Agenda
Sunday, April 22, 2007
4:00—Registration
5:00—Opening Reception
6:00—Dinner and Conference Overview
Keynote Address:
Coaching with Equity and English Learners in Mind
Harold Asturias
Monday, April 23, 2007
7:30-8:30—Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00—Concurrent Sessions
Coaching: Just What Does it Mean to “Coach” and How Do We Learn to Do it Well?
Amy Morse and Polly WagnerCoaching as Influence: The Case of English Learners Learning Mathematics
Mark DriscollSupporting Instructional Coaching in Mathematics: Investigations Online Seminars
Stephanie Feger and Kristine Woleck
The South Carolina Mathematics and Science Coaching Initiative
John Holton
10:00-10:30—Mid-morning Break
10:30-12:00—Concurrent Sessions
Managing and Addressing Errors in the Classroom
David FosterSupporting Teachers’ Mathematical Reasoning in Elementary Mathematics Professional Development
Cathy CarrollLeadership and Instructional Influence
Jonathan SupovitzDeveloping, Supporting, and Evaluating MSCI: Does Coaching Change Teachers and Improve Student Performance?
John Holton
12:00-1:00—Lunch
1:15-2:30—Panel Discussions
Coaching in Large Urban Areas
NYC, Chicago, Dallas, MilwaukeeState & MSP Coaching Initiatives
Massachusetts, Arkansas, MissouriCoaching & Teachers of English Language Learners
Lowell, MA; Navajo County, AZ; Cambridge, MA
2:30-3:00—Mid-afternoon Break
3:00-4:00—Special Interest Groups
Topics and locations to be posted Monday AM
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
7:30-8:30—Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00—Concurrent Sessions
Preparing Math Coaches Through a Collaborative Coaching Model
Susan Villani and Kathy DunneSupporting Teachers’ Mathematical Reasoning in Secondary Level Mathematics Professional Development
Cathy CarrollGet Rid of the Tripod: Shifting our Focus to Children’s Thinking and to Mathematical Content
Ellen DavidsonInstructional Coaching: An Overview
Jim KnightA Case Study of Student-Focused Coaching in Mathematics
David Foster
10:00-10:30—Mid-morning Break
10:30-12:00—Panel Discussions
Coaching Models
Math in the City, NY; Missouri Mathematics Academy; Phoenix, AZ;
Virginia Staff Development CouncilCoaching in Smaller Urban Areas
Bridgeport, CT; Billings, MT; Fitchburg/Leominster, MACoaching in Rural Areas
Montana, West Virginia, Vermont, Arkansas
12:00-1:00—Lunch
1:15-2:30—Concurrent Sessions
Supporting Instructional Coaches
Marcia Foster and Fran HurleyCoaching the Lesson Study Team: New Paradigm or Familiar Coaching Territory?
Jane GormanInstructional Coaching for Classroom Management
Jim KnightDifferentiated Coaching
Loretta Heuer
2:30-3:00—Mid-afternoon Break
3:00-4:00—Conference Reflections and Closing