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Conference at a Glance

Friday, February 22, 2013 - Metro Crowne Plaza, Chicago, IL


Time Session Title and Presenter 9:30 - 10:00 Pre-Registration and Check-In 10:00 - 10:15 Welcome 10:15 - 12:00 Governance and Leadership for the 21st Century Pat Bassett 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on your own 1:30 - 3:00 The Power of Adaptive Leadership: Guiding Your School Community Through Change and Growth Jonathan Wolff 3:00 - 3:15 Afternoon Break The Power of Adaptive Leadership (Cont.) 3:15 - 5:30 Jonathan Wolff 5:30 - 5:45 Evening Break 5:45 - 7:00 Networking Social (Appetizers at Dine Restaurant Included) 7:00 - 7:15 Welcome 7:15 - 8:30 Tips to Help Parents Recognize and Ease Stress in Children Dr. Alice Honig Location

Saturday, February 23, 2013 - Near North Montessori School, Chicago, IL Time Session Title and Presenter 8:00 - 9:00 Pre-Registration and Check-In 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome Debbie Senoff-Langford 9:15 - 10:15 Keynote Address: Montessori and the Human Spirit: From Birth to Young
Adulthood Paula Polk Lillard 10:15 - 10:30 Morning Break

Location

10:30 - 12:00

BREAKOUT SESSIONS #1 Discipline: A Branch of Knowledge or of Teaching Rosana A. Amato & Toni Friedman A Way to Get Moving Ella Jenkins Lighting a Child's Inborn Sense of Wonder: Mobilizing Your School to Bring Nature Back to Children Geoffrey E. Bishop The Conversation with Parents I Hate to Have Jonathan Wolff Building an Ethical Adolescent Chris Ambroso Strategies for Conquering Daily Challenges in a Public Montessori School Marilyn Horan & Phil Dosen Steps to Successful Staff Evaluations Louise Kunnert & Mary Strezewski 12:00 - 1:15 Lunch/Exhibitors

1:15 - 2:30

BREAKOUT SESSIONS #2 To Provide Calmness You Have to Feel Calm - Understanding and Working with Your Intense Feelings in Class Margret Nickels, Ph.D. Loving and Language Interactions with Toddlers Dr. Alice Honig The Role of Observation, Class Management, and Professional Development Wendy Calise Why the Curriculum Age Three and Beyond Jean Miller, Ph.D. Getting Your Students to Talk: Best Practices for the Montessori World Language Program Valerie Shull Global Responsibility and Social Awareness in the Montessori Upper Elementary Community Geoffrey E. Bishop Working with 21st Century Families: Tools for Supporting Diverse Montessori Communities Jill Stansbury Creating a Collaborative Best Practice Montessori Program Jonathan Wolff Whose Job Is It, Anyway? Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities Margaret Combs & Gwen Harris Afternoon Break BREAKOUT SESSIONS #3 Start 'Em Early: How Parent Child Builds Healthy Families, School Community and Retention Susan Tracy Encouraging Children's Social and Emotional Self-regulation Dr. Alice Honig Fear of Fractions??? Karen Riggenbach Essential Elements in the Practice of Montessori Jean Miller, Ph.D. Your Students Have a Global Voice Judith Cunningham Montessori and the Common Core State Standards: What Montessorians Need to Know and How You Can Help to Advocate Anna Perry The Road to Normalization: The Essential Role of the Assistant in the Preparation of the Child Jennifer Nolan Branding Basics and Social Media Fundamentals Kristine Kelley & Marcus Norman Why Patty Melts and How to Help Drina Madden & Dr. Val L. Scaramella-Nowinski Tours of Near North Montessori School Exhibitors Close

2:30 - 2:45 2:45 - 4:00

4:00 - 4:30 4:30

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