ElevatED 2015 - Pike Township District

July 20 - July 23, 2015
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ernest Morrell
ElevatED 2015
The MSD of Pike Township
Dr. Ernest Morrell is the inaugural Macy
Professor of Education and Director of the
Institute for Urban and Minority
Education (IUME) at Teachers College,
Columbia University. He is also a Fellow of
the American Educational Research
Association and president of the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE). His research has focused
on (1) innovative socially, culturally, and technologically
relevant pedagogical practices that promote academic
literacy development, civic agency, and college access, (2)
youth literacy practices in the digital age, and (3) critical
theories of teaching and learning. Ernest has written more
than 60 articles, numerous book chapters, and authored
six books including, Critical Media Pedagogy: Teaching for
Achievement in City Schools, and The Art of
Critical Pedagogy: Possibilities for Moving from Theory to
Practice in Urban Schools.
Date: Monday, July 20
Christopher Harris
Christopher Harris (infomancy@gmail.
com) is coordinator of the school library
system of the Genesee Valley (NY)
Educational Partnership. He was a
participant in the first American Library
Association Engineering Leaders Program
in 2007. He was honored as a Library
Journal Mover and Shaker in 2008. Since then, he has
been involved with the ALA Office of Information and
Technology policy and ALA eBook and digital content
efforts. Christopher started Play Play Learn in 2014. The
site provides educational resources and consulting services
to connect games and learning, both in and out of the
classroom for all ages of gamers. In 2015, the first book in
the Teaching Through Games series was released by Rosen
Publishing as professional books with lesson plans for
using tabletop games in the classroom and library
instruction.
Date: Monday, July 20 & Tuesday, July 21
Kristin Ziemke
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Nathaniel Jones
Superintendent Nathaniel Jones is a native of Indianapolis,
IN. He received his formal education from the Indianapolis
Public School System, and returned there to teach for five
years. In 1980, he left IPS to begin his administrative career
in the MSD of Washington Township. At 27 years of age, he
was one of the youngest principals in the state of Indiana.
During his 25 year tenure in Washington Township, he also
served as Director of Elementary Education and Assistant
Superintendent of Curriculum/Instruction. Mr. Jones has
received three degrees, multiple certifications, two
Distinguished Alumni Awards from Indiana University, the prestigious Milken
Educator Award, and the Center for Leadership Development’s Achiever Award. He
also received a Sagamore of the Wabash, a Congressional Salute, was selected as one
of the 100 top administrators in North America by the Executive Educator, and has
been honored with over 40 local, state, and national awards recognizing his
leadership and innovative approach to educating students, teachers, and the
community. In 2011 he was featured in the Education Executive publication as a
Trendsetter, and Who’s Who in Black Indianapolis. In 2003, he became the first African
American Superintendent for the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township.
Bill Jacob
Bill is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Santa
Barbara. In addition to his mathematical research he develops and
teaches courses for undergraduates preparing for teaching careers. Over
the past 20 years, he has designed and led numerous professional
development programs for K-12 teachers. He has been a collaborator
with Cathy Fosnot for the past 10 years, coauthoring Young
Mathematicians at Work: Constructing Algebra, and is the lead author and developer
of 3 Context for Learning Mathematics (CFLM) units: The California Frog-Jumping
Contest: Algebra (Grades 4-6), Best Buys, Ratios, and Rates: Addition and Subtraction
of Fractions (Grades 4-6), and The Mystery of the Meters: Decimals (Grades 4-6).
Date: Monday, July 20 & Tuesday, July 21
Judy Brunner
Judy Brunner is an author, consultant and cofounder of Edu-Safe. Ms. Brunner has been in public
education for twenty-six years as a teacher,
elementary, middle, and high school principal. She is
currently Clinical Faculty at Missouri State
University in the Department of Reading,
Foundations, and Technology and a regular presenter at
national and state conferences on the topics of literacy,
differentiated instruction, student engagement, classroom
management, school safety, and the prevention of bullying
behaviors.
