9:30 AM
to 11:00 AM
Character Education from the Inside Out...Making all the Pieces Fit
5 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon VI
Sharon Carr, Assistant Principal and John Gallucci, Principal, Montville Township School District
Hands on activities such as:orchestrating an advisory group (class divided for group discussions) based upon current "student issues;" group activities that identify good listeners/good communicators; scenarios to come to resolution/conflict resolution; written material/examples used in advisory programs; "sculpting' to create "live" situations to discuss; plus any examples based upon requests or needs of the group.
Limited Capacity Max 24 attendees
3:00 PM
to 4:30 PM
Literacy Success through Experiential Learning
8 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon VII
Carmine Tabone, Ed. S., Executive Director, Jersey City/Educational Arts Team
Participants will engage in higher order thinking activities used in two large-scale (2000 students) literacy projects with fourth to seventh graders and their teachers. The project, funded by the US Department of Education, helped participating students outscore a control group by 20% on the language arts section of the New Jersey ASK test.
Limited Capacity Max 24 attendees
3:00 PM
to 4:30 PM
Policies and Best Practices That Can Improve Student Achievement
22 Attendees
Location
Palace: Salon II
David Wm. Bosted, Esq, Policy Consultant, NJSBA Legal & Policy Services and Melissa Benford, CSA Chief School Administrator, International Charter School of Trenton
Policy is how boards can contribute to improving student achievement. This Action Lab will give you skills and confidence to draft specific policies that contribute to learner success. Some of the policies covered are "tried-and-true," others are "hot-and-new." Has your board set policy on Option II (alternative educational programs leading to HS graduation)? Have you led the charge to have Personal Learning Plans? How about policy on RTI (Response-to-Intervention)? The presenters bring legal and policy skills to this session, plus the essential chief school administrator experience in implementing programs that are proven to improve student achievement even in the most challenging schools.
Limited Capacity Max 54 attendees
