Illinois 2011 NCLB Conference Program

ESEA-NCLB:
2011 Annual Statewide Conference

February 8, 9, 10, 2011
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Sponsored by The Center: Resources for Teaching & Learning, in collaboration with the Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago Public Schools,
the Illinois NCLB Consolidated Committee of Practitioners, Illinois Association of Title I Directors, and Illinois Title I Teachers’ Association.
Please Visit Our Exhibit in the Chicago Ballroom
Beyond Slogans:
Working Together for Real Change
Dear Colleagues and Friends:
Welcome to the 2011 Statewide ESEA/NCLB Conference – Beyond Slogans: Working Together for Real Change.
Since 1994, Illinois educational policy makers, school administrators and classroom teachers who serve students from
pre-school through high school have joined with their colleagues in order to attend informative and practical sessions,
listen to inspiring keynote speakers, and network with other professionals. What began as the Title I Conference
expanded, over time, to encompass most of the programs included in the evolving federal and state educational
priorities. Conference programs focus mostly on proven and research-based strategies, but we have always also
encouraged promising new approaches to school improvement, even when they may be controversial.
Early in the planning stages, we decided to highlight three key areas: teaching effectiveness and classroom
strategies; learning standards and their relationship to a world-class core curriculum; and improving low-performing
schools. These are being addressed by keynote speakers, individual concurrent sessions, and, in some cases,
extended workshops. In addition, you will note an impressive series of sessions, this year, on early childhood
education – reflecting the growing recognition that the foundations of success in school are built at a very young age.
The more than 200 sessions at our conference this year include:
• Keynote Speakers addressing several topics: understanding what is good for children, current educational
priorities in Illinois, the American student’s experience compared to a student’s experience elsewhere in the
world, system-wide restructuring for school improvement, lessons learned from Chicago for school improvement,
and the critical role of early education in school reform.
• Special Expanded Strands or Programs on the Rising Star program, new standards, early childhood
education, and homeless education
• Federal Reauthorization and Grant Support information
• ISBE Reports on a variety of program procedures and policies
• Concurrent Sessions on such topics as parental involvement, assessment, special education, content
instruction, English language instruction and the use of technology in education
Finally, the conference is a time for renewal and celebration of what we do as educators. Be sure to take the opportunity
to network with your colleagues and explore all the programs that this conference offers.
2011 Conference Advisory Committee
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General Conference Information
R E G I S T R A T I ON
If you are a regular conference attendee, you should check in at the registration area on Level 4 (Ballroom Level) where
a packet, name badge and luncheon tickets will be provided. Concurrent session presenters, however, should check in at
the Lincoln Board Room on Level 3 (Hotel Lobby Level).
SECURITY
For purposes of security and as proof of registration, a name badge must be worn during all conference hours and for
admission to all conference functions, including meals. If you lose your badge, a replacement may be available at the
registration desk. Presenters and attendees should be careful to secure purses, packages, equipment and any other
personal items. Report any suspicious activity to conference or hotel staff.
MAPS
For help in locating conference events, please refer to the map section of your program where each floor of conference
activity is detailed.
C OFFEE
Coffee and tea will be provided free to conference participants from 7:00 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. each conference day
on the Ballroom level. In addition, on Level 2, LB’s Bistro is open for sit-down breakfast service between 6:30 a.m.
and 2:00 p.m. and Link@Sheraton (an internet café next door to LB’s) opens at 6:00 a.m. and offers “take-and-go”
sweet rolls, breakfast sandwiches and juice for sale.
SMOKING
Smoking is prohibited in any area of the hotel where conference activities take place. This includes the registration area,
general sessions, concurrent sessions or publishers’ exhibit hall.
EXHIBITS
Please show your support of the educational publishers represented at the conference by visiting their representatives.
Publishers’ exhibits are located on the Ballroom Level (Level 4) and are open Tuesday and Wednesday, from 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., and Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You should note, particularly, that some free time has been set aside
to visit exhibits on Tuesday and Wednesday.
M E S S A G E B OA R D
Messages and other information may be left on a conference message board located adjacent to the registration desks
on the Ballroom level.
PA R K I N G
Hotel guests as well as other conference participants may park in the Sheraton Chicago valet garage at a daily rate of
$29. Parking is also available at other nearby facilities. Rates are subject to change.
CPDU CREDIT
Attendees may qualify for CPDU (professional development) credits by attending the NCLB Conference. Appropriate
materials are included in registration packets for those who wish to make use of them. Attendance on Tuesday or
Wednesday is worth 7 CPDU hours per day; Thursday is worth 6 CPDU hours.
P L E A S E NO T E :
Every effort has been made during conference planning to ensure that individual sessions will be open to all registrants
who wish to attend. However, we ask for your patient understanding if overflows occur. You should have alternate
sessions in mind in the event your first choice sessions are filled.
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2011 Conference Advisory Committee
Pamela Butts.............................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools
Phyllis Charles...........................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools
Lynn Childs........................................................................................................ NCLB Consolidated Committee of Practitioners
Monique Chism..........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
JB Culbertson...................................................................................................................Illinois Association of Title I Directors
Carol Diedrichsen.......................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Gary Greene...............................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Kay Henderson...........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Albert Holmes, Jr.......................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Kayleen Irizarry.........................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools
Cheryl Ivy...................................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Marcia Johnson.........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Susie Morrison...........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Beth Robinson............................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Andrea Shryock..........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Pat Walker.................................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools
Melina Wright............................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education
Jerry Yanoff..........................................................................................................................................National-Louis University
James Zabel...................................................................................................The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning
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ESEA /NCLB
Making the Best Decisions for School Improvement
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was first enacted in 1965 and has been regularly re-authorized,
and occasionally amended, since then. It has been known as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act since 2001 and has
an overall purpose: to ensure that children in every classroom enjoy the benefits of well-prepared teachers, research-
based curriculum and safe learning environments. In Illinois, the State Board of Education and schools in general are
committed to finding ways to improve student learning through effective use of assessment, data-driven decision making
and professional development. This conference is designed to publicize and advance the various purposes of federal
and state educational programs.
O R G AN I Z A T I ONAL P A R T N E R S
The NCLB COMMITTEE OF PRACTITIONERS, which is composed of administrators, teachers, parents,

members of local boards of education and representatives of private school children, studies and advises the Illinois
State Board of Education on the implementation of their programs under the No Child Left Behind Act to ensure that
high quality services are available for all students, especially those most in need. For additional information, contact:
Cheryl Ivy, Principal Consultant

Illinois State Board of Education
Division of Federal Grants and Programs
100 N. First St
Springfield, IL 62777
(217) 524-4832
Members of the Committee include: Larry McVey (Chairperson), Bernadette Anderson, Donna Boros, Lynn Childs, Nancy
Christensen, Jackie Daniels, Shirley Fowlkes, Jeff Fritchtnitch, Cynthia Garcia, Judith Green, Ava Harston, Kayleen
Irizarry, Judith Johnson, Brenda Jones, Joyce McEwen, Daryl Morrison, John Palan, Joanne Planek, Leotis D. Swopes,
Patricia Viniard, and Pat Walkup.
The ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF TITLE I DIRECTORS promotes communication and cooperation among
Title I education and management specialists throughout the state and provides an opportunity for Title I directors to
discuss, propose and take action on education issues that impact their school districts. The Association, whose members
administer many other federal and state grants as well, also makes available a pool of human and technical resources as
well as opportunities for continuous in-service training for teachers, staff and parents. For additional information, contact:
JB Culbertson, President Scott Horsch, Vice President

(309) 472-3418 (815) 539-7446
email: janetculbertson@yahoo.com email: shorsch@mendotahs.org
web site: www.iatd.net
The ILLINOIS TITLE I ASSOCIATION supports and fosters the interests of Title I teachers throughout Illinois
and keeps them current on research, regulations and policies associated with Title I reading in Illinois and the nation.
Its conferences and quarterly newsletters provide Illinois Title I teachers opportunities to share instructional practices
implemented in Title I reading and math programs and to network about classroom ideas that are effective and
innovative. Membership in the Association automatically also includes membership in the Illinois Reading Council.
For additional information, contact:
Roberta Sejnost, State Coordinator

Illinois Title I Association
1113 71st Street
Darien, IL 60561
(630) 971-1565
Email: rsejnost@comcast.net
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Hotel Information
The NCLB Conference will occupy Levels 2, 3, and 4 of the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.
Maps of each level are provided as reference to conference event locations.
ON LEVEL 2: CONCURRENT SESSIONS
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ON LEVEL 3 (HOTEL LOBBY LEVEL): CONCURRENT SESSIONS—PRESENTER CHECK-IN
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ON LEVEL 4 (BALLROOM LEVEL): REGISTRATION—PUBLISHERS EXHIBITS—GENERAL SESSIONS—
LUNCHEONS—CONCURRENT SESSIONS—SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
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Table of Contents
Schedule......................................................................................................................................................................................2
Notable Topics/Workshops, Technical Assistance & Meetings................................................................................................3
Keynote Addresses......................................................................................................................................................................4
Sessions by Content Area...........................................................................................................................................................6
Opening General Session and Keynote Address (Tuesday morning)........................................................................................18
Concurrent Sessions (Tuesday morning)...................................................................................................................................18
Tuesday Luncheon and Keynote Address..................................................................................................................................26
Concurrent Sessions (Tuesday afternoon).................................................................................................................................27
General Session and Keynote Address (Wednesday morning)................................................................................................34
Concurrent Sessions (Wednesday morning).............................................................................................................................34
Wednesday Luncheon and Keynote Address............................................................................................................................41
Concurrent Sessions (Wednesday afternoon)...........................................................................................................................42
General Session and Keynote Address (Thursday morning).....................................................................................................50
Concurrent Sessions (Thursday morning)..................................................................................................................................50
Thursday Luncheon and Keynote Address................................................................................................................................58
Concurrent Sessions (Thursday afternoon)...............................................................................................................................58
Exhibitors...................................................................................................................................................................................61
Alphabetical Index.....................................................................................................................................................................63
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SCHEDULE
M ONDAY , F E B R U A R Y 7
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. NCLB Conference Registration
T U E S DAY , F E B R U A R Y 8
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Conference Registration
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Publishers’ Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. O P E N I N G G E N E R A L S E S S I O N and Keyn o te A ddress
Lester Laminack
Let Common Sense Be Our Guide: I Have a Dream for America’s Schools
10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. L U N C H E O N and Keyn o te A ddress
Susie Morrison
Educational Issues in Illinois: An Update
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Special Time Set Aside to Visit Publishers’ Exhibits*
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
W E DN E S DAY , F E B R U A R Y 9
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Conference Registration
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. G E N E R A L S E S S I O N and Keyn o te A ddress
Robert “Bob” Compton
Two Million Minutes
Steve Humphrey and Jean Barbanente
Student Success: They Count On Us!
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Special Time Set Aside to Visit Publishers’ Exhibits*
2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions and Workshops
T H U R S DAY , F E B R U A R Y 1 0
7:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Conference Registration
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. G E N E R A L S E S S I O N and Keyn o te A ddress
Penny Bender Sebring
Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago
Ellen Frede
The Critical Role of Early Education in Successful School Reform
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
* Although special free time to visit the publishers’ exhibits has been provided in
the schedule on Tuesday and Wednesday, the exhibits will be open daily during
most of the conference.
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NOTABLE TOPICS/WORKSHOPS,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & MEETINGS
TOPICS & WORKSHOPS
The ESEA/NCLB Conference addresses multiple education themes during each day of the conference, and these may
be tracked by turning to the “Sessions by Content Area” segment of the program. However, please note the following
specific opportunities that may or may not always have been prominent parts of this conference in previous years.
S h e r at o n I OHIO ROOM
Rising Star – Overview And Practice McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program –
Rising Star is a web-based tool that guides teams at Opening Doors
districts or schools that are in corrective action and/or Can you tell which of your students are homeless? Do
restructuring as they pursue school improvement planning. you know about McKinney-Vento Homeless Education
A day-long series of sessions on Tuesday, February 8, services and supports for students experiencing
will start with an overview of Rising Star, followed by homelessness? Do you have students living doubled-up,
three sessions on its framework and use in practice. in shelters, or couch surfing? Sessions are offered
each day about how to identify and help such children,
S h e r at o n I I I
their families and unaccompanied youth. Check out the
The New Standards – Workshops
“Homeless Education” strand
Dr. Linda Reabe, Professor of Education at Illinois State
to find sessions presented
University, will present two workshops on standards.
by ISBE's Opening Doors:
Both are on Wednesday, February 9. They are:
Homeless Education
Teacher Talk! Moving Forward
Technical Assistance Project
with New Standards.................. 10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
leaders and statewide
New Standards? What Should
McKinney-Vento Homeless
We Be Doing Now?........................2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Education liaisons.
Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education sessions may be found on all
three days of the conference, but there will be a particularly
strong focus and multiple early childhood education
sessions on Thursday, February 10, both leading up to,
and following, the luncheon keynote address by Dr. Ellen
Frede. Check the Early Childhood strand in the “Sessions
by Content Area” segment of this program for details.
T E C H N I C AL A S S I S T AN C E
T e n n e ss e e R oom
Illinois State Board of Education Technical Assistance for Programs
Federal Grants and Programs staff of the Illinois State Board of Education will be available to provide one-to-one technical
assistance concerning federal programs, including Titles I, II, III, and IV; School and District Improvement Plans; Parental
Involvement and more.
Tuesday, February 8.......................................................................................10 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday, February 9................................................................................10 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Thursday, February 10........................................................................................................................10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
MEETINGS
P a r l or A
Illinois Association of Title I Directors Meeting
Tuesday, February 8.................................................................................................................................4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
I l l i n ois E x e c u t i v e B o a rd R oom
Migrant Education Program Administrators Meeting
Wednesday, February 9 .........................................................................................................................9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Keynote Addresses
OPENING GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Tuesday, February 8, 8:30 a.m.
Let Common Sense Be Our Guide: I Have a Dream for America’s Schools
Lester Laminack is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and
Middle Grades Education at Western Carolina University where he received the university’s two top
awards for excellence in teaching. He is now a full-time writer and consultant working with schools
throughout the United States. An active member of the National Council of Teachers of English,
Laminack was co-editor of its journal, Primary Voices, and also was children’s book review editor for
Language Arts for four years. He is the author of such academic books as Spelling in Use, Volunteers
Working with Young Readers, and Learning with Zachary, and he has been a contributor to many other
writing, language and literature publications. He has written five very successful children’s books and
has two more in press. This year, Lester joins our conference again with a plea to return to common
sense in our schools so that every decision is weighed against this question: “Is this good for children?”
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Tuesday, February 8, 12:00 p.m.
Educational Issues in Illinois: An Update
Susie Morrison is the Deputy Superintendent/Chief of Staff at the Illinois State Board of Education
where she provides support to Superintendent Koch in the coordination of the State’s education
priorities, building on her numerous leadership positions at the agency. She has also worked in
the education field in Illinois as a teacher, a K-12 administrator and Director of the North Central
Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement at the University of Illinois.
Ms. Morrison will describe plans and progress in four key academic areas: 1) implementation of
the Revised Illinois Learning Standards; 2) data systems that improve information used to influence
state and local decision making; 3) state support of teacher and leader effectiveness; and 4) lessons
learned as we have worked with targeted interventions in our most challenged schools.
GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Wednesday, February 9, 8:30 a.m.
Two Million Minutes
Robert “Bob” Compton is the producer of remarkable documentary films, including “Two Million
Minutes,” an examination of how the three “superpowers” of the 21st Century (China, India and the
United States) are preparing their students for the future. Although the film argues that education in
America has been in decline, he also demonstrates that our students are capable of competing globally
if given the right curriculum, the right teachers, and expectations for success — a “21st Century
Solution.” A graduate of Principia College and Harvard (where he earned an MBA), Compton has had a
distinguished business career as a venture capitalist, former President of a NYSE company, entrepreneur
founder of four companies and investor in more than a dozen businesses. He is an active philanthropist
who has supported scholarships and research grants at several educational institutions, Teach for
America, and various medical organizations. An avid traveler, Bob has documented his experiences
and observations in blogs, books, and documentaries.
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Wednesday, February 9, 12:00 p.m.
Steve Humphrey has been superintendent of DuPage High School
District 88 since 2000. Since then, changes have occurred across the
spectrum of the school community, resulting in a systemic approach
to school improvement and setting high expectations for students.
Jean Barbanente has been with District 88 for sixteen years as
teacher, counselor and administrator. She has led restructuring efforts
at Addison Trail and Willowbrook High Schools, working with building
teams to remove barriers and implement academic behavioral and
social-emotional interventions ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed.
GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Thursday, February 10, 8:30 a.m.
Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago
Penny Bender Sebring is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Chicago and Founding
Co-Director of the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the Urban Education Institute —
an organization dedicated to informing and assessing Chicago school reform. She is co-author of
Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago (2010), Charting Chicago School Reform:
Democratic Localism as a Lever for Change (1998) and numerous articles on school leadership and
research. A former Peace Corps volunteer and high school teacher, Dr. Sebring has served on
educational policy committees and boards at Grinnell College, the University of Chicago, Northwestern
University, and the Chicago Public Education Fund, and has received awards and honors from schools,
colleges and universities, and community organizations.

