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9:00am CDT

Equality for Everyone! Sensitivity to Diversity With Results
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Speakers
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Murray Banks

C/O Julie Efaw, Capital City Speakers
Murray has been a speaker and trainer since 1984 creating a niche with custom tailored keynotes.  While all speakers aspire to personalizing their presentations, Murray developed that skill as an educator, teaching at every level from grade school to graduate school!  His ability... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 9:00am - 10:30am CDT
Megacenter Pheasant Run Resort
  Keynote Speaker Session

10:45am CDT

An Introduction to Simulation Software for Solar Energy Training
Participate in a hands-on session with software utilized in introductory electronics classes for renewable energy technicians at Illinois Valley Community College. Explore grid tie simulation software for solar (photovoltaic) training, guided by IVCC staff who are offering renewable energy technician programs with support from the National Science Foundation.
Speakers
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Jim Gibson

Electronics Program Coordinator, Illinois Valley Community College
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Rose Marie Lynch

Communications Instructor, Illinois Valley Community College

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Salon VI Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Authentic C.T.E. Assessment in the Common Core
This session will cover components of preparing quality assessments within the PARCC framework to address core area and CTE specific learning standards. The session will review Bloom's taxonomy and Daggett "Quadrant D" objectives. Participants will be encouraged to work with samples and talk about effective strategies for developing high quality assessments.
Speakers
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Brian Gordon

TREES Director, TREES EFE #100
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Mary Waters

President, Waters Edge Consulting

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Salon IV Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Career Readiness 2014: Trends, Tips, and Tools for Success
Exploring how and why career exploration is essential to student success. Topics include: career readiness, job markets, free tools (MyCaert), CTE opportunities, and roadblocks counselors face in career exploration/development. Linda King, the principal consultant from ISBE will also share information and tools from the College and Career Readiness Division.
Speakers
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Leah Brock

Counseling Facilitator, SIU Center for Workforce Development-Curriculum Revitalization Project
I have worked in higher education or primary/secondary education my entire professional life. I am currently working as a consultant but I am also a school counselor who enjoys working with kiddos and most specifically, special populations (financial, developmental, academic... Read More →
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Linda King

Principal Consultant, ISBE

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Marsalis II Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Common Core Standards: Let's all Talk the Talk
This presentation will address the importance of all teachers taking responsibility for incorporating the "Common Language" of the common core standards. When everyone works toward a mutual goal all students in the district will be reached. Through utilization of "Questions for Life", students will have a better chance of mastering course work and achieving Common Core Standards.
Speakers
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Ryan Hobbs

Supt./Principal, Eldorado School District
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Erica James

Agriculture Instructor, Eldorado High School
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Bill Kittinger

Agriculture Instructor, Vocational Director, Eldorado High School
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Larry Pierson

Math Instructor, Eldorado High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Broadway B Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Connecting the DOTS within your school
Students and adult leaders of LaSalle Peru High School's nationally recognized Renaissance Program will pave the way by providing ideas and strategies on how "connecting the dots" can lead to a more cohesive and positive school environment. Participants will learn how to raise GPA's, increase attendance, and decrease school-wide discipline.
Speakers
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Ellen Anderson

Student, LaSalle Peru Township High School
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Jean Ganze

Renaissance Coordinator/Security Advisor, LaSalle Peru Township High School
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Michelle Grotti

Student, LaSalle Peru Township High School
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Rachel Gunia

Student, LaSalle Peru Township High School
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Marisa Mitchell

Student, LaSalle Peru Township High School
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Kayleigh Parham

Student, LaSalle Peru Township High School
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Hayley Zulkowsky

Student, LaSalle Peru Township High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Turquoise A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Cross-curricular Culinary Arts Integrated into Real Life Applications
The application and integration opportunities of Culinary Arts are endless, only limited by the imagination and appetite for learning. It's the real world application of Science, Math, History, Reading, Language Arts, Special Ed, Health, Social Sciences, as well as other areas of vocation including soft skills. Many of the ideas and applications can be done in a practical way in a regular classroom.
Speakers
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Billie Cassidy

Teacher, Pekin High School
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Trish Meyer

Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, Pekin High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Broadway C Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Education for Employment (EFE) Regional System Directors State Meeting and Staff Development Session
This is a full membership meeting for all Illinois EFE System Directors and Area Career Center Directors. The session will also provide an opportunity to discuss regional concerns and share topics of interest.
Speakers
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Dr. Anne Cothran

Director, Des Plaines Valley Region 030

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Marsalis I Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Graduating College before High School: RVC's Running Start Model
Being a full time student at Rock Valley College during a junior or senior year is not easy. However, swapping a high school campus for a college campus has huge benefits. This session will explore RVC's model and highlight recruitment, testing, selection, orientation, case management, graduation, etc. The program began in 2009 and has grown 162%.
Speakers
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Linda Auman

Transition Advisor, Rock Valley College
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Audra Cooke

Director of High School Connections, Rock Valley College

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Turquoise B Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

iPad the Interactive Whiteboard: Teach from Anywhere in the Room
Tired of being tied to the computer or whiteboard? Want to teach from anywhere in the room? In this presentation you will learn how to use your iPad in conjunction with your computer to teach from anywhere in the room as well as record your lessons. *An iPad is needed to apply the knowledge from this presentation but not required to attend.
Speakers
PG

Peter Gladstone

Teacher, Bloom Township District 206
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Mike Wilson

Teacher, Bloom Township 206

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Preservation Hall A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Project Lead The Way--Problem-Based Pre-Engineering STEM Opportunities
Over 200 Illinois middle and high schools (and over 5000 nationwide) have implement PLTW problem-based pre-engineering curriculums. This session provides updates on the PLTW Gateway to Technology (MS STEM)and Pathway to Engineering (HS) course sequences, as well as implications for successful school/community partnerships, integrated STEM/CTE learning experiences, an increased interdisciplinary faculty and student engagement.
Speakers
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Marsha Brown

PLTW Teacher, St. Charles North High School
SC

Sena Cooper

Director of School Engagement/Illinois Project Lead the Way, Project Lead The Way
EC

Ed Coyle

Haines Middle School
MD

Michael DeWees

PLTW Teacher, Saint Charles East High School
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Rob Harmon

Haines Middle School
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Brenda Pacey

U of lllinois PLTW Affiliate Director, University of Illinois Project Lead The Way

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Salon V Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Switching from Microsoft Office to Google in the Classroom.
This session will demonstrate how our school has made the switch to Google Apps in the classroom, specifically from a Business/Computer teacher's perspective. Google Docs, Sheets, Presentations, Mail, and Sharing will be covered. Other apps will be covered as time permits. The positive and negative impact of using Google Apps in the classroom will be discussed.
Speakers
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Margaret DeVenney

Business/Computer Instructor, Princeton Township High School
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Wendy Fredrickson

Family and Consumer Science Instructor, Princeton Township High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Ruby Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Telling It Like It Is: Expository/Argument Writing Across Disciplines
Are you struggling with how to creatively infuse writing into your curriculum? Thrust your anxiety to the wind and attend a "hands on conversation" that will address the demands of writing implementation across disciplines. Participants will engage in strategies that promote critical thinking, are aligned to the Common Core Standards and can be implemented upon your return to the classroom. Choose write!
Speakers
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Caprice Banks

English Department Chairperson, PHILLIPS HS
Teaching writing, speaking and listening, OneGoal and Dual Credit.

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Coral Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Tools/Apps for Targeting 21st Century Skills Across the Curriculum
Discover a variety of Web 2.0 tools and applications to target the four C's of 21st century thinking across-curricular skills: critical, creativity, collaboration, and communication. A flash overview of 10 new tools - including Evernote, Prezi, TodaysMeet, Thinglink, Easely MeoGraph, Myhistro, Bubbl.us, Realtimeboard, and Kaizena/121writing - explore more in-depth curricular infusion.
Speakers
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Courtney Alexander

Cooperative Education Teacher/Technology Coach, Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Courtney AlexanderEducation Technology Pioneer & Classroom TransformerCourtney Alexander is a passionate and experienced leader in education technology, with over 20 years dedicated to transforming classrooms through innovative learning solutions.For the past two decades, Courtney... Read More →
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Nick Anello

Department Chair for the Social Sciences, Homewood Flossmoor High School
I am the current Social Science DC at HF High School. I hold master's degrees in C&I and General Administration.
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J.R. Rose

English Teacher/Tech Coach, Homewood-Flossmoor High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Jade Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Use Literacy Strategies in Consumer Education
Do you want to increase your student's literacy in Consumer Education? Do you feel like you do not have enough time in your class to incorporate article reading? Come discover research-based literacy strategies to easily integrate into your curriculum. We will demonstrate how in one class period students will independently read and learn from four articles through incorporating cooperative learning and aligning with common core state standards.
Speakers
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Paul Krick

Business Teacher, Downers Grove South High School
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Ruth White

Business Teacher, Downers Grove South High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Sapphire Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

10:45am CDT

Differentiated Instruction for All Classes
Differentiated instruction is critical in CTE and academic classes alike to advance diverse learners' success in both core academic and CTE classes. Participants will identify different learning modalities by practicing an INSERT strategy and learn how to effectively differentiate content, process, product and learning environment in order to address individual student needs.
Speakers
avatar for Lois Barnes

