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Table of Contents
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8:00
Registration
and morning refreshments
7:45 to 8:45 am
Welcome
9:00
8:45 to 9:00 am
Session 1
Opening Keynote
10:00
Session 2
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10:00 to 10:50 am
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playground
open
Session 3
10:00 am to
2:00 pm
11:00
11:00 to 11:50 am
12:00
Session 4
Box lunch pick-up
11:50 to 12:10 pm
Affinity Group
luncheons
12:10 to 12:50 pm
1:00
Session 5
1:00 to 1:50 pm
2:00
Session 6
Closing keynote
2:00 to 2:50 pm
3:00
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7:45 am to
2:00 pm
9:00 to 9:50 am
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Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
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“Where Will We Be in 2034?” John E. Chubb, President, National
Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
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competition, shifting demographics, changing family values, escalating
costs and tuitions, new technologies—these and other developments have
CHALLENGED INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS LIKE NEVER BEFORE 4HE NEXT YEARS WILL
NOTBEEASYBUTTHEYCANBEBETTERMUCHBETTERIFWERECOGNIZENOWTHE
opportunities that our challenges present.
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President
National Association of Independent Schools
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Chubb ensures that the association provides leadership and resources that
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Crossroads
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session looks back at the past, present, and future of education with a lens on
technologies role on how we can help to bring education forward.
Adam Bellow
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has been a sought after speaker in the education and educational technology circuit over the past few years
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amongst others.
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Room L126
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Theme Based Social Studies in
PreKindergarten Classroom
Room S107
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an integrated program which encourages four and
five year old girls to make connections between
literature, art, field trips, music, cooking, and play.
Come learn about ways of creating connections
among the curriculum. Participants will be invited
to brainstorm and share ideas for planning social
studies themes with young learners.
Most school cafeterias have no set outcomes like
IN ACADEMICS "EYOND 'REEN WILL DISCUSS THE KEY
areas of building a sustainable foodservice and
how Nardin Academy applied them to promote
community, the environment, and healthy choices.
0ARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN WHERE TO GO NEXT WITH
sustainable projects in their cafeterias and how
TO ASSESS CURRENT OPERATIONS 7E WILL COVER WHAT
SUSTAINABILITY MAY LOOK LIKE NOW AND HOW hDART
THROWSv CAN BE TURNED INTO LONGTERM MEASURABLE
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inefficiencies and eliminate wasted time and money
on the way towards serving more scratch cooked
meals with local, organic foods. Participants will
HEAR AN ACCOUNT OF .ARDINS EXPERIENCE GETTING
stakeholders on board and creating an additional
revenue stream.
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More than Food: developing foodservice for
environment and health
Kathleen Seaton
Agnes Irwin School
Room M204
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Microfinance, Macro-Learning: Integrating
Service & Social Studies
Through a unique, contemporary global issues
CURRICULUM "ALDWIN MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AND
ENGAGEMENT "Y INTEGRATING A SERVICE COMPONENT
into the social studies classroom, they
EXPERIENCE lRSTHAND THE PRACTICAL RESOLUTIONS
TO SOME OF THE WORLDS GREATEST CHALLENGES "Y
APPLYING THE SERVICELEARNING CYCLE IN A CLASSROOM
setting, they are then equipped with a strategic
FRAMEWORK FOR PROBLEMSOLVING 4HIS PRESENTATION
will describe the implementation of this cycle
to teach students about poverty, as well as the
efficacy of microfinance as a resolution.
Stephanie Wujcik
Baldwin School
Room U207
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Change the World: Local and Global ThinkCare-Act Projects
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Learn how to incorporate civic and social action
projects in the study of history, language arts,
AND GENERAL SCHOOL CULTURE 7E WILL SHARE VIDEOS
OF STUDENTS CONDUCTING HANDSON ACTION PROJECTS
Participants will enact role plays and lessons on
INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO LOCAL AND GLOBAL SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUES AND EXEMPLARS HUMANRIGHTS
problems and root causes, action planning, social
ACTION PROJECTS AND PROJECT EVALUATION 7E WILL
demonstrate talking about local and global problems
WITH OUR STUDENTS IN PRAGMATIC AGEAPPROPRIATE
ways that empower rather than overwhelm them.
Greg Christian, Leslie Johnson
Beyond Green Partners
Room M105
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This session will be a collaboration of ideas in math
education in a round table discussion. The group
will divide into three groups to discuss educational
technology, assessment techniques and effective
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT %ACH DISCUSSION HAS AN
assigned speaker to get started with some ideas and
KEEPTHINGSMOVINGWITHQUESTIONS!FTERMINUTES
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and ideas will be documented, with anonymity, and
shared with all participants for reflection later. Come
LEARNFROMEACHOTHERSEXPERIENCES
Grace Wingfield, Cheryl McLauchlan,
Kelly Edwards
Episcopal Academy
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Featured Presenter
John DiFlaminis
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Leadership projects in Philadelphia.
Room C221
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Distributed Leadership: Building
Leadership and Learning Capacity
in Schools
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one of the first efforts in the nation to design and
implement distributed leadership. This session
will help leaders to understand the critical
elements of implementation and how they can
build greater leadership capacity in their schools.
This is accomplished through building leadership
teams that are collaborative, strategic, and
instructionally focused.
Room M116
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Seek Ignite Change a theme based approach
to cultural competency
Room M119
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allows all members of the community to join in
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start a program series that will aid in the cultural
competency for your school community.
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Marissa Colston
Friends Select School
Room S202
MS US
Chuck It or Chunk It?: The 8th/9th Grade
Research Paper
Julie Kimmel, Jim Eichsteadt,
Mary Fraser
Germantown Academy
MS
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!PPLE ETC THE IDEA IS SIMPLE 3TUDENTS ARE GIVEN
OF THEIR CLASSROOM TIME OR ONE DAY A WEEK
to develop, research, design, test, and refine a
PROJECT ON A TOPIC OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING 7HEN
applied within the classroom, this idea is meant
to increase student engagement, independence,
AND RESPONSIBILITY WHILE ALLOWING EXPLICIT RESEARCH
and design instruction, creating an environment
of entrepreneurship, and providing feedback from
authentic, real world audiences. This presentation
will present our findings and reflection upon the
development of this unit.
David Baroody, Mary Fraser
Germantown Academy
Room M117
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Place based education is a science curriculum that
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development of an enhanced understanding of the
environment in which one lives, including theories
and practices regarding the importance of its
responsible stewardship.
Jason McCauley, Staci Jasin
Janus School
Room M120
EC LS MS US
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Demystifying Data
-ILTON (ERSHEY 3CHOOL INITIATED A NEW APPROACH
to using achievement and growth data to improve
student learning. Focus was placed on ability
to understand and communicate the data with
confidence, resulting in teachers and administrators
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addition, the approach will facilitate the development
of a robust program evaluation process. As the school
CONTINUESTOENSUREPOSTSECONDARYSUCCESSFORITS
students, communicating high quality, accessible
INFORMATIONTOALLSTAKEHOLDERSOFTHEORGANIZATIONIS
imperative, creating a common vision and language.
Lisa Amspacher, Michael Benner
Milton Hershey School
Place Based Education
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Featured Presenters
Earl Ball, Mike Johanek
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approaches for current students and continued
development for alumni, many of whom
occupy key positions in public schools and
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research interests include civic education,
the history of recent educational reforms, and
educational leadership development.
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Developing Leadership Personally and
for Others
The presenters will share ideas about developing
LEADERSHIP BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCES LEADING
two different programs focused on educational
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University of Pennsylvania. The group will
CONSIDER WAYS TO BUILD LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES
over a career, engage in a case study, and look
at some recent research on leadership. The
session is designed to be relevant to people at
a variety of career stages.
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Room U113
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Developing a “Stream Team” in your School
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Experiential Learning
This presentation will show how traditional narrative
study in the classroom can be enlivened, augmented,
and improved by combining this traditional study
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OUR COMMUNITY 4HROUGH THREE MAJOR EXAMPLES OF
fieldwork tied to our narrative study (working with
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from storytellers, and connecting with senior
CITIZENS ) WILL SHOW THAT EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES
outside of the classroom are crucial and necessary
in understanding stories, their emotional power,
and their ability to communicate ideas and relate
EXPERIENCE
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recently created such a program as an offshoot of
our larger multimedia journalism program, currently
IN ITS SECOND YEAR 3UBJECTS WILL INCLUDE CHOOSING
hardware, training students and faculty, and
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from sports to performing arts to parent education.
