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MonuMental opportunities 2011 NAIS ANNUAL CONFERENCE F 5EbRUARy 23– 2 proA gR m N RAtIONAL hARbO , mARyLANd Welcome 1 Program at a Glance 2 Floor Plans 4 Speakers 6 Conference Highlights 10 The NAIS Annual Conference is the Conference Planning Worksheet yearly gathering and celebration for and Workshop Tracks 14 the independent school community Detailed Program 16 and welcomes school leaders in the Wednesday 16 broadest sense. Heads, administrators, teachers, and trustees are welcome Thursday 22 participants in the exhibit hall, general Friday 38 sessions, and workshops focused on Exhibit Hall and important topics of today. Member Resource Center 52 Teacher and Administrative Placement Firms 76 Acknowledgments 82 ReeO MeMb R T WeAR yOUR CONFeReNCe bADge AT All TIMeS. dear Colleagues, Welcome to the 2011 NAIS Annual Conference on the banks of the Potomac River. For five decades NAIS has engaged independent school leaders in focused dialogue that leads to purposeful action. Together in 2011 we’ll rise to the MONUMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES before us to Advance Our Public Purpose. And there’s no more inspirational place to do so than here in our nation’s capital. All are welcome to attend. Since the 18th century, independent education in the United States has achieved extraordinary NAIS has an institutional commitment to the success, evolving to today’s stellar institutions offering the best education worldwide to principles of diversity. In diverse constituencies. Free from government restrictions, independent schools have become that spirit, NAIS does not discriminate in violation models in this country for public and charter schools. Even as NAIS member schools have grown of the law on the basis of nearly 20 percent in the last decade, enjoying continued success in challenging times, we must race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, age, ask — what next? How will our independent school community unite to remain leading voices physical challenge, nation in K-12 education — both now and in the future? How will we best serve 21st century students of origin, gender, or any other characteristic. and their needs? How can we contribute to the greater good for pre-collegiate education in the U.S. to prosper? How can we unite as a community to advance our public purpose? So many questions — let’s start brainstorming the answers. Our superlative line-up of speakers will challenge us to think daring new ideas — “disrupting” traditional notions about education and “switching” to more resilient and adaptive models. Choice expert Sheena Iyengar will demonstrate the far-reaching consequences of our decisions. Discover how to make your ideas stick as you switch to new innovations, with words of wisdom from author Dan Heath. Our brand new trio of speakers — INDEPENDENT MATTERS, featuring Liz Coleman, Anya Kamenetz, and Sal Khan — will illustrate how to truly revolutionize an educational model and tap into the future before us. And the Annual Conference just wouldn’t be complete without a superstar: Geoffrey Canada, passionate author and education reformer featured in the blockbuster documentary Waiting for Superman, will motivate us with his personal account of making a difference in the lives of children. (After all, that’s why we’re all here.) Between these headliners, you’ll find specific workshops (more than 140!) to advise your day-to-day work. Thank you to the 2011 Think Tank for creating a dynamic conference filled with inspiration, challenges, opportunities, and purpose — NAIS is deeply indebted to them (see page 85). We’d also like to thank our East Coast member schools and associations (Independent Education, AIMS-MD, VAIS-VA), who have offered NAIS exceptional ideas for this essential conference. On behalf of the NAIS board and staff, a big thanks to all who have made the journey to our nation’s capital. Let’s work anew to rise to the MONUMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES before us and tackle the challenges that lay ahead. Patrick F. Bassett, Nais PresideNt aNd tHe aNNUaL cONFereNce TEAM 1 prograM at a glance 7:00 AM 7:30 AM Reg ISTRATION HOURS 8:00 AM Wednesday, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Thursday, 6:30 am – 6:00 pm 8:30 AM Friday, 6:30 am – 3:00 pm 9:00 AM I NFO Booth HOURS Wednesday, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm 9:30 AM Thursday, 6:30 am – 6:00 pm Friday, 6:30 am – 5:00 pm 10:00 AM e lXHIbIT HAl AND 10:30 AM bOOKSTORe HOURS Thursday, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm; 4:30 – 6:00 pm 11:00 AM Friday, 