Join us for this exceptional event---June 24-26, 2010
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The Schools to Watch® program is a significant force in middle-grades reform. It identifies and honors schools nationally so all might learn how to achieve academic success through best practices for all young adolescents. Sites selected as Schools to Watch exemplify the National Forum’s vision and serve as resources for other schools.
This conference is for educators and schools interested in improving performance. Those included would be education experts, professors, policymakers, and teams from Schools to Watch sites across the nation. The event offers a powerful forum for sharing real-world success stories along with timely strategies and information about school cultures that raise student achievement to meet AYP and support positive student development. “It’s like going to an all-star game!” 2007 STW conference participant.
2010 Conference Schedule
Wednesday, June 23: Pre-Conference Sessions
Thursday, June 24:
- STW Networking and Advocacy Training for all new and redesignated STW sites, followed by afternoon “Hill Visits”
- Afternoon Sessions for attendees not involved in Forum arranged congressional visits
- Evening Gala Dinner Honoring 2010 STW sites (included with registration)
Friday, June 25:
- Exhibit Hall and Conference Sessions
- Luncheon Honoring 2010 Redesignated STW Schools (ticketed event)
- Keynote Address
Saturday, June 26
Conference Sessions
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Friday's Keynote Luncheon Speaker
Achieving Excellence and Reaching All Learners
Keynote Luncheon Address by Dr. Sharon Faber, Friday, June 25, 2010
Sharon Faber is an internationally recognized speaker and consultant with more than 30 years of experience as a teacher, building and central office administrator, university professor, and staff development trainer. During her years in education, she has taught at every grade level, and she has been an assistant principal, principal, English and Reading Supervisor, Director of Leadership Training, and Middle School Facilitator. She was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Belmont Abbey College.
A literacy expert and president of Faber Consulting, Sharon served six years as a consultant and Senior Literacy Advisor for Modern Red SchoolHouse, a national organization that focuses on effective strategies to help schools and students succeed. She has been a featured literacy expert for the Connect for Kids video, Lost for Words: Literacy in America, and her work as been published in a variety of educational journals.
Dr. Faber has written extensively in the areas of literacy and leadership at the middle and high school levels and is the author of the best selling book, How to Teach Reading When You Are Not a Reading Teacher (2006). Her latest book, How to Teach Academic Vocabulary, will be available in January, 2010. She has keynoted at district, state, national, and international conferences and is noted for her high energy level, the practicality of her content, and her humorous delivery. Sharon motivates and inspires teachers and administrators every where she speaks.
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