7E WILL SHARE EXPERIENCES WARN OF DANGERS AND
EXPLOREIDEASFORGROWTH
John Fritz
Sanford School
Catherine Moore
Moravian Academy
Room L127
Room L125
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Professor Lafferty:”Teach More Kids that
Reading is Fun”
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Digital Portfolios for Lower
School Children
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will share the importance of digital portfolios and
what teachers can do to create this for their class
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they share reading fluency podcasts, audio boos,
writing samples, videos, poems, wordles, mad libs
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INlRSTGRADE7EALSOUSEOURCLASSBLOGTOCONNECT
with other classes and to share what we are doing in
the classroom with the world.
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Conversations and Ethical
Decision-Making
Lean into the discomfort and venture into the world
of ethics. Applicable to faculty meetings and the
classroom. Use ethical dilemmas as the starting
point for discussion, relate your decision making
to the values important to the individual and to the
institution, and shape school policy. During the
PROCESS YOU WILL EXPLORE MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND
grow as a learner.
Deb Borden
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Barbara Kanter
Sanford School
Room S103
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No Snoozing Classroom
Alexis Morsell
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Room U217
)N THE EARLY GRADES WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT STUDENTS
reading in terms of phonemic awareness, phonics,
fluency, and comprehension. This presentation
WILL EXPLORE WHAT WE AS TEACHERS DONT TALK MUCH
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prepared to share questions, ideas, and resources
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connection and joy found nowhere else.
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to engage their brains and support their learning.
7E WILL CONSIDER RECENT RESEARCH ON BRAIN ACTIVITY
classroom engagement and distractibility as well
as the role of movement, both small and large,
in enhancing student learning. This is an active
workshop, which is divided into sections based on
the type of movement. The participants will move
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a short walk; timed movement into small groups;
hand gestures; finger signals and others.
Hadley Ferguson, Betty Ann Fish
SCH Academy
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Featured Presenter
Room M121
Karen Blumberg
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working with faculty
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integrate technology
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actively take control of your professional
development. Active participation in Twitter
chats, unconferences, webinars, Professional
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can lead to the ultimate goal of propelling and
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growth and supporting a participatory culture of
learners.
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Creating Cultures of Inclusion for Students
and Families of Color
Despite increased diversity in independent schools,
many students and families of color still feel
like outsiders. For most, the difference is due to
SOME COMBINATION OF ETHNIC MINORITY STATUS AND
OR lNANCIAL STATUS %CONOMIC DISPARITY AT PRIVATE
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EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES 2EGARDLESS OF THE
reason for feeling different, some question whether
THEY WOULD DO IT ALL AGAIN DESPITE AN EXCELLENT
education. This workshop addresses what schools
can do to increase inclusion, drawing attention to the
MICROEXCLUSIONARYACTIONSIMPACTINGPERCEPTIONSOF
belonging.
Pamela Brown
SCH Academy
US
Your World: International Relations & Social
Entrepreneurship
This presentation focuses on a history course taught
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to global issues that traditional political approaches
have not yet solved. This presentation highlights
the need for entrepreneurial projects in education
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Taraneh Naghizadeh-Kerley
SCH Academy
Room S203
EC LS MS US
A
Creative Problem Solving
(OW DO YOU LOOK AT ANY GIVEN PROBLEM AS AN
OPPORTUNITYCHALLENGE ,EVERAGE THE COLLECTIVE
wisdom of the other attendees to create concrete
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school. Learn how editing gets in the way of truly
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creative brain and come prepared to move.
Jeffrey Mordan
The Philadelphia School
8
Room M103
LS MS
Teaching a Collaborative Unit, Our Experience
Teachers know that space constraints, accessibility,
scheduling and even individual personalities can
make true collaboration difficult. To showcase the
outcomes of collaborative approaches, we would
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AND %NVIRONMENTAL 3UMMIT UNIT COTAUGHT BY OUR
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curricular goals of each specific class while enabling
STUDENTSTOPRACTICEREALWORLDPROBLEMSOLVINGAND
creative thinking, which occurs outside of narrowly
defined subjects.
Jonathan Riddle, Ms. Anna Brock,
Christy Knable
Sewickley Academy
Room M216
Room M205
2
US
The Cross-Time Interview: Using Media to
Explore Literary Genre
Presentation will show how students can use video
TECHNOLOGYTOCREATESIMULATEDREALTIMEINTERVIEWS
with authors they are reading in class. Attendees will
learn about the research, composition, and outlining
activities that prepare students for the interviews.
4HEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE STEPBYSTEP INSTRUCTIONS
on creating the video and tips on how to make the
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT A REWARDING EXPERIENCE THAT
engages a variety of learning styles. Presentation
will conclude with a screening of a completed video
ANDAQUESTIONANDANSWERSESSION
Lawrence Connolly
Sewickley Academy
Session
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10:00 - 10:50
...advancing the independent school community
Featured Presenters
Reshan Richards, Stephen J. Valentine
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Room U105
EC LS MS US A
Data Driven Curricular Review, not just a pat
on the back.
Room U204
2EGULAR REVIEW OF CURRICULUM IS VITAL TO SCHOOL
SUCCESS7ESTTOWNHASAFOURYEARCYCLEOFCROSS
divisional curricular review. The process includes
gathering information from recent alums, current
students, school testing, and data from school
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WITH PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION STANDARDS AND
REVIEWS BY OUTSIDE EXPERTS ALL INFORM DECISIONS
about the directions our curriculum will take over the
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OUR SCHOOLS MISSION AND DESIGNED TO BUILD ON OUR
educational strengths.
4HE FOCUS WILL BE ON THE USE OF DESIGNBASED
learning and the engineering cycle for projects
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and pedagogy, assessment, potential project ideas,
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Maker Movement in science education. The goal
of the presentation is that teachers leave with a
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effectively be used in their curriculum.
Room S102
EC LS MS US
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Leading Online: Challenging and Changing
Meeting Structures
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HANDLEDTHROUGHEMAIL!NDWEVEALLBEENPART
of email chains that should have been handled
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elimination of meetings, we push for greater
mindfulness about their how, when, where,
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unlocks the potential in our schools.
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Design-Based Engineering Projects Utilizing
3D Printing
Graig Marx
Winchester Thurston School
Margaret Haviland, John Baird
Westtown School
Room U112
Room U103
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EXAMINES ITS CAPSTONE EXPERIENTIAL EXPERIENCE FOR
STUDENTS THE 3ENIOR 0ROJECT /BJECTIVES LOGISTICS
and outcomes will be discussed. All are welcome,
including faculty at other schools with capstone
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Celeste Payne, Steve Compton
Westtown School
Room M219
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1564 to 21st Century: Voice, Research and
the Shakespeare Paper
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students the tools they need to research, evaluate,
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students develop their own voices and independent
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INTEGRATES THESE SKILLS STUDENTS WRITE AN ORIGINAL
THESISDRIVEN ESSAY WHICH INCORPORATES OPINIONS
from the world of literary criticism while still focusing
PRIMARILYONTHESTUDENTSVOICEANDOPINION
Victoria Jones, Ellen Jensen Abbott,
Spencer Gates, Betsy Swan
Westtown School
EC LS MS US
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Fostering Executive Function Skills
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more students are being identified as needing these
specific skills. For these students, success in school
DEPENDSONDIRECTINSTRUCTINEXECUTIVEFUNCTIONSKILLS
to create confident and independent learners aware
of their strengths and needs. Participants will leave
THISSESSIONWITHACLEARUNDERSTANDINGOFEXECUTIVE
function skills, as well as practical strategies for
indentification, assessment and intervention.
Elizabeth Maglio, Jill Dougherty
Kristin McMurrer, Brittany Tallman
Woodlynde School
Room L128
EC LS
Differentiate! Reach &Teach all Children
Using Literacy Games!
