2009 Summit Schedule
(All times subject to change.)

Main Events

Thursday, October 15, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-summit session: Writing for Professional Publication
(additional fee)
Would you like to improve your chances of getting published in professional publications? This session, led by Phi Delta Kappan editor-in-chief Joan Richardson, will provide practical advice!

Thursday, October 15, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-summit session: Leading Through Learning
(additional fee)
The most important changes in organizations begin with significant changes in leaders' beliefs, the depth of their understanding of critical issues, their speech, and their actions. These changes radiate outward to deeply and permanently alter the culture, processes, and outcomes of an organization. This session will explore ways district leaders, principals, and teacher leaders can use “Leading Through Learning” columns to change themselves and affect the cultures of their organizations. This session is led by National Staff Development Council emeritus executive director Dennis Sparks.

Thursday, October 15, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Where do we find great educators and how do we keep them?
Join in the conversation with Richard Ingersoll, Ellen Moir, Belinda Gimbert, and Carl Williams as they discuss the issues of recruiting and retaining great teachers.

Friday, October 16, 8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Keynote Address: The Mathematics and Science Teacher Shortage: Fact and Myth
Richard Ingersoll, professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, is widely known for his research on the problem of underqualified teachers, the issues of teacher turnover and teacher shortages, and the status of teaching as a profession. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear his latest findings on the teacher retention issue.

Friday, October 16, 9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Featured Speakers

Teacher Quality and Retention: A Winning Combination
The first few years of a teacher's career represent a period of unique development. Forward-thinking schools and districts can capitalize upon this induction period by creating programs that not only retain new teachers, but accelerate their development. Building a comprehensive system of induction links the wisdom of experienced educators and the enthusiasm and passion of novices with excellent principals to create schools where students and teachers thrive. Classroom-based, instructional mentoring is at the heart of such powerful new teacher support programs.

Ellen Moir is the founder and executive director of the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Grow Your Own Teachers
Known for its innovation and commitment to diversity, Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky, has created a grow-your-own teacher recruitment program that has received national attention. This interactive presentation focuses on the district’s efforts to recruit prospective minority teachers by establishing a career track that cultivates student interests, channels their efforts, and guides their path beginning at the middle school level through matriculation to post-secondary education.

Carl Williams is the coordinator of the Future Educators Association/Minority Teacher Recruitment Project for the Jefferson County Public School District in Louisville, Kentucky.

Saturday, October 17, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
The 41st Annual PDK/Gallup Poll Presentation
The annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools reveals what the general public knows and believes about schools. Poll Director and PDK Executive Director William Bushaw will provide details on the major findings of this year’s data and report on trends over time.

Saturday, October 17, 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closing Keynote Address: Public Schools and Public Television: Mining the Untapped Potential
Public television and public schools may be natural partners, but only rarely has either party explored the possibilities. With digital technology making it easier to transport video, as well as photos and words, the time has arrived for schools to lock arms with public television to use this powerful learning resource. Ron Thorpe, vice president and director of education at Thirteen/WNET public television station of New York City, will share his vision of the current landscape, offer some robust examples of good and promising practices, and take a look at some bold ideas that are on the horizon.