Student achievement
This track is designed for those who want to learn more about school improvement and accountability issues. All sessions will be held in room C 216.
Monday, 9 a.m.
College life-skills class
Learn how this Lebanon City course prepares students for college placement tests and provides experience in selecting and applying for colleges, scholarships, grants and loans, while teaching them about dorm life, everyday survival skills and decision-making.
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Monday, 2 p.m.
A districtwide intervention program using RTI
Ross Local (Butler) describes the three-year implementation of a districtwide intervention program using the Response To Intervention (RTI) concept, including examples of instructional interventions to work through academic and/or behavior problems.
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Monday, 3:30 p.m.
21st century educational leadership
Cardinal Local (Geauga) describes the value of a 21st century education leadership approach. Hear how to incorporate relevant, differentiated instruction for students with various cognitive abilities and learn the latest research on the educational use of iPods and podcasting.
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Tuesday, 9 a.m.
Developing a minority student gifted program
Maple Heights City shares how its gifted program was reborn, creating exciting opportunities for students in and out of the classroom. Learn how to develop a strong gifted program so all children reach their potential.
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Tuesday, 2 p.m.
Engaging students in a collaborative classroom
Polaris Career Center describes strategies being used in a collaborative math classroom, implemented by an intervention specialist and a math teacher, to develop essential 21st century critical thinking skills that predict future successful employment for students.
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Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.
Ohio’s Ready School Initiative
This establishes partnerships between the early learning community and elementary schools, resulting in increased student achievement. Big Walnut Local (Delaware) and ODE explain how the initiative is implemented at the local and state levels.
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Wednesday, 9 a.m.
Buckeye Opportunity Academy
Buckeye Local (Medina) describes how to launch, conduct, evaluate and sustain an alternative school within a school. Presenters take participants from recruiting at-risk students through two years of data collection, measuring the academic challenges and successes of those students.
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