CONFERENCE 2010October 25, 2010 • The Lawrenceville School

Teaching in the21st Century

NJAISNEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

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Schedule of the DayOctober 25, 2010

8:00 – 2:45 Exhibitors- Irwin Dining Center8:00 – 8:45 Continental Breakfast - Irwin Dining Center8:45 – 10:15 Introductions and Linda L. Moore Keynote Speaker* – Lavino Field House Tony Wagner Learning,Leading,andTeachinginthe21stCentury

10:30 – 11:30 Session A – Workshops11:45 – 12:45 Session B – Workshops10:30 -12:45 Featured Workshop [pre-registration required] Will Richardson This is Not a Unit: Eight 21st Century Shifts for Every

Classroom,EveryCurriculum

12:45 – 1:45 Lunch – Irwin Dining Center1:45 – 2:45 Session C – Workshops*The NJAIS Board of Trustees named the Keynote Speaker at the Biannual Conference in honor of Linda L. Moore who retired as Executive Director in June 2010.

NJAIS CONFERENCE ’10 COMMITTEEC O N F E R E N C E C H A I R SOlenKalkus Princeton AcAdemy of the SAcred heArt

PeterRapelye Princeton Junior School

C O N F E R E N C E C O M M I T T E E M E M B E R SToniBrescher Gill St. BernArd’S School

LizDuffy the lAwrenceville School

BillFreitas the lAwrenceville School

BillHawkey the PenninGton School

KevinMattingly the lAwrenceville School

TomNammack montclAir KimBerley AcAdemy

MarilynStewart the red oAKS School

AndrewWebster wArdlAw-hArtridGe School

N J A I S

CaroleJ.Everett executive director

IreneG.Mortensen ProfeSSionAl develoPment coordinAtor

LeslieValencia office AdminiStrAtor

Dear Colleagues,

It is apparent that the Conference Committee gave careful consideration to making this a meaningful and timely day for all educators. “Teaching in the 21st Century” as a theme allows us all to pause and consider what we have always done, why we proceed in a certain way, and how we might do things differently. NJAIS educators are eager to move forward, and NJAIS member schools have much to offer each other.

As I was visiting NJAIS campuses this summer, I saw many banners or bulletin boards that posted “Critical Thinking,” “Problem Solving,” “Collaboration,” “Agility,” “Adaptability,” “Initia-tive,” “Entrepreneurialism,” “Curiosity,” and “Imagination,” many qualities that Tony Wagner has identified as “survival skills.” I learned that some NJAIS independent schools have a Director of Sustainability and Energy Management. In classrooms, I saw student projects with currencies from around the globe, and world maps were prevalent. I realized that many NJAIS teachers are not the “digital immigrants” instructing the “digital natives,” but are far more advanced at taking the familiar and exploring new ways to engage learners. We are a decade into the 21st century, and New Jersey independent schools are intentionally educating students for the future.

There is more to be accomplished, however, as we teach in these rapidly changing times. During this Professional Development Conference 2010, participants have the opportunity to learn from colleagues who are willing to collaborate and focus on their innovations and use of a variety of techniques, media, and teaching methods. We thank the presenters who have volun-teered to share their ideas for helping students prepare for our changing world. Faculty, staff, and administrators will take home many ideas, some that can be implemented in a classroom or culture immediately, and others that will encourage thoughtful reflection on possible programs to be included in our schools at a later date.

Conference 2010 also provides time for you to meet with exhibitors to learn of new products and services, and opportunity for you to engage with colleagues from other schools. Sometimes it is in that informal exchange and fellowship with friends that the most exciting ideas take shape. May this day of professional development inspire your teaching and keep you looking to the future with optimism and originality.

Sincerely,

Carole J. EverettNJAIS Executive Director

Register On-Line For PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 2010

Registrations will ONLY be accepted on-line. Go to the NJAIS website: www.njais.org, and click on “Conference ’10 Registration.” Schools should

designate one contact to register their faculty and staff.Registration Fee: NJAIS Members: $75 per person Non-Members: $100 per personPlease contact Leslie Valencia at 732-661-9000 or lvalencia@njais.org, with any questions.

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LINDA L. MOORE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FEATURED WORKSHOP Pre-Registration required. Limited to the first 100 people.

8:45-10:15 A.m., lAvino field houSe 10:30 A.m.-12:45 P.m.

Tony Wagner, Ed.D Will RichardsonLearning, Leading, and Teaching in the 21st Century This is Not a Unit: Eight 21st Century Shifts for Every

Classroom, Every CurriculumInAmericatoday,thereisanewAchievementGap:itisthegapbetweenthenewskillsthatallstudentsneedinthe21stcenturyversuswhatistestedandtaughteveninourbestindependentschools.ThereisalsoaLearningGap—betweenhowtheNetGenerationislearningandcollaboratingoutofschoolversuswhattheydoalldayinclassrooms.Inhispresentation,TonyWagnerwillhelpeducatorstounderstandthesegapsandthenexplorethemosteffec-tivestrategiesforpreparingallstudentsforcareers,college,andcitizenshipinthenewglobalknowledgesociety.

TonyWagner,Ed.DTonyWagnerhasservedasCo-DirectoroftheChangeLeadershipGroup(CLG)attheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducationsinceitsinceptionin2000.AninitiativeoftheBill&MelindaGatesFoundation,CLGisan“R&D”centerthathelpsteamstobeeffectivechangeleadersinschoolsanddistricts.HeisalsoonthefacultyoftheExecutiveLeadershipProgramforEducators,ajointinitiativeofHarvard’sGraduateSchoolofEducation,BusinessSchool,andKennedySchoolofGovernment.TonyWagnerconsultswidelytopublicandindependentschools,districts,andfoundationsaroundthecountryandinter-nationallyandhasbeenSeniorAdvisortotheBill&MelindaGatesFoundationforthepasteightyears.

Dr.Wagnerhasworkedformorethan35yearsinthefieldofschoolimprove-ment,andheisafrequentkeynotespeakerandwidelypublishedauthoroneducationandsociety.PriortoassuminghiscurrentpositionatHarvard,Tonywasahighschoolteacherfortwelveyears;aschoolprincipal;auniver-sityprofessorinteachereducation;co-founderandfirstexecutivedirectorofEducatorsforSocialResponsibility;projectdirectorforthePublicAgendaFoundationinNewYork;andPresidentandCEOoftheInstituteforResponsiveEducation.HeearnedhisMaster’sofArtsinTeachingandDoctorateinEducationfromHarvardUniversity.

TonyWagner’spublicationsincludenumerousarticlesinbotheducationaljournalsandnationalmagazinesandfourbooks:The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—And What We Can Do About It; Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools(withRobertKeganandcol-leaguesoftheChangeLeadershipGroup);Making the Grade: Reinventing America’s Schools; and How Schools Change: Lessons From Three Communities Revisited. TonyWagnerwillbesigningbooksintheExhibitorAreainIrwinDiningCenterfollowinghispresentation.

Whetherit’sonlinesafetyorinformationliteracy,alltoooftenwetreatthenewchallengesthatonlinelearningnetworksarecreatingasdiscretepartsratherthanlarger,moregeneralchangesinhowwedoourlearningbusiness.Forinstance,onlinesafetyisnotsomethingweteachinthesecondhalfofseventhgrade;it’sapartofeveryinteractiononline,andcertainlyitshouldbeapartofeverycurriculumintheschool.Evenwithouryoungeststudents,wehavetobeabletomodelourinteractionsinourownlearningnetworksandteachthemsafe,effectiveandethicaluse.We’lllookateightoftheseimportantglobalshiftsandseehowteachersandschoolsarealreadystartingtointegratethemintotheclassroominseamless,ongoingways.

WillRichardsonWillRichardsonisinternationallyknownforhisworktomakesenseofthegreatchallengesandnewopportunitiesthatglobalonlinelearningnetworksbringtoourschools,ourclassrooms,ourstudents,andourselves.Apublicschooleducatorfor22years,overthelastfouryearshehasdeliveredkeynotesandworkshopstotensofthousandsofeducatorsacrosstheUnitedStates,Canada,Australia,China,NewZealand,UnitedKingdom,Norway,andoth-ers.Hisbest-sellingbook,Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Tools for Classroomswasthe2008BookoftheYearforCorwinPressandhassoldover70,000copiesworldwide.Anine-yearbloggeratWeblogg-ed.com,WillRichardsonisalsotheco-founderofPowerfulLearningPractice(plpnetwork.com)andservesasaNationalAdvisoryBoardmemberfortheGeorgeLucasEducationFoundation.