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ORGANIZE AND MANAGE LEARNING CENTERS TO SUPPORT
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BE CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED 9OULL DISCOVER HOW
games can be played by individuals, small groups,
or by the whole class creating fun, engaging ways
to strengthen skills or enrich learners. Update your
center games and provide differentiated instruction
FORALLOFYOURSTUDENTS
Denise Carles, Patricia Kolarz
Wyndcroft School
Session
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Room U104
EC LS MS US
Establishing a STEM program - One
school’s journey
A
(AS RECENT NEWS PROMPTED YOU TO THINK ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF 34%- EDUCATION AND STARTING
A PROGRAM AT YOUR SCHOOL #OME AND LEARN ABOUT
ONE SCHOOLS EVOLUTION FROM A TRADITIONAL SCIENCE
AND MATH CURRICULUM TO A HIGHLY INTEGRATED 34%-
program that spans all grades and departments.
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toddler through postgraduate school in northeastern
Pennsylvania, has implemented a three stage process
TO ESTABLISH A 34%- PROGRAM THAT ENCOMPASSES
community outreach, innovative curriculum design,
ANDOUTSIDEOFTHEBOXPROGRAMMING
Room S106
EC LS MS US A
Understanding Precursors to Violence in
Independent Schools
A panel discussion that begins with an historic
overview of school violence and its common triggers.
7EWILLEXPLOREINMOREDETAILTHEFACILITATIVEEFFECTS
OFMENTALHEALTHISSUESSOCIALMEDIAHARASSMENT
bullying, crowd behavior, and impaired systemic
communication within the school. The workshop will
culminate with recommendations and guidelines to
reduce the likelihood of violence within schools.
Joseph Shanahan, Dr. Nicole Chaikin,
Dr. Paul Anderson,
Episcopal Academy
Rachel Bartron
Wyoming Seminary
Room S206
Room S207
LS MS US
A
Using News-O-Matic in the ELA Classroom to
Engage Students, Differentiate Instruction,
and Assess Literacy Progress
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educators in increasing the content area reading
of students while meeting the challenges of the
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WILL EXPLORE HOW INFORMATIONAL TEXTS CAN ENGAGE
students in meaningful and spontaneous learning,
as well as increase their competencies in reading,
writing, inquiry, media literacy, collaboration, and
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knowledge, better understand themselves and
others, and become habitual readers of the news.
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session.
Lillian Holtzclaw Stern
News-O-Matic
LS
Integrating STEM Activities into Your
Elementary Classroom
Room M201 MS
More than a Single Story
$IVERSITY OF HERITAGE RELIGION SOCIOECONOMICS
AND ABILITY /UR WORK WITH THIS MOTLEY GROUP OF
TH GRADERS TAUGHT US HOW PARTICULAR STRATEGIES
can infuse a growth mindset, build a meaningful
sense of belonging for students, and stretch them
academically in rich and meaningful ways. Come
hear our story and take home your own bag of tools
that might transform your classroom from a “single
story” to one in which the flavors of each individual
make the coming together all the better.
Noelle Kellich
The Philadelphia School
Room C214
A
Mandatory reporting: Understanding a
school’s responsibilities for reporting
suspected child abuse (physical and/or
sexual) – with a focus on of children by
a staff member
This presentation will provide a brief overview of
THE BENElTS OF INTEGRATING 34%- TOPICS IN EARLY
elementary classrooms and will then transition to
a demonstration of different tools and resources
TEACHERS CAN USE TO INTEGRATE 34%- ACTIVITIES
4OPICS MIGHT INCLUDE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING THE
design process and engineering activities, circuits,
AND $)9ORG 4HE PRESENTATION WILL END WITH A
discussion asking teachers to consider how they
might use these tools in their classrooms to meet
LEARNING GOALS AND ENHANCE THEIR EXISTING SCIENCE
technology, and math teaching.
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REQUIREMENTS CHANGES TO THE LAW IN A POST
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and steps a school should take after discovery of
suspected abuse.
Maggie Powers
Episcopal Academy
Room M118
Room L130
LS
Digital Storyboarding
Digital storyboarding is a wonderful tool that
sparks creativity and brings ideas and concepts to
LIFE7EWILLEXPLORESEVERALSTORYBOARDINGWEBSITES
and apps that assist students and teachers in
DEVELOPING ORGANIZING AND COMMUNICATING VISUALLY
enriching lessons, concepts, and creative and
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classroom applications will be provided.
Catherine Stuart, Helen Gambescia
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
10
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Pat Hennessy, Conrad O’Brien PC
EC LS MS US
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Online Marketing Discussion
3OCIAL MEDIA SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION MOBILE
marketing, and paid ad placement are increasing
in value for recruiting, retention, and engagement.
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frequently and can be difficult to keep up with. Come
prepared with your online marketing questions and
MAKESUREYOUREKEEPINGUPWITHTRENDSANDFULLY
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Kevin Homer
Navitas Marketing
Session
PAIS engage
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10:00 - 10:50
...advancing the independent school community
Featured Presenters
Room C201
Moderator:
Dr. Aggie Malter, Director of
Accreditation, Pennsylvania Association
of Independent Schools (PAIS)
Panel:
Jeanne Marie Blair, Director of Lower
School, Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Dr. Jonathan Cassie, Head of Senior School,
The Sewickley Academy
Terry Kessel, Assistant Head of School for
Professional Development and Director of
Middle School, Friends Select School
Michael Letts, Upper School Form Dean,
The Episcopal Academy
Dr. Aggie Malter
is the Director of
Accreditation for
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the Commission for
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Increasing the ROE (Return on Engagement)
in the Digital World
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trends in technology for the best digital engagement.
Robert DiMartino
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4ERRY+ESSEL-ICHAEL,ETTS
Room C101
EC LS MS US
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What’s in it for me? How the PAIS
Accreditation process can be the secret
to your success!
Are you looking for ways to enhance your
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their professional lives and opened doors to
new opportunities. Learn why it is important
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school as well how to join a Visiting Committee
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Have an idea
for a professional
development event;
contact Kim Sivick,
ksivick@paispa.org
2
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PAIS engage
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11:00 - 11:50
...advancing the independent school community
Sessions
Room M217
MS US
The Inquiry Based Classroom
7ITH THE DEVICE PROGRAM THE SCHOOL JUST
IMPLEMENTED ) HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT STUDENTS IN
CHARGE OF THEIR OWN LEARNING 7ORLD (ISTORY ) IS A
skills over content history course that promotes
student driven learning. Come discuss the benefits
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see me standing in front of the room, a PowerPoint
behind me, disseminating information to a room
full of quiet students. The desks are not in rows;
the students are not furiously trying to write down
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students talking, sometimes laughing, and working
WITHEACHOTHERONLINEANDINBOOKS9OUWOULDSEE
me circulating the room, talking to individuals or
groups. The only thing on the board would be the
instructions. This is what inquiry learning looks
LIKE )TS ENGAGING DIFFERENT A LITTLE SCARY AND FUN
but allows for differentiated instruction and student
DRIVENLEARNING
7EWILLHIGHLIGHTTHEUNIQUE-IDDLE3CHOOL%LECTIVE
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the offerings, opportunities, benefits, and rationale
behind the program. This presentation will promote
designated, scheduled time during the day and
SHOWCASE THE EXPERIENCES AND CONNECTIONS MADE
between students and teachers. Classes like
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allows educators to see a different perspective to
scheduled class time.
Linda Lew, Chip Hollinger, Alan Duprez,
Matt Newcomb
Episcopal Academy
A
From View Book to Integrated Branding:
One School’s Story
EC LS MS US
A
All Things Google
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for all facets of school life from administration to
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showcased. The presentation will focus on practical
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Melissa Carroll
Buckingham Friends School
Room S202
Room M204 MS
Designing a Diverse Non-Graded Middle
School Elective Program
Room S103
Jennifer Cutler
Baldwin School
Room S107
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had rolled out a completely new branding campaign
that is breaking school records for inquiries, visits
and applications, boosting enrollment and improving
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Colleen Puckett, Sarah Schmidt,
Tina Dougherty
Friends Select School
MS US
From Abacus to Apps
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TO EXPLORE -ATHEMATICS !PPS FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES
INCLUDING LAPTOPS 3PECIlC !PPS TO BE EXPLORED
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WORK THROUGH A DEMONSTRATION LESSON RECEIVE READY
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available, but participants are encouraged to bring their
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can be accessed as web sites and the Desmos App is
free to download.
