School Improvement Innovation Summit

July 8-9, 2013
The Little America Hotel
Salt Lake City, UT

The School Improvement Innovation Summit is an annual meeting of the world’s leading education innovators; a place where experts gather to share knowledge and best practices for improving education and discuss the developments that will shape education in the future.

You'll be treated to dynamic, innovative keynotes, education experts, and advanced training on School Improvement Network's Educator Effectiveness System. You will walk away from the Innovation Summit with strategic frameworks and actionable tools to help implement new tactics for teacher improvement and student achievement.

Innovation Summit topics include:

Innovative Leadership that leads to 100 % college and career readiness
Innovations in on-demand professional development
Successful implementation of the Common Core Standards
Equity tied to practice that works for all students
Take-aways offering innovative approaches to vision and direction

SIIS 2013 Speakers

	Chet Linton, CEO & President, School Improvement Network Innovation in Education: Educator Effectiveness The only way to ensure 100% of students are ready for college and career is to ensure that 100% of educators are properly prepared to support each and every student. Learn more
	Tammy Davis Principal, Central Elementary, Artesia, New Mexico Only the Best: Success for Every Student and Teacher Central Elementary is a dynamic school wherein every student is on grade-level by second grade, and far advanced by the time they leave. Learn more
	Ken Grover, Principal, Innovations High School, Salt Lake City, Utah Innovating at High School: Personalizing College and Career Readiness for Every Student Not content to simply ask what could be improved in a student's high school experience, Ken Grover and his staff set forth to create a comprehensive and fully reimagined educational experience for 21st Century high school students. Learn more
	Curtis Linton, Executive Vice President, School Improvement Network Personalized Learning: The Future of Education Is "21st Century Learning" hyperbole? Is equity in education only a goal rather than a reality? Will teachers ever be treated like world-class professionals? Learn more
	Sonja Alexander, Learning Centric Aleigha Henderson-Rosser, Learning Centric Effective Online PD: The Key to Professional Learning Facing the dilemma of how to scale effective professional learning to thousands of teachers, DeKalb County Schools in Atlanta, Georgia created powerful online professional development that serves the individual and collective needs of all the system's educators. Learn more
	Glenn Singleton President, Pacific Educational Group Courageous Conversations About Race: Empowering Systemic Reform The Courageous Conversations protocol is one of the most impactful dialogues any educational system can engage in. Learn more
	Cassandra Kessler Education Achievement Authority, Detroit, Michigan Student-Centered Learning: Actualizing 100% There is only one way to guarantee that every student achieves college and career readiness: student-centered learning that personalizes the educational experience for each and every student. Learn more
	Janice Poda Strategic Initiative Director, Education Workforce, CCSSO InTASC: Powerful Professional Teaching Standards The new InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards codify the skills, proficiencies, and knowledge necessary for teachers to succeed in today's Common Core classroom. Learn more
	LaTisha Vaughn-Brandon, Charleston Promise Neighborhood Sherrie Snipes-Williams, North Charleston, South Carolina Comprehensive Student Support: The Charleston Promise Neighborhood Come learn about Charleston Promise Neighborhood, a new and progressive nonprofit organization inspired by the Harlem Children's Zone. In collaboration with school districts, this innovative model creates a holistic and seamless continuum of wraparound birth-to-college services for children and their families. Learn more
	Jotham White and Erika Franco-Quiroz, Student Presentations Students' Six: Proof of Impact. Students' Six is a professional development program to improve instruction for students of color by identifying and promoting the use of research-based and student-validated teaching strategies. Mr. White and Ms. Franco-Quiroz will speak to us on the six strategies they perceived as most beneficial to their success in the classroom. Learn more
	Alan November, 21st Century Learning Alan November is an international leader in education technology. While Alan was a computer science teacher in Lexington, Mass, he was probably the first teacher in the world to have a student project on line in 1984, a database for the handicapped. He has been director of an alternative high school, computer coordinator, technology consultant, and university lecturer. Learn more
	James Mahoney, Highly Effective Teachers Since 2001, Dr. Jim Mahoney has served as the Executive Director of Battelle for Kids, a national, not-for-profit organization that provides strategic counsel and solutions to address complex educational-improvement challenges. Learn more
	Melanie Park Relate, Motivate, and Differentiate After attending Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, Melanie Park began to describe herself as a teacher "grounded for liftoff." Learn more

The School Improvement Innovation Summit is an annual meeting of the world's leading education innovators; a place where experts gather to share knowledge and best practices for improving education and discuss the developments that will shape the future of education. Educators everywhere are invited to attend.

Join us for two days of interactive training on aligning your curriculum and assessments to the Common Core State Standards. Focus areas will include hands-on instruction on cross-disciplinary literacy with the ELA standards, and practical formative assessments on combining the Math Content and Practices standards.

School Improvement Network is the first and biggest name in on-demand professional training for educators. After decades of researching best practices, the company has developed the Educator Effectiveness System, a tool that helps educators become more effective and get 100% of their students college and career ready.