Additional Program Information Key: Lower:GradesK-4 Upper:Grades9-12 Middle:Grades5-8 All:Pre-K–Grade12

Thank you for registering on-line for “Teaching in the 21st Century.” Pre-registered attendees will receive a nametag in the mail. On October 25, 2010, no check-in is nec-essary. Please feel free to visit the Exhibition Area and enjoy the continental breakfast in the Irwin Dining Center prior to the Linda L. Moore Keynote Address.

If you need assistance, please note that the NJAIS information desk will be located in the Irwin Dining Center.

Special house-keeping note: Only water is permitted in the Lavino Field House.

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Session A Workshops 10:30-11:30 A.m.

FEATURED WORKSHOP 10:30 A.M. -12:45 P.M.TECHNOLOGY/21ST CENTURY SKILLS ALLThis is Not a Unit: Eight 21st Century Shifts for Every Classroom, Every CurriculumWhether it’sonlinesafetyor information literacy,all toooftenwe treat thenewchallengesthatonlinelearningnetworksarecreatingasdiscretepartsratherthanlarger,moregeneralchangesinhowwedoourlearningbusiness.Forinstance,onlinesafetyisnotsomethingweteachinthesecondhalfofseventhgrade;it’sapartofeveryinteractiononline,andcertainlyitshouldbeapartofeverycurricu-luminschool.Evenwithouryoungeststudents,wehavetobeabletomodelourinteractionsinourownlearningnetworksandteachstudentssafe,effective,andethicaluse.We’lllookateightoftheseimportantglobalshiftsandseehowteach-ersarealreadystartingtointegratethemintotheclassroominseamless,ongoingways. (Pre-registration required and limited to the first 100 people.)

WillRichardsonPowerfulLearningPractice

A-121ST CENTURY SKILLS LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

21st Century is So Five Minutes Ago! Stepping into 3-D Virtual Worlds Virtualworldsprovideauniqueandengagingplatformfordevelopinganarrayofskillsnecessaryforstudentstosuccessfullynavigatetheworldinwhichtheylive.Cometakeatourofthreevirtualworlds:Teen Second Life,Quest Atlantis,and ReactionGrid. Learn how students at The Elisabeth Morrow School areusingtheseuniquespacesinthefollowingways:todevelopsocial,visual,andmedia literacyskills; fostercreative thinking;encourageproblemsolving;andprovideopportunitiestocollaboratewithinandbeyondschoolwalls.

MarianneMalmstrom&SarahRolleTheElisabethMorrowSchool

A-221ST CENTURY SKILLS/WRITING MIDDLE & UPPER

Can Traditional Writing Conventions Augment 21st Century Learning?Ourstudents’writingexperiencesareshifting.Nolongercomposingforteach-ers,peers,andlimitedaudiences,theyareinstead-eveninLowerSchool-enjoy-ingthepotentialforinstantaneousglobalconnectiontoaboundlessaudience.Formsand formulas forcompositionare in flux, too. No longerwill thesebeprescribedbyteachers;insteadtheyarechangingrapidlyalongwithemergingdigitalmedia:text,hypertext,graphics,videoandaudio,games,mashups,andvirtualaugmentedrealities.

NicoleNolan&KarenVrotsosTheWardlaw-HartridgeSchool

A-3ADVISING/COLLEGE COUNSELING MIDDLE & UPPER

“That’s Not Fair! He only got in because he’s ….”College admissions decisions based on institutional priorities can provokestrongreactionswithinindependentschoolcommunitieswheninterestssuchasathletics,development,ordiversityleadtowhatstudents,faculty,and/orparentsmightperceiveasanunfairadmissionsprocess.Thissessionwilladdresswaystocounselthestudents,parents,andfacultyinourinstitutionswhenthesedif-ficultconversationsarise.

HollyBurksBecker&JeffreyDurso-FinleyTheLawrencevilleSchool

A-4ADVISING/SCHOOL CULTURE PRE-K & LOWER

TAKE FIVE! A Practical Guide to Teaching Respectful and Responsible Learners Preparingstudentsforaglobalenvironmentinvolvesmorethanjusttextbooks.Howdoweprepareour students tobekind,caring,andproductivecitizens?BaseduponStevenCovey’sThe Leader in Me,TAKEFIVEisaprogramdevel-oped tocreateacommonvocabularyandattitudeamongst teachersandstu-dents. Thefiveattributesofthisprogramhelpinspiregreatnessineachchildby encouraging responsibility, tolerance, and integrity in even our youngestlearners.

KellenKent&HeatherWampoleChathamDaySchool

A-5ATHLETICS UPPER

Building and Sustaining A Successful Athletics Program A round table discussion will generate thoughts and ideas from independentschoolcoachesandathleticadministrators.Commonathleticissuestoconsiderinclude:buildingrelationsthatwillsupportandpromoteyourathleticmission;pre-seasonmeetingsandconsistentcommunicationswithathletes;mentoringcoaches;buildingstaffcamaraderie;balancingthedesiretowinwhilefosteringsportsmanshipandavoidingthe“win-at-all-costs”mentality;engagingandcom-municatingwithparents;helpingstudent-athletesthroughthecollegeprocess.

DavidPasqualeGillSt.Bernard’sSchool

A-6DIVERSITY/STAFF DEVELOPMENT ALL

Overcoming Obstacles to Recruiting and Retaining Faculty of Color Thisworkshopwillexplorethechallenges,bestpractices,andstrategiesassoci-

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atedwithminorityfacultyandstaffrecruitment.Theresultofathree-yearstudy,thisworkshopexamineswhysomeschoolsare successfulatdiversity recruit-ment and why others are not. Leveraging over 18 years of diversity recruit-mentexperience, this session isdesigned toempower individualsand institu-tions with information and resources to maximize their recruitment efforts.Participantswill leavewithconcrete,tangibletipsandstrategies,alongwithacomprehensiveplantoaddresstheirindividualobstaclesandneeds.

WarrenReidnemnetMinorityRecruitment&ConsultingGroup

A-7FINE ARTS MIDDLE & UPPER

Media Convergence: The Digital Aesthetic and Its Implications in Music Education Whatarethecharacteristicsofmusicstudentswhorespondtothenewdigitalaesthetic? Is it possible for music educators to understand and account forconsumeristmusicalexperiencesastheyrelatetoconvergenceofnewaestheticexperiences,andifso,how?Thepresentationandroundtablediscussionwillaidmusiceducatorsreexaminingtheirpersonalmusiceducationphilosophiesandadaptingtheirclassroomtechniquestothechangingmindsetoftheirstu-dents.Byexaminingthetheoreticalboundariesthatguidemusicteachingandlearning,thesessionwillidentifytheparametersofthedigitalaesthetic.Musiceducatorswillbeencouragedtosharetheirownexperienceswithdigitalmediaintheclassroomandtoexchangetheirmostrecentbestpractices.

TessNielsenRanneySchool

A-8FINE ARTS/21ST CENTURY SKILLS LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

Lights, Camera, Action: Utilizing Student-Created and Directed Video Projects for In-Depth Learning and ExplorationThis presentation will explore the use of creating video to practice skills, toenhancecontent inyourcurriculum,andtopractice21stcenturyskillsofcol-laboration, creativity, problem-solving, and leadership in the classroom. Theworkshopwillofferavarietyofways to infuse theuseofvideo inyourclass-roomfromtheproject-basedlearningmodeltomoreteacher-directedformats.Specificproductswillhighlighteachstageof theprocess fromwritingscriptsandunderstandingfilmterminology,todirecting,filming,andvideoediting,allpointingtosuccessfulstudentoutcomesfordifferentpurposes.

