2012 OAASFEP Title I/Federal Programs
Spring Conference
“Inspiring the Best: Students, Teachers, Leaders”
March 21 – 23, 2012
Hyatt Regency Convention Center, Columbus
PLANNER
This planner is designed to assist you with selecting and scheduling your choices for
the conference Workshops and Learning Sessions. Please transfer your choices to the
Conference Registration Form included in the Registration Packet.
For the Featured
Workshop and Learning Sessions, please indicate 1st and 2nd choices as requested.
The icons for each of the nine conference strands will be posted for each workshop and
learning session. They are there to assist you should you decide to focus on a particular
strand throughout the conference to meet your professional development needs.
An early submission of the registration form with full payment and all choices listed
will help to insure your preferred selections. All sessions will be filled on a first-come, firstserved basis. Confirmations of selections and other conference information will be mailed to
all registered participants in early March 2012.
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Conference Strands
W-1. Effective Strategies For Reading Instruction K – 3
W-2. Strengthening Reading Across the Curriculum 3 – 12
W-3. Teaching the Qualities of Writing 3 – 12
W-4. Differentiated Instruction in Mathematics K – 12
W-5. Teaching At-Risk Students and Students with Disabilities K – 12
W-6. Instruction for English Language Learners K – 12
W-7. Improving Schools with Effective Practices K – 12
W-8. Enhancing Parent and Community Engagement K – 12
W-9. Continuous Learning Opportunities for Coordinators on NCLB
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FEATURED WORKSHOPS
Thursday, March 22 – 8:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
W-1.
Small Group Interventions
Dr. Linda Dorn, Professor, Reading Instruction
The Center for Literacy
University of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
Can an intervention that focuses on the development of self-regulation and transfer reverse the reading
failure of older struggling readers? And, if so, what would the intervention look like? This session will
focus on the teacher’s role in creating two instructional settings (acquisition and consolidation) that
promote self-regulation and transfer in older struggling readers. Video examples from intervention
groups will be used to illustrate these principles.
W-2.
Going Graphic: Finding the Hidden Instruction Strengths in Comics and Graphic Novels
Terry Thompson, Teacher/Author
San Antonio, TX
Are you convinced that comics and graphic novels are an educational goldmine, but unsure of how to use
them in a way that aligns with best practices in literacy instruction? Perhaps you’re new to this exciting
medium and need more information. Either way, this session will help you get to know the motivational
and educational value behind these literary gems. Join us as we explore comics with an eye toward
instruction – from research and history to a variety of appropriate titles available and how to find them.
Along the way, we’ll look at the many ways we can use comics to address comprehension strategies,
vocabulary, and fluency in a way that speaks to struggling readers, but all students enjoy.
W-3.
Creating Your Digital Writing Workshop
Dr. Troy Hicks, Assistant Professor
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Digital writing tools such as blogs, wikis, digital stories, and social networks can contribute to what you
are already doing in your writing instruction as well as appeal to a new generation of students. In this
hands-on session, we will explore how new ways of thinking about well-established practices in the
writing workshop—student choice and inquiry, conferring on writing, examining author’s craft, publishing
writing, and broadening our understandings of assessment—could be updated for the digital age. With
examples of how to teach digital writing throughout, bring your own laptop so we can begin creating your
digital writing workshop.
W-4.
The Art of Smart
Greg Tang, Math Educator/Author
Cambridge, MA
What’s the goal, to make kids great in computations or great in problem-solving? The answer is neither;
the goal is to make them smart! Join Grapes of Math author, Greg Tang, as we explore a new teaching
paradigm that develops abstract, algebraic thinking skills in every K-8 student.
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W-5.
I Link Therefore I Think
Mary Kim Schreck, Educator/Author
Educating for Change
St. Louis, MO
Helping our students understand and remember the material we cover is crucial to success at every
grade level. In this session, Mary Kim will review current brain research in regard to how the mind
makes meaning by connecting prior knowledge to new information--especially through the use of student
hemispheric strengths and tendencies. She will give participants examples of effective methods to both
access and build prior knowledge as well as practice using them. She will show how to avoid pitfalls of
misunderstanding that often make learning more difficult.
