NCPAPA Fall Instructional Symosium: Creating a Culture of Rigor Where all Students Can Succeed

You are invited
NCPAPA Fall Instructional Symposium:
Creating a Culture of Rigor Where All Students Can Succeed

Speakers Include:

Dr. Max Thompson	Dr. Rachel Porter	Dr. Pam Edwards	Muriel Summers

Join NCPAPA this fall at The Carolina Pinehurst Resort. 
Space is limited, so secure your spot now!

For School and District Administrators and Teacher Leaders.
Teams are welcomed.

Learn how to create a culture of rigor in your school where you and your teachers know the attributes of rigor and how to design rigorous and engaging learning activities that meet the demands of the Common Core Curriculum. Learn how to systematically lead the creation of an authentic learning environment throughout your schools where ALL students are successfully engaged. Also, learn how to recognize and abandon the institutionalized school practices that stifle and inhibit rigor, authentic engagement and student responsibility for learning.

You will learn the distinct exemplary leadership practices, identified through a study of hundreds of high-performing schools, that every leader can start immediately. You will also learn specific strategies for implementing each practice effectively and a proven process for providing professional development for implementing these practices successfully in your school.  Throughout the symposium, participants will reflect on their current practices for increasing achievement as compared to the practices found pervasively in exemplary schools. The session provides an instructional framework for the common core curriculum and the rigor needed for student success with the new standards.  This event is ideal for education leaders and their leadership teams who are seeking ideas, exemplary practices, and replicable frameworks and models for increasing rigor and moving student achievement.

Topics include:
- Lessons from Extraordinary Leaders
- Aligning Assessments and Assignments to Standards
- School-Wide Focus on Higher Order, Rigorous Assignments and Questions
- High Impact, Rapid Response Practices
- School-Wide Rubrics to Promote the Level of Rigor in Your School
- Implementing Rigor Initiatives Successfully
- Building in Rigor at the Teacher Planning Stage
- Creating a System to Support Rigor for ALL Students
- Recognizing and Abandoning Common School Practices that Inhibit Rigor For ALL
- Using Teacher Evaluation and Coaching to Drive Rigor
- Accessing Time-saving Resources for Designing Rigorous Lessons and Assessments
Participants will receive a certificate acknowledging CEU credits.

When:	November 20-22, 2013
Where:	The Carolina Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst, NC
Fee:	View Event Fees

Register at: https://m360.ncasa.net/event.aspx?eventID=85544

NCPAPA
919-833-3205
info@ncpapa.net
www.ncpapa.org

2013 State Math Conference Common Core: The Journey Continues

Cost: $65 for NCCTM Members; $105 for non-members

The State Mathematics Conference will be held on October 31-November 1, 2013 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. The theme for the conference is “Common Core: The Journey Continues”.  There are over 300 sessions and workshops on a wide variety of topics for teachers and other school personnel at all levels. The keynote speakers are Doug Clements, Linda Gojak, Teruni Lamberg, Stuart Murphy, and Diane Schaefer. The featured speakers are Jere Confrey and David Burleson. The conference consists of many informative sessions on how to continue implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. The sessions include content in the Common Core Standards, ideas for incorporating the Standards for Mathematical Practice into classrooms, information on incorporating technology in the classroom, and assessment tools for the classroom. This is a wonderful opportunity for teachers and administrators to recharge, network, and continue learning about the Common Core curriculum, the Standards for Mathematical Practice, technology, and assessment. Visit the NCCTM web site at ncctm.org to register for the Conference and see a preliminary program.

2013 Fall Leadership Seminar Common Core: The Journey Continues

Cost: $65 for NCCTM Members; $75 for non-members

The 2013 Fall Leadership Seminar will be held at the Koury Convention Center on Wednesday, October 30 (the day before the State Mathematics Conference). The theme is “Common Core: The Journey Continues”.  The keynote speakers will be Dr. Linda Gojak and Dr. Diane Schaefer. Dr. Gojak is the current President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, an author, and the Director of the Center for Mathematics and Science Education, Teaching and Technology at John Carroll University. Her presentation at the Leadership Seminar will be titled “Leading for Change in the Common Core Era”.  Dr. Schaefer was a Mathematics Specialist and Director of the Office of Instruction for 18 years at the Rhode Island Department of Education and is currently a consultant for the U. S. portion of the Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) from the Shell Centre (London, UK). Her presentation at the Leadership Seminar will be titled “Broadening our Understanding of Formative Assessment”.  The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will do an information session with updates and time for questions.