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JUNE 15–16, 2010Greater Columbus Convention Center

Columbus, Ohio

CONFERENCE GUIDE

Hosted by:

Leading, Learning and Building a Leadership Community of Practice

BASA 8050 North High Street, Suite 150Columbus, Ohio 43235(614) 846-4080(614) 846-4081 (fax)www.basa-ohio.org

Battelle for Kids 1160 Dublin Road, Suite 500 Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 481-3141(614) 481-8997 (fax) www.BattelleforKids.org

JUNE 15–16, 2010Greater Columbus Convention Center

Columbus, Ohio

2010 CONFERENCE GUIDEConference Information 2

Greater Columbus Convention Center Map 3

Conference Schedule 4

Featured Speakers 5

June 15 Learning Labs 6

June 16 Learning Labs 13

Exhibitor and Sponsor Directory Back Cover

Watch for information—including the date and location—about next year’s Making Ohio Schools Work conference.

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Badges Admission to all conference events requires

registration and a name badge. Register at the Convention Center’s north entrance, outside rooms E170–E172, to obtain your badge.

Bookstore Visit our on-site bookstore in room E170 to

browse and purchase the latest professional books for educators at discounted prices.

Certificates of Completion Receive your certificate of completion at the

registration table on June 16.

Concession Areas Enjoy the Convention Center’s food and

beverage concessions (floor 1).

Early Bird Registrants If you registered before April 30, pick up your

free copy of featured speaker Dr. Tony Wagner’s latest book, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—And What We Can Do About It, in the conference bookstore (E170).

Evaluations Conference evaluation forms are located in your

registration folder. Please submit an evaluation form to the learning lab presenter at the end of each session. Please turn in your general conference evaluation form at the registration table. Thanks for your suggestions to continually improve this conference!

Exhibits Visit exhibitors in the Terrace Foyer and the

foyer outside of rooms E170–E172. Exhibit times are June 15 from 7:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. and June 16 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Graduate Credit One semester hour of graduate credit is available

from Ashland University. Attendees have two options: participate in all three days (OLAC Summit and Making Ohio Schools Work conference), or attend two days of the Making Ohio Schools Work conference AND discussion sessions following the June 15 and 16 learning labs. Visit the Ashland University table on June 16 for more information.

Restaurants Visit the registration table to receive a list

of nearby restaurants.

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Win Free Team Registration to 2011 ConferenceTo win free registration for a team of three to the 2011 conference, have eight or more exhibitors sign the exhibitor card in your registration folder. Submit your completed card at the registration table by 8:30 a.m. on June 16 to be eligible to win ($1,000 value).* Winners will be announced after Dr. Elle Allison’s

presentation on June 16. Must be present to win.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

TUESDAY • JUNE 15 • 7:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.

7:30 a.m. Registration • Continental Breakfast Exhibits Open Terrace Foyer, Terrace Ballrooms

8:30 a.m. Welcome • Conference Kickoff Jerry Klenke, Executive Director, BASA Jim Mahoney, Executive Director, Battelle for Kids Terrace Ballrooms

8:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Tony Wagner Co-director, Change Leadership Group, Harvard University Terrace Ballrooms

10:30 a.m. Exhibits • Bookstore • Travel

10:45 a.m. 60-Minute Learning Labs E170–172, E162 AB, E150–151, D230–246

11:45 a.m. Exhibits • Bookstore • Travel

12 p.m. Lunch (provided) • Exhibits Terrace Ballrooms

1 p.m. 60-Minute Learning Labs E170–172, E162 AB, E150–151, D230–246

2 p.m. Exhibits • Bookstore • Travel Snacks and beverages available in the Terrace Foyer

2:15 p.m. 60-Minute Learning Labs E170–172, E150–551, E162AB, D230–246

3:15 p.m. End of Day

3:15 – 4:45 p.m. Graduate Credit Discussion Terrace Ballrooms

Required for those receiving graduate credit who are unable to attend the OLAC Summit

WEDNESDAY • JUNE 16 • 8 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

8 a.m. Continental Breakfast • Exhibits Open Terrace Foyer, Terrace Ballrooms

8:30 a.m. Welcome • Conference Updates Jerry Klenke, Executive Director, BASA Jim Mahoney, Executive Director, Battelle for Kids Terrace Ballrooms

8:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elle Allison Co-author, Renewal Coaching: Sustainable Change for Individuals and Organizations Terrace Ballrooms

10:30 a.m. Exhibits • Bookstore • Travel Snacks and beverages available in the Terrace Foyer

10:45 a.m. 60-Minute Learning Labs E170–172, E162 AB, E150–151, D230–246

11:45 a.m. End of Day

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Graduate Credit Discussion Terrace Ballrooms


Browse and purchase the latest professional books for educators at the on-site bookstore in room E170.

