Personalized Learning That Supports 21st Century Standards

Category: CIA - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Time: Friday, March 12, 11:30am-1:00pm
Room: 224 A

Preparing High School graduates to be successful in post-secondary educational or meaningful career experiences requires that students become accustomed to demonstrating the achievement of 21st Century skills such as thinking critically, doing research, learning how to synthesize knowledge, and leaning how to apply that knowledge in a variety of settings. This session will familiarize school leaders with the value of personalized assessment as a vehicle for improving learning for all secondary school students.

Presenter(s) for this Session:

Joseph DiMartino
President
The Center for Secondary School Redesign
West Warwick, RI

Grading Malpractice: Why We Must Make the Shift to Align with Assessment Research

Category: CIA - Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
Time: Friday, March 12, 8:15am-9:30am
Room: 224 A

State-of-the art research on assessment and grading shows how traditional practices not only produce low yields, but frequently inhibit motivation and academic growth. This session will provide principals with the research and tools that allow them to explode the myth of the zero, address the tyranny of averaging, and illustrate how to grade for learning. Participants will leave with concrete tools that inform assessment, increase learning, and build student ownership in their own progress.

Presenter(s) for this Session:

Billie Donegan
School Change Coach
The Center for Secondary School Redesign
West Warwick, RI

The Principal as a Driver of Change

Category: CLPL-Collaborative Leadership/Prof. Learning Com.
Time: Saturday, March 13, 11:00am-12:30pm
Room: 128 A-C

Gain a clear picture of what top-performing principals do when faced with significant obstacles to change. Learn about research-based competencies, talents, and the roadmap required for sustainable improvements in student achievement. Explore what it takes to overcome obstacles such as gangs/violence, strong adult-centered culture, a history of poor academic performance, failed change efforts, and the belief that undeserved students can't achieve.

Presenter(s) for this Session:

William Bryan
Vice President of Leadership and Organization Development
The Center for Secondary School Redesign
West Warwick, RI

Ryan Champeau
School Change Coach
The Center for Secondary School Redesign
West Warwick, RI

Ricardo Leblanc-Esparza
School Change Coach
The Center for Secondary School Redesign
West Warwick, RI