Using HSTW Assessment Results   DOC
Leslie Carson
Southern Regional Education Board
HSTW sites will soon be administering the 2006 assessment, with results expected to be released prior to the 2007 school year.  This preconference session will focus on how to use the data from the 2006 assessment to drive reform at your school.
        Unwrapping HSTW Assessment Data Presentation  138KB
        Unwrapping HSTW Assessment Data Workshop Planner  154KB

   Problem Based Learning   DOC
Dr. Michael Hosokawa & Dr. Kimberly Hoffman
University of Missouri School of Medicine
Join in an in-depth look at the latest research, trends and student analysis to answer the questions: How do I excite my students? and How do I know they learned?
        How Do I Excite My Students and How Do I Know They Learned?  376KB

   Literacy Skills for All Classrooms   DOC
Mark Forget
MAX Teaching, Inc.
This pre-conference workshop will provide teachers with a framework of instruction and several different classroom strategies that help students become strategic users of reading and writing for the purpose of learning. The strategies motivate students to actively interpret text through purposeful cooperative construction of meaning, and thoughtful reflection for lasting understanding of subject matter.
        MAX Teaching with Reading and Writing

   Career Clusters   DOC
Pam Ill & Elaine Howard
Vassar School District, Vassar MI
Review a look at how Michigan implemented the Career Clusters and Career Pathways model across the state and in individual schools, and how the Career Clusters models can be used to propel school reform.
        Collaborative Career Pathways  303KB

   Literacy Skills for All Classrooms   DOC
Mark Forget
MAX Teaching, Inc.
This workshop will provide teachers with a framework of instruction and several different classroom strategies that help students become strategic users of reading and writing for the purpose of learning. The strategies motivate students to actively interpret text through purposeful cooperative construction of meaning, and thoughtful reflection for lasting understanding of subject matter.
        MAX Teaching with Reading and Writing

   Looking into the Future
David Zach
Milwaukee, WI
Continue with discussions about technological, social and lifestyle changes that are impacting the lives of students and teachers today. Zach will guide participants to establish their own framework to prepare for the future.

   Making Middle Grades Work   DOC
Barbara Moore
Southern Regional Education Board
Learn about SREB's Making Middle Grades Work program, a companion program for High Schools That Work at grades 6-8. Learn how the Making Middle Grades Work program could work for your district, and learn about the many materials SREB has available to aid schools with the ninth-grade transition, particularly for math (Algebra I) and communication arts.
        Orientation to Making Middle Grades Work  1,006KB
        The Power of the 'I'  83KB

   Technical Writing   DOC
Lisa Moretto
RGI Learning, Inc.
You do not have to be an English teacher to be able to teach students effective communication skills. This session will present methods that teachers can apply directly to their current curriculum to integrate applied or technical communication skills into their classes. These skills will help students gain competency in communication. The session will be interactive and practical.
        RGI Learning, Inc.

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   Algebra Tiles   DOC
Kim Kosmicke
Plato High School
Participants will learn about the use of algebra tiles to factor algebraic equations.
        Construction of Algebra Tiles 44KB
        Teaching Absolute Value by Definition 32KB

   Creative Problem Solving   DOC
Shelly Barabas
University of Central Missouri
This session is designed to teach basic applications of creativity that leads to innovation in the classroom. Creativity tools will be addressed that engage students in active learning processes. It includes the following topics: understanding creativity, adapting to change, learning tools for encouraging innovation, and understanding alternative learning experiences for student retention.
        Training Students to Use Innovative Practices 179KB

   eMINTS High School Initiative   DOC
Monica Beglau
eMINTS National Center
Clint Johnston
Bunker School District
eMINTS is moving its instructional model (inquiry-based teaching powered by technology) into the high school level. Learn how a high school is helping eMINTS make the leap from elementary to middle to high school.
        eMINTS High School Reform Initiative Presentation  523KB

   HSTW Best Practices   DOC
Brad Coleman
Central High School
Central High School has created a mandatory after-school extra-help program called P.A.S.S. - Performance and Achievement System for Success - that provides remediation and enrichment. R.A.P., Rebel Advisory Period, is a student advisory period that provides teams of teachers professional development time during the school day. Come learn how these two programs have helped both students and teachers.
        Implementing the High Schools That Work Key Practices  113KB