Lois Barnes

Director, State Services for School Improvement, SREB
Lois J. Barnes is Director, State Services for School Improvement with the Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools That Work, where she has also worked as a school improvement consultant in several school districts through the Urban Initiative of HSTW. Prior to SREB, Lois... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Broadway A Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

10:45am CDT

Featured Session
Information Coming Soon
Speakers
avatar for Murray Banks

Murray Banks

C/O Julie Efaw, Capital City Speakers
Murray has been a speaker and trainer since 1984 creating a niche with custom tailored keynotes.  While all speakers aspire to personalizing their presentations, Murray developed that skill as an educator, teaching at every level from grade school to graduate school!  His ability... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Theater Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

10:45am CDT

Reaching the Wounded Student
This presenter will describe ways to encourage and help wounded students become academically successful. Topics will include creating alternative discipline strategies to help students remain in the classroom, increase achievement and graduate from high school. Participants will learn ways to build esteem and change behavior through service projects.
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Joe Hendershott

Dr. Joe Hendershott

Executive Director of Field Experiences, Ashland University
Joe Hendershott, who resides in Ashland, Ohio, is a graduate of The Ohio State University and is currently in the dissertation phase of his Ed.D. in educational leadership and plans to graduate Summer, 2014. His career spans more than twenty years as a teacher and school administrator... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
New Orleans Ballroom Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

10:45am CDT

Specific Tips for Improving Special Education Collaborative Classes
Working together in an inclusion class is a great experience, right? Schools across the country are moving in this direction rapidly, but is it the best answer? Inclusion as a practice is only as good as the teachers and the program that use it. Come examine and learn many ideas to more successful and efficient implementation of this delivery model. The session will examine teacher roles, planning, shared responsibilities, active teaching techniques, and differentiation practices that help all students.
Speakers
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Dave Shepard

Education Consultant, The Middle Matters and More
A native of rural North Carolina and a product of public education in four states, Dave Shepard brings experience, common sense and practicality to any educational gathering. He has dealt with elementary, middle and high school students for all of his forty three years in education... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Salon II Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

10:45am CDT

Teaching and Leading with Questions
Effective leaders ask much more than tell. Whether facilitating groups or guiding individual staff, student, or parent conferences, the right question can guide critical and creative thinking. Steve will provide a questioning framework for planning conferences and discussions. Bring your scenario of an upcoming conversation and prepare some questions to apply your learning and make it real.
Speakers
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Steve Barkley

Performance Learning Systems
Stephen G. Barkley leverages both his education expertise and business acumen in his role as Executive Vice President of PLS 3rd Learning, and as a member of the PLS 3rd Learning Board of Directors. Mr. Barkley began his career in education 40 years ago as a New Jersey elementary... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 10:45am - 11:45am CDT
Salon III Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

1:15pm CDT

'Fracking'! The Transformation of the Energy Landscape
This session will look at all forms of the energy industry, (gasoline, natural gas, oil, nuclear, coal, renewables etc.) past, present and future to understand the massive energy changes in our midst. An in-depth look at "fracking" and the nation's march toward energy independence will be discussed as well as STEM employment in the energy industry and the skill sets, aptitude, and education needed to fill these energy jobs.
Speakers
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Neal Kauffman

Project Coordinator, TREES

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Coral Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Creating Coherence and Clarity to Your School Improvement Plan
Tired of feeling that only a handful of staff members see, understand, and can communicate the big picture? This presentation will instruct attendees on how to bring coherence and clarity to the multiple initiatives going on in a district. Handouts will be shared along with step-by-step instructions on how LaSalle-Peru Township High School has used collaboration and communication to improve their school improvement planning process.
Speakers
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Michele Honecker-Ummel

Teacher, LaSalle Peru High School
KL

Kate Lance

Special Education Teacher, LA SALLE-PERU TWP HSD 120
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Deb Nelson

Principal, LaSalle-Peru Township High School
MS

Mary Stouffer

LaSalle-Peru Area Career Center
SW

Steven Wrobleski

Superintendent, LaSalle-Peru Township High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Sapphire Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

High School RTI-Making it Work at the Secondary Level
RTI staff from Kaneland High School, enrollment 1350, will present the types of supports/interventions/flexible resource time available within our traditional 8 period schedule for all students. Participants will learn how students are identified, monitored and provided tier 1,2, and 3 interventions within the school day. A question and answer session will follow.
Speakers
JC
KF

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Salon IV Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

iPad the Interactive Whiteboard: Teach from Anywhere in the Room
Tired of being tied to the computer or whiteboard? Want to teach from anywhere in the room? In this presentation you will learn how to use your iPad in conjunction with your computer to teach from anywhere in the room as well as record your lessons. *An iPad is needed to apply the knowledge from this presentation but not required to attend.
Speakers
PG

Peter Gladstone

Teacher, Bloom Township District 206
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Mike Wilson

Teacher, Bloom Township 206

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Preservation Hall A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Literacy Strategies in CTE
Searching for new ways to teach vocabulary? Discovering students are struggling with comprehending your content information? Seeking to increase student-centered teaching? Aspire to create independent learners and higher student achievement? Look no further as during this session we will cover literacy techniques that will support career and technical education courses which will provide an excellent medium for this particular type of instruction. Students will be able to analyze, organize, retrieve, and evaluate information through effective literacy techniques. Presentation will connect Common Core State Standards to effective literacy strategies.
Speakers
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LP

Liana Ploski

Teacher, Downers Grove South High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Turquoise A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Melding Climate, Culture, College Readiness and Project Lead the Way Together to Achieve Increased Student Achievement on the ACT.
Catalyst-Maria is building a K-12 college preparatory school that has developed a strong academic and behavior culture that prepares scholars for post-secondary success. The standards based K-12 curriculum that is aligned to common core and college readiness standards. Catalyst-Maria is the first K-12 STEM School in Chicago. Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is an engaging and thought-provoking curriculum, where students develop critical thinking skiills through hands-on project-based learning, preparing them to take on real-world challenges. Students will have the opportunity to create, design and build things like robots and cars, applying what they are learning in math and science to the world's grand challenges. PLTW's program for kindergarten through fifth grade, allows young minds to discover the integration and application of science, technology, engineering, and math. PLTW 6th-8th grade curriculum and activities focuses on the study of mechanical and computer control systems; think robotics and animation. Students also explore the importance of energy, including innovative ways to reduce, conserve and produce it using solar, thermal and wind power. The 9th-12th grade curriculum builds on the design process and its application. Students use industry standard 3D modeling software to help them design solutions to solve proposed problems, document their work using an engineer's notebook, and communicate solutions to peers and members of the professional community. Finally PLTW has designed a capstone course that allows students to work in teams to design and develop an original solution to a valid open-ended technical problem by applying the engineering design process.
Speakers
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Elizabeth Ahrens

Director of Instruction, Catalyst-Maria
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Dawn Sandoval

Principal, Catalyst-Maria

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Jade Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

One School's Cross-Disciplinary Approach to the 'Art of Argument'
This presentation will focus on how an assistant principal, a science department chair, English chair, and social studies chair collaborated to interpret the CCSS and create a cross-curricular approach for teaching argument. We will explain the bridges we built to minimize the content differences and emphasize the common literacy skills we must all teach to help students transfer learning across all disciplines.
Speakers
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JH
TM

Thomas Mcmanamen

Social Studies Chair, Neuqua Valley HS
KP

Karen Pierros

Neuqua Valley High School English Chair, Neuqua Valley High School
PV

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Marsalis II Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Project Lead The Way BioMedical Sciences-- Project-Based STEM
Building on success of the national PLTW Pre-Engineering STEM middle and high school programs, the PLTW BioMedical Sciences 4-course curriculum is now offered in over 400 high schools across the country (10 in Illinois, including Huntley High School. Session provides overview of the BMS project and problem-based learning approach.
Speakers
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Sena Cooper

Director of School Engagement/Illinois Project Lead the Way, Project Lead The Way
MM
BP

Brenda Pacey

U of lllinois PLTW Affiliate Director, University of Illinois Project Lead The Way
JR

Jeff Robinson

PLTW Teacher, Huntley High School/District 158
MW

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Salon V Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Recycled as Art: Sparking Interest in Welding Programs
Have scrap metal lying around? Want to repurpose it? Can't seem to get students interested in enrolling in Welding? IVVC has answered these questions by creating a competition in the school where students recycle scrap metal into useful, artistic items of value. The IVVC Welding Program has dominated this competition by forming scrap metal and materials into sculptures and figurines that would fit in any art museum.
Speakers
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Adam Hipple

Welding Instructor, Indian Valley Vocational Center
RP

Ron Pieper

Director, Indian Valley Vocational Center

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Salon VI Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Students, Courses, Teachers, Grades and Assessments - Connecting the Dots
Learn about the Illinois system for data collection. There are millions of students, courses, teachers, grades, assessments and demographics just waiting to be used. The possibilities on how data can be used for analyzing curriculum, improving teaching strategies and increasing student achievement are endless.
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JS
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Dora Welker

