensures success for all learners.

AASCD Goals

1. AASCD will lead the effort to influence teaching/learning policy development.

2. AASCD will provide programs, products and services that facilitate the

development of visionary educational leaders.

3. AASCD will provide a broad-based system of communication that is effective and efficient.

4. AASCD will build a diverse, broad-based and involved membership reflective

of the state.

FROM YOUR AASCD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Conference Participants:

Welcome to Hot Springs and the 2010 Annual Arkansas ASCD Conference! This year’s confer-ence focuses on the theme of Moving from Me to We while focusing on 21st Century Learning. The guests we have invited to join us for our conference come, not to make a speech, but to guide us in learning experiences that capture the essence of a technologically enriched and en-gaging environment. We welcome Ian Jukes, Ted McCain, Charles DeBerry and all Arkansas educators who are presenting. Each presenter brings an area of expertise to prepare us to be forward thinkers as we work with school teams in moving students to high performance.

Arkansas ASCD continues to push the mark with the integration of technology into the profes-sional development experience. As we attempt to Twitter this conference and make large group session materials available electronically during the sessions, we may face challenges of connec-tivity and learner styles. I trust you will be open to join us in the challenge as we take the risk of doing something differently.

We appreciate the partnerships that make this conference possible. A special Thank You to the members of the Arkansas Department of Education, Arkansas Department of Workforce Devel-

opment and ATU’s Center for Leadership and Learning. Congratulations to the Arkansas ASCD Board of Directors and Con-ference Committee who exhibit visionary leadership in the planning of this year’s conference. I am confident that this confer-ence will provide you with opportunities for new learnings and networking that will be a catalyst to your planning.

Thank you for joining us! Arkansas ASCD appreciates your continued support and efforts in helping Arkansas students reach their full potential.

Conference Greetings

FROM YOUR AASCD PRESIDENT

Welcome to the 2010 Arkansas Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (AASCD) Conference. We are excited you have chosen to attend our annual event. Many of the finest educators in Arkansas have spent tireless hours planning and preparing the best possible learning opportunities for you. Quality professional development designed to engage all constituents and best practices are the focus of the conference. As we strive to advance education in Arkansas, we embrace the need for powerful change in teaching and learning to prepare our young people to be competitive, creative and productive citizens of the 21st century. We must prepare our students for a future we cannot conceive. Our children deserve it and our future demands it. The theme of this year’s conference is “Moving from Me to We: Moving to Action with Authen-tic School Leadership Teams.” This is the catalyst that will spark the focus to drive schools and districts to engage diverse communities in exploring new perspectives on learning, teaching, and leading.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you this year. Thank you, 2010 Conference Planning Committee, for your commit-ment and your vision. Arkansas ASCD is “Moving to Action” to make a difference in the lives of children. Have a great conference!

Dr. Janice Warren

President AASCD

Dr. Mary B. Gunter

Executive Director AASCD

Conference Information SESSION NUMBERING SYSTEM

SESSION FORMATS

All regular conference sessions are numbered according to the scheduled time slot and session type. Each session is first indentified by a letter denoting the DAY of the session, followed by numerals indicating the session. To locate each session location MEETING ROOM NUMBERS are the hyphenated numbers at the end of the session number.

DAY TIME ROOM LOCATION

M1045-208 CONFERENCE PRESENTERS

Arkansas ASCD appreciates your contribution to make a difference in Arkansas educational practices. The giving of your time, knowledge and skills to enhance other professionals is a significant contribution to Arkansas students and educators. Please check-in at the registration desk to obtain your presenter information packet when your register or pick-up your conference materials.

General Sessions Feature speakers or panels of general interest to all participants. The General Sessions are scheduled without conflicting activities. Small Group Sessions These 1-hour sessions are intended to provide an opportunity for participants to learn about innovative, effective programs and practices, including instructional practices, supervisory and professional development techniques, essential procedures, curricular innovations, technology, cultural and social phenomena, research and theory. These sessions cover a wide range of timely topics.

As a courtesy to all participants and presenters, please switch your cell phone to vibrate or off during all conference sessions. If it is necessary to answer a call, please step outside of the session. Thank you!

Presenters at the AASCD Annual Conference and related programs are expected to use material and language that do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, age, or sexual orientation.

AASCD gratefully acknowledges the dedication and diligence of the AASCD Board and Conference Committee members. Their contributions make this conference a success!

A Special

Thank You to our vendors and events sponsors!

We appreciate your contributions to make the Annual AASCD Conference a success.

CONFERENCE BADGES ARE REQUIRED In an effort to enhance security during the conference, AASCD requests that attendees wear their AASCD Conference name badge at all times during the conference. Badges will serve as your admission ticket to conference meals, sessions, receptions and special events. The badge not only indicates you are fully registered conference participant, but also serve as a tool to expand AASCD’s professional networking and learning community.

