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1 2013 NROC Member Meeting Agenda Sunday, March 24 12:00 8:00 Hotel Lobby 6:00 8:00 Captain s Table Registration Opens NROC Champions Meet & Greet by invitation only Monday, March 25 7:30 8:30 Captain s Table 7:30 8:30 8:30 noon 8:30 9:15 9:15 10:15 10:15 10:30 10:30 11:15 11:15 12:00 12:00 1:00 Registration Open fast Transformative Leadership: The Changing Landscape in Education Opening - Welcome and Introductions The Changing Landscape in Education Panelists: John Watson, Evergreen Education Group (moderator) Rahim Rajan - Gates Foundation Ahrash Bissell - NROC Cynthia Wilson - The League for Innovation NROC Update with Gary Lopez Ignite Sessions on NROC Projects: NROC Editorial Highlights, Jessica Everton, NROC Hippocampus Playlists, Beth Pickett, NROC NROC to Support New Approaches to Developmental Math, Bruce Johnson, Central Piedmont Community College (virtual) EdReady Pilot Plans, Bob Currie, Montana Digital Academy Making the Most of Network Membership, Dani Pedrotti, NROC Lunch 1:00 5:00 Connected Educators 1:00 2:00 The New Normal Networked Professional Development Moderated by Ruth Rominger, NROC s ConnectedPD Panelists: Darren Cambridge, Connected Educator Lisa Katz, Howard County Public Schools Cathie Loesing, emints National Center Saundra King, Ivy Tech Community College

2 2:00 2:45 The Connected Educator Project Facilitator: Darren Cambridge, Connected Educator Personalized Learning Facilitator: Dave Myers, Michigan Virtual University Blended Models for Professional Development Facilitator: Lisa Katz, Howard County Public Schools Teaching Endorsements for Online and Blended Learning Facilitator: Joe Freidhoff, Michigan Virtual University Bringing Career Tech Instruction into the Digital Media Era Facilitator: Arlene Floyd, Youngstown State University Tips for Adult Educators Facilitator: Blair Roy, OTAN Online Curriculum Development - Best Practices Facilitator: Lisa Berry, Idaho Digital Learning Academy Visionary Policies for The Future: BYOD, Social Media and more Facilitator: Richie Young, Placer Union High School District Preparing Teachers for the Common Core: Tools for Standards Alignment Facilitator: Corin Richards, Oregon Virtual School District Getting Started Tips for New NROC Members Facilitator: Ryan Crete, Grand River Prep High School 2:45 3:00 Roundtable Wrap Up - Interactive 3:00 3:15 - Transition to Next Round 3:15 4:00 Statewide Projects to Share Resources Facilitator: Diana Suddreth, Utah State Office of Education Research Methods for Evaluating Outcomes Facilitator: Jan Case, Jacksonville State University Partnerships for Professional Development Facilitator: Cathie Loesing, emints National Center NROC Implementation Resources and Services Facilitator: Ned Zimmerman-Bence, NROC Lessons for Innovators Facilitator: Carren Walker, C.S. Walker Educational Consulting Student Services to Support Teachers and Learners Facilitator: Michele Jersak, Minnesota Learning Commons Adopting and Adapting OER for Curriculum Development Facilitator: Emily Andersen, Open High School of Utah Preparing Adjuncts for New Instructional Models Facilitators: Ryan Schrenk, Montana Digital Academy Linda Sue Hoops, Community College of Denver Impacts of the Common Core: Facilitator: Bill Smith and Scott Vashaw, Kent ISD Personalized Learning Networks for Open PD Facilitators: Darren Cambridge, Connected Educator 4:00 4:15 Roundtable Wrap Up - Interactive