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Adam Lavallee, CJ Yespelkis
Episcopal Academy
12
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Session
PAIS engage
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11:00 - 11:50
...advancing the independent school community
Featured Presenter
Room M119
Francis Yasharian
Francis Yasharian
has served as
a teacher and
principal for
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created a bilingual
family literacy
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of a charter school,
and led significant school improvement efforts
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Room C101
EC LS MS US
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MS US
Integrating International Studies
AND Students
Room M120
'LOBAL STUDIES IS NO LONGER JUST ABOUT GOING
out into the world, but also about bringing that
WORLD INTO YOUR SCHOOLS 3O HOW DO YOU INCREASE
your population of international students while
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this session you will learn about the essential steps
TOCREATEAPREKTOPROGRAMWHATQUESTIONSTO
ask before, as well as what to consider once the
STUDENTSARRIVE7EWILLCOVERSTUDENTSUPPORTAND
accommodation, curriculum development, student
housing, college counseling, and the great benefit
an international population brings to a school.
&RIENDS3ELECTISAPREKTOSCHOOLTHATHASHAD
an intentional international studies program for
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STUDENT BODY PREK TO IS INTERNATIONAL
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7EWILLSHAREOURJOURNEYAT-ILTON(ERSHEY3CHOOL
to develop independent, strategic learners ready to
meet the literacy demands of college and career.
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THE #OMMON #ORE ,ITERACY 3TANDARDS EMPHASES
ONCLOSEATTENTIVEREADINGTEXTUALPROBLEMSOLVING
and writing, to provide meaningful professional
development and to embed reading and writing
STRATEGIES IN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES 7E WILL SHARE
resources and tools to integrate literacy in Language
!RTS 3OCIAL 3TUDIES 3CIENCE AND THE #AREER
Technical Areas.
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Freda Martine, Ms. Jennifer Nowotnik,
Ms. Tanya Barton
Milton Hershey School
Room S102
Room M105
US
Narrative, Empathy, Truth: The New
Community Project
3TORIESDOMORETHANSTIMULATEANDENTERTAINTHEY
provide the framework for how we understand
our selves and the spaces we inhabit. This has
especially been true as our students have formally
and informally constructed their narratives all
ACROSSTHEINTERNET(OWCANWEGETSTUDENTSTOUSE
these varied narratives to investigate what it *truly*
MEANS TO BE HUMAN (OW CAN WE THEN USE THESE
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REIMAGINETHEIRSCHOOLSANDTHEIRCOMMUNITIES4HE
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attempts to answer these questions. NewCom is
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the concepts of design thinking (empathic problem
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!RTSTOEXPLORECHALLENGESRELATEDTOCOMMUNITYIN
0HILADELPHIA AND THE SURROUNDING SUBURBS 7ITH A
more focused study on the architecture of human
interactions, students brainstorm, prototype, and
PRESENT SOLUTIONS TO CITY PROBLEMS 7ITH NARRATIVES
at the center of these solutions, we hope to build
“new communities” through conversations and
collaborations.
Chidi Asoluka
Germantown Academy
13
EC LS MS US
Developing a Shared Vision of
Literacy-across-the-curriculum
Jesse Dougherty, Terry Kessel
Friends Select School
Creating a Culture of Learning
(OWDOYOUCREATEACULTUREOFLEARNINGAMONG
ALLTHEADULTSINYOURSCHOOL7HATWOULDTHAT
LOOKLIKE)NTHISINTERACTIVESESSIONWEDISCUSS
the importance of motivating, sharing, and
celebrating adult learning in schools. Together
WEWILLEXPLORETHEMESOFADULTDEVELOPMENTAND
will learn practical techniques and tools to make
adult learning a regular part of what we do
in schools.
3
EC LS MS US
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Explain Everything: Screencasting and
Formative Assessment
3CREENCASTING THE PROCESS OF CAPTURING COMPUTER
screen output with audio narration, has become
an increasingly popular approach since the as the
technology to create screencasts has become more
ACCESSIBLE 7HAT HAPPENS WHEN STUDENTS NOT JUST
teachers, are engaged in the process of creating
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completed research on iPads, screen casting, and
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AND ALSO EXPLORES CREATIVE
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is your first time hearing about screen casting or you
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SCREENCASTINGTOOLFORTHATMATTERUSERTHISSESSION
is designed to make you think, create, and share.
Reshan Richards
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Session
PAIS engage
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11:00 - 11:50
...advancing the independent school community
Featured Presenter
Pat Hennessy
Patricia A.
Hennessy is a
Partner at Conrad
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schools, institutions
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other programs for independent schools.
Room C214
EC LS MS US
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Mandatory reporting for school personnel,
including faculty, in a post-Sandusky world.
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and include enhanced mandatory reporting
requirements. This program will outline school
personnel responsibilities for reporting suspected
abuse of children including institutional abuse.
Room L130
LS
Service Learning for the Elementary
Curriculum
Room C221
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incorporate into your curriculum. Time will be given
to add to a list of ideas and suggestions presented.
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presentation we will compare the two sides of our
website and share specifics of how we work with
each component.
Lynn Gosnell
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
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and “Private” Website
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communicate accurately and timely with families
and facilitate learning.
Kristen Brooks, Robin Beaver
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Room L125
EC LS
Teaching every student: Differentiating in
the classroom
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student learning styles and ways that we, as
teachers, can accommodate their individual needs
to make learning meaningful and worthwhile.
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teaching strategies, teachers can make sure that
each student is learning the skills that are being
introduced to them.
Christy Thom son, Rosemary Keinath
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Room L126
Room M201 MS
Project-Based Immersion into Culture, Music,
and Religion
Middle school students discover connections and
DEVELOP GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THROUGH A PROJECT
based interdisciplinary unit involving social studies,
LITERATURE RELIGION AND MUSIC 3TUDENTS LEARN
about eastern cultures and traditions in social
studies, musical heritage and the importance
of communication through music, and various
WORLD RELIGIONS THEIR BELIEFS HOW THEY RELATE
to Christianity, and how these religions foster
peace and compassion. At every step, students
are directly involved through individual research,
group collaboration, and public speaking through
presentation.
Greg Soltis, Emily Ballentine Erb
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
14
EC
Global Learning in Early Childhood
4HIS PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE %ARLY #HILD
educators with ways to approach global learning
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Rita Smith, Patty Kane
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Room U113
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Breaking It Down: An Alternative to
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frequent assessments that target and evaluate
specific language skills, allowing students to easily
identify individual strengths and weaknesses.
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student feedback and learn about the outcomes of
these adjustments. These techniques are used in a
3PANISH CLASS BUT ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY SPOKEN
language course.
Elizabeth Capone
Sanford School
Session
PAIS engage
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...advancing the independent school community
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Hadley Ferguson, Kristen Swanson
Hadley Ferguson
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national conferences and in academic journals.
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EC LS MS US
A
Students with Superpowers!
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yourself and discover how to pass them onto your
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Room M205 US
The Apocalypse: A Unique History &
English Course
Room M221
US
Literature in the Global Classroom
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most popular course. The course uses a central
theme that resonates with millennial students as a
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important curricular objectives. This presentation
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high school courses while finding a balance between
student engagement and educational objectives.
Taraneh Naghizadeh-Kerley
SCH Academy
LS
Flexible Grouping for Mathematics
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students, based on their ability in a particular
math topic. Pretesting before each unit gives us
valuable information regarding student strengths,
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divide the students into groups based on these
criteria, where they will learn the math topic at
hand. After the unit assessment, the cycle begins
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students and teachers throughout the year and
this system helps to assuage parents and students
concerned with the traditional ‘low, medium,
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'RADUATION BY %XHIBITION 4HIS PROCESS REQUIRES
students to demonstrate mastery in fifteen
EXHIBITIONS 7HILE WORKING ON THE EXHIBITIONS
STUDENTS UTILIZE ESSENTIAL SKILLS INCLUDING LOGICAL
REASONING EXPOSITORY WRITING ANALYTICAL READING
RESEARCH SELFREmECTION ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP AND
EXECUTIVEFUNCTIONING4HESESKILLSPREPARESTUDENTS
for college.