W-6.
Promising Practices for English Language Learners
Dr. Sandra Mercuri, Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Brownsville
Brownsville, TX
This workshop presents best literacy practices for teachers working with English learners. The presenter
demonstrates how K-8 teachers have effectively used metacognitive, schema building, contextualization
and language development strategies to help English learners develop academic literacy to be
successful in school.
W-7
Using Researched Based Instructional Strategies to Improve the
Academic Achievement of All Students
Dr. Bonnie M. Davis, Educator/Author
Educating for Change
St. Louis, MO
This interactive workshop focuses on researched based instructional strategies to improve the academic
achievement of ALL students. Bonnie Davis facilitates a lively, practical workshop examining the research
of what works in classroom instruction and why it works. Using her own research from her work in
classrooms across the country, as well as the research of Robert Marzano, Eric Jensen, David Sousa, and
others, she introduces a framework for successful implementation of researched based strategies.
Throughout the workshop, participants identify the strategies modeled by the presenter, reflect upon the
instructional practices, and practice culturally relevant teaching strategies to implement in their classroom
and their schools.
W-8.
Applying What Works for Adolescents: Understanding and Overcoming Barriers of Involvement
For Families During Secondary School
Dr. Nancy E. Hill, Professor of Education
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Participants will determine the challenges of keeping families engaged during middle and high school
years and identify practical research-grounded strategies to implement at their schools. In addition to
learning what parents and teachers identify as barriers and potential solutions, participants will have an
opportunity to think carefully and critically about their own school and community contexts to identify ways
in which they can build upon existing resources, develop new ways to support families and school
personnel, and apply a new developmentally appropriate framework for parental involvement in
adolescence.
W-9.
Continuous Learning for Coordinators of ESEA
Leigh Manasevit, Esq. of Brustein & Manasevit, Attorneys at Law
Washington, D.C.
OAASFEP is honored to have Leigh return to discuss an overview of the critical elements of ESEA that are
vital to the continual learning for coordinators of federal programs. Topics will include any of the following:
targeted assistance and schoolwide programs, private school services, fiscal issues, corrective actions for
district and school improvement, etc. He will also present any recent guidance or compliance documents
issued by the U.S. Department of Education. Time will be provided for questions and answers.
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PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012
PARENT INVOLVEMENT COORDINATORS’ (PIC) MEETING
Session Pre-1
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Presenter:
Ann Bohman, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
Join us to review parental involvement requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left
Behind) and information on competitive grants available to support your parent involvement efforts. New ideas, materials,
and resources will be shared to increase the engagement of families in the education of their children.
LEARNING SESSIONS – 100 SERIES
1:30 – 2:45 p.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012
THE READING AND WRITING CONNECTION: BUILDING BRIDGES WITH
EXPLICIT TEACHING
SESSION 101
Presenter:
Dr. Linda Dorn, Professor, Reading Instruction
The Center for Literacy
University of Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
This session will focus on the reciprocity of reading and writing and the influence of explicit instruction on building these
connections. Specific strategies for linking reading and writing will be shared. Video clips from different classrooms will
be used to illustrate the reading and writing connection.
EXPLORING VISUALIZATION THROUGH COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS
SESSION 102
Presenter:
Terry Thompson, Teacher/Author
San Antonio, TX
Visualization is an invisible, in-the-head process that many readers struggle with. But, what if we had a way to show
students what it looks like? This session will discuss how graphic novels are a perfect scaffold for supporting readers as
they learn the nuances of creating strong, memorable mental images.
TEACHING THE iGENERATION: BECAUSE DIGITAL WRITING MATTERS
SESSION 103
Presenter:
Dr. Troy Hicks, Assistant Professor
Central Michigan University
Lansing, MI
Without question, writing continues to change in the twenty-first century. Teachers, administrators, parents, and other
stakeholders value the teaching of writing—and see that our very notion of what it means to be literate is evolving—yet
continue to wonder how best to teach writing in a digital age. Based on work with the National Writing Project, we will
discuss practices that hold promise as we develop understandings of what it means to write digitally, create spaces for
digital writing in our schools, and extend assessment practices that account for the complexities of writing in a digital
world.
