2008 NCTAF Symposium:
Building a 21st Century Education System
(The agenda will be updated as speakers confirm)
Thursday July 10:
Welcome and Opening Remarks, Tom Carroll, NCTAF President
The Future is Now, Richard W. Riley, Co-Chair, NCTAF Board of Directors
Dilemmas as Action Tools, Monica Martinez, Vice President of Education Strategy, Knowledgeworks Foundation
Concurrent Plenary Sessions:
Addressing Dilemmas Through Action
I. Balancing Standards and Personalization:Carolyn McKinney, Executive Director, NC professional Teaching Standards Commission; Eric Hirsch, New Teacher Center; Karen Bruett, Board Member, Partnership for 21st Century Skills; Rebecca Garland, Executive Director, State Board of Education; Betty Epanchin, Associate Dean for Teacher Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
II. Community Engagement in a Consumer-Driven Learning Economy: Wendy Puriefoy, President, Public Education Network; Van Dempsey, Dean, School of Education, Fairmont University
III. Supporting Teachers' Rights and Changing Teachers' Roles: Jack Dale, Superintendent, Fairfax County Schools
IV. Integrating Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants; Bobbi Kurshan, Executive Director, Curriki; Keith Krueger, CEO, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Friday July 11:
Plenary Session II:
Transforming Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century(Plenary Session): Bob Pearlman, Director of Strategic Planning, New Technology Foundation; Lynne Weisenbach, Dean, School of Education, University of Indianapolis and Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL), Students and Teachers from Indiana's New Tech High
Concurrent Sessions I:
Innovative Strategies for Moving Forward
Responsive Teacher Preparation: Bob Pearlman, Director of Strategic Planning, New Technology Foundation; Lynne Weisenbach, Dean, School of Education, University of Indianapolis and Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning (CELL), Students and Teachers from Indiana's New Tech High
Teacher Compensation: Brad Jupp, Coordinator of the ProComp Transition Team in Denver Public Schools
Cross-Generational School Staffing: John Gomperts, CEO, Civic Ventures/Experience Corps
Successful Teacher Assessment Policies: Thomas Toch, Co-Founder, Education Sector and Author, "Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education"
Concurrent Sessions II:
Innovative Strategies for Moving Systems Forward
Support of New Teacher Development: Anissa Listak, Director, Coalition of Urban Teacher Residencies; Ronni Mann, New Teacher Center
Building Community Engagement in Schools: Amanda Broun, Senior Vice President, Public Education Network; Van Dempsey, Dean, School of Education, Fairmont State University
Working With Cross-Generational Teams: Jennifer Abrams, Education Consultant and Trainer
Improving Teacher Distribution Using Assessment: Candace Crawford, Education Trust
Lunch Session:
Schools Organized for Success: Learning Teams Recognition Ceremony: Beth Wray, CEO Pearson Achievement Solutions; Thomas Carroll, President, NCTAF
Concurrent Sessions III:
Levers for Change
Online Teacher Learning Communities: Cindy Guttierez, UC Denver, TLINC; Mark Bounds, Deputy Superintendent, Educator Quality and Leadership, South Carolina; Renee Clift, Illinois New Teacher Collaborative
Building Effective Learning Communities: Newark Public Schools, Wake County Public Schools, Woodland Middle School
Impacting Teacher Preparation: Ella Cleveland (moderator), Program Associate, Higher Education and REsearch Initiatives, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; Mary Lynne Calhoun, Dean, College of Education, UNC Charlotte; Linda Cool, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Gannon University; Carol Sharp, Dean, Rowan University
Value-Added Assessments: Tony Bagshaw, Senior Director of Knowledge Management, Battelle for Kids
Plenary: Washington Insiders' View: Bob Wehling (moderator), NCTAF Commissioner and Executive Editor "Building a 21st Century Education System"; Alice Cain, Education Aide to Congressman Miller; Carmel Martin, Education Aide to Senator Kennedy; Sarah Rittling, Senior Staff, Senate HELP Committee
Saturday July 12:
Introduction: Karen Smith, Chief Operating Officer, NCTAF
Plenary:
Putting it All Together - Visions for Creating 21st Century Schools: Mary Deming, Director, Teacher Quality for P-16 Initiatives, University System of Georgia; Sharon Mahoe, Executive Director, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board' Eileen Aviss- Spedding, Manager Office of Academic and Professional Standards, New Jersey; Joanne Avery, Assistant Superintendent, Anderson School District 4, South Carolina; Craig McClellen, Director, Center for Education in Appalachia, Fairmont State University
Workshops: Hammering out the Details: Join one of four working/affinity groups to explore the core innovations in the KnowledgeWorks/NCTAF state initiative. Discussions will focus on challenges and success in regard to implementation, engaging stakeholders and repurposing resources:
I. Community Engagement
II. Technology as Incremental Innovator
III. Learning Communities as Instruments of Change
IV. Teachers as School Leaders
Concluding Challenge: Work with Us to Build a 21st Century Education System: Thomas Carroll, President, NCTAF
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