Dates: Monday, July 20 - Wednesday, July 22
Roy Dobbs
Roy Dobbs is an award-winning educator, who has served as a teacher,
coach, dean of students, assistant principal, and principal in both
traditional and alternative school settings. In addition to these educational
experiences, Roy has served as the principal of an all-male middle school.
As the founder of the Young Men of Purpose Mentoring Program, he
inspires today’s young men to become tomorrow’s leaders through
teaching the importance of character, scholastic achievement, and service.
Dates: Monday, July 21 & Thursday, July 23
K
Kristin Ziemke has been teaching and learning from children in both urban and suburban schools for the past 13 years. She engages
her first grade students in authentic learning experiences where reading, thinking, collaboration, and inquiry are at the heart of the
curriculum. An Apple Distinguished Educator, National Board Certified Teacher, and Chicago’s Tech Innovator of the Year, Kristin
holds a Master’s Degree in Instructional Leadership. She constantly seeks opportunities to transform education through technology
innovation, pairing best practice instruction with digital tools to capture thinking, foster creativity, differentiate instruction, and increase
collaboration in the classroom and beyond.
Dates: Tuesday, July 21 & Wednesday, July 22
2015 ElevatED Week
Monday, July 20 - Thursday, July 23, 2015
Kate Roberts
Barb Golub
Growing up, Kate Roberts swore to never become a
writer or teacher. She became both and is very grateful
that fate did not listen. Kate is coauthor (with
Christopher Lehman) of Falling in Love with Close
Reading. It is informed by her experience as a middle
school language arts teacher in Brooklyn, as a literacy
coach, and currently, as a staff developer with the
Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Her work with
students across the country has led her to believe that all kids can be
insightful, academic thinkers when the work is demystified, broken
down, and made engaging. To this end, she has worked nationally
and internationally to help teachers, schools, and districts develop
and implement strong teaching practices and curriculum.
Barbara Golub supports Pre-K through
Grade 5 teachers at the Taipei American
School in Taipei, Taiwan. She was a staff
developer at the Teachers College Reading
and Writing Project for four years, and
before that, a teacher at PS 158 in
Manhattan. While at the Project School,
Barb led work that revolved around both vocabulary
instruction and the tools that support student
independence. Barb has provided professional support
to schools in New York City, across the country, and
around the world, including Sweden and India.
Dates: Tuesday, July 21 & Wednesday, July 22
Dates: Tuesday, July 21 & Wednesday, July 22
Jo Anne Vasquez
Jo Anne Vasquez, Ph.D. is Vice President and Program Director of Arizona Transition Years’ Teacher and Curriculum STEM Initiatives
at the Helios Education Foundation. Jo Anne has been a classroom teacher, district science specialist for Mesa Public Schools, adjunct
professor of science education at Arizona State University, and director of professional development and outreach for ASU’s Center for
Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET). A recognized leader in science education,
Jo Anne is a Past President of NSTA (National Science Teachers Association), and the National Science Education Leadership
Association. She was a Presidential Appointee to the National Science Board, as well as the first and only K-12 educator elected to the governing
board of the National Science Foundation. Her distinguished service and extraordinary contributions to the advancement of science education has
won her numerous awards.
Date: Tuesday, July 21 & Wednesday, July 22
Lori Desautels
Lori Desautels is an Associate Professor at Marian University. Prior to coming to Marian, Dr. Desautels taught emotionally
troubled students in the upper elementary grades, worked as a school counselor, was a private practice counselor and co-owner
of the Indianapolis Counseling Center. She also served as a behavioral consultant for Methodist Hospital on the psychiatric unit.
Dr. Desautels passion is engaging her graduate and undergraduate students through neuroscience in education, integrating Mind
Brain Teaching and learning principles and strategies into her courses at Marian. She has conducted workshops throughout the
Midwest. Her articles have been published in Edutopia, Brain Bulletin and Mind Body Spirit international magazine.