LaurenBergland&CallieShaftoFarHillsCountryDaySchool

A-9GLOBAL LANGUAGE AND CULTURE MIDDLE & UPPER

Chinese Language and Culture Program: From Conception to ImplementationThe workshop will examine one school’s journey from conception to suc-cessful implementationof itsChinese languageprogramforGrades5-12. Theworkshopwillexamineourschool-widecommitmenttoestablishandmaintaina successful program, and factors such as financial commitment and schoolreadiness. Wewillalsodiscuss thedevelopmentofaprogressivecurriculumforMiddleSchoolthroughUpperSchool,andtheprocessoflocatingresourcesandcollaboratingwiththelocalChinesecommunity. AreviewofthecontentandlessonsthroughwhichstudentsstudyChinesehistory,people,andcultureasessentialelementsofChineselanguageinstructionwillbeanimportantpartofthissession.

KathrynParkCook&Li-ChunWangMoorestownFriendsSchool

A-10INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES/SUSTAINABILITY MIDDLE & UPPER

Going Native for a Sustainable Future Going Native for a Sustainable Future isacitizenshipprojectfor8thgradestu-dentsatTheWillowSchool.Thisworkshopwillpresentamodelfordesigninginterdisciplinaryexperiencesthroughwhichstudentsdevelopalandethicandasenseofplace,identifycommunityneeds,andestablishpartnershipswithcon-stituentsandlocalgovernmentinordertoaddressanenvironmentalchallengeandgenerateasustainablesolution.

LilianaLisbao&ShannonDowneyTheWillowSchool

A-11LANGUAGE ARTS LOWER

Creating Books with Children Teacherswilllearnavarietyofwaystomakeclassbooksandindividualbooksthat will enhance what the children are learning in their classroom. In thisworkshop,teacherswillviewsamplesofclass-createdbooksusingavarietyofmaterials,includingthecomputer,aswellasbooksbasedonfavoritechildren’sliterature.

TeriKaiserMoorestownFriendsSchool

A-12LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERATURE MIDDLE & UPPER

21st Century Authors for a 21st Century CurriculumWhenwesaythatstudentsarenot“readers,”whatdowemean?AlthoughtheyarereadingTwilightandHarry Potter,welamentthattheyaren’treading“better”

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literature.Issomestudentapathytowardassignedreadingourownfault?Whatarewewillingtoletgooftobringinnewvoicesfromaroundtheworld?Joinapanelofdistinguishedwriters,teachers,andscholarsfromthePrincetoncom-munitytoexploreemergingliterature.

MiaManzulli&LisaEckstromStuartCountryDaySchool

A-13LITERATURE/LANGUAGE ARTS LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

Simply Shakespeare Working to demystify Shakespeare for teachers so they can feel comfortableincorporating Shakespeare into their classroom and curriculum, participantswill actively engage in tested lessons that explore William Shakespeare theman, the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, and Shakespeare’s cannon.This workshop will aid teachers in helping students understand and evenenjoy Shakespeare. Attention will be paid to speaking and comprehendingShakespeare’stextandadaptingShakespeare’splaysforperformance.

KerriSullivanPrincetonJuniorSchool

A-14MATHEMATICS LOWER

Reflections on A First Year of Implementing Singapore Math This round table discussion will be led by a Kindergarten teacher and aGrade3teacherwhohaveworkedwiththeSingaporemathprogramthisyear.Participantswillbeable toaskquestionsaboutGillSt.Bernard’sexperienceswiththefirstfullyearofworkingwiththeprogram.EducatorsfromotherNJAISschoolswhousethisprogramareencouragedtojointheroundtable.

EliseSmith&SaraSwartzGillSt.Bernard’sSchool

A-15MATHEMATICS/SCIENCE UPPER

The Concurrent Teaching of Physics and Calculus: The Model Used By The Lawrenceville SchoolThispresentationisintendedforteacherswhoareinterestedinintegratingtheteaching of physics and calculus. With the advent of calculators capable ofexecutingthemechanicsofcalculus,onecanfocusonthemeaningofcalculuswithinthecontextofcontinuousmotionandthenapplythecoreideasimmedi-atelytoavarietyoftopicsinphysics.ThissessionwilldemonstratetheflowofthecurriculumusedinthePhysicswithCalculuscourseatTheLawrencevilleSchool; theuseof theTI-89willbedemonstrated,andasamplingofsectionsofthetextwillbeshared.Participantswillbeabletoapplythisinacombinedphysicsandcalculuspairingofcoursesorinastand-alonephysicsclass.

KurtOwen&CindyTaylorTheLawrencevilleSchool

A-16SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY & CULTURE ALL

Building Community in Small Schools (or Small is Beautiful)In the landscape of independent schools, most small schools can’t claim thebreadth of facilities and programs that large schools are able to offer. Smallschools can, however, provide children and families a profound experienceofcommunityinwhicheachmemberisseenanddeeplyknown.Inthisthinktank,wewillexploretogetherthemanywayssmallschoolscannurture,sustain,andarticulateasenseofcommunity.

JaneFremon,JessicaHurwitz,&BernadetteNollPrincetonFriendsSchool

A-17SCIENCE MIDDLE

ISP - The Independent Science Project The Independent Science Project (ISP) is carried out in school over approxi-mately four weeks. Each student identifies a problem of interest, researchesinformation,designsacontrolledexperimenttotestahypothesisrelatedtotheproblem, trouble-shoots, analyzes data, draws conclusions, writes a detailedreport,andpresentsthecompletedprojecttoapanelofscientists.Thiscurricu-lumunitsupportsbothPink’scallforthedevelopmentofrightbrainaptitudesof design, empathy, play, story, symphony, and meaning, as well as Wagner’sargumentsfordevelopingtheskillsofcriticalthinkingandproblem-solving,col-laborationacrossnetworks,andleadershipbyinfluence,agility,andadaptabil-ity, initiativeandentrepreneurship,effectiveoralandwrittencommunication,assessingandanalyzinginformation,andcuriosityandimagination.

KathleenHumora&OlenKalkusPrincetonAcademyoftheSacredHeart

A-18SOCIAL SCIENCE/DIVERSITY UPPER

Teaching Race, Understanding IdentityUsingthelatestresearchinhistory,humanevolution,DNAgenomics,andsocialpsychology,anthropologistDr.LeahDombandherAmericanStudiescolleagueDr.WilburnWilliamsdescribeaninterdisciplinaryapproachtotheconceptofracethatseekstoshedthelightofreasononahotlycontestedsubject. Theirworkshopattemptstobridgethewideninggapbetweentheburgeoningnaturaland social science literature on race and the misconceptions that dominatediscourseinadolescentpopularculture.Worksprominentlyfeaturedinthepre-sentationinclude:NicholasWade’sBefore the Dawn:Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors; George M. Fredrickson’s Racism: A Short History; AmartyaSen’sIdentity and Violence;andAnthonyAppiah’sCosmopolitanism.

LeahDomb&WilburnWilliamsTheLawrencevilleSchool

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A-19STAFF DEVELOPMENT ALL

Supporting Curricular Change in a Professional Learning Community AstheLawrencevilleSchoolworkstowardscomprehensivecurricularredesign,several professional development practices have been designed to articulate avisionforthefuture,tobuildcommunity,andtoadvanceourteachingpractices.Thispresentationwillintroduceandcomparefeaturesoffourdifferentprofession-aldevelopmentprogramsoperatingatLawrencevilleduringthisperiodofschoolchange. These include: 1) a Master Teacher Program, in which experiencedteachersco-teachwithdifferentfacultymemberseachterm;2)theSelf-StudyforProfessionalGrowth,anin-depth,formativeprocessforfacultygrowthcompletedinconjunctionwithaMentorTeacher;3)developmentofdepartmentallearningoutcomesandtheadministrationandgroupgradingofassociatedassessments;and4)faculty-wideconversationsonimportantteachingpractices.

KelleyNicholson-FlynnTheLawrencevilleSchool

A-20STAFF DEVELOPMENT ALL

The Paradox of Praise: Rethinking 40 Years of Educational and Parenting PracticesInthispresentationparticipantswillseetheapplicationofcurrentresearchandprofessionalbestpracticestostaffandparentdevelopmentprograms,withanemphasisonimprovingskillstofosterstudentmotivationandpositivedevelop-ment.CarolDweck,StanfordUniversityresearcherandauthorofMindset,alongwith other prominent researchers, seriously challenges accepted practices ofparentsandeducatorsregardingpraisingchildren,andquestionstheoutcomesof the self-esteem movement. Research findings have been integrated intoa series of informational programs for educators and parents. The thought-provokinginformationprovidesanewperspectiveonhowchildrenarepraisedinoursociety.