PLEASE

CONFERENCE RECEPTIONS

Please make note that all conference receptions will be held in the lobby/bar area of the Embassy Suites from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided by the listed sponsors. A cash bar will be available through the Embassy Suites.

Save the Dates! June 19-22, 2011 June 10-13, 2012

Please take time to visit the Conference Exhibits

and AASCD Bookstore

2011 AASCD ANNUAL CONFERENCE THEME

Building, Facilitating & Sustaining Whole School Professional Learning

Communities Continuing to model sustained professional

development …

Conference Agenda

Moving from Me to We:

Moving to Action with Authentic School Leadership Teams (18 Hours Professional Development Available Throughout Conference)

Sunday, June 20, 2010

9:00 Steve Brown Memorial Golf Tournament Belvedere Country Club, Hot Springs (Check-in at 8:00 a.m., Shot Gun Start 9:00 a.m.) Janinne Riggs, Presiding

1:00-4:00 Technology Pre-Conference (3 Hours PD Credit) Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts Pat Weaver, Karen Endel, Presiding 3:00 Conference Committee and Facilitators Convention Center, Room 206 Matt McClure, Presiding 5:00-7:00 Pre-Registered Conference Participant Check-In Embassy Suites, Atrium Karen Endel, Cindy Rice, Holly Blythe, Presiding

5:30-7:30 Early Bird Reception Embassy Suites, Atrium & Grand Salon Sponsored by JBHM Education Group Albert Brown 7:00 AASCD Board Dinner and Meeting Embassy Suites, Salon C

Janice Warren, Mary B. Gunter, Presiding

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AASCD

Conference Agenda

Monday, June 21, 2010

7:00-8:30 Registration Convention Center, Grand Hall Karen Endel, Cindy Rice, Holly Blythe, Presiding 7:00-8:30 Visit Exhibits and AASCD Bookstore

Convention Center, Ballroom Prefunction Refreshments Sponsored by Davis Pack Lifetouch Ralph Pack, Phillip Martin

8:30-10:30 1st General Session (2 Hours PD Credit) Horner Hall Ballroom Featured Speaker: Ian Jukes Title: Creating Learning Environments for the 21st Century Learner

Sponsored by Arkansas Department of Education Janice Warren, Presiding Please Visit Exhibitors and AASCD Bookstore

10:45-11:45 Small Group Sessions (1 Hour PD Credit) Convention Center, Meeting Rooms

12:00-12:45 Lunch Horner Hall Ballroom Sponsored by The Learning Institute

Joel Rush, Matt Adams Janice Warren, Mary B. Gunter, Presiding 12:45-1:15 Please Visit Exhibitors and AASCD Bookstore 1:15-4:15 General Session Continues (3 Hours PD Credit) Horner Hall Ballroom Featured Speaker: Ian Jukes, Ted McCain

Sponsored by Arkansas Department of Education Matt McClure, Presiding *Participants will receive a copy of Ian Jukes recent publication, Understanding the Digital Generation: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape

4:30-5:00 Book Signing with Ian Jukes and Ted McCain AASCD bookstore, Convention Center, Ballroom Prefunction

5:30-7:30 Reception Embassy Suites, Atrium & Grand Salon

Sponsored by Apple, Inc., Complete Computing Cisalee Morris 8:00- 10:00 Texas Hold Em’ Game Night Convention Center, Meeting Room 207 Sponsored by Compass Learning Jim Hardwick

*Must be present to receive copy of book

Conference Agenda

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

7:00-8:30 Registration Hot Springs Convention Center, Grand Hall Karen Endel, Cindy Rice & Holly Blythe, Presiding 7:00-8:30 Please Visit Exhibitors and AASCD Bookstore Convention Center, Ballroom Prefunction

Refreshments Sponsored by Davis Pack Lifetouch Ralph Pack, Phillip Martin

7:00-8:30 AASCD Board Election Poll Opens

Convention Center, Grand Hall 8:30-10:30 2nd General Session (2 Hours PD Credit) Horner Hall Ballroom Featured Speaker: Ted McCain Title: Teaching for Tomorrow Sponsored by Arkansas Department of Education Janice Warren, Matt McClure, Presiding Please Visit Exhibitors and AASCD Bookstore 10:30-10:45 Poll Opens Convention Center, Grand Hall 10:45-11:45 Small Group Sessions (1 Hour PD Credit) Convention Center, Meeting Rooms 12:00-12:45 Lunch Horner Hall Ballroom Sponsored by Questar Alice Adams Janice Warren, Mary B. Gunter, Presiding 12:00-1:15 Poll Opens Convention Center, Grand Hall 12:45-1:15 Please Visit Exhibitors and AASCD Bookstore 1:15-4:15 3rd General Session (3 Hours PD Credit) Horner Hall Ballroom Featured Speaker: Charles DeBerry Title: Turning Around a Community of Learners (Teachers, Students, Parents – A True Story

