June 17, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Keynote Follow-Up: Tiering Assignments for Readiness
Presenter: Sandra Williams Page, Professional Consultant, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Evaluating Gifted Programs: Assuring Continuous Improvement and Success
Presenter: Mary G. Rizza, Ph.D., Office of Exceptional Children, Ohio Department of Education
Backward Design Can Help Create Exciting Units and Assess What Your Students Are Learning
Presenter: Dr. Linda Ingling Rogness, Associate Professor of Education & Chemistry, Muskingum College
Data, Data, and Not a Statistic to be Found...
Presenter: Ann Aaronson, Director of School Improvement, Green County ESC
A Journey towards Quality Instruction & Effectiveness: The Creation of the Classroom Quality Rubric
Presenters: Dan Dodds, Director of Curriculum &Instruction; Joyce Rex, Curriculum Support and Steve Kandel, Principal, Mad River Local Schools
The Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA) Update
Presenters: Dr. Jerry Klenke, Executive Director; Dr. Kirk Hamilton, Deputy Executive Director; Kathleen D. Lowery, Director and Tom Ash, Director, BASA; Deborah Telfer, Leadership Development & Outreach and Cynthia Yoder, Center for Teaching Profession, Ohio Department of Education; Dr. Brian McNulty, Consultant, and representative school superintendents
Teachers Connecting Achievement & Progress (T-CAP): Lessons Learned from Teacher-Level Value-Added Reporting
Presenters: Tony Bagshaw, Senior Director of Knowledge Management and Mary Peters, Ph.D., Director of Value-Added Services, Battelle for Kids and Kathleen Ryan, Principal, Wyoming City SD
Standards-Based Learning, Grading & Reporting
Presenters: Michael Sawyers, Superintendent; Dr. Rosemary Gornik, Assistant Superintendent; Joseph Mueller, Principal; Chad Eisler Assistant Principal; Robert Glavan, Teacher and Matthew Spellman, Teacher, Perry Local SD
Connecting Students with Heritage
Presenter: Ryan Teague, Program Manager, Heritage Outreach Program and former high school history teacher
Teacher Whisperers: Providing Support and Coaching in an Age of Accountability
Presenters: William M. Myles, Lead Principal; Donna J. Kavanaugh, Lead Teacher; Jenny Beckham, Math Coach and Sarah Trimble-Oliver, System Administrator, Cincinnati Public Schools; Marilyn L. Todd, Literacy Coach and Liz Wymer, Science Coach, Mayerson Academy; Holly Sampson, Science Coach and Lynn Angus, Literacy Coach, Hamilton County ESC
Assessment Design for Learning: A Working Model
Presenters: Dr. Judy VanVoorhis, Director of Curriculum, Assessment & Instruction and Cathy Morgan, M.Ed., Curriculum Consultant, Muskingum Valley ESC; Diane Stultz, Director of Professional Development, Battelle for Kids
Teacher Leadership for Improved Student Achievement
Presenters: Donna M. Stanfield, Curriculum & Assessment Director and Chris Pigman, Director of Educational Services, Mid-Ohio ESC
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. & 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Brain Fitness: Keys to Intervention Using Brain Research and Technology
Presenter: Dr. Martha Burns, Neuroscientist, Scientific Learning Corporation/Northwestern University
From High School Science and Math to a Skilled Workforce: Providing Opportunities for Hard-to-Reach Students to Connect with Industry and Higher Education Partners
Presenters: Dr. Linda Williams, Superintendent, Lake County ESC
Essential Questions: How Can They Really Make a Difference in the Classroom
Presenter: Dr. Teresa Dempsey, Director of Professional Learning, Delaware-Union ESC
Making Smart Use of State Test Results
Presenter: Stan Heffner, Associate State Superintendent, Ohio Department of Education
Transform School Improvement Efforts by Overcoming Resistance to Change
Presenter: Judith A. Zimmerman, Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University
Value-Added in the Accountability System
Presenters: Matthew C. Cohen, Ph.D., Executive Director, Office of Policy and Accountability, Ohio Department of Education and Mary Peters, Ph.D., Director of Value-Added Services, Battelle for Kids
Empowering Through Change 20 Minutes at a Time
Presenters: Ann Marie Carley, Principal; Joshua H. Conley, Assistant Principal; Jennifer Armstrong, Teacher Leader and Bethany Morrow, Teacher Leader, Hamilton Local SD
Perceptions of School Leadership and Implications for Developing School Leaders
Presenters: Harry E. Eastridge, Ph.D., Superintendent; Jennifer Felker, Assistant Superintendent; Dr. Robert McMahon, Consultant and Dr. Patrick Cosiano, Consultant, ESC of Cuyahoga County
Combining MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Data with CompassLearning Odyssey
Presenters: Rob Johnson, Partner Representative, NWEA and Sonny Compton, Senior Account Executive, CompassLearning
Conversations with Highly-Effective Teachers
Presenters: J. Michael Thomas, Ph.D., Senior Director of Innovative Solutions, Battelle for Kids and representative math and reading teachers identified as highly effective
Digging for Gold! Digging Deeper into the Data for Middle School Success!