KateBurke-Walsh&JohnBrandiTheWillowSchool

A-21SUSTAINABILITY ALL

Environmental/Sustainability Participantswillgathertodiscusswhatenvironmentalprojectsareworkingoncampuses,andwhatneedsmoresupport.Thiswillbeafollow-uptothediscus-sionatNJAIS2008.Asour“digitalnatives”graduate,wemightbeabletofillourschoolswith“sustainabilitynatives.”

KevinMergesRutgersPreparatorySchool

A-22TEACHER TOOLS/21ST CENTURY SKILLS ALL

An Introduction to Google Docs: A 21st Century Resource for Teachers and AdministratorsAreyoulookingfornewwaystoenablestudentcollaborationintheclassroom?Doyousometimeslosedocumentsbecauseyouworkonmorethanonecom-puter? These questions and others will be addressed by this “hands-on-the-keyboard” workshop. Attendees will learn the concept behind Google Docs anditsbasicfunctions.Inaddition,participantswillbegindevelopingtheirownonlinematerialsforfutureuse.

ChristopherKimberlyMoorestownFriendsSchool

A-23TEACHER TOOLS/21ST CENTURY SKILLS PRE-K & LOWER

Divergent Thinking in Lower School ClassesWhatisdivergentthinking?Areweteachingourchildrentobedivergentthink-ers? Areweencouraging fluency, flexibility,originality, andelaboration inourstudents?Participantswilllearnaboutdivergentthinkingandthenengageinsev-eralhands-onactivitiesmeanttoencouragediscussionandreflection.Leavetheworkshopexcitedtobringdivergent-thinkingstrategiesandactivitiesbacktoyourclassroomasyoupreparestudentsformakingadifferenceinthe21stcentury.

MollyJamesKentPlaceSchool

A-24TEACHER TOOLS/TECHNOLOGY ALL

Introduction to LEGO Robotics LEGORobotsareprogrammable robotics/construction toys,manufacturedbythe Lego Group. These systems are ideally suited for instruction at virtuallyeverygradelevel.Duringthisworkshop,teacherswillhavetheopportunitytoconstructandprogramtheirownrobot.Participantswilllearnhowtoincorpo-ratethisdesigntechnologyintoscienceandextracurricularactivities.

TimothyClarkeMoorestownFriendsSchool

A-25TEACHER TOOLS/TECHNOLOGY LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

Get Inspired! Using Electronic Graphic Organizers Across the CurriculumThisworkshopwilldemonstratesomeofthemanywaystheInspirationgraphicorganizerprogramcanbeeffectivelyutilizedintheclassroom.Somehighlightsof thispresentationwill includeusinggraphicorganizers forpre-writing,note-taking, supportingclassdiscussions, todemonstratecomplexorabstractcon-

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cepts,andforlessonplanning.Attendingteachersshouldleavewithresourcestobeginincorporatingthisusefultechnologyacrossthecurriculum.

StefanieTryson&JulianeBoltCraigSchool

A-26TECHNOLOGY/21ST CENTURY SKILLS MIDDLE & UPPER

Empowering Student Technology Leaders Learn how your school can launch a student technology leadership programwheretechnologyandeducationaltechnologystaffsupportthegrowthofstu-dentleaderswhocanpromotetheeffectiveuseoftechnologyasalearningtoolthroughout the school community. Montclair Kimberley Academy’s programprovidesstudentswithessentialskillsforproblem-solvingandcommunicating,including opportunities to understand how they learn best and to support agenerative learningenvironmentwhere studentsand teachers share responsi-bilityforlearning.Sessionparticipantswillexplorehowtostructuremeetings,facilitatestudentdiscussions,promoteeffectivecommunication, train forhelpdeskwork,andproviderealproblemstosolve.

JennyZagariello&SteveFrantzMontclairKimberleyAcademy

Session B Workshops 11:45 A.m. -12:45 P.m.

FEATURED WORKSHOP CONTINUES WILL RICHARDSON(See page 4 for details.)

B-121ST CENTURY SKILLS LOWER

Bringing Global Learning into the Lower School Aswepreparestudentsfortheir21stcenturyreal-worldjourneys,werecognizethatglobalthinking,teaching,andlearningallneedtoplayamoreprominentrole in primary school discussions. At this workshop, participants will learnhow Lower School teachers can bring global learning experiences into theirclassrooms. From using Skype with international pen pals, to using Web 2.0 toolsforreflectionanddiscussion,andmuchmore,theopportunitiesareend-less.Resourcesandpracticaltake-awayswillbeshared.

SergioAlatiKentPlaceSchool

B-221ST CENTURY SKILLS/SCHOOL CULTURE ALL

Becoming a 21st Century Teaching and Learning EnvironmentBecominga schoolof the21stcentury requiresa shift in schoolmindsetandculture as well developing 21st century skills in ourselves. Join us to discuss

theprocessandrealitiesofcreating,implementing,andsustainingmomentumarounda21stcenturystrategicvisionofteachingandlearning.Wewilldiscussideals, tools, strategies, and the model that Far Hills Country Day School hasusedtofosterstrategiclearningthatleadstomakingthe21stcenturyshift.

JamieFieldBaker&JenniferPhillipsFarHillsCountryDaySchool

B-3ACTIVITIES MIDDLE & UPPER

Extra-Curricular Activities in Independent Schools Thediscussionwillfocusontherolethatextra-curricularactivitiesplayinthelifeofanindependentschoolstudent.Participantswilllearnabouttheactivi-tiesofferedatRutgersPreparatorySchool,focusingespeciallyonthefunctionsof theUpperSchoolStudentCouncil. Organizationsareimportant informing“world citizens” of tomorrow. The presenters will discuss what activities areofferedatotherschoolsandhowtheseapplytothephilosophyoftheirschool.

RalphAvella&NandiniDuttaRutgersPreparatorySchool

B-4ADVISING/LITERATURE MIDDLE & UPPER “What Would You Do?” - Teaching Empathy Through Photos, Poems, Short Stories, and Film Clips

“What,nowIhavetoteachethics,too?”Withteachersincreasinglyconfrontedwithhaving to incorporateethics into their regularcurriculum, thisworkshopwillreviewhowthetechniqueof“mini-lessons”canengagestudentstobecomemoreempathetic,compassionate,andresponsiblemembersofsociety.Takingahands-onapproach,thisworkshopenablesparticipantstointeractwitheachother using a variety of resources. Handouts will include follow-up activitiesandabibliographyofrelevantshortstories.

MargaretG.MilesSaddleRiverDaySchool

B-5DIVERSITY PRE-K & LOWER

Discovering and Celebrating our DifferencesThis workshop will help teachers to learn an effective lesson plan that helpschildrentofindoutwhotheyareinthemostpositiveformat.Studentsexplorefactsaboutheritage,race,andskincolor.Throughajourneyofself-discovery,childrenexploreidentityformation,andwhytheyneedtorespectotherswhodo not share the same physical characteristics. This particular session usesmanymodalitiestoachieveitsgoals.

CarolynGibson,SonaMehta,JudyPreviti,DaraReinkraut,HeatherSteinman,&HomaWatts

PingrySchool

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B-6DIVERSITY ALL

Mosaic: Examining Diversity Differently Have you ever felt - for whatever reason - on the fringe? With this question,Princeton Friends invites interested parents and staff members in the schoolcommunity tocometogetherandexploreandcelebrateourcommonalitiesanddifferences. Mosaic -as thisgroupiscalled -meetsmonthly,providinga forumforparticipantstosharepersonalstories,viewanddiscussprovocativefilms,andworktogethertowardcommonaims.ComehearaboutMosaic,takepartinabrief“photo-language”activity,andshareideasacrossschoolsaboutdiversityinitiatives.