Superintendent Panel-Diann Gathright, Mena School District; Vicki Hall, Johnson County Westside School District; Benjamin Perry, Wynne School District Closing Remarks: Ian Jukes

Sponsored by the Arkansas Tech University Center for Executive Leadership Mary B. Gunter, Presiding

4:15 Poll Opens 4:15-5:00 AASCD Annual Business Meeting

Convention Center, Room 202 Janice Warren, AASCD President, Presiding

5:00 Poll Closes 5:30-7:30 Reception Embassy Suites, Atrium & Grand Salon Sponsored by Impact Education, Inc. Jane Lipton 8:00 Karaoke Convention Center, Rooms 207-209 Sponsored by GSI Solutions Kendell & Will Koberg

Conference Agenda

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

7:30-8:30 Visit the AASCD Bookstore

8:30-11:30 4th General Session (3 Hours PD Credit)

Horner Hall Ballroom Featured Speaker: Dr. Tom Kimbrell Act 222 – School Leadership Coordinating Council Panel This panel will provide an update regarding the work of the School Leadership Coordinating Council. Dr. Mary B. Gunter, Chair and Panel Facilitator Dr. Tom Kimbrell, ADE Dr. Debbie Davis, ALA Dr. Frank Holman, ACEL Sponsored by Arkansas Tech University Dr. Robert C. Brown, President

11:30 AASCD Board Meeting

Board Members and Newly Elected Board Members Please Attend Location to Be Announced

Thank you for joining us. Have a safe trip home!

General Session

Featured Speakers

Tuesday Afternoon General Session

Charles DeBerry Principal and Leadership Consultant

Phillip Randolph School of the Humanities New York, NY

Monday Morning General Session

Ian Jukes Educational Technology Consultant

Lecture Management

Ted McCain Student Motivation & Teacher Retention

Associate Director Thornburg Center for Professional

Development

Tuesday Morning General Session

Conference participants will receive a copy of Ian Juke’s new book: Understanding the Digital Generation: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape

Ian Jukes has been a teacher, an

administrator, writer, consultant, university instructor and keynote speaker. Ian Jukes is the Director of an international consulting group that provides leadership and program development in the areas of assessment and evaluation, strategic alignment, curriculum design and publication, professional development, planning, change management, hardware and software acquisition, information services, customized research, media services, and on-line training as well as conference keynotes and workshop presentations. Over the course of the past 10 years, Ian Jukes has worked with clients in more than 40 countries and made more than 8,000 presentations typically speaking to between 300,000 and 350,000 people a year. Ian Jukes has written twelve books, 9 educational series and had more than 100 articles published in various journals. Ian Jukes is also the publisher of an on-line electronic newsletter, the Committed Sardine Blog, which is electronically distributed to almost 90,000 people in 60 plus countries. Ian Jukes was the creator and co-developer of TechWorks, the internationally successful K-8 technology framework; and was the catalyst of the NetSavvy and InfoSavvy information literacy series; he has been a Contributing Editor for several journals and magazines. His most recent book was Teaching the Digital Generation, co-authored with Ted McCain and Frank Kelly. Ian Jukes is currently working on 3 books - a 2nd edition of Windows on the Future, a book on Understanding Digital Kids and a series on Digital Fluency for 21st Century Learners. Ian Jukes has also been working for several years with architectural firms to help facilitate planning new learning environments by taking the groups through a visioning process to help them align the thinking of the community (school board, administration, parents, students, community) about what new facilities should look like and how its design should align with the learning and instructional intentions of the school/district. Ian Jukes also works with organizations and communities that have lost their market or economic base and wish to explore possibilities for preferred economic futures. But Ian Jukes is an educator first and foremost. His focus has consistently been on the compelling need to restructure our educational institutions so that they become relevant to the current and future needs of children. His rambunctious, irreverent and highly charged presentations and articles emphasize many of the practical issues related to ensuring that change is meaningful. As a registered educational evangelist, his self-avowed mission in life is to ensure that children are properly prepared for the future rather than society's past. As a result, his material tends to focus on many of the pragmatic issues that provide the essential context for educational restructuring.

Ted McCain First and foremost, Ted is an

educator. He has taught high school students at Maple Ridge Secondary School for twenty-five years. Although he has had several opportunities to take other jobs both inside education and in the private sector, he has felt his primary calling is to help prepare teenagers for success as they move into adult life.

