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Community Center for Teaching Excellence Invites You....


You are cordially invited to join us for a day of discussion and learning with education and technology expert Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach* on Monday June 17, 2013 in room 11-205 at MCC’s Brighton Campus. Drop in for a portion of the day. RSVP for lunch or a parking pass by Wednesday 6/12/13 to: <mailto:tjefferson@monroecc.edu>.

       
Discussion Topics & Schedule with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
10:00   CCTE Connected Educator Team Action Research Presentation & Discussion 
·         Use of a private online forum in a cross-sector professional learning community

11:00   Using Technology for Professional Development & Culture Change in Education
·         Integrating online communities and networks into professional learning initiatives
·         Leveraging technology for professional development in a regional setting: barriers and opportunities

12:00   Lunch & Informal Discussion
·         Sheryl’s story: from classroom teacher to PLP CEO

12:45  Collaborative Action Plans in a Regional Context
·         Effective regional models from the US and Canada
·         Lessons learned from PLCs in school communities. 
·         Tips, tools, & best practices for building & sustaining online communities of practice

3:00   Adjourn

* Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is the co-founder and CEO of Powerful Learning Practice, where she works with schools and districts from across the US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, United Kingdom, Israel, Norway, and China to re-envision their learning cultures and communities. During a 25-year education career, Sheryl has been a classroom teacher, technology coach, charter school principal, district administrator, university instructor and digital learning consultant. She is co-author of The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age (Solution Tree, 2012) and is in the dissertation phase of completing her doctorate in Educational Planning, Policy and Leadership at the College of William and Mary. Sheryl is an advisor to the U.S. Department of Education’s Connected Educators initiative and a leader in the development of USDOE’s first Connected Educators Month in August 2012. She also served on the New Media Consortium.

Ann Pennella
Community Center for Teaching Excellence
06/10/2013