Thursday, February 10, 12:00 p.m.
The Critical Role of Early Education in Successful School Reform
Ellen Frede is Co-Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research and is a developmental
psychologist specializing in early childhood education. She is a widely published researcher, former
teacher, and teacher educator. Dr. Frede has also served as Assistant to the Commissioner for
Early Childhood Education at the New Jersey Department of Education where she oversaw the
implementation of high-quality preschool and early education in more than 150 school districts. In
these and many other professional assignments, her work has primarily investigated the relationship
of program quality to child outcomes in early childhood. She has served as an editor on the review
boards of national journals and as a consultant to local agencies, state governments and the World
Bank. Most recently, she co-edited Developing the Research Agenda for Young English Language
Learners, published by Teachers College Press.
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Sessions by Content Area
A d M I N I S T R AT I V E I S S U E S / R E S E A R C H
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Federal Updates: Reauthorizations of NCLB and Implementation of ARRA
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Consolidated Committee of Practitioners: Your Voice in Policy Making
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior A........... An Illinois Toolkit to Help Public Schools Provide Title I Services to Eligible
Private School Students
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Superior B............ FY12 Federal Programs Will be Paid on Reimbursement Method
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor A................ Q & A Session for New Title I Directors
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ No Child Left Behind Legal Update
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Superior B............ FY12 Federal Programs Will be Paid on Reimbursement Method
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Federal Updates: Reauthorizations of NCLB and Implementation of ARRA
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Superior B............ An Illinois Toolkit to Help Public Schools Provide Title I Services to
Eligible Private School Students
C o n t e n t I n s t r uc t i o n
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton II........... Read Aloud as Instructional Investment: Layering Vocabulary and Concepts
for Subject-Specific Study
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Remedial Algebra I: Techniques and Strategies
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor G................ Doing the Work: Using Power Standards and Assessment to Guarantee
a Viable and Effective Curriculum
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Erie...................... T.E.A.M. Read: Enhancing Schoolwide Literacy Instruction
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Erie...................... Data Days: Tutoring from the Inside Out
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. Teaching for Comprehension Using Rigor and Relevance
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Motivation in the Classroom: Yes it Happens!
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ A Complete System of RtI: From Pre-K to Grade 12
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Huron................... A Fun-Integrated Curriculum
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ Celebrate Your Hometown
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. In-S.P.I.R.E. Your Tier III Readers
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor D................ Reading for Meaning, Fluently
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor E................ What Good Schools Do When Students Fail
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Providing a Firm Foundation for Algebraic Thinking: What are the Basics?
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ “Musical” Teaching Strategies Help Improve Reading Skills
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Sheltered Instruction for Mainstream Classrooms
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Drumming Our Way to Unity
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Superior A........... Building a School of Readers: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Reading
Workshop Model
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Superior B............ Learning Centers: Top 10 Effective Ways to Spice Up Your Teaching and
Assessment
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Arkansas............. Competency in Managing Money Doesn’t Come Naturally
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E a r l y C hi l d h o o d E d uc a ti o n
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Innovative Teaching Techniques for the Early Childhood Classroom: Centers,
Differentiated Instruction, and Co-Teaching
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Early Literacy and Math Learning Using a SMARTboard
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ Parent Engagement: Making More of Parent Involvement
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Songs, Games and Rhymes for the Multicultural Classroom
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Columbus A/B..... A Neurologically Integrated Approach Effectively Teaches Strategies for
Early Literacy Success
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Working with Young English Language Learners: Pre-K - 3rd Grade
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Targeted Interventions? A Look Into an At-Risk Pre-K Classroom
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Erie...................... Why a Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) Process in Illinois
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... RtI Comes to Preschool
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Providing a Firm Foundation for Algebraic Thinking: What are the Basics?
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ Enhancing Standards Aligned Observations of Children Using Technology
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Huron................... The Importance of Quality Pre-K Education
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Using Data to Make Pre-K Instructional Decisions
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Erie...................... Early Childhood Services for English Language Learners
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Helping Students with Selective Mutism
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... What Are These Little Kids Doing In My Building?
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Erie...................... Transforming Early Learning: Promoting Policies for Linguistic and Cultural Inclusion
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Mayfair................ A Conversation with Ellen Frede
H O M E L E S S E D U C A T I ON
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Ohio..................... The World of Homeless Children and Youth: Temporary Housing and Shelters
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ohio..................... Recognizing Homelessness in Pre-K-12 Classrooms
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Ohio..................... Direct Support: A New Approach to Working with Homeless Teens
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Ohio..................... Innovative Ways to maximize Resources and Services for Students
Experiencing Homelessness
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Ohio..................... Communicating with Homeless Families: Having the Difficult Conversation
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ohio..................... Legal and Other Issues for Schools Surrounding Unaccompanied Youth,
Runaways, and Throwaways
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Ohio..................... A Conversation with ISBE on Homeless Education Program Issues and
SIS/Reporting
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Ohio..................... Roundtable Q & A for McKinney-Vento District Liaisons
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Ohio..................... Legal Updates: Learning About HEARTH and the Fostering Connections to
Success Act
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ohio..................... How VISTA Volunteers Can Serve Homeless Students
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I M P R OV I N G / R E F O R M I N G S C H OOL S
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor D................ Apex, Friend or Foe? Redesigning the Intersection Between Computer-Driven
and Student-Directed Assessment
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ Overview of Rising Star
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Sheraton III.......... School Improvement Grants-Section 1003(g): What’s New and Lessons Learned
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Huron................... Teachers Taking An Active Role in a Gap-filling Educational Tool (T.A.R.G.E.T.)
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Erie...................... What is “Perfect Match”?
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Are Illinois Students Ready for College/Career?
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Instruction Through a Literacy Lens Across the Content Areas
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Turn-around Principals: You Do the Hokey Pokey and You Turn Yourself Around
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor A................ Becoming a Schoolwide Program
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Rethinking History to Support Math and Reading Goals
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Erie...................... Here’s What We Did with “Perfect Match”
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Supplemental Educational Services (SES): The Basics
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Leadership in Reasoned Eclecticism
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor A................ Annual Evaluation of the Schoolwide Plan
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ It’s All About Student Achievement
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton III.......... RtI On A Budget: Meeting the Diverse Needs of Students
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Ontario................. Meeting the Needs of Urban Youth and Parents
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Missouri.............. Vocabulary Instruction: From Research to Classroom Practice
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor F................ The Processes Necessary to Create Continuous Improvement: A District’s Journey
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Sheraton I............ Rising Star and School Improvement: The Diary of One Man’s Journey
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Michigan A.......... Supplemental Educational Services (SES): Implementing the Program
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Safety for ALL: Safe Schools Issues Related to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Students in Public and Private Schools
2:00 p.m. -2:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. Special Education Audit: An Approach to Determining Priorities for Improvement
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ When OK is Not Good Enough
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor C................ Engaging Parents of English Language Learners in Parental Involvement
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor E................ Ups and Downs and All Arounds of RtI
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton I............ Rising Star: New Software that Raises Expectations for SIPS and DIPS
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Erie...................... Data Days: Tutoring from the Inside Out:
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Mississippi.......... Combining RtI and 1:1 Computing in a High School Setting
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor B................ Teaching Life Skills Through Chess
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor E................ A Proactive Approach to Restructuring
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton II........... The Finland Phenomenon: Inside The World’s Most Surprising School System
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ Dance and the Brain
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Ontario................. School District Reorganization: Narrowing the Hispanic Achievement Gap
and Raising Overall Performance
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Evaluating SES Provider Effectiveness
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Adolescent Substance Use, Brain Development, and the Role of the School
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Balancing Two Worlds: Creating a Dual Language Program of Instruction
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. The Critical Steps in RtI: Have They Been Forgotten?
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ Student Goals and Student Motivation for Growth
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ A Complete System of RtI: From Pre-K to Grade 12
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Erie...................... Leadership Against All Odds: Educating At-Risk Youth
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1 1:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Are Illinois Students Ready for College/Career?
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Safety for ALL: Safe Schools Issues Related to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Those P.E. People are Teaching What?
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. RtI: Creating a Cultural Shift at the High School Level
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Invest in Your Best: Developing Teacher Leaders
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ The 2nd Teacher: Putting Classroom Walls to Work for You
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Remember to Ask Why When Implementing RtI
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Sheraton II........... A Conversation with Steve Humphrey and Jean Barbanente About School Improvement
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Mississippi.......... The Essential Pieces: Putting It All Together to Change Student Outcomes
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Colorado.............. Aligning Resources: Together We Can Improve Learning for Everyone
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ Jammin’ with the Jane Addams Jaguars!
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor E................ Wake UP! It’s Time To Teach a New Way!!
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor G................ Implementing RtI Reading from the Ground Up
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton II........... How will SES Fare in the New Congress?
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Michigan A.......... Living in the Land of Encouragement
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Mississippi.......... TRIAL: Trico’s Response to Intervention and Academic Learning
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ I Am A Good Kid! Yoga Strategies to Promote Learning
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Superior A........... Engaging Boy Writers!
T hurs d a y
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m........ Sheraton III.......... Improving Neighborhood Schools in Chicago: Research, Prospects and Experience
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton II........... Comprehensive School Renewal Without Superman
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Engaging Students to Increase Their Achievement Using a Pluralistic Curriculum
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Columbus A/B..... Homework: The Never Ending Battle
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ Data is in—Now What? Using Databoards to Track Student Growth and Program Success
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Roundtable Discussion for SES Providers
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Moving Toward the Common Core Standards: Where We Have Been, Where
We Are Going
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Transformative Leadership to Improve the Achievement of the Marginalized
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ If You Give a Teacher Technology…
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor D................ Promoting Community Engagement through an International Partnership
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Huron................... The Importance of Quality Pre-K Education
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Roundtable Discussion for Title I Directors about SES
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior B............ Fearless Teaching, Fearless Learning
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... What Are These Little Kids Doing In My Building?
11:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Grouped for Success: A Data-Based System for Maximizing Student Learning
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor D................ Accessing the Regular Curriculum: A Model
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Ready or Not: A Teacher’s Action Research About Tier 2 Release
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Huron................... Getting a Jump Start on the Core Standards
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Erie...................... Transforming Early Learning: Promoting Policies for Linguistic and Cultural Inclusion
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Superior A........... Building a School of Readers: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Reading
Workshop Model
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Professional Development through Collaborative Learning Groups
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Ohio..................... Educating the Whole Child
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Le a r n i n g st a n d a r d s a n d a ssessme n t
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor D................ Apex, Friend or Foe? Redesigning the Intersection Between Computer-Driven
and Student-Directed Assessment
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Curriculum Mapping and Technology
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Are Illinois Students Ready for College/Career?
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ The Illinois Snapshots of Early Literacy (ISEL): Today and Tomorrow
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton III.......... RtI On A Budget: Meeting the Diverse Needs of Students
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor G................ Doing the Work: Using Power Standards and Assessment to Guarantee
a Viable and Effective Curriculum
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton II........... Using Formative Assessment to Drive Instruction
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton III.......... Teacher Talk! Moving Forward with New Standards
10:00 a.m. -10:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Evaluating SES Provider Effectiveness
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. The Critical Steps in RtI: Have They Been Forgotten?
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Are Illinois Students Ready for College/Career?
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. RtI: Creating a Cultural Shift at the High School Level
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Remember to Ask Why When Implementing RtI
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton III.......... New Standards? What Should Administrators Be Doing Now That We
Have New Standards?
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Columbus A/B..... Strategies and Techniques that Target Student Success
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Erie...................... Getting the Common Core Standards into the Classroom
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Colorado.............. Supporting Diverse Needs in the Classroom through Technology
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor B................ Data and Technology: How One District Uses Assessment and Streaming
Video Together to Improve Student Learning
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor G................ Setting Individual Teacher and Student Goals Using Data
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ Data is in—Now What? Using Databoards to Track Student Growth and Program Success
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Erie...................... Why a Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) Process in Illinois
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Roundtable Discussion for SES Providers
10:00 a.m. -10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Moving Toward the Common Core Standards: Where We Have Been, Where
We Are Going
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor A................ Public School Choice at a Glance
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Using Data to Make Pre-K Instructional Decisions
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Roundtable Discussion for Title I Directors about SES
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Ready or Not: A Teacher’s Action Research About Tier 2 Release
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Huron................... Getting a Jump Start on the Core Standards
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Mississippi.......... Data Walls: Mapping Your Way to Success
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L I M I T E D E N G L I S H P R O F I C I E N C Y
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Erie...................... What is “Perfect Match”?

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Erie...................... Here’s What We Did with “Perfect Match”
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Co-Teaching 4 Excellence
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ CLIMBS Course: Best Practices in Educating English Language Learners (ELLs)
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Balancing Two Worlds: Creating a Dual Language Program of Instruction
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Challenges and Consequences: NCLB and the Education of English Language
Learners (ELLs)
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor D................ How Important is Academic Language?
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Ontario................. Common Language and Common Practices in Bilingual, ESL, and General
Education Classrooms
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Ontario................. Spanish Ministry of Education Programs
3:00 p.m. -3:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Working with Young English Language Learners: Pre-K - 3rd Grade
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Huron................... Differentiating Literacy Instruction for Dual Language Learners
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Special Education and Entitlement within RtI for English Language Learners (ELLs)
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ Improving Language Service Access for Limited English Proficient Families
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ Digital as a Second Language: Technology in the ELL Classroom
P a re n t a l I n v o l v eme n t / F a mi l y / C u l ture
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ Parents Helping Parents: Pathways to Improved Parent Involvement
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ Effective Parent Engagement for School Improvement
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ Parent Engagement: Making More of Parent Involvement
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ It’s All About Student Achievement
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Ontario................. Meeting the Needs of Urban Youth and Parents
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Superior A........... Parent Involvement Best Practices
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor A................ Parent Involvement Resources
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor C................ Engaging Parents of English Language Learners in Parental Involvement
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor D................ How Other People Learn: A Parental Involvement Program for Hispanic Students
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Songs, Games and Rhymes for the Multicultural Classroom
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ Community Gardening: After-School Enrichment that Works in Rural Areas
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ It’s a Family Affair
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ Celebrate Your Hometown
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Sheraton I............ Participación positiva de los padres en la educación de sus niños
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ Jammin’ with the Jane Addams Jaguars!
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor C................ Parent Partners in Struggling Schools
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor F................ Can You Hear Me Now? Innovative Ways to Communicate Using Technology
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton I............ Positively Involving Parents in Their Child’s Education
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor D................ Building Parents’ Capacity as Stakeholders
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T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Transformative Leadership to Improve the Achievement of the Marginalized
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor A................ Public School Choice at a Glance
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ The Successful Child, School, and Home
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor D................ Promoting Community Engagement through an International Partnership
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ Parent Involvement
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Michigan A.......... Involvement vs. Isolation: Including Families of Diverse Learners
P r o fessi o n a l De v e l o pme n t
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. How to Afford High-Quality Professional Development in Small, Rural Districts
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Colorado.............. Effective Teaching Methods: Preparing Instructional Objectives
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Michigan A.......... Positive Behavior Support: Practical Strategies for Classrooms and Schools
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Dissolving Fear and Stress in the Classroom
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Accountability Within Induction/Mentoring Programs

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Challenges and Consequences: NCLB and the Education of English Language
Learners (ELLs)
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Invest in Your Best: Developing Teacher Leaders
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Huron................... Turned On and Tuned In: The Utilization and Application of Mobile Devices
in the Classroom
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Superior A........... NCLB, IDEA, LRE, and RtI—Oh My!
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor B................ Career Assessment and Development in a Techno Society
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Ontario................. Spanish Ministry of Education Programs
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. Bully Prevention and Intervention Seminar
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor C................ Grant Management 11: The Basics of Grant Management
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ Data is in—Now What? Using Databoards to Track Student Growth and
Program Success
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor C................ The Successful Child, School, and Home
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ Parent Involvement
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S ch o o l S a fet y / Vi o l e n ce P re v e n ti o n
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Columbus A/B..... Norms and Group Dynamics in the Classroom
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Effective Practices in Addressing Bullying at School
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Safety for ALL: Safe Schools Issues Related to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Adolescent Substance Use, Brain Development, and the Role of the School
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ Community Gardening: After-School Enrichment that Works in Rural Areas
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Safety for ALL: Safe Schools Issues Related to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. Bully Prevention and Intervention Seminar
T hurs d a y
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Superior B............ Effective Practices in Addressing Bullying at School
S P E C I AL E d uc a ti o n
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Columbus A/B..... Norms and Group Dynamics in the Classroom
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Dialectical and Diversified Instruction for Students with Special Needs
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Innovative Teaching Techniques for the Early Childhood Classroom: Centers,
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton III.......... Behavior Management in the Classroom
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. Special Education Audit: An Approach to Determining Priorities for Improvement
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton II........... Using Formative Assessment to Drive Instruction
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ Reaching the Reluctant Writer
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Surprise: Online Coursework Can Expand Course Offerings for Your Special
Education Students, With the Right Supports
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ The Behavior Disordered Student in the Regular Classroom
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Strategies for a Successful Co-Teaching Environment
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Sheraton I............ Participación positiva de los padres en la educación de sus niños
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. In-S.P.I.R.E. Your Tier III Readers
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton I............ Positively Involving Parents in Their Child’s Education
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Finding Your Inner Rockstar When Teaching Students with IEPs
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Special Education and Entitlement within RtI for English Language Learners (ELLs)
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor F................ Neuro-Physiological Causes of Developmental Delay
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ The AD/HD Student in the Regular Classroom
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan B.......... Helping Students with Selective Mutism
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Michigan A.......... Involvement vs. Isolation: Including Families of Diverse Learners
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T e a chi n g effecti v e n ess a n d c l a ssr o o m str a tegies
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton II........... Read Aloud as Instructional Investment: Layering Vocabulary and Concepts
for Subject-Specific Study
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior B............ Financial Information and Electronic Grants Management
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Sheraton III.......... School Improvement Grants-Section 1003(g): What’s New and Lessons
Learned
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Huron................... Teachers Taking An Active Role in a Gap-filling Educational Tool (T.A.R.G.E.T.)
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Meeting the Needs of Hispanic Students
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Innovative Teaching Techniques for the Early Childhood Classroom: Centers,
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ Technology and the Learning Brain
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Rethinking History to Support Math and Reading Goals
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton III.......... Behavior Management in the Classroom
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Reading, Writing and Mapping Our Worlds Into Being
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Leadership in Reasoned Eclecticism
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Math Literacy
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Huron................... Using 21st Century Technology to Differentiate for All Learners
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Colorado.............. Effective Teaching Methods: Preparing Instructional Objectives
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Missouri.............. Vocabulary Instruction: From Research to Classroom Practice
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Columbus A/B..... Curriculum Transfusion in 7 Easy Steps
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Erie...................... T.E.A.M. Read: Enhancing Schoolwide Literacy Instruction
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ When OK is Not Good Enough
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor D................ The First to the Last Days of School: Effective Teaching Strategies
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Superior B............ No Child Left Behind and Highly Qualified Educators: Meeting the Requirements
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Michigan A.......... Positive Behavior Support: Practical Strategies for Classrooms and Schools
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Dissolving Fear and Stress in the Classroom
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Arkansas............. Teaching for Comprehension Using Rigor and Relevance
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ Reaching the Reluctant Writer
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor B................ Teaching Life Skills Through Chess
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor D................ How Other People Learn: A Parental Involvement Program for Hispanic Students
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor E................ A Proactive Approach to Restructuring
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior B............ Financial Information and Electronic Grants Management
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ Dance and the Brain
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Columbus A/B..... A Neurologically Integrated Approach Effectively Teaches Strategies
for Early Literacy Success
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Huron................... Using Technology in an Elementary Classroom
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Erie...................... Effective Strategies for Teaching African American Boys
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Superior A........... No Child Left Behind and Highly Qualified Educators: Meeting the Requirements
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Motivation in the Classroom: Yes it Happens!
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1 1:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ The Behavior Disordered Student in the Regular Classroom
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Huron................... A Fun-Integrated Curriculum
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mississippi.......... Those P.E. People are Teaching What?
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Strategies for a Successful Co-Teaching Environment
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor D................ How Important is Academic Language?
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Columbus A/B..... Strategies and Techniques that Target Student Success
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Erie...................... Getting the Common Core Standards into the Classroom
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Superior A........... NCLB, IDEA, LRE, and RtI—Oh My!
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Mississippi.......... The Essential Pieces: Putting It All Together to Change Student Outcomes
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Colorado.............. Aligning Resources: Together We Can Improve Learning for Everyone
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Missouri.............. Follow the Data-Paved Road
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor E................ Wake UP! It’s Time To Teach a New Way!!
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Erie...................... A Word By Any Other Name is VOCABULARY!
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Michigan A.......... Living in the Land of Encouragement
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Mississippi.......... TRIAL: Trico’s Response to Intervention and Academic Learning
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Missouri.............. Using Technology in Extended Day Programs to Increase Student Achievement
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Mayfair................ I Am A Good Kid! Yoga Strategies to Promote Learning
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor E................ What Good Schools Do When Students Fail
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor F................ Rock and Roll with the Interventionists: Theme-Based Interventions Across
the Curriculum
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton II........... Comprehensive School Renewal Without Superman
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Engaging Students to Increase Their Achievement Using a Pluralistic Curriculum
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Huron................... Differentiating Literacy Instruction for Dual Language Learners
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Ontario................. Targeted Interventions? A Look Into an At-Risk Pre-K Classroom
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ “Musical” Teaching Strategies Help Improve Reading Skills
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ The AD/HD Student in the Regular Classroom
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Sheltered Instruction for Mainstream Classrooms
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Grouped for Success: A Data-Based System for Maximizing Student Learning
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Mayfair................ Drumming Our Way to Unity
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ The Primary Playground
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Superior B............ Learning Centers: Top 10 Effective Ways to Spice Up Your Teaching
and Assessment
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m........ Ohio..................... Educating the Whole Child
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T ech n o l o g y i n E d uc a ti o n
T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Michigan A.......... Curriculum Mapping and Technology
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Innovative Teaching Techniques for the Early Childhood Classroom:
Centers, Differentiated Instruction, and Co-Teaching
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ Technology and the Learning Brain
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Huron................... RtI: Getting Organized to Make it Happen!
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Early Literacy and Math Learning Using a SMARTboard
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ The Illinois Snapshots of Early Literacy (ISEL): Today and Tomorrow
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Huron................... Using 21st Century Technology to Differentiate for All Learners
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton I............ Rising Star: New Software that Raises Expectations for SIPS and DIPS
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Huron................... Using Technology in an Elementary Classroom

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Accountability Within Induction/Mentoring Programs
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor G................ Surprise: Online Coursework Can Expand Course Offerings for Your Special
Education Students, With the Right Supports
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Huron................... Turned On and Tuned In: The Utilization and Application of Mobile Devices
in the Classroom
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor F................ Can You Hear Me Now? Innovative Ways to Communicate Using Technology
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Missouri.............. Using Technology in Extended Day Programs to Increase Student Achievement
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Parlor B................ Data and Technology: How One District Uses Assessment and Streaming
Video Together to Improve Student Learning
T hurs d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Arkansas............. Finding Your Inner Rockstar When Teaching Students with IEPs
10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Columbus A/B..... Homework: The Never Ending Battle
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ If You Give a Teacher Technology…
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Superior B............ Fearless Teaching, Fearless Learning
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor B................ The Primary Playground
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Parlor E................ Digital as a Second Language: Technology in the ELL Classroom
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T U es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Superior A........... Federal Updates: Reauthorizations of NCLB and Implementation of ARRA
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Sheraton I............ Rising Star District and School Improvement Planning
W e d n es d a y
1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor A................ Becoming a Schoolwide Program

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Michigan B.......... Federal Updates: Reauthorizations of NCLB and Implementation of ARRA
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m........ Parlor G................ Implementing RtI Reading from the Ground Up
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m........ Sheraton II........... How will SES Fare in the New Congress?
T hurs d a y
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m........ Colorado.............. Grouped for Success: A Data-Based System for Maximizing Student Learning
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Concurrent Sessions
8 : 3 0 A . M . - 9 : 4 5 A . M .
Sheraton Chicago Ballroom OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Presiding and
Introductions: MONIQUE CHISM
Division Administrator
Innovation and Improvement
Welcome: JESSE RUIZ

