For K-12 classroom teachers as well as administrators, Keynote Addresses “From the Experts 1,” offers 40 hours of video on demand from nationally recognized education experts on current topics of interest.

As an administrator, if you want to learn strategies for leadership challenges, assessment, bridging the achievement gap through 21st Century skills as well as preparing students for the 21st Century, you will find conversations with Willard Daggett, Cheryl Lemke, and Rick Stiggins most informative.

Willard Daggett Preparing Students for the 21st Century – The Challenge for Administrators
Dr. Daggett demonstrates what a cutting-edge classroom will be like in the future when there will be greater variation among American classrooms than ever before. Changing methodology, new technology, and varied staffing patterns will permit schools to make learning mandatory and time the variable.
Chris Dede Using Multiple Interactive Media to Foster Motivation and Learning
Using multiple interactive media can enhance students’ learning and motivation in powerful ways. Dr. Dede discusses how and why to use multiple interactive media, including links to free resources for obtaining and using these tools effectively.
Heidi Hayes Jacobs Cross Disciplinary Literacy: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening in Every Classroom, K-12
After years of work with K-12 vertical planning through curriculum mapping, Dr. Jacobs has developed an applied literacy model and a set of procedures for assisting middle school buildings and districts in digging in and revising existing curriculum, assessment, and instruction. A key feature of the presentation will be the design of internally generated benchmark assessments based on targeted applied language skills.
Clare Jones AD-HD, The Young and The Active
Dr. Jones discusses research, what works, educational intervention, social skills, and medication treatment plans for students with attention disorder and/or learning disabilities.
Cheryl Lemke Bridging the Achievement Gap through 21st Century Skills: Practical Research-Based Learning Solutions that Work
This session presents the 21st century skills important to students, parents, community, business, and industry. Consider what this means for education. Take a look at examples of student work that exemplify those skills. Think about how best to bring these skills to your school(s).
Rick Stiggins The Perfect Assessment System
Dr. Stiggins, founder of the Assessment Training Institute, demonstrates how to differentiate assessments OF learning from assessments FOR learning. Participants learn how to build a system that accommodates both.

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