ShuShuCosta&LindaSturdivantPrincetonFriendsSchool

B-7FINE ARTS LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

A Work in Process: Devising Process Drama for the ClassroomIntroducing teachers to innovative, research-based methods of using drama-in-education pedagogies in the classroom, participants will learn the basicsof process drama through hands-on activities and discuss the many waysintegrateddramacanbeusedinthecurriculum.Processdramaisaneffectiveeducationaltoolallowingtheleadertoreachadiverselearningcommunityandsuccessfullyprepareparticipantsforthefuture.

KerriSullivanPrincetonJuniorSchool

B-8FINE ARTS/ SOCIAL STUDIES MIDDLE

Different Faces & Distant Places ThesixthgradeacademiccurriculumatWardlaw-Hartridgeexploresavarietyof cultures and traditions. This opportunity to reinforce classroom learningthrough creativity and imagination has allowed the presenter to organize theartcurriculumso thatstudentscreateprojects in the traditionofanumberoftheplacestheyarestudying.TheGrade6curriculumwillbesharedwithotherartteachers.Themethodsandspiritinwhichtheartformsfromthesevariousgroups of people are made are used as the springboard from brainstormingprojectideas,exploringnewwaysofseeingandexpression,anddemonstratingvariouswaysdesignproblemscanbesolved.

TandaL.TuckerWardlaw-HartridgeSchool

B-9FINE ARTS/SOCIAL STUDIES LOWER

Simulation as Experiential Learning in Social Studies Thisworkshopwill introducetheconceptofusingsimulations to teachsocialstudies curricula. Through specific examples of Immigrant and Colonial

Americansimulations,wewillshowthatwhenstudentsareengagedandinter-estedinthematerialtheyarelearning,theyaremotivatedandlikelytopracticedeeper critical-thinking skills. We will explore ways that simulations can beusedtoteachavarietyoftopicsanddiscusshowlivingintheactivityenrichesunderstanding.

JaimeHowenstein,ReginaScala,&WhitneyPisaniStevensCooperativeSchool

B-10HISTORY/RESEARCH UPPER

After the AP: Providing Authentic Learning Experiences through Historical Research Providinganindividualresearchexperienceforallstudentsasasupplementtoexistinghistorycurriculaisessential.Thepresenterswillsharethephilosophi-calandpracticalcomponentsofaresearchprogramthatculminateswitheveryjuniorresearchingandwritingasignificantpaper:The Junior Thesis.Thisexperi-encebetterequipsstudentsfordoingtheworkofhistorythananyexittestcouldprovide.Potentialconcernsfromschoolconstituencieswillbeaddressed.

GillianBranigan&LouiseMaxwellMontclairKimberleyAcademy

B-11LANGUAGE ARTS PRE-K & LOWER

Bridging Oral Languages and Literacy in Kindergarten and Beyond Muchresearchatteststotheimportanceofteachingtheprecursorsofliteracytoyoungchildren.Yet,howtodothiswithoutformalinstructionhasoftenbeenachallengeformanyearlychildhoodandelementaryschooleducators. Thisworkshopwilldiscusscreativeandfunwayswecanteachchildrentoanalyzespokenwordsandlearntheimportantskillsnecessaryforlanguageandread-ingdevelopment.Videoclipsofteachersinactionaswellashands-onactivi-tiesforphonemeawarenessandvocabularydevelopmentwilldemonstratetheevidence-basedpracticesthatreallywork.

AllisonEgert&BethAnnBrennanElisabethMorrowSchool

B-12LANGUAGE ARTS/TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE & UPPER

Moodling our Way to the Future: Using an Online Classroom to Engage Students in LiteratureThis presentation will offer an in-depth look at how the open-source contentmanagement system Moodle can be used to facilitate meaningful studentengagementinaliteratureunit.AnEnglishteacherandanacademictechnol-ogy coordinator collaborated to create an online classroom where studentsblogged, used discussion forums, submitted assignments, took quizzes, and

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assessedprojectresources. Attendeescanexpect tocomeawaywithaclearsenseofMoodle’sofferings:forteachers,aricharrayoftoolstodeepenstudentlearning;andforstudents,asafeandmeaningfulwaytointeractonline.

DianaDay&KathrynParkCookMoorestownFriendsSchool

B-13MATHEMATICS UPPER

Teaching Girls Mathematics: Techniques to Increase their Confidence and SuccessPleasejoinusforadiscussionofgirls’learningstylesinmathematicsandhowwecanbestencourageandsupporttheirleadershipandunderstandingwithinourclassrooms.Bothpresentershavebeenteachinginanall-girls’schoolforthepastfiveyears.Wewishtoshareourexperiencesandinsights,aswellastohearandlearnfromallparticipants.

ChristyGillespie&DeniseMulryKentPlaceSchool

B-14MATHEMATICS UPPER

Re-Imagining Calculus Courses and Assessments: The Buoy Project Thepresenterswillshareanddiscussacalculusprojectandalternativeassess-ment.Thepresentationillustratesboththecreationandexecutionof“TheBuoyProject,”a6-8weekcollaborativeengineeringassignmentundertakenbynon-APcalculusstudentsatTheLawrencevilleSchool. Thepresentation includessomethoughtsonbackwarddesign,formalstudentreports,videoclipsoftheirpresentations,andsomequestionsforreflection.Participantsmayfindthepre-sentation helpful for developing non-traditional culminating assessments andre-imaginingcalculusteaching.

HardyGieskeLawrencevilleSchool

B-15MATHEMATICS PRE-K, LOWER, & MIDDLE

Lower School Math: Teach Discrete-lyParticipantswill explorea varietyofmathproblems forPre-K toGrade6 stu-dents.CuisenaireRods,Unifixcubes,andotherclassroommanipulativescanbe used to develop problem-solving skills and critical thinking. Participantswilldiscusstechniquestostrengthenstudentdiscourseandhowtoencouragestudentstoreflectandconversemathematically.Discretemathtopicsareseenineverydaylife;presenterswilldiscusshowtoshowstudentswheretofindthesetypesofproblems.

KevinMergesRutgersPreparatorySchool

B-16READING/LANGUAGE ARTS ALL

Comprehension Strategy Instruction: Teaching Students to Become Reading “Detextives”Ensuring ALL students are equipped with essential comprehension strategiesisparamount. Thissessionwill focusonhowtoteachthesestrategiessostu-dentsknowhowtoapproachandcomprehendtextacrosscontentareas,andsimultaneously,ensureimprovementinstudents’vocabulary,fluency,andorallanguage. This session also focuses on employing 21st century technology,including interactive technology,audio-assistedcooperative learning,anduseofCD-ROMsinfurtheringcomprehensioninstruction.

MaryCerulloNationalEducationConsultant

B-17SCIENCE/SUSTAINABILITY PRE-K & LOWER

Getting Your Hands Dirty: Introducing Young Children to Their Natural World The objective of this session is to share ideas, strategies, tools, and researchforintroducingyoungchildrentotheirnaturalworldinawaythatemphasizescare,respect,exploration,andadesiretoprotectournaturalplaces.Thefocuswillbeonchildreninearlychildhood/pre-Ksettings;however,manystrategiescouldpotentiallybeadaptedacrossgradelevels.Discussionwillincludenatu-ralelementsintotheclassroom,learningoutside,useofthesensorytable,liveanimalswithintheclassroom,andtheOutdoorClassroom.

MelissaYoungPrincetonJuniorSchool

B-18SOCIAL STUDIES MIDDLE & UPPER

China Engages the World: Looking Back from the World Expo This presentation uses the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai as a launching pointtoviewChina’sengagementwith theglobalcommunitysince theOpiumWars,focusingespeciallyonclassroomintegrationinordertobetterpreparestudentsforamoregloballyintegratedprofessionalcultureofthe21stcentury.Participantswill learnnotonlyabrief introductiontoChina’shistoryoverthelast150yearsfromaglobalperspective,butalsohowexistingthemesinsocialstudiescurriculapresentopportunitiesforteachingaboutChinathatmaybeoverlookedinmanyclassrooms.Tohelpusinthiseffort,currentteacherswillbeavailabletoreflecton theirownexperiencesandbestmethodswhen teachingaboutChina. Thissessionwill lead intoadetailedpresentationonspecific resourcesanddiverselessonplansthatcanbedirectlyintegratedintoexistingcurricula.

