Event Calendar

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Feb01
Feb 1st, 2012

EPLC’s School Choices Forum

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Agenda:
8:00 a.m.  Registration, Refreshments and Networking

8:45 a.m. Introduction – EPLC’s PA School Choices ProjectRon Cowell, President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center

9:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: Vision for School Choices in Pennsylvania
Stanley W. Thompson, Director of The Heinz Endowments’ Education
    Program
Jeremy Resnick, Executive Director and Founder, Propel Schools
Ron Cowell, President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center

10:15 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion: Public School Choices in PennsylvaniaJennifer R. Beagan, Senior Program Director, Educational Services, Allegheny
    Intermediate Unit
Robert Fayfich, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter Schools
Marianne LeDonne, Director, Regional Choice Initiative, Beaver Valley
    Intermediate Unit
Dr. Lawrence C. Korchnak, Superintendent, Baldwin-Whitehall School District
Dr. Patrick O’Toole, Superintendent, Upper St. Clair School District

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: What Parents Want to Know About School Choices in Pennsylvania?
Bonita Allen, Former Chair, Title I State Parent Advisory Council
Tara Purcell, Legislation and Advocacy Chair, Pennsylvania PTA
Mark Conner, Former Director of Family and Community Engagement, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Cindy Duch, Director of Parent Advising, PEAL Center

2:30 p.m. Adjourn

Click here to register: http://www.eplc.org/2012/01/register-now-for-eplcs-school-choices-forum-february-1-in-pittsburgh/

(717) 260-9900
Feb08
Feb 8th, 2012 - Feb 10th, 2012

The Idea Exchange, Big Picture Learning's 2012 Principals' Conference

Sheraton Hotel and Marina in San Diego, California

 

This year's conference theme, The Idea Exchange, encompasses the vision of our work - helping all schools better serve students by implementing innovative teaching and learning strategies that provide rigorous academic and personal growth opportunities; and sharing these strategies through a strong network of schools, principals and educators who share our vision.

 

The conference includes:

 *   Working sessions on: Authentic Assessment; Project Based Learning tied to state

standards; Collecting the Data that matters; Leadership for the 21st Century and

more!

 *   A visit to a NASSP Distinguished School, the San Diego Met

 *   Keynotes from co-founders Dennis Littky and Elliot Warshor

 *   Time to share ideas and build networks

Kari Thierer at kthierer@bigpicturelearning.org
Feb12
Feb 12th, 2012 - Feb 15th, 2012

NCCEP/GEAR UP Capacity-Building Workshop

New York City, New York

 

Sunday, February 12 - 15, 2012 NCCEP/GEAR UP Capacity-Building Workshop

The 2012 NCCEP/GEAR UP Capacity-Building Workshop provides professional development and strategic planning activities for new and experienced GEAR UP professionals to effectively meet their project goals and objectives. Most importantly, the Capacity

Building Workshop is a unique opportunity to have GEAR UP teams learn and explore new concepts together, developing common strategies to positively impact the valuable college access work at your program sites. The Capacity-Building Workshop will address issues pertaining to STEM, parent engagement, meeting the needs of Rural schools, evaluation, and much more. The Capacity-Building Workshop is designed and coordinated by the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships

(NCCEP) and planned in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Education.

 

The 2012 Capacity-Building Workshop is different from the NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual

Conference in that participants register for a specific strand each day over the three-day event. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore different topics during the workshop sessions, as well as the opportunity to participate in lively dialogue during Wednesday's roundtables.

 

Who should attend:

College access Professionals, GEAR UP professionals, GEAR UP partners, College preparation professionals, Teachers, Principals, Superintendents, STEM professionals, Parent engagement professionals.

To register, click: http://www.cvent.com/events/capacity-building-workshop-2012/invitation-e098e336e4e446a9b130d75b157ecfc8.aspx

202 530-1135
Feb23
Feb 23rd, 2012 - Feb 24th, 2012

12th Annual Education Industry Days Summit

Washington, D.C.

 

Michael Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Department's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education will kick-off the 2-day conference discussing ESEA waiver applications and other USDE policies.  State education leaders from NASBE will also present on policy shifts for measuring student learning and teacher accountability.  Additional sessions will explore  trends in  cloud computing, social media, dropout prevention, special education, tutoring/extended learning time, uses of technology to personalize learning, and a special overview of drivers of change in K-12 education in the US and internationally.

 

To register, click: http://www.educationindustry.org/

703-938-2429