Division Administrator, Illinois State Board of Education

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Marsalis I Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Supporting Rigorous FCS Programs Through Project Based Learning and Entrepreneurship
Looking for ways to adapt to cost of living increases, new common core standards, and other state wide initiatives? Then you will love this session! Come, see and learn how one high school FCS program has tripled their student population and their operating budgets through the implementation of simple, engaging, and learning centered projects. Participants in this session can expect to gain information and ideas centered around fundraising and community based projects that also include rigorous and challenging curriculum for high school students.
Speakers
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Abbey Roglis

FACS, Lanphier High School
AY

Andrea Yadron

FACS, Lanphier High School
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Chelsey Ziebler

FACS, Lanphier High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Ruby Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Ways to Use the iPad and Web 2.0 Tools as Tools to Implement Differentiated Instruction in the Classroom.
Attendees will be exposed to various strategies for differentiated learning by using the iPad in the classroom. In addition, many Web 2.0 Tools will be shared for Teachers and Students. Examples will include but not limited to specific apps used in Science, anchor activities, and technology driven apps and websites.
Speakers
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Dave Fink

Science, Unity High School
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Kris Graves

Librarian, Unity High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Broadway B Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

1:15pm CDT

Lessons from the Back of the Classroom
This session will look through the lens of students, classroom teachers, and school administrators to highlight the impact of classroom practices on successful teaching and learning. Participants will learn to develop their prospective consciousness to include examining the impact of identity and empathy on student learning and to incorporate these concepts into their classrooms to create an optimal learning environment.
Speakers
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Dr. Joe Hendershott

Executive Director of Field Experiences, Ashland University
Joe Hendershott, who resides in Ashland, Ohio, is a graduate of The Ohio State University and is currently in the dissertation phase of his Ed.D. in educational leadership and plans to graduate Summer, 2014. His career spans more than twenty years as a teacher and school administrator... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
New Orleans Ballroom Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

1:15pm CDT

Planning With the End in Mind
Planning backwards from desired student outcomes to the needed student behaviors and then the instructional strategies is a process critical to school improvement plans, curriculum changes, goal-setting and lesson planning. Experience how to guide these critical explorations with departments, teams, professional learning communities and individual teachers.
Speakers
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Steve Barkley

Performance Learning Systems
Stephen G. Barkley leverages both his education expertise and business acumen in his role as Executive Vice President of PLS 3rd Learning, and as a member of the PLS 3rd Learning Board of Directors. Mr. Barkley began his career in education 40 years ago as a New Jersey elementary... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Theater Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

1:15pm CDT

Rules of Engagement: Winning the 'This is Boring' War
What do you do when faced with blank stares, nodding heads, and day-dreaming minds? Exceptional educators know that all students must be actively engaged in order to reach their maximum potential. Research shows that all students have a high need to be active learners, not passive sponges. This session will outline and demonstrate 20+ strategies that will get students out of their seats and engaged. Many "I'll try that on Monday." ideas will be the shared as the primary focus.
Speakers
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Dave Shepard

Education Consultant, The Middle Matters and More
A native of rural North Carolina and a product of public education in four states, Dave Shepard brings experience, common sense and practicality to any educational gathering. He has dealt with elementary, middle and high school students for all of his forty three years in education... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Salon II Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

1:15pm CDT

Signature Features of High-Quality Career Technical Programs
Do your school's CTE concentrations serve the needs of business and provide instruction for students to be college- and career-ready for careers in the 21st century? According to the National Governors Association Center for Best Practice, the new economy requires not just white-collar workers but also workers with outstanding technical skills and highly developed problem-solving abilities. Business today requires knowledge workers who anticipate, predict, prevent, troubleshoot and solve problems in high-pressure environments. Participants will utilize a comparison graphic organizer to compare SREB's Signature Features for Career Technical Programs with Illinois's Career and Technical Education Program Elements, both of which address these changing business and workplace trends. Participants will analyze these signature features as they review SREB models of four-course sequence career pathway programs of study in high-wage, high-skill and high-demand fields. The SREB Advanced Career programs of study join a college-ready academic core with quality CT courses that each consist of project-based, blended- learning experiences built around technology.
Speakers
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Lois Barnes

Director, State Services for School Improvement, SREB
Lois J. Barnes is Director, State Services for School Improvement with the Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools That Work, where she has also worked as a school improvement consultant in several school districts through the Urban Initiative of HSTW. Prior to SREB, Lois... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
Broadway A Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

1:15pm CDT

Implementing the Accountability Mechanism: A Reflection on Curriculum-Based Reform Initiatives
Among the various reform efforts, from Common Core adoption to new evaluation systems to understanding quality assessments, it is difficult for teachers and administrators to interpret the results their efforts produced. This session will take the audience through the steps of creating and implementing a new curriculum, providing the necessary training, establishing valid intervention, and responding to what the data says. Real-life examples are provided.
Speakers
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Dr. Nicolas D. Wade

Assistant Principal, Elmwood Park High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 3:30pm CDT
Broadway C Pheasant Run Resort
  Deep Dive Session

1:15pm CDT

PARCC Assessment and Common Core State Standards: Implications for the Classroom
For the first time in educational history, students across state lines will be assessed on common standards by instruments using Evidence Centered Design. Yet among the hundreds of Illinois' schools participating in PARCC field testing of CCSS, few are familiar with ECD or PARCC's assessment blueprints, the bedrock of PARCC assessment design. This session explores these documents, providing participants a template summary of grade level-expectations.
Speakers
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Dea Conrad-Curry

Educational Consultant, Partner in Education
Dea is a veteran teacher, published researcher, and national consultant. A life-long Illinois resident, Dea earned her doctorate in 2011 following extensive research on ACT reading scores in Illinois. The results of Dea's research have been published in Boston University's Journal... Read More →
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Scott Horsch

Curriculum Director of Mendota Schools, Mendota Schools

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 3:30pm CDT
Turquoise B Pheasant Run Resort
  Deep Dive Session

1:15pm CDT

Practical Solutions for Serious Problems in Standards-Based Grading.
Implement standards-based grading practices that accurately and equitably report student achievement!Standards-based education poses a variety of challenges for gradingand reporting practices. This edited volume examines critical issues in standards-based grading and provides specific suggestions forimproving policies and practices at the school and classroom levels. The chapters: -Describe traditional school practices that inhibit the implementation of standards-based grading -Address how teachers can assign fair and accurate grades to English language learners and students with special needs -Examine legal issues related to grading -Discuss why report card grades and large-scale assessment scores may vary -Offer communication strategies with parents
Speakers
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Tom Guskey

Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky
Thomas R. Guskey, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education, University ofKentucky. A graduate of the University of Chicago’s renowned Measurement, Evaluation, andStatistical Analysis (MESA) program, he began his career in education as a middle schoolteacher, served... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 1:15pm - 3:30pm CDT
Salon III Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session - Deep Dive

2:30pm CDT

A Look at How PLC's Can Foster Strong CTE Programs
My Team IS Different: This session will explore the benefits, hurdles, and 'how to' of collaborating and utilizing data within blended professional learning community teams to foster strong Career and Technical Education Programs of Study.
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Wendy Custable

Applied Arts Director, Adlai E Stevenson High School
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Jon Grice

Fine Arts Director, Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Ruby Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

AVC Director's Meeting
Meeting for the Area Vocational Directors Council
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Ron Pieper

Director, Indian Valley Vocational Center

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Salon VI Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Counselor-Teacher Collaboration: A year-long partnership to expand post-secondary options for first generation students.
This presentation details the benefits of pairing Senior teachers and school counselors for a year-long collaboration to improve post-secondary planning. Counselors provide instructional support, direct instruction and consultation to students by working closely a teacher throughout the school year. This concept can be expanded, vertically, to all grade levels to improve college/career readiness.
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Mary O'Donnell

English Teacher, Morton East High School
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Patrisha ONeill

School Counselor, Morton East High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Marsalis I Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Enhancing CTE Programs for Emerging Priorities for College and Career Readiness
Problem-based Learning enhances traditional CTE programs through real-work assignments. Teachers will learn about ways to incorporate problem-based projects into curriculum and the benefits they provide to today's CTE students in preparation for college and careers. Incorporating Common Core and 21st Century Skills into assignments provides a student-based learning environment.
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Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Sapphire Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Ensuring Positive Student Transitions from Middle Grades to High School: Illinois Students' Experiences
The ninth-grade year is a make it or break it time for many students. Learn how Illinois and other ninth-graders across the country perceived their transition to high school and their experiences with high school's expectations, academics, guidance and counseling, and extra help. Freshman Transition is an important component of an organized, structured and comprehensive Counseling for Careers school-wide effort that ensures students are college- and career-ready. Participants will examine best practices from High Schools That Work's national 2013 Ninth-Grade Survey, the National Standards for Middle Level Transition and the Course Standards for Freshman Transition and analyze their school's implementation level on the Standards using a Gaps Analysis tool.
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Lois Barnes

Director, State Services for School Improvement, SREB
Lois J. Barnes is Director, State Services for School Improvement with the Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools That Work, where she has also worked as a school improvement consultant in several school districts through the Urban Initiative of HSTW. Prior to SREB, Lois... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Broadway A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Financial Literacy: At the Core of Good Citizenship
The news is filled with stories of seemingly irrational economic choices. Why do athletes risk their careers by taking performing enhancing drugs? Why do companies make products that no one wants to buy? (Remember green ketchup?) This session will highlight engaging activities that promote good economic choices and rational decision-making. Participants will learn how to apply Common Core standards to real-life consumer situations.
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Sheryl Szot Gallaher