Dates: Monday, July 20 - Wednesday, July 22
Ryan Flessner
Ryan Flessner is an Assistant Professor of
Teacher Education at Butler University. He
teaches courses in early childhood
curriculum, elementary mathematics, and
graduate courses in teacher research and
leadership. Having worked in both
elementary classrooms and higher education, Ryan
understands the importance for teachers and teacher
educators to work together to ensure a high quality
education for all children. Ryan has worked with
teachers and school districts across the state of Indiana in
areas such as elementary mathematics, teacher research,
and issues of equality, diversity, and social justice. His
work has been presented at several national conferences
and has been published in journals such as Educational
Action Research and Science and Children.
Dates: Monday, July 20 - Wednesday, July 22
Pike Freshman Center
6801 Zionsville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Barry Lane
Barry Lane is a writer who teaches writing. His hands-on workshops on
writing and revision and his writing books include: Discovering the Writer
Within, After THE END, Reviser’s Toolbox, 51 Wacky We-search
Reports, Why We Must Run with Scissors, But How Do You Teach
Writing, The Healing Pen, Hooked on Meaning and the Non-Fiction
Toolbox.
His work has helped thousands of teachers to turn their students and themselves into
working writers. Teachers leave his workshops inspired by stories and songs filled with
practical ideas to bring to school on Monday.
Barry has presented in all 50
states and many countries
including, Romania, England,
India, France, Canada, and
Holland. He lives in Vermont
where he founded a literacy
program in Vermont prisons,
and continues to work as a
writing teacher in residence in
dozens of elementary, middle,
and secondary schools each
year. Date: Monday, July 20
Helen Frost
Helen Frost was born in Brookings, South Dakota, the fifth
of ten children. She graduated from Syracuse University with a
degree in Elementary Education and a concentration in
English. She received her Masters degree in English from
Indiana University in 1994. She is the recipient of a 2009
National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship.
Throughout her career, writing and teaching have been
inter-woven threads. She has published poetry, children’s books,
anthologies, and a play, as well as a book about teaching writing. She has taught
writing at all levels, from pre-school through university. She has lived in South
Dakota, Massachusetts, Scotland, Vermont, Alaska, Oregon, California, and
presently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In Scotland she taught at Kilquahanity
House School, a progressive boarding school. In Alaska, she taught for three
years in a one-teacher school in Telida, an Athabascan community of about 25
people, and later taught fifth grade in Ketchikan. Her first collection of poetry,
Skin of a Fish, Bones of a Bird, won the Women Poets Series Competition in
1993. Poems in that collection were also awarded the Robert H. Winner
Memorial Award and the Mary Carolyn Davies Memorial Award by the Poetry
Society of America. Her second poetry collection, as if a dry wind, was
published by Pecan Grove Press in 2009. Helen worked with the Fort Wayne
Dance Collective for over 10 years as part of an inter-disciplinary artistic team
in a violence-prevention program incorporating creative movement, percussion,
visual arts, and writing. She has also worked with the Fort Wayne YWCA and
the Fort Wayne Youtheatre to help high school students write about how they
have been affected by violence. The students’ writing was the basis of a play and
anthology, both entitled Why Darkness Seems So Light. That work led to the
book, When I Whisper, Nobody Listens: Helping Young People Write About Difficult
Issues (Heinemann, 2001). Keesha’s House, published in 2003, was awarded a
Michael L. Printz Honor in 2004. Frances Foster subsequently published
Spinning Through the Universe, The Braid, Diamond Willow, Crossing Stones,
Hidden, and Salt.
Date: Tuesday, July 21
Andy Mink
Andy Mink is Founding President of
Mink’ED, a consultant firm based on
design, implementation, and
evaluation of experiential project-based
work with schools, public
organizations, and communities. These
programs focus on the integration of
scholarship, innovative technology, and interactive
approaches to teaching and learning. Many projects also
provide intensive, inquiry-based fieldwork that focus on
the use of place and experience in the instruction model.
After ten years as a classroom educator, Mink worked for
fourteen years at the University of Virginia and University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill to design and implement
educational outreach programs. He has been named the
National Experiential Educator of the Year by NCSS, and
he is currently registered as a Master Teacher with the
Organization of American Historians in their
Distinguished Speaker Program.
