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Thursday, December 1
 

7:00am

Pre-conference registration Narragansett Prefunction

7:30am

School visits: Blackstone Academy Charter School Blackstone Academy School visits: The Learning Community The Learning Community School visits: The Met The Met School

3:00pm

Let’s Talk: Theodore Sizer and the Founding of the Coalition of Essential Schools John Hay Library, Brown University Visit Providence’s Fabulous Youth Development Organizations! TBA

7:00pm

Screening of "Most Likely to Succeed" and panel discussion Providence Career and Technical Academy
 
Friday, December 2
 

7:15am

Coffee and light breakfast Narragansett Ballroom

8:15am

Welcome Narragansett BallroomDennis Littky

8:45am

The Meaning of Democratic Education Blackstone RoomDeborah Meier • Linda Nathan What Does the Community Have to Say About Transforming Public Schools? Waterplace IIISuzanne Johnson • Tony Monfiletto CES Past and Future: A Legacy of Deeper Learning Narragansett BallroomSam Seidel • Marc Chun • Laura McBain • Rob Riordan • Tony Simmons • Claire Sylvan Promoting Adult Development Through Reflective Conferencing Newport RoomRachel Seher • Alan Cheng 25 Years of Digital Portfolios: The Enduring Essential Questions of Assessment Kent RoomDavid Niguidula • Hazel Joseph-Roseboro Really Engaged Students through Really Authentic Assessment Washington RoomCaroline Beasley • Matt Smith • Tiffany Testa Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders: How Students Teaching Students Builds Community Bristol RoomDavid Levy • Meredith Gavrin Extreme PBL in Action: Introducing Project Genesis, Where We Use Every Class to Create a World! Providence Ballroom IVShannon Beyer • Michael Dolce • Myriam Tapp A 'Real-World' Blend: How to Leverage Emerging Education Technologies to Enable Student-Interest-Driven Internships at Scale South CountyGreg Young • Christian Hopkins Closing the Opportunity Gap for Black and Latino Males: Tools and Resources for Anti-Racist, Culturally Sustaining Practices Providence Ballroom IIIRosann Tung • Vivian Dalila Carlo • Melissa Colon • Colin Rose Beautiful Work Waterplace IRon Berger Creating Schools of the 22nd Century Today: A Radical Proposal Providence Ballroom IIJames Boutin Providing Every Student with Varied Learning Experiences: Developing 21st Century Proficiencies Waterplace IIRick Gordon • Kellie Crowder 'Like the Circles that You Find in the Windmills of Your Mind' Rotunda RoomBrett Schneider • Valerie Coleman Palansky • H. Bobby Singh • Alexandraia Tekelch Growing Equity Together: Using Student Independent Projects and Improvement Science to Ensure Success for All Students Providence Ballroom ISarah Bertucci • Soren Arvidson • Nigel Taylor

10:30am

Defeat Darth Boredom in the Quest to Motivate Youth to Learn Through the Gamification of Instructional Designs Bristol RoomJacob Henry Aringo Where Sitting is the Exception: Moving Towards Proficiency Waterplace IIIOrganic World Language Asking Questions: The Most Important Skill for Learning and Partnering Kent RoomLuz Santana Amplifying Teacher Voice in the Conversation about Race: A Conversation with José Luis Vilson Narragansett BallroomNancy Gutierrez • José Luis Vilson How Might School Leaders Employ Mindful Strategies to Realize Personalized Learning? Newport RoomTed Hall • Becky Wilusz Whatever It Takes! School (Re)design for Personalized Learning From the Outside In and the Inside Out Washington RoomAndrew Bills • Steve Hicks • Susan Hyde

12:00pm

Lunch Narragansett Ballroom

12:30pm

Assessing Students’ Work Habits Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IThomas Hinkle • Sara Krakauer • Clare Fox Ringwall • Gale Stafford Building Bridges between CES and Expeditionary Learning Networking Conversation Newport RoomCarmen Torres Building Progressive Leaders Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IIIDoug Knecht CES Principles and Computer Science for All Networking Conversation Waterplace IIIBenadette Manning Commitment to the Common Principles: What the Future Holds Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IVAdrienne Hillman • Bob King Creating a Strengths-Based School Culture South CountyHannah Kehn Cultivating the Essentials of Healthy School Climate and Culture Networking Conversation Kent RoomEdgar Vasquez How to Make a CES School Sustainable and Adaptable Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IIDiane Carruthers • Dave Lehman Moving from Idea to School Networking Conversation Blackstone RoomLinda Nathan • Seth Racine Structures that Deepen Social-Emotional Learning Networking Conversation Bristol RoomKimberly Mouser • Ginger Noyes The Role of the Common Principles in Teacher Education Networking Conversations Waterplace IITimothy Mahoney Trauma-Informed Schools Networking Conversation Rotunda RoomAlex Shevrin