Director, Office of Economcs Education, Governors State University

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Salon V Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Google A-Go-Go
In this training you will get a taste of all of the fun and exciting things that Google has to offer. Google is not just a search engine; you can make surveys or quizzes for your kids to be taken on the internet. You and your students can work on projects together collaboratively without even being in the same room.
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Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Marsalis II Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

I Want to Flip My Class - Now What?
Let's focus on the work that needs to be accomplished before flipping a class. Making the decision to flip is the first step into a greater world. Here we will look at some of the things that you should consider before jumping in - don't make the same mistakes I did.
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Eric Watt

Assistant Director of Professional Development, Oswego School District 308

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Salon IV Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Measuring Student Growth in Career and Technical Education
One challenge that districts face as they implement performance evaluation systems is the inclusion of valid and reliable measures of student growth. This challenge has become especially apparent in traditionally non-tested grades and subjects such as career and technical education. This presentation will introduce the Student Learning Objective (SLO) process as part of a promising solution to this challenge, and provide specific content area examples.
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Mary O'Brian

Director of Assessment, Illinois State Board of Education
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Dr. Diana Zaleski

Illinois State Board of Education

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Coral Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Rigor + Relevance = Motivation
Alden-Hebron District 19 have changed the climate of their classes through hands on projects that add Rigor + Relevance to learning. By involving students in the community the district has moved from lecture note taking and worksheets to service projects aligned to common core.
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Colleen Geils

Media Specialist, Alden-Hebron School District 19
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Kim Qualls

Prinicpal, Alden-Hebron School District 19

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Jade Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Writing More in Every Subject: Using LDC to Improve CCS Writing Instruction
Learn about how a small school is applying Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) techniques to increase student reading and writing skills in every subject according to the Common Core Standards. You will leave with the resources necessary to begin your own LDC Unit.
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Lori Mortland

Instructor, Calhoun High School/CUSD #40

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Turquoise A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

2:30pm CDT

Repurposing your Interactive Whiteboard (SMART Board, Promethean, Mimio, etc.)
As many school districts begin to adopt BYOT or 1:1 mobile device initiatives, the role of the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) evolves. No longer is it the sole catalyst of student engagement in the classroom. In this session, participants will have opportunities to reflect on their current utilization of IWBs, discover alternative ways to use the IWB, and determine how their IWBs could be leveraged in a variety of classroom environments.
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Catherine Neumann

6-12 Instructional Technology Specialist, Valley View School District 365u
Catherine Neumann has been working in education for nine years. The first six years were as a Career and Technical Education Teacher at Bolingbrook High School. In 2011, she moved to the District Office to be the Instructional Technology Specialist. Catherine works with all district... Read More →
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Robert Petitto

K-5 Instructional Technology Specialist, Valley View School District 365u
Presently, Robert is the PreK-5 Instructional Technology Specialist for Valley View School District. He has presented at the 2013 and 2014 ICE Conferences and the 2013 Connections Conferences. Recent accomplishments include being nominated as a Symbaloo Spotlight Educator, as a SMART... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Preservation Hall A Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

2:30pm CDT

Teaching and Leading with Questions
Effective leaders ask much more than tell. Whether facilitating groups or guiding individual staff, student, or parent conferences, the right question can guide critical and creative thinking. Steve will provide a questioning framework for planning conferences and discussions. Bring your scenario of an upcoming conversation and prepare some questions to apply your learning and make it real.
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Steve Barkley

Performance Learning Systems
Stephen G. Barkley leverages both his education expertise and business acumen in his role as Executive Vice President of PLS 3rd Learning, and as a member of the PLS 3rd Learning Board of Directors. Mr. Barkley began his career in education 40 years ago as a New Jersey elementary... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Theater Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

2:30pm CDT

What Is It That All 'World Class' Teachers Do?
Are some teachers just 'better' than others, or do they just have a different set of skills? Are there behaviors that "world class" teachers do repeatedly that make them more effective and efficient? This session will look at a descriptive list of research-based 'best practices' that seem to be present in all the classrooms of the most productive teaching professionals across the country. Many simple yet powerful descriptors of these behaviors will be discussed. Come and learn some great tips. Come and see how many practices you use and have mastered. Come and share your "best kept secret". You might be excited to know how good you really are.
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Dave Shepard

Education Consultant, The Middle Matters and More
A native of rural North Carolina and a product of public education in four states, Dave Shepard brings experience, common sense and practicality to any educational gathering. He has dealt with elementary, middle and high school students for all of his forty three years in education... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 3:30pm CDT
Salon II Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

2:30pm CDT

'Raising ACT Reading Scores and the Common Core'
Jay Leggero and Doug Fowler are a U.S. History co-teaching team at Joliet West High School. They have developed a teaching methodology that focuses on and assesses the Reading, Writing, and Speaking & Listening Standards of the Common Core. This past school year Joliet Central teachers adopted their teaching practices and witnessed significant growth in ACT reading scores. Their methodology offers practices that are transferable to other content areas.
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Doug Fowler

Faculty, STEM Academy, Special Education, Joliet Township High Schools District 204
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Jay Leggero

Faculty, STEM Academy, Social Science, Joliet Township High Schools District 204

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
Broadway B Pheasant Run Resort
  Deep Dive Session

2:30pm CDT

7 Ways to Transform Wounded Students
This session is intended for those who are ready to redesign their school environment to meet the needs of children who are hurting and lost (wounded due to abuse, neglect and/or emotional trauma). This session will focus on transforming school culture to reach all children and move away from the acceptance of our children falling victim to a throw-away society.
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Dr. Joe Hendershott

Executive Director of Field Experiences, Ashland University
Joe Hendershott, who resides in Ashland, Ohio, is a graduate of The Ohio State University and is currently in the dissertation phase of his Ed.D. in educational leadership and plans to graduate Summer, 2014. His career spans more than twenty years as a teacher and school administrator... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 2:30pm - 4:45pm CDT
New Orleans Ballroom Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session - Deep Dive

3:45pm CDT

3D printing, Fad or the Future of Engineering?
3D engineering or additive manufacturing is quickly becoming the "new way" to develop ideas for industry. How does this fit into teaching students and how is it changing the field of engineering. Is 3D printing a fad or the future of engineering? Come see a 3D printer in action and take the first steps in deciding if 3D printing is for you and your students.
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Bob Predl

Teacher, Thornton Fractional North HS

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Marsalis I Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Fist Bumps and High Fives: Building Relationships with Staff and Students
In the current educational environment, it is easy to lose sight of what is the priority in achieving success.....relationships. Standardized assessments, new initiatives and funding are all necessary. However, as educators, we must not lose sight of the passion for meeting the individual needs of students and staff and celebrating the applied skills honed in CTE.
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Chris Edmonds

Learning Resource Center Instructor, Capital Area Career Center
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Molly Uhe-Kosbab

Principal, Capital Area Career Center

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Broadway C Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Guiding the Way to Higher Education: Step-By-Step
Learn how to help promising students overcome the obstacles to college access using the free Curriculum designed by the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Participants will examine lessons designed for Middle School through High School. Each of the 3 Step-By-Step Guides are packed full of resources and downloadable duplicable lesson plans.
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Susan Carley

Associate Principal at Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove High School
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Polly Knudsen

School Counselor, Buffalo Grove High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Jade Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Internships: Identifying Student Passion so They'll Never Truly Work a Day
External career experiences along students' career pathways can help direct them towards decisions for their future and open educational and professional opportunities. How can external experiences assist students in making career choices? Our program is designed to give students opportunities to try out identified careers or explore new areas, allowing them to evaluate and reflect upon prospective career pathways.
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Krista Paul

Educator, Rolling Meadows High School
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Dan Weidner

District Coordinator of Career and Technical Education, Township High School District 214

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Broadway A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Kish CareerLink: A Career Connection Tool
Kish CareerLink is an extension of Career Cruising used by schools in the Kishwaukee College footprint to engage students in career exploration and to help local businesses develop their workforce. Participants will gain strategies for career exploration and Work-based Learning Experiences such as job shadowing, informational interviews and internships.
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Michelle Allen

Career Center Coordinator, Kishwaukee College
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Elaine Cozort

Coordinator Adult Learner and Outreach Services, Kishwaukee College

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Marsalis II Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Meet Common Core Across the Curriculum Through MS Office Projects (Assessments)
Focusing on integrated formative/summative assessments that meet or exceed CCSS, this workshop has four parts: 1) What is Common Core? 2) A review of the NEW Bloom's Taxonomy 3) Samples of constructed and extended response assessments using MS Office that meet or exceed CCSS and 4) Other teaching tricks and tools to achieve a higher level of Bloom's Taxonomy. Online tools/handouts will be shared.
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Barbara Golden

Business/Computer Instructor, Joliet West High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Turquoise A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Re-Igniting Your Love for Teaching
Educators are genuine in their desire to help their students, and even the most dedicated may lose momentum. In this session learn how to re-kindle your passion for teaching in education. Re-discover this most noble profession. It does not matter if you have been teaching for 1 year or 100 years, this session will help you focus on quality and not quantity to reaffirm your faith in your chosen vocation of education, as well as, provide sound quality practices to motivate and encourage you.
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Dr. Pamela Cannamore Ed.D.

