SREB High Schools That Work

23^rd Annual Staff Development Conference

Heads-on, Hands-On Learning: Key To Student Motivation and Achievement

Wednesday, July 8 – Saturday, July 11, 2009

Georgia World Congress Center

Atlanta, Georgia

Thursday, July 9

8:00am – 9:15am

·         David Shepard, Educational Consultant, The Middle Matters, Lexington, KY

o   Dealing Parents In: A Full Deck of Ideas (Room B312-313)

9:30am – 10:45am

·         Barbara Blackburn, Winthrop University

o   Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word  (Room B303-304)

·         Joe Hendershott, Hope for the Wounded LLC

o   The “No Failure School”: Enabling Student Success  (Room A411)

11:00am – 12:15am

·         Barbara Blackburn, Winthrop University

o   Instructional Strategies That Lead To High Achievement  (Room B303-304)

·         Douglas Fiore, Virginia State University

o   Mission Possible: Clearly Defining Who You Are  (Room A302)

1:00pm – 2:15pm

·         David Shepard, Educational Consultant, The Middle Matters, Lexington, KY

o   Key Ingredients for Successful Inclusion and Co-Teaching in Grades Six Through 1 (Room B303-304)

2:15pm – 3:15pm

·         Barbara Blackburn, Winthrop University, and Ronald Williamson, Eastern Michigan State University

o   The Principalship from A-Z (Room B312-313)

·         Joe Hendershott, Hope for the Wounded LLC

o   Reaching the Bottom Third: Building Students Up  (Room A412)

Friday, July 10

8:00am – 9:15am

·         Barbara Blackburn, Winthrop University, and Ronald Williamson, Eastern Michigan State University

o   Rigorous Schools and Classrooms: Leading the Way  (Room A412)

·         David Shepard, Educational Consultant, The Middle Matters, Lexington, KY

o   Why You Drive Me Nuts: A Look at the Teacher/Principal Dialogue (Room B303-304)

9:30am – 10:30am

·         David Shepard, Educational Consultant, The Middle Matters, Lexington, KY

o   Cultural Revolution: The Foundation of School Reform (Room B303-304)

·         Douglas Fiore, Virginia State University

o   Six Types of Teachers: Mentoring For Success  (Room B402)

·         Joe Hendershott, Hope for the Wounded LLC

o   The Art of Teaching Wounded Students   (Room A411)

1:00pm – 2:15pm

·         Franklin Schargel, School Success Network

o   Helping Students Graduate: Strategies and Tools to Prevent Dropouts (Room A311)

·         Joe Hendershott, Hope for the Wounded LLC

o   Alternative Discipline Techniques to Lower Suspensions and Expulsions (Room A411)

Saturday, July 11

8:30am – 9:45am

·         Franklin Schargel, School Success Network

o   Creating School Cultures That Embrace Learning: What Successful Leaders Do (Room A316)

·         Joe Hendershott, Hope for the Wounded LLC

o   Understanding and Reaching Wounded Students (Room B203)