New Bookstore! Your favorite titles at discounted prices

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FEATURED SPEAKERSSpeakers are subject to change without notice.

Dr. Tony WagnerCo-director, Change Leadership Group, Harvard University

Dr. Elle Allison Co-author, Renewal Coaching: Sustainable Change for Individuals and Organizations

Dr. Tony Wagner has served as co-director of the Change Leadership Group (CLG) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education since its inception in 2000. An initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CLG is a knowledge-development and capacity-building organization focused on helping teams become effective change leaders in school and district improvement. Prior to assuming his current position at Harvard, Tony was a high school teacher; a principal; a university professor in teacher education; co-founder and Executive Director of Educators for Social Responsibility; and President and CEO of the Institute for Responsive Education. The author of numerous publications, Tony’s latest book is The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—And What We Can Do About It.

Learning, Leading and Teaching in the 21st Century

In America today, there is an achievement gap between the new skills that all students need in the 21st century versus what is tested and taught even in our best schools. There is a learning gap between how the “net generation” is learning and collaborating out of school versus what they do all day in classrooms. And for leaders, there is a doing gap in knowing how to lead change and take action to reinvent schooling and close these gaps for our students. In his presentation, Tony will help educators understand these gaps and then explore the most effective strategies for preparing all students for careers, college and citizenship in the new global knowledge society.

Dr. Elle Allison is co-founder and president of Renewal Coaching, a global network of professional coaches and leaders in organizations who create cultures of renewal and innovation. Along with Dr. Douglas Reeves, she is author of the three book series Renewal Coaching: Sustainable Change for Individuals and Organizations. Elle also founded Wisdom Out, a hub of research and ideas about contemporary wisdom in individuals and couples, and is currently writing two books about wisdom. A member of the National Speakers Association and a graduate of the National Staff Development Academy, Elle has worked with clients in education, non-profit, business, health care and government agencies. She formerly served as a principal and assistant superintendent. Elle can be reached at [email protected].

Leaders of Sustainable Change: Individual and Organizational Renewal to Sustain the Journey

When living organisms lack oxygen, they become overwhelmed with toxins. The same phenomenon is seen in organizations. Without renewal, important initiatives wane and ultimately create organization wide decline. Sustainable change requires daily attention to renewal for leaders and for the organizations they lead. Based on the book she co-authored with Dr. Douglas Reeves, Elle will share the latest research and ideas around the seven elements of individual and organizational renewal that lead to sustainable change.

Join Elle Again!

June 16 Learning Lab

Coach More, Lead More: Conversations of Renewal for Deep and Sustainable Change

JUNE 15DR. TONY WAGNER8:45 – 10:30 a.m.

JUNE 16DR. ELLE ALLISON8:45 – 10:30 a.m.

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Rising Up to the Challenge of Improving School Governance (BG) Room: E171Presenters: Ralph Johnson, Ph.D., Superintendent in Residence and Director, Center for Leadership, The Ohio State University

Kathy Lowery, Director of Member Development, BASA

Charles R. Parsons, President, The Charles R. Parsons Group

The Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA) will present an overview of two initiatives designed to strengthen school governance in Ohio. Hear how BASA has been conducting superintendent-school board leadership workshops throughout the state for the past year in which superintendents and board members reflect on important school governance matters. Discuss lessons learned as well as specific strategies for improving Ohio school governance. Plus, learn about the superintendent evaluation system pilot project and how leaders across the state have identified the critical knowledge and skills required to be a successful Ohio superintendent. Discuss how the Ohio Department of Education, BASA, the Ohio School Boards Association and university representatives then leveraged this work to develop a new school superintendent evaluation system.

Value-Added 101: An Introduction to Value-Added Analysis (DD) Room: E172Presenter: Kate Kennedy, Ed.M., School Improvement Specialist, Battelle for Kids

This learning lab is designed for value-added “neophytes” who need to learn the basics about what value-added analysis is, what types of value-added information and tools are available to Ohio educators and how value-added analysis is used in the context of accountability and school improvement. Engage in conversations about the difference between measuring progress and achievement, the importance of value-added information for school improvement and the changing world and changing roles for school leaders in terms of using data.