Ted has been an innovator and pioneer in technology education. He has designed courses for his school district and the province of B.C. in computer science, data processing, desktop publishing, computer networking, website design, digital animation, digital film effects, and sound engineering. He feels the only way to keep instruction relevant and interesting for students is to be continually changing and updating what he teaches.

In 1997, Ted received the Prime Minister's Award For Teaching Excellence. Ted was awarded this prestigious Canadian national award for his work in developing a real-world technology curriculum for grade 11 and 12 students that prepares them for employment in the areas of website design and computer networking directly out of high school. Ted was recognized for his work in creating his innovative "4 D" approach to solving problems, his unique use of role playing in the classroom, and his idea of progressive withdrawal as a way to foster independence in his students.

In addition to being a classroom teacher, Ted has also been a department head, an administrative assistant, and a technology consultant. He is currently the Coordinator of Instructional Technology for Maple Ridge Secondary School in Vancouver, B.C. Ted has also taught at the junior college level. He has taught computer networking, graphic design, and desktop publishing for Okanagan College/University.

Ted is also an author. He has written or co-written seven books on the future, effective teaching, educational technology, and graphic design. He is currently working on three new book projects.

Prior to entering the teaching profession, Ted worked for several years in the computer industry as a programmer, salesperson, and consultant. In addition to his work as a teacher, for the past twenty-five years Ted has also consulted with school districts and businesses on effective teaching for the digital generation and the implementation of instructional technology. His clients have included Apple Computer, Microsoft, Aldus, and Toyota, as well as many school districts and educational associations.

Ted has now joined the Thornburg Center For Professional Development as an associate director for Canada. In this role, Ted has expanded his work as an educational futurist. Ted focuses on the impact on students and learning from the astounding changes taking place in the world today as a consequence of technological development. He is passionate in his belief that schools must change so they can effectively prepare students for the rest of their lives.

Charles DeBerry began his

educational career as an educational consultant and a teacher in the New York City school system nearly 20 years ago. He has been the educational leader of the Asa Philip Randolph School of the Humanities (Grades PreK-6) located in the Harlem community of New York for the past 6 years. Charles attended the City University of New York where he received a Master of Science in Education. He later earned an Advanced Master of Education from the Educational Leadership- Principal’s Institute at Bank Street College in New York. Charles attributes his educational philosophy and management approach to instituting change to his Educational Leadership –Principal’s Institute experience. Charles serves on the Executive Board of the New York City Elementary Principals Association. He is currently the Council of Supervisors and Administrators chapter chair for District 3 in New York and serves on the District 3 Leadership Team. He believes that education holds the key to the future of America and that every child should be made to feel that they are the most important individual in the world. Charles enjoys playing golf, traveling, and most of all making a difference in the lives of children.

Sunday AASCD Pre-conference Events 2010 SUNDAY June 20

The 5rd Steve Brown Memorial Golf Tournament

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Co-Chairs S8:00

Team Check-in Belvedere Country Club Janinne Riggs

S9:00 The 5th Steve Brown Memorial Golf Tournament

Shot-gun start

Janinne Riggs

SUNDAY June 20

TECHONOLOGY PRE-CONFERENCE 3 Hours Professional Development

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts 1:00-4:00 p.m.

PRESIDER(S) Pat Weaver Karen Endel

Session ID Session Title Presenter(s) S1-1

Using Gizmos to Improve Conceptual Understanding in Math and Science

Pam Berry

S1-2

Trekking the Net with NetTrekker

Lisa Miller

S1-3

Taking Team to the Extreme

George Lieux and Jeff Mosby

S1-4

Using Blogging to Teach Reading and Writing Skills

Donna Smith

S1-5

Mii to Wii

Harry Dickens

S1-6

Discovery Education

Daniel Moix

S1-7 Using and Collaborating with Google Docs

Jim Shuff

S1-8 Introducing the Apple iPad Cisalee Morris

SUNDAY June 20

PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Presenter(s) 3:00 Conference Committee Convention Center

Room 206 Matt McClure

5:00-7:00 Preregistered Participant Check-In Embassy Suites Atrium Karen Endel Cindy Rice Holly Blythe

5:30-7:30

EARLY BIRD RECEPTION

Embassy Suites Atrium and Grand Salon Sponsored by JBHM Education Group

Albert Brown

7:00-9:00 AASCD Board Dinner and Meeting Embassy Suites Salon C

Janice Warren Mary B Gunter

Monday AASCD Session Descriptors 2010 MONDAY June 21

8:30.-10:30 2 Hours Professional Development General Session

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Presiding MGS830- HH1

General Session

Featured Speaker: Ian Jukes Title: Creating Learning Environments for the 21st Century Learner

Janice Warren

MONDAY June 21

10:45-11:45 1 Hour Professional Development Small Group Sessions

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Level Presenter(s) Facilitator M1045-102

Accelerated Academy: Applying Best Practices: Whatever It Takes!

