Conference Agenda

 

 

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

Thursday, May 1 2014

8:30 - 9:30 am

Site visit American Canyon Middle School (NOW FILLED) or Site Visit Napa Junction Elementary (Limit 50)

Bus pick up in front of  Embassy Suites 8am

10:00-11:30pm

Site visit New Tech High School (limited to 100)

 

11:30- 12:30pm

Lunch at New Tech High School

New Technology High School / Bus transportation to Embassy Suites at 12:30

1:00-1:45pm

Workshop DESIGN THINKING IN EDUCATION

Embassy Suites

1:45-3:15pm

INTERACTIVE TOWNHALL 

  • CHANGE THEORY & TRANSFORMING SCHOOL CULTURE

Presenting School Districts: San Leandro USD and Kent SD, WA

Embassy Suites

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Break

 

3:30 - 4:30 pm

INTERACTIVE TOWNHALL Embassy Suites

  • COMMON CORE, 21ST CENTURY LEARNING & TRANSFORMING TEACHER PREPARATION

Presenting School District: Tustin USD

 

Embassy Suites

4:30 - 6:30 pm

Concept Bar – Wine with Transformation Partners /Visit the 21st Century Classroom

 

 

Friday, May 2, 2014

7:00 – 8:00 am

Breakfast

 

8:00 - 9:00 am

General Session: Keynote Speaker George Couros

                   Embassy Suites

9:15 - 10:15 am

Workshop Rotation Your Choice at Embassy Suites

  • BLENDED LEARNING & TRANSFORMING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION , BYOD Presenting School District: New Haven USD
  • LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS & TRANSFORMING PHYSICAL SPACEPresenting School District: Napa Valley USD
  • LOCAL CONTROL, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE FINANCE OUR SCHOOLS Presenting School District: Elk Grove USD
  • COMMON CORE READINESS AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE ASSESS LEARNING Presenting School Districts: Poway USD and Blue Valley Schools, KS

 

10:30 - 11:30 pm

Workshop Rotation Your Choice at Embassy Suites

  • BLENDED LEARNING & TRANSFORMING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION , BYOD Presenting School District: New Haven USD
  • LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS & TRANSFORMING PHYSICAL SPACEPresenting School District: Napa Valley USD
  • LOCAL CONTROL, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE FINANCE OUR SCHOOLS Presenting School District: Elk Grove USD
  • COMMON CORE READINESS AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE ASSESS LEARNING Presenting School Districts: Poway USD and Blue Valley Schools, KS

 

11:30 - 12:30pm

Lunch at Embassy Suites

 

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Workshop Rotation Your Choice at Embassy Suites

  • BLENDED LEARNING & TRANSFORMING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION , BYOD Presenting School District: New Haven USD
  • LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS & TRANSFORMING PHYSICAL SPACE Presenting School District: Napa Valley USD
  • LOCAL CONTROL, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE FINANCE OUR SCHOOLS Presenting School District: Elk Grove USD
  • COMMON CORE READINESS AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE ASSESS LEARNING Presenting School Districts: Poway USD and Blue Valley Schools, KS

 

1:45 - 2:45 pm

Workshop Rotation Your Choice at Embassy Suites

  • BLENDED LEARNING & TRANSFORMING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION , BYOD Presenting School District: New Haven USD
  • LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS & TRANSFORMING PHYSICAL SPACEPresenting School District: Napa Valley USD
  • LOCAL CONTROL, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE FINANCE OUR SCHOOLS Presenting School District: Elk Grove USD
  • COMMON CORE READINESS AND TRANSFORMING HOW WE ASSESS LEARNING Presenting School Districts: Poway USD and Blue Valley Schools, KS

 

2:45 – 3:00pm

Break

 

3:45 - 5:00 pm

Free Work Time – Create Your Roadmap for Transformation

Marketing Sessions & Focus Groups with Transformation Partners

Visit the 21st Century Classroom

 

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Dinner at Oxbow Public Market

Transportation Pick Up at Embassy Suites Front Entrance 5:45pm

Oxbow Public Market

Saturday, May 3, 2014

8:00- 9:00 am

Breakfast

 

8:30 – 9:30 am

               

INTERACTIVE TOWNHALL 

  • COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS – Presenting School District: Blue Valley Schools, Kansas

                   Embassy Suites

9:30 – 10:30 am

Transformative Student Projects: Four stories about life changing student projects

Q&A

Produced by New Tech High Senior Vanessa Meno

                    Embassy Suites

10:30-10:45 am

Break

 

10:45-11:30pm

Share your Road Map for Transformation