Convergence - It's all about learning

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The Convergence conference has been designed to bring three key, researched-based improvement
strategies into clear focus for teachers, administrators and school board members:

    Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
    Effective Assessment and Grading Practices
    Research-based Instructional Methods

Eight keynote sessions will unify these elements into a single, coherent school improvement philosophy.

Wayne Hulley
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President of Canadian Effective Schools Inc.
Superintendent of the Peel Board of Education in
    Toronto, Canada
Director of the North Star Centre for Personal and
    Organizational Effectiveness, Inc.
Former senior consultant with the Franklin Covey
    Leadership Center in Provo, Utah, and Premier Agendas
    in Langley, British Columbia

Convergence by Choice

Douglas B. Reeves, Ph.D.
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Classroom teacher at all levels from elementary
to postgraduate
Founder of The Leadership and Learning Center

Sustainable Change for 21st Century Learning

Robyn R. Jackson, Ph. D.
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National Board Certified AP English teacher
Middle school administrator
Adjunct professor at Towson and Bowie Universities

Never Work Harder Than Your Students

Mike Schmoker, Ed.D.
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Central administrator in two school districts in Arizona
Senior consultant at McREL (Mid-Continent Regional
Educational Laboratory) in Denver, Colorado

THE OPPORTUNITY: From “Brutal Facts”
to the Best Schools We’ve Ever Had

Mike Mattos
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Former principal of both Marjorie Veeh Elementary
School and Pioneer Middle School in Tustin, California

Meeting our Moral Responsibility for Every Child

Marcia Tate, Ed.D.
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Classroom teacher, reading specialist, language arts
    coordinator
Former Executive Director of Professional Development
    for the DeKalb County School System
Educational consultant who has taught administrators,
    teachers, parents and business and community
    leaders throughout the world

Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites:
20 Instructional Strategies that Engage the Brain

Anthony Muhammad, Ph.D.
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Middle school teacher, assistant principal, principal
High school principal
Founder of New Frontier 21

Transforming School Culture:
Creating Healthy Learning Environments

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010

TBA

Leadership Dinner - Invitation Only

Douglas Reeves - Assessment, PLCs
& Leadership

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010

7:00-8:00

Registration - Continental Breakfast

8:10-8:15

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

8:15-9:45

Douglas Reeves - Assessment, PLCs
& Leadership

9:45-10:15

Break

10:15-11:45

Douglas Reeves - Assessment, PLCs
& Leadership

11:45-1:00

Lunch

1:00-2:30

Robyn Jackson - Research Based Instruction

2:30:3:00

Break

3:00-4:30

Marcia Tate - Research Based Instruction

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2010

7:00-8:00
Continental Breakfast

8:10-8:15

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

8:15-9:45

Wayne Hulley - PLCs & Research Based Instruction

9:45-10:15

Break

10:15-11:45

Mike Schmoker - PLCs & Team Development

11:45-1:00

Lunch

1:00-2:30

Mike Mattos - PLCs & Student Interventions

2:30:3:00

Break

3:00-4:30

Anthony Muhammad - PLCs & Staff

Continental breakfasts and lunches are provided both days and are included in your registration. Dinner options are available at multiple locations in the casino. Click here for more details.

Lodging is available at Spirit Mountain Lodge.
To make reservations or check room availability call (888) 668-7366
and tell them you want the “Convergence Conference Special”
conference rates.

Hosted by:
Dallas School District
503.623.5594 ~ f: 503.623.5597

111 SW Ash Street
Dallas Oregon 97338
For registration questions contact:
Sera Lockwood at COSA - 503.581.3141
or email sera@cosa.k12.or.us

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