Chairman
Speaker: LESTER LAMINACK

Let Common Sense Be Our Guide:
I Have a Dream for America’s Schools
E X TENDED C o n cu r r e n t s e s s i o n s
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T U es d a y , F E B R U A R Y 8
Read Aloud as Instructional Investment: Layering Vocabulary and Concepts for Subject-Specific Study
Join our keynote speaker as he leads a workshop focusing on literacy development for students at an early age – a field
that Dr. Laminack led for many years as a university professor. A set of thoughtfully selected and “planfully” used picture
books can be the scaffold to strengthen topic specific teaching and learning. This session will explore how a well-chosen
text set can be organized to include read aloud, literature circles, and independent reading that will layer in vocabulary,
scaffold concepts, and help students visualize what they are reading in content area materials.
Presenter: Lester Laminack, Consultant, Sylva, NC

Audience: Teachers
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary
S u p e rior B
Financial Information and Electronic Grants
Management
The first part of this double session focuses on funding
projections, meeting NCLB fiscal requirements and
protecting grant funds. The second part will focus on
the electronic grants management system (EGMS)
process. Internet resources such as FRIS Inquiry will
also be discussed. TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT
THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING
Presenters: Sally Cray and Kim Lewis, Illinois State
THE CONFERENCE.
Board of Education, Springfield
Audience: Coordinators, Directors OVER 100 DISPLAYS IN THE
Grade Levels: All Levels EXHIBITION HALL ON LEVEL 4.
Repeated: Wednesday A.M.
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P a r l or D Co l u mb u s A / B
Apex, Friend or Foe? Redesigning the Norms and Group Dynamics in the Classroom
Intersection Between Computer-Driven Establishing a positive normative culture in the classroom
and Student-Directed and utilizing group dynamics tools will enable staff to
Closing the gap on student academic progress towards provide a safe and productive learning environment for
achievement and growth are essential components students. Teachers and support staff will be provided
to school redesign and reform. This student-centered with the skill set and knowledge for understanding norms
informative workshop will focus on effective and flexible and group dynamics in the classroom. This will positively
classroom decision making practices based on real-time impact school culture and allow teachers to deal
learning outcome data. Action research findings of a better with negative peer pressure, bullying, apathy
student-directed accountability model will be shared and attention-seeking behaviors.
grounded in Marzano’s research regarding students
tracking their own progress (2009). [This is a publisher, Presenters: Bill Dean, Abby Kray and Mark Moses,
exhibitor, or consultant presentation.] Woodward-Granger School District, Woodward, IA
Audience: All Positions
Presenter: Doris Wells-Papanek, Tailored Learning Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School
Tools
Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School
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Overview of Rising Star School Improvement Grants-Section 1003(g):
Rising Star is a web-based tool that guides a district or What’s New and Lessons Learned
school team in charting its improvement and managing Beginning in December 2009, the USDE released new
the continuous improvement process in Illinois. Districts federal guidelines for the School Improvement Grants
in corrective action and schools in corrective action and (SIG) funded under Section 1003(g) of the ESEA. States
restructuring are currently using this system for their must focus on turning around the lowest performing
school improvement planning. In this session there will schools through specific school reform initiatives. Learn
be an overview of the tool, how to navigate through the how Illinois has become a national leader and the lessons
system successfully by looking at the indicators and the it learned from districts and schools implementing these
framework of the Rising Star system. radical reform models.
Presenter: Marci Johnson, Illinois State Board Presenter: Martha Woelfle, Illinois State Board of
of Education, Springfield Education, Springfield
Audience: All Positions Audience: All Positions
Grade Levels: All Levels Grade Level: High School
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H u ro n S u p e rior A
Teachers Taking An Active Role in a Federal Updates: Reauthorizations of NCLB
Gap-filling Educational Tool (T.A.R.G.E.T.) and Implementation of ARRA
For the second year, Judith Giacoma Elementary in Westville The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is the short name for
has identified at-risk reading and math students in 6th the most recent version of the 47-year-old Elementary and
grade. We have placed them in an after-school program Secondary Education (ESEA) Act. Congress is supposed to
once a week for an hour and watched over 83% of our reauthorize ESEA every 7 years and has been working on
students meet or exceed on the ISAT. We will show you revisions to this federal education law. The impact of the
how we have incorporated RtI strategies into our reading American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be
and math classes for all students. Learn how your school paramount to any reauthorization discussion. This
or district can identify at-risk students, find resources, presentation will provide updates on reauthorization
implement the idea and monitor their success. timing, proposed changes, and possible implications.
Recent regulatory changes and updates to the states’
Presenters: April Anderson, Michelle Schaumburg accountability workbook will be discussed. Lastly, changes
and Tasha Tuggle, Westville Community Unit School stemming from implementation of ARRA will be provided.
District #2
Audience: Aides, Teachers, Parents Presenter: Melina Wright, Illinois State Board of
Grade Levels: Intermediate through Junior High School Education, Springfield
O n t a rio Grade Levels: All Levels
Meeting the Needs of Hispanic Students Repeated: Wednesday P.M.
Despite repeated failures and academic obstacles,
many Hispanic students overcome the barriers and are M i c hig a n A
Curriculum Mapping and Technology
successful, fighting through the odds and succeeding in

our educational system. Three commonalities for success This session will focus on how curriculum mapping and
will be shared and should be considered to meet the the use of technology can increase ISAT scores. The
needs of at-risk Hispanic students. Learn what Hispanic presenters will help participants create a curriculum map
students themselves perceived helped them get to the and show them how to integrate technology. We will also
top ten percent of their graduation class. show how we differentiated our math groups for better
scores, and discuss how to use data and collaboration
Presenter: Marin González, East Aurora School to make annual changes to the curriculum map.
District #131
Audience: Teachers, Parents, Coordinators, Directors Presenters: Nicole Cregier, Donna Huff and Deirdre
Grade Levels: Primary through High School O’Shea, Hazel Crest School District #152.5
Eri e Grade Levels: All Levels
What is “Perfect Match”?
Learn about this dynamic, capacity-building professional M i c hig a n B
development opportunity that ties data analysis to Are Illinois Students Ready for
program design for English language learners and College/Career?
encourages innovation to meet the unique needs of ISBE staff will demonstrate the trends of Illinois student
individual school districts. academic performance in preparation for colleges and/
or skill training for the future careers according to student
Presenter: Barbara Marler, Illinois Resource Center, assessment results. The presentation will also analyze
Arlington Heights activities and supports from schools that benefit students
Audience: All Positions in pursuit of their college and career goals.
Grade Levels: All Levels
Presenters: Shangte Shen and Mark Williams,
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield
Grade Level: High School
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The World of Homeless Children and Youth: Innovative Teaching Techniques for the
Temporary Housing and Shelters Early Childhood Classroom: Centers,
This workshop will focus on the transitional housing Differentiated Instruction, and Co-Teaching
situations of homeless students and their parent(s), This workshop provides meaningful strategies for today’s
and unaccompanied youth. It will help teachers and early childhood classroom. Learn to maximize your
administrators understand different shelter and transitional instruction time through effective center management.
housing situations, and the issues each of them has for Reach each student through differentiated instruction,
homeless students. Characteristics of homeless students and collaborate with other teachers to provide memorable
and the impact their living situation has on their school learning experiences by using various teaching
achievement will be explored. perspectives and catering to the multiple intelligences.
All of these strategies integrate technology and so
Presenters: Darla Haley, Springfield School District much more!
#186, Jim Moberly, ROE #32 Area 4 Homeless Program
and Patricia Rivera, Opening Doors Technical Presenters: Mari Gallagher, Jillian Krabbe and
Assistance Project Nicole Pellichet, Hazel Crest School District #152.5
Audience: All Positions Audience: Aides, Teachers
Grade Levels: All Levels Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary
M ississippi M isso u ri
Instruction through a Literacy Lens How to Afford High-Quality Professional
across the Content Areas Development in Small, Rural Districts
Instruction through a literacy lens across the content areas High-quality professional development presenters/
is essential for the continued development and strengthening providers generally charge from $3500 - $6000 per day
of student literacy skills in the intermediate and middle plus expenses. How can a small, rural school district
grades. Find out how you can use data to inform standards- afford to bring this caliber of providers to teachers and
based literacy instruction across the content areas identifying administrators in their districts from year to year? Learn
specific activities related to vocabulary development, how one Regional Office of Education made it possible
reading strategies, and reading comprehension. for 15 small rural school districts not only to address the
instructional needs of all staff and administrators, but
Presenters: MaryEllen Bunton and Kim Norton, also support school improvement efforts.
Danville School District #118
Audience: Teachers Presenters: Gayle Early and Larry Pfeiffer, Regional
Grade Levels: Intermediate through Junior High School Office of Education #40
Audience: Coordinators, Directors
Ar k a n s a s Grade Levels: All Levels
Dialectical and Diversified Instruction
for Students with Special Needs M a y f a ir
The Larkin Center School is a comprehensive curriculum Turn-around Principals: You Do the Hokey
provider for 30 referring public school districts and serves Pokey and You Turn Yourself Around
K-12 children with behavioral/emotional, learning, autism For almost forty years, the Federal Government has been
spectrum and other health impairments. The students’ steering change in education, with NCLB as the driving
needs are met through a radically individualized diversified force in the emerging role of the turn-around principal.
instructional model supported by the Cognitive Behavioral This presentation will tell the stories of turn-around
Therapeutic interventions of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy. principals from Illinois and Indiana and how they turned
Learn strategies for the provision of instruction to groups around their schools.
with both gifted and challenged learners in a reward-
based, IEP-driven format. Presenter: Kathleen Hickey, Governors State
University, University Park
Presenter: Richard Howard, Elgin Community Unit Audience: All Positions
School District #46 Grade Levels: All Levels
Audience: Aides, Teachers, Parents
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Becoming a Schoolwide Program Effective Parent Engagement for
For the school that is considering the move from a School Improvement
Targeted Assistance school to a Schoolwide Program, Parental support for school initiatives will enhance the
this Power Point presentation offers the basic concepts. success of school improvement efforts. This workshop will
Participants will be introduced to the requisites of the provide parents and administrators with the knowledge
No Child Left Behind Act, the technical assistance to effectively support, monitor, and document the efforts
available through the Illinois State Board of Education, of the school community. Topics include defining effective
and guidance for the completion of the Schoolwide Plan. parent involvement and understanding parent engagement
with the schools through the six standards for parental
Presenter: Evelyn Deimel, Illinois State Board of involvement (parenting, student learning, volunteering,
Education, Springfield leadership, collaborating with community, and communication).
Audience: All Positions [This is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
Repeated: Wednesday A.M. Presenters: Juana Rivera-Vidal and Julio Rivera,
Quality Education Initiatives
P a r l or C Audience: All Positions
Parents Helping Parents: Grade Levels: All Levels
Pathways to Improved Parent Involvement
This workshop presents the development and implementation P a r l or G
of a suburban high school district’s Parent Support Teams. Rethinking History to Support
Administrators and parent liaisons will describe how Math and Reading Goals
multiple forms of communication, an on-site parent In the current environment, every course needs to play a
resource center, topic-specific workshops to meet parental role in helping students meet their reading and math goals.
needs, and continuous collaboration with school and This workshop presents a unique thematic structure
district personnel all helped to drastically improve parent for World History class that not only supports school
involvement in Title I high schools. improvement goals overall but also helps students master
history standards. Specific activities for integrating math
Presenters: Margarita Calderón, Amanda Castillo, into history lessons will also be included.
Anne Coffman, Athena Gómez, Antonia Henry,
Philip Henry, Mable Mahone, Malinda Majoch, Presenters: Tom Hocker and Joseph Malizix, Bloom
Kelli Mason and Greg Walder, Community High School Township High School District #206
District #218, Oak Lawn Audience: Teachers
Audience: All Positions Grade Level: High School
P a r l or E
Technology and the Learning Brain
The brains of today’s students are fundamentally
different than the brains of today’s teachers. This digital
divide is real and continues to grow. Participants will
review highlights of brain research in order to understand
how technology impacts brain function and learning in
today’s classrooms. Participants will explore strategies
to maximize learning in this digital environment.
Presenters: Lynette Zimmer, Prairie Grove Community TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT
Consolidated School District #46, Crystal Lake and THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING
George Zimmer, Richmond School District, Sussex, WI THE CONFERENCE.
Grade Levels: All Levels OVER 100 DISPLAYS IN THE
EXHIBITION HALL ON LEVEL 4.
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Rising Star District and Consolidated Committee of Practitioners:
School Improvement Planning Your Voice in Policy Making
Looking to engage in strategic district and school The NCLB Consolidated Committee of Practitioners are
improvement planning processes to achieve positive your appointed representatives who by Federal law are
results in student learning? Dr. Sonya Whitaker, charged to advise the Illinois State Board of Education on
Superintendent for Fairmont School District #89, provides the implementation of NCLB. A cross-section of members
specific details as to how educators can effectively use from all over the state for both private and public sectors
Rising Star as a framework for continuous improvement make up the committee that speaks for the elementary
at the classroom, school and district levels. and high school districts in the state. Come and find out
who we are and what we do to help you. This will be an
Presenter: Sonya Whitaker, Fairmont School District open forum to discuss and share your implementation
#89, Lockport successes and concerns.
Grade Levels: All Levels Presenter: Lynn Childs, Consultant, Springfield
S h e r at o n I I I Grade Levels: All Levels
Behavior Management in the Classroom
Learn the various reasons students misbehave and ways Eri e
the regular classroom teacher can help these students Here’s What We Did With “Perfect Match”
control their behavior without themselves getting angry or Learn how districts and schools have improved services
upset. Students with Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit for English language learners as a result of Perfect Match
Disorders and Autism, as well as everyday disruptive professional development.
students will be discussed.
Presenters: Andrea Derdenger and Beth Reich,
Presenter: Jerome Yanoff, National-Louis University North Palos School DIstrict #117, Misael Nascimento,
Audience: Aides, Teachers Oswego Community Unit School District #308, Celeste
Grade Levels: Primary through High School Mann and Carolyn Villarreal, Harvard Community Unit
School District #50 and Barbara Marler, Illinois Resource
H u ro n Center, Arlington Heights
RtI: Getting Organized to Make It Happen! Audience: All Positions
We know the “what” and “why” behind Response to Grade Levels: All Levels
Intervention, but some still struggle with “how”. This
workshop will share information from educators who are S u p e rior A
involved in making RtI happen in their schools. Forms, An Illinois Toolkit to Help Public Schools
organizational skills, interventions, progress monitoring Provide Title I Services to Eligible Private
tools, and information on collecting, analyzing, and School Students
interpreting data in order to make appropriate This presentation provides information to help public
instructional decisions will be discussed. school districts provide private eligible students with
Title I services. A tool kit and evaluation form will be
Presenters: Pamela Dalenberg and Sherri Givens, used as resources.
Westville Community Unit School District #2
Audience: Aides, Teachers Presenters: Jane Blanton and Suzanne Dillow,
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Junior High School Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield
Repeated: Wednesday P.M.
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Supplemental Educational Services (SES): Reading, Writing and Mapping
The Basics Our Worlds Into Being
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) is a required Writer and educator, Mary Bateson (1994) states, “Insight
response within the school improvement status refers to the depth of understanding that comes by setting
component of No Child Left Behind. This workshop experiences, yours and mine, familiar and exotic, new and
describes the basics of the SES process, federal and state old, side by side, learning by letting them speak to another.”
regulation, funding, parent notification, and other issues Come discover how to engage students in map-making, as
related to SES, useful information for those offering SES a springboard for writing and sharing their lived experiences.
or those expecting to do so.
Presenter: Vanda Underwood, Bethalto Community
Presenter: Gary Greene, Illinois State Board of Unit School District #8
Education, Chicago Audience: Aides, Teachers
Audience: All Positions Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
Repeated: Wednesday A.M. Ar k a n s a s
Co-Teaching 4 Excellence
M i c hig a n B Are you lucky enough to work in a school where you have
Effective Practices in Addressing the opportunity to co-teach? Learn about the benefits of
Bullying at School co-teaching and the positive impact it has on students.
Evidence informed practices can make a difference in your During this entertaining session, participants will engage
strategies to address bullying in the school setting. Join in the four approaches of co-teaching, debunk myths about
this session to learn about evidence informed strategies in co-teaching, and learn how to incorporate co-teaching in
the areas of school policy, curriculum, school environment, the classroom.

and programming that address bullying in school.
Presenters: Jeff Brusso and Gayle Shifrin, Wheeling
Presenter: Patricia Berry, Prevention First Community Consolidated School District #21
Audience: All Positions Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Grade Levels: All Levels Grade Levels: All Levels
Repeated: Thursday A.M.
Co l or a do
O hio Early Literacy and Math Learning
Recognizing Homelessness in Using a SMARTboard
Pre-K-12 Classrooms Teaching young learners early literacy and math skills
This workshop will focus on the characteristics of homeless can be a daunting task. Learn ways to use a SMARTboard
students, the impact their living situation has on their to excite students and build academic skills.
school achievement, and different instructional strategies
that teachers can use to help lessen the impact of high Presenter: Tony DeMonte, Zion Elementary School
mobility and housing instability. District #6
Audience: Aides, Teachers
Presenter: Patricia Rivera, Opening Doors Technical Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary
Assistance Project
Audience: All Positions M isso u ri
Grade Levels: All Levels Remedial Algebra I:
Techniques and Strategies
Do you find motivating remedial algebra students difficult?
TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT This workshop will present some proven techniques,
THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING strategies, and philosophies which encourage and motivate
THE CONFERENCE. the challenged learner toward greater success in algebra.
OVER 100 DISPLAYS IN THE Presenter: Pam Martin, Williamsville School District #15
EXHIBITION HALL ON LEVEL 4. Audience: Teachers
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Leadership in Reasoned Eclecticism Parent Engagement:
What kinds of purposeful actions changed faculty view Making More of Parent Involvement
from parochial to global defining teaching and assessing Research suggests that schools need to create a paradigm
competencies with teachers from other subject areas? shift moving from discussing parent involvement to
How do you take a faculty (average age of faculty 45+ creating family engagement. Using family data, we have
years) and move them from a “silo” based to a “farmyard” created child focus activities that allow families to develop
group of faculty? What lessons can we learn and apply learning at home. Families receive materials and “how to”
to Pre-K-12 faculty? DVD’s that enable them to assist their child’s development
beyond the preschool years. We are monitoring the
Presenters: Kathleen Hickey and Colleen Sexton, success of the activities through the school-wide
Governors State University, University Park benchmarking system.
Grade Levels: All Levels Presenters: Rachel Fowler and Leigh Thompson,
Moline Community Unit School District #40
P a r l or A Audience: Teachers, Parents
Annual Evaluation of the Schoolwide Plan Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary
This Power Point presentation covers the requisites of
the NCLB Act regarding the annual review of a school’s P a r l or E
approved Schoolwide Plan and offers a process for The Illinois Snapshots of Early Literacy (ISEL):
completing this requirement. Participants will be provided Today and Tomorrow
resources and opportunity to discuss their concerns The ISEL is a K-2 classroom-based inventory used for
regarding the annual review process. screening, diagnostics, and progress monitoring, which is
equipped with an online testing and database reporting
Presenter: Evelyn Deimel, Illinois State Board of system. This session will review items currently assessed
Education, Springfield by the ISEL and describe how teachers use their data to
Audience: All Positions plan instruction. The session will also solicit audience
Grade Levels: All Levels input to address a frequently repeated request from
educators to expand the ISEL through fifth grade.
P a r l or B
CLIMBS Course: Best Practices in Educating Presenters: Roberta Buhle, National-Louis University,
English Language Learners (ELLs) Michael Dunn, Consultant and Kim Streen, Technology
CLIMBS (Content and Language Integration as a Means Center for Teaching and Learning
of Bridging Success) is a semester-long hybrid course Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
designed for teams of teachers. Together, teams work Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate
collaboratively and learn about best practices in
curriculum, standards-based instruction and assessment of P a r l or F
ELLs. This session will explain two approaches to building It’s All About Student Achievement
teacher capacity: training district staff by sending teams All children are capable of learning—no exceptions.
to the course at the Illinois Resource Center, and certifying Southern View Elementary School embraces this
instructors through the WIDA Consortium in Madison, WI statement in everything we do from ILT meetings, to
to deliver CLIMBS locally. grade level collaborations and family engagement events.
In the low-income area, our ISAT scores have risen by
Presenter: John Hilliard, Illinois Resource Center, 18%. We feel this is an impressive achievement and
Arlington Heights one that can be shared and celebrated.
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Grade Levels: Primary through High School Presenters: Jonnelle Baskett, Kim Senor and Greg
Dunham, Springfield School District #186
Grade Levels: Primary through Intermediate
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Math Literacy
This workshop will present five essential ingredients TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT
for raising test scores, four math shortcuts, some free THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING
materials and sample lessons. [This is a publisher, THE CONFERENCE.
exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
OVER 100 DISPLAYS IN THE
Presenter: William Rankin, Holey Cards EXHIBITION HALL ON LEVEL 4.
Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
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Division Administrator
Career Development and Preparation

