Upcoming Conferences

The Successful High School Framework: From Ideas to Implementation
with
David Horton, Jay Trujillo, Tremain Nelson, Steve Ventura
October 2013
Dallas, Texas

Join nationally recognized leaders and practitioners as they identify the essential steps all educators can immediately take to achieve sustainable results. This conference focuses on the adult actions which have a direct impact on students’ academic success. It is designed to help high school leadership build a culture of collaboration and shared leadership that will lead to improved grading practices, reduced course failures, fewer disciplinary issues, improvement student morale, and higher graduation rates.

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Next Generation Instruction Summit: Creating High Impact Practices
with
John Almarode, Ph.D., Jan Christinson, Linda Gregg, Ed.D., Tom Hierck, Lynn Howard, Cathy J. Lassiter, Ed.D., David Nagel, Angela Peery, Ed.D., Rachel Syrja, Jack Umstatter, Roberta Williams
June 2013
Denver, Colorado

Common Core State Standards, higher performance, and international competition is challenging and changing our educational system. Today’s teachers need a wider range of skills and support to meet the needs of increasingly diverse student populations to help close the persistent gaps in learning. Spend two engaging days with the instructional experts of The Leadership and Learning Center exploring high-impact practices that will bring your classroom into the next generation.

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Principal’s Leadership Institute: Preparing Principals for Next Generation Accountability
with
Cathy J. Lassiter, Ed.D., Brian McNulty, Ph.D., Jay Trujillo, Steve Ventura
July 2013
Denver, Colorado

This year’s conference will provide school principals a unique learning experience designed to prepare them for the challenges and demands inherent in Next Generation Common Core Assessments and the new state Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems.

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National Singapore Math Summer Institute
with
Yeap Ban Har, Ph.D., Jan Christinson, Richard Allen, Ph.D., Amanda Gomez, A. Tremain Nelson, Lori Cook
July 2013
Denver, Colorado

Now more than ever, the need for high-impact math instruction is necessary to prepare students for college and careers. To support this effort, The Leadership and Learning Center is proud to present the 3rd National Singapore Math Summer Institute, with international experts Dr. Yeap Ban Har, Jan Christinson, and Dr. Rich Allen.

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21st Century Learning Institute: Learning for the Future
with
Gabriel Rshaid, Connie Kamm, Ed.D., Cathy J. Lassiter, Ed.D., Debby Oliver, Ed.D., Denise Phillips, Ainsley Rose
October 2013
Universal City, California

Do your students take a step back in time when they enter your school, or are they engaged in 21st Century Learning? Spend two days completely immersed in a learning experience that embodies the principles of 21st century education. Participants will learn about the fundamental building blocks of the new knowledge paradigm and structures to embrace it. Bring your own device for a technology rich continuous experience.

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The Senior Leadership Institute: Leading Individual and Collective Accountability for Student Learning
with
Cathy J. Lassiter, Ed.D., Brian McNulty, Ph.D., Ainsley Rose
June 2013
Denver, Colorado
Attending the institute is just the start to your year-long membership to our Leadership Network
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Authentic Performance Tasks: The Engaging Classroom Assessments Series Seminar
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Ainsley Rose
June 2013
Chicago, Illinois

With the demands of rigorous national and state testing, performance assessments have become more important than ever. Performance assessments require students to actively demonstrate what they know so they are a more effective indicator of student’s knowledge and abilities.

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High-Impact Literacy Instruction: Shifting into High Gear to Meet the Challenges of the Common Core State Standards
with
Lisa Cebelak, M.A., Jack Umstatter, David Chard, MaryEllen Vogt
December 2013
Carlsbad, California

Yes, what educators do to improve their students’ literacy skills can positively impact a society’s well being. During this two-day conference, participants will learn research-based and classroom-tested strategies and support that can make a significant difference in the academic setting and beyond. Attendees will engage in rich, interactive literacy experiences that will help to ensure student success with the Common Core State Standards, within the classroom, and in life.

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