MilesKerr-Jarrett,CaitlinHopping,&KevinLawrenceChinaInstituteinAmerica

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B-19STAFF DEVELOPMENT ALL

Playing with a Full Deck: Collaborative Leadership Styles Whenplayingcards,knowingone’sstrengthsandweaknesses,aswellasbeingable to read the other players accurately, results in winning strategies. Thisworkshop will give educators, coaches, and administrators an opportunityto identify the leadership mode that most naturally suits them. Participantswill also identify other styles with which they work comfortably and developconstructive confrontation strategies to negotiate challenging combinations.Finally,wewillcoverways to stack thedeckwithall four leadership suits formaximumcollaborativeoutcomes.

DebraLarson&NancyThomasLawrencevilleSchool

B-20STAFF DEVELOPMENT LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

Mentoring New Teachers: A Case Study of the Development and Implementation of a Mentoring Program for New Teachers Howdoyouorientteacherswhoarenewtotheprofessionornewtoaninde-pendentschool?Howdoyouprovideon-goingpersonalattentionthatissup-portive,non-judgmental,andcollegial?Explorethemutuallysupportiveaspectsofamentoringprogram, therichcurriculumthat fosters theuseofself in thedevelopmentofthementor/menteerelationship,andtheroleofthedirectorinofferingcounseltomentors.

WendyWinograd&CarolCoeRutgersPreparatorySchool

B-21STUDENT LEADERSHIP UPPER

The Senior Leadership Program: Empowering Seniors to Teach and Mentor FreshmenThe Senior Leadership Program provides an opportunity for seniors to helpshapethetoneofanUpperSchoolyearbyservingasrolemodels.Thepresent-ers,fourfacultymemberswithcombinedexperienceof51yearsdevotedtothedevelopmentandrefinementoftheseniorleadershipprogramatthePrincetonDaySchool,willsharetheirguidelinesandinsighttohelpindividuals inotherindependent schools determine whether a similar leadership program mightfillanexistingvoid. Thebasicsofdesigninganacademiccourse focusedonseniorleadershipwillbediscussed.Avarietyofexamplesandsampleswillbepresentedaswell.

JillThomas,DonnaZarzecki,TomQuigley,&PeterHigginsPrincetonDaySchool

B-22SUSTAINABILITY/21ST CENTURY SKILLS MIDDLE & UPPER

Preparing Students for a Sustainable FutureThemajor issues studentswill face in their lifetimes - innationaland interna-tionalrelations,economics,business,warandpeace,propertyownership,edu-cation,politicalleadership,andmore-willbecloselytiedtothenaturalenvi-ronment. Moreover, thethinkingskills theywillneedwilldifferfromthoseofpastgenerations.Wewillexamine,throughanenvironmentallens,somewayswecanhelpourstudentstoprepareforthefuture,andwaysweareaddressingtheseissuesatGillSt.Bernard’sSchool.

PeterSchmidt&RobertOrrGillSt.Bernard’sSchool

B-23TEACHER TOOLS LOWER & MIDDLE

Project-Based Learning (PBL) with First Graders ThisisaninstructionalworkshopdesignedforthoseindividualswhowouldliketolearnmoreaboutProject-BasedLearning(PBL).Participantswilllearnhowtocreateengagingandstimulatingexperienceswherestudentsareactivepar-ticipantsintheirownlearning.Presenterswilldemonstratesamplesofstudentwork,videos,andpicturesofproductscreatedbystudentsforaproject-basedunitofstudyonmaps.

KrissyCoombs,DanielleKinney,AnneSeifert,MaryellenJagusak,&CortneyTothFarHillsCountryDaySchool

B-24TEACHER TOOLS/21ST CENTURY SKILLS ALL

Mindsets for Successful Teaching and Learning: How to Build a Cycle of Academic Achievement by Nurturing Motivation and Resilience in Our Students How can teachers identify, respect, and reinforce each student’s unique“islands of competence” and learning style? How can educators moreeffectively meet the needs of all students? This session presents a port-folioofgoodpractices that represent thecurrentcrossroadofneuropsy-chologicalandeducationalresearchonhowtoengagestudentsofdiffer-ent learning styles while building their motivation and self-confidence.Presenters will share research that identifies concrete methods teachersin the21stcenturycanapply suchas implementing successful strategiestobuildmotivation.

CeciliaMarquez,AlesiaKlein,&ParisMcLeanPrincetonDaySchool

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B-25TECHNOLOGY PRE-K & LOWER

Technology in the Lower School Technology ClassroomThisworkshopwillfocusonthestudentworkofPre-KthroughGrade5studentsintechnologyclasses.Examplesofsoftwareprogramsinusewillbesharedaswellastiestoclassroomcurriculum.Someofthefollowingquestionswillbeexamined:WhenshouldLowerSchoolstudentsbeingkeyboarding?Howcanthelearningbescaffoldedeachyearforreviewandadvancement?Howcanstu-dentsusecamerasandothertechnologyeffectively?Whatskillsdo21stcenturystudentsneedtoknowastheyadvancefromLowerSchool?

KathyMeierWardlaw-HartridgeSchool

B-26WRITING/LANGUAGE ARTS LOWER & MIDDLE

Learning the Writing Process in a Caring Community Basedonapproachesofleadingresearchersandexpertswhofocusonwritinginstruction,includingDonaldMurray,DonaldGraves,RalphFletcher,NancieAtwell,andLucyCalkins,thissessionaddresseselementsthatarenecessaryforsuccessfulwritinginstructioninthecontextofbuildingacaringclassroomcommunity. “Bestpractices”asidentifiedbytheseexpertswillbeexplored,including: modeling the qualities and processes of effective writing, usingconferencestoprovidestudentsfeedbackabouttheirwriting,andhelpingstu-dentsunderstandevaluativecriteriaastheyworktoimprovetheirownwritingthroughrevision.

SusanYoungDevelopmentalStudiesCenter

Session C Workshops 1:45 - 2:45 P.m.

C-1DIVERSITY ALL

Supporting LGBTQ Students in Independent SchoolsThisisaroundtablediscussionaboutcreatingasafeandinclusiveenvironmentforlesbian,gay,bisexual,transgender,andquestioningstudentsinindependentschools. Theworkshopwillofferanopportunity for teachers,administrators,and staff todiscuss the issuesLGBTQstudents faceeveryday in their schoolenvironment.Participantswillhaveachancetoexchangeinnovativeideasandgood practices, as well as assess their own school’s efforts in addressing theneedsoftheirLGBTQstudents.

AlexLasevich&SharanyaNaikPrincetonDaySchool

C-2DIVERSITY/21ST CENTURY SKILLS UPPER

Grade-Level Seminars: Making Time to Teach Important Life SkillsParticipants will be introduced to Purnell’s grade-level seminar program thatintegrates into the regular school-day curriculum teaching students in Grades9-12 about issues of diversity, health and wellness, team building, copingand resiliency, thecollegeprocess,and transitions inandoutofhighschool.Receive the scopeand sequenceofeachgrade level’scurriculum, learnhowtonavigateschedulingchallengesinherentinbuildingaseminarprogram,anddiscussimplementationpossibilitiesatyourschool.

BrookeMalik&MelissaPoolePurnellSchool

C-3DIVERSITY/SCHOOL CULTURE UPPER

Teaching About Identity: Drawing Upon the Insights of Amin Maalouf in Our Global Age Who are you? What aspect of yourself do you most affirm as “self”? Whatexplains human violence done in the name of identity? Integrating AminMaalouf’swork, learnhowthesepowerful insightsarevital inourglobalage.Thiscoursewillbeofparticularinterestforteachersfocusingonsocialjustice,ethics,andMiddleEasternstudies.

AmyGlennLawrencevilleSchool

C-4DIVERSITY/SOCIAL SCIENCE ALL

Cultural Conversations: Speaking the UnspokenTheobjectiveofthisworkshopistoallowparticipantstoexploretheirculturalcompetenceandcomfortlevelindiscussingthetopicsofrace,class,gender,sexual orientation, ethnicity, and religion with other adults and students intheir community. Participantswill evaluate theirpersonalexperienceswithcultural conversations, methods of communication (spoken and unspoken),and how to increase their comfort level in discussing these subjects. Theimpact of a course curriculum for students and training for parents will bepresented,withsuggestionsonhowtosupportyourschoolinengagingintheunspokenculturalconversations.