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Educational Issues in Illinois:
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RtI on a Budget: Meeting the Meeting the Needs of Urban Youth
Diverse Needs of Students and Parents
School districts are being forced in these difficult Low achieving and low income students have specific
economic times to find ways to implement RtI with needs which are often not met in schools. Developing
integrity. Our school, for example, has lost one-third of systems to ensure populations meet standards takes
its staff positions. Nevertheless, through creativity and targeted and systematic planning. It is critical that
thinking outside of the box, while utilizing our Title I plan, methods are established to help students overcome
Northmoor-Edison Primary School has been able to not obstacles and achieve. Schools must look at the needs
only continue the RtI process that was currently in place, of their students, learning style, and what they need
but even enhance it and do more for our students. Our to succeed, while continuing to meet mandates.
data team members were challenged to ensure that
every child reaches proficiency and that those who are Presenters: Diona Wilson and Eboni Wilson,
accelerated would have their needs met as well. Beautiful Vision, LLC
Participants will hear how this school—a 2008 National Audience: All Positions
Blue Ribbon School—has restructured and reorganized Grade Levels: All Levels
all resources to maximize the benefits for children. The
presentation will focus on creative ways that schools can S u p e rior A
implement RtI on a budget during tough economic times. Parent Involvement Best Practices
Is parent involvement a struggle for your school or district?
Presenters: Dee Hagen, Susan Martin and Nicole Are you looking for ideas to help you to involve parents?
Wood, Peoria School District #150 In this session we will discuss effective communication,
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors a welcoming school environment and ways to connect
Grade Level: Primary school and home. Tools and resources will be provided to
help you meet Title I parent involvement requirements.
H u ro n
Using 21st Century Technology Presenters: Joseph Banks and Gail Buoy, Illinois
to Differentiate for All Learners State Board of Education, Springfield and Reatha Owen,
This session will provide participants with purposeful Academic Development Institute
and meaningful classroom techniques which incorporate Audience: All Positions
the use of 21st century technology. Examples will include Grade Levels: All Levels
interactive white boards, I-touches, I-pads, and student
response systems. Teachers at all levels will learn about Co l or a do
a variety of methods which can be seamlessly integrated Effective Teaching Methods:
into their differentiated instruction. Preparing Instructional Objectives
The goal for this session is to provide a professional
Presenters: Jeanine Bock, Alicia Jonker, Jackie development opportunity specifically geared towards
Neumann and Courtney Schuld, Aptakisic-Tripp those new to the teaching profession. We will provide a
Community Consolidated School District #102 practical and positive prescription for classroom behavior
Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators, Directors that will maximize student learning and engagement.
Grade Levels: All Levels Participants will experience a hands-on approach,
illustrating effective teaching practices with concrete
examples based on scientific research.
Presenters: Andria Mitchell and Shahran Spears,

DeKalb Community Unit School District #428
Audience: Teachers
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate
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Vocabulary Instruction: Doing the Work: Using Power Standards
From Research to Classroom Practice and Assessment to Guarantee a Viable and
Research has found that vocabulary assessed in first Effective Curriculum
grade predicts over 30% of the variance in comprehension Unpacking standards can be an overwhelming task.
for eleventh grade students and indicates that direct Using collaborative teams to identify the most essential
instruction in vocabulary improves comprehension of text. curriculum can make the task more manageable. In this
Planned and direct vocabulary instruction is imperative for session, participants will understand how Professional
improving the achievement of all students. This session Learning Communities practice support and facilitate
will provide an overview of common features of research- the process of identifying power standards, learning
based approaches to teaching vocabulary, and will model targets, pacing guides, and corresponding formative
and share student work samples of how best practices and summative assessments in order to guarantee a
are implemented in an elementary classroom of diverse viable curriculum.
learners.
Presenters: Laura Cresap and Christine Northrup,
Presenters: Mary Dunn, Diamond Lake School District Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit District #3
#76 and Michael Dunn, Consultant Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Grade Levels: Primary through High School
Co l u mb u s A / B
P a r l or F Curriculum Transfusion in 7 Easy Steps
The Processes Necessary to Create Are you tired of teaching your subject in the same old
Continuous Improvement: A District’s Journey way? Discover an easy 7-step process that will help you
This interactive session focuses on the strategies and use videos, news stories and other interesting problems
tools which have assisted several school districts to to transform your curriculum and help your students
undertake systemic journeys toward educational equity. remember what they have learned. Participate in a demo,
We will share the successful process of one Illinois engage in lively discussion and take home examples you
district where commitment, passion, persistence and can use in your classroom K-12.
collaboration of the staff and community have resulted
in a significant lowering of the achievement gap. Presenter: Linda Cozzolino, Illinois Office of Educational
Services, Southern Illinois University
Presenters: Carmen Acevedo, Plainfield Community Audience: Teachers
Consolidated School District #202 and Bea Young, Grade Levels: All Levels
Consultant
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Rising Star and School Improvement: Supplemental Educational Services (SES):
The Diary of One Man’s Journey Implementing the Program
Come and join an open and frank discussion on the new Supplemental Educational Services (SES) is challenging
Rising Star process for school improvement. This open for districts to implement. This workshop assumes a basic
discussion will involve insights from a superintendent who knowledge of SES and describes the implementation steps
is leading a school district through the Corrective Action in detail. Q&A time will be limited in order to cover all of
process. Hear the pros and cons of this website, how data the material.
is entered and how staff have reacted to it. This session
will utilize a discussion format with handouts of the Presenter: Gary Greene, Illinois State Board of
website’s pages and sample copies of data pages created Education, Chicago
with district information. The highs and lows of staff Audience: All Positions
working through this process on the District Leadership Grade Levels: All Levels
Team will be shared. Questions will be welcomed as this Repeated: Wednesday P.M.
will be an interactive session designed to help others who
will be going through this process. M i c hig a n B
Safety for ALL: Safe Schools Issues Related
Presenter: Reggie Clinton, Beardstown Community to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and
Unit School District #15 Questioning (GLBTQ) Students in Public and
Audience: All Positions Private Schools
Grade Levels: All Levels This session will address researched, evidence-based
best practices to highlight effective prevention strategies
Eri e as they relate to GLBTQ students. The presenters will
T.E.A.M. Read: Enhancing Schoolwide
describe federal, state, and local laws and policies which
Literacy Instruction address sexual orientation, discrimination, and sexual
T.E.A.M. Read (Targeting Each Academic Mind) is a identity. Participants will receive an overview of effective
literacy center concept model for the primary grades that prevention strategies and approaches that will better
increases student achievement. The session will include aid school districts with the development of inclusive
how to implement this model, use data to drive instruction, policies and practices within their school and district
create weekly lessons, prepare teachers, and differentiate learning environments.
for all learners.
Presenters: Albert Holmes, Jr., Illinois State Board of
Presenters: Jennifer Zayas and Kathy Kamper, Education, Chicago and Shannon Sullivan, Illinois Safe
Huntley School District #158 Schools Alliance
Grade Level: Primary Grade Levels: All Levels
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FY12 Federal Programs Will be Paid O hio
on Reimbursement Method Direct Support: A New Approach
Beginning with budget-based Federal grants approved for to Working with Homeless Teens
FY12, ISBE will move to a reimbursement model. Attend The Chicago Public Schools Educational Support for
this session to find out why, and how, this will impact your Students in Temporary Living Situations has begun an
district. innovative effort to make sure that homeless teens are
taking advantage of the educational opportunities
Presenters: Sally Cray and Kim Lewis, Illinois State that are available to them. Presenters will discuss the
Board of Education, Springfield program’s promising potential to affect graduation
Audience: Coordinators, Directors rates, college enrollment and attendance.
Repeated: Wednesday P.M. Presenters: Tremel Daniel and Colleen Broderick,
Chicago School District #299
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Ups and Downs and All Arounds of RtI Parent Involvement Resources
This presentation will outline our school’s journey on Twelve years’ accumulation of effective parent involvement
the carousel of RtI. We will provide information about ideas, strategies and research with multiple implementation
the process that led us to a 2010 Blue Ribbon Award. methods will be presented. The focus will be on the
involvement of the parents of high poverty students and
Presenters: Judy Logsdon, Natalie Page, Pat second language
Sample, Brenda Sink, Regina Tinsley and Stephanie
White, Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District #196 Presenter: J.B. Culbertson, Consultant, Illinois State
Audience: All Positions University
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Ar k a n s a s
Special Education Audit: An Approach P a r l or C
to Determining Priorities for Improvement Engaging Parents of English Language
How do Special Education processes and procedures Learners in Parental Involvement
support students academically, socially and emotionally? This session will share activities and ideas designed to
Community Consolidated School District #146 administrators encourage parents of English Language Learners (ELLs)
describe how interviews with teachers and administrators, students to take a more active role in their children’s
focus groups with paraprofessionals and a review of education. The award-winning Parents as Educational
student IEPs lead to recommendations for improvement. Partners contextual curriculum combines information
Learn about audit design, its implementation, and the final about the U.S. school system with English language
recommendations. instruction for adults. The participatory curriculum is
designed for use in English classes or workshops for

Presenters: Marion Hoyda and Denise Bettenhausen, ELL parents.
Tinley Park Community Consolidated School District #146
Audience: All Positions Presenter: Laura Bercovitz, Adult Learning Resource
Grade Levels: All Levels Center, Arlington Heights
Audience: Teachers, Parents, Coordinators, Directors
M a y f a ir Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
When OK is Not Good Enough
Mediocre teaching is one of the largest problems plaguing P a r l or D
education today. Although mediocre teachers rarely do The First to the Last Days of School:
anything worthy of dismissal, they create issues whose Effective Teaching Strategies
effects are negative and long lasting. This session will This workshop will focus on the best practices of Harry
explore the difference between educators that are just OK and Rosemary Wong’s best seller “The First Days of
and those that are truly excellent. We will discuss how to School”. Proven techniques and strategies will be
help peers move from mediocre to magnificent. reviewed. The workshop will be interactive with
discussion and experiences derived from the audience
Presenter: Melinda Pollock, Westville Community Unit
School District #2 Presenter: Rose Lee, Hazel Crest School District #152.5
Audience: All Positions Audience: Aides
Grade Levels: All Levels Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School

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Rising Star: New Software that No Child Left Behind and Highly Qualified
Raises Expectations for SIPS and DIPS Educators: Meeting the Requirements
Meet Rising Star, the newest software schools and This presentation will focus on the “highly qualified”
districts in corrective action must employ when requirements of NCLB as they relate to teachers and
developing, implementing, and monitoring SIPs and DIPs. paraprofessionals. The focus will be on general education,
It’s different—it’s better. And its research-based design special education, bilingual education, the High Uniform
keeps districts and schools focused on their action plans. State Standards of Evaluation (HOUSSE), charter school
Community High School District #218 and Eisenhower assignments, alternative certificates, testing options and
High School will share their most recent experiences paraprofessional approvals. Consideration will be given to
with Rising Star. the difference between state assignment requirements for
educators and highly qualified requirements established
Presenters: John Byrne, Carol Baker, Ty Harting, through NCLB and the Illinois Administrative Code.
Philip Henry, Kevin McCaffrey and Gary Rauch,
Community High School District #218, Oak Lawn Presenters: Jeffery Aranowski, Illinois State Board of
Audience: Coordinators, Directors Education, Chicago and Patrick Murphy, Illinois State
Grade Level: High School Board of Education, Springfield
S h e r at o n I I Grade Levels: All Levels
Using Formative Assessment to Repeated: Wednesday A.M.
Drive Instruction
Formative assessment can take classroom instruction M i c hig a n A
to new heights in the classroom. Using formative Positive Behavior Support: Practical
Strategies for Classrooms and Schools
assessments, teachers can differentiate quickly for
all types of learners to adjust pacing of instruction as Learn about Positive Behavior Support. This session will
necessary. Learn about quick tips, tricks, and formative provide participants with practical strategies for meeting
assessments that make differentiation easier, increase student learning needs through classroom management,
student participation, and allow teachers to monitor the behavior interventions and supports. Participants will
learning of their students more effectively. also take part in three valuable interactive experiences
conducted by a middle school assistant principal and the
Presenters: Jayme Corcoran and Krystal Lewis, school district police liaison officer.
Bloomington School District #87
Audience: Teachers Presenters: Michael Warner, David DeLeshe,
Grade Levels: All Levels Mary Jo Vladika and Justin Warnke, Lyons School
District #103
Eri e Audience: Teachers, Parents, Coordinators, Directors
Data Days: Tutoring from the Inside Out: Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
Learn how an elementary school serving students 92%
of whom are low-income has improved math scores by M i c hig a n B
23% and reading scores by 17% over two school years. Dissolving Fear and Stress in the Classroom
Adequate Yearly Progress was met in math overall and Neuropsychology research clearly shows that memory,
in the low-income subgroup in both math and reading. concentration, thinking and motivation of children are
A process called Data Days and strategies to deliver all compromised by fear and stress in the classroom.
intervention and tutoring during the school day will be Presented in this workshop will be simple awareness
shared. and movement-based strategies to rapidly reduce the
effects of fear and stress, making the classroom a more
Presenters: Jennifer Gill, Pam Drawve, Meri productive and enjoyable environment. [This is a publisher,
Havenar, Marcy Seiz and Jill Wollet, Springfield exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
School District #186
Audience: Aides, Teachers Presenters: Mary Bridget Hunter and David Mumm,
Grade Levels: Primary through Intermediate Power Learn Technologies
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O hio Ar k a n s a s
Innovative Ways to Maximize Resources Teaching for Comprehension
and Services for Students Experiencing Using Rigor and Relevance
Homelessness This workshop provides instruction and application
Face it! There is never enough money to meet the needs of concepts that lead to deeper understanding and
of our most vulnerable students—those students comprehension of material. It emphasizes higher level
experiencing homelessness. However, creative educators thinking based on Bloom’s Taxonomy and increasing real
everywhere are finding a way to make a difference. Come world relevance to increase understanding. Although
hear their stories and learn from their processes. Learn the presenter will focus on project-based learning and
about the ARK program, the KIDS foundation, Leveling integration of technology, the concepts can also be applied
the Playing Field Mini-Grant Program, School-based to daily activities and overall classroom philosophy.
Foundations for Homeless Children and others. Learn
how to leverage multiple grant programs to meet students’ Presenters: Lauren Radliff and Gretchen Liefer,
needs and take home new ways to approach age-old Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District #8
problems. Audience: All Positions
Presenters: Deb Dempsey and Dave Levek, Regional
Office of Education #56, Ann Schwarm, Regional Office M a y f a ir
of Education #3 and Mickey Sullivan, Regional Office of Reaching the Reluctant Writer
Education #21 Based on sound special education and ELL practices for
Audience: All Positions over 70 years, this successful and specific methodology
Grade Levels: All Levels separates the complex process of writing into the smallest
steps making it possible for even the most reluctant writer
M ississippi to produce short, but complete compositions. Begin

Combining RtI and 1:1 Computing improving reading, writing and note taking skills on
in a High School Setting Monday! Results guaranteed for all grade levels! [This
Pinckneyville Community High School has undertaken is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
sweeping changes during the past three school years.
In a leap of faith and with careful planning, the school Presenter: Linda Mikottis, Institute for Excellence in
district of 450 students has implemented RtI, begun a 1:1 Writing
computing program, adopted curriculum reform, created a Audience: Teachers, Parents, Coordinators
scholarship and endowment program, increased student Grade Levels: Primary through High School
guidance and outreach, and started construction on a
new school building. These changes were in response P a r l or A
to decreasing test scores, increased poverty levels and Q & A Session for New Title I Directors
overall apathy among its clientele. This session will center This is a Question and Answer session for new Title I
on how these decisions were made, the steps we took to Directors, or those who are in year two. Veteran
engage and implement changes, and how communication, directors from various parts of the state and from
research, and partnering helped make things happen. various size programs will be available to answer
questions about program issues.
Presenters: Jonathan Green, Keith Hagene and
Katie Hickam, Pinckneyville Community High School Presenters: J.B. Culbertson, President of Illinois
District #101 Association of Title I Directors, and other IATD members
Audience: Teachers, Parents Audience: First or second year Title I Directors
Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary
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Teaching Life Skills through Chess A Proactive Approach to Restructuring
According to Benjamin Franklin, the game of chess In 2008, East Peoria Community High School embarked on
teaches many valuable life skills. This workshop examines a year-long strategic planning process to prepare for NCLB
how chess can be used by educators as a tool to help restructuring mandates that would occur in the 2010-2011
students make good choices and take responsibility for school year. See how stake holders worked together
their actions. Chess has been shown to have a positive to create a 5-year strategic plan to proactively address
impact on the development of social skills such as dealing the school’s needs. Presenters will also discuss the
with feelings of frustration and anger, conflict resolution, implementation process, the affect on student achievement
impulse control, self-efficacy and learning how to set and and school climate, and the challenges faces throughout
achieve goals. the process.
Presenters: John Buky and Wilbur Tseng, Chess Presenters: Karen Beverlin and Jennifer Bloyd-
Academy LLC Hamm, East Peoria Community High School District #309
Grade Levels: All Levels Grade Level: High School
P a r l or D
How Other People Learn: A Parental
Involvement Program for Hispanic Students
Understand how to help Hispanic students learn through
cultural connections and the use of cultural background
knowledge. The Unidos Podemos (United We Can) Parental
Involvement Program is a successful program already in
place, specially created for Latino parents and students
at Oak Terrace Elementary School in Highland Park. The
program works in collaboration with parents and students
to teach strategies, methods, and specific vocabulary
skills so parents can better assist their children at home.
The whole project is a great example of how to involve
families in the decision-making process; generate
involvement with the community to improve school programs;
meet the diverse needs of all students; and connect
students, parents, and the school to achieve success.
Presenters: Ignacio Pegueros and Mayra Tristan,

North Shore School District #112
Audience: Teachers, Parents

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Presiding and
Introduction: GARY GREENE
Principal Consultant
Speaker: ROBERT “BOB” COMPTON

Two Million Minutes
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The Finland Phenomenon: Inside the World’s Most Surprising School System
There is a country where students start school at a later age, take fewer classes, enjoy a three-month summer break,
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spend less time in school per day, have barely any homework and are rarely tested. There is a country where teachers
are respected professionals, quickly receive tenure, are rarely evaluated, earn good salaries and have a strong union.
There is a country where schools receive modest funding, develop their own curriculum, research and adopt new
technologies, have no achievement gap and leave no child behind. Remarkably, this country ranks among the best
in the world by nearly every measure.
Welcome to … FINLAND
Join keynote speaker Bob Compton as he premieres highlights of his newest documentary, The Finland Phenomenon.
This session will be an open discussion of lessons Americans might learn from other top-performing nations, including
China, India and Finland.
Presenter: Bob Compton, Documentary Film Producer

