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7th annual maryland charter school conference schedule presented by
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Conference Schedule The following is the schedule for the conference: Friday, April 30, 2010
The 7th Annual Maryland Charter School Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn BWI Airport on Friday, April 30, 2010. Click here for driving directions Click here for Conference At - A - Glance
On-Site Registration still available School Leaders,Curriculum leaders, Executive Directors, Board, Founders, Developers, Authorizers Becoming a Mission-Driven School Again Has your school been sucked into a seemingly never-ending cycle of MSA test prep? Do you want to return to the core values and educational philosophy on which your school was founded while still working toward meeting AYP? Learn how to turn your charter school’s mission and philosophy into teachable standards for all grades and subjects to ensure your students get the complete education that attracted them to your school in the first place.
Beyond the Bake sale: 10 ways Boards Can Effectively Engage in Fundraising Boards are fiscally responsible for the health of the organization they govern. This interactive and practical workshop is designed to empower board members to engage in a continuum of fundraising activities. Leave this session with practical advice and tangible ideas that yo can implement at your next board meeting. Straight Talk about Technology and Performance Management In the past decade, technology has revolutionized opportunities for enhancing K-12 instruction, assessment and performance management. AS technology has developed, there has been an overwhelming variety of alternatives and options. A panel of experts has been assembled to give school leaders “straight talk” on viable technology solutions about what has worked in area schools. Learn more about the following and take part in an active discussion on how technology can best serve the needs of your school: Performance Management, Technology Planning, Technology Solution Options/Model Classrooms, and Successful Technology Integration. Defining Clear Expectations Between Authorizers and Charter Schools Presenters: Learn about how to define clear expectations through the 2009 Maryland Charter Schools Model Performance Contract, a framework that authorizers and charter schools can use to maintain open and clear communication about roles, and responsibilities. Sharing Success: An Interactive Session of Best Practices Maryland Charter Schools are narrowing the achievement gap and using innovative practices in their schools. Participants will hear exciting and engaging successes about Charter Schools AND will leave the workshop believing they can improve their own schools with what they learned from presenters and other participants. A copy of the MSDE Best Practices Report will be provided. Expanding Inclusion through Reform: Baltimore City’s Fair Student Funding Initiative This session will provide participants with an overview of the Baltimore City Public Schools’ highly innovative Fair Student Funding model. This model supports site-based decision making with incentives to increase inclusive opportunities and impact achievement outcomes for students with LD and other high-incidence disabilities. Tools for monitoring accountability will be shared. Charter School Turnaround- The Southeast Story Learn how one operator responded to a community’s request to save their school and four years later it is a site of excellence. The Nuts and Bolts of Writing a Winning Proposal Founders and others will learn a practical process for developing a winning application. The workshop is intended to help founders who may have little or no experience in writing applications or grant proposals. Charter School Facility Financing 101 Securing an adequate facility is one of the most significant challenges facing charter schools, and financing is critical in overcoming this obstacle. Learn about different financing options and how to match them to your school’s needs. Find out what lenders look for and how to plan for a successful project. Learn about the key financing took of bonds and tax exempt bonds. The presentation will include critical factors in determining how you school may be able to access this resource.
Instructional Battling the B’s: Brain inspired approaches to Boredom, Bullying and other challenging Behavior Boredom is the #1 reason students skip class, drop out of school and experiment with drugs. Bullying has become a significant concern as students with physical or cognitive advantages intimidate and exploit their more vulnerable classmates. Packed with specific, low cost interventions, this workshop will offer participants with an alternative set of tools for reaching the bored, bullied and the bully. Meeting the Needs of Gifted and Talented Students This presentation is designed to inform participants on the academic and personal/social needs of gifted students. The participants will be given indicators for identifying gifted students and ideas for developing a wide range of programming to meet their needs. Student Involved Assessment Ongoing formative assessment that actively involves students in the process. At the core of these practices are student engagement, ownership of learning, and accountability around our learning outcomes. Participants will leave with ideas and tools to use with their own classrooms. Vendor Sponsored Workshops Five keys to unlocking the Alphabetic Code: A multi-modal approach to beginning reading Come explore the foundational principals of reading instruction! Beginning readers need explicit instruction and appropriate application of the alphabetic code. These keys will unlock the alphabetic code and open the door to literacy. To Outsource or Not to Outsource Overlooking outsourcing as an option may be to an organization's increasing disadvantage. While many charter schools are realizing that outsourcing yields long-term strategic benefits, such as greater focus in mission, innovation, and the ability to accelerate change and increase quality, more executive directors and trustees need to be better informed about this option. How Can Charter Schools lead the Digital Revolution? If charter schools are to live up to the expectation of innovation in the use of data to improve instruction, there is a need to design customized learning management systems. Follow the experiences of a newly created charter school in New York as it implements a paperless environment. See how Distance Learning technology and Smart Phone applications provide cost effective instruction.
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