Professor of Speech Communications, Kennedy-King College/City Colleges of Chicago
BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Pamela C. Cannamore, Ed.D, M.S.Ed., M.A., DTM-AL Pamela brings over twenty-seven years of combined experiences from corporate, not-for- profit and educational organizations. Her career dates back to 1982 working with Sears, C.N.A. Insurance, Applied Systems, and Chicago... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Sapphire Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Team Building as a Classroom Management Technique
Participants will utilize a proven strategy for Team Building in order to understand their own strengths and model valuing others in this highly interactive session. Your students will understand the benefit of varied personality types. You will learn why students quickly discover we need each other because of our differences and the most effective team is made up of varied personalities. Two fundamental beliefs are: "We need each other because of our differences, and you cannot motivate others but can develop an environment where teammates/students will motivate themselves." Experience the same proven team building (classroom management) strategy employed with high school students. These skills are easily transferable.
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Bonnie Libka

Director of Career Center, Proviso Township High Schools, District 209
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Dr. Robert Libka

Principal, Trinity Lutheran School and Attitudinal Dynamics International, Inc.

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Coral Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Technology in the Classroom - Tricks of the Trade
Technology in the classroom can be messy and frustrating, but more importantly it can be highly engaging! Learn tips and tricks to provide real life experiences for your students through the use of Google Apps and interactive websites. Teachers will give first-hand accounts of how they have turned their Biology/Chemistry, Consumer Education, English, and Computer Applications classes into interactive experiences for students.
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Dakota Beavers

Counselor, Waverly High School
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Alexandra Wagner

Faculty/Teacher, Waverly High School

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Ruby Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Using Pinterest Professionally
Come to this session to discover how Pinterest can become an educational resource for FCS and Business educators, specifically, as well as all CTE educators in the classroom! Many of you have enjoyed recipes, fashion ideas, etc. on Pinterest, but did you know that Pinterest has great value to you as a CTE education professional? You can us Pinterest to organize your materials, find current education buzz words, and have your students use it in the classroom. For non-Pinterest users, Pinters is a free virtual bulletin board where users "pin" videos and images captured from around the web. These images are then arranged into various categories on a user's board. Pins are also shared and searchable, thus making Pinterest a great tool for virtual learning. Join us to explore the possibilities!
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Diane Mahinda

Business Marketing & Computer Education Facilitator for the Curriculum Revitalization Project, SIU Center for Workforce Development
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Linda Walker

Education Specialist, SIU Center for Workforce Dev.

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Turquoise B Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

3:45pm CDT

Planning With the End in Mind
Planning backwards from desired student outcomes to the needed student behaviors and then the instructional strategies is a process critical to school improvement plans, curriculum changes, goal-setting and lesson planning. Experience how to guide these critical explorations with departments, teams, professional learning communities and individual teachers.
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avatar for Steve Barkley

Steve Barkley

Performance Learning Systems
Stephen G. Barkley leverages both his education expertise and business acumen in his role as Executive Vice President of PLS 3rd Learning, and as a member of the PLS 3rd Learning Board of Directors. Mr. Barkley began his career in education 40 years ago as a New Jersey elementary... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Theater Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

3:45pm CDT

Repurposing your Interactive Whiteboard (SMART Board, Promethean, Mimio, etc.)
As many school districts begin to adopt BYOT or 1:1 mobile device initiatives, the role of the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) evolves. No longer is it the sole catalyst of student engagement in the classroom. In this session, participants will have opportunities to reflect on their current utilization of IWBs, discover alternative ways to use the IWB, and determine how their IWBs could be leveraged in a variety of classroom environments.
Speakers
avatar for Catherine Neumann

Catherine Neumann

6-12 Instructional Technology Specialist, Valley View School District 365u
Catherine Neumann has been working in education for nine years. The first six years were as a Career and Technical Education Teacher at Bolingbrook High School. In 2011, she moved to the District Office to be the Instructional Technology Specialist. Catherine works with all district... Read More →
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Robert Petitto

K-5 Instructional Technology Specialist, Valley View School District 365u
Presently, Robert is the PreK-5 Instructional Technology Specialist for Valley View School District. He has presented at the 2013 and 2014 ICE Conferences and the 2013 Connections Conferences. Recent accomplishments include being nominated as a Symbaloo Spotlight Educator, as a SMART... Read More →

Wednesday March 12, 2014 3:45pm - 4:45pm CDT
Preservation Hall A Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session
 
Thursday, March 13
 

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CANCELLED-What is a Career Development Counselor?
In this session I will describe the role of a career development counselor in a school setting. I will discuss the requirements for certification and how any educator can gain national certification and skills to communicate, teach, listen, and advise students and their parents better in respect to preparing for the world of work after high school or college graduation.
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Ollie Taylor

Instructor of Global Career Development Facilitators, NCDA
I am passionate about cross cultural communication, career planning and personal insight. I enjoy teaching and working with individuals as they learn more about themselves and how to better confront obstacles of diversity which prevent them from achieving more successful lives. I... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 TBA
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8:30am CDT

'Flavors' of the Marketplace
A brand new "flavor" @ WHS incorporates FACs, culinary arts, media, math, and community resources in a cross curricular program encouraging students to explore the marketplace. Skills include: technology, 3D printer, chromebooks, Google apps, and branding. Other "flavors" include workplace skills in culinary arts, industrial math concepts, media applications from elementary to post secondary. A community culinary arts workshop explores "a brand new flavor" with FACS.
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Alberta LaFollette

FACS Instructor, Williamsfield 210
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Starla Yelm

Media Specialist, Williamsfield 210

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Marsalis II Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

8:30am CDT

Achieving Their Goals: Supporting Student Success with Individualized Learning Plans
Does your institution support students as they explore career possibilities and pursue their career goals? An Individualized Learning Plan is a living document that is created through a student-centered process that results in a customized educational plan reflective of the student's academic, career, and personal goals. This presentation outlines a process for implementing Individualized Learning Plans that can be customized to meet your district's needs.
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Heather Fox

Project Coordinator, Pathways Resource Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Turquoise A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

8:30am CDT

Lesson Design in CTE-Meaningful Connections to the Common Core Standards
This presentation will connect CTE learning opportunities to Common Core Standards in a meaningful and measurable way. The lesson-design approaches provided in this session should provide attendees with immediately useful frameworks for structuring CTE instruction so that students and teachers understand what has been learned and why.
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Steve Carr

Principal, Technology Center of DuPage
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Greg Leston

Fire Science/EMT Instructor, Technology Center Of DuPage (TCD)
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Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Salon V Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

8:30am CDT

Quality Adjuncts Are Faculty, Too!
Professional Development, peer-coaching, and mentoring are all very important for Adjunct Professors because there is no formal student teaching process in place for college instructors who teach past grades kindergarten through high school. Much of the Adjunct Faculty member's success in the classroom is dependent on OUR level of involvement and commitment to our Adjunct Faculty members. As you participate you will become a part of the overall student success at your educational facility. This session will address several categories for Adjunct Faculty members' success based on our willingness to participate:
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Dr. Pamela Cannamore Ed.D.

Professor of Speech Communications, Kennedy-King College/City Colleges of Chicago
BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Pamela C. Cannamore, Ed.D, M.S.Ed., M.A., DTM-AL Pamela brings over twenty-seven years of combined experiences from corporate, not-for- profit and educational organizations. Her career dates back to 1982 working with Sears, C.N.A. Insurance, Applied Systems, and Chicago... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Broadway A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

8:30am CDT

REFOCUS: The Most Powerful Solution To Problem Behavior
When teachers learn to use REFOCUS effectively they experience fewer disruptions and distractions in the classroom. This powerful solution to problem behavior gives teachers more time to teach in the core learning areas and helps to advance student success. Sound too good to be true? Come to this session and learn the secrets of our success - we have the data to back us up!
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Rick Dahlgren

Center For Teacher Effectiveness
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Barry Gallagher

Author and Educational Consultant, Teacher Strong Enterprises

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Broadway C Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

8:30am CDT

The 21st Century Learning Experience - From Environment to Interface
Transitioning into the future of education, undertake a vision session that considers how the experience of learning is shifting toward best possible outcomes and how this disruption is coming faster than we realize. Emergent technology creative, Amy Lambert will lead a discussion on the technology effect in education, and the affect adaptive platforms and project based learning is seeding.
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Amy Lambert

Creative Technologist, OneFire
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Matt Rolando

Farmington School District #265

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Jade Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

8:30am CDT

Why Should High Schools Care About Career Readiness ???
Beyond compliance with State testing, beyond Common Core objective, beyond students meeting standards, and beyond a National Assn. of Manufacturers endorsement; the WorkKeys trilogy and the National Career Readiness Certification provide an answer to state and local critics that perceive our students as unqualified to compete in the global workforce. During last year's PSAE examination, 87.2% of Illinois' junior level students taking all three WorkKeys tests received National Career Readiness Certification. Moline High School has made WorkKeys a priority and has over 91% of their juniors receiving an NCRC certificate. Come to this presentation to gain National and local perspective on how to highlight and defend your schools efforts in certifying Career Readiness, both by ACT and Common Core.
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Wayne Cabel

Assistant Principal, Moline High School
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Timothy Schaap EdD.

