Blue Ribbon Institute: Full Schedule

2:00pm EDT

Master Your Education Opportunity – Winning Attitude, Winning Strategies

The Big Motivator will teach you to honor your gifts in your work with students and yourselves! You’ll hear how to use inspirational, encouraging, and motivational exercises in the classroom. You’ll also identify your own strengths and how to use them to enhance student learning. There will be ideas shared on mental agility and time management flexibility to get the results you desire for student learning.

Speakers

Kevin Wayne Thomas

The Big Motivator

Thursday April 11, 2013 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
206

Active Teaching and Learning Leadership and Educational Vitality Student Focus and Support

Intended Audience Paraeducators & Teachers PreK-12

2:00pm EDT

From Slide Rule to the Cloud: Redesigning High School Education

Once upon a time long ago, high school science teachers were quick to show their students how to use a slide rule. Today we have Moodle, Blackboard, mobile devices and “the cloud.” Yet how much has really changed? Let’s get it done! Let’s create an Upper School approach by redesigning what happens in (and especially out) of classes with some of today’s emerging technologies. Let’s get it right – “end points” first, technology second.

Speakers

Romeo Marquis

Thursday April 11, 2013 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
211

School Organization and Culture Active Teaching and Learning Technology Integration Leadership and Educational Vitality

Intended Audience Teachers Gr 9-12

2:00pm EDT

A.L.I.C.E. - An Enhanced Lockdown for Schools

The school shootings at Columbine, Virginia Tech, and Sandy Hook have taught school and police officials that the current lockdown process is not sufficient in addressing a dangerous intruder in our schools. In this presentation, see the new enhanced lockdown process called A.L.I.C.E., which is being implemented in schools throughout our country. This new process focuses on empowering teachers and students to make decisions based upon the information that they have in a school intruder situation.

Speakers

Dr. John Doherty and Corey Santasky

Thursday April 11, 2013 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Supt. Conf. Room

Student Focus and Support Professional Community Leadership and Educational Vitality

Intended Audience Paraeducators & Teachers PreK-12

10:00am EDT

Lessons Learned from the Field-Year 1 of the Educator Evaluation System

The Reading Public Schools is entering its second year in the implementation of the new Educator Evaluation System. This presentation focuses on the lessons that have been learned during this year and how to improve the system moving forward.

Speakers

Dr. John Doherty

Friday April 12, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Supt. Conf. Room

Active Teaching and Learning Leadership and Educational Vitality

Intended Audience Teachers Gr. PreK-12

11:15am EDT

Appy Hour!

You are cordially invited to join the Barrows 4th Grade Team for an “app”etizing hour of iPad sharing.
Who: Anyone who is currently using or interested in integrating iPads into their classroom.
What: Serving up a menu of useful apps that we have used in our classrooms.
What can you bring? Novices, just yourselves. Experienced users, BYOD and an “app”etizing app to share.
We promise you will have a sparkling time!

Speakers

Pam Boston

& Sarah Lanzo

John Laracy

Heather Murphy

Friday April 12, 2013 11:15am - 12:15pm EDT
207

Active Teaching and Learning Leadership and Educational Vitality Professional Community School Organization and Culture Student Focus and Support Technology Integration Challenging Standards and Curriculum

Intended Audience Teachers Gr. PreK-5

1:30pm EDT

Leaving Positive Digital Footprints Worth Following: Empowering Students to Create Their Legacy(CISCO) – Rm. Supt. Office – Recommended for Paraeducators and Teachers Gr. PreK-12

This workshop is a follow-up to a presentation given by Garth Holman and myself concerning how we have changed students’ (and our) philosophy, integrated technology and are putting into practice the pedagological changes that many others only speak of. Our students own their learning and are leaving a legacy for other students throughout the world.

Speakers

Mike Pennington

Friday April 12, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Supt. Conf. Room

Student Focus and Support School Organization and Culture Challenging Standards and Curriculum Active Teaching and Learning Technology Integration Leadership and Educational Vitality Indicators of Success

Intended Audience Paraeducators and Teachers Gr. PreK-12