Conversations
During each of the six breakout sessions throughout the weekend, a large number of conversations will take place. This site will help you organize your plan for the weekend and provide the relevant information for each conversation. After signing in, search through the conversations below and mark the sessions you are interested in to populate your personal schedule on the right (or below if on your mobile phone).
In this conversation we will discuss the importance of school wide systems and structures needed to support students with special needs in a fully inclusive, project based curriculum.
This presentation is dedicated entirely to advisory at SLA. We felt that focussing on this area gives a good depiction as to what makes Science Leadership Academy what it is, what makes it so different compared to other high schools around the country, and SLA’s impact on education.
How can the arts be integrated across content areas to engage all students? A brainstorming and sharing session between teachers and educators from all content areas.
The Autism Expressed and Digitability program is an award winning Digital Literacy and Life Skills Curriculum designed to increase inclusion into the workforce and social fabric of society.
Quick: Define “college readiness”. Now: compare what’s in your head with definitions that have been established by standardized testing publishers, policy makers, and colleges themselves? Are they in alignment? Likely not. Let’s redefine college readiness and discuss innovative teaching and assessment practices (you’re likely already utilizing) that are aligned with our new, consensus-built definition.