TiffanyTaylorSmith&AmyMaiTierneyGillSt.Bernard’sSchool

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C-5FINE ARTS LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

Successful Treble Choir Repertoire for Today’s ClassroomsOneof thegreatestkeys toachoir’s success is good repertoire. This sessionwillpresent repertoire thatwill invigorateyouandyourensembles, includingbothforgottenfavorites,andnewpiecesthataresuretobeahitwithyourtreblesingers.Theselectionspresentedarethe“triedandtrue,”andhavebeensuc-cessfullyusedintoday’sclassrooms.SomeofthemusicwillbeperformedbyMoorestownFriendsSchoolchoirmembers.

MelissaMalvar-KeylockMoorestownFriendsSchool

C-6FINE ARTS MIDDLE & UPPER

ETTY/Play & Craft Talk Theplay,ETTY,isaportrayalofonewoman’sstrugglestosustainhumanityinthefaceoftheNazis’unspeakablebrutality.SusanStein,actress,educator,andteacherofEnglish,writing,andtheatreforthepast17years,hascreatedtheplayusingEtty’swordstakenfromherdiariesandletters.Joinedonlybyasuitcase,Ettylooksintotheeyesoftheaudienceandspeaks.

SusanSteinPrincetonDaySchool

C-7GLOBAL LANGUAGE ALL

Learning Another Language Through Games In this workshop, several examples of how a teacher can effectively usegames toenhance students’ learningofa foreign languagewillbepresented.Incorporatingasmanyskills(listening,reading,writing,andspeaking)aspos-sibleinthetimeallowed,theattendeeswillalsohavetimetopracticethegames.Aguidetosomefavoritegamesthathelpstudentslearnandusethelanguageinamemorablewaywillbeatake-away.

KimberlyKalkusLawrencevilleSchool

C-8HISTORY/LANGUAGE ARTS UPPER

Progressive Education in the 21st Century - A Practical Guide to Establishing Dynamic Analytical Frameworks for Students to Become Conscious of Themselves and Others in HistoryThissessionwillintroducesomeessentialandprovocativeideasabouthumannature.Aschematicofcurricularcomponentsandstudyunitsneededtodevel-opcriticalthinkingthroughaframeworkofhistoricalinquirywillbepresented.

Participantswillbechallengedtoconsiderhowweteachhistory,inparticular,andthehumanities,ingeneral.Adescriptionofamodelcurriculumforninthgradersandsamplesofprovocative,effectiveassignmentsandreadingswillbeshared.

JohnRiptonGillSt.Bernard’sSchool

C-9LANGUAGE ARTS LOWER & MIDDLE

3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF: Launching Writing Workshop with Beginning WritersThisworkshopwilldemystifylaunchingandsustainingWritingWorkshop.Thepresentation will include ideas and resources for emerging writers that followtheirindividualdevelopmentneeds.Pingry’sapproachtowritinginstructionisfoundedonhelpingallchildren(readersandnon-readers)toidentifythemselvesasauthors.Theprocessforsettingthefoundationandlaunchingtheworkshopwillbediscussed,aswellasroutinesofthedailyworkshop,keyfeaturesoftheenvironment,andsuggestionsforspecificmini-lessons.

DaraReinkrautPingrySchool

C-10LANGUAGE ARTS/MATHEMATICS/PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRE-K, LOWER & MIDDLE

Lets Get Moving!Getyourstudentsmoving.Theemphasiswillbeonimprovingfitness,sparkingcreativity,andintegratingmovementactivitiestoteachmath,languagearts,andphysicaleducation.WewilluseeverydayequipmentfortheactivitiespresentedandwillcoverskillsandgamesforPre-KthroughGrade4.

GinnySmith&LizGabrielElisabethMorrowSchool

C-11MATHEMATICS PRE-K & LOWER

Math Stations and Beyond!Participantswill interactwith felloweducators toexploremathstationsasanalternate approach to teaching and learning math concepts and skills in theclassroom. Elements that enable activities to be mathematically powerful,allow access to students with different learning styles, and increases interestfor students with varying abilities will be presented. The management andorganizationalstrategiesofsuccessfulstationworkandtheimportanceofclassreflectionwillalsobediscussed.

MaureenKroegerKentPlaceSchool

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C-12MATHEMATICS MIDDLE & UPPER

An Introduction to GeoGebraThisworkshopisanintroductiontoGeoGebra,adynamicalgebraandgeometrysoftware system that allows teachers and students to visualize mathematicalconceptsinaninteractiveanddynamicway.Participantswillhavetheopportu-nitytolearnaboutthismagnificentpieceofsoftwareandwillbeabletoproducehighqualitymaterialstoenhancetheirclassroominstructioninmathematics.

KeithVoss&MiguelBayonaLawrencevilleSchool

C-13MATHEMATICS MIDDLE & UPPER

Real-World Mini-Demos for the Mathematics ClassroomWhileweallrecognizethebenefitof theuseofreal-worldapplicationsinourmathclassrooms,weareoftenreluctanttoincludethembecausetheyseemtotakemoreclasstimethanwehaveavailable.Inthispresentation,participantswillobservealargenumberofquick-and-effectivedemonstrationsthatcanbeusedtoanchorspecifictopicsinthemathcurriculumtothereal-world.

TimCoricaPeddieSchool

C-14READING/LANGUAGE ARTS MIDDLE & UPPER

Close Reading: Strategies for Engaging Diverse TextHowcanwebecomemorecarefulanddiscerningreadersoftexts?Theobjec-tiveofthisworkshopistoprovideteacherswithvarioustoolsthatcanimmedi-atelybeusedtoenablestudentstoread,analyze,andinterpretworksofvariousmediaincludingliterature,art,andculturalartifacts.Topicswillincludemodesofreading,strategiesofreading,andscaffoldingschematic,aswellastextual,contextual,andsubtextualanalyses.

DavidDonovanDelbartonSchool

C-15SCHOOL CULTURE LOWER & MIDDLE

Rethinking HomeworkForatleastthepast100years,adebatehasragedoverhomework.Duringhertwo-weekmini-sabbaticalattheKlingensteinCenterinJanuary2010,PrincetonFriendsHeadofSchool,JaneFremon,reviewedthecurrentliteratureonhomeworkandcameawaywithseriousreservationsaboutwidely-heldassumptionsandpractices.In this think tank,Fremonwillshareher findingsandthen inviteparticipants toengageinconversationabouttheirownexperiencesaroundhomework.

JaneFremonPrincetonFriendsSchool

C-16SCIENCE UPPER

Guided Inquiry Projects in the Sciences PresentersRandellSchmidtandGinnyKowalskiwererecentlyawardedtheNJLA’s Research and University Librarians 2010 Research Award for theirbookentitledLessons for a Scientific Literature Review:Guiding the Inquiry.Theyhaveco-taughtthisprojectwithscienceteacherMikeStil.Thisthinktankwillprovidea forum for science teachers, librarians, administrators,and other interested educators to discuss experiences, possibilities, andquestionsabouthowtoinstituteguidedinquiryprojectsinthesciences.

RandellSchmidt&GinnyKowalskiGillSt.Bernard’sSchool

C-17SCIENCE/SUSTAINABILITY ALL

Sustainable Eating The objective of this presentation is to demonstrate a method of preparingsustainablecookedfoodthatisamenabletothelimitationsofclassroomspace.Participants will prepare a meal in a high pressure cooker, evaluate its nutri-tionalcharacteristics,andconsumethefood.Cookingandeatingareconcretestartingpointsforeducationinnutrition,foodscience,physiology,biochemis-try,andconsumerchemistry.

BarbaraKreider&JudyvanTijnMoorestownFriendsSchool

C-18STAFF DEVELOPMENT MIDDLE & UPPER

Lawrenceville’s Master Teacher Program: A Collaborative Model of Professional Development The Master Teacher Program is designed to promote continuous professionalimprovement through co-teaching and the cultivation of instructional bestpractices at Lawrenceville and beyond. In this panel discussion, Jim Serach(science) and Daren Starnes (mathematics) will share their experiences asMasterTeachers,includingsomechallengesfacedandachievementsrealized.Adiscussionofprogramlogistics,implementationdetails,andgoalsforfutureexpansionwillfollow.