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TEACHING TROUBLESOME MATH TOPICS (GRADES 2-8)
SESSION 104
Presenter:
Greg Tang, Math Educator/Author
Cambridge, MA
Place value is the most important concept kids never understand. We’ll take an algebraic look at this critical topic and see
how a deeper understanding is the key to not only great computational skills but to fractions, decimals, measurement and
elapsed time problems too.
“JUST READ” ISN’T ALWAYS EASY: READING STRATEGIES
RELUCTANT, LOW ACHIEVERS AND CHALLENGE HIGH ACHIEVERS
SESSION 105
Presenter:
TO
HELP
Mary Kim Schreck, Educator/Author
Kirkwood, MO
Research shows that students engage best when they are involved in project learning, when they have access to nonlinguistic visual representations, and when learning is both challenging and possible to be mastered. In this workshop,
Mary Kim will have you participate in hands-on examples of all three elements that when used together will help both low
and high achievers do their best work. Because “what we learn with pleasure, we never forget.” You can look forward to
this workshop being a “memorable” experience!
TEACHING ACADEMIC LANGUAGE THROUGH UNITS OF INQUIRY TO ELLs
SESSION 106
Presenter:
Dr. Sandra P. Mercuri, Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Brownsville
Brownsville, TX
Many English language learners lack the academic language proficiency they need to succeed. The presenter will show
examples of classroom activities and students’ work to demonstrate how effective teachers helped their ELLs gain
academic language and content knowledge through an extended standards-based unit of inquiry on the Holocaust.
IMPLEMENTING A SIX STEPS FRAMEWORK AND PEER OBSERVATION TO
EMBED RESEARCHED BASED STRATEGIES INTO CLASSROOM PRACTICE
SESSION 107
Presenter:
Dr. Bonnie M. Davis, Educator/Author
Educating for Change
Kirkwood, MO
This workshop introduces a framework for the successful implementation of researched based strategies. Bonnie shares
the Six Step Implementation Tool she designed to ensure teachers implement and embed researched based strategies
into their classroom instruction. Divided into “six steps,” this framework supports teachers as they begin to implement
researched based strategies and gives educators the language and tools for implementation. Additionally, educators will
receive a Peer Observation Format for the successful observation of the researched based strategies by educators in the
building. The Peer Observation Format offers leaders, administrators, and teachers the tools to observe, reflect, and give
feedback to teachers using researched based strategies within their instruction.
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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT DURING ADOLESCENCE: STRATEGIES THAT
WORK IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
SESSION 108
Presenter:
Dr. Nancy E. Hill, Professor of Education
Harvard University
Medford, MA
Families and schools share a desire for students to succeed but are often perplexed about how to collaborate and support
achievement, especially during adolescence. Integrating knowledge from adolescent development and the field of
education, Dr. Hill will outline why theories and frameworks for parental involvement in education and family—school
relationships that are based on elementary school models are ineffective and harder to implement in middle and high
school—even for the most willing parent or teacher. Further, she will describe a new framework for parental involvement
during adolescence. Dr. Hill will provide evidence from a series of studies that systematically demonstrates what works
for improving academic achievement and for developing adolescents’ sense of self and engagement around academic
achievement and setting and reaching goals. This new framework will help parents remain involved in their teens’
education.
Q & A SESSION WITH LEIGH
SESSION 109
Presenter:
Leigh Manasevit, Esq.
Brustein and Manasevit
Washington, DC
Have questions regarding Title I or any other federal program? Come and listen to this legal expert who will answer all
questions and issues presented.
ESEA FISCAL REQUIREMENTS: MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT AND SUPPLEMENT
NOT SUPPLANT
SESSION 110
Presenters: Elena Sanders, Assistant Director
Edward Peltz, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
The focus of this presentation is two main fiscal requirements of ESEA and Title 1: Maintenance of Effort and Supplement
Not Supplant. The detailed account of MOE calculation and multiple examples of Supplement Not Supplant will be
discussed. The targeted audience includes Title I coordinators/directors/supervisors, federal program and fiscal
personnel, superintendents and treasurers.
