Florida ASCD Conference

Florida ASCD Conference Schedule for Friday, November 30^th
7:30	Registration Open & Continental Breakfast
7:30-4:00	Exhibitors Open
8:00-9:30	General Session
8:00-9:30	Florida ASCD Welcome-Dr. Shelia Windom, President of Florida ASCD Introduction of Vendors: Dr. Paul Terry, Vice President of Florida ASCD Introduction of General Session Speaker-Dr. Shelia Windom, President of Florida ASCD Keynote Speaker-Dr. Judy Carr Reinventing Education: An Extreme School Makeover
9:35-11:25	Breakout Sessions
9:35-11:25	Creating Quality Assessments All Apples are Not Created Equal Linking the Language First, We Dissect the Text: Reading to Organize, Not to Memorize Concept Maps in Mathematics-A Tool for Assessment Leadership for Effective Advocacy and Practice Institute Creating & Maintaining the Learning Environment
11:30-12:30	Luncheon
12:35-1:25	Breakout Sessions
12:35-1:25	Making Math Assessment Part of the Lesson Using “Question Banks” Reading for Application & Societal Awareness: There is more to reading than just comprehension Intuitive Painting Developing District Leaders for Reinventing Education Enhancing Literacy Instruction Through Targeted Professional Development Within a Team-based Response to Intervention Model Highly Qualified in Reading, Making It Stick: From Concept to Practice and More How Florida Deals with Bullying in Schools Math and Science Solutions for Florida’s Future
1:30-2:20	Breakout Sessions
1:30-2:20	Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child Through Differentiated Instruction and Technology All Teachers are Reading Teachers: using dynamic reading strategies to incite a riot for reading regardless of the curriculum Addressing the Achievement Gap: New Hope for K12-University Partnerships Staying Focused: A Case Study of Steady School Improvement 4 Ways to Keep the Moral Up At Your School Building A Virtual Conversation on “Habits of Mind” Peace Education: Empowering Students to Peacefully Solve Conflict Understanding Diversity through Novels and Picture Books
2:25-2:40	Break
2:40-3:30	Breakout Sessions
2:40-3:30	Building Word Recognition and Fluency with Older Struggling Readers Designing and Implementing Integrated Curriculum Units of Study Igniting the Middle School Spirit Statewide Secondary School Redesign Initiative: Eventually Change Turns into Hard Work The Literacy Fare “Appetizing Staff Development” Lessons from Experienced Highly Qualified Educators at Impoverished, Hard-to-Staff Schools: Building Helpful Change Technologies Best Practices in the Classroom – Make teaching a positive experience! Engaging Effectively with Diverse Students

Florida ASCD Conference Schedule for Saturday, December 1^st
7:30	Registration Open & Continental Breakfast
7:30-4:00	Exhibitors Open
8:00-9:30	General Session
8:00-9:30	Florida ASCD Welcome-Dr. Shelia Windom, President of Florida ASCD Introduction of General Session Speaker-Dr. Shelia Windom, President of Florida ASCD Keynote Speaker-Dr. John Draper, Every Child Every Chance
9:35-11:25	Breakout Sessions
9:35-11:25	Building Comprehension and Community in K-8 Classrooms Reading, Writing, and Funding: What’s Next How Students learn, How Teachers Teach, and How Administrators serve as Literacy Leaders: An Extreme Makeover for Preparing Minority Students for the 21^st Century Inventing (or reinventing) a High School: Relationships, Rigor and Relevance How to Establish an Action Research Learning Community Islands of Excellence in a Sea of Mediocrity
11:30-12:30	Luncheon
12:35-2:25	Breakout Sessions
12:35-2:25	Failing Students: Changing the Downward Spiral Transforming Pedagogy with a Daily Dosage of Vitamin C Students and “Plan, Do, Study, Act” – Getting Students Involved in their Data The Role of Personal Practice Theories in the Professional Development of Beginning Teachers BE ANGRY; YET IN CONTROL: Exploring the FOUR levels of Anger
2:25-2:40	Break
2:40-3:30	Breakout Session
2:40-3:30	Connecting History with Historical Novels and Technology Helping High School Students Take Responsibility All Roads Lead to OZ: Teacher Development and School Reform Reinventing and Redefining Educational Leadership Creative Curriculum for Highly Qualified Teachers Learning the Writing Process in a Caring Environment Leading a Vocabulary Awakening : Equipping Teachers and Students The Search for Self: Reflective Activities to Engage Adolescents in Young Adult Literature
3:30-4:00	General Session Door Prize Giveaways!!!!