Collaboration: The Key to Maximizing Resources and Minimizing Expenses (RM) Room: E162 AB Presenter: Dale Fortner, Superintendent, Wadsworth City School District

This learning lab will focus on collaborating, communicating and bringing partners together to maximize your school dollars and facilities to better serve your students and community. Learn about Wadsworth City Schools’ unique partnership that brings together a new high school, recreation center, center for older adults, health care facilities, cable TV studio and public library services under one roof and minimizes costs for each entity by sharing programming, operating and maintenance expenses.

Ohio Value-Added High Schools: All-Around Culture Change (DD) Room: E150Presenters: Mark Black, Principal, GlenOak High School, Plain Local School District

Troy Dawson, Principal, Philo High School, Franklin Local School District

Mark Hartman, Senior Director, Client Engagement, Battelle for Kids

Fran Hershey, Principal, Centennial High School, Columbus City Schools

Joe Nicklos, Principal, Green High School, Green Local School District

A panel of educators whose schools are participating in Battelle for Kids’ Ohio Value-Added High Schools (OVAHS), a 3-year reform pilot, will engage in discussion about their first year experiences. Learn how the implementation of assessment for learning, end-of-course exams and added intervention has contributed to a culture change within their buildings. Discover how using value-added data and the QualityCore® tools has impacted teacher culture and student learning. Hear about new and dynamic conversations with parents as well as with elementary and middle school buildings.

Deconstructing Principal Meetings: Inside Administrative Meetings for Learning (RM) Room: E151Presenters: Pam Bachman, Director of Elementary Curriculum and Professional Development, Olentangy Local School District

Jeff Brown, Executive Director of Elementary Learning, Olentangy Local School District

In this follow up to Dr. Tony Wagner’s keynote presentation, learn about one of the seven characteristics of school transformation: to focus every adult meeting on learning and instruction. Even with this goal in mind, many principal meetings can be filled with “nuts and bolts” and to-do lists that leave you feeling overwhelmed and frustrated. Hear one district’s approach to building capacity of its administrators through learning-centered principal meetings. See it in action by becoming a participant at a “principal’s meeting.” Analyze a video with fellow principals as you learn together and develop a shared understanding of grading practices related to special education. Leave this learning lab with practical tools around collaboration to use in your district meetings.

All learning labs are aligned with one or more of the following strands:

(GS) Focused Goal-Setting (IL) Instruction & Learning (RM) Resource Management (BG) Board Development & Governance (CE) Community Engagement (DD) Data & Decision-Making

TUESDAY • JUNE 15 • 60-MINUTE LEARNING LABS

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

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The Best (and Worst!) of Teacher Evaluation Systems (RM) Room: D230–2Presenters: Tony Bagshaw, Managing Director, Battelle for Kids

Dr. Mike Nicholson, Executive Director for Secondary Learning, Olentangy Local School District

Teacher quality is the single most important variable impacting student achievement. However, teacher evaluation systems in the U.S. are not doing what they were intended to do. There is little evidence that the systems in place are informing compensation, retention, placement and promotion. In this learning lab, review six high profile teacher evaluation models and discuss the strengths and shortcomings of each. Engage in discussion around areas of concern and ideas for improvement and implementation. Learn how an improved evaluation system will comprise the best features of these or similar models.

How Does a Research-Based, Co-Teaching Model Affect Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices? (IL) Room: D233–4Presenter: Wendy Carothers, Special Programs Coordinator, Boardman Local Schools

This learning lab will share the results of a co-teaching initiative that has been researched, developed and implemented over a four-year period. Learn about collaboration between the general education and special education teachers in two elementary, two middle and two high school buildings. Hear how the district created this model by enlisting administrative support, using volunteer teachers, supporting time for collaboration and providing high quality professional development.

Ohio•Focus: From Understanding to Using Value-Added Information (DD) Room: D235Presenter: Dr. Mike Thomas, Senior Director, Innovation, Battelle for Kids

Ohio•Focusisanonlinetooldesignedtohelpteachersusevalue-addedinformationtoimprovetheireffectiveness.Deepenyour understanding of how Ohio•Focus takes teachers through a process to analyze their achievement and value-addedinformation, identify and prioritize the current strengths and challenges associated with their instructional program, conduct a root cause analysis of an area of strength and an area of challenge and create an action plan to leverage that strength and address that area of challenge.