Christopher Carney, Christina Pales,
Mark Hansen
Sewickley Academy
s5NDERSTANDING HOW PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION
strengthens the program.
Room M121
EC LS MS US
A
4HIS PRESENTATION WILL EXPLORE THE USE OF
asynchronous learning to allow learning access
TO STUDENTS IN AN ALWAYS BUSY SCHOOL YEAR 7E
will discuss the many benefits to student learning
and use of class time this method of teaching and
learning has.
Mary Donovan
Sewickley Academy
15
Michael-Ann Cerniglia
Sewickley Academy
Graduation by Exhibition: Rethinking
College Prep
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Web Technology
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human geography and global curricula. Through
global literature, students have the opportunity to
become better and more avid readers as they learn
how to read about other cultures and histories more
adeptly. Also, by introducing them to the world
through the voices of others, we also develop
empathy and action based on real world events they
read about.
Room S203
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program.
George Zeleznik, Ann Croxson,
Laura Craig
The Crefeld School
Session
PAIS engage
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experience
11:00 - 11:50
...advancing the independent school community
Featured Presenter
Hans Mundahl
Hans Mundahl has
been an educator
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EC LS MS US
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Fire Your Students - A New Take on
Technology Integration
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more education, we need more of the right
education including problem solving skills,
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the startup that is your classroom.
Room S206
EC LS MS US A
The Art of Tinkering: The Intersection of Art,
Science & Tech
Room U204
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Thinking methodology, tinkering builds creative
confidence. Creative confidence is achieved through
MAKER EMPOWERMENT A HEIGHTENED SENSITIVITY TO
the made dimension of objects, ideas, and systems,
along with a nudge toward tinkering with them and
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mIPPED CLASSROOM FOR TEACHING TH GRADE MATH
4EACHERS WILL GET TO TRYOUT THE 6OICETHREAD
program as a student and as an instructor,
SEE EXAMPLES OF EXISTING LESSONS WITH STUDENT
participation, and hear student testimonials.
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Flipping-Out: Teaching Math with
Voicethread (TM)
Caronne Taylor Bloom
United Friends School
Lisa Palmieri
The Ellis School
Room M216
Room M118
EC LS MS US A
Designing Creative & Enriching Auxiliary
Programming
7HAT ARE THE lVE SIMPLE STEPS SCHOOLS CAN TAKE
TO MAKE THEIR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING MORE
CREATIVE ENRICHING AND PROlTABLE 4HIS WORKSHOP
will outline the five steps, which include creating
engaging curriculum, establishing a gainful clubs
program, communicating with all constituents,
assembling an effective staff, and ensuring
accessibility for all students. These steps were
IDENTIlED FOLLOWING A YEARLONG STUDY OF AFTER
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#HEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS ILLUSTRATING METAPHORS IN
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autonomy over Task, Team, Technique, and Time
as they create projects which demonstrate mastery
of course material while allowing room for multiple
intelligences and personal meaning.
Ellen Abbott
Westtown School
EC LS MS
Think You Know BrainPOP?
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Journeys, Pathways, and Opportunities
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challenges, and career paths of faculty of color in
independent schools.
Celeste Payne,Tracy Motley,
Monica Ruiz-Melendez
Westtown School
MS US
DRIVE, the FedEx Project and Autonomy in
the English Classroom
Room S207
Betsy Neiva, Diane Pepe
The Philadelphia School
16
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incorporate games into instruction and assessment;
and encourage creativity with our concept mapping
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BrainPOP Educators Team with
Andrew Gardner, Director of
BrainPOP Educators
Session
PAIS engage
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11:00 - 11:50
...advancing the independent school community
Featured Presenter
Room M117
Marti Weston
Marti Weston
is an academic
technology
specialist at
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Room S106
EC LS MS US
A
Parents Are 21st Learners Too?
The secure world that we want to create for
children at school and at home is now
PERMANENTLYJUXTAPOSEDWITHTHEDIGITALWORLD
a place where kids grow, learn, play, work,
and collaborate, and where our timeless and
cherished values are not taken that seriously.
(OWCANTEACHERSANDPARENTSGUIDEANDMODEL
appropriate behavior in a constantly changing
world where children continuously discover
ANDEXPLORENEWWAYSOFINTERACTINGGATHERING
information, and communicating, and where we
ADULTSOFTENSTRUGGLETOKEEPUP
EC LS MS US
Online Education in the Independent
School Space
A
)NDEPENDENT3CHOOLSHAVETRADITIONALLYBEENSLOWER
to adopt or consider the idea of online education. The
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involved with. This will include what online platforms
the school has used, what courses we have offered,
and the multiple delivery mechanisms that we have
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synchronous and asynchronous instruction along
with blended learning.
Marcus Muster
Kiski School
Room M116
EC LS MS US A
Developing Confident Student Leaders in a
Montessori Classroom
The Montessori classroom environment develops
confident student leaders by giving students
hFREEDOM WITH RESPONSIBILITYv 3TUDENTS GAIN
independence as they choose areas of interest to
study and gain a deeper understanding of abstract
CONCEPTS THROUGH HANDSON LEARNING 4HE RESULT
is confident leaders, who are not afraid to be
creative, think critically, collaborate with their fellow
CLASSMATES AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ALL ST
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and schools to help better develop their own
confident student leaders.
William Nord
Gladwyne Montessori
Room M123
LS MS
Introducing First Lego League to Your School:
A Primer
As first year participants in the global First Lego
,EAGUE &,, PROGRAM WE PLAN TO SHARE THE
successes and struggles we overcame bringing
THIS MULTIFACETED PROGRAM TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
&,, IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF 34%- AND IS
PRESENTED THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND EXCITING
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cooperation, team building and the important core
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bringing this program to your school.
Room C230
LS MS US
Unleashing Creative Thinkers
)N THIS INTERACTIVE SESSION WE WILL EXPLORE
meaningful learning connections you can implement
ACROSS MULTIPLE CURRICULAR AREAS 7ITH A FOCUS ON
interdisciplinary lessons and activities, participants
WILL EXPLORE TEACHING STRATEGIES TO EMPLOY CRITICAL
THINKING AND CREATIVE PROBLEMSOLVING APPROACHES
SPECIlCALLY THROUGH THE !RTS AND 3CIENCES
Presenters will share lesson ideas and participants
will “take away” a web resource including activities
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Yoon Soo Lim
The Hill School
17
Heads of School only
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its board meetings to leverage the talent in the
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camaraderie, and create a culture of generative
governance while at the same time allowing trustees
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JoAnne Daniels, Danielle Mackavage
Moravian Academy
Room C201
Room U111
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Room M103
US
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Tablets: Not Just a Consumption Device
4HIS SESSION WILL EXPLORE THE MYTHOLOGY OF TABLETS
BEING A CONSUMPTIONONLY DEVICE 7E WILL LOOK AT
how this conception arrived, and why it may no
LONGER BE TRUE 7E WILL EXAMINE THE EDUCATIONAL
research surrounding the use of tablets, and look
at the advantages that they offer to students.
#URRENTLYINOURSECONDYEAROFAIMPLEMENTATION
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STUDENTSWORKPRODUCEDONTABLETS
Kyle Jones
The Hill School
Heads of School only
Distributed Leadership: Growing Leaders and
Capacity in Independent Schools
This advanced session for school heads will
FOCUSONYEARSOFSUCCESSFULIMPLEMENTATIONOF
distributed leadership in public, private, and
!RCHDIOCESE SCHOOLS )T WILL TARGET PROGRAM
implementation and lessons learned and beliefs
confirmed in this leadership development work.
Critical questions, issues, and problems will be
targeted to help leaders to design their own
programs to build leadership and learning capacity
in their schools.