   Innovative Carpentry Instruction   DOC
Larry Blackwell & Sharon Roberts
North Kansas City School District
North Kansas City Schools' Carpentry Program is the only one in the nation whose students build houses incorporating the principles of Home for a Lifetime Design. Participants will discover how a diverse class made the change from conventional construction techniques and curriculum to an award-winning program resulting in comfortable and attractive homes for individuals with or without physical limitations. Utilizing display board and videos, participants will witness the success of photography and other motivational techniques.
        North Kansas City Schools' Universal Home Presentation  1,783KB
        Carpentry Houses 1982 to Present  3,116KB

   Literacy for Everyone   DOC
Linda Schnakenberg
Holden High School
Participants will be actively engaged as they learn practical literacy strategies that can be used in any class across the curriculum. Pre-reading, during reading and post-reading strategies will be addressed, as well as creative ways to incorporate writing. Participants will also discover new ways to use the newspaper in their classrooms. They will come away with powerful, "use it tomorrow" ideas that will positively impact student learning.
        What Good Readers Do ... - Reading Strategies  141KB

   Tech Enrollment   DOC
Gordon Godfrey
Carthage High School
Students, Parents, Teachers, and Counselors Working Together. The session focuses on the cooperation, organization, and planning required to ensure that all incoming high school freshman have access to one-on-one counseling by secondary (technical school) faculty members. The purpose of the counseling is to help students get answers to their questions, develop four-year plans, and plan their individual schedules for the upcoming year.
        Students, Parents, Teachers, Counselors Collaboration  114KB

   Using PLAN Test Results
Debbie Goodall
Metropolitan Community Colleges
Are your students planning on going to college, to a technical training program, or directly to work? How do you know if they are prepared? The Career Education Consortium's PLAN Project helps students, teachers, counselors, administrators and parents use the ACT PLAN results to assess tenth graders' projected readiness for college-level coursework and to build a bridge between their career aspirations and educational requirements. PLAN data is used to provide students with a projected ACT score, career interest inventory, and prescriptive academic data in communication arts, math and reading.

   Why Rigor & Relevance?   DOC
Scot Young
Poplar Bluff Senior High School
This presentation will introduce the Three R's: Rigor, Relevance and Relationship. The session will also answer the question: Why Rigor and Relevance? This is designed for the attendee with no previous experience with the Rigor and Relevance Framework from the Model Schools work of Dr. Daggett and the integration into our High Schools That Work and Small Learning Community initiatives. It will focus on one school's attempt to promote relationships with staff and students, thus paving the way for a more rigorous and relevant curriculum.
        Why Rigor and Relevance? Presentation  1,950KB
        Rigor & Relevance Framework  20KB
        Determining Levels of Rigor & Relevance Answer Sheet  24KB
        Knowledge Taxonomy Verb List  17KB

   Career Exploration & Planning
Linda Goodwin - Vendor
Bridges Transition National Center
Career exploration and planning is a lifetime process. Once learned, they will be used again and again throughout the span of one's life. This workshop is designed to enhance a person's role in exploration and planning. Participating in one simple activity could bring new meaning and direction to the exploration of interest in school, life and the work community. More meaningful and personalized plans should result for the participants. Participants will look at the 16 Career Clusters and 6 Missouri Career Paths as part of the exploration and planning process.

   Career Planning Just Got Better
John Michael - Vendor
National Career Assessment Services, Inc.
New enhancements and exciting improvements keep the Missouri Career Planning System, powered by the Kuder career planning tool. Learn about the new career comparsion, scholarship search, financial aid information, updated resume builder, and more. The Internet-based system continues to strengthen career counseling, completion rates, and academic transitions.

   Great Funding Opportunities   DOC
Nathan Wittmaier
Missouri Center for Career Education
This session will review the landscape of state and federal funding opportunities available to help with many of the reform efforts discussed at this year's Building Bridges Conference. Participants will walk away with a schedule of deadlines, grant summaries, eligibility information, and other potential funding sources for your reform efforts.
        Great Funding Opportunities Presentation  73KB
        Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Grant Information  117KB

   Teaching Investment Principles
Scott Oberkrom - Vendor
American Century Investments
American Century Investments develops financial literacy programs, experimental economics programs, tips for kids, and tips for life, that place students in real-life situations where they can apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills. The curriculum is FREE to all teachers and tied to state standards.