Collaboration Café: A Place to “Work on the Work” Room: D240–1

Quiet space is ready and waiting for you and your team to process, plan and create. Chart paper, Post-it® notes, markers, pads of paper and plenty of seating await! This room will be available during every learning lab so you and your team can “work on the work,” reflect and consider how you will apply your learning in the coming school year.

Implementation and Impact: Developing Systems to Monitor Improvement (GS, IL) Room: D242–3Presenter: Jacqueline Burke, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, London City School District

This learning lab will explore London City Schools’ systemically aligned improvement plan focusing on the development of systems to monitor and collect data on the adult implementation of the strategies within the plan as well as the impact on student achievement. Participants will receive a CD with resources and data templates used by London City Schools and an assessment bank of items aligned with Ohio’s GLIs used to monitor student achievement.

Effective Feedback That Supports, Motivates and Enables Students to Improve (DD, IL) Room: D244–5Presenters: Jeannine Tupps, Curriculum Director, Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools

Donna M. Stanfield, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Bucyrus City Schools

Feedback is crucial in motivating and helping students think about their learning and make progress toward achieving their goals. This learning lab will facilitate teachers and leaders at examining how effective your current approaches are in providing feedback within your classroom and school. Examples from education experts like Marzano, Brookhart, Stiggins and O’Connor will be shared. Gain an understanding of the purpose of feedback, three different levels of feedback and 15 principles of providing effective feedback.

60-MINUTE LEARNING LABS • TUESDAY • JUNE 15



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Using Data in a Response to Intervention Model: The Roadmap to Student Success (DD) Room: D246Presenters: Sherri Alexander, English Teacher, Kettering City Schools

Carrie Hennessy, English Teacher, Kettering Fairmont High School, Kettering City Schools

Kettering City Schools’ implementation of a Response to Intervention (RTI) model at the elementary level has resulted in improved reading scores. At the secondary level, the success of the math block (RTI intervention, Tier II) has prompted the school to implement an English block next year. Discover how the district implemented RTI at the elementary and high school levels, and experience how a data meeting can be used to benefit students and teachers. Learn about the RTI model and how data plays a significant role in driving instruction and interventions.

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. continued

The Future of Learning and Earning: A Conversation with Real Students on Educational and Economic Realities (IL) Room: E171Facilitator: Brad Mitchell, Ph.D., Director of STEM Partnerships, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

Students from Central Ohio

While 21st century learning skills may play well in federal policy, there is a different reality when it comes to social media: We can’t lead it if we don’t tweet it. Engage in an open conversation with 21st century students on where the next generation of the human mind is going and how the learner is finally in control of the educational game. Can you say, “I am a Phoenix?”

Formative Assessment 101: Implementing Assessment for Learning to Maximize Student Success (DD) Room: E172

Presenter: Kate Kennedy, Ed.M., School Improvement Specialist, Battelle for Kids

Supporting students as they strive to learn and be the best they can be is the hallmark of why we are educators. There are multiple strategies available to do this, but one that has had demonstrated success for students and teachers is assessment for learning. Learn about strategies and keys that help guide and support teachers toward implementing formative assessment in their classrooms. Reflect on 10 competencies that will help you lead the way toward building a culture of assessment excellence in your school.

Building Engagement, Improving Student Achievement (GS) Room: E162 ABPresenter: Gary Gordon, Strategic Consultant, Gallup, Inc.

While accountability testing and graduation rates are trailing indicators, engagement is a leading indicator of school success. In a two-year study involving 8,300 teachers and 78,000 students, Gallup discovered the link between teacher engagement, student engagement and reading, math and science achievement. Hear about and discuss the research findings and learn how to measure your students’ hope, engagement and well-being at no cost to the school or district.

Ohio’s Academic Advancement Opportunities (RM) Room: E150Presenter: Dave Baker, Curriculum Director, North Union Local School District

With the new implementation of Ohio’s plan for credit flexibility, the possibilities for high school students are virtually unlimited. Learn how this fast paced and creative approach to improving secondary educational opportunities can provide practical ideas that are beneficial to all students as we move through the 21st century. Deepen your understanding of offering credit flexibility, including middle school classes for high school credit; flexible scheduling options; correspondence courses; on-line academic courses; dual enrollment; post-secondary educational options; class cohorts for gifted and talented; and the “schools without failures” instructional model.