John A. DeFlaminis
Session
PAIS engage
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12:10 - 12:50
...advancing the independent school community
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2014 PAIS Biennial Conference Affinity Group Meetings
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#ONFERENCE IS DESIGNATED FOR !FlNITY 'ROUPS TO
meet and share ideas. A designated facilitator will
moderate each session.
!T THE CONCLUSION OF 3ESSION !- EACH
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use this time to meet with vendors and check out
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1:00 - 1:50
...advancing the independent school community
Sessions
Room S202
Room S207
LS MS
Teacher as Tech Coach: Supporting
Technology Innovation
MS US
Top Ten Smart Notebook Tips to Start Today
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LED BY PEER FACULTY MEMBERS USING THE )34% 0EER
Coaching model. The coach collaborates with
a classroom teacher to plan a project, working
together to select the best tools and estimating
the right amount of classroom time. The coach
may come to the class to offer tech support. This
FORM OF JOBEMBEDDED LEARNING SUPPORT HELPS THE
teacher ease into a sense of mastery with the new
technology, and to move at a comfortable pace with
her own learning.
Julie Diana, David Marshall
Agnes Irwin School
EC LS MS US
A
Stronger, Braver, Smarter, Mindful
This session addresses the performing arts as a
tool for enhancing curriculum across disciplines and
units, offering practical strategies, activities, and
pro tips for incorporating Drama, performance, and
DESIGNINTOYOURCLASSROOM7HETHERYOUREALREADY
familiar with some of these techniques, or just the
thought of it gives you stage fright, come share,
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Kelly Leight-Bertucci, Cristy Chory,
Dan Clay, Gina Tomkowich,
Cara Lavallee
Episcopal Academy
Room M216
#PAIS14
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Grace Wingfield
Episcopal Academy
EC LS
PK Astronauts in Training: An Experiential
Exploration!!
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learning.
Nancy Reinhard, Colleen Gallagher
Bernabei, Maggie Dunn, Joyce Gavin,
Claudia Parra
Episcopal Academy
MS US
Economics Applications in the
Math Classroom
Click here to learn about our presenters
4HISSESSIONWILLREVIEWATOPTEN3MART.OTEBOOK
Tip List and apply them to actual lesson development
TO START USING 3MART .OTEBOOK TODAY 7E WILL
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screenshots to save time, saving options and other
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Room L127
Room S107
5
4HIS SESSION EXPLORES READYTOUSE CLASSROOM
activities that integrate authentic economic
applications into mathematics courses for grades
0ARTICIPANTS WILL TAKE PART IN HANDSON
activities that develop understanding of economic
concepts such as diminishing returns, supply and
DEMAND PROlT MAXIMIZATION COMPOUND INTEREST
and marginal revenue and profit. The activities can
be manipulated to be used for a variation of age
groups.
Adam Laval lee
Episcopal Academy
Room C214
A
How Data Can Inform Your Giving Program
7AYSTOUSEDATACOLLECTEDINALUMNIDEVELOPMENT
DATABASES TO BOLSTER SUPPORT ANNUAL GIVING AS
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OF HOW TO SELECT MARKERS TO ANALYZE GIVING TRENDS
project or “target” giving levels, and identify new
major gift prospects.
Samantha Bloom
Episcopal Academy
Session
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1:00 - 1:50
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Featured Presenter
John Baker
John Baker serves
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and security solutions for schools and brings a
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Room C101
EC LS MS US
A
Responding to Violent Intruders
Considering the fact that you have a higher
probability of being struck by lightning than
being shot in school why are we spending
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everybody will come into contact with a violent
person. The skills shared in this session are a
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better help your family and your school.
Room S203
MS US A
Social Norms: Reducing Risk, Sharing
Healthy Realities
Room M219
Although many students do not use alcohol or other
drugs, students form attitudes about substance use
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they naturally overestimate – and start to emulate –
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when students know their peers are making healthy
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session, FCD will guide attendees through the social
norms approach to prevention and offer simple
strategies to prevent student substance abuse.
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make administration more efficient and to provide
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implemented, how it is working, and what they think
the future holds.
MS US
The Germantown Academy House System:
Past, Present & Future
David Samson, Dave Martin
Germantown Academy
Maurice Soulis
FCD Educational Services
Room S103
Room S106
EC LS MS US A
Using Author Visits and Interviews to Inspire
Young Writers
Are you looking for ways to engage students in
PASSIONATE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BOOKS AND WRITING
Find out how you can create a community of
thoughtful, enthusiastic readers and writers by
offering opportunities for students to interact with
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FORAVARIETYOFBUDGETSINCLUDINGINPERSONVISITS
3KYPE VISITS AND ONLINE INTERVIEWS AND WELL
discuss the benefits and challenges of each
possibility.
A
Keeping a Loyal Constituency Engaged –
Connecting Parents of Alum
3CHOOL PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE LIVES OF FAMILIES
/FTEN AFTER THE JOY AND EXCITEMENT OF GRADUATION
subsides, parents are left feeling a significant gap
in their lives, and the school loses loyal constituents
who have contributed their time, care, and finances.
/URCHALLENGEISTOKEEPPARENTSOFALUMNIENGAGED
in the life of the school for the mutual benefit of their
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themselves. This session will share successful
strategies and generate discussion.
Heather Durkin
Germantown Academy
Laurie Morrison, Maureen Haurin
Friends Select School
Room M116
Room M204
MS
Medieval Memes: Storytelling and
Digital Writing
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CONVEY NEW MEANING 4HIS PRESENTATION EXAMINES
an integrated middle school lesson that remakes
a medieval illumination using the meme format,
EXPLORING HISTORICAL CONTENT THE INTERPLAY OF TEXT
AND SUBTEXT INTERNET SAFETY AND THE IMPACT OF AN
authentic audience on student storytelling.
David Baroody
Germantown Academy
20
5
EC LS MS US
A
How Difficulties with Executive Function
affect Learning
! STUDENTS EXECUTIVE FUNCTION ABILITIES HAVE A
direct impact on their ability to complete work in
a timely and consistent manner. This presentation
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disorders have on student performance particularly
ASITRELATESTOTHEIRANXIETYANDMOTIVATION
Jay Keener, Jonathan Back
Janus School
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1:00 - 1:50
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Featured Presenter
Michael Gagné
Michael Gagné’s
vocation centers
on educating for
peace and justice
CONNECTING
across difference
and between
pedagogies and
social movement
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a background in
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wide range of schools. Michael lives at Pendle
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environmental leadership.
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Education as the Practice of Freedom
4EACHINGFOR3OCIAL#HANGEIN4IMESOF3OCIAL
#RISIS3HOULDWEEDUCATEYOUTHDIFFERENTLYINA
TIMEOFSOCIOECONOMICANDECOLOGICALCRISIS
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learn from relevant breakthrough moments in
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THATSTUDIEDANDACTEDTOTRANSFORMEXISTING
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uncovering transformational truths as we go.
Room M117
EC LS MS US A
Integrated STEM: Building on a Buzzword
)N RESPONSE TO THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON 34%-
EDUCATION-ILTON(ERSHEY3CHOOLSOUGHTTOCREATE
AROBUSTANDCOHERENTMODELFORINTEGRATED34%-
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INDIVIDUALDISCIPLINESANDMAKEEXPLICITCONNECTIONS
while avoiding the creation of a series of discrete
“bell and whistle” activities. This session will
describe our approach to strategic planning that
first focused on the development of disciplinary
knowledge and technology literacy before leveraging
THESESTRENGTHSINTHE34%-PLANNINGPROCESS
Michael Benner, Lisa Amspacher
Milton Hershey School
Room U207
US
US
Teaching Bioethics to Science and
Religion Students
3CIENCEANDRELIGIONTEACHERSAREOFTENCONFRONTED
with questions from their students about bioethical
issues. Many teachers have concerns about time
constraints or the controversial nature of the topics,
but the study of bioethics can encourage important
critical thinking and problem solving skills. Finding
the appropriate case studies for the grade level, type
of science classroom, specific needs of the students
and the sensibilities of administration and parents is
important, and there are many resources available
to teachers interested in this approach.
Room L130
Technology affords new ways to teach and learn.
