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Wednesday, November 3

3:00 p.m.: Exhibitor Set-up

5:00 - 7:00 pm: Registration

6:00 - 7:00 pm: Reception

 

Thursday, November 4

7:00 - 8:00 am: Networking Continental Breakfast

7:00- 10:00 am: Registration

8:00 - 8:15 am: Announcements

8:15 -8:35 "Spoken Word"

8:40-9:15 am: Networking

9:30 - 10:45 am:

  • Mette Baran, Co-Presenters: Janice Jones and Shannon Young
    Impact Of Looping Classrooms On Achievement For At-Risk Students
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  • Daniel Krause - Restructuring The High School Learning Culture
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  • Nicole Cabell - Education Overcoming The Odds
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  • Jim Lawson, Co-Presenter: Sherri Zimmerman - Five Essential Requirements For Effective In-School Suspension
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  • Commercial Session: Terry Graham - DEPCO: Early Literacy Programs Designed To Eliminate Reading Failure
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  • Marty Gholston, Co-Presenter: Wayne Evert - Impact Of Business And School Partnerships On Success Of Learners
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  • Tammy Stephens - How Media Is Changing The Way We Learn
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  • Tong Xiong, Co-Presenter: Pao Lor - Teacher Vs Student: Cultural Perceptions, Values And Conflicts
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm:

12:15 - 1:30 pm: Keynote Lincheon

  • Manuel Scott -Teaching that Closes the Achievement Gap: A Fresh Perspective for Educators

    Manuel Scott will describe the kind of teaching that helped him go from being a poor student (0.6 G.P.A, high school dropout, missed up to 90 days of school a year, etc) to a successful PhD student who knows several languages. He will share relevant methods and proven techniques that engage, equip, and empower teachers and students to take responsibility for their own success.

1:45 - 3:00 pm:

  • Scott Ashmann, Co-Presenters: Susan Cooper, Timothy Kaufman, Steven Kimball, Pao Lor, Linda Tabers-Kwak- FLAG, FROG, And Einstein: Addressing The Achievement Gap A
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  • Blondean Davis, Co-Presenters: Brian Ali, Yvonne Williams - District 162 Chooses Now! Soaring From 55% to 85%
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  • Paul Zavitkovsky - Squandered Opportunities: High Stakes/Benchmark Testing
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  • Deborah Goforth -Out Of The Darkness And Into The Light
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  • Commercial Session: Bill Foster & Tammy Stephens -
    Alumni Feedback & Relations - A Forgotten Path to Improving School Performance
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  • JuanCarlos Arauz, Co-Presenter: Suresh Appavoo - Teaching 21st Century Skills: Cultural Resiliency
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  • David Hurford - Results Of A Sensory Linguistic Phonics Kindergarten Curriculum
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  • Helen Schaal - Boys in Crises
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3:15 - 4:30 pm:

 

Friday, November 5

7:00 - 8:00 am: Networking Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15 am: Announcements

8:15 - 9:00 am: Keynote Breakfast

  • Christian Moore - Why Try? Overcoming Poverty, Violence and Failure

    Christian Moore will talk about the origins of poverty, violence and failure as he experienced them growing up as one of twelve children on the outskirts of Baltimore.  He will then address the principles that help people overcome crushing social circumstances every day.  His hope-filled message will change how each member of the audience sees themselves and their power to change the lives of youth. Christian Moore is the founder of WhyTry?  Christian is an internationally renowned author, speaker and advocate for at-risk youth.  The WhyTry Program he authored has proven to be one of the most effective ways to teach the critical social and emotional skills that determine the success and happiness of individuals facing life’s challenges. 

9:15 - 10:30 am:

  • Peter Jonas - Differentiated Instruction Through Partnership: 21st Century
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  • Angela Bauer-Dantoin - Closing The Gap In Introductory Science Courses At UW-Green Bay
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  • Lynn Pokryfky , Co-Presenters: Meghan Way, Angela McConnaghy, and Elizabeth DuMoulin
    How Public Schools Can Impact Early Learning Success
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  • Jenny Severson - Creating A Mind Shift From Dropping Out To Diving In!
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  • Commercial Session: Lisa Rupert - Education 2020
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  • Benjamin Edmondson, Ed.D. - Understanding The Need for Educational Equity: Ramifications and Suggested Activities
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  • Christian Moore - Why Try? Overcoming Poverty, Violence And Failure
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  • Sara Salmon - Social Intelligence Programs Are Critical To Academic Success
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  • Lori Cross, Co-Presenters: Trish Martin and Cyndi Puzevic - Literacy And Brain Research: The Connection
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm:

