OregonAssociationofTeacherEducators TwelfthAnnualConference EducatingtheWholePersonin achangingworld February27,2009 TheKennedySchool Portland,Oregon http://www.orate.org
ConferenceataGlance 8:15 8:45 Registration 8:45 9:50 WelcomeandKeynoteAddress 10:00 10:50 BreakoutSession1 11:00 11:50 BreakoutSession2 12:00 12:45 Lunch 12:45 1:30 PosterSessionandCriticalIssuesConversation 1:40 2:30 BreakoutSession3 2:40 3:30 BreakoutSession4 3:30 4:00 Wrap up * * * * * * * 2009ORATEConferencePlanningBoard DewAnnaBrumley,Secretary/Treasurer WarnerPacificCollege MickiCaskey PortlandStateUniversity MarkGirod,Webmaster WesternOregonUniversity NeilLiss WillametteUniversity MaureenMusser WillametteUniversity LindaSamek,President GeorgeFoxUniversity JacquelineWaggoner UniversityofPortland DavidWard WillametteUniversity MariaDantas Whitney,PastPresident WesternOregonUniversity (inabsentia)
Welcometothe2009ORATEConference FeaturedEvents KeynoteAddress MichaelGeisen 2008NationalandOregonTeacheroftheYear ScienceTeacherfromCrookCountyMiddleSchool Prineville,Oregon SouthernOregonUniversityMATGraduate CHILDRENASCOMPLETEHUMANBEINGS GoingBeyondaNarrowApproach tomeasuringstudentachievement Moreandmoreworkingprofessionalsareneededwhocansynthesizetheiracademicskillswith creativity,workcollaboratively,andbeadaptabletonewandchangingsituations.thismeans our emphasis on rating student progress mainly through standardized tests ignores what sustains a child s long term viability as a fully productive individual, life long learner, and committedmemberofsociety.michaelgeisen,2008nationalteacheroftheyear,discusses howamerica scurrentsystemofeducationalaccountability,innotformallyhonoringthisfact, needs a much broader view and approach one that reflects how true accountability comes from within and recognizes students as creative beings, not as future products, statistics, or justkids. Bypreparingstudentsforthetidalwaveofculturalandeconomicchangesweare experiencing in this global economy, and honoring the creative spirit of children now, we actually prepare them more effectively for a truly limitless future in the twenty first century world. KennedySchoolTheater 9:00 9:50
StudentPosterShowcase Graduate Students from the University of Portland Gregory Bevans, Lisa Bohman, Marianne Bradach, Sarah Burgess, Grant Burgoyne, Christeen Calhoun, Marleen Carroll, Erik Chantiny, Thomas Chesser, Wendy Crozier, Leslie Dillavou, Allison Dworschak, Kathrine England, Emily Fraser, Emily Griffith, Brianne Hartwig, Brett Hay, Mary Klum, Michal Kourafas, Angela Lachmann, Melinda Lary, Caroline Leedy, Joseph Lontai, Susannah, Maynard, Paul McCarthy, Morgan McGilchrist, Catherine McGowen, Craig Meyers, Jacqueline Motzer, Sabreena Newman, Stephanie Owen, Catherine Pettit, Jesse Putnam, Corinne Rademacher, Colin Reis, Neil Rininger, Annie Roach, Susan Rosenbaum, Paula Stepankowsky, Norman Stremming, Joshua Weinman, Margaret Yeates JacquelineWaggoner,Advisor Gymnasium 12:45 1:30 ************************************************* CriticalIssuesConversation TeacherPreparationPractices: PerceptionsandProactivePlanning ODEandTSPChostedaforuminMayonOregonteacherpreparationpractices. Participantswillexaminetheidentifiedstrengths,challenges,andareasfor developmenttocollectivelyplanaproactiveresponse. HostedbyHildaRosselliandColleagues KennedySchoolTheater 12:45 1:30