“Flipping” your classroom can be easier than
you think and twitter chats can become your new
Personal Learning Network. Practical ideas and tips
BASEDONCLASSROOMEXPERIENCESWILLBESHAREDTHAT
will allow you to incorporate flipping and tweeting
INTOYOURINDIVIDUALIZEDTECHNOLOGYTOOLBOX
S. Leigh Nataro
Moravian Academy
EC LS MS US
Room U217
Terry Maksymowych
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
Flipping and Tweeting
Room M120
5
A
Maintaining an Atmosphere of Love and
Understanding
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proclaims in the first sentence that students best
learn in an atmosphere of love and understanding. To
insure that the school is continually focused on this
GOALASTANDINGSCHOOLWIDETASKFORCEEXISTSAIDED
by the services of an outside psychologist. Divisional
goals are established; progress is assessed through
FACULTY STUDENT AND PARENT SURVEYS 3TAFF FROM
Moravian Academy will review the establishment
ANDIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHISPROGRAM7EHOPEFORA
SHARINGOFLIKEEXPERIENCESATOTHERSCHOOLS
Robert Bovee, Dr. Michelle Schmidt
Moravian Academy
LS
Bridges & Other Structures: An Engineering/
Physical Science Unit
!PPROPRIATE FOR RD THROUGH TH GRADE THIS UNIT
introduces students to tension and compression
FORCESANDTHEENGINEERINGDESIGNPROCESS3TUDENTS
EXPLORECONSTRUCT MANY STRUCTURES INCLUDING PAPER
towers, beam bridges, suspension bridges and truss
BRIDGES FROM INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS 4O EVALUATE
their success, they cost out their materials and test
THE LOAD CAPACITY OF THEIR STRUCTURES .ONSCIENCE
TEACHERSCANDOTHISTOO
Diane Cooney
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Room L125
EC LS
Bringing Children’s Literature to Life in the
Music Room
)N THIS HANDSON WORKSHOP FOR -USIC %DUCATORS
PARTICIPANTS WILL BRING VARIOUS CHILDRENS BOOKS
to life, using instruments, singing, improvisation,
MOVEMENT AND BODY PERCUSSION )NCORPORATING
CHILDRENS LITERATURE INTO THE 0RE+TH 'RADE MUSIC
CLASSROOM CAN BE AN EXCELLENT WAY TO DO CROSS
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3TUDIES 3PANISH !RT AND EVEN -ATH CLASSROOMS
Participants will take away ideas from the presenter
ANDCREATEANORCHESTRATIONINGROUPSFORACHILDRENS
book during the workshop.
Erin Toscani
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
21
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Featured Presenter
Room L128
EC LS
Buddies, Bubbles and Breaking Boundaries
Jonathan E. Martin
Jonathan E.
Martin was an
independent school
(EADFORlFTEEN
years in California
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now a consultant
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in the past four years.
Room MSH
EC LS MS US
A
How Deep Is Your Learning?
4HE.ATIONAL2ESEARCH#OUNCILTHE(EWLETT
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deeper learning, and schools are responding,
using new and emerging forms of assessment
to evaluate and inform their efforts to strengthen
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learning,” new tools for assessing it, and best
PRACTICEFORSCHOOLLEADERSINTHEUSEOFTHESE
assessments.
Come and learn how to dramatically change
THE OPENING DAYS OF SCHOOL 'ETTING TO KNOW YOUR
STUDENTSTALENTSANDGIFTSDURINGTHElRSTFEWDAYS
together can help lead to powerful collaboration
ANDENHANCECREATIVITY(EARABOUTENGAGINGIDEAS
SUCH AS GLOBALIZATION AND 3KYPING FOR BUILDING
connections between students and teachers which
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#OME AND HEAR HOW 2OSEMONT 3CHOOL OF THE (OLY
Child has embraced these ideas to enhance their
opening days of school.
Jeanne Marie Blair, Judy Cassidy
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Room M123
We must be MAD! The Redesign of a middle
school technology program
Technology had become thoroughly integrated
THROUGHOUTOUR-IDDLE3CHOOLCURRICULUM/URONE
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WE GO NEXT $URING THE SUMMER OF AFTER A
YEARLONG STUDY OF POTENTIAL IDEAS AND WITH INPUT
from students, faculty and administration our Middle
3CHOOL COMPUTER LAB AND TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM
underwent a total transformation. Come learn about
OUR-!$-EDIA!RTSAND$ESIGN,ABANDTHECOOL
THINGS OUR STUDENTS ARE DOING THERE SUCH AS $
printing, electronics, programming, game design,
multimedia production and more.
Room L126
EC
First Steps to using the Project Approach in
Preschool Classrooms
The Project Approach in preschool classrooms
encourages creativity and critical thinking skills
IN LEARNING )T IS DESIGNED AROUND THE STUDENTS
individual interests and allows for different
developmental levels to participate equally within
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introduce the basic elements of a project based
LEARNINGENVIRONMENT)TCANINCORPORATESUCHTHINGS
as art, music, group interaction, problem solving,
fine and gross motor skills, while at the same time
teach the concept of the lesson.
Wendy Needham, Joanne McGee
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
22
US
Creating Engaging Activities by
Adjusting the Curriculum
Looking for activities that inspire critical and
CREATIVE THINKING "UILDING ON THE 5NIVERSITY OF
$ELAWARES 0ROBLEM"ASED ,EARNING 0", MODEL
a classroom teacher and a librarian share how to
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collaboration, and will share how to provide
appropriate resources to engage students in
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the library adapted and adjusted in order to support
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lessons on the web.
Staci Krape, Sandy Sutty
Sanford School
LS MS
Robin Beaver, Joe Savitsky
Rosemont School of the Holy Child
Join a PAIS accreditation
visiting committee;
contact Aggie Malter,
amalter@paispa.org
Room M119
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Room M205
US
Documenting the World in the
English Classroom
4HISPRESENTATIONEXPLORESTHECONNECTIONSBETWEEN
NONlCTIONWRITINGDOCUMENTARYlLMMAKINGSOCIAL
justice, and ethical paradigms in an effort to help
students consider how perspective shapes our
EXPERIENCEOFSTORIESANDOURNOTIONSOFWHATISTRUE
Ann Russell
Sewickley Academy
Room M201 MS
Student-Led Conferences to Address Study
Skills, Growth Mindsets
4HISSESSIONDISCUSSESSTUDENTLEDCONFERENCESAND
portfolios that focus student and parent attention on
HARDTOMEASURE LEARNING OBJECTIVES LIKE EFFECTIVE
study strategies, growth mindsets, and intrinsic
MOTIVATIONS7EWILLSHARETHELESSONSLEARNEDFROM
seven years of refining a program that now includes
written student reflections, specific advisor roles,
and portfolios for mindsets and study habits. This
SESSIONWILLTOUCHONOTHERSCHOOLCHANGETHEMES
updating the advisor role, educating parents,
TEACHING SELFREmECTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
ST#ENTURY PORTFOLIOS AND BALANCING GRADES AND
LIFELONGLEARNING
Jeff Zemsky, Evan Kurtz,
Cheryl Ann Lassen, Jon Riddle
Sewickley Academy
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Room M103
US
STEPS to WORLD LANGUAGES ACQUISITION
3TANDARDS4EACHING %XCELLENCE 0ROlCIENCY IS THE
FORMULATOENSURE7,!CQUISITIONWITHINOURSCHOOLS
A review of the literature in FL teaching and learning
suggests that all students can be successful
LEARNERS 4HROUGH TEACHING EXCELLENCE AND GUIDED
by FL standards students will develop proficiency
VIA COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCIES 7, ACQUISITION
supports the framework for communicative modes
which provide the link between language and
culture.
Candida Antonelli
St. Joe’s University
Room C221
A
Are You Prepared For a Crisis?
)FTHEREWASAlREATYOURSCHOOLOVERTHISCOMING
WEEKEND WOULD YOU BE PREPARED "RINGING lRST
HAND KNOWLEDGE FROM OUR EXPERIENCE AFTER A lRE
destroyed a portion of our school in the summer
OF WE WILL DISCUSS INSURANCE FACILITIES
recovery and the process we went through to return
even better than before the fire. Learn from our
mistakes, our process and help your school to be
prepared in the event of a crisis.
