High-Impact TEAMS Institute®
Albany, NY | August 5–7, 2024
Day 1
Monday, August 5th
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration
Location: Main Entrance Foyer
Continental Breakfast
Location: Multipurpose Room Foyer
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—Get in the Boat! What Efficient Teams Do in a PLC
Maria Nielsen
Location: Multipurpose Room
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Erika Chapa—Building an Equitable School Culture for All Learners
Location: Meeting Room 1AB
William M. Ferriter—Collaborative Tools for Learning Teams in a PLC at Work
Location: 2C
Maria Nielsen—The 15-Day Challenge: Win Quick, Win Often!
Location: Meeting Room 2AB
Bob Sonju—Supercharge Your Collaboration: Strategies to Make Your Team’s Collaboration Exceptional
Location: Multipurpose Room
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Erika Chapa—First Things First: Shifting to a Focus on Learning
Location: Meeting Room 1AB
William M. Ferriter—Small Schools and Singletons: Structuring Meaningful Professional Learning Teams for Every Teacher
Location: 2C
Maria Nielsen—Elementary ELA Strategies to Keep Your Students on Track
Location: Meeting Room 2AB
Bob Sonju—Proven Practices of PLC Leaders: Keys to Leading, Monitoring, and Supporting Teachers and Teams in a PLC
Location: Multipurpose Room
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Team Challenges Forums—Participants work through common and complex real-life scenarios that teams face in schools.
Location: Multipurpose Room
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Location: Multipurpose Room Foyer
8:00–9:45 a.m.
Keynote—Simplifying the Journey: Clarity, Consistency, and Collaboration for Teachers, Teams, and Leaders in a PLC
Bob Sonju
Location: Multipurpose Room
9:45–10:00 a.m.
Break
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Erika Chapa—Scaffolding Instruction to Meet the Needs of English Learners
Location: Meeting Room 1AB
William M. Ferriter—You Can Learn! Building Student Ownership, Motivation, and Efficacy With the PLC at Work Process
Location: 2C
Maria Nielsen—Simplifying RTI: Sticking Together or Falling Apart
Location: Meeting Room 2AB
Bob Sonju—Some Assembly Required: Turning Your Team’s CFA Data Into a Powerful Learning Tool
Location: Multipurpose Room
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)
1:00–2:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
Erika Chapa—Collectively Responding to Student Data
Location: Meeting Room 1AB
William M. Ferriter—Making Differentiation Doable
Location: Multipurpose Room
Maria Nielsen—Common Assessments: The Key to Uncommon Results for Student and Teacher Learning
Location: Meeting Room 2AB
Bob Sonju—Time Well Spent: Team Strategies to Create Extra Time and Support
Location: 2C
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Team Time—Presenters aid in your collaborative team discussions.
Location: Multipurpose Room
7:00–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Location: Multipurpose Room Foyer
8:00–9:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
Erika Chapa—Keeping Up the Momentum: Tools to Sustain the Work of Collaborative Teams
Location: Meeting Room 1AB
William M. Ferriter—Understanding the Role of the Guiding Coalition in a Professional Learning Community
Location: 2C
Maria Nielsen—Show Me What Ya Got: Student Engagement Strategies to Keep the Pulse on Learning
Location: Meeting Room 2AB
Bob Sonju—Help Your Team: Overcoming Common Collaborative Challenges in a PLC at Work
Location: Multipurpose Room
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Break
9:45–11:45 a.m.
Keynote—Progress-Driven Leadership in a PLC at Work
William M. Ferriter
Location: Multipurpose Room
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