2011 GACIS Winter Conference
December 5-6
Ritz Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
Online Registration- Click Here
Lodging:
If you need lodging, please call the Ritz Carlton Lodge at 800-241-3333 and reference GACIS. To receive the conference rate of $125.00 per night, reservations must be made with the Ritz Carlton by November 4, 2011.
Tentative Agenda (updated 11/30/2011)
Registration will open at 7:00 am each morning
Monday, December 5, 2011
Implementing Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Assessments: Using Blogs, Wikis, and other technology tools to train district level and building level leaders and teachers
Speakers: Dr. Melanie Taylor, Associate Superintendent Curriculum and Instruction and Marty Moore, Executive Director I-SS Leadership Academy
Iredell-Statesville Schools, North Carolina
Iredell-Statesville Schools is located 40 miles outside Charlotte and 40 miles from Winston-Salem with approximately 22,000 students living in urban, suburban, and rural areas. On Monday, December 5 Iredell-Statesville Schools will share how they
- Rose from 55th out of 117 districts in NC to #9 in eight years.
- Raised graduation rate from under 50% to over 80%
- Became a Baldridge Award Winners in 2008
- Qualified for an i3 Grant for $5 million in 2010
- Used a variety of digital tools to train, support, and collaborate with leaders and teachers in meeting district goals for leadership, instruction, assessment, and student achievement.
- Utilize technology to be more efficient and effective in meeting initiatives, including teacher development and the implementation of the Common Core Standards.
Focus early on Curriculum Alignment and Mapping and then Formative Assessments, capturing data from Classroom Walks, Professional Learning Communities, etc. etc.
Systemwide Focus on Effective Instruction
Speaker: Dr. Willard “Bill” Daggett
The Daggett System for Effective Instruction is more than an approach to enhancing instruction and instructional capacity. It is a way of thinking about what we believe about children, schools, and learning which has coalesced at a critical time in American education when standards, assessments, accountability, teacher evaluation systems are intersecting with budgets, the global economy, technological innovation, “wired kids,” and public policy debates.
The Daggett System builds upon the ideas, inspirations, practices, and research of others, including the best research and meta‐analysis on effective instruction and the years of collective experience that International Center staff, consultants, and thought‐leaders have accumulated and harvested from thousands of American schools. The Daggett System recognizes the primacy and immeasurable value of great teachers and great teaching and strives to align education systems and functions with what teachers need to be the best support to learners. It does so by looking not only at teachers, but also beyond the classroom to inspire leadership at all levels in support of instruction. The Daggett System challenges all educators to consider the possible with a sense of practical urgency and a buoyant sense of the possible.
The Daggett System for Effective Instruction is a way to transform a traditional system into one that better supports all teachers and more fully prepares every student for college and career readiness.
Other Speakers/Topics:
Melissa Fincher, Associate Superintendent of Assessment and Accountability , GaDOE, will share the next generation of assessments designed to help you strategically transition your assessment and instruction to the Common Core State Standards. Information on Interim Common Assessments, formative assessments, Race to the Top, and classroom resources to be available in 2012 will also be shared.
Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index
Georgia is one of the first states seeking a waiver from some of the requirements within NCLB. Georgia Department of Education Staff will provide an update on the Waiver request and how the CCRPI will be used.
CCGPS Mathematics, Mathematics Design Collaborative and Literacy Design Collaborative
Breakout Sessions
Members from GACIS Districts share their work and best practices to fully implement the Common Core State Standards.
Conference Registration Fee(s):
GACIS member $270
Non member $345
Nonmember with GAEL $470