12:45pm

Book Signings Narragansett Prefunction

1:30pm

Projects Beyond PowerPoint: Ninth Grade Seminar Kent RoomTom Gromak • Christina Bernbach • Jennifer O'Brien The Zombie Apocalypse is Upon Us! How to Use Mathematical Models to Save the World Bristol RoomBarb Brunelle • Andrew Emerson In the beginning, there was...: A Founders Panel Narragansett BallroomPaula Evans • Dennis Littky • Robert McCarthy • Deborah Meier • Larry Myatt • Nancy Faust Sizer Consensus Decision Making in Schools South CountyJosh Heisler • Seth Rader Building Blended Learning Teacher Leaders Waterplace IShawn Rubin Implementation not Implosion: Lessons Learned and Evolving Decisions in the Move to a Proficiency-Based Learning System Newport RoomRebecca Brown • Ryan Caron Democracy in Action: Dilemmas of Student Government by the Students, for the Students Washington RoomLaura Smith • Taylor Ehwa • Sophie Kramer • Evan Osofsky • Collin Pember • Chris Tamilio-Awed • Emily Wanzer • Sophie Wanzer • Laura Warner

3:30pm

Equitable Assessment: National and State Perspectives Narragansett BallroomLinda Darling-Hammond • Ann Cook • Nicholas C. Donohue • David Ruff • Ken Wagner • George Wood

8:00pm

At the Copier: Stories of School and the Coalition of Essential Schools South County
 
Saturday, December 3
 

7:15am

Coffee and light breakfast Narragansett Ballroom

8:15am

Gathering: Voices from Our Schools Narragansett BallroomEmily Garlock • Dave Lehman • Benadette Manning

9:15am

Chemistry and Art: Developing Understanding Through Metaphors, Materials and Media Providence Ballroom IIValerie Solon • Amanda Hanna When Learning Matters: Engaging Students' Head, Heart, and Hands Blackstone RoomEileen Landay CES Equity/Race Panel – What are our equity stories? What are we learning? Narragansett BallroomDr. Gregory Peters Conversation: The Life and Legacies of Ted Sizer Rotunda RoomJohn Spencer How to Harness the Power of Storytelling for School Improvement Waterplace IIChristina Cordell • Gala Lok • Rebekah Romingquet Peer Observation of Substantive Conversation Waterplace IJeffrey Palladino • Matt Spellman Designing for Deeper Learning South CountyMarc Chun • Laura McBain Innovative Teacher Leaders: The Catalyst for Educational Transformation Newport RoomSanto Nicotera • Carrie Brennan My Momma Says, 'What 'cha gonna do with your life?"- Building a College Culture @ Bronx Collaborative Providence Ballroom IVBrett Schneider • Alan Gomez • Demetrius Green • Tanya Krohn • Valerie Coleman Palansky • Jose Taveres The Quest for School Re-Design: Reflections, Updates and Big Ideas Providence Ballroom ILarry Myatt • Mike Berry • Alan Dichter • Ken Facin Power/Play: Educating Young People to be Joyful, Responsible, Powerful, Communicative Participants in Healthy Relationships Providence Ballroom IIISara Narva Developmentally-Oriented Instructional Leadership: A Differentiated Approach to Supporting Adult Growth and Development in Schools Waterplace IIIJed Lippard Working with High School Readers: A Digital Exploration Washington RoomLaura Cruz • Nancy Mann • Suzanne Marten RE:THINKING - A New Film About the Power of Learning HOW to Think Instead of WHAT to Think Kent RoomDeborah Hoard • Rachel Ferro Implementing Restorative Justice Practices Through Participatory Action Bristol RoomTizoc Brenes • Crystal Maillet • Matthew Crehan