As NCLB's deadline for 100% proficiency quickly approaches, "whatever it takes" has become El Dorado's motto to reach all students. After reviewing the research of 90/90/90 schools, KIPP, and other best practices, an instructional initiative was developed targeting 3rd and 4th grade students. Can below basic students become proficient? Yes!

2-5 Bonnie Haynie, Tom Simmons, Rhonda Simmons

Deborah Goodwin

M1045-103

Leadership and Expectations at KIPP Delta Public Schools

KIPP Delta Public Schools is a network of charter schools in the Arkansas Delta. During this session you will learn about KIPP Delta’s mission and guiding pillars. Specifically, the session will focus on leadership and expectations on our campuses. Presenters include current School Directors and students of KIPP Delta.

K-12 Amanda Johnson, Luke VanDeWalle

Andrea Martin

M1045-104

The Community, the Studio, and Authentic Engagement

A participatory workshop demonstrating how technology elements plus activities students already enjoy can awaken active engagement. Transforming the classroom doesn’t have to mean teachers stressed and struggling. Instead, explore tools that help teachers encourage students to become eager producers.

P-12 Maria Henderson

Kara Chrisman

M1045-201

The “We” in the Classroom: Co-Teaching that Works

The regular and special education team is the key to a successful inclusion classroom. Five years in the making, this team is having success with regular and special education students alike. Fine out what has worked, what has not and what we consider to be keys of a successful partnership.

7-12 Lisa Miller, Sandy Harris

Kim Wilbanks

M1045-202

The Arkansas Model for Teacher Evaluation

The Arkansas Model for Teacher Evaluation is taken from the great work done by Charlotte Danielson in her book Enhancing Professional Practice, A Framework for Teaching. The framework for teaching described in Charlotte’s book identifies those aspects of a teacher’s responsibilities that have been documented through empirical studies and theoretical research as promoting improved student learning. Although they are not the only possible descriptions of practice, these responsibilities seek to define what teachers should know and be able to do in the exercise of their professions.

K-12 Beverly Williams

Opal Anderson

M1045-203

Differentiating Instruction in a Whole Group Setting

This session shares several practical ideas and examples to help teachers be more effective in meeting the needs of their students along with useful tips for implementing those ideas in the classroom, determining student learning styles and interests, and using varied instructional strategies to meet the needs of all learners.

3-6 Dana Kelly, Veronica Scott

Darlene Montgomery

Monday AASCD Session Descriptors 2010 M1045-204

Using Gizmo to Build Conceptual Understanding

Learn how Gizmos help teachers take advantage of research-proven instructional strategies and help students of all ability levels develop conceptual understanding in math and science. Teachers can supplement and enhance instruction with powerful interactive visualizations of concepts. Students can manipulate key variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in extensive “what-if” experimentation.

K-12 Pam Berry Debbie Miller

M1045-205

Improving Teaching and Learning Through Observation and Feedback

One district will share how it has developed a researched based process that provides a strong framework on how to improve professional practice along the continuum from Novice to Expert. Improving instructional practice requires constant observation, feedback, self-reflection and follow-up. Questioning is a powerful tool to elicit teacher self-reflection and improved practice.

K-12 John Tackett, Sharron Havens, Phynaus Wilson, Jeannie Holt, Virginia Franklin, Holly Dewey, Ross Moore

John Calaway

M1045-206

Put It in Their Hands – Mobile Learning and Leadership

This interactive workshop will let you explore the many ways that mobile devices can enhance, rather than disrupt, the learning environment. We will use examples from successful programs and explain the key elements that create and sustain that success.

P-12 Betsy Marshall

Karla Neathery

M1045-207

Retta Brown Moves Forward

How can schools/districts ensure improvement in all schools? How do you know if resources and tools to initiate and sustain change to target high student performance are in place? Retta Brown Elementary and El Dorado School district present their journey to academic improvement. Attendees will gain insights and information on the process used to help plan continuous improvement.

K-12 Judy Manning, Bob Watson, Jim Tucker, Jennifer Griffin, Virginia McDaniel

Jim Garvey

M1045- Embassy Suites Grand Salon

IFs-Making a Difference

Successful tips from educators regarding how they utilize Instructional Facilitators to optimize learning in their district.

