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=NADSFL Strategic Language Summit = July 13-15, 2009 -- Glastonbury, CT

Essential Questions:

 * How can I take a vision and goal and turn it into a practical implementable plan?
 * How can I design an implementation plan that will be most effective over time?
 * What happens when plans impact reality?
 * How do I connect this year's goals with the past and the future?

Who Are We? 
Karen deFur New Haven, CT Public Schools Carrie Harrington Fort Worth, TX ISD May Dell Jenks Katy, TX ISD Greta Lundgaard Plano, TX ISD Thomas Sauer Jefferson County Public Schools (KY) Pauline Sayers Katy, TX ISD Heida Serrano Dallas, TX ISD Jaya Vijayasekar Vernon, CT Public Schools Susan Wrenn Lewisville, TX ISD James Yoder Clark County School District, NV  Special Guest: Marty Abbott, ACTFL Host: Rita Oleksak, Glastonbury, CT Public Schools 

==How can we in our roles as district supervisors increase student language proficiency and teacher efficacy? == <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> //Provide targeted effective professional development (ongoing, long-term, outcome oriented, research-based, collaborative, professional learning communities, relationships) focused on:// <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">creating/promoting an environment/community focused on student learning (relationships, classroom management, goal setting, self assessment)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">facilitating performance-based learning/classroom experiences based on a consistently implemented curriculum focused on student learning
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">utilizing a variety of appropriate/research-based teaching/learning strategies to ensure learning by all students (multiple intelligences, differentiation, comprehensible input, technology, etc...)
 * demonstrating evidence of student learning (assessments: common/district, authentic, formative/summative, alternative, self-evaluation, rubrics)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">incorporating feedback based on data analysis to improve student learning (collection and analysis of evidence/student products, data team, diagnostic tests...)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">empowering teacher growth/leadership (collaboration, articulation, resources, teacher motivation, models/framework) [[file:leadership_organizer.pdf]]

<span style="color: rgb(0,128,128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Goal Setting: 2 articles from Top Achievement, Gene Donohue, founder
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<span style="color: rgb(0,128,128); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Creating SMART Goals & Goal Setting in 7 Steps
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