President, GAINS Education Group

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Coral Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

8:30am CDT

Featured Session - Information Coming Soon
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Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Salon III Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

8:30am CDT

How To Bring About Change (When Change Seems Hard to Bring)
You know the what about change, but do you know the how? Leaders who know how to successfully bring about change are able to thrive during times of transformation. 
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Mark Wilson

Performance Learning Systems
Leading up to his recognition as National Principal of the Year (2009), Dr. Wilson spent the better part of two decades bringing groups of people together, inspiring them to action, and leading them to success. He has served in education as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
New Orleans Ballroom Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

8:30am CDT

Same As It Never Was: Urban Schools in the Age of High-Stakes Reform
Teaching in city schools has always been a challenge, but the rise of the market-based school reform movement has made it even more so. This session will focus on some of the key challenges facing urban teachers and administrators in the age of Race to the Top, high-stakes testing, and charter schools, and provide examples of individuals and groups who are working toward a different vision for city schools.
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avatar for Greg Michie

Greg Michie

Gregory Michie has spent the past 24 years working as a teacher and teacher educator in Chicago. Currently, he teaches 7th and 8th grade at Seward Elementary, a public school on the city's south side, and is Research Associate at the Center for Policy Studies and Social Justice at... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Salon IV Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

8:30am CDT

The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC): A Framework for Implementing the Common Core State Standards
LDC begins with a rigorous writing task and includes scaffolded instruction with argumentative and informational writing and complex reading to enable all students to complete the task independently. Dr. Irvin will explain the four stages of constructing an LDC module, give several examples of LDC modules used in Florida, and describe a system for implementing LDC school and districtwide.
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Judith Irvin

Executive Director, National Literacy Project
Judith L. Irvin is a Professor at Florida State University and the Executive Director of the National Literacy Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving middle and high school literacy. Dr. Irvin's repertoire includes chairing the Research Committee for the National... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Preservation Hall A Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

8:30am CDT

Universal Design for Learning and Response to Intervention
Connecting two 21st Century Educational Practices for Success in Secondary Education.
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Craig Blum

Associate Professor of Special Education, Illinois State University
Craig Blum, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Special Education, at Illinois State University. He has co-authored Effective RTI Training and Practices: Helping School District Teams Improve Academic Performance and Social Behavior and Instructional Technology in Early Childhood Education... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Broadway B Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

8:30am CDT

Using Walk Through Observations To Change Instructional Practices
When your school programs are evaluated by outside organizations, does the staff embrace the data and easily use the findings to begin their school improvement efforts? Would your school staff be more inclined to base their efforts on their own data? This session will outline a complete process for using teacher walk through observation data to enhance school improvement efforts. Participants will learn to use the instrument, compile the data, set priorities and write meaningful action plans.
Speakers
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Dave Shepard

Education Consultant, The Middle Matters and More
A native of rural North Carolina and a product of public education in four states, Dave Shepard brings experience, common sense and practicality to any educational gathering. He has dealt with elementary, middle and high school students for all of his forty three years in education... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 9:30am CDT
Salon II Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

8:30am CDT

Advanced 3D Printer Knowledge and Skills
This "Deep Dive" presentation will take CTE educators using or interested in using 3D printers from introductory calibration skills, standard operation procedures, and maintenance tips, to advanced functions of geometry slicing and structural qualities of artifacts. In addition, Autodesk Inventor will be showcased as an instructional tool to improve 3D modeling skills.
Speakers
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Robert Martin

Graduate Student/Graduate Assistant, Illinois State University
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Chris Merrill

Faculty/Teacher, Illinois State University

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 10:45am CDT
Salon VI Pheasant Run Resort
  Deep Dive Session

8:30am CDT

CommonCore: Best Practices in Contextualized/Integrated Curriculum Sample Lessons
Since 2005, CTE and Math teacher(s) teamed to teach rigorous mathematics courses taught through project-based CTE curriculum. To date, countless educators and industry leaders have discovered the power of this model and HOW to replicate similar success in all CTE and math areas. More than simulations, we strive for student mastery and achievement gap narrowing. For more information, plan to attend or visit: www.geometryinconstruction.org
Speakers
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Scott Burke

Teacher, Loveland High School
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Brian Gordon

TREES Director, TREES EFE #100
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MW

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 10:45am CDT
Turquoise B Pheasant Run Resort
  Deep Dive Session

8:30am CDT

CTE State Data That Matters
The CTE State Summary provides useful information about high school enrollment trends and when used in conjunction with other data interesting facts emerge. For instance, in 2012, 26% of Illinois high school students participated in a nontraditional CTE course. Other noteworthy items will be highlighted with the CTE practitioner in mind. Presentation will be interactive and use an audience response system.
Speakers
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Josh Brown

Associate Professor, Technology and Engineering Education, Illinois State University
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Michael Cermak

Special Populations in CTE Leadership Project, Illinois State University

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 10:45am CDT
Marsalis I Pheasant Run Resort
  Deep Dive Session

8:30am CDT

Entrepreneurship & Enterprise: A Collaborative Real-world Learning Experience for Business Students
Looking for an opportunity to elevate your high school business curriculum? Learn about a new and innovative program at Barrington High School designed to get students excited about becoming true entrepreneurs. This unique partnership gives students an opportunity to work with real-world entrepreneurs and business experts. These professionals guide student teams through the process of ideation, market research, and business plan development. Based up on the Lean Start-Up framework of Eric Ries, this curriculum foundation requires students to create a business model canvas that functions as foundation for their innovative ideas. This session will give the audience access to community partners, instructors, and curriculum experts. Participants will see relevant examples of how this program has impacted our school community and is partnering with other educational programs in our building.
Speakers
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Margarita Geleske

Community Partner, Barrington Educational Foundation
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Kelly Hansen

Dir of Secondary Ed, Barrington CUSD 220
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Blake Kotel

Student, Barrington Community Unit School District 220
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Michael Miles

Community Partner, Barrington Community Partner
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Mary Grace Mitchell

Student, Barrington Community Unit School District 220
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Christy Scott

Barrington Community Partner
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Hagop Soulakian

Business Education Teacher, Barrington Community Unit School District 220
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Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 10:45am CDT
Ruby Pheasant Run Resort
  Deep Dive Session

8:30am CDT

CTE Assignments That Impact Student Success
Rigorous Career-Technical Education assignments embedded with college and career ready academic standards and 21st Century skills increase students' core academic achievement and prepare them for a wide variety of high demand and high wage careers. Participants will determine look-fors and questions to ask students for research-based Indicators for high-quality CTE assignments. They will review assignments using a checklist of criteria based on the Indicators. Participants will practice using an SREB assignment design template for developing enhanced CTE authentic and rigorous workplace projects using the components of project-based learning.
Speakers
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Lois Barnes

Director, State Services for School Improvement, SREB
Lois J. Barnes is Director, State Services for School Improvement with the Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools That Work, where she has also worked as a school improvement consultant in several school districts through the Urban Initiative of HSTW. Prior to SREB, Lois... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 8:30am - 10:45am CDT
Theater Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session - Deep Dive

9:45am CDT

Being Productive in a Reactive Classroom Environment: An Overview of Managing Conflict Using Emotional - Behavioral Disorder & Emotional Intelligence Concepts
It is no secret that students in the classroom today are exhibiting emotional and behavioral difficulties regardless of their age and social-economic status. As a result, educators in various educational environments are experiencing low productivity and increased hostile and violent behavior. During the course of the semester, there will be conflict situations that occur in the classroom which has the potential to alter the learning environment, interrupt the learning process, or may lead to violence. This session will highlight the challenges faculty face with students who present Emotional - Behavioral, and Emotional Intelligence deficiencies in the classroom. Faculty will become familiar with strategies that can support students with these issues. In addition, the workshop will highlight conflict resolution strategies that can support the development of a safe and nurturing learning environment for both the instructor and student.
Speakers
DC
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Dr. Pamela Cannamore Ed.D.