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Teacher Talk! Moving Forward Financial Information and
with New Standards Electronic Grants Management
This session will provide overview information for The first part of this double session focuses on funding
teachers on the new standards. Participants will hear projections, meeting NCLB fiscal requirements and
from teachers who have been involved in the gap analysis protecting grant funds. The second part will focus on
and discuss highlights from the new standards. Teachers the electronic grants management system (EGMS)
will share how they will move forward with the new process. Internet resources such as FRIS Inquiry will
standards and offer strategies to assist with the transition. also be discussed.
Presenter: Linda Reabe, Illinois State University, Presenters: Sally Cray and Kim Lewis, Illinois State
Normal, IL Board of Education, Springfield
Audience: Teachers Audience: Coordinators, Directors
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Songs, Games and Rhymes for A Neurologically Integrated Approach
the Multicultural Classroom Effectively Teaches Strategies for
The interactive use of music, songs and games in a multi- Early Literacy Success
cultural environment promotes self-esteem, an understanding Letter sound/formation problems interfering with literacy
of diversity, and improves language, listening, early literacy result when our disorganized, abstract, non-phonetic
and age appropriate cognitive skills. Using field tested English alphabet is taught prior to readiness using faulty
traditional Latin American songs as well as original strategies. Discover how a research-based, neurologically-
compositions, in English and Spanish, teachers will learn integrated approach transforms abstract symbols into
to integrate essential literacy and language skills using meaningful, phonetic letters, integrating letter sounds
music as part of their daily interaction with children. As with formations, which effectively teach phonemic
part of this standards-based program the presenter engages awareness, sound-symbol correspondence, blending
the students in singing, creative movement, call and response, and formation of directionally correct, integrated, legible
body percussion, rhythm, tempo and rhyme games, as well letters for early literacy success.
as learning to use their voices as musical instruments.
Presenter: Mary Lou Sundberg, Lake Bluff Elementary
Presenter: José-Luis Orozco, Arcoiris Records School District #365
Audience: Teachers, Parents Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate
P a r l or E
Dance and the Brain
The impact of the arts, specifically dance, on brain
structures and function will be addressed. Dr. Marciante
will present the latest research on the arts and the brain
with movement and music activities that can be easily
incorporated into the curriculum. Spatial cognition,
memory, entertainment, executive function skills, multiple
intelligences and creative and critical thinking will be TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT
some of the topics covered in this activity session. THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING
THE CONFERENCE.
Presenter: Bob Marciante, FranCenter Psychological/
Educational Clinic OVER 100 DISPLAYS IN THE
Audience: All Positions EXHIBITION HALL ON LEVEL 4.
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No Child Left Behind Legal Update Using Technology in an Elementary Classroom
A professor and practicing attorney will give an overview Explore how technology has transformed this school from
of the legal aspects of NCLB and provide insight into the the “stone age” to the “new age”. You will see a wide
latest issues. The presenter will provide a summary of variety of technology-based resources such as Dibels,
the Administration’s reauthorization priorities, a review of Study Island, and MAP. Other topics will include skyping,
existing “hot topics”, and a discussion of rules, regulations numerous educational websites and how classroom
and guidance from the Department of Education. Ample technology is used.
time will be provided for questions and answers.
Presenters: Jeni Barney and Rachel Gass, Westville
Presenter: Bill Kling, UIC School of Public Health Community Unit School District #2
Grade Levels: All Levels Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary
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School District Reorganization: Evaluating SES Provider Effectiveness
Narrowing the Hispanic Achievement Gap This workshop will present findings from the most recent
and Raising Overall Performance ISBE evaluation of SES provider effectiveness, with a
Learn how this suburban elementary school district met discussion of methodology, results, and implications.
the challenge of significant demographic change, narrowed The principle presenters will be from The University of
the Hispanic student achievement gap from 50 to 10 points Memphis, which is performing these evaluations for ISBE.
and raised overall achievement for all students in reading Significant Q&A time will be available.
and math. All this was accomplished by reorganizing
from neighborhood schools to grade level centers. Follow Presenters: Gary Greene, Illinois State Board of
Mundelein District 75’s journey to improve curriculum, Education, Chicago and Todd Zoblotsky and Beth
instructional and assessment practices. Murphy, University of Memphis
Presenters: Cynthia Heidorn, Susan Miller and Grade Levels: All Levels
Debbie Petric, Mundelein Elementary School District #75
Audience: All Positions M i c hig a n B
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Junior High School Adolescent Substance Use, Brain
Development, and the Role of the School
Eri e Cutting edge research informs that even smaller amounts
Effective Strategies for Teaching of alcohol causes brain impairment impacting the ability
African American Boys to learn new information, form memories, and perform
This session includes a discussion on the necessity of cognitive functions. With Illinois alcohol use rates higher
setting high standards for teaching and learning as well as than the national average, a lower test score and higher
establishing a core group of supportive male adults in the behavior issues formula is set. Join this session to
education of African American boys. The basic requirements consider the school’s role in addressing adolescent
of good teaching are essential when we are trying to be substance use.
culturally and academically responsible to African
American male students. Effective targeted teaching Presenters: Patricia Berry, Prevention First and
practices will be highlighted. Danielle Kirby, Illinois Dept of Human Services
Presenter: Yvonne Womack, Chicago School District #299 Grade Levels: All Levels
Grade Levels: All Levels O hio
Communicating with Homeless Families:
S u p e rior A Having the Difficult Conversation
No Child Left Behind and Highly Qualified Successful work with any family begins with collaboration.
Educators: Meeting the Requirements This workshop will examine abilities and techniques
This presentation will focus on the “highly qualified” required to have effective “difficult conversations” with
requirements of NCLB as they relate to teachers and families experiencing homelessness, helping to ensure
paraprofessionals. The focus will be on general education, respectful partnerships. The session will also cover
special education, bilingual education, the High Uniform strategies for helping parents understand the effects
State Standards of Evaluation (HOUSSE), charter school of homelessness on their children and ideas to help
assignments, alternative certificates, testing options and mitigate them.
paraprofessional approvals. Consideration will be given to
the difference between state assignment requirements for Presenter: Gina Ruther, Illinois Department of Human
educators and highly qualified requirements established Services
through NCLB and the Illinois Administrative Code. Audience: All Positions
Presenters: Jeffery Aranowski, Illinois State Board of
Education, Chicago and Patrick Murphy, Illinois State
Board of Education, Springfield
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Motivation in the Classroom: Yes it Happens! Accountability within Induction/Mentoring
Alden-Hebron Schools have changed the climate of their Programs
classes through hands-on projects. By involving students Timsweb is an online data collection tool used by districts
in the community, the district has moved from lectures, with mentoring programs to hold new teachers and
note-taking and worksheets to service projects aligned mentors accountable for their professional development
to state standards. Students have worked closely with activities, reflections, etc. New teachers and mentors log
business leaders and others to make a difference in their in to TimsWeb.org, a secure online account, to submit the
local community. information. A coordinator has the ability to print reports
and analyze data in the areas of time spent, IPTS focus of
Presenters: Colleen Geils and Kim Qualls, work, and other valuable information. Timsweb reduces
Alden-Hebron School District #19 paperwork and tedious hand-derived data
Audience: Teachers
Grade Levels: Intermediate through High School Presenter: Cindy Callahan, Monroe/Randolph Counties
Regional Office of Education
Ar k a n s a s Audience: All Positions
Balancing Two Worlds: Creating a Grade Levels: All Levels
Dual Language Program of Instruction
Dual language programs of instruction integrate English P a r l or A
language learners and native English speakers for content Becoming a Schoolwide Program
and language instruction in both English and a second For the school that is considering the move from a
language. Dual language programs strive to develop Targeted Assistance school to a Schoolwide Program,
students who are bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural. This this Power Point presentation offers the basic concepts.
workshop will provide an introduction to the fundamentals Participants will be introduced to the requisites of the
of dual language program development and implementation, No Child Left Behind Act, the technical assistance available
along with an overview of the research that supports dual through the Illinois State Board of Education, and
language programs. guidance for the completion of the Schoolwide Plan.
Presenter: Cheryl Urow, Illinois Resource Center, Presenter: Evelyn Deimel, Illinois State Board of
Arlington Heights Education, Springfield
Audience: Teachers, Parents, Coordinators, Directors Audience: All Positions
Co l or a do P a r l or B
The Critical Steps in RtI: Community Gardening: After-School
Have They Been Forgotten? Enrichment that Works in Rural Areas
RtI is supposed to include four critical steps: 1. Identify This workshop offers creative methods for intergenera-
(assess), 2. Analyze, 3. Develop Plan (implement). tional and cross-cultural connections. The benefits of a
4. Evaluate (assess). But how many educators are truly community garden are that it improves quality of life for
concentrating on steps two and three? Hear how one those involved in the program, produces nutritious food,
district has tied it all together through assessment plans, and creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy
instructional planning forms and fidelity checks in the and education.
areas of both reading and mathematics. This is a “real life”
example of assessment data driving instruction. Presenter: Bridgett Fifer, Bourbonnais Elementary
School District #53
Presenters: Brooke Crowley, Cathy McThenia and Audience: All Positions
Simone Oslage, Special Education District of Lake Grade Levels: All Levels
County
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Student Goals and Student Motivation Surprise: Online Coursework Can Expand
for Growth Course Offerings for Your Special Education
This session will focus on Spring Trail Elementary School’s Students, With the Right Supports
model for student goal setting and the team approach Most small schools for students with emotional and
we have developed for increased student motivation. The behavioral difficulty struggle to provide the courses their
audience will receive strategies for student motivation students need and want. School and class size, and needs
using assessment data and ways to increase parent and for support can limit opportunities that would engage
community involvement in the growth process. and stimulate special education learners. Conference
participants will learn how The Glenholme School met the
Presenter: Richard Schroeder, Elgin Community Unit challenge and led students to success in the online course
School District #U-46 world. [This is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant
Audience: Teachers, Parents presentation.]
Grade Levels: Intermediate through Junior High School
Presenters: Stephanie Daniels and Sharon Murphy,
P a r l or F The Devereux Foundation
A Complete System of RtI: Audience: Teachers, Directors
From Pre-K to Grade 12 Grade Level: High School
Learn how our district has developed an RtI system
that addresses student deficits both academically and

behaviorally. This system incorporates a detailed narrative,
forms for every level of intervention and resources to
develop and monitor interventions. The Pre-K-8 model has
been in place for four years. The high school model will be
fully implemented in the 2011-2012 school year.
Presenters: Laura Ballard, Karen Conness and

Stephen Oertle, Roxana Community Unit School
District #1
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The Behavior Disordered Student A Fun-Integrated Curriculum
in the Regular Classroom Our students are excited about math, science, and social
Behavior Disordered students, whether formally certified studies—are yours? Join us for oodles of ideas and
or just provocative kids, can be the most disruptive helpful hints that will get your students motivated too.
students in your classroom. Learn about their motives Our sixth grade team has encompassed curriculum that
and behaviors and what the teacher can do to turn that is fun and engaging to students by finding web-based pro-
adversarial child into a productive member of the class. grams that implement state standards. You will leave with
the tools you need to incorporate the same ideas
Presenter: Jerome Yanoff, National-Louis University in your classroom!
Grade Levels: Primary through High School Presenters: April Anderson, Nathan Ford, Kelli
Howard and Michelle Schaumburg, Westville
Community Unit School District #2
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Challenges and Consequences: Supplemental Educational Services (SES):
NCLB and the Education of The Basics
English Language Learners (ELLs) Supplemental Educational Services (SES) is a required
Skokie District #69 has experienced a substantial response within the school improvement status component
demographic shift in the past ten years. In this district of of No Child Left Behind. This workshop describes the basics
2000 students, there are presently 41 languages spoken. of the SES process, federal and state regulation, funding,
This session will focus on our successes and failures as parent notification, and other issues related to SES, useful
we have grown our Title III ELL program and multiple information for those offering SES or those expecting to do so.
bilingual programs. Practical suggestions will be offered.
Presenter: Gary Greene, Illinois State Board of
Presenters: Quintin Shepherd and Laura Vladika, Education, Chicago
Skokie School District #69 Audience: All Positions
Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Grade Levels: All Levels
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Junior High School
M i c hig a n B
Eri e Safety for ALL: Safe Schools Issues Related
Leadership Against All Odds: to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and
Educating At-Risk Youth Questioning (GLBTQ) Students in Public and
This workshop is a practical session for educators who Private Schools
strive to maintain a safe efficient learning environment This session will address researched, evidence-based
while providing students with disabilities and those who best practices to highlight effective prevention strategies
are at-risk for school failure with optimal opportunities as they relate to GLBTQ students. The presenters will
to be successful in school. describe federal, state, and local laws and policies which
address sexual orientation, discrimination, and sexual
Presenter: Sharnette Sims, Chicago School District identity. Participants will receive an overview of effective
#299 prevention strategies and approaches that will better aid
Audience: All Positions school districts with the development of inclusive poli-
Grade Levels: All Levels cies and practices within their school and district learning
environments.
S u p e rior A
Are Illinois Students Ready for Presenters: Albert Holmes, Jr., Illinois State Board of
College/Career? Education, Chicago and Shannon Sullivan, Illinois Safe
ISBE staff will demonstrate the trends of Illinois student Schools Alliance
academic performance in preparation for colleges and/ Audience: All Positions
or skill training for the future careers according to student Grade Levels: All Levels
assessment results. The presentation will also analyze
activities and supports from schools that benefit students O hio
in pursuit of their college and career goals. Legal and Other Issues for Schools
Surrounding Unaccompanied Youth,
Presenters: Shangte Shen and Mark Williams, Runaways, and Throwaways
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield This session will focus on challenges faced by unaccompanied
Audience: All Positions youth and issues presented to school districts regarding
Grade Level: High School enrollment, attendance, and school success. Addressed will
be the legal definition of homelessness and its implications
for school district responsibilities, community resources,
TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT FAFSA, special education, school success, and resources.
THE CONFERENCE. Presenters: Deb Foust, Lee/Ogle ROE #47, Matt
Hanafee and Dave Levek, Will County ROE #56 and
OVER 100 DISPLAYS IN THE Terry McCullough, West 40 ISC #2
EXHIBITION HALL ON LEVEL 4. Audience: All Positions
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Those P.E. People are Teaching What? Invest in Your Best:
A.C.T. writing in P.E.? Of course! Discover strategies to Developing Teacher Leaders
overcome the difficulties of getting coaches and others Learn how a K-8 district recruits, develops, and utilizes
to be comfortable and successful at presenting skill sets teacher leaders to launch and sustain district initiatives.
that are out of their majors. The focus is on teaching, prac- With increasing demand for system-wide, data-based
ticing, and refining the writing skills necessary for students decision making, accountability, and fiscal responsibility,
to improve their A.C.T. scores. Learn how data teams can using teacher leaders as experts allows all stakeholders to
assess and remediate writing be part of the decision-making and implementation team.
District administrators and principals support one another
Presenters: Frank Boothe and Christian Sant Amour, by cultivating leaders to collaboratively execute initiatives.
Moline School District #40
Audience: Teachers Presenters: Jan Rashid, Erica Cupuro and Sheleen
Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School DeLockery, Des Plaines Community Consolidated School
District #62
Ar k a n s a s Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Strategies for a Successful Co-Teaching Grade Levels: All Levels
Environment
Co-teaching is a great opportunity to support many P a r l or A
students, but if the relationship between co-teachers is Annual Evaluation of the Schoolwide Plan
not working, then who is co-teaching really helping? This This Power Point presentation covers the requisites of
presentation will focus on strategies for schools that are, the NCLB Act regarding the annual review of a school’s
or are planning to, implement co-teaching. It will focus approved Schoolwide Plan and offers a process for
on classroom techniques that give both the regular and completing this requirement. Participants will be provided
special educator the ability to teach together effectively. resources and opportunity to discuss their concerns
regarding the annual review process.
Presenter: Chris Hutchings, Granite City Community
Unit School District #9 Presenter: Evelyn Deimel, Illinois State Board of
Audience: Aides, Teachers Education, Springfield
Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School Audience: All Positions
Co l or a do
RtI: Creating a Cultural Shift at the P a r l or B
High School Level The 2nd Teacher:
In an effort to bring about sustainable change to improve Putting Classroom Walls to Work for You
overall student achievement, Pekin Crown High School Need an extra teacher in the room for student success
implemented programs that focus on the core subjects leading up to and during ISAT time? Learn how to get the
of English and math as well as the social-emotional most out of your classroom walls so that they act as a
needs of our students through various systems of second teacher in the room at all times. This session
support. Presenters will share our process of continuous focuses on wall objectives: what to put up on your walls
improvement through Professional Learning Communities, for standardized assessments; how to design the
an advisor-advisee program, data analysis, curriculum posters that go up on your walls; and the most effective
review and tiered systems of support. organization of wall space for standardized testing (ISAT).
Presenters: Danielle Owens and Melissa Bloom, Presenter: Diane Cepela, Rockford School District #205
Pekin Community High School District #303 Audience: Teachers, Coordinators
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Grade Level: Intermediate
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P a r l or C P a r l or F
It’s a Family Affair Celebrate Your Hometown
Have you heard of the African proverb “It takes a village Integrate language arts and social studies to learn more
to raise a child”? At Jefferson Middle School, we take that about your community’s uniqueness. Dig into its history
proverb to heart. In this workshop, you will learn about to find out why its location and name were important.
strategies we have used to increase family involvement Learn how the people and local resources contributed
at our school. to its growth. Lesson plans, activities, and literature
selections will help students appreciate what is in their
Presenters: Erica Austin, Alicia Miller, Sena Nelson own backyards.
and Laura Rennison, Springfield School District #186
Audience: Teachers Presenters: Linda Weatherwax and Glen
Grade Level: Junior High School Weatherwax, Illinois Geographic Alliance
Audience: Teachers
P a r l or D Grade Level: Intermediate
How Important is Academic Language?
Strategies on how to teach the one component identified P a r l or G
as the critical piece to a student’s success in school at any Remember to Ask Why
age will be demonstrated. The importance of a student’s When Implementing RtI
oral interaction and the use of Academic Language in Many decisions for RtI can seem straight forward, but
the classroom will be highlighted and referenced as the if we lose sight of why we are making these choices
“best kept secret in education” today! [This is a publisher, then how we implement them becomes less effective. This
exhibitor, or consultant session will discuss how a district, by focusing on
the reasons behind their RtI practices, enables it to
Presenter: Patricia Reynolds, Consultant successfully navigate through the RtI process.
Grade Levels: All Levels Presenters: Ellen Fogelberg, Evanston/Skokie School
District #65, Debra Hays, Lake County Regional Office of
Education and Kim Streen, Technology Center for Teach-
ing and Learning, Arlington Heights
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Presiding and DARLENE RUSCITTI

Introduction: Regional Superintendent
DuPage County Regional Office of Education

Speaker: STEVE HUMPHREY and JEAN BARBANENTE
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New Standards? What Should Administrators Michael Hall, II and Alisa Woods, Newark Community
Be Doing Now That We Have New Standards? High School District #18 and Roger Sanders, Valley
This session will provide an update and overview for Education for Employment System
administrators on the new standards and what is underway. Audience: All Positions
Participants will hear directly from administrators who have Grade Levels: Intermediate through High School
moved forward with planning who will discuss their approach
and share their experience. The session will provide an Co l u mb u s A / B
opportunity for dialogue among administrators to share Strategies and Techniques that Target Student
strategies and offer input into professional development. Success
This workshop describes clear targets for student success,
Presenters: Linda Reabe, Illinois State University, Normal, formative assessment, and reading comprehension.
Kay Dugan, Bensenville Elementary School District #2 and Learning stations based on Standards Aligned Curriculum
Scott Horsch, Mendota Twp High School District #280 Learning Teams and research from Rick Stiggins is the
Audience: Coordinators, Directors foundation of our program. In 2009, Stevenson Elementary
Grade Levels: All Levels was named a Blue Ribbon School, and has been highlighted
in the U.S. Department of Education’s “Doing What Works”
H u ro n website. Participants will receive a differentiated learning
Turned On and Tuned In: The Utilization and station packet and a student-friendly assessment booklet.
Application of Mobile Devices in the Classroom

How do you keep this generation’s digital native students Presenters: Lauren Cottrell, Julie Dawson, Melanie
interested in today’s classrooms? Listen as administrators Stanley and Trish Weaver, Bloomington Community
and teachers from a rural high school share the how to’s Unit School District #87
of utilizing mobile devices in classroom instruction. Learn Audience: Teachers
how affordable, downloadable applications were used in Grade Level: Primary
lessons in which students were “turned on” and “tuned in”.
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A Conversation with Steve Humphrey and Jean Barbanente about School Improvement
Join our luncheon keynoters as they expand on their experiences in successful school improvement and restructuring.
Bring questions and comments you have about specific issues that were raised during their presentation, strategies
that you have pursued in your own local school and district settings, and challenges that you have encountered in
your school improvement.
Presenters: Jean Barbanente and Steve Humphrey, DuPage High School District #88
Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School
S h e r at o n I Eri e
Participación positiva de los padres en la Getting the Common Core Standards
educación de sus niños into the Classroom
En esta sesión se explican los beneficios de una relación This presentation outlines a model for using the
de colaboración entre las escuelas y el hogar. La discusión Common Core Standards to guide curriculum and
incluirá la investigación sobre la participación de los padres, instruction. It takes an in-depth look at the data used
los problemas que enfrentan las familias y las escuelas to guide the transition as well as the impact it has had
que impiden las buenas relaciones y las herramientas que on daily lessons within the classroom. The presentation
se pueden utilizar para promover una asociación positiva. outlines a blueprint that can be adapted to a school
Se expicará lo que requiere (NCLB) que ningún niño se of any size or level.
quede atrás y lo que nos dice la ley IDEA. Se dará una
visión general de un recurso éxitoso utilizado por el Distrito Presenters: Tim Farquer and Jill Warren, Limestone
de Educación Especial del Condado de Lake (SEDOL), el Community High School District #310
Proyecto de Padres Mentores. A través de la educación, Audience: All Positions
la comunicación conjunta de los padres y educadores Grade Levels: All Levels
se crean experiencias positivas, en las relaciones que
conducen a mejorar el rendimiento estudiantil. S u p e rior A
NCLB, IDEA, LRE, and RtI—Oh My!
Presenter: Priscilla Cuba, Special Education District What do all of those acronyms really mean for students
of Lake County and teachers in the day to day school environment?
Audience: All Positions How do we develop effective collaborative planning
Grade Levels: All Levels that includes general educators, special educators,
interventionists, and speech pathologists to bring it
O n t a rio all together? Learn about the success we have found
Common Language and Common Practices in and the impact it has had on our students’ performance,
Bilingual, ESL, and General Education Classrooms academically and socially.
This session highlights several key practices commonly
used in effective instruction for English language learners. Presenters: Jessica Nicholson and Griffin Sonntag,
We will explore the role of “big ideas”, oral language Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District #181
development and vocabulary instruction. We will also Audience: Teachers
discuss how to implement multiple prior knowledge activities, Grade Levels: Intermediate through Junior High School
strategies that promote student interaction, and collaboration
among bilingual, ESL and mainstream teachers.
Presenter: Tammy King, Illinois Resource Center,