PACTS ORIENTATION AN DOCUMENTATION
SESSION 111
Presenters: Diane Schneider, Consultant
Ann Bohman, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
This session is designed to assist coordinators in the preparation for the Program Audit Compliance Tracking System
(PACTS) monitoring work in your school district. Ideas and techniques will be discussed that will make your monitoring
responsibilities easier to plan and document accordingly.
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RAISE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TEACHER BASED TEAMS
SESSION 112
Presenters: Pamela VanHorn, Director
Dr. Heather Kantola, Consultant
Paul Conaway, Data Manager
Rick Fenton, Consultant
Kris Lamphere, Management Analyst
Ohio Department of Education
Utilizing student data, Teacher Based Teams determine what researched based instructional practices will address/identify
student needs and adult indicators. Attendees will take a protocol and identification of researched based instructional
strategies with them to meet their student needs. We plan to ask for audience participation in our simulated teacher
based team meeting.
TRANSFORMING SCHOOLS: RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SIG GRANT
SESSION 113
Presenter:
Jeanne Paliotto, Executive Director
Ohio Department of Education
This session will focus upon the renewal requirements of the SIG Grant for Cohorts 1 and 2 including carryover
provisions. We will discuss the importance of building capacity in order to continue to work on school improvement once
the grant period ends. In addition, a review of a new resources webpage will provide participants with additional
references, resources and opportunities to share best practices and problem solve with colleagues.
A NEW DIRECTION IN SCIENCE IN OHIO: TRANSITIONING TO THE REVISED
ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS AND MODEL CURRICULUM
SESSION 114
Presenter:
Cathy Holmes, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
Participants will be provided an overview of the 2010 Academic Content Standards and 2011 Model Curriculum for PK-12
science, examine how these will impact student learning, and be introduced to transition tools and strategies for realigning
curriculum.
OBSERVING VITALITY: BUILDING ON TEACHER STRENGTHS
SESSION 115
Presenters: Dr. Megan Tschannen-Moran, Professor
College of William & Mary
Bob Tschannen-Moran, Professional Coach
Williamsburg, VA
Are fault finding and advice giving the best ways to help teachers improve their classroom performance? Recent research
suggests otherwise. Learn how to use appreciative classroom observation tools to observe vitality and build on teacher
strengths. Participants will come away with a set of tools that they can readily use to foster their professional
development.
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LEARNING SESSIONS – 200 SERIES
3:15 – 4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, 2012
THERE MAY NOT BE A MAGIC BULLET, BUT THERE IS A MAGIC POTION
SESSION 201
Presenters: Dr. Kathleen Crates, Assistant Professor
Krista Miller, Teacher
University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
There is no magic bullet to teaching at-risk readers. We all wish we could find that “one thing” for our children that would
tear down the barriers that impede their reading. There may not be a magic bullet, but we can create a magic potion of
ingredients that, when combined, breaks down the walls that surround our at-risk readers. Teachers need to have an indepth knowledge of how the brain works in order to expedite their children’s’ learning. But the whys of how we teach are
not enough. Teachers also need to know the hows. This presentation will combine the whys from the perspective of
current brain research and the hows from the classroom perspective. Take home a greater understanding of brain
research in relationship to learning along with ideas to use immediately in the classroom.
OVERVIEW OF DOING WHAT WORKS: AN ONLINE RESOURCE THAT
TRANSLATES RESEARCHED BASED PRACTICES INTO PRACTICAL TOOLS
AND EXAMPLES TO USE
SESSION 202
Presenter:
Kelly Stuart, Director
WestEd/Doing What Works
San Francisco, CA
This session will provide participants with an overview of Doing What Works (DWW). DWW is an online resource that
translates researched based practices into practical tools and examples for educators to use. DWW covers a wide range
of topics ranging from PK-Postsecondary Access. The content for the DWW is taken from the Institute of Educational
Sciences (IES) Practice Guides. An overview of how to utilize the site for school improvement and PD is the focus on this
session. Participants will leave with valuable PD materials including PowerPoints, media, and other tools to help
educators in their area better utilize researched based practices.
