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PROGRAM IT’S ELEMENTARY Caring Principals Create Caring Schools NEW YORK CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION NYCESPA 86TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Saturday, February 9, 2019 8 AM - 3:30 PM New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 2019 NYCESPA CONFERENCE PROGRAM 8 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. Keynote Speaker Registration Promenade, Second Floor 8 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. Instructional Materials Exhibition Ballroom Foyer, Salons G, H, I, Second Floor 8 TO 8:45 A.M. Continental Breakfast In the Exhibit Area 9 TO 10:05 A.M. Professional Development Session A For a complete summary of workshops, see the following pages A-1 Heightening Student Performance A-6 Proven & Effective Strategies to Eliminate Through Creative Scheduling the Achievement Gap in Math A-2 Student Autonomy: Establishing a A-7 A Fresh Look at Phonics Culture of Self-Directed Learners A-8 A Different Literacy Lens – Using Social A-3 Next Generation Learning Standards: Emotional Learning as a Focus for Peter DeWitt Advanced Literacies for ELL/MLLs Literacy Before and After School and eter DeWitt is a former upstate A-4 Decision Making Made Easy: A Tool Kit to Beyond PNY school principal who taught Help Leaders Make Good Choices A-9 The Power of Play: Social Emotional elementary school for eleven years. A-5 Drive Professional Learning With Learning Through Games and Strategies In 2014, he became an independent Visionary Leadership at Recess consultant in order to have a greater impact on leaders, teachers, students 10:05 TO 10:30 A.M. and parents. That year he also added Exclusive Exhibitor Viewing Time and Coffee Break the title of Visible Learning Certified Trainer in partnership with Corwin 10:30 TO 11:30 A.M. Press and Professor John Hattie. Professional Development Session B DeWitt is a prolific author. His Plenary Session, Grand Ballroom latest book, Coaching It Further: Using Peter DeWitt, Collaborative Leadership the Art of Coaching to Improve School Leadership, was published in 2018. He 11:30 TO 11:50 A.M. is author of Collaborative Leadership: Exclusive Exhibitor Viewing Time Six Influences That Matter Most, and Dignity for All: Safeguarding LGBT 11:55 A.M. TO 1 P.M. Students and School Climate: Leading Professional Development Session C with Collective Efficacy. In addition, For a complete summary of workshops, see the following pages DeWitt has a syndicated monthly C-1 Evaluating, Selecting, and Incorporating C-6 Cultivating Wellness and Mental Health in blog ‘Finding Common Ground’ pub- Children’s and YA Literature Featuring Our Classrooms lished by Education Week since 2011. Black Boys C-7 Thinking and Talking About Big Ideas in He writes for Vanguard Magazine, and C-2 Conferring in Reader’s and Writer’s Nonfiction Text is consulting editor for the Connected Workshop C-8 The Brain Power School: Enhancing Focus, Educator Series (Corwin Press 2014). C-3 Personalized Learning Mindfulness, and Emotional Well Being DeWitt did his doctoral dissertation C-4 Engaging Primary Learners with iPad C-9 Parent Workshop – Have Fun Reading: on the subject of safeguarding LGBT C-5 Building Foundations with LEGO Explore Book That Engage and Develop students at Sage College of Albany. Education Your Child’s Social-Emotional Skills DeWitt has traveled the world developing content, visiting schools, and influencing policy. His presen- 1:15 TO 3:30 P.M. tations focus on leadership, school Gala Luncheon climate, struggling learners, and educational technology as well as Grand Ballroom safeguarding LGBT students and other n Recognition of jubilarians who have served 5, 10, 15, and 20 social justice topics. He sits on the years as an Elementary School Principal in NYC panel of experts for WNBC Universal’s n Recognition of Meisha Ross Porter, Bronx Executive Education Nation and is a regular con- Superintendent and Danika Rux, District 5 Superintendent and tributor to the BAM Radio Network Mabel Muñiz Sarduy, District 28 Superintendent where he discusses leadership and educational issues. 