K-12 Karen Taylor Cindy Rice

MONDAY June 21

1:15-4:15 3 Hours Professional Development General Session

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Presiding MGS115- HH1

General Session

Featured Speakers: Ian Jukes, Ted McCain Participants will receive a copy of Ian Jukes recent publication, Understanding the Digital Generation: Teaching and Learning in the New Digital Landscape

Matt McClure

Tuesday AASCD Session Descriptors 2010 TUESDAY June 22

8:30-10:30 2 Hours Professional Development General Session

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Presiding TGS830- HH1

General Session

Featured Speaker: Ted McCain Title: Teaching for Tomorrow

Janice Warren Matt McClure

TUESDAY June 22

10:45-11:45 1 Hour Professional Development Small Group Sessions

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Level Presenter(s) Facilitator T1045-102

Initiating Professional Learning Teams

Learn how a junior high school initiated professional learning teams. Past school traditions provide the foundation for building future capacity. Technological tools are integrated to advance the collaborative work of teacher teams. A blend of face-to-face meetings and social networking tools (wikis, GoggleDocs, Skype) strengthen the professional learning community.

7-12 Karen Endel, John Williams, Dana Fudge Vickie Nash Cindy Barnhardt Brad Rotert

Shelia Jacobs

T1045-103 Having Students Reach Proficiency in Technology by 2014

Come learn how a district is ensuring students are proficient in technology. Topics will include establishing baseline information and an understanding of NETS-S, T, A standards for teachers and students, rethinking learning targets, learning how computer-based courses can support this achievement, and ask districts to consider who is leading the technology instruction.

K-12 Jacob Hayward Jim Garvey

T1045-104

The Community, the Studio, and Authentic Engagement

A participatory workshop demonstrating how technology elements plus activities students already enjoy can awaken active engagement. Transforming the classroom doesn’t have to mean teachers stressed and struggling. Instead, explore tools that help teachers encourage students to become eager producers.

P-12 Maria Henderson

Opal Anderson

T1045-201

The “We” in the Classroom: Co-Teaching that Works

The regular and special education team is the key to a successful inclusion classroom. Five years in the making, this team is having success with regular and special education students alike. Find out what has worked, what has not and what we consider to be keys of a successful partnership.

7-12 Lisa Miller, Sandy Harris

Andrea Martin

T1045-202

How to Use the AR IDEAS Portal during Professional Learning Communities

Participants in this session will learn and experience how to use the Arkansas IDEAS portal during their Professional Learning Communities. The PLC group can find a common need for training in any area and actually view professional development on-line. Opportunities will be made to discuss ways to apply what the group is learning to their individual classrooms and school.

K-12 Kim Hall Deborah Coffman

T1045-203 Arkansas Works Arkansas Works offers FREE to every middle-high school student (7-12 grades) access to College and Career Planning System (Kuder). Come learn what Arkansas Works has to offer you and how it can help in planning and preparing your students for their future.

7-12 Sonya Wright-McMurray

Randy Isely

T1045-204

Using Gizmo to Build Conceptual Understanding

Learn how Gizmos help teachers take advantage of research-proven instructional strategies and help students of all ability levels develop conceptual understanding in math and science. Teachers can supplement and enhance instruction with powerful interactive visualizations of concepts. Students can manipulate key variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in extensive “what-if” experimentation.

K-12 Pam Berry Darlene Montgomery

Tuesday AASCD Session Descriptors 2010 T1045-205

Team Based Learning: Engaging in Learning Together

Participants will be introduced to research, design, implementation and practice of Prairie Grove School District's Team Based Learning (TBL) Process in a few basic steps. Demonstration of an actual team's Plan, Do, Study, Act Model (PDSA) will be given, along with handouts and discussion.

K-4 Missy Hixon, Cheryl Gall, Hannah McDonald, Vanessa Orr, Temple Moore, Sherri DeSoto, Jamie Tice, Laura Lucier, Denise Oglesby, Derek Dougan, Jonathan Warren

Deborah Goodwin

T1045-206

Put It in Their Hands – Mobile Learning and Leadership

This interactive workshop will let you explore the many ways that mobile devices can enhance, rather than disrupt, the learning environment. We will use examples from successful programs and explain the key elements that create and sustain that success.

P-12 Betsy Marshall

Kara Chrisman

T1045-207

Increasing Capacity by Addressing the Needs of Teachers

The Popular Street Middle School (PSMS) leadership team will share the process of the facilitated growth of PSMS teachers through a cycle of learning. This team will share how professional development was designed and implemented after analyzing student data and assessing teachers’ needs.