KEY FINDINGS FROM THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DIAGNOSTIC DATA FOR
OHIO’S SCHOOLS
SESSION 203
Presenters:
Sandra Hay, Consultant
Richard Googins, Consultant
Barbara Boone, Director
Ohio Department of Education
The Ohio School Improvement Diagnostic Review (SIDR) Process is designed to gather data on behaviors and practices
within the school setting that provide information beyond existing data available from the Ohio Department of Education.
The primary purpose of the SIDR is to help schools and districts improve student performance by analyzing current
practices against effective evidence and researched based practices, identifying areas of strength and areas needing
improvement, prioritizing leveraged opportunities for action, and aligning evidence and researched based practices.
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TEACHER BASED TEAMS 101 “THE BASICS”
SESSION 204
Presenters:
Rebecca Rees, SW Quad Lead SPDG
Helen Flowers, SE Quad Lead SPDG
Candi Hazelwood NW Quad Lead SPDG
Peg Deibel, NE Quad Lead SPDG
State Support Team Region 6
Cleveland, OH
Are you brand new to Teacher Based Teams (TBTs)? How are these different from PLCs? This session is for anyone
interested in getting Teacher Based Teams up and running in their classrooms, buildings, and/or district. The basics of
what they are and how to implement will be shared. Video examples will show Ohio teachers using the 5-Step Process.
Practical templates and resources will be provided so that you can begin the process right away.
HOW TO CRITIQUE, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT HIGH QUALITY PHONICS
INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION
SESSION 205
Presenter:
Dr. Brandi L. Noll, Assistant Professor
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
This session will encourage educators to reflect on their current phonics instructional practices while exploring what
research has deemed as the most effective ways to assist students in the development of word recognition skills.
Participants will actively and cooperatively engage in the evaluation of a variety of popular phonics activities in order to
become more skilled at recognizing, planning and delivering highly effective phonics instruction and intervention.
STRATEGIES, TEACHER TIPS AND CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP
NUMBER SENSE AND QUICK RECALL OF BASIC MATH FACTS
SESSION 206
Presenters:
Sue Lockwood, Retired Teacher
Kathy Duffy, Retired Teacher
Lancaster, OH
Two recently retired teachers will share numerous strategies and activities that will capture, encourage and strengthen
student understanding in number operations, number sense, and number properties. Some areas of focus include
subitizing, using five and 10 frames and a variety of other manipulatives, playing games, and making and using a
rekenrek (arithmetic rod/rack) to develop mental images to assist with addition and subtraction instruction. (Grades K-2)
SCHOOLWIDE POOLING OF FUNDS
SESSION 207
Presenters:
Natalie Grayson, Consultant
Dr. Ray Draghi, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
This session is designed for districts planning to consolidate federal, state and local funds in a schoolwide pool for FY13.
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NAVIGATING THE CCIP
SESSION 208
Presenters:
Lakshmi Nandula, Assistant Director
Karl Koenig, Management Analyst
Ohio Department of Education
The CCIP is an important tool to assist districts in the planning and use of funds. This session aims to provide an in-depth
journey through the Needs Assessment, the Planning Tool and the Budget portions of the CCIP. Systems that interface
with the tool will also be provided along with a detailed explanation of how each part connects and how district personnel
can use this to effectively budget and plan the use of their Title I and other federal funds that are released through the
Consolidated Application.
TITLE I COMPARABILITY FISCAL REQUIREMENT: LEARN ABOUT THE NEW
WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR REPORTING COMPARABILITY, AN ANNUAL
REQUIREMENT
SESSION 209
Presenters:
Edward Peltz, Consultant
Elena Sanders, Assistant Director
Ohio Department of Education
The entire session will be devoted to an explanation of comparability, a Title I fiscal requirement, and the use of the webbased system to report on comparability, which is an annual requirement. Examples of web-based reports will be used to
illustrate and explain the different methods and ways for demonstrating comparable services. Only those districts
required to complete the comparability report need to attend. The target audience includes Title I coordinators/directors,
superintendents, treasurers and EMIS personnel.
SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (SES) UPDATE
SESSION 210
Presenters: Debra Shirley, Consultant
Kim Zwayer, Contract Evaluator
Rasha Hetata, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
This session is for school district personnel tasked with implementing Supplemental Educational Services (SES) for low
income students in Title I served buildings required to offer the free tutoring. The session will focus on updates to program
requirements and expectations, including any ESEA Flexibility Waiver updates.
RttT PARENT LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS NONACADEMIC BARRIERS
SESSION 211
Presenters:
Rolanda Smith, Executive Director
Tyrrea Byrd, Program Manager
Parents for Public Schools of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
This session is designed to assist participants with forging/enhancing effective parent leadership to address unmet
nonacademic needs that impede school achievement. An overview of tools designed to promote/support effective
parent/family leadership will be presented.
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SUCCESSFUL READING INTERVENTION FOR AT-RISK 9th GRADERS
SESSION 212
Presenters:
Barbara Marsh, Specialist
Jim Cahoon, Retired Principal
Bay Village City School District
Bay Village, OH
Larry Orrach, Coordinator
Lakewood City School District
Lakewood, OH
Successful reading intervention at the secondary level can be challenging. We have targeted at-risk 9th graders including
students with disabilities, those in poverty, ELL students, and we have produced results. All of our students have passed
the OGT and have made an average of three years growth. We will share our program with you including specific
interventions, classroom atmosphere, student selection, and other helpful information.
RttT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ADDRESS NONACADEMIC BARRIERS
SESSION 213
Presenters:
Melissa Ross, Director
David Julian, Director
Jerry Bean, Consultant
Center for Learning Excellence
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
This session is designed to assist participants with forging/enhancing effective community partnerships that meaningfully
and substantively engage community partners into the schools’ academic mission. An overview of tools and procedures
designed to support effective management of collaborative efforts to address nonacademic barriers to student
achievement will be presented.
TURNING AROUND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT USING THE COMMON CORE
STATE STANDARDS (CCSS) IN AN RtI FRAMEWORK
SESSION 214
Presenters:
Kimberly Boyd, Lead Teacher
Jennifer Ervin, Lead Teacher
Stephanie Mares, Lead Teacher
Vanessa Randle, Lead Teacher
Pat Prunty, Director
Dr. Brenda Church, Consultant
Warrensville Heights City School District
Warrensville Heights, OH
Use of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has provided the direction for increasing student achievement in reading.
Teachers use the CCSS as a formative assessment RtI framework, closely monitoring individual student progress. Lead
Teachers (Literacy Coaches) provide professional development as well as in-class support for teachers to implement this
Turn-Around Model. Principals and Literacy Coaches work collaboratively to monitor student and classroom achievement
levels. These are tracked using the CCSS. The average rate of reading growth is documented for each classroom and
each student, every day.
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A NEW DIRECTION FOR SOCIAL STUDIES IN OHIO: TRANSITIONING TO THE
REVISED ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS AND MODEL CURRICULUM
SESSION 215
Presenters:
Dwight Groce, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
Participants will be provided an overview of the 2010 Academic Content Standards and 2011 Model Curriculum for PK-12
social studies, examine how these will impact student learning, and be introduced to transition tools and strategies for
realigning curriculum.
REDESIGNING CLASSROOMS FOR LEARNING: INNOVATION IN ACTION
SESSION 216
Presenters: Dr. Megan Tschannen-Moran, Professor
College of William & Mary
Bob Tschannen-Moran, Professional Coach
Williamsburg, VA
Teachers have much to learn about performance improvement from the emerging field of design thinking. It takes more
than evidence-based research and methods to change teacher behavior. It takes inspiration, ideation, and innovation.
Participants in this workshop will review a video presentation on the design thinking process and will engage in a series of
techniques to take home and use.
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LEARNING SESSIONS – 300 SERIES
10:30 – 11:45 a.m., Friday, March 23, 2012
DECODING + COMPREHENDING = READING (NO MATTER WHICH STANDARD)
SESSION 301
Presenter:
Lucy L. Mader, Title I Tutor
Columbus City School District
Columbus, OH
While curricular standards may change, the basic fundamentals of reading, decoding and comprehending, remain the
same, and these two essential components are the basis for this content-rich presentation appropriate for all grade levels.
