District/School Administration PK-16 Program Support
Academic Support

Academic Support Technical Assistance Session
"Engaging Students to Learn"

Hoagland-Pincus UMass Conference Center
Shrewsbury, MA
April 26, 2007

8:00-8:45 Registration and Coffee/Refreshments [Worcester Room]

8:45-9:00 Welcome/Opening Session [Worcester Room]

9:00-9:30 Keynote [Worcester Room]:
Tony Streit, EDC Newton
"Laying the Groundwork for Engaging Students to Learn"

9:30-11:15 Working Sessions: "Learning by Design-Creating Standards Based Learning Modules to Engage Students"
[Worcester, Amherst, Boston, Reisner, Higgins, or Fuller Room]

11:15-12:00 Reporting Out/Sharing Ideas from the Working Sessions [Worcester Room]

12:00-12:30 Lunch [Worcester Room]

12:30-1:00 -- Two Options --

1. Updates on the Progress of Department policies [Worcester Room]:
   • The Competency Determination
   • The Certificate of Mastery
   • The Educational Proficiency Plan (EPP)
   • ReadySetGo Web Site
   
   

2. Sharing of Promising Practices [Fuller Library]

1:00-2:00 -- Three Options --

1. Continuation of Working Sessions (Further development or additional development of engaging lessons) [Fuller Library & Higgins Room]

2. Data training for new program administrators [Amherst Room]

3. Cohort meeting for Academic Support Competitive Grant District Summer Transition and Enrichment Program recipients (619B3/592B3) [Worcester Room]