K-12 Beverly Ruthven, Bill Bowers, Catricia Carter, Judy Broughton, Janice Streeter

John Calaway

T1045-208

The Arkansas Model for Teacher Evaluation

The Arkansas Model for Teacher Evaluation is taken from the great work done by Charlotte Danielson in her book Enhancing Professional Practice, A Framework for Teaching. The framework for teaching described in Charlotte’s book identifies those aspects of a teacher’s responsibilities that have been documented through empirical studies and theoretical research as promoting improved student learning. Although they are not the only possible descriptions of practice, these responsibilities seek to define what teachers should know and be able to do in the exercise of their professions.

K-12 Beverly Williams

Lisa Todd

T1045-209

Common Standards, Common Sense: A Summary of findings about What the New Common Core State Standards Mean or Arkansas Educators

With the Common Core State Standards soon to be adopted in Arkansas, myriad questions arise regarding their impact on mathematics and literacy teachers, curriculum and instruction. This session summarizes answers to these questions and more (findings are gathered from expert panelists at the June 15 TLI common standards event).

K-12 Quentin Suffren, Joel Rush

Kim Wilbanks

T1045- Embassy Suites Grand Salon

Tools for the Instructional Facilitator

Two Instructional Facilitators from the Van Buren School District will share what moves their work forward as Instructional Facilitators.

K-12 Karen Taylor Mona Chadwick

TUESDAY June 22

1:15-4:15 3 Hours Professional Development General Session

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Presiding TGS115- HH1

General Session

Featured Speaker: Charles DeBerry Title: Turning Around a Community of Learners (Teachers, Students, Parents – A True Story Superintendent Panel-Diann Gathright, Mena School District; Vicki Hall, Johnson County Westside School District; Benjamin Perry, Wynne School District Closing Remarks: Ian Jukes

Mary B. Gunter

Wednesday AASCD Session Descriptors 2010 Wednesday June 23

8:00 Light Continental Breakfast 8:30-11:30

3 Hours Professional Development General Session

Session ID Session Title Session Descriptor Presiding WGS8-HH

ADE Update Featured Speaker: Dr. Tom Kimbrell Act 222 – School Leadership Coordinating Council Panel This panel will provide an update regarding the work of the School Leadership Coordinating Council. Dr. Mary B. Gunter, Chair and Panel Facilitator Dr. Tom Kimbrell, ADE Dr. Debbie Davis, ALA Dr. Frank Holman, ACEL Sponsored by Arkansas Tech University Dr. Robert C. Brown, President

Matt McClure

A Special

Arkansas ASCD members will have the opportunity to vote for the nominees of their choice

for AASCD Board positions on Tuesday, June 22th

Jim Garvey

Principal

Northside High School

Fort Smith School District

Joe Fisher

Principal

Bethel Middle School Bryant

Bryant School District

2nd

Vice-President

BOARD NOMINEES

Board Position 1

Todd Marshell

Principal

Chaffin Junior High

Fort Smith School District

Mark Gotcher

Principal

Crawford Elementary

Russellville School District

Board Position II

Paulette Blacknall

Educational Renewal Zone

Director

Henderson State University

Tiffany Beasley

Principal

Robert L. Davis Elementary

Bryant School District

Board Position III

Teresa Chance

Assistant Director/Teacher

Center Coordinator

Northwest AR Education

Service Cooperative

Roger Hill

Principal

Kirksey Middle School

Rogers School District

Executive Committee President: Dr. Janice Warren

President-Elect: Dr. Matt McClure

Vice-President: Debbie Miller

Past President: Dr. Frank Holman

Board Secretary: Paula Rawls

Communications Coordinator: Dr. Rebecca Shopfner

Treasurer: Dr. Karen Endel

At-Large Members At Large Members:

John Calaway

Jim Garvey

Sheila Jacobs

Opal Anderson

Andrea Martin

Kara Chrisman

Darlene Montgomery

Kim Wilbanks

Ex Officio Members AASCD Conference Coordinator: Janinne Riggs

ADE Liaison: Deborah Coffman

AACIA Representative: Karla Neathery

AASCD Representative to AACIA: Dr. Lisa Todd

Educational CO-OPs: Phoebe Bailey

Hospitality Coordinator: Jeannie Gorham

Professional Licensure Board Representative: Sheila Jacobs

Arkansas Depart of Career Education Representative:

John Davidson

Executive Director

Dr. Mary B. Gunter

Interim Secretary: Holly Blythe

AASCD Board of Directors AASCD Conference Committee

Matt McClure, Conference Chair

Janinne Riggs, Conference Coordinator

Matt McClure

Becky Shopfner

Karen Endel

Jamie Wollman

Holly Blythe

Joe Fisher

Paula Rawls

Debbie Miller

John Calaway

Pat Weaver

Teresa Chance

Lora Hinchey

Cathi Swan

Monty Burroughs

Deborah Coffman

Jim Garvey

Phoebe Bailey

Rick Endel

Javana McCall

Cheryl Gall

Lisa Huff

Barbara Hunter-Cox

Randy Isely

Sheila Jacobs

Stacey Lindsey

Andrea Martin

Carol Massey

Sheketa McKisick

Lisa Miller

Jeff Mosby

Cindy Rice

Kim Wilbanks

Kara Chrisman

Paulette Blacknall

Mona Chadwick

John Davidson

Harry Dickens

Michael Stoker

Deborah Goodwin

Holly Blythe

Welcome

Meg Simpson

ASCD

Alexandria, VA

And . . .