During this session, ready-to-use strategies will be discussed to address subcomponents of these pillars such as
phonological awareness, fluency, vocabulary instruction, and text comprehension. Participants will learn a catalog of
practical strategies to effectively assess, remediate, and enrich student reading.
OVERVIEW OF DOING WHAT WORKS – TRANSLATING RESEARCH TO
PRACTICE IN ADOLESCENT LITERACY
SESSION 302
Presenter:
Kelly Stuart, Director
WestEd/Doing What Works
San Francisco, CA
This session will provide participants with an in-depth look at identified practices proven to work in Adolescent Literacy.
Participants will leave with an understanding of the following recommended practices: vocabulary instruction,
comprehension strategies, text discussion and intensive instruction. Additionally, free PD resources will be distributed to
all participants to support implementation of the above practices in their own educational settings.
UNDERSTANDING URBAN YOUTH: DO YOU KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THEM TO
TEACH THEM?
SESSION 303
Presenter:
Dr. Andrea Celico, Assistant Superintendent
Euclid School District
Euclid, OH
Despite the efforts to create equal learning opportunities for all, the Black-White achievement gap not only exists
throughout our state, but it is particularly disconcerting to urban districts throughout the nation. By gaining an
understanding of the experiences of African-American students and students in poverty-stricken schools, we can help
change educators’ perceptions and expectations through the enlightenment of discussion and suggested targeted
strategies to help reach our urban youth.
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TEACHER BASED TEAMS: NEXT STEPS – DIVING DEEPER
SESSION 304
Presenters:
Rebecca Rees, SW Quad Lead SPDG
Helen Flowers, SE Quad Lead SPDG
Candi Hazelwood NW Quad Lead SPDG
Peg Deibel, NE Quad Lead SPDG
State Support Team Region 6
Cleveland, OH
If you have already had the basics of Teacher Based Teams, this session will go deeper into steps 1-3 of Ohio’s 5-Step
Process. For Steps 1-2, special attention will be given to deconstructing standards, how to create and analyze your
formative assessment questions, and how to determine differentiated cut scores for your assessments. Finally, why
getting it “right” in Steps 1 and 2 will support your formative instructional practices in Step 3. Practical templates and
resources will be provided so that you can begin diving deeper right away.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: DESIGNING HIGH QUALITY READING INTERVENTION
SESSION 305
Presenter:
Dr. Brandi L. Noll, Assistant Professor
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
The Response to Intervention (RtI) initiative has brought a large amount of focus on designing and implementing
intervention systems. While some schools have resorted to purchasing reading software and boxed programs for tiers
two and three (and even for tier 1 in some instances), what research has shown is that in order to provide the maximum
impact with intervention, it takes much more than just the purchase and implementation of an intervention “program.” This
session will explore what it takes in order to make sure that students really are succeeding in becoming better readers as
a result of highly effective intervention strategies and procedures.
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
SESSION 306
Presenters:
Shelly Dason, Principal
Chantress Cook, Title I
Angela Murphy, Title I
Pleasant Local School District
Marion, OH
This presentation will cover research and family involvement and how to implement innovative ways for families to work
with their student(s). Specific topics include: family barriers, student achievement and collaboration.
TITLE I SCHOOLWIDE – THE BASICS
SESSION 307
Presenters: Natalie Grayson, Consultant
Dr. Ray Draghi, Consultant
Rasha Hetata, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
This session is designed for district or building leaders whose Title I buildings will be NEW schoolwides in FY13. Come
learn the basics about program and plan requirements. The content will be a repeat of the fall conference session.
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NAVIGATING OFP: AN OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS SYSTEMS USED BY THE
OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
SESSION 308
Presenters: Karl Koenig, Management Analyst
Edward Peltz, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
The purpose of this session is to provide new users with a basic understanding of the systems used by the Office of
Federal Programs (OFP). Attendees will obtain the basic knowledge of how each of the various systems work to allow for
further development of skills to manage federal programs. The intended audiences for this session are new coordinators
or novice users with OFP systems.
OHIO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CLASSROOM: HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT’S
WORKING?