Arlington Heights
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FY12 Federal Programs Will be Paid A Conversation with ISBE on Homeless
on Reimbursement Method Education Program Issues and SIS/Reporting
Beginning with budget-based Federal grants approved This session will be an opportunity for McKinney-Vento
for FY12, ISBE will move to a reimbursement model. district liaisons and lead liaisons to have an informal
Attend this session to find out why, and how, this will discussion with the Illinois State Board of Education on
impact your district. homeless education issues around the state and an
opportunity for questions and answers. Additional
Presenters: Sally Cray and Kim Lewis, Illinois State information will be discussed concerning the Student
Board of Education, Springfield Information System (SIS) related to children experiencing
Audience: Coordinators, Directors homelessness.
Presenters: Howard Hammel and Sharon Neely,
M i c hig a n A Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield
Supplemental Educational Services (SES): Audience: All Positions
Implementing the Program Grade Levels: All Levels
Supplemental Educational Services (SES) is challenging
for districts to implement. This workshop assumes a basic M ississippi
knowledge of SES and describes the implementation steps The Essential Pieces: Putting It All Together
in detail. Q&A time will be limited in order to cover all of to Change Student Outcomes
the material. You are not alone in dissecting data. In Danville District
#118 there are several essential pieces that fit together
Presenter: Gary Greene, Illinois State Board of to make informed decisions for driving instruction. See
Education, Chicago how these well-defined roles allow key sources of data
Audience: All Positions to be tracked longitudinally
Presenters: Ange Carlton, Melissa Cortapassi, Julie
M i c hig a n B Cox, Diane Hampel and Patti Rull, Danville Community
Federal Updates: Reauthorizations of Consolidated School District #118
NCLB and Implementation of ARRA Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is the short name for Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
the most recent version of the 47-year-old Elementary and
Secondary Education (ESEA) Act. Congress is supposed Ar k a n s a s
to reauthorize ESEA every 7 years and has been working In-S.P.I.R.E. Your Tier III Readers
on revisions to this federal education law. The impact of Yes, it is possible to raise reading achievement scores
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for even the most struggling readers! SPIRE incorporates
will be paramount to any reauthorization discussion. direct small group instruction with highly structured
This presentation will provide updates on reauthorization systematic materials to benefit even the most delayed
timing, proposed changes, and possible implications. readers. The SPIRE (Specialized Program Individualizing
Recent regulatory changes and updates to the states’ Reading Excellence) program, which utilizes multi-sensory
accountability workbook will be discussed. Lastly, changes teaching techniques, provides a combination of
stemming from implementation of ARRA will be provided. materials and methodologies which are necessary
for high-risk learners.
Presenter: Melina Wright, Illinois State Board of
Education, Springfield Presenters: Ann McLaughlin and Julie Ross, Alton
Audience: All Positions Community Unit School District #11
Grade Levels: All Levels Audience: Aides, Teachers, Parents, Coordinators
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Junior High School
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Aligning Resources: Together We Can Career Assessment and Development
Improve Learning for Everyone in a Techno Society
Lincoln School has worked to implement systemic This session introduces knowledge and use of social
change and resource alignment in order to maximize the media (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc.) as
achievement of all students. Aligning resources such as networking tools in career development. Learn how to
data, people, time, assessments, student support team, create a development plan that can be used for various
and parental involvement has helped our students and career opportunities or research in other avenues/areas
staff exceed expectations. We will share how we changed of professional development.
the way we learn and function in order to improve student
learning. Presenters: Sylvia Fulton, Gwendolyn Harrington-
Turner and Shekima Turner-Woodard, East St Louis
Presenters: Lisa Ours and Adam Zbrozek, St. Charles School District #189
Community Unit School District #303 Audience: All Positions
Audience: All Positions Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School
P a r l or C
M isso u ri Parent Partners in Struggling Schools
Follow the Data-Paved Road The leadership team from this Chicago-area district
This session will highlight one school’s journey of collecting exudes passion for kids and learning: no nonsense, no
and using data to group students, monitor student blaming, no excuses! Strong, positive, broad-based
performance and growth, assess the effectiveness of leadership plays a key role in moving this high-poverty,
interventions, and have compelling conversations around low-achieving school toward a culture of optimism, high
effective teaching and professional growth. The presenters expectations, and shared responsibility. Learn techniques
will share various avenues for collecting and analyzing for engaging teacher leaders, parents and business
data as well as ways to use the data to shift mindsets and partners around a common vision of student success.
create long-lasting change.
Presenters: Sharon Baskerville, Geneva Anderson,
Presenters: Mindy Pudlo, Midwest Educational Consult- Kimberly Harris, Ann Henry, Cynthia Houston-
ing and Julie West, Rockford School District #205 Golden, Gloria Liddell, Rosalynd McWhorter,
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Edward Moore, JaRita Steward and Otha Weaver,
Grade Levels: All Levels General George S. Patton School District #133
M a y f a ir Grade Levels: All Levels
Jammin’ with the Jane Addams Jaguars!
Join the Jane Addams Jaguars as we share how we P a r l or D
have re-focused our thinking around family engagement. Reading for Meaning, Fluently
We will share with you how we have used our PBIS data Learn how to develop fluency, support vocabulary, and
and information from data days to plan activities such promote comprehension by combining the powerful,
as Jammin’ with the Jaguars and Grade Level Spotlights research-based strategies of teacher modeling, repeated
to increase parental involvement in our school. Lots of reading, and progress monitoring. Accelerate the
examples and take-aways! reading achievement of Title I, special education, ELL, and
mainstream students using research-proven strategies.
Presenters: Susan Isaacks, Jennifer Hanson and This session describes Read Naturally, but the strategies
Melanie Prather, Springfield School District #186 can be used with any classroom reading materials. [This
Audience: All Positions is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
Presenter: Kassandra Barley, S.A.A.L. Consulting
Grade Levels: Primary through High School
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Wake UP! It’s Time To Teach a New Way!! Implementing RtI Reading from the Ground Up
Today’s students are facing more personal and academic This session offers an in-depth look at how a small, rural
issues than ever before. Thus, most students are tripping district implemented RtI to meet the needs of all K-6 stu-
over their own feet and are unprepared to succeed. This dents from the ground up. Presenters include a
workshop helps educators create a culture which empowers team focused on collaboration, data collection through
traditional and non-traditional students to accept responsibility assessment, and using data to group and drive instruction.
to make a successful high school and college transition. This session will also address small group instruction
using research-based interventions, scheduling, and
Presenter: James (Agbara) Bryson, Illinois Central professional development.
College, East Peoria
Audience: All Positions Presenters: Dawn Garner, Jill Cowsert, Karli
Grade Levels: All Levels Goodrich, Jennifer Kraft and Susan Phelps, St. Anne
Community Consolidated School District #256
P a r l or F Audience: All Positions
Can You Hear Me Now? Innovative Ways Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate
to Communicate Using Technology
Looking for enticingly fun and effective ways to communicate with
parents, students, and fellow teachers? Ever heard of Wallwisher,
Kid Blog, Talking Tom and Talking Carl? How about Skype,
Dragon Dictation, and more? Not sure what to do with those iPod
Touches? Let us share these tried and true techie tools with you!
Presenters: Leslie Holycross, Madonna Poggendorf and

Lisa Witsman, Westville Community Unit School District #2
C o n cu r r e n t S e s s i o n s
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Positively Involving Parents How will SES Fare in the New Congress?
in Their Child’s Education When the 112th Congress convenes in 2011, it will be a
This session will explain the benefits of a collaborative more conservative and politically polarized environment.
relationship between schools and home. Discussion will Education is one area that still holds potential for bi-partisan
include current research on parental involvement, an agreement. In this context, will ESEA be reauthorized?
explanation of requirements under NCLB and IDEA 2004, If so, what changes, if any, will occur with SES, and if
and an overview of various types of parent involvement. Congress is slow to act, will the Administration step-up
Barriers and benefits of collaborating between families its use of waivers to change NCLB? These topics will be
and educators will also be discussed along with resources discussed with time for Q & A.
for developing positive partnerships. An overview will be
given of the Parent Mentor Project, a successful resource Presenter: Steve Pines, Education Industry Association
supported by the Special Education District of Lake County Audience: Coordinators, Directors
(SEDOL). Through education, communication and joint Grade Levels: All Levels
collaboration, parents and educators can experience positive,
goal-focused relationships leading to improved student
Presenters: Carol Bercos and Joy Bux, Special

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Spanish Ministry of Education Programs An Illinois Toolkit to Help Public Schools
The Spanish Ministry of Education has a strong presence Provide Title I Services to Eligible Private
in the United States and the State of Illinois. Our programs School Students
seek to assist and be useful to all Spanish bilingual, This presentation provides information to help public
dual and world language programs. We assist Spanish school districts provide private eligible students with
programs and LEP programs that address a Spanish- Title I services. A tool-kit and evaluation form will be
speaking population. Our Highly Qualified Visiting Teachers used as resources.
along with our professional development opportunities will
for sure have a place in your school districts. Presenters: Jane Blanton and Suzanne Dillow,
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield
Presenter: Jorge Berné, Spanish Ministry of Education, Audience: All Positions
U.S. Education Office Grade Levels: All Levels
Grade Levels: All Levels M i c hig a n A
Living in the Land of Encouragement
Eri e Schools and the people working and learning within them
A Word By Any Other Name is VOCABULARY! are so much more than test scores. An inviting atmo-
Vocabulary is a critical element in building student sphere is paramount in enabling children and adults alike
academic proficiency. Students need to acquire at least to grow to their potential. Come and share thoughts on
3,000 words a year to stay on track with reaching reading how we as educational leaders can be the catalyst in help-
proficiency by 12th grade. How is a teacher to do this in an ing others not only dream lofty dreams, but make these
already packed curriculum day? This interactive workshop dreams become reality.
will give teachers strategies for acquiring and applying
vocabulary to build comprehension and support academic Presenter: Melinda Pollock, Westville Community Unit
success. [This is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant School District #2
presentation.] Audience: All Positions
Presenter: Tamara Jo Rhomberg, Zaner-Bloser
Audience: Aides, Teachers M i c hig a n B
Grade Levels: Intermediate through Junior High School Working with Young English Language
Learners: Pre-K - 3rd Grade
S u p e rior A Young English language learners are faced with the
Engaging Boy Writers! daunting task of developing second language skills as
Boy writers are a genre unto themselves. As their teachers they acquire new content. This workshop will focus
and as their writing coaches, we need to recognize the on best practices for working with linguistically and
unique needs and strategies needed to keep these writers culturally diverse students in the early childhood and
engaged and motivated. Attendees will learn how to excite early elementary classrooms.
their disengaged writers and discover the meaningful
reading and writing connection to meet their needs. Presenter: Cheryl Urow, Illinois Resource Center,
Arlington Heights
Presenter: Ilyse Brainin, Gages Lake Special Education Audience: Aides, Teachers, Parents
District Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary

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Roundtable Q & A for McKinney-Vento Supporting Diverse Needs in the
District Liaisons Classroom through Technology
This session will be an opportunity for district homeless Are you searching for strategies to meet the diverse needs
education liaisons and others to have an informal discussion students on the bubble, the underperforming students
with the state’s Lead Area Liaisons for homeless education, and the over-achieving students? Peoples Education offers
the individuals who conduct training sessions and provide web-based solutions customized for Illinois and Common
technical assistance. Opening remarks will be followed by Core State Standards that combines strategic and
an extensive question and answer period. powerful data gathering with online resources. [This
is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
Presenters: Tremel Daniel, Chicago School District
#299, Deb Foust, Lee/Ogle ROE #47, Kim Gehrke, Bond/ Presenter: Lora Koontz, Peoples Education Inc.
Fayette/Effingham ROE#3, Dave Levek, Will County ROE Audience: Teachers
#56, Jim Moberly, ROE #32 Area 4 Homeless Program, Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
Mickey Sullivan, ROE #21 Area 6 Homeless Liaison
Program, Ann Schwarm, Regional Office of Education #3 M isso u ri
and Eileen Worthington, Hancock/McDonough ROE #26 Using Technology in Extended Day Programs
Audience: All Positions to Increase Student Achievement
Grade Levels: All Levels The presenters will share data and best practices for
using technology in extended day programs including: 21st

M ississippi Century Community Learning Centers, Summer Programs,
TRIAL: Trico’s Response to Intervention and SES extended day programs. They will share hard data
and Academic Learning based on student ISAT scores that prove the efficacy of
Since RtI was mandated without a set plan of utilizing several different technological delivered solutions.
implementation, Trico teachers and administrators We will also address solutions that did not work for our
developed an “in-motion/transition” system that meets district.
the needs of all students from special education to gifted.
The process was enacted without cost to the district Presenters: John Donermeyer and Tobin Mitchell,
but with a little imagination and flexibility. Dolton School District #148
Presenters: Jean Chamness, Casey Hawkins, Josh Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
Higgerson, Lori Hill, Julie Rathert, Jackie Smith and
Ronny Wettig, Trico School District #176 M a y f a ir
Audience: All Positions I Am A Good Kid! Yoga Strategies
Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School to Promote Learning
This highly interactive session will model innovative
Ar k a n s a s wellness, stress-reduction and relaxation techniques
Bully Prevention and Intervention Seminar to help transform low-performing schools. Participants
This workshop is designed to educate teachers, staff will learn effective strategies to connect health, student
and parents on bullying, cyber bullying, roles, resources, behavior, social-emotional learning and academic
coping strategies, and social skills. Goals for this workshop achievement. Tools will be demonstrated that focus
are to learn more about how to prevent and intervene in on including daily physical activity into the classroom
bullying situations. The workshop will include a packet of routine to proactively harness classroom energy and
information or research, prevention tips, intervention tools unleash students’ true potential.
and resources. [This is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant
presentation.] Presenters: Carla Tantillo, Mindful Practices, LLC
Violet Tantillo, Berwyn North School District #98,
Presenter: Kortney Peagram, Bulldog Solution Inc. Retired
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Data and Technology: How One District Uses What Good Schools Do When Students Fail
Assessment and Streaming Video Together Discover how to bring energy, passion, and positive attitude
to Improve Student Learning back to students who fail and to their teachers. Learn
Discover how the educators of Rich Township #227 use how to identify contributing factors related to failure;
predictive formative assessments to make data driven plan, design, and implement a failure reduction program;
decisions within its three high schools. Participants will and use research-supported best practices for addressing
also experience how educational videos that today’s struggling, defiant, and disinterested learners. [This is a
students can identify with are used in the schools for publisher, exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
remediation, and how data and technology together are
making a difference in student achievement. Presenter: Bobb Darnell, Achievement Strategies, Inc.
Presenters: Jennifer Norrell, Rich Township High Grade Levels: Intermediate through High School
School District #227 and Christopher Ryan, Discovery
Education Assessment P a r l or F
Audience: All Positions Rock and Roll with the Interventionists:
Grade Level: High School Theme-Based Interventions across the
Curriculum
P a r l or C The Rockin Pink Ladies are back in town with some neato
Grant Management 101: theme-based interventions to use across the curriculum.
The Basics of Grant Management This session will focus around the seasons and is intended
Are you a new Title I director? Are you a teacher thrown to build content literacy across the core curriculum using
into a position of managing a grant and don’t know where various interventions. So don’t flip your wig, don’t sweat it
to start. This session is for you. Learn the basics of grant out, the Pink Ladies are here to help you out.
management: budgeting, basic understanding of functions/
objects, preparing an amendment, time and effort, and Presenters: Jeannie Stevens, Carbondale Elementary
preparing for the district’s year-end audit. Tips and School District #95 and Rebecca Jones, Consultant
techniques as well as suggestions will be offered to Audience: Teachers
help you get off to a great start. Grade Levels: Primary through Intermediate
Presenter: Mary Ann Brown, Rockford School District P a r l or G

#205 Setting Individual Teacher and Student Goals
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Using Data
Grade Levels: All Levels Mundelein District #75 principals will discuss strategies
used to raise student achievement. Strategies include
P a r l or D individual data conferences with teachers and teacher-
Building Parents’ Capacity as Stakeholders student one-to-one goal setting meetings. Practical tips
The correlation between effective parenting practices and help principals and teachers plan focused instructional
students’ success in school is very evident to educators as activities based on test data results. Mundelein uses
well as to researchers. What is not so easily discerned is NWEA MAP Data to set staff and student instructional
how to get families to participate in parent engagement goals.
activities that will lead to better success for their children.
The presenter will explore ways that research-based Presenters: Mark Pilut and Dana Smith, Mundelein
parenting practices can be promoted in families to address Elementary School District #75
the deficits that may be the result of pop-culture parenting, Audience: All Positions
generational parenting styles or practices resulting from Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School
poverty. She will share ideas that have worked in diverse
cultures in both urban and rural settings.
Presenter: Lucy Long, Practical Parent Education

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Concurrent Sessions
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Sheraton Chicago Ballroom GENERAL SESSION
Presiding and
Introductions: KAYLEEN IRIZARRY
Officer of Grants Management and Administration
Chicago Public Schools
Speaker: PENNY BENDER SEBRING

Organizing Schools for Improvement:
Lessons from Chicago
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Improving Neighborhood Schools in Chicago: Research, Prospects and Experience