  • Kathy Lemberger - Student Learning Through School Organizational Capacity
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  • Theodore Davis - The Pace Of Black Students' Educational Progress In Delaware
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  • Sandra Stokes, Co-Presenter: James Coates - Shaping Pre-Service Teacher Attitudes
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  • Clarence Callaway - High Performance Culture: Courage, Consistency, Commitment
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  • Sherwood Williams, Co-Presenters: Joanne Colombo and Stephanie Long
    Improving Literacy: Managing The Classroom Listening Environment
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  • Margaret Black - Co-Teaching At 212 Degrees: Special Education/Language Learners
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  • Carrie Dassow, Co-Presenter: Dena Budrecki - Transforming Curricular Pedagogy By Using 21st Century Skills
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  • Lillie M. Hill-Vinson - Eliminate Disruptive Behavior And Put An End To Bullying
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12:15 - 1:30 pm: Keynote Luncheon

  • Mark Berends, Ph.D., sponsored by REL Midwest at Learning Point Associates -
    Connecting Research to Practice:  Addressing Student Achievement Gaps

    Dr. Berends’ presentation will go over the landscape of research on achievement gaps, highlighting his own work that examined patterns of achievement gaps in math over time and their relationship to school and student characteristics. Dr. Berends is the director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Berends also directs the National Center on School Choice, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), and is vice president of the American Education Research Association’s Division on Educational Policy and Politics. Dr. Berends has an extensive background in research on student achievement gaps.

1:45 - 3:00 pm:

  • Mark Berends - Follow-up session for Keynote Presentation:
    Connecting Research to Practice:  Addressing Student Achievement Gaps
    • Panel Facilitator: Dr. Gwendolyn Web-Hason; Panelists: Von Sheppard (CO), J.P. Leary(WI), Dr. David Bell(IL) and more!
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  • Greg Bishop - Interventions: Developing Framework For Struggling Learners
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  • Terry Brecklin, Co-Presenters: Deb Kerr, Maria Simpson, and Holly Warren-Ryno
    Using A Resource Team To Flexibly Support Student Learning
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  • Lisa Poupart - Preparing The Teachers Of Tomorrow: The University Of Wisconsin-Green Bay's Center For First Nations Studies
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  • Angela Flowers - Thinking Outside The Box: Serving Vulnerable Populations
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3:15 - 4:30 pm:

  • David Lange - The Incredible Shrinking Budget: Increasing Student Achievement
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  • Dee Tadlock - Struggle With Reading: Could It Be We Aren't Teaching It Right?
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  • Michael Moody - Hook, Line, Sinker: Making Student Engagement A Reality
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  • Karen Smith, Co-Presenter: Charles Meredith - Creating A Positive Environment: Love And Logic'S Nine Skills
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  • Ritu Radhakrishnan - The Hidden Curriculum And Learning: After-School Arts Program
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5:00- 10:30 Outing with shuttle service to the Magnificent Mile.

Be sure to register for transportation - $20. Dinner meal and evening on your own. Reboard at 10 p.m. to return to hotel.

Saturday, November 6

8:00 - 9:00 am: Networking Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 10:15 am:

  • Sheree Alexander - Addressing Race/Class/Gender: Inquiry Groups and Environments
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  • William Zelei - Closing The Gap: Creating Successful High School Graduates
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  • Souhail Soujah - Mind The Gap: Gender Differences In Achievement In BC
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  • Nicol Peters-Freeman, Co-Presenter: Tammy Stephens
    Successfully Raising Achievement In A 1-To-1 Computing Initiative
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  • Sara Wraight - Recent Research On Response To Intervention From REL Midwest
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10:30 - 11:30 am:

Saturday Morning Feature: The Addison Trail Model - Engaging a Community and Closing the Achievement Gap

Ed Buck, Dr. Scott Helton and Marco Gasca, along with the Addison team will share a unique model and process implemented at the community, building and classroom levels, with resulted in closing the achievement gap for Latino and low-income students, and achieveing AYP goals. You don't want to miss this presentation