2008 November Network Institute Handouts

Keynote Address:

A Flexible Middle School Schedule:  The Key to Addressing Interventions and Raising Student Achievement

Session 1:

Relationships "Tie" it all Together - Part 1

Relationships "Tie" it all Together - Part 2

Service Learning - A Call to Action

Stronger community, stronger students:  Empowering Students to be Engaged Learners

Session 2:

Executive Functions

Two Worlds Meet to Change History: USS Indianapolis survivors and a boy who retold their story

Disability Awareness

Co-Teaching:  Yours, Mine, and Ours

Session 3:

Using Web 2.0 to Engage Middle School Learners

Student Led Conferences

Incorporating Renewable Energy and Sustainability Principles into the Curriculum - Part 1

Incorporating Renewable Energy and Sustainability Principles into the Curriculum - Part 2

Amusement Park Extravaganza - Part 1

Amusement Park Extravaganza - Part 2

Amusement Park Extravaganza - Part 3

Session 4:

Coach Struggling Students to Reach Their Potential:  Improved behaviors and attitudes can lead to success!

An End of Year Authentic Assessment in Social Studies - Part 1

An End of Year Authentic Assessment in Social Studies - Part 2

An "A" by Any Other Name is Still an "A" ... or is it? - Part 1

An "A" by Any Other Name is Still an "A" ... or is it? - Part 2

2007 November Network Institute Handouts

A Treasure Chest of Differentiation Strategies--Linda Holdorf

Advocacy and Advisory: Now More Than Ever--John Niska

Career-Works: A Creative Way to Learn--Deborah Schrock

First Class Teaming for First Mates--Sandra Wilson, Mary Ann Crome, Robert Lynn

From Cookbook to Inquiry--Kim Sherwood, Bonnie Zavoral

Launching a Successful Advisory--John Niska

Literacy Matters in the Middle--Linda Holdorf

Sail Away with Student Led Conferences--Susie Spoo, Mary Ann Crome

Interdisciplinary Units--Gene Nance, Bonnie Zavoral, Kim Sherwood

Electronic Portfolios--Brenda Foster