   Tech Tools for Teaching
Chris Coffey - Vendor
Cytech Media Systems
Engaging students in daily lessons can be a challenge. These new technologies allow teachers to continously engage students. The best benefits of the student response and the tablet whiteboard systems is the ability to use them while being in the class interacting with the students. Topics will include basic features and hands-on applications of Quizdom Interact Learning System and the Interwrite Schoolpad.

   Who's Behind the Captioning?
Judy Larson - Vendor
St. Louis Community College - Meramec
This workshop is designed to introduce you to Broadcast Captioning on the SLCC Mobile Tech Center. Participants will have an opportunity to obtain information on this online, distance learning program and use the latest technology to caption various topics. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn "Who's Behind the Captioning?"

   Career Clusters in Missouri   DOC
Bragg Stanley
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
This session will introduce the National Career Cluster System and how it is being incorporated into Missouri's six Career Paths.  The career cluster system will be discussed in context of its importance as it relates to high school reform and the individual planning process for students.
        Career Paths/Clusters  600KB

   Career Pathways Implementation   DOC
Pam Ill & Elaine Howard
Vassar Public Schools, Vassar MI
Implementation of the Collaborative Pathway Model will allow for systematic change in a high school. The Collaborative System is adaptable for all school sizes and scheduling formats. The session focuses on how merging community, counseling, and instruction helps all students create career plans that transition them smoothly to their post-secondary choice. Integration of technology, curriculum, and character education allows all students to develop their own success. Participants will leave with an implementation plan.
        Collaborative Career Pathways  303KB

   Communications Off the Back Burner   DOC
Stephanie Smith
Fort Osage School District
It takes a lot more than desire and wishful thinking to communicate student performance and academic rigor.  It takes action and an honest evaluation of what you are doing well and what you can do better.  This session will look at examples and talk through ways to better communicate what districts strive to do for students each and every day.  More importantly, participants will leave with ways to communicate both internally and externally their districts' efforts in regard to academic rigor and student performance.
        Take Communication Off the Back Burner: Fire Up Your Staff & Patrons  674KB

   Embedded Credit
David Dillard
Arcadia Valley School District
This session will provide the background and material links for schools to offer embedded credit for math and communication arts through CTE programs.

   Ethical Decision Making
Wayne Dothage
Washington High School
This session will provide participants an opportunity to examine the role of ethics in the decision-making process. It will further provide participants with the opportunity to explore the application of ethical values to business and industry. This program is available to schools throughout Missouri.

   HSTW Best Practices   DOC
Brad Coleman
Central High School (Park Hills)
Central High School has created a mandatory after-school extra-help program called P.A.S.S. - Performance and Achievement System for Success - that provides remediation and enrichment. R.A.P., Rebel Advisory Period, is a student advisory period that provides teams of teachers professional development time during the school day. Come learn how these two programs have helped both students and teachers.
        Implementing the High Schools That Work Key Practices  113KB

   Journal Writing for Critical Thinking   DOC
Warren Combs
Athens, GA
Experience a hands-on introduction to journal writing for critical thinking. Dr. Combs demonstrates the power of modeling, curriculum-based, journal-writing routines and student self-assessment in the session. Participants receive practice with five of the 12 Writing to Win journal strategies from his book, Journal for Writing Across the Curriculum. You'll understand why students demand that their teachers keep using these stra­tegies once they get started. Experience a teacher-friendly approach to meeting the HSTW expectation of short writing in every class every day.
        Journal Writing for Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum  283KB
        Writing to Win Program  

   Learning Needs of the Millennial Generation   DOC
Donna Dare
St. Louis Community College
This discussion-oriented workshop will focus on the call for academic attainment for all students, both secondary and post-secondary, and how educators can be prepared to meet these challenges through integration, contextual teaching and learning, implementation of capstone courses, and articulated/dual credit. The session will provide an overview of how various methods can be melded to advance teaching and learning. The workshop will also include a decision-making matrix for developing capstone courses.
        Strategies for Meeting the Learning Needs of the Millennial Generation  965KB
        Nine-Step Decision Making Model Worksheet  115KB
        Charting a New Course for Career and Technical Education - U.S. Ed  
        Millennial Generation and Community Colleges  

