Annual Conference

Rob Evans
“Family Matters: How Schools Can Cope with the Crisis in Childrearing”
Educators everywhere report that students are harder to reach and teach, their developmental profiles more uneven, their attention and motivation harder to sustain, their language and behavior more provocative. And they complain that parents are more anxious about their children’s success, yet less available to support and guide them, and more demanding and critical of the school, more inclined to see themselves as entitled consumers. Rob Evans will outline these dilemmas and their implications for stewardship, calling for a stronger assertion of school values and a redefinition of the home-school partnership.

Alan November
“Leadership: Transition to a New Culture of Teaching and Learning”
November’s presentations are thought-provoking, creative, and motivating. He has an uncanny ability to tap into the needs and energy of his audiences. He makes people think, question, and also important, laugh.. For Alan, it’s not the technology itself that it is important; it’s the way we use it. His ideas about global communication, collaboration, assessment, and critical thinking have inspired schools, governments and corporations around the world to rethink and redefine their approach to education and technology.

Nancy Schulman, Director, & Ellen Birnbaum, Associate Director, 92nd Street Y Nursery School, Co-Authors, Practical Wisdom for Parents: Demystifying the Preschool Years, “The Role of the Early Childhood Director as Parent Educator”

Pat Kyllonen, Research Center Director for the New Constructs Center, Educational Testing Service (ETS), “What’s Next Beyond Achievement? Assessing Affective Vs. Cognitive Skills”

Israel ‘Izzy’ Kalman, school psychologist, author of BULLIES to BUDDIES: How to Turn Your Enemies into FriendsBullies to Buddies, “Victim-Proofing Your School”

Susan Norwood, ERB Test Consultant, “Turning Parents into Partners: How to Talk to Parents about ERB Tests”

Robin A. Schwartz, Adjunct Professor of Mathematics and Teacher Education, College of Mount Saint Vincent and Founder, Math Confidence, “Empowering Students Who Ask ‘When Are We Ever Going To Use This Math?’”

Sid Barish, Ed.D., Vice President, Educational Records Bureau, “ERB Programs: What You Need to Know”