Professor of Speech Communications, Kennedy-King College/City Colleges of Chicago
BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Pamela C. Cannamore, Ed.D, M.S.Ed., M.A., DTM-AL Pamela brings over twenty-seven years of combined experiences from corporate, not-for- profit and educational organizations. Her career dates back to 1982 working with Sears, C.N.A. Insurance, Applied Systems, and Chicago... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Broadway A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

Improve Student Achievement Through Extra Help
Using HSTW Key Practices Prophetstown High School developed a variety of extra help programs utilizing continuous data to advance student learning. Students are assigned to participation in extra help based on student data. All other students have the choice of teacher tutoring and working together to reach group goals during common 8th period study hall. Data utilized includes NWEA MAP testing. EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT testing, GPA, student assistance team referrals, credits earned and teacher referrals. Peer tutoring extra help option provides jobs-related skills as students have the opportunity to apply for the job of peer tutor, work with students as tutors and receive a paycheck. Student's individual data and test growth is utilized with the students during the Mentoring Program. Extra help programs are peer tutoring, literacy studies, sheltered study halls, Prophet Pride lunch, and teacher tutoring through the common 8th period study hall and math block all of which is monitored using up to date data.
Speakers
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KC

Kristie Cady

Guidance Counselor, Prophetstown High School
MM
KP

Kevin Parker

Principal, Prophetstown High School

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Marsalis II Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

Literacy Design Collaborative - A Cross Curricular Approach
This presentation will preview the basic tenants of LDC approach, as well as offer our own suggestions & experiences for incorporation in your own school.
Speakers
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Shane Cress

English Instructor, Litchfield High School
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DeAnn Heck

Principal, Litchfield High School
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Amanda Lamore

English Instructor, Litchfield High School
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Patrick Reents

Social Studies Instructor, Litchfield High School

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Salon V Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

MAX Teaching: ELA Common Core Standards in Content-Area Classes
In this session, participants will learn and practice low-prep strategies for teaching reading while simultaneously teaching content. Attendees will understand the skill acquisition model, and learn how to use it as a tool for helping students master course content while enhancing their literacy skills. If you've ever felt like you weren't equipped to teach reading but expected to do so, this session will give you tools to embed in your current curriculum that will enhance instruction and improve student learning.
Speakers
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Christy Hild

Teaching Consultant with MAX Teaching, MAX Teaching with Reading and Writing

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Coral Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

Resources for Implementing and Enhancing Programs of Study
The Pathways Resource Center (PRC) at the University of Illinois supports high schools with developing and refining Programs of Study (POS). In this session, we present and share resource materials to support POS implementation, including guiding principles and design elements. Also, we share examples of POS applications in Illinois schools, and provide a concise overview of PRC resources that might benefit participants.
Speakers
avatar for Heather Fox

Heather Fox

Project Coordinator, Pathways Resource Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
avatar for Donald G. Hackmann

Donald G. Hackmann

Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Joel Malin

Curriculum Specialist, Pathways Resource Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Turquoise A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

Uniting Sustainability and CTE
Participants will learn how Wabaunsee Community College has integrated automotive recycling into their auto technology program to keep pace with today's sustainable attitude. The program uses both online and lab instruction to make better use of students time and utilizes the latest equipment used in the auto recycling industry. The session will cover Wabaunsee's auto recycling course and how adding a sustainable component to CTE courses will help students understand the growing opportunities that are available as industries adapt to a more sustainable future.
Speakers
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Patrick O'Connor

Automotive Recycling Program Developer, Waubonsee Community College

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Jade Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

Update on NGSS in Illinois
Participants will have an opportunity to hear an update on NGSS in Illinois. The presentation will include background on the development of NGSS and implications on teaching and learning as we implement the new standards. Connections to CTE will also be discussed.
Speakers
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Tara Bell

Principal Consultant, Illinois State Board of Education
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Gil Downey

Consultant, Illinois State Board of Education

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Broadway C Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

Virtual Enterprise International: An International Business Opportunity
Through this session, you will learn about the Virtual Enterprise International Program which allows students to develop a virtual business and interact with over 5000 other virtual firms internationally. With an emphasis on college and career readiness, VEI is an in-school, live, global business simulation that offers students a competitive edge through project-based, collaborative learning and the development of 21st-century skills in entrepreneurship, global business, problem solving, communication, personal finance and technology. VEI replicates all the functions of real businesses in both structure and practice. Under the guidance of a teacher-facilitator and business mentors, students create and manage their virtual businesses from product development, production and distribution to marketing, sales, human resources, accounting/finance and web design. VEI firms offer diverse products and services from banking, insurance, and technology to publishing, advertising, app creation, tourism, and fashion.
Speakers
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Brian Giovanini

Director of Elective Curriculum, N/A
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Kendra Lee

Business Education Lead Teacher, St. Charles North High School
BS

Barbara Schmit

Business Education Teacher, St. Charles North High School
KS

Kathy Speaker

Business Education Teacher, Crystal Lake Central High School

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Sapphire Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

9:45am CDT

Featured Session - Information Coming Soon
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Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Salon III Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

9:45am CDT

Same As It Never Was: Urban Schools in the Age of High-Stakes Reform
Teaching in city schools has always been a challenge, but the rise of the market-based school reform movement has made it even more so. This session will focus on some of the key challenges facing urban teachers and administrators in the age of Race to the Top, high-stakes testing, and charter schools, and provide examples of individuals and groups who are working toward a different vision for city schools.
Speakers
avatar for Greg Michie

Greg Michie

Gregory Michie has spent the past 24 years working as a teacher and teacher educator in Chicago. Currently, he teaches 7th and 8th grade at Seward Elementary, a public school on the city's south side, and is Research Associate at the Center for Policy Studies and Social Justice at... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Salon IV Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

9:45am CDT

The Power of School Culture
Dr. Mark Wilson, national speaker and the 2009 National High School Principal of the Year, shares the power of culture and the critical part it plays in student performance. With all of the changes facing you in your classroom or school, are you looking for a place to start? That place is culture. Sharing inspiring stories from his award-winning school, Wilson will encourage you in your work and give you specific actions you can take to make the culture in your classroom or school one that leads to success. What happens when you have a common vision based on empowerment of students and teachers? Students enjoy school, teachers find meaning in their work, and people are successful. Hear about these stories of success and develop an action plan to have your most successful year ever!
Speakers
avatar for Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Performance Learning Systems
Leading up to his recognition as National Principal of the Year (2009), Dr. Wilson spent the better part of two decades bringing groups of people together, inspiring them to action, and leading them to success. He has served in education as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
New Orleans Ballroom Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

9:45am CDT

Universal Design for Learning and Response to Intervention
Connecting two 21st Century Educational Practices for Success in Secondary Education.
Speakers
avatar for Craig Blum

Craig Blum

Associate Professor of Special Education, Illinois State University
Craig Blum, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Special Education, at Illinois State University. He has co-authored Effective RTI Training and Practices: Helping School District Teams Improve Academic Performance and Social Behavior and Instructional Technology in Early Childhood Education... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Broadway B Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

9:45am CDT

What Is It That All 'World Class' Teachers Do?
Are some teachers just 'better' than others, or do they just have a different set of skills? Are there behaviors that "world class" teachers do repeatedly that make them more effective and efficient? This session will look at a descriptive list of research-based 'best practices' that seem to be present in all the classrooms of the most productive teaching professionals across the country. Many simple yet powerful descriptors of these behaviors will be discussed. Come and learn some great tips. Come and see how many practices you use and have mastered. Come and share your "best kept secret". You might be excited to know how good you really are.
Speakers
avatar for Dave Shepard

Dave Shepard

Education Consultant, The Middle Matters and More
A native of rural North Carolina and a product of public education in four states, Dave Shepard brings experience, common sense and practicality to any educational gathering. He has dealt with elementary, middle and high school students for all of his forty three years in education... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 10:45am CDT
Salon II Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

9:45am CDT

Implementing a Schoolwide Literacy Action Plan
Based on work described in Taking the Lead on Adolescent Literacy: Actions Steps for Schoolwide Success (Corwin Press, 2010), Dr. Irvin will present a five-stage process to develop, implement, and monitor a literacy action plan school. She will share rubrics that can be used in a school or district to assess a school's implementation of effective literacy instruction and demonstrate how to move from the assessment to a published schoowide literacy action plan.
Speakers
avatar for Judith Irvin

Judith Irvin

Executive Director, National Literacy Project
Judith L. Irvin is a Professor at Florida State University and the Executive Director of the National Literacy Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving middle and high school literacy. Dr. Irvin's repertoire includes chairing the Research Committee for the National... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 9:45am - 12:00pm CDT
Preservation Hall A Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session - Deep Dive

11:00am CDT

An Apple a Day from the STEM to the Core
This is a hands-on workshop which allows participants to work in small groups and actively engage in STEM instant challenges. The goal of the workshop is to expose teachers to potential resources available in order to enhance connections between STEM, Common Core, and Next Generation Standards. No previous experience teaching math or science is needed.
Speakers
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Colleen Brandner

Teacher/Math/Science, Bartlett High School
I have been teaching for almost 25 years. I have taught everything from basic middle school math to computer programming to advanced placement calculus and physics, I have my National Boards (NBPTS) in adolescent mathematics. Rarely do I use the same materials from year to year. I... Read More →
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Gary Cotie

PLTW Instructor, Bartlett High School
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Stephanie Fullhart

Counselor, Bartlett High School
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Candace Quetsch

Teacher Math, Bartlett High School
I teach math in the Bartlett High School Academy for Science, Engineering and Technology. As part of the Sophomore team of teachers, we work to connect concepts between Physics, PLTW Principles of Engineering, PLTW Digital Electronics and math, primarily geometry and statistic... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Sapphire Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Bringing the Research Paper to Digital Natives
In this session, two English Teachers, digital immigrants, will demonstrate the power of student driven inquiry via a paperless research paper process and product. The presenters will share a scaffold approach to authentic research. The student driven research process incorporates various aspects of the Common Core State Standards: argumentative writing, research, speaking and listening. Furthermore, the process seamlessly incorporates 21st century literacy skills. The presenters will show participants how students can create a paperless research paper based in the Google platform as well as how to engage students in the process and as audience members.
Speakers
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Beth Ahlgrim

