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 D
D1
The Bridge Program
Chris Piercy, FOS Mentor Chair/Teacher,
Serrano High School, Snowline Joint USD, CA
If enrolling every graduate in a post-secondary program is your goal, this is the program for you. Learn how to collaborate with a local community college to make this goal a reality. This complete program takes the student from lessons and activities to the actual enrollment process with applications, financial aid, and placement testing at the high school site. Participants will receive a step-by-step plan for implementation.
Strands: Collaboration
D2
Schools Like Ours: Creating Specialized
Secondary Schools of Mathematics,
Science, and Technology
Martin Shapiro, Ed.D., Educational
Consultant, Past President, CAT Prog. Coord.,
National Consortium for Specialized Schools of
Math., Science & Tech., FL; Pete Oberg, SLC
Coordinator, Center for Advanced Technologies,
Lakewood High School, FL
This session provides a road map for the creation of specialized schools to meet the need for leaders in mathematics, science, and technology. Through presentation and discussion, participants will discover the possibilities for developing specialized schools in their unique setting. Discussion will be organized around a context for change, getting started, the organization of your school, and sustainability of specialized schools.
Strands: Support for Teaching and Learning, NEW!
D8
Everything You Wanted to Know about
4 x 4 Block Scheduling, But Thought It
Was Too Risky to Ask
Albert Castillo, Director, Secondary School
Services, LAUSD Local District 6, CA; Jesus
Angulo, Principal; Patrick Moretta, Principal,
South Gate High School, Los Angeles USD, CA
How can restructuring school schedules support changes in classroom practice? In this workshop, participants will examine how block scheduling can offer more in-depth learning, fewer students per teacher, and more varied teaching approaches, and can be a catalyst for enduring change. Two high school principals will share a unique process they used to take advantage of the reform’s benefits. A question-and-answer period will follow the session.