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Ginger Lewman
Ginger Lewman has specialized in Project Based Learning, Technology
Integration, and Gifted and High-Ability Learners. Before settling in
Hutchinson, Ginger was the director of Turning Point Learning
Center’s f2f Program, where she created the LifePractice Model. She
describes the LifePractice Model as “a mash-up of Project Based
Learning, high-levels of technology, and strong democratic approach to learning.”
Through this half-decade of experience, Ginger developed a sharply honed set of PBL
skills which she shares (and role models) in her highly-engaging and hands-on
workshops. She believes strongly in the concept of learning by doing as she discovers
educators’ current comfort levels, then gently walks them deeply into a world of
learning. Participants leave her workshops empowered, energized, and ready to change
their practices to engage their own students.
Currently she serves as the co-chair of the Professional Development Committee for
the Kansas Learning First Alliance (KLFA), is on the Board of Directors for Advocates
for High-Ability Learners (AHA Learners), is a member of the Kansas Council for the
Social Studies, and is a Google Certified Teacher (2009).
Dates: Monday, July 20 - Wednesday, July 22
Carla Neufeldt Abatie
K
Carla works for the Center for Mathematical Inquiry at the University of California, Santa Barbara coaching teachers and administrators
in Southern California. First introduced to Contexts for Learning Mathematics in 2006, she has run classroom investigations,
intervention support for students, and teacher lesson studies and workshops using CFLM units and mini-lessons ever since. Carla also
teaches a course on early childhood mathematical development at California State University, Channel Islands and consults with schools
on both coasts. She is passionate about creating learning environments that promote curiosity, intellectual risk-taking, and a fascination
with the richness of mathematics. Carla earned her BA from Smith.
Dates: Tuesday 21 & Wednesday, July 22
Serena Tyra
Dr. Serena Tyra earned an Ed.D. in Reading from Brigham Young University (2007). She is an educational consultant and
instructional coach who has coached hundreds of educators, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Tyra advocates for a critical
socialcultural approach to instructional coaching in which the complexities of teaching and learning are addressed and explored. She
works with teachers of diverse learners in urban, rural, and suburban settings.
Dr. Tyra has provided instructional coaching on four U.S. Department of Education grants. She has participated in the development
of several instructional coaching protocols including Coaching for Effective Pedagogy (Center for Research on Education, Diversity,
and Excellence at University of California, Berkeley) and Coaching for Evidence Based Differentiation for Diverse Learners (Indiana
University-Purdue University, Indianapolis). She is the lead developer on a Coach the Coach model of Instructional Coaching based on the Six
Standards of Effective Pedagogy.
Since 2006, Dr. Tyra has worked closely with the Ministry of Education in Greenland in the development of coaching protocols for pedagogues and
teachers (Meeqqerivitsialak, Nuuk, Greenland). She has traveled throughout Greenland providing professional development and instructional
coaching. She is also a visiting associate professor at the University of Greenland in Nuuk, Greenland providing courses in instructional coaching and
action research.
Previously, Dr. Tyra was an educational researcher (2005-2008) at the Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence (CREDE) at
University of California, Berkeley. She taught in Los Angeles Unified School District as an elementary teacher in kindergarten through second grade.
She was a bilingual teacher (Spanish/English) and a sheltered immersion teacher for second language learners. She is a certified Reading Recovery
teacher and received her National Board Certification as an Early Childhood Generalist in 2000.
Date: Tuesday, July 21 & Wednesday, July 22
Conference Details
Dates: Monday, July 20 - Thursday, July 23
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $30 per day or $75 for full conference
Location: Pike Freshman Center, 6801 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Registration: http://www.cvent.com/d/3rqpwg/4W
FOOD
Breakfast:
We encourage guests to enjoy a complimentary breakfast
as they enjoy our keynote speakers daily at 8:00 a.m.
Lunch:
A food court with a variety of hot and cold lunch buffet
options will be available each day for a small fee. There
will also be a snack bar, and complimentary water and
coffee will be offered throughout the conference.