Presenters: Dave Riley, Principal; Linda Bertsch-Uveges, Ph.D., Director of Curriculum & Instruction and Melissa Czapor, Teacher, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City SD
Professional Learning Communities in Wood County
Presenter: Luci Gernot, Assistant Superintendent, Wood County ESC
June 18, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Keynote Follow-Up: There is No Magic Dust: The Real Work of School Reform
Presenter: Dr. Anthony Muhammad, President, New Frontier 21
The Principal/Teacher-Leader Academy: Effective Vehicle for School and District Improvement
Presenters: Dr. O. Randolph Overbeck, Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent; Yvonne Craft, Curriculum Supervisor and Joyce Smith, Curriculum Supervisor, Xenia Community City SD
Effective Evaluation for Assuring Student Success
Presenter: Dr. Robert Sommers, Superintendent, Butler Technology & Career Development Schools
The Educational Phoenix: Campbell Elementary Rises from the NCLB Ashes
Presenters: Dr. Robert M. Walls, Principal and Karen J. Carney, Literacy Supervisor, Campbell City SD
Mainstreaming Teachers into the Ohio School Reform Movement
Presenters: Louis C.DiDonato; Mark T. Lomasney and Daniel A. Platano, Jr., Consultants, Innovation Education Services, Inc.
How to Make Data Meaningful for Staff Through the Use of “Data Notebooks”
Presenters: Kelli Cogan, Principal and Julie Beers, Principal, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City SD
Increasing Enrollment in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Classes at Upper Arlington High School
Presenter: Jeffrey W. Weaver, Ph.D., Superintendent, Upper Arlington City SD
Meeting the Needs of All Learners through Differentiation: Cubing a Lesson
Presenter: Barbara J. Cockroft, M.Ed., 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher, NBCT, Lake Local SD
Ohio’s Educational Technology Agencies: Your Connection for Making Sense of Educational Technology and Its Role in Your District
Presenters: Jeffrey Good, PBS 45 & 49 and Betsy Hood, Director of Education Resource Center, WGTE Public Media
Using Short-Cycle Assessments to Increase Student Achievement
Presenters: Mark Walden, Principal, Mt. Healthy City SD and Meghan Frazer, Product Specialist, YES Learning & Computer Center
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
Having Data-Based Conversations with Teachers
Presenter: J. Michael Thomas, Ph.D., Senior Director of Innovative Solutions, Battelle for Kids
Giving Teachers More Time to Teach and Getting Significant Results
Presenter: Cheri Copeland-Shull, Principal, Springfield Local SD
Effective Practices to Improve and Sustain Student Achievement
Presenter: Sharon Zimmers, Ph.D., Director, Ohio NCA CASI/AdvancED
Establishing a Learning System
Presenter: Bonny Buffington, Consultant, Knox County ESC
Formative Assessment Benchmarking and Progress Monitoring: How to Improve Student Achievement and Teacher Efficiency at the Same Time
Presenter: Dr. Margaret Honey, Senior Vice President for Research, Wireless Generation, Inc. and former Director of the Education Development Center’s “Center for Children and Technology”
The Journey to Standards-Based Report Cards
Presenters: Joanne Gahan, Principal; Brian J. Williams, Director of Instruction; Kelly Osterhouse, Teacher and Joe Snyder, Teacher, Wadsworth City SD
The Power of Data-Driven Decisions: Changing the Lives of Students Using One Data Point at a Time
Presenter: Dr. Matt Lutz, Principal, Westerville City SD
Internet Safety Resources for Your Staff, Students and Parents
Presenters: Larry Pogue, Executive Director; Elana Slagle, Educational Consultant and Dave Gibson, Project Manager, Southwestern Ohio Instructional Tech Association (SOITA)
Tools for Student Success for Completing Grades 6–12 Pathways to Work and College
Presenters: Dan Stacy, Consultant and Lynn Wallich, Associate Director, Middle & High School Transformation, Ohio Department of Education
What is the Ohio STEM Learning Network and Why Should It Matter to Me?
Presenter: Brad Mitchell, Ph.D., CEO, Educational Council
