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2008 ConferenceEngaging Secondary School Students and Their Communities |
On June 17, 2008, the Fourth Annual Partners for Rigor through Relevancy, Engaging Secondary School Students and Their Communities, took place at Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland. Nearly 650 leaders representing education, business, and the community attended. Conference highlights are posted below including remarks by keynote, JD Hoye, president of the National Academy Foundation, and information provided by featured presenters. The event included 27 breakout sessions that focused on engaging diverse communities to lead change; promoting rigor, relevance, and relationships; navigating transitions through secondary school and beyond; and balancing work, school, and life.
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Partners for Rigor through Relevancy
Fifth Annual Conference
June 23, 2009
Photo Gallery
Slide Show by Bill Mills
Slide Show by Lesley Robinson (coming soon)
Morning Plenary Session
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Mary Kay Shartle-Galotto |
Jerry D.Weast Superintendent Montgomery County Public Schools |
JD Hoye President National Academy Foundation |
| Strand A: | Engaging Diverse School Communities to Lead Change |
Breakout Session |
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| Losing Our Edge: Are American Students Unprepared for the Global Ecomony? | PPT | ||
| The Kennedy Cluster Project: Closing the Achievement Gap through Inter-Agency Collaboration | |||
| Making Big Schools Smaller | PPT | ||
| Middle School Reform Initiative: Lessons Learned | |||
| Leading Change in High School: Secretes of an Award Winning Principal | PPT | ||
| Leading Change in Middle School: Scretes of an Award Winning Principal | |||
| Strand B: | Promoting Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships |
Breakout Session |
Description |
Resources |
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| Help: Ensuring Educational Excellence through Equity and Effective School Practices | |||
| Issues Impacting Latino Student Success--Know Your Students | |||
| STEM: Bringing Relevance to Rigor | |||
| Smart Tools Smart Research | PUB | DOC PPT |
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| Middle School Pathways to Rigor | |||
| High School Academies: Creating a Culture of Success | |||
| elearning: 21st Centruy Learning for 21st Century Learners | PPT | ||
| Strand C: | Navigating Key Transitions to College and Careers |
Breakout Session |
Description |
Resources |
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| 21st Century Skills: Are Students Really Ready to Work? | |||
| Partnering for Succes: Winning Secondary and Postsecondary Partnerships | |||
| Successful Transitions: Elementary School through High School | PPT | ||
| Building a Family Friendly School | |||
| Getting a Jump on College | PPT | ||
| Twice Exceptional Students and Rigorous Instruction: Supporting the Access of Gifted and Talented/Learning Disabled Students | |||
| Inspiring Students to Teach: Building Pathways to Foster Dedicated Educators | PPT | DOC1 DOC2 |
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| Disclosure Dilemma for Students with Disabilites | PPT | ||
| A Multicultural Approach to Supporting ESOL Students and Their Families | PPT | ||
| Strand D: | Balancing Work, School, and Life |
Breakout Session |
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| The Good Enough Teenager: Raising and Educating Adolescents (Despite How Impossible They Can Be) | PPT | ||
| Youth Safety: Protecting Students Within and Ourtside Our Schools | |||
| Get a Grip! Balancing Work, School, and Life | |||
| Tools for Stressed-Out Teens | DOC DOC DOC |
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Decoding Generational Differences: Strategies for Creating Dynamic Workplace Teams |
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Acknowledgements
Thank you to the many presenters, facilitators, and conference supporters who shared their time, talent, and resources to make this conference possible.
Contact: Laura R. Grace, Laura_R_Grace@mcpsmd.org or 240-632-6937.HOME
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