English Department Chair, Deerfield High School
KJ

Kristan Jiggetts

English Teacher, Deerfield High School

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Arnold Palmer Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Creating a simple and inexpensive rapid prototyping system
Rapid prototyping is becoming not only an important step in the design process, but also a manufacturing process in its own right. Unfortunately, the machines used are expensive and often a barrier to students gaining extensive experience with these machines. Using a data projector and some common objects, a complete rapid prototyping system can be cheaply and easily built.
Speakers
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Joe Muskin

Education coordinator, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Turquoise B Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Decisions Today Bring Consequences that Lie in the Future
Teaching students about executing informed choices, with the application of specific content and/or in conjunction with problem solving techniques, continues to be an integral part of reaching higher academic rigor. By understanding the relationship between education and future earning potential, students are better equipped to embrace career exploration. Come learn about unique alignment tools and explore lessons aligned to Core Standards that support these themes in the 6-12 classroom.
Speakers
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Nancy Harrison

Senior VP/Assistant Director, Econ Illinois; NIU

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Jade Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Flip Your Classroom, Go Paperless, and Engage Students with Edmodo!
Learn how to improve instruction and engage students. The possibilities are practically endless! Post online videos, links to websites, and supplemental reading materials to enhance learning. Edmodo allows online grading, an open forum for teacher and student discussion, and the ability for students to access and turn in assignments electronically. Edmodo has a Facebook-like environment that appeals to today's students, making it easy for them to connect 24-7, all within the teacher's control.
Speakers
avatar for Michelle McAnally

Michelle McAnally

School Counselor, Newark Community High School
avatar for Eve Phillips

Eve Phillips

School Counselor, Plano HIgh School
As a former mathematics teacher and now a high school guidance counselor, I have enjoyed my 22 years of working with students. We need to embrace new technology to help connect with our students and to engage them.

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Turquoise A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

How to Recognize Domestic Violence and Bullying in Your Classroom and in Social Media
Many of our students today experience Domestic Violence and/or Bullying on campuses and through Social Media across America. Many times individuals that are bullied or are in Domestic Violence relationships do not know what steps to take to stop the Bullying and/or violence. In addition, individual's that witness bullying and/or violence may feel helpless to take a stand against the behavior. This workshop will help instructors understand what they can do when presented with a Domestic Violence and/or Bullying situation in both the classroom and Social Media outlets.
Speakers
DC
avatar for Dr. Pamela Cannamore Ed.D.

Dr. Pamela Cannamore Ed.D.

Professor of Speech Communications, Kennedy-King College/City Colleges of Chicago
BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Pamela C. Cannamore, Ed.D, M.S.Ed., M.A., DTM-AL Pamela brings over twenty-seven years of combined experiences from corporate, not-for- profit and educational organizations. Her career dates back to 1982 working with Sears, C.N.A. Insurance, Applied Systems, and Chicago... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Broadway A Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Living miDream: Engaging Students in Exploring Career Pathways
Students discover their innate talents, explore career interests, and chart personal pathways as they create compelling and engaging digital stories. Living miDream motivates students using a high-tech/high-touch process that builds reflective thinking, promotes goal setting, develops digital literacy and strong communications skills. Students make connections between their personal passion, career interests, and entrepreneurship. Student products will be shared.
Speakers
LC

Lisa Cook

Graphic Communication Instructor, Oswego East High School
JD

Jackie Dannewitz

Graphic Communication Instructor, Indian Valley Vocational Center
KH

Karla Hoinkes

Counselor, Oswego East High School
JH

Jennifer Hoppis

Business Education Teacher, Serena High School
JJ

Judy Judy

Consultant, VALEES
Mentoring, Learning New Things, Connecting with colleagues
CN

Carol Navarro

Health and Science Teacher, Newark Community High School District 18
SR

Sanders Roger

Administrator, VALEES
MS

Marie Strejc-Wood

Graphic Communication Instructor, Oswego High School
LW

Lisa Woods

Business Education Teacher, Newark Community High School Dist. 18

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Ruby Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Math-On-Monday's in CTE
Rationale and Activities for Math-On-Monday in Career and Technical Education(CTE). A way for CTE to improve WorkKeys assessment and alignment with the Common Core.
Speakers
avatar for Leah Brock

Leah Brock

Counseling Facilitator, SIU Center for Workforce Development-Curriculum Revitalization Project
I have worked in higher education or primary/secondary education my entire professional life. I am currently working as a consultant but I am also a school counselor who enjoys working with kiddos and most specifically, special populations (financial, developmental, academic... Read More →
avatar for Bruce Milner

Bruce Milner

Technology Education, Curriculum Revitalization Project, T&EE
34 years in Secondary Education, with the lat 31 at Jacksonville High School. Taught in the areas of Automotive Technology, Small Gas Engines, Intro. to Drafting/CAD, and Industrial arts. Department Chair the last 6 years at Jacksonville High School, retiring in 2011. Previously... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Coral Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Postsecondary Education - The Transition!
Participants will learn strategies to increase enrollment and retention of students transitioning into postsecondary education. A detailed description of a college readiness program specifically designed for students with disabilities will be outlined.
Speakers
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Dana Chism

Vocational Coordinator, Special Education District of Lake County
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Elizabeth Remedi

Vocational Facilitator, SEDOL

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Broadway C Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Raising Achievement by Affirming Differences and Similarities
By affirming student differences and similarities and applying research-based, best practices, you can make a measurable difference in your classroom. Recognizing the events and artifacts that affect one's mindset can be fun and shed a great deal of light on ways to approach teaching. The hope is you'll go away with a renewed appreciation for getting to know your students.
Speakers
MC

Michael Cermak

Special Populations in CTE Leadership Project, Illinois State University
DC

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Marsalis I Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

Succeeding in FCCLA Events that are Aligned with Common Core
We are excited about sharing techniques that we use to help our FCS students succeed in national FCCLA projects. Discussing how to help support your classroom instruction while at the same time aligning competitive events to the new course revisions and the Common Core State Standards will take place. FCCLA has been influencing potential leaders since its inception, but it has never really connected the common core to the FCS classes - we will take you there.
Speakers
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Amy Collins

Family & Consumer Science Teacher, Prospect High School
LC

Lisa Curtin

Family & Consumer Science Teacher, Prospect High School

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Marsalis II Pheasant Run Resort
  Breakout Session

11:00am CDT

How To Bring About Change (When Change Seems Hard to Bring)
You know the what about change, but do you know the how? Leaders who know how to successfully bring about change are able to thrive during times of transformation. 
Speakers
avatar for Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson

Performance Learning Systems
Leading up to his recognition as National Principal of the Year (2009), Dr. Wilson spent the better part of two decades bringing groups of people together, inspiring them to action, and leading them to success. He has served in education as a teacher, coach, assistant principal and... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
New Orleans Ballroom Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

11:00am CDT

Universal Design for Learning and Response to Intervention
Connecting two 21st Century Educational Practices for Success in Secondary Education.
Speakers
avatar for Craig Blum

Craig Blum

Associate Professor of Special Education, Illinois State University
Craig Blum, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Special Education, at Illinois State University. He has co-authored Effective RTI Training and Practices: Helping School District Teams Improve Academic Performance and Social Behavior and Instructional Technology in Early Childhood Education... Read More →

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Broadway B Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

11:00am CDT

Why Can't You Be More Like... Like Me!
Isn`t it interesting how different (and funny) we all are? Every day we come in contact with people in our personal and business relationships who are completely different from ourselves. When we communicate with people in a way they truly understand, the relationships blossom. In this talk, Juan explores the humorous behavioral habits of people. Through his outrageous analogies, Juan educates the audience as to what makes different people tick. He will have you laughing (and crying) as you begin to realize those nuances that make each of us unique. With practical tips, Juan equips you to better communicate with others and leaves you with a new appreciation for people "totally opposite" of you.
Speakers
AD

Al Duncan

c/o Lisa K. Coleman, Speak Inc.
Al Duncan is an award-winning youth advocate, publisher, and an internationally recognized authority on soft skills. He is the publisher of DuncanNuggets.com a resource center packed with free videos, articles, and activities on character education and so

Thursday March 13, 2014 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Theater Pheasant Run Resort
  Featured Speaker Session

1:15pm CDT

Run! Don't Walk to Your Goals!
Have you ever set your sights on a goal so high that it seems impossible to achieve? Where do you start? How do you follow a plan when distractions come from every direction? In this inspiring talk, Juan parallels the physical and mental breaking points he endured while training for the Boston Marathon. With the ups and downs of everyday life, Juan elaborates on the necessity of staying focused on your goals when breaking through the emotional walls that keep so many of us imprisoned in our comfort zone.
Speakers
AD

Al Duncan

c/o Lisa K. Coleman, Speak Inc.
Al Duncan is an award-winning youth advocate, publisher, and an internationally recognized authority on soft skills. He is the publisher of DuncanNuggets.com a resource center packed with free videos, articles, and activities on character education and so

Thursday March 13, 2014 1:15pm - 2:15pm CDT
St. Charles Ballroom Pheasant Run Resort
  Keynote Speaker Session
 
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  • Deep Dive Session
  • Featured Speaker Session
  • Featured Speaker Session - Deep Dive
  • Keynote Speaker Session
  • Level
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  • business-industry
  • HSTW session
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  • Audience
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