Myrtle Beach Best Practices Institute
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Close the Achievement Gap!Myrtle Beach, SC Sunday, July 8 - Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Conference Schedule
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SUNDAY / July 8
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11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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Institute Check-in |
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1:45 - 3:30 PM
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Spotlight Session
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Effective Practice Through Core Program Centers,
K-5
(Hunsaker)
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3:30 - 3:45 PM
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Refreshment Break |
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3:45 - 5:30 PM
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Opening Keynote
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Making It Work in the City: Five Characteristics of
High-Achieving Urban Schools (Walker)
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5:30 - 6:30 PM
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Welcome Reception |
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MONDAY / July 9
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6:45 - 8:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast |
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7:00 - 7:45 AM
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Breakfast Bonus Sessions (optional) |
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8:00 - 9:30 AM
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Breakout Sessions
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Logical and Realistic Strategies for Managing
Challenging Behaviors in the Classroom
(Scott)
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Comprehension Instruction in the Classroom, K-3 (Hunsaker) (NOTE: This session will not be repeated)
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A Focus on Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies:
Closing the Achievement Gap for African American
Students
(Lewis)
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8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
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Survival Camp for Administrators (Marcum)
and Networking Luncheon
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9:30 - 10:00 AM
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Refreshment Break |
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10:00 - 11:30 AM
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Breakout Sessions - Same as above, except:
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Comprehension Instruction in the Classroom, Grades
4-9
(Hunsaker)
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Institute Networking Luncheon
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1:00 - 2:30 PM
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Breakout Sessions - Same as above
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TUESDAY / July 10
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6:45 - 8:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast |
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7:00 - 7:45 AM
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Breakfast Bonus Sessions (optional)
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8:00 - 9:30 AM
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Keynote
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Bringing out the Best in Everybody
(Kuykendall)
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Refreshment Break |
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10:00 - 11:30 AM
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Breakout Sessions
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Improving School Climate and Safety for All, Some,
AND Few: Building and Sustaining Effective Behavior
Support Practices (Sprague)
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Ideas! Ideas! Ideas! The Teacher's Toolbox for
Differentiating Instruction (Tilton)
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Closing the Achievement Gap in Mathematics for
Struggling Learners, Grades 3-6
(McKelvey)
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Achieving Universal Design Through Assistive
Technology (Ayres)
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
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Lunch (on your own)
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1:00 - 2:30 PM
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Breakout Sessions, same as above
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Refreshment Break |
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2:45 - 4:15 PM
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Breakout Sessions, same as above, except:
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Closing the Achievement Gap in Mathematics for
Struggling Learners, Grades 6-12 (McKelvey)
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WEDNESDAY / July 11
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6:45 - 8:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 AM - Noon
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Half-Day Workshops
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Vocabulary and Language Development: Meeting the
Needs of English Language Learners, K-8
(Argüelles)
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| Co-Teaching That Works (Beninghof) |
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Moving From Diversity Awareness to Diverse
Applications
(Childs)
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