Conference Preview Webinar Series - 2012-13
This webinar series provides school leaders a glimpse of the presentations to be featured at the Ignite 2013 conference, February 28-March 2, 2013, at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, just outide Washington, DC. Visit www.nasspconference.org for more information and to register for Ignite 2013.
The video recordings linked below are free and open to all educators. The videos are compatible with Windows and Mac desktop and mobile operating systems. Presentation materials, such as Powerpoint slides, are available for download as well.
Questions About Social Media You Haven't Dared to Ask (or You Don't Know Who to Ask)
Presenter: Marcia Conner, noted speaker and best-selling author
Materials: Conner Powerpoint
Social media has become a lightning-fast way to deliver ideas and connect with stakeholders. Are you utilizing these ever-changing tools to effectively communicate your messages? In this special interactive webinar, Marcia Conner answers questions to provide detailed how-to information about our online world, all with her trademark candor and humor.
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What's Next? Successful Practices in Preparing Students for Life Beyond the Tassel
Presenter: Mark Wilson, noted educator, consultant, and presenter
Materials: Wilson Powerpoint
When is a school successful? When it meets local, state and federal achievement goals? When it receives accolades for its work? When the community is pleased with performance? In this webinar, Mark Wilson argues that while all are important metrics, teachers’ and administrators’ success is increasingly measured by the success their students achieve after they graduate. Learn strategies to best prepare students for the endeavors to come (and thereby improve your school’s reputation) in this interactive webinar.
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Improving Leadership Through Connected Learning
Presenter: Eric Sheninger, noted educator, author, and social media leader
Materials: Sheninger Powerpoint
In this special webinar, Eric explores the ways school leaders can use social media to their advantage. This webinar examines the facets of a connected learning model that can help leaders grow professionally and expose educators to the many free, readily accessible tools at their disposal. Eric will be a featured speaker at the Ignite 2013 conference, February 28-March 2 in National Harbor, MD, where he will lead the Technology Leaders Viewpoint session.
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The Common Core State Standards and Instructional Rigor: Just the Beginning
Presenter: Barbara Blackburn, noted author and speaker
Materials: Blackburn Powerpoint
This special webinar examines the impact of the upcoming Common Core State Standards (CCSS) on instructional rigor. In the webinar, Barbara discusses the meaning of instructional rigor, elements of a rigorous classroom, and examples of strategies for all subject areas. Barbara will be a featured speaker at the Ignite 2013 conference, February 28-March 2 in National Harbor, MD, leading a student-focused session titled "Motivation + Engagement + Higher Expectation = Student Success."
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Grading in the 21st Century
Presenter: Rick Wormeli, noted author and national educational consultant
Materials: Wormeli Powerpoint, Rick's Answers to Audience Questions
With the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and urgent calls for grade integrity from all stakeholders, many conventional grading methodologies are quickly becoming unviable. This webinar investigates modern alternatives to traditional grading and reporting practices, including how educators report late work, handle re-dos, calculate grades, deal with the 100-point scale, design gradebooks, and much more. Wormeli, an award-winning educator and best-selling author, will be a featured speaker at the Ignite 2013 conference, February 28-March 2 in National Harbor, MD, where he will lead a session titled “Grading Ethics and Protocols in Diverse Classrooms, Common Core or Not.”
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Evaluating and Improving Teacher Practice
Presenter: Pam Salazar, noted speaker, author, and educator
Materials: Salazar Powerpoint
All educators agree that teachers are critically important to the success of their students. However, teacher evaluation systems often do a poor job of identifying teacher strengths and weaknesses, and provide few mechanisms to help teachers improve. This webinar discusses key teacher evaluation practices that will help schools meet crucial goals, keep promising teachers in the classroom, and work to narrow the achievement gap. Salazar, who spent 30 years in public school education serving as a high school principal, assistant principal, and teacher, will be a featured speaker at the Ignite 2013 conference, February 28-March 2 in National Harbor, MD. She will lead a session titled "Common Core State Standards (CCSS): Leading Change for Effective Implementation of CCSS."
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Becoming a Technology-Infused School
Presenter: Scott Klososky, noted technology speaker, author, and entrepreneur
Materials: Klososky Powerpoint
Scott Klososky advises organizations worldwide on the visionary application of technology as a tool. This webinar is a fast-paced overview of the potential of new Web 2.0 technologies to dramatically improve a school's ability to deliver college- and career-readiness. Klososky describes his model for combining high-beam leadership with new technology philosophies, and discusses learning concepts that help guide lifelong learners into adulthood. Klososky's Ignite 2013 keynote presentation, “Leadership, Technology, and Readiness: How the Mission of Education Is Changing in a Technology-Augmented World,” will address the game-changing opportunities that technology offers in schools. Klososky will also lead a session on March 1 that delves deeper into his keynote presentation and shares how new technologies can be used in the classroom-by all constituents—to improve learning.
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