11:00am

Assessing Students' Work Habits Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IThomas Hinkle • Sara Krakauer • Clare Fox Ringwall • Gale Stafford Building Bridges between CES and Expeditionary Learning Networking Conversation Newport RoomCarmen Torres Building Progressive Leaders Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IIIDoug Knecht CES Principles and Computer Science for All Networking Conversation Waterplace IIIBenadette Manning Commitment to the Common Principles: What the Future Holds Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IVAdrienne Hillman • Bob King Creating a Strengths-Based School Culture Executive BoardroomHannah Kehn Cultivating the Essentials of Healthy School Climate and Culture Networking Conversation Kent RoomEdgar Vasquez Honoring the Past/Ensuring the Future: Ted Sizer's Life and Work at Brown South CountyCarin Algava • Paula Evans • Eileen Landay • Jed Lippard How to Make a CES School Sustainable and Adaptable Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IIDiane Carruthers • Dave Lehman Moving from Idea to School Networking Conversation Blackstone RoomLinda Nathan • Seth Racine Structures that Deepen Social-Emotional Learning Networking Conversation Bristol RoomKimberly Mouser • Ginger Noyes Students Using their Minds Well in Intentionally Diverse Schools Networking Conversation Waterplace IMatt Underwood The Role of the Common Principles in Teacher Education Networking Conversations Waterplace IITimothy Mahoney Trauma-Informed Schools Networking Conversation Rotunda RoomAlex Shevrin

12:00pm

Lunch Narragansett Ballroom

12:45pm

Book Signings Narragansett Prefunction

1:45pm

Building Resilience and Holding Hope: Concrete Strategies to Build More Trauma-Informed Classrooms Providence Ballroom IIIAlex Shevrin Creating The Engaged Classroom in Secondary Schools Blackstone RoomDenise Wolk Does Your Project Design and Project Based Teaching Practice Reflect Gold Standard PBL? Waterplace IJohn Larmer Non-Cognitive Skills: Wouldn’t it be Wonderful? Providence Ballroom IIMichael Brownstein Making a Positive Future for Assessment South CountyMonty Neill The Ripple Effect: Making Positive Waves in Your Community Providence Ballroom IAnn Cell • Zach Ballew • Cliff Bonner • Amy Buchman • Ellen Hadley • Renee Ripple Learning to Teach for Learning: The Imperative for Constructivism Rotunda RoomBeth Graham • Ruth Whalen Crockett 10x10: Connecting the 10 Common Principles to the 10 Principles of Proficiency-Based Learning Bristol RoomAndi Weisman Summers • Courtney Jacobs Accountability and Authenticity: Roundtables and the Senior Internship Program at Community Charter School of Cambridge. Washington RoomPaula Evans • Caleb Hurst-Hiller • Rachel Jean Louis • Steven Rodenas All Students Thrive! Using Advisories and Collaborative Planning Time to Set High Expectations with High Supports Newport RoomJoAnn Groh • Chad Blair Experiencing the Essential School Culture - Voices of Graduating Seniors Kent RoomHeather Rheaume • Carolyn Sheehan Reflect, Collaborate, and Celebrate: Building on the Success of the Graduation Portfolio Roundtable Waterplace IIIJulia Taylor • Alexandra Zuser When Work is Play: Investigating Student-Centered Project Time Providence Ballroom IVCorinthia Mirasol-Spath • Alisa Algava • Laura Tiktin-Sharick CES Reflections: Impact, Influence, and What's Next Narragansett BallroomAyla Gavins • Linda Nathan

3:30pm

Assessing Students' Work Habits Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IThomas Hinkle • Sara Krakauer • Clare Fox Ringwall • Gale Stafford Building Bridges between CES and Expeditionary Learning Conversation Newport RoomCarmen Torres Building Progressive Leaders Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IIIDoug Knecht CES Principles and Computer Science for All Networking Conversation Waterplace IIIBenadette Manning Commitment to the Common Principles: What the Future Holds Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IVAdrienne Hillman • Bob King Creating a Strengths-Based School Culture Executive BoardroomHannah Kehn Cultivating the Essentials of Healthy School Climate and Culture Networking Conversation Kent RoomEdgar Vasquez Find Your People Networking Session Narragansett Ballroom How to Make a CES School Sustainable and Adaptable Networking Conversation Providence Ballroom IIDiane Carruthers • Dave Lehman Moving from Idea to School Networking Conversation Blackstone RoomLinda Nathan • Seth Racine Structures that Deepen Social-Emotional Learning Networking Conversation Bristol RoomKimberly Mouser • Ginger Noyes Students Using their Minds Well in Intentionally Diverse Schools Networking Conversation Waterplace IMatt Underwood The Role of the Common Principles in Teacher Education Networking Conversations Waterplace IITimothy Mahoney Trauma-Informed Schools Networking Conversation Rotunda RoomAlex Shevrin

4:45pm

And...We're Done Narragansett BallroomDennis Littky • Nancy Faust Sizer

5:30pm

Celebration! Centro Restaurant