Matthew Evans, Shawn Kelly,
Debbie Fluehr, St. Peter’s School
Room M102
EC LS MS
STEAMing Information & Technology Literacy:
Hidden Object Games
Teachers will use their imagination and ingenuity
TO DESIGN AND CREATE VISUAL PUZZLES 7E WILL USE
a variety of materials including; pattern blocks,
CARDBOARD MAGAZINE PICTURES AND A LIGHT TABLE
with overhead math manipulatives. Participants in
this workshop will collaborate to solve challenge
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OUR WORK !FTER THAT ) WILL GUIDE TEACHERS THROUGH
THE NEXT STEPS OF CREATING THEIR YOUR OWN CLASS
HIDDEN OBJECT GAME USING 6OICETHREAD 4- AN
online social media program for creating interactive
presentations.
Caronne Taylor Bloom
United Friends School
23
5
Room S206
MS US
Creating An Environment for Active Learning
in STEM Courses
EC LS MS US A
Embarking on the Adventure of a Lifetime
with Cross-Cultural Solutions
Active learning helps students, particularly girls, to
VISUALIZE HYPOTHESIZE AND IMPROVE THEIR INTUITION
about conceptual models of scientific phenomena
INALLAREASOFSCIENCEENGINEERING&URTHERMORE
active learning deploys a collaborative environment
UTILIZINGHANDSONEXPERIMENTSONLINEASSIGNMENTS
and educational technologies to engage
students in constructing their own knowledge,
rather than simply observing lectures. Learn how
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OF TOOLS INCLUDING -ICROSOFT /NE .OTE AND 'OOGLE
'LASS AS WELL AS A REMODELED CLASSROOM SPACE )N
the Active Classroom, students are encouraged
to engage in solving problems; share ideas, give
feedback, and teach each other. Teachers guide
THE CLASS AS FACILITATORS AND CREATE PERSONALIZED
LEARNINGEXPERIENCESUSINGLEARNINGANALYTICS
*OIN US TO LEARN HOW INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERISM
will help you and your students connect with and
LEARN FROM LOCAL PEOPLE IN GLOBAL COMMUNITIES A
chance to work together to effect real, sustainable
CHANGE7ITHANEXPERTINTHElELDOFINTERNATIONAL
volunteerism, you will have an opportunity to discuss
how volunteering internationally can combine
MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER WORK AND EYEOPENING
cultural activities with rich learning and networking
EXPERIENCESTOHELPYOUANDYOURSTUDENTSEVOLVE
Lisa Pamieri
The Ellis School
Room M118
A
From Hiring Toward Mastery: A
Comprehensive Induction Process
/VER THE PAST FEW YEARS 7ESTTOWN 3CHOOL HAS
developed a comprehensive induction program
FOR ALL NEW TEACHERS 3PANNING FOUR YEARS THE
program features a combination of peer support,
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVALUATION AND
ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT AND FEEDBACK %ACH YEAR
of the program has its own set of goals for new
teachers. The overall program works to quickly
IDENTIFYTEACHERSWHODONTFULlLLEXPECTATIONSAND
to support and invest in those with the potential to
BECOME MASTER TEACHERS 4HIS PROGRAMS SERVES
7ESTTOWNSSTRATEGICIMPERATIVES
Margaret Haviland,Whitney Suttell,
Shelagh Wilson, Westtown School
Room S102
Eric Jurovitsky
Cross-Cultural Solutions
Room M221
US
How and why to Deal with the Most
Challenging Kids in the School
#HALLENGINGSTUDENTSCANEXHAUSTFACULTYMEMBERS
ADD THEIR PARENTS IN TO THE MIX AND IT CAN BECOME
even more overwhelming. This is where the real
rewards of working with these kids can be reaped.
(EARMOREABOUTSOMEOFTHEMOSTDIFlCULThTYPICAL
personalities” and what those students need from
educators and advisors in order to thrive...and why
ITISWORTHITTOGIVETHEMEXACTLYWHATTHEYNEED
Linda McGuire
Westtown School
Room U103
EC LS MS US
Revolutionizing Faculty Professional
Development
A
Learn why one school came to believe that
traditional teacher evaluation systems do not
MOTIVATEIMPROVEMENT&OLLOWTHISSCHOOLSJOURNEY
from a traditional evaluation process to a formative
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (EAR FROM ADMINISTRATORS
and faculty members about how this system was
implemented and how they are tracking improved
PEDAGOGICALPRACTICEINTHIS0+SCHOOL
Amanda Greenwald
Winchester Thurston School
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Room U112
US
College Guidance: Working with
International Consultants
Room U115
The session is a roundtable of the challenges of
working in the college process with an international
student whose family has hired a consultant.
Using case studies, specifically what has and has
not worked in counseling these students with
consultants from their home countries, the goal of
the discussion is to find successful ways to help the
student manage the stress caused by the pressure
of conflicting counsel and to help the counselor
partner with the consultant to identify appropriate
colleges and manage the process.
Attendees will learn the principles of game design
and game theory and how these principles inform
gamified instruction. At the end of the session,
attendees will see how some straightforward game
mechanics can be used to transform a unit of study.
Jane Slaff, Elizabeth DePhillips,
Anne Lew
Wyoming Seminary
Room C201
Heads of School only
How to Write a Technology Strategic Plan
Technology is changing the way teachers teach, and
STUDENTSLEARN9ETTHEFUNDAMENTALLOOKANDFEELOF
education has changed little in the last twenty years
even as other industries have been transformed.
(OWDOINDEPENDENTSCHOOLSBALANCESTAYINGTRUETO
our mission and values, while also staying relevant
IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE /NCE AN INSTITUTION HAS
developed a technology strategy, what are the best
PRACTICESFORMOVINGADIVERSEFACULTYFORWARD4HIS
session will offer participants a roadmap for writing
a technology strategic plan.
Hans Mundahl
Room C230
Heads of School only
A Conversation for Heads
4 * ,OCKE AND %ARL "ALL WILL LEAD A DISCUSSION
intended for heads of school to share current
CONCERNS AND IDEAS 7HILE THE TOPICS WILL BE OPEN
and will come from the group, the moderators
believe there will be some consideration of key
leadership challenges including identifying and
developing outstanding teachers and administrators,
the challenges of financial sustainability, and the
challenges and satisfaction of leading a school.
Earl Ball, T.J. Locke
24
MS US
Why You Should Gamify Your Classroom...
and How
Jonathan Cassie
Sewickley Academy
Room U214
LS MS US
A
From Roots to the Essay: Power Up Your
Writing Program with Performance Tasks
and online tools
Focused on essential traits seen in outstanding
writing, new approaches to writing assessment
are finally here to support your instruction. Learn
ABOUTTEXTBASEDPROMPTSFORASSESSMENTORONLINE
PRACTICE REQUIRING STUDENTS TO ANALYZE RELATED
passages and write. Designed to mirror effective
CLASSROOM PRACTICES COMPLEX PERFORMANCE TASKS
make assessment engaging and challenging.
3UPPORTING THIS TEACHERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
online tools that build academic vocabulary, or that
provide immediate scoring across all genres using
content based tasks, goal setting and targeted
online tutorials in key skills.
Pamela Appleton
ERB
5
MAKER
PLAYGROUND
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
in Field House
This hands-on, interactive space
is for educators to explore maker
tools and talk to educators who
are currently integrating maker
education into their classrooms.
Playground Leaders
Laura Blankenship
#HAIR#OMPUTER3CIENCE
4HE"ALDWIN3CHOOL
Richard M. Castorani
Director of Technology
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Rob Ervin
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Lisa Palmieri
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Maggie Powers
Technology Coordinator,
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James Martin
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12:00 – 2:00
Unleashing Student
Superpowers
Practical Teaching Strategies
for 21st Century Students
Kristen Swanson, Hadley Ferguson
Turn students into learning
superheroes!
Like we see in the
movies, no two
superheroes learn
to use their powers
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students has
superpowers hidden
inside, and you hold
the keys to unlock
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