3 6:00 6:30 6:30-8:30 Reception and 2 nd Annual NROC Poetry Slam Share your talents in good fun! Dinner and Networking Tuesday, March 26 7:30 8:45 fast 9:00 noon Career & College Readiness: Personalizing Instruction with Digital Media 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:45 10:45 11:00 11:00 11:45 Keynote - Josh Jarrett, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Opening Ignites - NROC Math Use Cases The Flipped Classroom Scott Beckett, Jacksonville State University NROC Algebra in a 1-1 Environment Ryan Crete, Grand River Prep High School Preparing for Placement Exams Judy Lowe, Chattanooga State College Adapting NROC Math for the Common Core Annie Swinton, Open High School of Utah Integrating Gaming to Engage Learners Linda Sue Hoops, Community College of Denver Contextualizing Math for Career Pathways Melissa Ball, Ivy Tech Community College Open Enrollment For Credit Recovery Abbie Bosserman, Sierra Vista High School Implementing NROC Math Courses in Moodle Facilitator: Jon Fila, Minnesota Learning Commons Gaming Applications to Support Learning Facilitator: Linda Sue Hoops, Community College of Denver Reaching At-Risk Students: Adapting NROC for Credit Recovery Facilitator: Abbie Bosserman, Sierra Vista High School Jump-starting College Readiness with the Pre-Assessment Version of Developmental Math Facilitator: Jason Burke, Community College of Denver Personalizing Remediation with EdReady Facilitator: Bob Currie, Montana Digital Academy Contextualizing Curriculum for Careers Facilitator: Melissa Ball, Ivy Tech Community College (continued on next page)

4 Adapting NROC for Common Core Foundations of Mathematics Course Facilitator: Annie Swinton, Open High School of Utah MOOCs for Remediation Facilitator: Myk Garn, Straighter Line HippoCampus as an Instructional Tool Facilitator: Beth Pickett, NROC 11:45 noon Roundtable Wrap Up Flipping the Math Classroom Facilitator: Scott Beckett, Jacksonville State University 12:00 1:00 Lunch 1:00 5:00 Member to Member - Making Connections 1:00 1:15 1:15 2:00 Kick-off Ignite: Let s Share! Content, Courses, Communications and More Ned Zimmerman-Bence, NROC Jon Fila, Minnesota Learning Commons Phil Lacey, Niles Township School District Members Making Connections Competency-based Advancement by Mastery Facilitator: Sandy Cook, Kentucky Community and Technical College System How Big is Big Data Facilitator: Ahrash Bissell, NROC/EdReady Mobile elearning Apps for DevMath and HippoCampus Facilitator: Judy Lowe, Chattanooga State College Bridging the Secondary/College Divide Facilitator: Shana Neeley, Central Piedmont Community College Launching an NROC Ambassadors Program Facilitator: Ned Zimmerman-Bence, NROC Members Sharing With Members - GoFish Part 2 Facilitator: Phil Lacey, Niles Township School District and Jon Fila, Minnesota Learning Commons LMS Special Interest Groups Facilitator: Eric Smith, Nebraska ESU Coordinating Commission HippoCampus Collections Wishlist: Facilitator: Beth Pickett, NROC Member Choice - TBD Facilitator: TBD 2:00-2:15 Roundtable Wrap Up 2:15 2:30

5 2:30 2:45 2:45 4:00 Kickoff Ignite - Disrupt! with Myk Garn World Cafe - Creating the future... What would an ideal education system look like in 2020? Three rounds on three questions 1. What trends in education are you passionate about supporting? 2. What could we work on together to provide national leadership to drive such change? 3. What type of support and activities would help Network members be transformative? 6:00 Dinner on your own or sign-up at the registration desk to join a group for no-host networking dinners Wednesday, March 27 7:30 9:00 Cafe Beach fast 9:00 noon The Future is Now: NROC s Upcoming Projects 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:30 10:30 10:45 10:45 11:30 11:30 12:00 Re-imagining Remediation The NROC Library NROC Developmental Math NROC Developmental English HippoCampus Collections Open Personalized Learning with EdReady Group Discussion Directing the Future of NROC NROC-Led Small Group Discussions on Core Questions Meeting Wrap Up and Closing

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