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Examining the Benefits of QualityCore® (RM) Room: E151Presenters: Cindy Brown, Associate Principal, Green Local School District

Kim Brueck, Technology Resource Teacher, Green Local School District

Kevin Finefrock, Assistant Principal, Green Local School District

Joe Nicklos, Principal, Green High School, Green Local School District

Green High School has implemented QualityCore®/end-of-course exams that combine three initiatives into one: assessment for learning, grading policy and end-of-course exams/common assessment. Discover the steps the school has taken to align its curriculum with the QualityCore®. Learn how this process has resulted in raised academic standards and the development of meaningful assessments. Examine how to identify high performance educators and how to use data to identify at-risk students to provide intervention. Explore how parents and students are better informed regarding scheduling, test-taking strategies, career and college choices and developing a well-rounded student.

Is Your District/School GateKeeping? (IL) Room: D230–2Presenter: Dr. Mike Nicholson, Executive Director for Secondary Learning, Olentangy Local School District

Placing students into courses is often seen as a routine task. However, the processes we use to decide which students go into which courses can have profound effects on students’ cumulative learning gains. Despite the best of intentions, gatekeeping occurs. Gatekeeping is a phenomenon by which capable students are wittingly or unwittingly denied entry into courses for reasons other than student readiness. Learn about this well-documented trend in schools across the country and how to recognize if it’s happening in your school. Discuss the factors that contribute to gatekeeping with educators who have already confronted this in their district and how to break down barriers to higher level courses for more students.

Deconstructing PLCs: Inside Teacher Teams that Learn (IL) Room: D233–4Presenters: Gary Barber, Assistant Superintendent, Big Walnut Local School District

Steve Fujii, High School Principal, Big Walnut Local School District

Peggy McMurry, Elementary Principal, Big Walnut Local School District

What does it actually look like when teacher teams are engaged in collective inquiry and using student results to improve their practice? In this highly interactive learning lab, analyze video of a high school team and an elementary team as they engage in the real work. Together, actively dialogue and deconstruct what works, what doesn’t and share ideas and strategies to help all teams replicate what the best teams do to continually improve student learning.

Are Your Districts’ and Communities’ Youth Ready for 21? (CE) Room: D235Presenters: Bryan Joffe, Project Director, Ready by 21, Children’s Programs, American Association of School Administrators

Quintin Shepherd, Superintendent, Amboy School District

Ready By 21 helps build district and community partnerships that support children from birth to adulthood, in and out of school, so they are prepared for college, work and life by age 21. Implementation of the process has resulted in the development of statewide plans in Massachusetts and Maryland and is currently underway in six metropolitan areas across the country. Learn how the Ready By 21 process, tools and resources assist a community in maximizing its strengths, creating broader partnerships, setting bigger goals, utilizing better data and implementing bolder strategies to improve youth outcomes for education, social development, health and safety.






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Creating Collaborative Professional Development Opportunities to Support Quality Teaching (RM) Room: D242–3Presenters: Dr. Valerie Browning, Superintendent, Kings Local School District

Jerry Oberhaus, Science Teacher, Liberty Center Middle School, Liberty Center Local Schools

Engage in a discussion to identify opportunities to implement or utilize collaborative structures that focus on supporting continued growth in quality teaching. The discussion will utilize the work of the Ohio Department of Education’s Educators Standards Board. Explore the standards for teachers, principals and professional development; licensure; and the Master Teacher Program—all of which are pieces that build a collaborative learning community.

INFOhio Learning Commons: 21 Essential Things for 21st Century Success (IL) Room: D244–5Presenter: Paula Nespeca Deal, INFOhio Consultant, INFOhio

Help your students prepare to succeed in work and life in the 21st century. Learn 21 lessons on applying new technologies to classroom environments. Discover how to use INFOhio’s Research Calculator and Web-based tools like RSS feed to develop students’ information literacy and research skills for grades P–20. This information is freely available to educators via INFOhio’s 21 Essential Things for 21st Century Success Web site: http://learningcommons.infohio.org.

K–12 International Baccalaureate: Solving the Challenges to Create a Global, Rigorous Education for Every Student (GS) Room: D246Presenter: Geoff Andrews, Superintendent, Oberlin City School District

President Obama has set our next moon shot—we must once again have the highest college graduation rate in the world. To reach this goal, we need to find ways to engage our students with international perspectives, rigorous content, contextual (real world) problem–solving and highly effective communication skills. In this learning lab, discuss the collaboration strategies necessary to initiate, launch and sustain a K–12 International Baccalaureate program.