DarenStarnes&JimSerachLawrencevilleSchool

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SUSTAINABILITY PRE-K & LOWER

Creating an Organic Garden-Respecting Our Environment The presenter will begin with a discussion of the benefits of creatinga garden with children and the value of utilizing the outdoors as ateaching tool with young children. Examples of children’s work willbe shared, a video will be shown, and resources for teachers will bedistributed. Teacherswill learnhow tocreateandusenature journalsintheirclassrooms.

ElizabethLemireDwight-EnglewoodSchool

C-20TEACHER TOOLS

POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) Workshop POGIL isaclassroomtechnique that seeks to simultaneously teachcon-tent and key process skills such as the ability to think analytically andwork effectively as part of a collaborative team. Although POGIL wasoriginallydeveloped for the instructionofchemistry, thesuccessof thismethodofinstructionhasleadtoitsuseinotherdisciplines.ParticipantsinthisworkshopwillactivelyperformaPOGILactivityanddiscussitsuseintheclassroom.

TomHorsleyPenningtonSchool

C-21TEACHER TOOLS PRE-K, LOWER, & MIDDLE

Active Learning Inthisworkshoppar ticipantswillplaytheroleofastudentandactu-ally experience learning something new rather than being told factsabout it. After discussing the advantages and disadvantages of thispersonal, internalized, learning approach, par ticipants will identifynewpossibilit ies to learnbydoing. Thegroupwillbrainstormideason how to apply the techniques with other subjects for classroomapplication.

MollieRoseWaldorfSchoolofPrinceton

C-22

TEACHER TOOLS/ 21ST CENTURY SKILLS LOWER, MIDDLE, & UPPER

21st Century Teaching: The DRA and Handheld Technology as Professional Development Tools LearnhowtheDRA Tango Editioncanbeusedasaprofessionaldevelopmenttool.BecausetheTango Editionprocessesstudentdataforteachers,itimmedi-atelyprovidesa listofrecommendedteachingpoints foreverystudent tested.This functionnotonlyenables teachers tobegintargetingstudentneedsrightaway,butitalsotransferspreciseprofessionalvocabularythatresults inmoreeffectivecommunicationwithstudents,colleagues,andparents.

BridgetLooneyRanneySchool

C-23TEACHER TOOLS/21ST CENTURY SKILLS UPPER

Practicing What We Preach: One School’s Strategies, Curriculum, and Assessments to Bridge the Secondary School to College GapAcademic institutions preach information literacy as a priority, but don’talways follow through in practice. The Bunn Library at the LawrencevilleSchoolhasimplementedamulti-facetedapproachtobuildtransferablerecur-siveskillstoprepareitsstudentsforthedemandofcollegeresearch.Thepro-gramincludesincreasinglysophisticatedinstructionbuiltintoexistingdepart-ments assignments; over their four years, periodic diagnostic survey-basedassessments; collaborationwith facultyonperformance-basedassessments;andstrategiccollectionandwebpresencetosupportandencouragestudentskillsdevelopment.Thisworkshopwillpresentthestructureandoutcomeoftheprogram,sharefindingsofthesurvey-basedassessments,andofferlessonslearnedintheprocess.

LorieHarding&KevinConnellLawrencevilleSchool

C-24TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE & UPPER

Research Projects - Using Technology from Start to FinishThis workshop will highlight how to use assistive technology when doingresearchprojects.ThesessionwillhighlightfeaturesonGoogleforbrainstorm-ingkid-friendlysearchengines,Wordtoolstoevaluatesources,andprogramstoorganizetheresearchsuchasInspirationsandNoodletools.Theseuser-friendlytechniqueswillhelpbothteachersandstudentsplanandcompleteawellorga-nizedresearchpaper.

JenniferGuthrie,JanetMarkel,&LynnImperatoreCraigSchool

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TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE & UPPER

Distance Learning: Applying Technology to Educate Outside the Classroom New distance-learning technologies can enhance regular institutionalprograms and serve as a key element in pandemic planning, enablingteacherstoteachandstudentstolearnoutsideoftheschoolbuilding.Inthis workshop, participants will discuss the concerns of pandemic plan-ningandlearnaboutweb-basedtechnologiesthatfacilitatelearningout-side of the classroom. We encourage each participant to bring a laptoptotheworkshop.

JeffVinikoor&MarquisScottNewarkAcademy

C-26TECHNOLOGY/21ST CENTURY SKILLS MIDDLE & UPPER

Blogging: Merging Past and Present Thisworkshopexaminestheuseofblogs toengagestudents tocreateportfo-lios. Thesetermsarenotmerelyeducational jargon;theyaretheelementsofexcellentteachingandlearning.Newchallengesdemandacreativeapproach.We have designed a project that incorporates these best practices to inspirethe21st-centurylearner.ThisisanopportunityforteachersandadministratorswhowanttodesignorrevisealternativeassessmentsthattapintotheenergyofMiddleSchoolstudents;digitalnatives,whowanttoexperiencewritingthatisrelevant,engaging,andmeaningful.

HopeSvendsen,GeorgiaZaiser,LaurenBergland,&ChristineDavisFarHillsCountryDaySchool

C-27WORLD CULTURE ALL

Developing Global Citizens Through a World Travel DayThisworkshopwilldemonstratehow toplana school-wideWorldTravelDay,and how to integrate project-based learning, technology, and multiculturalthemesinordertoprovidestudentsahands-onexperiencelearningaboutdif-ferent cultures, increasing global awareness, and strengthening generationalexchange. The presenters hope that this presentation will inspire others toattemptasimilartypeofinternationalexperienceintheirownschools.

CarolRolband&MonicaLluchFarHillsCountryDaySchool

ListofExhibitorsAmscoSchoolPublications,Inc.

ChesterTechnicalServices,Inc.

TheChinaInstitute

ClarkCompanies

ClassBook.com

DeborahRaeslyAssociates–NationalGeographic/HamptonBrown

DevelopmentStudies–LyndaZinsDixonBooks

EducatorsPublishingServices

EMC/ParadigmPublishing

FlikIndependentSchoolsbyChartwells

Flynn&O’HaraUniforms

KannonCommunications

NKArchitects

PacificLearning/Baum&Beaulieu/Scobre/EvanMoor

PearsonCurriculum

Pok-O-MacCredyOutdoorEducation

RedcoEngineering&ConstructionCorp.

RosenClassroomc/oDeborahRaeslyAssociates

SageDiningServices

SilverPoint,Inc.

StarTellersPlanetarium

TheWhalenBerezGroup,LLC

WhippleHillCommunications

WorldChallengeExpeditions

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Directions:FromthenorthviatheNewJerseyTurnpike:TaketheNewJerseyTurnpiketoExit9(NewBrunswick).MergeontoNJ18NorthandimmediatelymergerightontoUS1South(towardsPrinceton).StayonRoute1South forapproximately21miles to the junctionwith Interstate95.StayonI-95South(towardsPhiladelphia)forapproximately2milesandexitatExit7B,USRoute206North.FollowRoute206Norththroughonetrafficlight(LUKOILstationonleft)andcontinueonuntilthenextlight(CravenLane).Atthislightturnrightintothecampus.DrivethroughtherighthandentranceoftheClassof1891gate.

FromthesouthviatheNewJerseyTurnpike:TaketheNewJerseyTurnpikenorthtoExit7A.TakeInterstate195Westapproximately6milestoInterstate295North(towardPrinceton).At the junctionwithUSRoute1,295Northbecomes Interstate95South.Refer todirectionsabovefrom95South.

There is often heavy traffic in the Lawrenceville/Princeton area during the morning rush hour. Please plan your time accordingly. Buses should enter the second Lawrenceville entrance on the Lewisville Road. A parking lot is available behind the Lavino Field House.

LawrencevilleSchool2500MainStreet,Route206North,Lawrenceville,NJ08648

609-896-0400

The Lawrenceville School

Princeton

Trenton

US Rt. 206

US Rt.

1

US Rt. 1 NJ Turn

pike / I-95

I-195

I-195 / I-295

Directions to the Lawrenceville School Campus