Conference Sessions

Strands

Thursday, February 7

Session A 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Session B 1:15 AM–3:15 PM

Friday, February 8

Session C 9:30–10:45 AM

Session CD 9:30 AM–12:15 PM

Session D 11:00 AM–12:15 PM

Session E 2:15–3:30 PM

Saturday, February 9

Session F 9:30–10:45 AM

Session FG 9:30 AM–12:00 PM

Session G 11:00 AM–12:00 PM

Session CD

CD3

Supporting Equitable SLCs
Johnna Timmes, Program Advisor; Erin McGary-Hamilton, Senior Program Advisor, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, OR

How do schools make their SLCs accessible and rigorous for all students? What supports are necessary for both students and teachers? Teams will review existing SLCs, learn instructional strategies to reach & engage all students, and plan for increasing equity throughout campus.

Strands:Support for Teaching and Learning, NEW!

CD4

Interdisciplinary SLC Program Design
Katie Whitney Luers, Senior Program Advisor, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, OR

This workshop engages SLC teams in program design that aligns SLC theme and high academic standards. Teams develop a clear idea of what they want their students to know and do as a result of intensive learning in their SLC and consider ways for students to demonstrate mastery of these interdisciplinary proficiencies. Participants leave with an action plan for collaborating on coherent curriculum.

Strands:Support for Teaching and Learning, NEW!

CD5

Set-up for Success: Ninth Grade Transition, Special Education Inclusion, and Interdisciplinary Teams
Patrice Zalesky, Assistant Principal; Jacqueline Daly Brown, Sp. Ed. Teacher/Career Ed. Coordinator; Missy Jabens, Special Education Teacher, Papillion-La Vista South High School, Papillion-La Vista Public Schools, NE

This session will provide the audience with a myriad of ideas to assist ninth grade students in becoming successful high school students. An intense pyramid of interventions will be provided to assist professionals in meeting the needs of individual students, including Special Education students. Participants will receive handouts that provide the groundwork for developing their own pyramid of interventions for their classroom, team, or school.

Strands: Support for Teaching and Learning

CD6

A Practical Guide to SLC Implementation and Sustainability
Robin Shrode, Co-founder; Mike Neubig, Cofounder, American Alliance for Innovative Schools, TX & OH; Mary Holden, Resource Teacher; David Holden, Instructional Coach, Mar Vista High School, Sweetwater Union HSD, Co-founders, American Alliance for Innovative Schools CA

This session will provide attendees with practical guidelines for effective SLC implementation and maintenance. Some of the topics to be addressed are getting teachers’ buy-in; developing teams; flexible scheduling; analyzing data; inclusion of Special Education and English Learners; meeting protocols; and sustainability. This session is not a prescription for SLC implementation; rather, attendees will receive practical information, tools, and insight that will facilitate SLC implementation and sustainability.

Strands: Functional Accountability

CD7

Collaborative Evaluation: A Key to Sustaining Your SLCs
Rose Owens-West, Sr. Project Director; Ralph Baker & Gerald Wolfe,WestEd, CA

Collaborative evaluation features teamwork and inquiry—perfect processes for evaluating the effectiveness of your SLC implementation. This session will provide a framework for continuous data gathering, sharing of findings, and planning for improvement. It is designed for teachers and administrators who have limited background in evaluation. Participants will engage in learning evaluation strategies they can use immediately. They will receive user-friendly supportive materials and addresses for useful web resources.

Strands: Functional Accountability, NEW!

CD9

Building a Community of Schools: Balancing Autonomy and Flexibility in SLCs
John Spiegel, Principal, Crawford Education Complex, IDEA, San Diego USD, CA

In an effort to build a community of schools, the principals of Crawford Educational Complex have organized a series of retreats involving staff from each school. In such retreats, a complex vision has been developed, goals have been identified, norms for collaboration have been established, and cultural/space agreements have been written. Participants in the session will see the struggles, challenges, and issues of having several SLCs in a complex.

Strands: Identity

CD10

Advisory Programs: Personalization and Achievement for Every Student
Deb Christenson, Curriculum Coordinator; Jeanne Fauci, Director,Wildwood Outreach Center, CA

Advisory programs create a personalized middle and high school environment that enhances students’ academic achievement and social/emotional growth. In this interactive presentation, participants will learn from nationally known experts the key components to creating a successful advisory program. Discover how to implement or expand an advisory program at your school that will support your school’s mission and goals and enhance the learning experience for every student.

Strands: Personalization, NEW!

CD11

Mindfully Resolving Conflicts: Facilitation for Diversity Issues
Rainbow Markell, Director/Diversity Trainer, Stir Fry Seminars & Counseling, CA

Explore what it takes to develop authentic and meaningful relationships, even in conflict, using role-play, training vignettes, and discussion, and addressing the issues such as racism and cultural differences. This workshop also teaches skills to train others in group process, conflict facilitation, and a variety of cross-cultural communication techniques. This workshop benefits teachers, teacher educators, administrators, counselors, and student leaders. “The Art of Mindful Facilitation” provided as a handout.

Strands: Personalization, NEW!

CD12

Using PLCs to Build Collaboration and Personalization within SLCs: Are you Driving a ’60s Model School Design?
Corine Sayler, Assistant Principal, Syracuse High School, Davis School District, UT

This presentation is intended for those interested in using PLCs to further collaborations and identity. It uses the experience of a large traditional high school’s restructuring into SLCs and the development of a school-wide vision for personalization. Activities include a PowerPoint® presentation, examples of structures that can be put into place, and several activities designed to give participants a model they can take back to work with at their schools.

Strands: Personalization

CD13

Featured School—Center for Creative Arts
Pete Murchison, Principal; Linda Kimmel, Career/College Specialist; Kristina Palos, Teacher; Victoria Vincench, Teacher, Irvington High School, Fremont USD, CA

Create a program that gives an underserved group of students an identity. Learn how to construct structures that support collaboration. The Center for Creative Arts is a school-within-aschool that integrates the arts into core academic classes and makes art the focal point of the CCA student’s life at Irvington. The CCA works and can serve as an example of how to structure any SLC. All participants receive a CD-ROM.