BreakoutSession1 10:00 10:50 Theater MichaelGeisentalkswithteachercandidatesaboutteachingandthe futureofeducation. Auniqueopportunitytoaskquestionsandinteractwithanoutstanding representativeoftheteachingcommunity. Library ConversationsthatMatter:CoachingforaLifetimeofTeaching WendiLaurence Create osity&emilydelacruz,portlandstateuniversity AninteractiveopportunitytoexploretheconceptofreVisioning,acoaching modelforsupportingteachersastheyencounterdecisionpoints throughouttheircareers. Martha Jordan Room UsingtheCommunityofInquiryModeltoAnalyzeOnlineTeachingand Learning BethBartruff CorbanCollege Thissessionpresentsfindingsofastudy,whichexaminedonlinecourse interactionsthroughtheuseofthecommunityofinquirymodelinan attempttodetermineinstructionaleffectiveness. Mina Parsons Room AdoptinganE PortfolioSystem:OneUniversity snextstepinthejourney ofimprovingtheirprofessionalpractice KarenBuchanan,SeanMcKay,&JimWorthington GeorgeFoxUniversity Thissessiondescribeshowoneinstitutionstudied,adoptedand implementedane portfoliosystem.challenges,benefitstofacultyand students,andlessonslearnedwillbeshared. Gymnasium ImprovingCollaborationBetweenTeachersandParentsofStudentswith DevelopmentalDisabilities:IsBehavioralParentTrainingPartofthe Solution? WendyMachalicek,NeeraMalhotra,&JaniceHolstine PortlandStateUniversity Presentsthefindingsofaliteraturereview(1988 2008)ofstrategies(e.g., video modeling)usedtotrainparentsandfamiliesofchildren/youthwith developmentaldisabilitiestoimplementeducationalandbehavior managementstrategies.
BreakoutSession2 11:00 11:50 Theater InstructingAcademicLanguage:FromTheorytoPractice PeterThackerandStudents UniversityofPortland Buildingonvocabularyresearch,teachercandidatesfrommultiple disciplinesdescribehowtheyincorporatedactivitiesintotheirlessonsthat aidedstudentsinlearningacademiclanguage.discussionwithworkshop attendeeswillfollowthepresentation. Library CultivatingtheWholeTeacher:SustainingAuthenticityandIdealsBeyond thematprogram WilliamGreene,RoniAdams,&YoungheeKim SouthernOregonUniversity Apanelofteachereducatorsandtheirformerstudents,nowclassroom teachers,willpresentperspectivesontheuseofcorereflectionasatoolfor nurturingwholenessandauthenticityintheirteachingpractice. Martha Jordan Room AMagnifyingGlassandaLiteracyContinuum:ToolsforNavigating LiteracywithTeacherCandidatesinaChangingWorld TracySmiles&ChloëMyers WesternOregonUniversity Thepresenterswilldemonstratearangeoftoolsdesignedtoexamine literacycurricula,developliteracyinstructionexpertise,andsupport informeddecisionmakingamongteachercandidatesplacedindiverse settings. Mina Parsons Room UsingStudioCode todevelopeffectiveteachers RobertM.Hautala WesternOregonUniversity Adescriptionofaclassroomprojectthatfacilitatesteachercandidates evaluationoftheirteachingusingstudiocode withembeddedvideoand teacherbehaviorcodestoidentifystrengths,weaknessesandimprovement needs. Gymnasium EducatingtheWholePersoninaChangingWorld:AlternativePathwaysto TeachingforLearning JudyKeeney&MarcShelton GeorgeFoxUniversity;JoseMagallanes, PatriciaMagallanes&MavjudaRabimova WoodburnSchoolDistrict Hearstoriesofpracticewovenintoamodelprogramconnectingteachers fromanoregonschooldistricttoauniversity.allbecamelearners, navigatingtspc,andmeetingtheneedsofdiverselearners.
