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EVENTS

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2007 Regional Forum

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Day 1 / October 23, 2007
Time Activity
7:00 Registration
Breakfast Buffet and Networking Opportunity
8:00 Opening Plenary Session
Greetings – Dr. Robin Jarvis, Program Manager, SEDL
Opening Message – Lynn Sawyer, The Center for Cognitive Coaching
Conference Logistics – Debra Meibaum, Conference Chair, SEDL
9:00 Break and Transition to Meeting Rooms
9:15 Role-Alike State Networking
Role I Role II Role III Role IV
Leadership Curriculum and Instruction Middle / High School Reform School Improvement
Facilitators:
Dr. Bill Sommers and Glenda Copeland, SEDL
Facilitators:
Dr. Mary Lou Meadows and Maggie Rivas, SEDL
Facilitator:
Dr. Phillip Eaglin, SEDL
Facilitators:
Dr. Sandra Lindsay, Debra Meibaum, and Dr. Vicki Dimock, SEDL
Role V Role VI Role VII Role VIII
Assessment and Accountability Special Education Teacher Quality Policy
Facilitators:
Dr. Bill Sommers and Glenda Copeland, SEDL
Facilitators:
Dr. Mary Lou Meadows and Maggie Rivas, SEDL
Facilitator:
Dr. Phillip Eaglin, SEDL
Facilitators:
Dr. Sandra Lindsay, Debra Meibaum, and Dr. Vicki Dimock, SEDL
10:15 Break and Transition to Concurrent Session Rooms
10:30 Concurrent Sessions, #1
Leadership I—
Capacity Building: Enhancing Skills of State-Level Staff
Leadership II—
Strategic Leadership
Teacher Quality Middle/High School Reform
Leading: The Importance of Trust

Speaker:
Dr. Sandra Lindsay,
SEDL

Facilitator:
Maggie Rivas,
SEDL

Leading Policy to Scale: Leading When You Are Not in Charge

Speaker:
Dr. Bill Sommers,
SEDL

Facilitator:
Michael Davis,
SEDL

Moving the Focus from Highly Qualified to Highly Effective

Speaker:
Kathleen Paliokas,
Director, INTASC Council of Chief State School Officers

Facilitator:
Danny Martinez,
SEDL

Promising Designs for Middle and High School Reform

Speaker:
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez,
Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research

Facilitator:
Dr. Phillip Eaglin,
SEDL

12:30 Lunch
The Work of SECC: How States Can Maximize Their Use of SECC Services
– Dr. Robin Jarvis
Overview and Introduction of State Liaisons
1:45 Concurrent Sessions, #2
Leadership I Leadership II Teacher Quality Middle/High School Reform
Politics, Ethics, and Leadership in State Departments of Education

Speaker:
Dr. Bill Sommers

Facilitator:
Dr. Robin Jarvis

Data-Driven Dialogue

Speaker:
Lynn Sawyer

Facilitator:
Dr. Chris Ferguson

Issues and Answers for Equity in Teacher Placement

Speakers:
Dr. Phoebe Gillespie, Project Director, National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers
and
Vincent Watkins, CEO, The Watkins Group

Facilitator:
Dr. Ada Muoneke

Strategies for Enhancing Science and Mathematics in Middle Schools

Speaker:
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez

Facilitator:
Dr. Phillip Eaglin

3:45 Break and Transition to Meeting Rooms
4:00 State Networking Meetings
Alabama Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina
Facilitator:
Dr. Mary Lou Meadows
Facilitator:
Glenda Copeland
Facilitator:
Dr. Vicki Dimock
Facilitator:
Debra Meibaum
Facilitator:
Dr. Sandra Lindsay

 

Day 2 / October 24, 2007
Time Activity
7:00 Breakfast Buffet and Networking Opportunity
8:00 Concurrent Sessions, #3
Leadership I Leadership II Teacher Quality Middle/High School Reform
Leadership Through People Skills and the Importance of Effective Communication

Speaker:
Dr. Sandra Lindsay

Facilitator:
Michael Davis

Facilitated Conversation:
Strategic Leadership—Current Issues and Emerging Research

Speaker:
Rebecca Ogletree, Senior Program Specialist, SERVE

Facilitator:
Maggie Rivas

Special Teachers for Special Needs: Addressing the Teacher Quality Issue in Special Education