T H U R s d a y , F E B R U A R Y 1 0
This panel discussion follows Penny Bender Sebring’s keynote address and includes, in addition to Dr. Sebring, several
people who are working “in the trenches” to turn schools around in Chicago. Staff from the CPS Office of School
Improvement, Fulton Elementary School and John Marshall High School will share their experiences and perceptions
in implementing school improvement initiatives funded through federal SIP grants. In particular, they will compare and
contrast school improvement challenges at the district, school and local community levels. The discussion will include
what works, what lessons have been learned, and what strategies exist for accomplishing school reform in Chicago.
There will be ample time for questions and comments from the audience.
Presenters: Penny Sebring, University of Chicago, Kayleen Irizarry, Rukiya Curvey-Johnson, Don Fraynd,
Randel Josserand, Cherie Novak and Kenyatta Stansberry, Chicago School District #299
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SCHEDULED FOR
FEBRUARY 7-9, 2012
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Comprehensive School Renewal Engaging Students to Increase Their
without Superman Achievement Using a Pluralistic Curriculum
A comprehensive school renewal plan will be the topic This workshop will explore issues surrounding race and
of this session. The analysis of local and standardized ethnicity, socio-economics, gender, linguistic diversity, and
student data, staff development in critical instructional learning differences and how these issues impact student
topics, professional collaboration in course teams, academic success. In particular, this session will provide
curriculum maps, and the school calendar are woven hands-on strategies and school improvement ideas to
together to create a renewal process that raises administrators, teachers, and school personnel regarding
the quality of instruction in all classrooms through a how a classroom culture that honors diversity can be
responsive and timely system. supported and how to implement and support effective
approaches to a pluralistic curriculum to increase student
Presenters: Rich Kost, Moses Cheng, Jen engagement and achievement.
Culbertson and Nick Kempski, Community High
School District #94 Presenters: Matt Silverman, River Trails School District,
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Mt. Prospect and Allen Studnitzer, Dominican University,
Grade Level: High School River Forest
Ar k a n s a s Grade Levels: All Levels
Finding Your Inner Rockstar When
Teaching Students with IEPs Co l u mb u s A / B
This session will present techniques and strategies that Homework: The Never Ending Battle
are used for students with IEPs to help them stay engaged Join this interactive session on best practices in assigning,
and comprehend basic content from both special education grading, weighting, and recording homework. Shared
and general education classes. The presenters will experiences from other schools will be elicited and
integrate digital cameras, SMARTboards, flip cameras, discussed, forming an excellent basis of discussion for this
formative assessments, and student motivation into the hot topic.
presentation all using a rockstar theme to build interest.
Presenters: Stephen Palaniuk and Samuel Martin,
Presenters: Jayme Corcoran and Krystal Lewis, Minooka Community Consolidated School District #201
Bloomington School District #87 Audience: All Positions
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Grade Levels: All Levels
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Data is in—Now What? Using Databoards to Differentiating Literacy Instruction
Track Student Growth and Program Success for Dual Language Learners
We now have a wide variety of data that can be used Early dual language learners (K-3) face cognitive, linguistic
to inform teaching and learning, and there are also and cultural demands that are not always adequately
several tools that can be used to make data analysis addressed in the reading practices used to teach the
simple and user-friendly. The presenter will discuss the core curriculum nor those designed for intervention.
implementation of a databoard system to track student This session will explore strategies for differentiating
growth and evaluate program success. instructional practices using a framework that accounts
for these demands. A variety of instructional practices will
Presenters: Maurice Byrd and Deirdre Garnett, be analyzed and implications for instruction discussed.
Zion Elementary School District #6
Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators, Directors Presenter: Pat Chamberlain, Erikson Institute, Chicago
Grade Levels: All Levels Audience: Aides, Teachers, Coordinators
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Targeted Interventions? Effective Practices in Addressing
A Look into an At-Risk Pre-K Classroom Bullying at School
A fresh look at a state-funded Pre-K classroom making Evidence informed practices can make a difference in your
the most of an intentional teaching approach in order to strategies to address bullying in the school setting. Join
get results. Learn how to look at data to guide planning this session to learn about evidence informed strategies in
and interventions. See how targeted interventions are the areas of school policy, curriculum, school environment,
implemented into the everyday planning for a preschool and programming that address bullying in school.
classroom.
Presenter: Patricia Berry, Prevention First
Presenters: Leanne Haage and Lori Markey, Audience: All Positions
Springfield School District #186 Grade Levels: All Levels
Grade Level: Early Childhood M i c hig a n A
Special Education and Entitlement within
Eri e RtI for English Language Learners (ELLs)
Why a Kindergarten Individual Development Committee members will discuss the new guidance
Survey (KIDS) Process in Illinois document scheduled for release by the Illinois State Board
In early 2010 Superintendent Koch convened a committee of Education, the process used to craft the document, and
of over 50 stakeholders from across the state to explore the intended timeline for the document’s release.
the feasibility of developing a statewide strategy

for assessing children’s readiness for kindergarten. Presenters: Judy Hackett and Pamela Radford, North-
After nine months, the committee developed a set of ern Suburban Special Education Organization,
recommendations for establishing a Kindergarten Ellen Magit, Bilingual Solutions, Barbara Marler and
Individual Developmental Survey (KIDS) process. Learn Cristina Sánchez-López, Illinois Resource Center,
more about the committee’s findings and this promising Arlington Heights
initiative! Audience: All Positions
Presenters: Ava Harston, Illinois Federation of Teachers,
Karen Mulattieri, Consultant, Diana Rauner, Ounce M i c hig a n B
of Prevention Fund, Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage County RtI Comes to Preschool
Regional Office of Education and Robin Steans, Advance What is RtI and how does it work in an Early Childhood
Illinois setting? What are the basics? What do I need to know
Audience: All Positions in order to implement RtI? Is there a difference between
Grade Levels: All Levels RtI and PBIS? Why should we use RtI anyway? If these
questions sound familiar, then come discover the myths
S u p e rior A and realities of RtI in preschool and what the mandate
Roundtable Discussion for SES Providers means for Pre-K.
This roundtable is intended for providers of Supplemental
Educational Services (SES). There is no formal presentation: Presenters: Evelyn Green and Kenya Robinson,
this is an opportunity to share questions, concerns, and Chicago School District #299
best practices with provider colleagues and with the Audience: Aides, Teachers
Illinois State Board of Education staff. Grade Level: Early Childhood
Presenter: Gary Greene, Illinois State Board of

Education, Chicago
Audience: Coordinators, Directors TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT
Grade Levels: All Levels THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING
THE CONFERENCE.
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Legal Updates: Learning About HEARTH and Transformative Leadership to Improve
the Fostering Connections to Success Act the Achievement of the Marginalized
This session will explore two new pieces of federal This session will explore the notions of deficit thinking
legislation affecting highly mobile students. First, the and the marginalization of students, specifically those
HEARTH Act’s (Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid who are at a disadvantage. Building on the concept of
Transition to Housing) definition of homelessness which transformative leadership, participants will be exposed
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to reform measures that promote democratic school
will be utilizing for access to its homeless programs and communities and foster a culture of social justice.
its implications for students. Additionally, the session will Strategies that help teachers and leaders empathize with
explore particular educational provisions applicable to foster marginalized students and parents by creating inclusive
children contained in the “Fostering Connections” law. and meaningful learning environments will be emphasized.
Presenters: Laurene Heybach and Patricia Nix- Presenters: Courtney Orzel, Forest Ridge District #142,
Hodes, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Joe Simone, Reavis High School District #220 and
Audience: All Positions Beth Yacobi, Kankakee School District #111
Grade Levels: All Levels Audience: All Positions
M ississippi
Providing a Firm Foundation for Algebraic P a r l or A
Thinking: What are the Basics? Public School Choice at a Glance
Children often arrive at the primary grade classroom This Power Point presentation introduces the participants
without the experiences they need to succeed in Data to the basic concepts of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP),
Collection and Algebraic Thinking. Participants will explore the requirements for schools that enter federal School
the concepts and skills preprimary children need, the Improvement Status, the actions that must be taken for
teaching and assessment methods most likely to support each year of not making AYP, and the technical assistance
these concepts and skills at the preprimary and early available on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website.
primary levels. Related materials will be available to each participant.
Presenter: Sallee Beneke, St. Ambrose University Presenter: Evelyn Deimel, Illinois State Board of
Audience: All Positions Education, Springfield
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary Audience: All Positions
Co l or a do
Moving Toward the Common Core Standards: P a r l or B
Where We Have Been, Where We Are Going If You Give a Teacher Technology…
Contemplating the Common Core Standards? Based on We know what happens in the children’s book “If You Give
analysis done by the Wisconsin Center for Educational a Mouse a Cookie” (one thing leads to another). But what
Research through the CCSSO’s Survey of Enacted Curriculum happens if you give a teacher technology? We will explore
Project, this session will use graphic displays to afford technology, including digital and document cameras,
a better understanding of the Common Core Standards bookmaking, interactive white boards, and the endless
and how they relate to other standard sets, such as the possibilities of the internet. This session will help teachers
College Readiness Standards, Illinois Learning Standards, integrate technology into their primary classroom, even
or Illinois Assessment Framework. with the youngest and smallest of students!
Presenter: Richard Prestley, Area II RESPRO/KIDS Presenter: Corissa Miller, Westville Community Unit
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors School District #2
Grade Levels: Primary through High School Audience: Teachers
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The Successful Child, School, and Home Neuro-Physiological Causes
Members of The Saturday School Project will present an of Developmental Delay
integration of multiple innovative classroom strategies Why are there so many children with learning, attention
which resulted in increased motivation, cooperation and self-control issues these days? Presented will be the
and self-esteem at home as well as academic success. eight types of chronic stress that impact neurological
The methods included Creating Courage Dissolving Fear development and the physical and cognitive performance
and Anger, Values Work, Reading in Motion Brain Gym®
TM
of children. [This is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant
and Conscious Discipline .
TM
presentation.]
Presenter: Mary Bridget Hunter, Power Learn Presenter: David Mumm, Power Learn Technologies
Technologies Audience: All Positions
Audience: All Positions Grade Levels: All Levels
P a r l or G
P a r l or D “Musical” Teaching Strategies
Promoting Community Engagement Help Improve Reading Skills
through an International Partnership One main focus of NCLB is reading. Learn effective ways
What happens when elementary students reach out to that “musical” teaching strategies can help improve
African orphans who live in one of the worst slums in the reading skills of all students (English Language Learners,
world—Mathare Valley in Nairobi? This workshop will Special Education, Gifted and Regular Education).
show the development of a dynamic relationship between Examples of music and reading connections will include
leadership, staff, families, students, community, and picture books, poems, rhymes and songs. Research
international partners. This partnership’s mission is to supporting music and reading connections will be cited.
promote academic/personal success for students. No musical knowledge is necessary.
Presenters: Mike Grossen, Michele Delong and Presenter: Karyn Israel, Skokie School District #72
Lori Shafer, Springfield School District #186 Audience: All Positions
Audience: All Positions Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate
P a r l or E
Enhancing Standards Aligned Observations
of Children Using Technology
The I-TEACHe (Illinois’ Tool for Early Childhood excellence)
system was developed in 2003 as a platform to allow Early
Childhood teachers to easily collect and maintain data on
their children. Mobile web devices and a secure website
turn mountains of paper into clean, concise standards-
aligned observations that can easily be incorporated into
any Illinois aligned assessment system. Teachers can also
create and maintain online portfolios, lesson plans and
narrative documentation, all connected to the Illinois
Early Childhood Standards.
Presenter: Christopher Bagemihl, The Center,

Resources for Teaching and Learning, Arlington Heights TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT
Audience: Teachers THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING
Grade Levels: Early Childhood THE CONFERENCE.
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The AD/HD Student in the Regular Classroom Early Childhood Services for
Children with AD/HD can be difficult to control and English Language Learners
frustrating to get to produce work. Why do they have Recent changes in administrative rules have resulted
to be so disruptive? What techniques can make them in new requirements for the identification of English
more productive? What punishments are appropriate? language learners in preschool, and for teachers in the
What is the role of medication? classrooms serving these children. ISBE staff will provide
an overview of the requirements and answer questions
Presenter: Jerome Yanoff, National-Louis University from participants.
Grade Levels: All Levels Presenters: Kay Henderson, Illinois State Board
of Education, Springfield and Robin Lisboa and Beth
H u ro n Robinson, Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago
The Importance of Quality Pre-K Education Audience: All Positions
During this session, participants will discover the Grade Levels: All Levels
importance of high quality prekindergarten and some of
the basic components of a quality preschool classroom S u p e rior A
and how it relates to successful school reform. Discussion Roundtable Discussion for
will revolve around the Illinois Early Learning Standards, Title I Directors about SES
grant compliance issues, and the purpose of using the This roundtable is intended for Title I directors working
Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale to monitor with Supplemental Educational Services (SES) or those
quality progress. who expect to do so. There is no formal presentation: this
is an opportunity to share questions, concerns, and best
Presenter: Rhonda Clark, Illinois State Board of practices with colleagues in other districts and with the
Education, Springfield Illinois State Board of Education SES staff.
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Intermediate Presenter: Gary Greene, Illinois State Board of
Education, Chicago
O n t a rio Audience: All Positions
Using Data to Make Pre-K Instructional Grade Levels: All Levels
Decisions
This session will focus on the use of early kindergarten S u p e rior B
data to inform instructional practices in the Fearless Teaching, Fearless Learning
prekindergarten classroom. Join us as we discuss what A practical approach to increasing teaching and learning
data may be available in your district and share ideas success for the slightly fearful. Putting the research into
from our experience about how data can be organized to practice through technology in addition to great strategies.
inform prekindergarten teachers about teaching strategies Participants will come away with a brave new approach
and appropriate activities that will support specific to encourage teachers and students.
learning in language arts and mathematics.
Presenters: Cindy Carlson Rice and Les Stevens,
Presenters: Kathy Davis and Kevi Jackson, Springfield North Greene School District #3
School District #186 Audience: Teachers, Coordinators, Directors
Audience: All Positions Grade Levels: All Levels
Grade Level: Early Childhood
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Sheltered Instruction for What Are These Little Kids Doing
Mainstream Classrooms In My Building?
Knowing the diversity of student needs in our classrooms A high performing, high quality Professional Learning
today, we need to use every minute of every day to its Community often starts with preschoolers in their
fullest capacity, without adding more work to teachers’ neighborhood schools. This workshop will provide some
growing piles of accountability. Instead of more work, quick, core information about what an ISBE Preschool
we offer some strategies and examples for creating for All classroom involves including staff certification,
different work. These ideas and strategies will challenge student eligibility, and plenty of slides of quality preschool
all students and keep them working on authentic tasks classrooms, sample lesson plans, and steps to linking
for 90% of their day. Identifying flexible groups and preschool experiences to future school outcomes.
creating meaningful activities that connect to state
standards can improve teachers’ effectiveness. Presenters: Kristen Ford, Megan Horwath and
Kathleen Villano, The Center/ECDEC, Arlington Heights
Presenter: Patricia Reynolds, Illinois Resource Center Audience: Teachers, Parents, Coordinators, Directors
Adjunct Instructor Grade Level: Early Childhood
Grade Levels: Primary through Junior High School Co l or a do
Grouped for Success: A Data-Based System
M i c hig a n B for Maximizing Student Learning
Helping Students with Selective Mutism The presenters will discuss how their K-8 district uses
Selective Mutism is an anxiety disorder where children three data sources (Aimsweb, NWEA and ISAT) to
are able to speak at home or in other places where they develop a daily reading block geared at meeting student
are comfortable, while not being able to speak in school instructional needs. Above level, on level, and below level
or other settings. Attend this session to gain information students are placed using the data and all students are
about this confusing condition, find out how teachers served during this double-dose period and monitored
and school personnel can help these children, and learn accordingly.
common social, emotional and appearance characteristics
seen in these children at various ages. Presenters: Valerie Lampinen, Rhonda Johnson,
Sandra Pearson and Roberta Shapiro, Zion School
Presenter: Kathy Slattery, Star Net Region II, District #6
Arlington Heights Audience: All Positions
Audience: Aides, Teachers, Parents Grade Levels: All Levels
M a y f a ir
O hio Drumming Our Way to Unity
How VISTA Volunteers Can Serve Participants in this workshop will learn the physical,
Homeless Students academic, motivational, and community building benefits
AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) of drumming activities. They will learn how to incorporate
make a year commitment to serve with community entities simple rhythm and drumming techniques into the daily
working to address and eliminate poverty. VISTA work curriculum to benefit elementary students in skills that
builds the capacity of these organizations and creates contribute to academic success. Drumming circles and
sustainable change for their populace. This presentation activities that align with curriculum standards in the
will explore how VISTA members can be utilized to serve elementary classroom will be demonstrated.
the educational needs of homeless students, drawing from
VISTA work being done with the Chicago Public Schools Presenters: Michele Delong, Mike Grossen and Lori
Educational Support for Students in Temporary Living Shafer, Springfield School District #186
Situations program. Audience: Parents, Coordinators
Presenter: Luis Valadez, Chicago School District #299
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The Primary Playground Digital as a Second Language: Technology
Welcome to the Primary Playground, where the internet in the ELL Classroom
is our playground and you get to be a kid for the day! Let’s Cameras, digital voice recorders, teacher websites, and
explore, play, learn, and interact our way through the best iPods...oh my! In this workshop, teachers will learn how to
that the web has to offer. We can’t wait to introduce you utilize these technology tools to differentiate instruction,
to valuable teaching tools, interactive games, and websites engage English Language Learners (ELLs), improve student
with endless possibilities. Please join us for the fun. performance and build connections between school and
home.
Presenters: Amanda Cox and Corissa Miller, West-
ville Community Unit School District #2 Presenter: Jennifer Shamrylo, Huntley Community
Audience: Teachers Consolidated School District #158
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Primary Audience: All Positions
P a r l or C
Improving Language Service Access P a r l or F
for Limited English Proficient Families Parent Involvement
This presentation will focus on efficient use of professional In this workshop, we will share strategies from The Saturday
language services for Limited English Proficient families. School Project, which improved parent’s involvement with
We will discuss strategies for preparing documents their children’s school success and strengthened parent-
culturally appropriate, cost-effective document translation child relationships and their family system. Used were
and using an interpreter effectively for IEPs, parent listening and empathy skills, stress management, fear
teacher conferences, etc. The session will include reduction and family goal settings. Children became more
role-play and an analysis of best practices. motivated for success, more self-confident, and increased
their communication skills and effectiveness. [This is a
Presenter: Helder Weil, Cross-Cultural Interpreting publisher, exhibitor, or consultant presentation.]
Services
Audience: All Positions Presenters: Mary Bridget Hunter and David Mumm,
Grade Levels: All Levels Power Learn Technologies
P a r l or D Grade Levels: All Levels
Accessing the Regular Curriculum: A Model
Federal law mandates “access to the regular curriculum” P a r l or G
for all students with IEPs. The same law mandates Ready or Not: A Teacher’s Action Research
“individually tailored instruction” for all students with about Tier 2 Release
IEPs. Additionally, professional standards demand With the advent of RtI, the researcher’s goal was to look
“differentiation”. The challenge of meeting these demands at good indicators that a first grade student was ready to
can seem daunting. How to simultaneously access the leave Tier 2 instruction and return to a Tier 1 classroom.
regular curriculum and differentiate? This presentation The presenter based her research action project on
will share an original curriculum design created to data collected from the six summative and formative
accomplish integrating these multiple expectations. [This assessments and on the progress monitoring probes
is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant presentation.] used in her school district.
Presenters: Joan Gross and Ja’Vaan Veal, Beacon Presenter: Sandy Lambert, Spring Valley Elementary
Therapeutic District #99
Audience: Teachers, Coordinators Audience: All Positions
Grade Levels: Junior High School through High School Grade Level: Primary
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Sheraton Chicago Ballroom LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE
Presiding and Introduction: KAY HENDERSON

Division Administrator, Early Childhood Education
Speaker: ELLEN FREDE

The Critical Role of Early Education
In Successful School Reform
1 : 4 5 P. m . - 2 : 3 0 P. M .
M a y f a ir
A Conversation with Ellen Frede
Join keynote speaker Dr. Ellen Frede for an informal opportunity to discuss the directions that Early Childhood Education
is likely to go in the near future. This is your opportunity to follow up on points made in her keynote presentation, raise
additional questions, and learn about how Illinois and the nation will be impacted as early childhood education becomes
an even more recognized and significant part of the total academic progress of children. Both early childhood education
professionals and educators at other levels are welcome to attend.
Presenter: Ellen Frede, National Institute for Early Education Research

Grade Level: Early Childhood
H u ro n S u p e rior A
Getting a Jump Start on the Core Standards Building a School of Readers:
This session will focus on teaching all students an Laying the Foundation for a Successful
accelerated reading curriculum with expected end-of-year Reading Workshop Model
outcomes to be one grade level higher than each Mini-lessons, guided reading, literature circles, technology
student’s actual grade. Assessment data expectations and hands-on centers comprise the foundation for an inter-
and curriculum outcomes will be highlighted. mediate reading workshop model. This presentation will
address strategies to reach all learners in an
Presenters: Ericka Patterson and Caletha White, inclusive environment. Implementation resources such
Park Forest/Chicago Heights School District #163 as collaborative resources, school-wide interventions,
Audience: Teachers and reading incentives will be discussed. All information
Grade Level: Primary will be presented through www.reading-workshop.com
Eri e Presenters: Barbara Folan and Daniela Fountain,