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The Future of Learning and Earning: A Conversation with Real Students on Educational and Economic Realities (IL) repeated Room: E171Facilitator: Brad Mitchell, Ph.D., Director of STEM Partnerships, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University

Students from Central Ohio

While 21st century learning skills may play well in federal policy, there is a different reality when it comes to social media: We can’t lead it if we don’t tweet it. Engage in an open conversation with 21st century students on where the next generation of the human mind is going and how the learner is finally in control of the educational game. Can you say, “I am a Phoenix?”

Ohio Value-Added High Schools: Developing a Sustainable and Replicable High School Reform Model (DD) Room: E172Presenter: Mark Hartman, Senior Director, Client Engagement, Battelle for Kids

Battelle for Kids’ Ohio Value-Added High Schools (OVAHS), a 3-year reform pilot, provides 44 Ohio high schools with value-added information based on teacher-level reports and end-of-course exams. Learn about the OVAHS initiative, and how these schools are creating more rigorous curriculum and using professional development to help students obtain 21st century skills for college and career success.

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QualityCore®: ACT’s End-of-Course Testing and Instructional Improvement Program for the Core Curriculum (IL) Room: E162 ABPresenter: Steven Theobald, Principal Consultant, ACT Midwest Region

The QualityCore® instructional improvement program raises the bar on the most essential post-secondary skills and targets high school course rigor. Research-based, the program incorporates systems of educator resources, formative test items and end-of-course assessments designed to help schools better prepare all students for college and workforce training. Hear how the program can be implemented within your existing curriculum framework and share in a discussion on positive QualityCore® experiences in which schools and districts across the country are engaged. Receive information on how your school can begin getting involved.

Changing Culture to Improve Student Achievement (GS, IL, CE) Room: E150Presenters: Monte Bainter, Superintendent, Maysville Local School District

Jason Bunting, Associate Principal, Maysville High School, Maysville Local School District

Corey Perkins, Assistant Principal, Maysville High School, Maysville Local School District

Louie Retton, Principal, Maysville High School, Maysville Local School District

Discover how Maysville Local School District’s focus on changing culture has resulted in improved student achievement. A panel of educators from the district will share insights from their experiences and discuss how relationship-building with students, parents, the community and each other is at the heart of school and district improvement. Discuss teacher collaboration and the effect of forming Professional Learning Teams at the building- and district-levels. Explore standards-based grading along with providing the academic support that students need leading up to the ACT and OGT.

From Research to Application: Conversations with Highly Effective Teachers (IL) Room: E151Presenter: Dr. Mike Thomas, Senior Director, Innovation, Battelle for Kids

Through T-CAP (Teachers Connecting Achievement and Progress), a program to develop and use teacher-level value-added analysis to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement, Battelle for Kids has identified teachers who facilitate high levels of student progress. Learn about the current research findings on teacher effectiveness and interact with a panel of these highly effective teachers (HETs) at the elementary and middle school levels. HETs will share the practices that worked well in their classrooms and identify the obstacles they had to overcome to produce high academic growth with their students.

Using Projection Data to Bolster Students to Higher Level Learning (DD) Room: D230–2

Presenter: Dr. Mike Nicholson, Executive Director for Secondary Learning, Olentangy Local School District

Both projection and value-added data are invaluable for gauging school effectiveness and planning improvement efforts. Projection data is the forward-looking application of student growth data, while value-added is the rear-looking application of student growth data. Explore how projection data provides information about how students will likely do in future classes and can be used to knock down barriers to student entry into higher level courses. Learn how Olentangy Local Schools have used projection data to more than double the number of students in higher level math courses in late elementary and middle school. Plus, understand how projection data can prevent gatekeeping from occurring. Actual data, examples and artifacts that created student access to more rigorous classes will be shared.

The Data School Leaders Need and the Data Teachers Need: What’s the Difference? (DD) Room: D233–4Presenters: Samantha Althouse, Mathematics Teacher, Ann Simpson Davis Middle School, Dublin City School District

Thom Jones, Principal, Willard Grizzell Middle School, Dublin City School District

Jamie Meade, Director of Data and Assessment, Dublin City School District

Educators from Dublin City Schools will share their experiences with generating and using multiple types of assessment data within a balanced assessment system to inform their work. Engage in analysis of which types of data best inform the work of various educator roles: district and school leaders, classroom teachers and data-driven Professional Learning Communities. Plus, explore the following data: OAT/OGT, value-added, ACT/SAT college readiness and classroom- and building-level common assessments.