SESSION 309
Presenters:
Judith Hassel, Consultant
LaTaunya Dunn, Consultant
Richard Googins, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
Ohio’s statewide alternative education programs have been in operation for nine years. This session will address
alignment of the Ohio Schools of Promise Initiative with alternative education programs. The focus will be on indicators
and outcomes for successful alternative education programs. Analysis of aggregated data collected over several years
will reveal current instructional practices, school climate issues and non-academic barriers to student success.
RttT – EXTENDING COMMUNITY SUPPORTS TO ALL SCHOOL TURNAROUND
COMMUNITIES (RESERVED FOR RttT PERSISTENTLY LOWEST-ACHIEVING
SCHOOLS (PLAs))
SESSION 310
Presenters: Krista Allison, Executive Director
Ohio Department of Education
Melissa Ross, Project Director
David Julian, Director
Jerry Bean, Consultant
Center for Learning Excellence
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Rolonda Smith, Executive Director
Tyrrea Byrd, Program Manager
Parents for Public Schools of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
This session is reserved for persistently-lowest achieving schools identified under RttT Application Area E “Extending
Community Support to All School Turnaround Communities.” Participating schools/attendees will continue to receive
family and community engagement professional development and coaching in accordance with the objectives listed under
the RttT grant.
FIRST STEPS AND BEYOND CONCERNING PARENT INVOLVEMENT
SESSION 311
Presenter:
Ann Bohman, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
This session will review the parent involvement compliance requirements as well as what can be implemented beyond
those requirements. Join us to learn what needs to be done and what can be done to engage your families in the
education of their children for success.
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WHAT’S NEW FOR FY13 NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICE SYSTEM (NS3)?
SESSION 312
Presenter:
Regina Lukich, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
This session will focus on navigating any new FY13 enhancements of the NS3 web portal/safe account. The presentation
will include a technical assistance discussion of the enrollment and participation forms. With the NS3 database deadline
of May 2012, this session will expedite the final touches of finalization and nonpublic compliance. New coordinators or
anyone working with the NS3 system are invited!
PREPARE TO WIN
SESSION 313
Presenters:
Derek Ault, Principal
Kevin Roseberry, Director
Bellaire Local School District
Bellaire, OH
During this difficult time in education when budget cuts have forced districts to cut staff and vital programs, preventing
reading failure in the elementary grades can be overwhelming. As a district that has reduced staff by over 25% in three
years, including vital reading intervention teachers, we understand the struggle of implementing RtI with fidelity. However,
even with all the reductions, we have used our experiences as a year five SPDG district combined with other actions we
have taken to implement RtI through a three-tiered model including core instruction and targeted interventions.
SCHOOL-BASED COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING
SESSION 314
Presenters:
Charlotte Jones-Ward, Consultant
Dr. Richard Bradley, Consultant
Ohio Department of Education
In this session participants will become familiar with what Community Service-Learning is as well as the current research
on Community Service-Learning, training and resources that are available and recent legislation that supports special
recognition for students who successfully complete high quality service-learning projects.
A NEW DIRECTION FOR MATHEMATICS IN OHIO: TRANSITIONING TO THE
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS AND MODEL CURRICULUM
SESSION 315
Presenter:
Brian Roget, Assistant Director
Ohio Department of Education
Participants will be provided an overview of the 2010 Common Core State Standards and 2011 Model Curriculum for PK12 Mathematics, examine how these will impact student learning, and be introduced to transition tools and strategies for
realigning curriculum.
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CONVERSATION AND DIALOGUE ABOUT THE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
GRANT (SIG)
SESSION 316
Presenters:
Stephanie Patton, Turnaround Specialist
Melvina Torbert, Turnaround Specialist
Sue Murphy, Turnaround Specialist
Jeanette Osborne, Turnaround Specialist
Jon Richard, Turnaround Specialist
Lee Willis, Turnaround Specialist
Ohio Department of Education
This session will provide an opportunity for participants to meet individually or in small groups with the ODE and ONET
transformation specialists to discuss the SIG. Transformation Specialists are knowledgeable about all components of the
intervention models and can assist with problem solving, identification of resources or support, as needed.
Thank you. See you at the conference.
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