8:00 – 9:30 am; 11:00 am – 2:00 pm 11:30 AM T PROgRAM-A -A-glANCe Key Book signings take place immediately 12:00 PM following speakers’ presentations. These events or programs require 12:30 PM registration or tickets. General Session Events 1:00 PM Featured Workshops, One-Hour 1:00 – 3:00 PM 1:00 – 4:00 PM Workshops, Optional Three-Hour Families First Meeting Optional Three-Hour 1:30 PM and Tea with Rob Evans Workshops Workshops, and Special Events Exhibit Hall activities 2:00 PM NAIS / NBOA Breaks National Town Hall Meeting 2:30 PM 3:00 PM M S eDIA ReleA e 3:00 – 6:00 PM Families First Tour By attending the NAIS Annual Conference, 3:30 PM attendees grant permission to the National National Gallery of Art Association of Independent Schools and its agents to utilize the attendee’s image or 4:00 PM likeness in an effort to promote NAIS. Attendees waive any right to inspect or 4:30 PM approve the finished product or products and the advertising copy or other matter 5:00 PM that may be used in connection therewith or the use to which it may be applied. 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 2 6:45 – 7:45 AM 6:45 – 7:45 AM Coffee and Tea 7:00 – 9:00 AM Coffee and Tea Waiting for 7:30 – 9:00 AM Superman President’s Film Screening 8:00 – 9:00 AM Breakfast and 8:00 – 9:00 AM One-Hour Annual Meeting One-Hour Workshop Block 4 Workshop Block 1 Featured Workshop with Emily Pilloton 9:00 – 9:30 AM 9:00 – 9:30 AM Break Break 9:30 – 11:00 AM 9:30 – 11:00 AM Opening General Session with Sheena Iyengar General Session INDEPENDENT MATTERS with Elizabeth Coleman, Anya Kamenetz, and Salman Khan 11:00 AM – 12:00 noon 11:00 – 11:30 AM Book Signing with Sheena Iyengar Break and Book Signing with Anya Kamenetz Exhibit Hall Grand Opening 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall One-Hour Workshop Block 5 12:00 – 1:00 PM NAIS Diversity Leadership Award and Workshop One-Hour Workshop Block 2 Honoring Al Adams and Jim Scott Featured Workshop with Sugata Mitra 12:30 – 1:30 PM Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 1:00 – 1:30 PM Break 1:30 – 2:30 PM 1:30–2:301:30 – 2:30 PM PM One-Hour Workshop Block 3 One-Hour Workshop Block 6 Featured Workshop with Wendy Mogel Featured Workshop with MarchSeth Goldman Torres Speed Innovating 2:30 – 3:00 PM 2:30 – 3:00 PM Break and Book Signing with Wendy Mogel Break 3:00 – 4:30 PM 3:00 – 4:30 PM General Session with Dan Heath Closing General Session with Geoffrey Canada Book Signing 4:30 – 6:00 PM A Monumental Opportunity to Network! Reception in the Exhibit Hall Visit the NAIS Information booth located near registration for answers to all your questions. 3 Ga yLORd NAtIONAL HotEL and CONvENtION CENtER F lOOR PlANS ALCL NNUAL ONFERENCE PROgRAmS wILL OCCUR IN thE gAyLORd NAtIONAL hOtEL ANd CONvENtION CENtER. 15 14 8 7 level 3 13 12 6 5 4 11 10 National Harbor 9 3 2 1 Conference Rooms Maryland ballroom Chesapeake 6 5 Conference Rooms b l 4 D K J level 2 3 I 12 11 2 H g 10 A F 9 Potomac ballroom 1 C e D 8 7 C 6 5 b A 4 3 2 annapolis 1 4 3 2 1 regIStRAtION 1 bALtImORE 2 b 3 C 4 A 1 5 D camELLIA 2 3 wOOdROw Wilson ChERRy bLOSSOm AzALEA P NRESIdE tIAL bALLROOm bALLROOm bOARdROOm 3 2 1 mAgNOLIA l evel 1 NAIS exhibit Hall 4 ANNUAl CONFeReNCe ONlINe COMMUNITy mapy Ke Career Placement Interviews Exhibit Hall e nhance your 2011 NAIS Annual Conference Workshop Rooms experience — join the online community General Sessions Registration created specifically for this year’s confer- ence. Advance our public purpose as you share ideas and resources online with other independent school leaders. There are multiple entry points to ensure that everyone can participate. Take advantage of interactive, connected read/write web tools. Unfamiliar with blogs, Twitter, Facebook, DimDim, Netvibes, Diigo, and other com- munication and collaborative tools? Don’t Coat Check Hours worry — this is your opportunity to explore A coat check will be available and learn in a safe environment. go ahead, to conference participants embrace this monumental opportunity! on the second floor outside of the Potomac Ballroom. Wednesday, February 23 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday, February 24 For more information on how you can participate, 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM visit http://naisac11.wordpress.com. Friday, February 25 6:30 AM – 5:00 PM firs I t A d StAtION e xhibit Hall e Registration Counter 5 t NhESE E gAgI gSPEAkERS wILL PRESENt At thE gENERAL SESSIONS IN thE POtOmAC bALLROOm. general session SPKS eA eR SeAHe N IyeNgAR Thursday, February 24 9:30 – 11:00 AM The Art of Choosing DAN HeATH All book signings will take place Sheena S.