Roderick+F.+Laughman+NPDC

=== The following are the session descriptions with contact information for the presenters. If you have any questions about any of the sessions please feel free to contact me at roderick.laughman@fhsdschools.org ===

Many schools and districts have been trained in the concepts of professional learning communities but lack deep implementation and sustainability because of the ineffective use of tools to analyze data. Learn practical data tools that include Relations Diagram,Wagon Wheel, Four Quadrants, School Improvement Mapping, Fishbone, and 5 Whys. Apply these tools to solve problems in a learning team with peers. Leave renewed to implement new strategies.
 * SOLVE THAT PROBLEM! IMPROVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES WITH ADVANCED **
 * DATA TOOLS **
 * Robert Hess **, Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR, rob@breakthroughschools.org
 * Pam Robbins **, Mt. Crawford, VA, probbins@shentel.net

Discover how to make dramatic improvements in literacy and math in just 60 to 90 days. See how to encourage staff to work in professional teams and take decisive action that increases student achievement. Learn how to unleash the power of struggling, defiant, and disinterested learners to succeed. Find out how to encourage students and teachers to monitor incremental improvement and to use a powerful problem-solving strategy that inspires optimism and produces results.
 * IGNITING AND INVITING STUDENT MOTIVATION AND HIGH PERFORMANCE **
 * Bobb Darnell **, Achievement Strategies, Lake Zurich, IL, bobbdarnell@mac.com

Explore 10 strategies to motivate unmotivated educators and learners. Use an assessment tool to determine the causes of motivational problems and select the strategy that works best for the situation. Understand the need for ongoing support to keep people motivated.
 * LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THE UNMOTIVATED **
 * Carolyn Chapman **, Creative Learning Connection, Thomson, GA, cchapman@carolynchapman.co

What specific qualities and practices elevate great teachers above the rest? Learn what the most effective teachers do differently from their colleagues. Understand how to identify and implement specific skills used by the most effective teachers.
 * WHAT GREAT TEACHERS DO DIFFERENTLY: 14 THINGS THAT MATTER MOST **
 * Todd Whitaker **, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, t-whitaker@indstate.edu