7:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m.
Welcome

Overview of the week

Opening Keynote:
An In-depth Look at the Achievement Gap

Kati Haycock Director,
The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.

Team norm building and opening reflection

Social Reception

Opening
reflection

Powerful Instruction and Leadership

Stephen Fink
CEL Executive Director
Anneke Markholt CEL Associate Director

Introduction to Critical Inquiry and A Theory of Action

Michael Copland
Associate Professor
University of Washington

Team action planning and technical assistance with institute faculty

Opening reflection

Helping the System Focus On Powerful Instruction

Tony Alvarado
Former Superintendent, Community School District 2, NYC

Team action planning and technical assistance with institute faculty

Opening reflection

Deepening Our Knowledge of Instructional Leadership and Powerful Instruction

Concurrent Sessions

Coaching

Mathematics

English Language Learners

High School Leadership

Team action planning and technical assistance with institute faculty

Opening reflection

Closing the Achievement Gap By Improving the Performance of All

Jerry D. Weast
Superintendent
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland

Team action planning and technical assistance with institute faculty

Dinner

Opening reflection

Closing keynote:
Linda Michelle Baron
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Dept. York College, NYC


1 p.m. Adjourn