BreakoutSession3 1:40 2:30 Theater HowValidareInterpretationsWeMakefromtheTeacherWorkSample? ToddTwyman&EricSnow WesternOregonUniversity Thissessionconsidersamodernvalidityframeworkforevaluating interpretationsdrawnfromscoresontheteacherworksample,an assessmenttoolcommonlyusedbyteachereducationprograms. Library StorytellingandSharingStoriesofPracticeThroughPortraiture KathleenCowin OregonStateUniversity CascadesCampus Learnaboutthequalitativemethodologyofportraitureandhowportraiture andstorytellingcanenhancetheuseofstoriesofpracticeinmentoringpreserviceandbeginningteachers. Martha Jordan Room LearningtoTeachforSocialJustice JohnT.King&RoniAdams SouthernOregonUniversity Exploreananalyticframeworkandcurricularresourcesforsupporting teachersastheydevelop,implement,andsustainacommitmentto teachingforsocialjustice. Mina Parsons Room SpotlightonSuccess:WhatWorksinOregonHighSchools? GinnyBirky GeorgeFoxUniversity StoriesofOregonhighschoolstudents,teachers,andadministratorswho areinthemidstofsuccessfuleducationalreform voicesthatwillinspire futureteacherstoembraceandinitiateeffectivechange. Gymnasium AnExaminationofaReadingEndorsementProgramwithCoursesin EnglishandSpanish TatianaCevallos&BethLaForce GeorgeFoxUniversity MarthaTorresJames WoodburnSchoolDistrict Twostudiesanalyzedtheparticipants experiencesandimplicationsofa readingendorsementprogramofferedinenglishandspanishbygeorgefox UniversitytomeetthespecificneedsoftheWoodburnSchoolDistrict.
BreakoutSession4 2:40 3:30 Theater TheoryintoPractice:WhattheWorkSampleRevealsforStudentsWho NeedDifferentiation AmyDee&SuzanneHarrison GeorgeFoxUniversity Preserviceteacherworksampleswereanalyzedforevidenceof differentiatedinstructionfocusingspecificallyonaccommodationsfor studentswithdisabilities.adiscussionoftheresearchandcurrentpractices followsthepresentation. Library PreparingGeneralandSpecialEducationTeachersforCollaborative Consultation RebeccaSchulte PacificUniversity Thissessionwillexplorehowgeneralandspecialeducationteacherscanbe preparedtoconsultandcollaboratewitheachotherinschoolstomeetthe needsofexceptionallearners. Martha Jordan Room ExploringtheLessonStudyApproachwithMiddleSchoolTeachers MickiCaskey PortlandStateUniversity Lessonstudyisapowerfulprofessionaldevelopmentapproachformiddle gradesteachers.thissessionsharestheresultsofatwo yearexplorationof lessonstudywithteachersinthreemiddleschools. Mina Parsons Room Theory,Research,andPracticeofTeacherCollaborationSupportedby Technology StacyJ.Erickson UniversityofPhoenix Thissessionfocusesonusingtechnologytohelpsupportteacher collaborationanddescribeshowteachereducatorscanfacilitatethis learningfortheirstudentsusingcurrenttheory,research,andpractical application. Gymnasium TheUsefulnessofPost observationfeedbacktostudentteachers ElaineCoughlin&CherylSpaulding PacificUniversity Presentersinthissessiondescribeastudythatfocusedonthetypesand relativeusefulnessofpost observationfeedbackprovidedbyuniversity supervisorsandmentorteacherstotheirstudentteachers.
Thankyouforjoiningusatthe2009ORATEConference!Wehope yourtimeherewasfruitful. Youarewelcometoprovidecommentsandsuggestionsforfuture conferences.pleasesendtolindasamekatlsamek@georgefox.edu Plantoattendthe13 th AnnualORATEConference March5,2010 WesternOregonUniversity Monmouth,Oregon VisittheORATEwebsiteatwww.orate.org!