2 Professional Development: Session A SESSION A 9 to 10:05 AM A-05: Drive Professional Learning with Visionary Leadership Presenters: Cory Kindelmann, Management of Client Engagement, Kya Lyal, Education Associate Educate LLC A-01: Heightening Student Performance Through Room: Dumbo Creative Scheduling Professional development is crucial in the ongoing development for Presenter: Joel Brodsky, Scheduling Consultant, Executive Leadership Institute teachers and staff. The richer and more meaningful these opportunities Room: Golden Boardroom are, a greater shift will occur with both mindset and learning for both This interactive workshop is designed to enhance Principals’ teachers and students. During this session, participants will explore how abilities to create schedules that maximize student performance. to transform faculty meetings into deeply engaging and effective profes- Our starting point will be the needs and challenges faced by the sional development with the utilization of technology. This session will participants. Samples of schedules used by other schools in meeting specifically focus on strategies for principals and teachers which will help these needs and challenges while meeting all contract provisions foster a differentiated professional learning environment, focusing on the will be analyzed and discussed by students. In addition, partici- sharing of best instructional and tech integration practices. Presenters will pants will be able to create essential elements for constructing their focus on various technologies which aid helping principals and teachers schools’ master schedule develop a plan on how to shift traditional faculty meetings into a more engaged, teacher-centered learning opportunity. A-02: Student Autonomy: Establishing a Culture of Self-Directed Learners A-06: Proven & Effective Strategies to Eliminate the Presenters: Dr. Sonia Martinez, SSP Director, Dr. Willena George, Achievement Gap in Mathematics Supervisory Support Program Presenter: Charles Winslow, III, Senior Development Manager, Room: Williamsburg Educational Development Associates, ACALETICS-Math Are you ready to transform your school by letting students take Room: Carroll Gardens, South Tower control of their own learning? School Leaders will explore the char- The purpose of this session is to provide instructional leaders with acteristics of learner independence and the link between student proven strategies that have helped make math fun and engaging for autonomy and highly effective teaching practices. Participants will students and teachers. We have worked with K-12 schools over the also define the role of each stakeholder and workshop strategies for past 33 years to increase student math achievement. Instructional lead- implementing practices to foster a culture of self-directed learners. ers will walk away with a better understanding of how the implemen- tation of the “Up-Tempo Instructional Model” and other achievement A-03: Next Generation Learning Standards: gap-closings strategies can help boost student performance on state Advanced Literacies for ELL/MLLs assessments. This is a must-attend session! Presenters: Eva Garcia, NYS/NYC RBERN Executive Director, A Fresh Look At Phonics Luis Quan, Assistant Principal, Fordham University A-07: Presenter: Dr. Wiley Blevins, Author, Consultant, Sadlier Room: Greenpoint Room: Sunset Park, South Tower Today’s ELL students must be able to communicate and nav- This session reviews the 7 key characteristics of strong pho- igate an increasingly interconnected society, which requires nics instruction, ways to ensure they are in place, and how to fine- Advanced Literacies as required under the New Generation Learning tune them (if already in place) to maximize instructional success. Standards. Advanced literacies encompass a set of skills and compe- Participants will examine the 10 common causes of phonics instruc- tencies that enable communication, spoken in increasingly diverse tional failure and how to avoid them. This session is based on Blevins’ ways and with increasingly diverse audiences. In the session, partic- work with school districts-examining test scores vs. instructional tools ipants will be introduced to the rationale for these changes, develop and classroom practices to identify the mismatches and areas of weak- an understanding of Advanced Literacies and their implications for ness that impede or slow learning. instruction in Bilingual, ENL elementary classrooms. During this session administrators will leave with a set of protocols that support A-08: A Different Literacy Lens – Using Social the intentional teaching of advanced literacies in the Stand-alone Emotional Learning as a Focus for Literacy Before and and Integrated ENL classroom. After School and Beyond Presenter: Mollie Henderson, Professional Learning Specialist, Scholastic, Inc. A-04: Decision-Making Made Easy: A Tool Kit to Help Leaders Make Good Choices Room: Park Slope, South Tower Using the work of Pam Allyn and Dr. Ernest Morrell, participants will Presenter: Elizabeth Dellamora, Executive Director, review and discuss how the combination of literacy skills, Engagement The Balance Between Strategies and Social-Emotional Development Learning needs can pos- Room: Navy Yard itively impact student learning. Participants will explore strategies for Are you a leader that must make a lot of decisions? before and after school learning time that positively impact learning. Professionally, do you have to select a new curriculum, programs, staff and partners?