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CONFERENCE Program NAIS annual conference San Francisco, CA Moscone West Convention Center February 24-26, 2010 The NAIS Annual Conference is the yearly gathering and celebration for the independent school community and welcomes school leaders in the broadest sense. Heads, administrators, teachers, and trustees are welcome participants in the Exhibit Hall, general sessions, and workshops focused on important topics of today. Welcome Page 1 Program at a Glance Page 2 Floor Plans Page 4 Greetings from the Mayor, Speakers Page 6 On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, it is with great pleasure Conference Highlights Page 10 that I welcome the participants and Workshop Tracks and attendees of the National Association Conference Planning Worksheet Page 12 of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) 2010 Annual Conference. With the 2010 Wednesday Offerings Page 14 NAIS theme of Adapt, Survive, and Thursday Offerings Page 18 Thrive: UNLEASHING THE SUPERPOWERS WITHIN, this conference refl ects my Friday Offerings Page 30 commitment to ensuring our young Exhibit Hall and Member minds have the necessary educational Resource Center Page 44 tools and knowledge they need to become successful future community, Career Placement Firms Page 48 national and global leaders… Acknowledgments Page 50 While in the Bay Area, I invite you to take full advantage of those “Only in San Francisco” experiences from our world-class restaurants and entertain- ment venues, to our iconic cable cars and the Golden Gate Bridge, our capti- vating views from the scenic city hills, to our diverse and multicultural com- munities — you’re in for a treat not just for your senses, but also for your soul! With warmest regards, GAVIN NEWSOM MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO And welcome… to the 2010 NAIS Annual Conference in this year’s marvel(ous) Metropolis — San Francisco! For fi ve decades, NAIS has assembled independent school leaders to engage in purposeful dialogue, and this year is no diff erent. Indeed, in 2010, we’ll focus on combining our superpowers to adapt, survive, and thrive in these challenging times. NAIS knows that many of you have confronted dark forces this year, which have made your eff orts to off er educational excellence challenging. That makes this particular meeting even more important. Take time in SF to reconnect with other members of the Independent School League and learn how they have conquered the evil trends in their particular regions. By sharing our stories with each other and listening to our super-speaker experts, you will summon the extraordinary inner strength needed for leadership in these dark times. Let’s draw hope together and remember Harvey Dent’s admonition to the citizens of Gotham, fearful that Batman had left them defenseless — “The night is darkest before the dawn. And I promise you the dawn is coming.” [from The Dark Knight] Learn from super-blogger Arianna Huffi ngton, herself an independent school trustee and editor in chief of The Huffi ngton Post, who will coach us “On Being Fearless.” Prepare to be shocked by the coming trends that Harvard life scientist-researcher-futurist Juan Enriquez will share of the digital genomic revolutions that will forever change All are welcome to attend. education in this country. Get inspired by audacious professor Irshad Manji (“Osama NAIS has an institutional Bin Laden’s worst nightmare”) whose research from NYU’s Moral Courage Project will commitment to the principles inspire us to lead lives full of courage. Discover how to build adaptivity into the very of diversity. In that spirit, DNA of your school from Apple Inc.’s John Couch and Disrupting Class coauthor Michael NAIS does not discriminate Horn. Don’t miss the dynamic Thought Leaders Summit on Thursday afternoon where in violation of the law on the business leaders and entrepreneurial experts will answer your questions about how to basis of race, religion, creed, “build schools for the Digital Age.” color, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, nation It goes without saying that this year’s 2010 SUPER Think Tank has created a conference of origin, gender, or any for these times with imagination and creativity — NAIS is deeply indebted to them (see other characteristic. page 51). We’d also like to thank our western member schools and associations (CAIS, HAIS, PNAIS), who have fed NAIS with exceptional ideas for this important conference. On behalf of the NAIS board and staff , a big “thanks” to all who have made the journey to Gotham this year. Now fold your capes, remove those masks, and let’s work anew to tackle and subdue the challenges that lay ahead. PATRICK F. BASSETT, PRESIDENT HEATHER HOERLE, VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER RELATIONS AMY P. AHART, DIRECTOR, ANNUAL CONFERENCE roggrraamm pprogrampprogramro c ee aataattt aa gglancegglancellaannc wednesday February 24 7:00 AM 7:30 AM REGISTRATION 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 INFO 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 EXHIBIT HALL 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 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE KEY 12:00 PM Book signings take place immediately following speakers’ presentations. 12:30 PM These events or programs require registration or tickets. 1:00 PM General Session Events 1:00–3:00 PM 1:00–4:00 PM Featured Workshops, One-Hour Families First Meeting Three-Hour Workshops 1:30 PM and Tea with Rob Evans Workshops, Optional Three-Hour Workshops, and Special Events 2:00 PM Exhibit Hall activities Breaks 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:00–6:00 PM By attending the NAIS Annual Conference, Families First Tour attendees grant permission to the National 3:30 PM Association of Independent Schools and its agents to utilize the attendee’s image 4:00 PM or likeness in an eff ort to promote NAIS. Attendees waive any right to inspect or 4:30 PM approve the fi nished 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 thursday friday February 25 February 26 6:45–7:45 AM 6:45–7:45 AM Coff ee and Tea Coff ee and Tea 7:30–9:00 AM President’s Breakfast, 8:00–9:00 AM State of the Union Address, 8:00–9:00 AM One-Hour Workshop Block 1 and Annual Meeting One-Hour Workshop Block 4 Featured Workshop with Patrick F. Bassett, Michael Horn, and John Couch; Featured Workshop with Carol Dweck 9:00–9:30 AM Book Signings with Michael Horn and Carol Dweck 9:30–11:00 AM 9:30–11:00 AM Opening General Session with Arianna Huffington General Session with Juan Enriquez 11:00 AM–12:00 NOON 11:00–11:30 AM Book Signing with Arianna Huffi ngton, Roundtable Talks, Book Signing with Juan Enriquez Exhibit Hall Grand Opening, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM and Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall One-Hour Workshop Block 5 12:00–1:00 PM NAIS Diversity Leadership Award and Workshop Honoring One-Hour Workshop Block 2 Reveta Bowers Featured Workshop with Mimi Ito 12:30–1:30 PM Complimentary Lunch in the Exhibit Hall 1:00–1:30 PM Roundtable Talks Break and Book Signings with Mimi Ito and Rob Evans 1:30–2:30 PM 1:30–2:30 PM One-Hour Workshop Block 3 One-Hour Workshop Block 6 Featured Workshop with Tina Seelig Featured Workshop with KipMarch Fulbeck Torres Featured Workshop with Tony Wagner 2:30–3:00 PM 2:30–3:00 PM Break and Book Signing with Tina Seelig Book Signings with Kip Fulbeck and Tony Wagner 3:00–4:30 PM 3:00–4:30 PM General Session Closing General Session with Irshad Manji Thought Leaders Summit: Building Schools for a Digital Age 4:30–6:00 PM 4:30–5:00 PM Superpowers Unite! 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