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Flip This Classroom (IL) Room: D235Presenters: Heidi Pfannes, IIDA (International Interior Design Association), Director of Marketing, Legat & Kingscott

Laura Sarelis, Interior Designer, Legat & Kingscott

This learning lab will focus on changes that can be made to existing classrooms as well as to the design of new classrooms that have a direct impact on learning. Explore a case study of a classroom transformation and the data gathered about the impact on learning. Gain understanding on how furniture and equipment purchasing decisions have a direct correlation with results in the classroom. Learn some of the elements to consider when specifying and purchasing equipment.



Unraveling the Mystery! (IL) Room: D242–3Presenter: Virginia McClain, Curriculum Director, Auglaize County Educational Service Center

This fast-paced learning lab will summarize guidelines for aligning formative assessments to standards, state tests (including test blueprints), content and levels of complexity. Practice consistent scoring procedures to ensure reliable data and investigate intervention strategies that are easy to implement and produce results. Discuss OAA/OGT “things you didn’t know,” systematic approaches for district initiatives, money-saving tips and, best of all, how to improve your district’s test scores.

What’s in Their Pocket? Utilizing the Technology Your Students Already Have (IL) Room: D244–5Presenter: Wendi Holland-Lowe, High School Science Teacher, Amherst Exempted Village Schools

What’s in their pocket? A cell phone? An iPod touch? Research indicates that students are activated and motivated by multitasking, utilizing several forms of technology and traditional study methods congruently. Learn how to put the items that your students already have to use in your classroom—to motivate, engage, assess and remediate. Experience this for yourself and take home immediate strategies for implementation and management of these 21st century devices to share with teachers for their daily lessons.

Turn Left Here: A GPS for Your CIP (GS) Room: D246

Presenter: Judith Zimmerman, Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University

Given all the demands and constraints under which leaders work, it is critical that you understand both the nature of change and how to lead it before you undertake the complex process of implementing school change. This presentation will engage you in a discussion around steps to successfully lead change efforts that transform schools. Plus, learn about a nine-element model that is based on research as well as the creator’s experiences as a school administrator.

2:15 – 3:15 p.m. continued

Graduate Credit Discussion Room: D230–2


Join conference organizers for a debrief and conversation around the day’s learning labs and keynote speaker Dr. Tony Wagner’s presentation. To be eligible for graduate credit, be sure to sign in at the end of the session.

3:15 – 4:45 p.m.

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NAEP Questions Tool: Supporting Assessment Needs (IL) Room: E171Presenter: Christine Kempf, NAEP Coordinator, Ohio Department of Education

The NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) Questions Tool contains over 2,000 NAEP items that have been released after each assessment, including questions across various content areas at grades 4, 8 and 12 that can be used to supplement classroom instruction and formative assessments, provide professional development in several aspects of assessment and indicate what students nationally and in Ohio know and can do on each item. Learn how this resource, which also contains multiple choice and open-ended questions with rubrics and student paper artifacts, can assist with your assessment needs.

ACT 2009 National Curriculum Survey: The Link to the National Common Standards and College/Career Readiness for ALL Students (IL) Room: E172Presenters: Laura Beach, Consultant, ACT

Galen Johnson, Area Vice President, ACT

Jim Morris, Director of State Programs, ACT

In January 2010, the ACT National Curriculum Survey 2009 was released. This one-of-a-kind nationwide survey is conducted every three to five years to monitor current educational practices and to ascertain post-secondary expectations in order to build instruments that measure what content and skills educators have identified as important. Learn how the results of the survey are used to inform ongoing efforts to develop, refine and update common academic standards such as the Common Core State Standards as well as the development of ACT’s curriculum-based assessments.

Positive and Effective Web Communications (CE) Room: E162 ABPresenters: Vern Benson, Technology Director, Licking Heights Local School District

Bob Chaney, Director of Sales and Grant Advisory, SchoolSpan

The importance of communication in a school community is paramount. Do you wish to rely upon the media reporting news snippets, or would you prefer to convey the impression and exact details that you want staff and the community to understand? This learning lab will illustrate the benefits of a Web site that provides the option for non-technical staff involvement. Learn shortcuts using efficient and powerful tools to create and edit—and discuss a database approach to manipulating, publishing, e-mailing and archiving content. Plus, discover how to moderate, allow/disallow comments or discussion and enforce passwords on Web sites and blogs.