   Literacy Skills for All Classrooms   DOC
Mark Forget
MAX Teaching, Inc.
This workshop will provide teachers with a framework of instruction and several different classroom strategies that help students become strategic users of reading and writing for the purpose of learning. The strategies motivate students to actively interpret text through purposeful cooperative construction of meaning, and thoughtful reflection for lasting understanding of subject matter.
        MAX Teaching with Reading and Writing

   MAP & Student Accountability   DOC
Andy Jay Arbeitman
Twin Rivers School District
This presentation is designed to provide schools with information regarding alternative ways to better assist their students and at the same time their district's overall student achievement results. An Alternative diploma approach, MAP accountability ides along with MAP credit based on students achievement, and a link to two-year and four-year schools with regard to MAP achievement and scholarships will be provided in this presentation. In addition, community support programs and concepts will be shared that can assist local school districts in the area of student achievement, self-esteem, and overall teacher acknowledgement and recognition.
        MAP & Student Accountability 796KB

   Mastery Algebra   DOC
Tina Knutson
Lee's Summit North High School
Lee's Summit North High School has implemented a mastery Algebra course for all Algebra I students. It is a unique approach to teaching. All students must complete homework to take the test, and students must master the objectives on the test to go to the next unit. At the end of each grading period, students are regrouped to continue to the next unit or stay on the current objectives until they are mastered.
        Mastery Algebra Presentation 649KB

   Problem Based Learning   DOC
Angie Hammons, Nancy Hassert, Karla Cumins
Bunker High School
Problem Based Learning is the opportunity to put content learning into practice utilizing technology. When students are engaged in authentic, relevant problems, situations or challenges, they aquire the information at a greater level.
        Problem Based Learning Presentation  115KB

   Technical Literacy   DOC
Lisa Moretto
RGI Learning, Inc.
You do not have to be an English teacher to be able to teach students effective communication skills. This session will present methods that teachers can apply directly to their current curriculum to integrate applied or technical communication skills into their classes. These skills will help students gain competency in communication. The session will be interactive and practical.
        RGI Learning, Inc.

   Essay Writing Across the Curriculum   DOC
Warren Combs
Athens, GA
Secondary schools that follow the Writing Cycle for preparations on high-stakes writing tests show increased pass rates as dramatic as 66% to 94% in two years. You'll see how student self-assessment motivates students to excel in prewriting, drafting, revising proofreading and peer-evaluation. Participate with Dr. Combs in a practical demonstration of this simple, effective framework for meeting the HSTW expectation of writing an essay every month in every class.
        Follow the Writing Cycle for Essay Writing Across the Curriculum  289KB
        Writing to Win Program

   Science as a Part of Everyday Life   DOC
Debbie Goodwin
Chillicothe High School
Learn to use the "stuff" of the everyday world to make science relevant to your students. Learning about science concepts is fun and exciting when practical applications are used int eh classroom. Experience contextual labs and demonstrations that utilize light bulbs, antifreeze, and a motorcycle piston and sleeve to teach and deepen the understanding of basic science concepts.
        Materials Science Resources and Websites  33KB
        Materials Science Training Opportunities  26KB
        MST - Battelle Manual - Lantern Mantle & Light Bulb Filament  1,671KB
        MST - Classification of Materials  27KB
        MST - Thermal Shock Demo handout  39KB
        MST - Notes - Lantern Mantle & Light Bulb 29KB
        Antifreeeze Labs, Revised  86KB
        Antifreeze Graph - Freezing Point Depression No 2  37KB
        Antifreeze Graph - Boiling Point Elevation  37KB

   Student & Teacher Motivation   DOC
Chad Foster
Conyers, GA
In the world of student and educator motivation, Chad Foster is one of America's most sought-after speakers. His best-selling book, Teenagers Preparing for the Real World, is most convincing in its purpose to promote dreams, communication skills, integrity, career exploration, education, and community service in the lives of young people.   
        Teenagers Preparing for the Real World 

   Algebra and the Three R's
Amanda Garner-Brooks
Clyde C. Miller Career Academy, St. Louis
All students can learn algebra using real-life situations. Participants will experience and learn how to provide students with the necessary tools to guide them into deeper exploration of algebraic relationships. Through high expectations and student interaction, it is possible for reluctant learners to succeed in learning algebraic concepts.

