National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality National Issue Forum
Agenda
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
National Issue Forum
Addressing Personnel Shortages and the Recruitment of Special Education, Mathematics,and Science Teachers in At-Risk Schools
May 24–25, 2006
Sofitel Chicago O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois
| May 24, 2006 | |
| 9:30 a.m. Registration | 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Sabrina Laine, Ph.D., National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Director |
| 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Address
Addressing Personnel Shortages and the Recruitment of Special Education, Mathematics, and Science Teachers in At-Risk Schools Richard Ingersoll, University of Pennsylvania Moderator: Dan Reschly, Vanderbilt University |
| 11:30 a.m. | Presentation & Roundtable Discussions
Planning Tool to Provide Evidence of Progress Toward Equitable Teacher Distribution Cortney Rowland, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Facilitators: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality staff |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch and Networking |
| 12:30 p.m. | Discussion and Sharing on Data Tools |
| 1:15 p.m. | Break |
| 1:30 p.m. | Best Practices Panel
Special Education Focus (Including Recruitment Into Urban and Rural Areas)
Moderator: Phoebe Gillespie, National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers |
| 2:30 p.m. | Roundtable Discussion
Application for Regional Areas Facilitators: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality staff |
| 3:30 p.m. | Presentation
on Databases and TQ Source
TQ Tips and Tools: Emerging Strategies to Enhance Teacher Quality Cortney Rowland, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality |
| 4:30 p.m. | Conclusion and Debrief
Amy Jackson, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Deputy Director |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn for Reception |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception |
| May 25, 2006 | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Day 2 Overview
Amy Jackson, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Deputy Director Paul Kimmelman, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality |
| 9:00 a.m. | Keynote Address
American Competitiveness Initiative Patricia Ross, U.S. Department of Education Moderator:Paul Kimmelman, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality |
| 10:00 a.m. | Introduction of Morning Panel
Chris Reising, Southern California Teacher Recruitment and Support Center |
| 10:15 a.m. | Best Practices Panel
Mathematics and Science Focus
Facilitator: Chris Reising, Southern California Teacher Recruitment and Support Center |
| 11:00 a.m. | Expert Roundtable Presentations and Discussions
Participants choose to join one of the following roundtable hosts:
Eric Hirsch, Center for Teaching Quality—Research and Policy in Recruiting Teachers for Rural Areas Janice Poda, South Carolina Department of Education—State Education Agency Perspective on Teacher Recruitment |
| 11:30 a.m. | Roundtable Switch
Participants choose to join a different roundtable (listed above). |
| 12:00 p.m. | Conclusion, Debrief, Evaluation, and Next Steps
Amy Jackson, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Deputy Director Carol Barnes, University of Michigan Diane Massell, University of Michigan |
| 12:30 p.m. | Adjourn; Box Lunches Available |
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