Conference Sessions
Strands
Friday, February 20
Session A 9:30 AM–10:45 AM
Session AB 9:30 AM–12:15 PM
Session B 11:00 AM–12:15 PM
Session C 2:15 PM–3:30 PM
Saturday, February 21
Session D 9:30–10:45 AM
Session DE 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
Session E 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Middle School to High School Transition
A1
Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives: Motivating Students for Higher Academic Achievement
Dean Lapham, Certified Trainer, Academic Innovations, UT
Making a successful transition from middle school to high school is critical to a student's lifelong success. Wendy Bingham explores how schools across the country use the award-winning Career Choices materials to integrate comprehensive guidance into the 8th or 9th grade without sacrificing achievement, academic rigor, or content standards. She'll discuss and distribute the Course Standards for Freshman Transition Classes from the George Washington University- an invaluable planning resource for your high school redesign efforts.
Strand: Middle School to High School Transition
B1
Advisory Programs: Personalization and Achievement for Every Student
Brooke Merryfield, Outreach Coordinator, Wildwood School, 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 of 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.
Strand: Middle School to High School Transition
D1
Tumultuous Transitions Be Gone! Moving from Middle School to High School with Ease
Robin Shrode, Founder/Consultant/Co-founder AAIS (American Alliance for Innovative Schools, Inc.), TX
The transition from middle school to high school can be a year of tumultuous change for students, but with focused and intentional planning, identified transitional processes and protocols in place, and a systemic communication structure implemented, the ease of movement can be increased. This session will discuss and demonstrate successful transition programs from various schools around the nation and how those processes and protocols might be put into place.
Strand: Middle School to High School Transition, NEW SESSION