Academy Agendas 2021

Elementary Academy: July 19-22

Monday: July 19

  • 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: MBE Introduction and MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 1
  • 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 2
  • 11:45 a.m. – Noon: Brain Break
  • Noon – 1 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups

Tuesday: July 20

  • 9 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.: Insights and issues from Day 1
  • 9:10 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: A game of cards (in Breakout Rooms)
  • 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 3, Part 1
  • 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.: MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 3, Part 2
  • 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Who Are We Doing This For? Student Voices Session
  • 11:45 a.m. – Noon: Brain Break
  • Noon – 1 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups

Wednesday: July 21

  • 9 – 9:10 a.m.: Insights and issues from Day 2
  • 9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.:
    • Deep Dive (Teacher Track):
      Dan Willingham (Reading and Literacy)
      “Everything Scientists Know About the Teaching of Reading”
    • Deep Dive (Leadership and Coaching Track):
      Iain Henderson and Glenn Whitman
      “Leading and Coaching MBE” (Session 1)
  • 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Deconstructing Literacy/Science of Reading
  • 11:45 a.m. – Noon: Brain Break
  • Noon – 1 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups

Thursday: July 22

  • 9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.: Insights and issues from Day 3
  • 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Deconstructing Numeracy
  • 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m.:
    • Deep Dive (Teacher Track):
      Kristin Gagnier: “The Building Blocks of Mathematical Thinking”
      Adele Diamond, “How Executive Functions (like Self-Control, Selective Attention, and Working Memory) can be Improved in Young Children”
    • Deep Dive (Leadership and Coaching):
      Iain Henderson and Glenn Whitman
      “Leading and Coaching MBE” (Session 2)
  • 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Brain Break
  • Noon – 12:40 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups
  • 12:40 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Stretch
  • 12:45 p.m. – 1 p.m.: Big Final
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Middle and High School Academy: July 26-29

Monday: July 26

  • 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: MBE Introduction
    MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 1
  • 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 2
  • 11:45 a.m. – Noon: Brain Break
  • Noon – 1 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups

Tuesday: July 27

  • 9 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.: Insights and issues from Day 1
  • 9:10 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: A game of cards (in Breakout Rooms)
  • 9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 3, Part 1
  • 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.: MBE Strategies Roadmap Deconstruction 3, Part 2
  • 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Who Are We Doing This For? Student Voices Session
  • 11:45 a.m. – Noon: Brain Break
  • Noon – 1 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups

Wednesday: July 28

  • 9 – 9:10 a.m.: Insights and issues from Day 2
  • 9:10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Evidence Generating Teaching with David Daniel, Part I
  • 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.:
    • Deep Dive (Teacher Track):
      Nicole Furlonge: “Listening as an Ethical and Intersectional Practice for Transforming School Culture, Teaching, and Ways of Assessing Student Learning – All Toward Belonging and Thriving”
      Adele Diamond: “How Teens’ Executive Functions (like Self-Control, Selective Attention, and Working Memory) can be Improved”
    • Deep Dive (Leadership and Coaching Track):
      Iain Henderson and Glenn Whitman
      “Leading and Coaching MBE” (Session 1)
  • 11:45 a.m. – Noon: Brain Break
  • Noon – 1 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups

Thursday: July 29

  • 9 – 9:10 a.m.: Insights and issues from Day 3
  • 9:10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Evidence Generating Teaching with David Daniel, Part 2
  • 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Brain Break
  • 10:30 a.m. -11:45 a.m.:
    • Deep Dive (Teacher Track):
      Megan Sumaracki: “Leveraging Spacing, Interleaving, and Retrieval Practice for Effective Learning”
      Rich Mayer: “Evidence-Based Principles for Designing Effective Multimedia (Dual Coded) Lessons“
      Alex Quigley: “The Power of Metacognition and Self-Regulation”
    • Deep Dive (Leadership and Coaching):
      Iain Henderson and Glenn Whitman
      “Leading and Coaching MBE” (Session 2)
  • 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Brain Break
  • Noon – 12:40 p.m.: Meet in Translation Groups
  • 12:40 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Stretch
  • 12:45 p.m. – 1 p.m.: Big Finale
Register for the Middle and High School Academy