Holly Blythe

AASCD

Interim Secretary

1956-57 Hazel Dabney

1957-58 W.W. Miller

1958-59 W.W. Miller

1959-60 Louise Phillips

1960-61 Ralph Riley

1961-62 Lillian Faulk

1962-63 John Fortenberry

1963-64 Wallace Floyd

1964-65 Maurice Dunn

1965-66 Joe Slavin

1966-67 Hattie Kelso

1967-68 L.D. Harris

1968-69 Dr. Bert Stark

1969-70 Harvey Young

1970-71 Leon Hardin

1971-72 Irma Adair

1972-73 John Barker

1973-74 Dr. Herbert Lawrence

1974-75 Jimmy Dyer

1975-76 Jim Williams

1976-77 Phillip Powell

1977-78 Dr. Phillip Besonen

1978-79 Harold Smith

1979-80 Dr. Harold Measel

1980-81 Dr. Jerry Daniel

1981-82 Dr. Charles Adair

1982-83 Dr. Jim Rollins

1983-84 Nancy Lawson

1984-85 David Robinson

1985-86 Dr. Steve Floyd

1986-87 Dr. Beverly Reed Elliott

1987-88 Dr. Bobby Altom

1988-89 Gene Jones

1989-90 Steve Brown

1990-91 Dr. Charles Russell

1991-92 Dr. Diann Gathright

1992-93 David Rainey

1993-94 Dr. Paula Cummins

1994-95 Janie Russell

1995-96 Jim Dalton

1996-97 Dr. Mary B. Gunter

1997-98 Andrew Tolbert

1998-99 Joyce Littleton Craft

1999-00 Thomas Gathen

2000-01 Dr. Dennis Fleniken

2001-02 Ron Wright

2002-03 Dr. Virginia Abernathy

2003-04 Dr. Arthur Tucker

2004-05 Jeannie Gorham

2005-06 Dr. Randy Willison

2006-07 Dr. Marsha Jones

2007-08 Robert Davis

2008-09 Dr. Frank Holman

AASCD Past Presidents

Honoring those who have served Arkansas ASCD and Arkansas Education.

EVENT SPONSORS

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY Dr. Robert C. Brown

Wednesday Morning Continental Breakfast

QUESTAR Alice Adams Tuesday Lunch

THE LEARNING INSTITUTE Joel Rush, Matt Adams

Monday Lunch

JBHM EDUCATION GROUP

Albert Brown Sunday Reception

APPLE, INC. & COMPLETE COMPUTING Cisalee Morris

Monday Reception

IMPACT EDUCATION Inc. Jane Lipton

Tuesday Reception

DAVIS PACK LIFETOUCH Ralph Pack, Phillip Martin

Monday & Tuesday Refreshments

GSI SOLUTIONS Kendell & Will Koberg Tuesday Refreshments

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Keynote Presenters

COMPASS LEARNING

Jim Hardwick Texas Hold Em’

ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY

CENTER FOR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Dr. Merle Dickerson

Third General Session Presenter

Thank you for your sponsorship!

EXHIBITORS

The Learning Institute

Pearson Group Assessment

HeartBeeps Software by Kindle Publishing

Pearson Curriculum

Discovery Toys

Scholastic Education

Arkansas Education TV

Network (AETN)

Riverside Publishing

eInstruction

Explore Learning

Davis Pack Lifetouch

Questar

JBHM Education Group Teacher Created Materials Classworks

Ignite Learning

Discovery Education GSI Solutions LLC

Apple. Inc.

Jewelry by Michelle

ETA/Cuisenaire

Compass Learning Tell Me More Educational Media LLC

Abrams Learning Trends

Impact Education Inc

Educational Media LLC

Please visit our exhibitors. We appreciate their attendance and support of Arkansas ASCD.

NOTES

ROOM Horner Hall General Sessions, Lunch Ballroom Prefunction Exhibits, AASCD Bookstore 102-104 Small Group Sessions 201-209 Small Group Sessions Embassy Suites Grand Salon Small Group Sessions

2012

Modeling

Sustained Professional Development