sponsored by: Illinois Alliance of Essential Schools, Chicago Forum for School Change and the Illinois State Board of Education

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• Keynote Speakers
  • "School Reform in Illinois"
    • Mr. Xavier Botana, Division Administrator, Middle Level Education, ISBE
    • Ms. Sheryl Poggi
  • "Pretending not to know what we know"
    • Dr. Thomas McGreal

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• Wednesday Workshops
  • Looking at Student Work ~ Eileen Barton, Sullivan High School; Cynthia Benford, Mather High School
  • Introduction to Essential Schools ~ Lois Butler, Chicago Forum for School Change and Chicago Vocational High School
  • Introduction to Windows '95 Operating System ~ Gary DePaul, College of Education
  • Using Digital Cameras to do Demonstrations and Student Reports ~ Ron Youngs, Mt. Carmel High School
  • Using Email in the Classroom ~ Matthew Stuve, College of Education
  • Using Digital Cameras: Hands-on ~ Ron Youngs, Mt. Carmel High School; Evangeline Secaras, College of Education
  • Introduction to Macintosh and PC Desktop Repair and Upgrade ~ Gary DePaul & Matthew Stuve, College of Education
  • An Internet Introduction for the Technophobe: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Internet, But Were Afraid to Ask ~ Malik Bush, DuSable High School

 

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• Wednesday Rountables
  • The Elmwood Graduate and Tech Prep ~ Kent Charlesworth, Connie Webster, Judy Schlink, Elmwood Junior/Sr. High School
  • Critical Friends Group: Beginnings ~ Stephen J. Strull, DuSable High School
  • Working Backwards: The Final Exhibition ~ Marge Blair, Luis Velazquez, Sullivan High School
  • Tools for Effective Leadership ~ Richard Beck, Hononegah High School
  • Teacher Portfolio ~ Rebecca Sacks & Dan Lagesse, Mather High School
  • Exhibitions at Malta High School ~ Sue Augustine and Members of the student Networking Team, Malta High School
  • Strategic Teaching and Reading Project: Applying the Principle - "Student as Worker, Teacher as Coach" ~ Jacquelin McCord & Anna West, DuSable High School

 

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• Thursday Workshops
  • Establishing a School Focus ~ Eileen Barton & Mose Vines, Sullivan High School
  • Using Microsoft PowerPoint in the Classroom ~ Cynthia Clark, Broadmoor Junior High School
  • Developing Your First Webpage ~ Gary DePaul, College of Education
  • "Power Up" with Multimedia Ideas for the Middle Grades ~ Karen Pickard & Judy Sebens, St. Matthew School
  • Interactive Mathematics Program - Curriculum Development ~ Philip Perry & Anne Horne, DuSable High School

• Thursday Roundtables
  • Complementary Concepts and the Common Principles of CES and JRTOC ~ Kay Tokunaga, Michael Ghueim, Gary Pickens, Herman Sheppard, Steinmetz Academic Centre
  • Jumping Frogs and Twain: A Math Teacher's View ~ Susan Guenerich, Broadmoor Junior High School
  • Technology Used in Our Desktop Publishing Center ~ Sue Augustine, Paul Augustine, & Kelly Johnston, Malta Junior-Senior High School
  • High School Teaming in a Rural Community ~ Gail Schlegel & Gigi Trapp, Mt. Carmel High School
  • Restructuring with Block Scheduling ~ Richard Beck, Hononegah High School
  • Experiencing Broadmoor: Students, Parents & Teachers ~ Angela Arnold, Nicole Criope & Eric Sharpe, Broadmoor Junior High School
  • Implementing Shared Decision Making - A Process of Communal Frustration and Celebration ~ Charlie Hollerith & John Carleton, Hononegah High School
  • Planting for the Future: Horticulture and the Nine Common Principles ~ Peter C. Zimmerman, Mather High School

 

 

 

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