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20th Annual

Summer Institute 2008

Three Events Held in Two Different Places

"What Works!  Making Connections:  Classroom Excellence in Assessment and Instruction"

Springfield Summer Institute

When:  Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Where:  The Crowne Plaza Convention Center

3000 South Dirksen Parkway

Springfield, IL

Time:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

Lunch will also be provided.

Presentation by Lisa Carter

"Making Connections: Classroom Excellence In Assessment and Instruction"

Total Instructional Alignment is a process that has proven to be a key strategy in creating high achieving classrooms, schools and school districts.  The Total Instructional Alignment process is comprehensive:  From Standards to Student Success!  Lisa skillfully assists teachers and administrators in developing an in-depth understanding of the alignment process:  What it means, why it is important for "all" students, what it looks like in schools and in individual classrooms and most importantly, how to achieve it in every school and in every classroom!

Break Out Sessions will follow after the Presentation:

Lisa Carter

"Drilling Deeper:  TIA Tools and Processes

for Successful Student Learning"

Pam Scherzer and Perry Soldwedel

"Standards, Assessment Instruction: 

One District's Success at Alignment"

Penny Murphy

"Kids Can't Hit a Moving Target"

Click Here for Directions to the Crowne Plaza, Springfield

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Early Bird Registration Deadline: June 13, 2008

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Member Cost:  $ 225

Non-Member Cost:  $ 300

Team of 5 or more:  $200 per participant

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AFTER THE DEADLINE:

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Member Cost: $250

Non-Member Cost:  $300

Checks should be made payable to "CEC"

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

CPDUs Available

Administrators' Academy Credit #736 Approved. 

$15 check/cash payable to "ROE 51" after the

session is finished.

A "CEC Block" of rooms for the Springfield Summer Institute has been put on hold at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL.  Phone:  217-529-7777.  A Reservations Due Date has been set for July 14, 2008.  After that date, rooms will be released from the $137.00 special rate.

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"What Works! Transforming Middle Schools and High Schools"

Oak Brook Summer Institute

When:  Thursday, August 7, 2008

Where:  McDonald's Lodge

2815 Jorie Boulevard

Oak Brook, IL

Time:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

Lunch will also be provided.

Presentation by Ronald Ferguson

"Cultivating Leadership for Closing Achievement Gaps and Reasons for Cautious Optimism"

Ron Ferguson will report research findings related to key dimensions of the achievement gap challenge and address the implications of those findings for achievement gap strategy.  He will summarize the progress made over the past 50 years and address aspects of the challenge related to parenting, school quality and youth culture.

Break Out Sessions will follow after the Presentation:

Ronald Ferguson

"Closing the Achievement Gap with High Quality Instruction"

North Central High School, Indianapolis, IN

Carl Sandburg Middle School, Freeport, IL

Robert Taft High School, Cincinnati, OH

End of Day Conversation Panel:

Ronald Ferguson, North Central High School,

Carl Sandburg Middle School, and Robert Taft High School

The Moderator will be Patrick Dolan

Click Here for Directions to the Lodge at McDonald's Corporate Campus, Oak Brook

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Early Bird Registration before June 13, 2008:

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Member Cost:  $ 265

Non-Member Cost:  $ 340

Team of 5 or more:  $240 per participant

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AFTER THE DEADLINE:

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Member Cost: $280

Non-Member Cost:  $340

Checks should be made payable to "CEC"

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

CPDUs Available

Administrators' Academy Credit #735 Approved. 

$15 check/cash payable to "ROE Professional Services" after the session has finished.

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Block of rooms for the Oak Brook Summer Institute are on hold at the:

Residence Inn by Marriott

790 Jorie Boulevard

Oak Brook, IL  60523

630-571-1200

Ask for the "CEC Block"

A free Shuttle service is available to guests to the Lodge at McDonald's Corporate Campus.  The Reservation Deadline is July 6, 2008.  After that date, the rooms will be released from the $179.95 special rate.

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"What Works!  Instructional Alignment"

Oak Brook Summer Institute

When:   Friday, August 8, 2008

Where:  McDonald's Lodge

2815 Jorie Boulevard

Oak Brook, IL  60523

Time:  8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

Lunch will also be provided.

Presentation by Jay McTighe

"Aligning Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction: 

The Logic of Backward Design"

We'll examine the logic of backward design and review a three-stage model for developing and aligning units and courses of study.  We'll also review a practical Design Template and look at samples for unit, course designs, and curriculum mapping.

Break Out Sessions will follow after the Presentation:

Jay McTighe

"Understanding by Design in Action"

Carol Commodore

"How Does This All Go Together?  Aligning the Standards, Targets, Purpose and Assessment Methods to Communicate Results"

Lisa Carter

"Drilling Deeper:  TIA Tools and Processes

for Successful Student Learning"

Click Here for Directions to the Lodge at McDonald's Corporate Campus, Oak Brook

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Early Bird Registration before June 13, 2008:

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Member Cost:  $ 265

Non-Member Cost:  $ 340

Team of 5 or more:  $240 per participant

***************************************

AFTER THE DEADLINE:

***************************************

Member Cost: $280

Non-Member Cost:  $340

Checks should be made payable to "CEC"

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

CPDUs Available

Administrators' Academy Credit #737 Approved.

$15 check/cash payable to:  "ROE Professional Services"

after the session has finished.

 

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Block of rooms for the Oak Brook Summer Institute are on hold at the:

Residence Inn by Marriott

790 Jorie Boulevard

Oak Brook, IL  60523

630-571-1200

Ask for the "CEC Block"

A free Shuttle service is available to guests to the Lodge at McDonald's Corporate Campus.  The Reservation Deadline is July 6, 2008.  After that date, the rooms will be released from the $179.95 special rate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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