   Before Choosing a Career
Betty Brown
Missouri Economic Research and Information Center
This presentation will focus on vital data available to students in choosing a career path. Information presented will provide students, teachers and counselors with a portfolio of data in each of the six Career Paths. What types of salaries are Missouri employers currently paying in various occupations? When a student graduates from high school, a four-year college, vocational/technical school, or certificate program, will there be jobs available in their chosen career? How much education will be needed for specific careers? What occupations are Missouri employers looking for? These questions and others will be answered in this presentation.

   Career Paths & Clusters
Michelene Moeller
St. Louis Community College
During this session participants will learn how the St. Louis Community College is using the career path and cluster model to increase awareness in elementary, middle and high school levels. We will play the Career Game; look at the Career Cluster Interest survey and other ways for exploring career and college transitions.

   Connect to Convince   DOC
Randy Kidd
Longview Community College
Based on research, stories and humor not only help students have a good time, they also help them learn better. This session will give participants some methods for building initial humor and story ideas into full alive personal tales. Learn to connect with students by enhancing their time in class with stories and laughter. Learn to make learning more fun. Connect to convince!
        Connect to Convince Agenda  25KB
        Connect to Convince Presentation  1,003KB

   Cooperative Learning   DOC
Jennifer McDonald
Kagan Cooperative Learning
Whether interested in learning new cooperative learning techniques or brushing up on skills, this session from a Kagan representative is sure to help participants with implementation in upper grades classrooms.
        Kagan Online Cooperative Learning

   HSTW Assessment A to Z   DOC
Walter Logan
Pike-Lincoln Technical Center
Information will be shared on organizing and carrying out the 2006 HSTW Assessment. Panelists from a rural career-tech center and a metropolitan comprehensive high school will share their experiences and share tips and strategies to motivate students to put forth their best efforts. A must for school leaders and administrators preparing for the 2006 HSTW Assessment.
        HSTW Assessment A to Z  145KB

   Integrated Learning 101
David Dillard
Arcadia Valley School District
For two summers, the SEMO Tech Prep Consortium sponsored a week-long internship for area middle school and high school teachers and counselors. The goal was academic and career tech awareness and cooperation. Participants reviewed contextual learning principles, received career education, received competency-based instruction, collaborated and completed two "make & take" projects and prepared three standards-based lesson plans to be shared statewide. In a non-threatening, professional environment, participants experienced core subject compatibility with career education. Funding, format, facilities and functions will be reviewed in this session. Fun added at no extra charge.

   Learning Needs of the Millennial Generation   DOC
Donna Dare
St. Louis Community College
This discussion-oriented workshop will focus on the call for academic attainment for all students, both secondary and post-secondary, and how educators can be prepared to meet these challenges through integration, contextual teaching and learning, implementation of capstone courses, and articulated/dual credit. The session will provide an overview of how various methods can be melded to advance teaching and learning. The workshop will also include a decision-making matrix for developing capstone courses.
        Strategies for Meeting the Learning Needs of the Millennial Generation  965KB
        Nine-Step Decision Making Model Worksheet  115KB
        Charting a New Course for Career and Technical Education - U.S. Ed  
        Millennial Generation and Community Colleges  

   Project Lead the Way   DOC
Paul Mackay
Missouri Center for Career Education
This session will guide participants through a step by step implementation process for creating a pre-engineering academy in their school. Participants will be introduced to the Project Lead The Way curriculum and several ways that they can create a stand alone academy within their school or a partnership academy with an area career center or community college. Additional information will be given on developing key business partnerships to assist schools in growing their academies within their communities.
        Forging a New Generation of Engineers  1,702KB

   Socratic Seminar
Bonnie & John Robinson
Mehlville Senior High School
In this workshop on Socratic Seminar, secondary teachers will be given practical tools for successful implementation of Socratic dialogue in the classroom. Socratic Method encourages inquiry and critical thinking, promotes close reading of the text, enhances listening and speaking skills, appeals to diverse learning styles, and makes students responsible for their own learning. This best practice will be actively modeled by a high school English and history teacher.

   Teachers as Advisors   DOC
Kim Hawley
Lee's Summit North High School
Lee's Summit North High School will share with participants how they developed their BEST program through curriculum development and staff development. The session will explain how the school implemented a Spring Enrollment Conference as a way to bring parents and students together with their mentor to review the students' educational plans. This session will be step by step how Lee's Summit North did it, and the session will include documentation the audience can take back to their schools and use for implementation.
        Mentoring and Advisement  659KB
        Teachers as Advisors Program Guide  517KB