Challenging and Grasping the Vision of the Future by Developing Effective Tools that Communicate a Community Message (BG) Room: E150

Presenter: Kendall Lee, Education Management Consultant, Ohio School Boards Association

This learning lab will focus on using leadership and communication to cultivate a climate of academic success among today’s students. Learn to provide parents, school leaders and support staff with practical tools to develop positive perceptions. Discover how to develop relationships with staff by communicating in a diverse learning environment. Highly interactive, insightful and entertaining, this learning lab will explore basic techniques and solutions.

Sustaining Professional Learning Communities (GS, DD) Room: E151Presenters: Douglas DeLong, Superintendent, Berkshire Local School District

Ann Grantham, Social Studies Teacher, Chardon Local Schools

Nichole Hess, Language Arts Teacher, Berkshire Local Schools

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) can lead to an increase in Ohio Graduation Test scores and performance index scores; less retentions; and the successful transition of middle school students into high school. Hear from teachers and an administrator who participate in a PLC within their district. These educators will describe their experiences in implementing and sustaining the learning community. Discuss how the PLC evolved, the positive and negative aspects of the process and the actual work that these teams do in their weekly meetings.

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Coach More, Lead More: Conversations of Renewal for Deep and Sustainable Change Room: D230–2Presenter: Dr. Elle Allison, Featured Speaker and Co-Author, Renewal Coaching: Sustainable Change for Individuals and Organizations

Leaders who use coaching mind sets, processes and tools to support educators in implementing the most important school improvement change initiatives have discovered a powerful approach to creating sustainable change. Learn the Renewal Coaching process and apply it to a particular leadership challenge in one of the six areas of the OLAC Leadership Development Framework. Engage in coaching rounds, collaboratively illuminate solutions and be prepared to take the process back to your own district or school and use it on a daily basis.

Credit Flexibility and a Blended Strategy for Online Learning (IL, DD) Room: D233–4Presenter: Jonathan Ludwig, Educational Administrative Consultant, National Network of Digital Schools

Credit flexibility is now a reality for Ohio districts. Senate Bill 311 requires all Ohio school districts to adopt a credit flexibility plan that allows students to earn high school credits by demonstrating subject area competency instead of, or in combination with, classroom instruction. One such flexible option, endorsed by the Ohio Department of Education, is enrolling students in online courses. This learning lab will demonstrate how online learning can be an advantageous delivery model as well as share some common reservations about it. Participate in online course demonstrations. Learn how online courses offer expanded choices for students, a broadened scope of learning and consistent measures of learning objectives without the constraints of additional seat time. Discover how learning can be customized in the online environment to meet specific student needs and interests.

Developing Effective Learners: Quickly Using Brain Research and Technology (IL, DD) Room: D235Presenter: Scott Spears, Executive Consultant, Scientific Learning

This learning lab will explore how brain-based research and technology can build foundational skills that are necessary to affect change in the brain and enable student learning. Learn how Ohio districts have improved test scores by making foundational changes—including using innovative and engaging technology to strengthen cognitive skills of memory, attentions, processing and sequencing—along with scientific principles to build the brain’s learning capacity. Hear the latest on brain research, and discover ways to monitor students’ progress in order for them to become effective learners.



Grading Practices that Motivate: 21st Century Grading for 21st Century Students (IL) Room: D242–3Presenter: Sandy Ritchey, School Improvement Specialist, Battelle for Kids

Is grading essential for learning to occur? Can faulty grading practices damage student motivation? In this learning lab, discover why experts and practitioners are challenging long held beliefs about grading and grading practices. Learn what is being done to revolutionize how we communicate student achievement by examining new ways to track student learning.

Beyond the Data: How to Have Data Conferences with Teachers (GS, IL) Room: D246

Presenter: Betsy Moore, Educational Consultant, Teacher 2 Teacher

With so much data available to schools today, how can you be sure the teachers in your school are actually using the data to change instruction? Based on presenter Betsy Moore’s book, Short-Cycle Assessment: Improving Student Achievement through Formative Assessment, this learning lab will focus on how to have relevant and real data conferences with staff. Leave with strategies that can be put into place immediately as you lead teachers through the world of data analysis to impact student achievement.



WEDNEDAY • JUNE 16 • 60-MINUTE LEARNING LABS

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. continued

Graduate Credit Discussion D230–2


Join conference organizers for a debrief and conversation around the day’s learning labs and keynote speaker Dr. Elle Allison’s presentation. To be eligible for graduate credit, be sure to sign in at the end of the session.

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

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