Agenda
Wednesday, September 30th
11:00 am to 11:15 am Welcome & Overview
Dr. Jody Isernhagen, Assoc. Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:15 am to 12:00 pm Building a Laser-like Focus on Student LearningDr. Roger Breed, Commissioner of Education, Nebraska Department of Education
12:00 pm to 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 pm to 1:30 pm Building a Balanced Assessment System
Dr. Pat Roschewski, Director of Statewide Assessment, Nebraska Department of Education
1:30 pm to 1:45 pm Gaining Expertise Through Membership Study GEMS
Mitzi Hoback, Director of Professional Development, ESU 4, Auburn
Julie Barger, Director of Professional Development, ESU 16, Ogallala
1:45 pm to 2:00 pm Break
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Breakout Session I
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm to 4:15 pm Breakout Session II
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm Showcase Reception
Educational Service Unit Staff Developers have modules on topics pertinent to Nebraska's schools: Continuous Improvement, Response to Intervention, Differentiated Instruction, New Teacher Mentoring. School Leadership and 21st Century Learning. Find out how your service unit can help you access this excellent and timely informational. The following GEMS will be present.
- Continuous School Improvement: Systems Thinking
- Continuous School Improvement: Profile
- Continuous School Improvement: Vision and Purpose
- Professional Development to Improve Student Learning
- Leading Change
- Leadership for Effective Schools
- Differentiated Instruction
- Twenty-first Century Learning
- New Teacher Induction
- Response to Intervention Reading
- Response to Intervention Math
Thursday, October 1
8:00 am to 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet
8:30 am to 11:30 am Building Leadership for Student Learning
Keynote Speaker: Doug Reeves, Ph.D