Speaker:
Kathleen Paliokas

Facilitator:
Dr. Robin Jarvis

Workplace Readiness Issues and How States Can Address These Needs

Speaker:
Dr. Carlos Rodriguez

Facilitator:
Danny Martinez

10:00 Break
10:15 Concurrent Sessions, #4
Leadership I Leadership II Teacher Quality Middle/High School Reform
Leading on Your Feet

Speaker:
Dr. Chris Ferguson

Facilitator:
Dr. Phillip Eaglin

The State Role in Promoting Instructional Leadership

Speaker:
Glenda Copeland

Facilitator:
Dr. Robin Jarvis

Recruiting, Developing, Mentoring, and Retaining Quality Teachers

Speakers:
Dr. Phoebe Gillespie and Vincent Watkins

Facilitator:
Danny Martinez

Designing Schools that Understand and Respond to Adolescent Literacy
(Reading Next)

Speaker:
Dr. Melvina Phillips,
Public Consulting Group

Facilitator:
Maggie Rivas

12:15 Lunch
Introduction of Speaker – Glenda Copeland
Welcome – Dr. Diane Bradford, Georgia Department of Education
1:30 State Showcase Sessions, #1 – Presenters: Alabama, Georgia
Alabama Presents Georgia Presents
Alabama Reading Initiative and AMSTI
Presenters:
Dr. Katherine Mitchell, Sherrill Parris, Tod Beers

Facilitator: Dr. Mary Lou Meadows
Building Capacity to Increase Student Achievement in Georgia
Presenters:
Dr. Wanda Creel and Travis Willard

Facilitator: Glenda Copeland
2:20 Break and Transition to Showcase Session Rooms
2:30 State Showcase Sessions, #2 – Presenters: South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia
South Carolina Presents Alabama Presents Georgia Presents
SC-SDE Panel: Samples of Success

Presenters:
Dr. Teri Siskind, Susan DuRant, and Cathy Jones

Facilitator: Dr. Sandra Lindsay

Alabama Reading Initiative and AMSTI

Presenters:
Dr. Katherine Mitchell, Sherrill Parris, Tod Beers

Facilitator: Dr. Mary Lou Meadows

Building Capacity to Increase Student Achievement in Georgia

Presenters:
Dr. Wanda Creel and Travis Willard

Facilitator: Glenda Copeland

3:20 Break and Transition to Showcase Session Rooms
3:35 State Showcase Sessions, #3 – Presenters: Louisiana, Mississippi
Louisiana Presents Mississippi Presents
Every Ed.
Presenters:
Dr. Susan A. Aysenne and Anne Clouatre

Facilitator: Dr. Ada Muoneke
Redesigning Education for the 21st Century
Presenters:
Shelly Bock and Chris Wall

Facilitator: Debra Meibaum
4:25 Transition to Meeting Rooms
4:30 State Implementation Meetings
Alabama Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina
Facilitator:
Dr. Mary Lou Meadows
Facilitator:
Glenda Copeland
Facilitator:
Dr. Vicki Dimock
Facilitator:
Debra Meibaum
Facilitator:
Dr. Sandra Lindsay

 

Day 3 / October 25, 2007
Time Activity
7:00 Breakfast Buffet and Networking Opportunity
7:55 State Showcase Sessions, #4 – Presenters: LA, MS, and SC
Louisiana Presents Mississippi Presents South Carolina Presents

Every Ed.

Presenters:
Dr. Susan A. Aysenne and Anne Clouatre

Facilitator:
Dr. Ada Muoneke

Redesigning Education for the 21st Century

Presenters:
Shelly Bock and Chris Wall

Facilitator:
Debra Meibaum

SC-SDE Panel: Samples of Success

Presenters:
Dr. Teri Siskind, Susan DuRant and Cathy Jones

Facilitator:
Dr. Sandra Lindsay

8:45 Break and Transition to Main Meeting Room
9:00 Closing Plenary
Introduction of Speaker – Dr. Robin Jarvis
Closing Message – Kati Haycock, Executive Director, Education Trust
10:30 Closing Activities – Dr. Robin Jarvis
Reimbursement Procedures
Forum Evaluation – Jack Lumbley, SECC
Wrap-up

 

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