Transforming Early Learning: Promoting Schiller Park School District #81
Policies for Linguistic and Cultural Inclusion Audience: Teachers, Coordinators
This presentation will highlight a variety of linguistic and Grade Levels: Primary through Intermediate
cultural diversity issues within early childhood programs,
also providing information about policies and initiatives in
the field intended to address them. In particular, the presen-
tation will focus on the recently finalized bilingual preschool TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT
policy, including background, an overview, and current THE PUBLISHERS’ EXHIBITS DURING
initiatives and resources to support its implementation. THE CONFERENCE.
Presenter: Reyna Hernandez, Latino Policy Forum, Chicago OVER 100 DISPLAYS IN THE
Audience: All Positions EXHIBITION HALL ON LEVEL 4.
Grade Levels: Early Childhood
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S u p e rior B O hio
Learning Centers: Top 10 Effective Ways to Educating the Whole Child
Spice Up Your Teaching and Assessment Students’ achievement is dependent upon a never ending
Over the past ten years, the educational system has tried number of variables. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs,
to find ways of raising student test scores in the areas of however, can assist educators with assessing and
reading and math. Yet many of our children are struggling addressing many of these variables that will not be found
in the five areas of reading as well as in basic math skills. within typical academic assessment procedures and
The purpose of a study we did was to show that learning data analysis. After identifying the four basic levels of
centers can improve reading comprehension and math need, attendees will brainstorm how we can best assist
scores. The students in this study were given strategies struggling learners.
that not only increased their skill level but also helped
them develop a love of learning. Presenter: Melinda Pollock, Westville Community Unit
School District #2
Presenters: Alisa Scott and Marita Simmons-Peyton, Audience: All Positions
Holman Leadership Academy, Chicago Grade Levels: All Levels
Grade Levels: Early Childhood through Junior High School M ississippi
Data Walls: Mapping Your Way to Success
M i c hig a n A Data walls are an explicit and systematic way to display
Involvement vs. Isolation: Including Families data in schools. They allow educators to communicate
of Diverse Learners clearly with their colleagues about local data and
How do we best include students and involve families student achievement. They also offer flexibility, focused
of children with special needs, English Language information and can be developed with students. You
Learners and other cultural differences in our classrooms will see an example of a data wall and tips for creating
and schools? We’ll focus on strategies for connecting, one in your school.
communicating and embracing the diverse school
community of today. From early childhood through Presenters: Joan Tunnell and Renee Guse, Rockford
elementary years, learn ways to gain more family School District #205
involvement, investment and inclusion. Audience: All Positions
Presenter: Gina Musielski, Star Net Region II,
Arlington Heights Ar k a n s a s
Audience: All Positions Competency in Managing Money
Grade Levels: All Levels Doesn’t Come Naturally
Financial literacy and capability are issues that are gaining
M i c hig a n B increasing interest across the world. Youth are a vulnerable
Professional Development through demographic and need to learn and develop skills which
Collaborative Learning Groups will prepare them for their future. Financial and social
We’ll bring together the research on Professional Learning education will better prepare them for a financially healthy
Communities (PLCs) and Collaborative Learning Groups future. Through fun games, activities, songs and workbooks
(CLGs) as well as recent research on effective adult children can “learn by doing” and equip themselves with
professional development. The session will become a skills to be successful.
PLC/CLG meeting while using technology to easily access
research-based content for learning and materials to help Presenter: Rhonda Parrow, Chicago School District
facilitate teacher discussion and collaboration for the #299
purpose of impact on classroom instruction and student Audience: All Positions
learning. [This is a publisher, exhibitor, or consultant Grade Levels: All Levels
presentation.]
Presenter: Konni Byford, Editure Professional

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Suite 250 Willowbrook, IL 60527 P.O. Box 9031
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(800) 227-9120 Michael Ockrim (800) 435-7728
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P.O. Box 59435 Bolingbrook, IL 60490 11820 Uradco Place #105
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(800) 776-3454 Bonnie Wanzo (773) 480-5787
Gary McComb Maria Guerrero
Developmental Studies Center
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17855 Dallas Parkway 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 305 191 River Park Drive
Dallas, TX 75287 Oakland, CA 94606-5300 Provo, UT 84604
(888) 399-1995 (847) 823-6784 (224) 554-9260
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(847) 391-8000 Konni Byford Linda Mikottis
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Willowbrook, IL 60527 (217) 549-1186
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Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Luis Mejias
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Catherine Duncan Natalie Cornelison Vinetta Washington
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Chicago, IL 60649 Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 Carpentersville, IL 60110
(773) 268-0805 (800) 822-1080 (847) 767-4822
Gerry A. Torrence Peg Macki Jim Burnette
Lakeshore Learning Materials Practical Parent Education Sundberg Learning Systems, LLC
2695 E Dominguez Street 2300 W. White Avenue #102 P.O. Box 523
Carson, CA 90895 McKinney, TX 75071 Lake Bluff, IL 60044
(800) 421-5354 (877) 340-6262 (847) 234-7044
Doug Williams Kelley Perez Mary Lou Sundberg
Lerner Classroom/Scobre/ Primetime, CSI Sylvan Learning-KCI

WordBuild 2249 Highland Park Drive Enterprises, Inc
924 Huber Lane Joliet, IL 60432 8012 Bonhomme
Glenview, IL 60025 (815) 553-0300 Clayton, MO 63105
(847) 729-7378 Jim Buchler (314) 606-7100
Monica Israel Karen Carroll
PS Associates
MIND Research Institute 235 N. Northwest Highway Technology Center for
7106 Swan Way Park Ridge, IL 60068 Teaching and Learning
Cary, IL 60013 (847) 823-6784 2626 S. Clearbrook Drive
(847) 915-9875 Peggy Sherman Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Maria Brettin (224) 366-8582
Rally! Education Bob Dumke
Mondo Publishing 22 Railroad Avenue
180 S. Western Avenue, PMB 304 Glen Head, NY 11545 Triumph Learning
Carpentersville, IL 60110 (516) 671-7900 2337 W. Wolfram Street #214
(847) 767-4822 Diane Amiruddin Chicago, IL 60618
Jim Burnette (773) 960-2024
READ Naturally, Inc Terry Shulman
National Geographic School 2945 Lone Oak Drive #190
Publishing St. Paul, MN 55121 Varitronics
588 Regency Drive (800) 788-4085 6835 Winnetka Circle
Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Kassandra Barley Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
(888) 540-7227 (800) 328-0585
Sue Ellen Hanan Sadlier Dari McCarthy
2724 Patten Avenue
New Millenium Institute Geneva, IL 60134 World Book, ENC
323 E. Eller Drive (630) 251-8051 233 North Michigan Avenue,
East Peoria, IL 61611 Matt Lemen Suite 2000
(309) 208-8778 Chicago, IL 60601
Agbara Bryson Saxon Publishing of Houghton (800) 975-3250
Mifflin Harcourt Floyd Hicks
Okapi Education Publishing 9123 Crawford Avenue
43260 Business Park Drive Skokie, IL 60076 Zaner - Bloser
Temecula, CA 92590 (847) 972-1117 1201 Dublin Road
(847) 823-6784 Bernadette Cooper Columbus, OH 43216
Peggy Sherman (800) 421-3018
Scientific Learning Liz Hall
300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612
(888) 665-9707
Natalie O'Hara
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Alphabetical Index
Acevedo, Carmen – 28 Cregier, Nicole – 20 Haley, Darla – 21
Anderson, April – 20, 38 Cresap, Laura – 28 Hall, II, Michael – 42
Anderson, Geneva – 45 Crowley, Brooke – 37 Hammel, Howard – 44
Aranowski, Jeffery – 31,36 Cuba, Priscilla – 43 Hampel, Diane – 44
Austin, Erica – 41 Culbertson, J.B. – 30, 32 Hanafee, Matt – 39
Bagemihl, Christopher – 54 Culbertson, Jen – 51 Hanson, Jennifer – 45
Baker, Carol – 31 Cupuro, Erica – 40 Harrington-Turner, Gwendolyn – 45
Ballard, Laura – 38 Curvey-Johnson, Rukiya – 50 Harris, Kimberly – 45
Banks, Joseph – 27 Dalenberg, Pamela – 23 Harston, Ava – 52
Barbanente, Jean –41, 43 Daniel, Tremel – 29, 48 Harting, Ty – 31
Barley, Kassandra – 45 Daniels, Stephanie – 38 Havenar, Meri –31
Barney, Jeni – 35 Darnell, Bobb – 49 Hawkins, Casey – 48
Baskerville, Sharon – 45 Davis, Kathy – 55 Hays, Debra – 41
Baskett, Jonnelle – 25 Dawson, Julie – 42 Heidorn, Cynthia – 36
Beneke, Sallee – 53 Dean, Bill – 19 Henderson, Kay – 55, 58
Bercos, Carol – 46 Deimel, Evelyn – 22, 25, 37, 40, 53 Henry, Ann – 45
Bercovitz, Laura – 30 DeLeshe, David – 31 Henry, Antonia – 22
Berggren, Pauline – 42 DeLockery, Sheleen – 40 Henry, Philip – 22, 31
Berné, Jorge – 47 Delong, Michele – 54, 56 Hernandez, Reyna – 58
Berry, Patricia – 24, 36, 52 DeMonte, Tony – 24 Heybach, Laurene – 53
Bettenhausen, Denise – 30 Dempsey, Deb – 32 Hickam, Katie – 32
Beverlin, Karen – 33 Derdenger, Andrea – 23 Hickey, Kathleen – 21, 25
Blanton, Jane – 23, 47 Dillow, Suzanne – 23, 47 Higgerson, Josh – 48
Blidy, William – 42 Donermeyer, John – 48, Hill, Lori – 48
Bloom, Melissa – 40 Drawve, Pam – 31 Hilliard, John – 25
Bloyd-Hamm, Jennifer – 33 Dugan, Kay – 42 Hocker, Tom – 22
Bock, Jeanine – 27 Dunham, Greg – 25 Holmes, Jr., Albert – 29, 39
Boothe, Frank – 40 Dunn, Mary – 28 Holycross, Leslie – 46
Brainin, Ilyse – 47 Dunn, Michael –25, 28 Horsch, Scott – 42
Broderick, Colleen – 29 Early, Gayle – 21 Horwath, Megan – 56
Brown, Mary Ann – 49 Farquer, Tim – 43 Houston-Golden, Cynthia – 45
Brusso, Jeff – 24 Fifer, Bridgett – 37 Howard, Kelli – 38
Bryson, James (Agbara) – 46 Fogelberg, Ellen – 41 Howard, Richard – 21
Buhle, Roberta – 25 Folan, Barbara – 58 Hoyda, Marion – 30
Buky, John – 33 Ford, Kristen – 56 Huff, Donna – 20
Bunton, MaryEllen – 21 Ford, Nathan – 38 Humphrey, Steve – 41, 43
Buoy, Gail – 27 Fountain, Daniela – 58 Hunter, Mary Bridget – 31, 54, 57
Bux, Joy – 46 Foust, Deb – 39, 48 Hutchings, Chris – 40
Byford, Konni – 59 Fowler, Rachel – 25 Irizarry, Kayleen – 50
Byrd, Maurice – 51 Fraynd, Don – 50 Isaacks, Susan – 45
Byrne, John – 31 Frede, Ellen – 58 Israel, Karyn – 54
Calderón, Margarita – 22 Fulton, Sylvia – 45 Jackson, Kevi – 55
Callahan, Cindy – 37 Gallagher, Mari – 21 Johnson, Marci – 19
Carlton, Ange – 44 Garner, Dawn – 46 Johnson, Rhonda – 56
Castillo, Amanda – 22 Garnett, Deirdre – 51 Jones, Rebecca – 49
Cepela, Diane – 40 Gass, Rachel – 35 Jonker, Alicia – 27
Chamberlain, Pat – 51 Gehrke, Kim – 48 Josserand, Randel – 50
Chamness, Jean – 48 Geils, Colleen – 37 Kamper, Kathy – 29
Cheng, Moses – 51 Gill, Jennifer – 31 Kempski, Nick – 51
Childs, Lynn – 23 Givens, Sherri – 23 King, Tammy – 43
Chusin, Monique – 18 Gómez, Athena – 22 Kirby, Danielle – 36
Clark, Rhonda – 55 González, Marin – 20 Kling, Bill – 35
Clinton, Reggie – 29 Goodrich, Karli – 46 Koontz, Lora – 48
Coffman, Anne – 22 Green, Evelyn – 52 Kost, Rich – 51
Compton, Bob – 34 Green, Jonathan – 32 Krabbe, Jillian – 21
Conness, Karen – 38 Greene, Gary – 24, 29, 34, 36, 39, 44, Kraft, Jennifer – 46
Corcoran, Jayme – 31, 51 52, 55 Kray, Abby – 19
Cortapassi, Melissa – 44 Gross, Joan – 57 Lambert, Sandy – 57
Cottrell, Lauren – 42 Grossen, Mike – 54, 56 Laminack, Lester – 18
Cowsert, Jill – 46 Guse, Renee – 59 Lampinen, Valerie – 56
Cox, Amanda – 57 Haage, Leanne – 52 Lee, Rose – 30
Cox, Julie – 44 Hackett, Judy – 52 Levek, Dave – 32, 39, 48
Cozzolino, Linda – 28 Hagen, Dee – 27 Lewis, Kim – 18, 29, 34, 44
Cray, Sally – 18, 29, 34, 44 Hagene, Keith – 32 Lewis, Krystal – 31, 51
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Alphabetical Index (continued)
Liddell, Gloria – 45 Petric, Debbie – 36 Stanley, Melanie – 42
Liefer, Gretchen – 32 Pfeiffer, Larry – 21 Stansberry, Kenyatta – 50
Lisboa, Robin – 55 Phelps, Susan – 46 Steans, Robin – 52
Logsdon, Judy – 30 Pilut, Mark – 49 Stevens, Jeannie – 49
Long, Lucy – 49 Pines, Steve – 46 Stevens, Les – 55
Magit, Ellen – 52 Poggendorf, Madonna – 46 Steward, JaRita – 45
Mahone, Mable – 22 Pollock, Melinda – 30, 47, 59 Streen, Kim – 25, 41
Majoch, Malinda – 22 Prather, Melanie – 45 Studnitzer, Allen – 51
Malizix, Joseph – 22 Prestley, Richard – 53 Sullivan, Mickey – 32, 48
Mann, Celeste – 23 Pudlo, Mindy – 45 Sullivan, Shannon – 29, 30
Marciante, Bob – 35 Qualls, Kim – 37 Sundberg, Mary Lou – 35
Markey, Lori – 52 Radford, Pamela – 52 Tantillo, Carla – 48
Marler, Barbara – 20, 23, 52 Radliff, Lauren – 32 Tantillo, Violet – 48
Martin, Pam – 24 Rankin, William – 26 Thompson, Leigh – 25
Martin, Samuel – 51 Rashid, Jan – 40 Tinsley, Regina – 30
Martin, Susan – 27 Rathert, Julie – 48 Tristan, Mayra – 33
Mason, Kelli – 22 Rauch, Gary – 31 Tseng, Wilbur – 33
McCaffrey, Kevin – 31 Rauner, Diana – 52 Tuggle, Tasha – 20
McCullough, Terry – 39 Reabe, Linda – 34, 42 Tunnell, Joan – 59
McLaughlin, Ann – 44 Reich, Beth – 23 Turner-Woodard, Shekima – 45
McThenia, Cathy – 37 Rennison, Laura – 41 Underwood, Vanda – 24
McWhorter, Rosalynd – 45 Reynolds, Patricia – 41, 56 Urow, Cheryl – 37, 47
Mikottis, Linda – 32 Rhomberg, Tamara Jo – 47 Valadez, Luis – 56
Miller, Alicia – 41 Rice, Cindy Carlson – 55 Veal, Ja’Vaan – 57
Miller, Corissa – 53, 57 Rivera, Julio – 22 Villano, Kathleen – 56
Miller, Susan – 36 Rivera, Patricia – 21, 24 Villarreal, Carolyn – 23
Mitchell, Andria – 27 Rivera-Vidal, Juana – 22 Vladika, Laura – 39
Mitchell, Tobin – 48 Robinson, Beth – 55 Vladika, Mary Jo – 31
Moberly, Jim – 21, 48 Robinson, Kenya – 52 Walder, Greg – 22
Moore, Edward – 45 Ross, Julie – 44 Warner, Michael – 31
Morrison, Susie – 26 Ruiz, Jesse – 18 Warnke, Justin – 31
Moses, Mark – 19 Rull, Patti – 44 Warren, Jill – 43
Mulattieri, Karen – 52 Ruscitti, Darlene – 41, 52 Weatherwax, Glen – 41
Mumm, David – 31, 54, 57 Ruther, Gina – 36 Weatherwax, Linda – 41
Murphy, Beth – 36 Ryan, Christopher – 49 Weaver, Otha – 45
Murphy, Patrick – 31, 36 Sample, Pat – 30 Weaver, Trish – 42
Murphy, Sharon – 38 Sánchez-López, Cristina – 52 Weil, Helder – 57
Musielski, Gina – 59 Sanders, Roger – 42 Wells-Papanek, Doris – 19
Nascimento, Misael – 23 Sant Amour, Christian – 40 West, Julie – 45
Neely, Sharon – 44 Schaumburg, Michelle – 20, 38 Wettig, Ronny – 48
Nelson, Sena – 41 Schroeder, Richard – 38 Whitaker, Sonya – 23
Neumann, Jackie – 27 Schuld, Courtney – 27 White, Caletha – 58
Nicholson, Jessica – 43 Schwarm, Ann – 32, 48 White, Stephanie – 30
Nix-hodes, Patricia – 53 Scott, Alisa – 59 Williams, Mark – 20, 26, 39
Norrell, Jennifer – 49 Sebring, Penny – 50 Wilson, Diona – 27
Northrup, Christine – 28 Seiz, Marcy – 31 Wilson, Eboni – 27
Norton, Kim – 21 Senor, Kim – 25 Witsman, Lisa – 46
Novak, Cherie – 50 Sexton, Colleen – 25 Woelfle, Martha – 19
Oertle, Stephen – 38 Shafer, Lori – 54, 56 Wollet, Jill – 31
Orozco, José-Luis – 35 Shamrylo, Jennifer – 57 Womack, Yvonne – 36
Orzel, Courtney – 53 Shapiro, Roberta – 56 Wood, Nicole – 27
O’Shea, Deirdre – 20 Shen, Shangte – 20, 39 Woods, Alisa – 42
Oslage, Simone – 37 Shepherd, Quintin – 39 Worthington, Eileen – 48
Ours, Lisa – 45 Shifrin, Gayle – 24 Wright, Melina – 20, 44
Owen, Reatha – 27 Silverman, Matt – 51 Yacobi, Beth – 53
Owens, Danielle – 40 Simmons-Peyton, Marita – 59 Yanoff, Jerome – 23, 38, 55
Page, Natalie – 30 Simone, Joe – 53 Young, Bea – 28
Palaniuk, Stephen – 51 Sims, Sharnette –39 Zayas, Jennifer – 29
Parrow, Rhonda – 59 Sink, Brenda – 30 Zbrozek, Adam – 45
Patterson, Ericka – 58 Slattery, Kathy – 56 Zimmer, George – 22
Peagram, Kortney – 48 Smith, Dana – 49 Zimmer, Lynette – 22
Pearson, Sandra – 56 Smith, Jackie – 48 Zoblotsky, Todd –36
Pegueros, Ignacio – 33 Sonntag, Griffin – 43
Pellichet, Nicole – 21 Spears, Shahran – 27
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2011 Annual Statewide Conference

2011 Conference Advisory Committee

Pamela Butts.............................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools

Phyllis Charles...........................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools

Lynn Childs........................................................................................................ NCLB Consolidated Committee of Practitioners

Monique Chism..........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

JB Culbertson...................................................................................................................Illinois Association of Title I Directors

Carol Diedrichsen.......................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Gary Greene...............................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Kay Henderson...........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Albert Holmes, Jr.......................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Kayleen Irizarry.........................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools

Cheryl Ivy...................................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Marcia Johnson.........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Susie Morrison...........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Beth Robinson............................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Andrea Shryock..........................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Pat Walker.................................................................................................................................................Chicago Public Schools

Melina Wright............................................................................................................................Illinois State Board of Education

Jerry Yanoff..........................................................................................................................................National-Louis University

James Zabel...................................................................................................The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning

The NCLB COMMITTEE OF PRACTITIONERS, which is composed of administrators, teachers, parents,

Cheryl Ivy, Principal Consultant

JB Culbertson, President Scott Horsch, Vice President

Roberta Sejnost, State Coordinator

ON LEVEL 2: CONCURRENT SESSIONS

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Notable Topics/Workshops, Technical Assistance & Meetings................................................................................................3

Sessions by Content Area...........................................................................................................................................................6

Opening General Session and Keynote Address (Tuesday morning)........................................................................................18

Concurrent Sessions (Tuesday morning)...................................................................................................................................18

Tuesday Luncheon and Keynote Address..................................................................................................................................26

Concurrent Sessions (Tuesday afternoon).................................................................................................................................27

General Session and Keynote Address (Wednesday morning)................................................................................................34

Concurrent Sessions (Wednesday morning).............................................................................................................................34

Wednesday Luncheon and Keynote Address............................................................................................................................41

Concurrent Sessions (Wednesday afternoon)...........................................................................................................................42

General Session and Keynote Address (Thursday morning).....................................................................................................50

Concurrent Sessions (Thursday morning)..................................................................................................................................50

Thursday Luncheon and Keynote Address................................................................................................................................58

Concurrent Sessions (Thursday afternoon)...............................................................................................................................58

OPENING GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Erie...................... What is “Perfect Match”?

1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Missouri.............. Accountability Within Induction/Mentoring Programs

1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Huron................... Using Technology in an Elementary Classroom

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1 0:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m........ Parlor A................ Becoming a Schoolwide Program

Professional Strategies for Reading Success

Leveled Readers for students

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Speaker: LESTER LAMINACK

Presenter: Lester Laminack, Consultant, Sylva, NC