Conference Agenda

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Early Registration and Happy Hour
Location: Hilton Suites Boca
Host: North Broward Preparatory School Team

Thursday, February 9, 2012
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Welcome and Registration
Location: Learning Commons
Host: North Broward Preparatory School Team

9:00 am – 10:30 am
Opening Plenary Session: Creating a Culture of Thinking in Our Classrooms and Schools
Location: Learning Commons
Presenters: David Hicks, Elise Ecoff, Bruce Fawcett, Kathleen Malanowski, Tanya Lynch
      Essential Questions:

• How do we develop a collaborative culture of thinking?
• How do we make thinking visible?

10:45 am – 11:45 am

Lunch
Location: High School Student Union

11:45 am ‐ 1:00 pm

Teacher Guided Lower School Tour and Gallery Walk
Location: starting in Student Union finishing in the Lower School
Guides: Lower School Teachers and Administrators

Essential Questions:

• How do we make thinking visible?

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm

• Break

1:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Break Out Session One: Thinking Routine Experience

Essential Questions:

• How does Visible Thinking align to and support our mission?
• How does classroom culture influence the development of understanding?

A. Developing Understanding through Literature and Reflective Painting

• Location: Learning Commons
• Presenters: Fitzpatrick/Campbell

B. Developing Understanding through Visual Art and Historical Perspective.

• Location: Lecture Hall
• Presenters: Roney/Malanowski

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Group Picture of Practice: Grandfather Tang’s Story an Integrated Math Lesson (Lynch)

Location: Learning Commons

Facilitators: Lynn Edgar

Essential Question:

• How do we develop a collaborative culture of thinking?

End of Day Reflection
Location: Learning Commons
Facilitator: Elise Ecoff/Kathleen Malanowski

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Happy Hour
Location: Hilton Suites Boca
Host: North Broward Preparatory School Team
Essential Question:

• How is drinking together better than drinking alone?

Friday, February 10, 2012
8:30 – 10:00
Plenary Session: The Eight Cultural Forces that Define Our Classrooms
Location: Learning Commons
Presenters: Elise Ecoff, Bruce Fawcett, Kathleen Malanowski and Tanya Lynch
Essential Question:

• How does classroom culture influence the development of understanding?

10:15 – 11:00
Visible Thinking in Action
Location: Lower School Classrooms
Presenters: NBPS Teachers and Students
Essential Question:

• How does classroom culture influence the development of understanding?
• How do we make thinking visible?

11:00 – 11:45

• Lunch

Location: High School Student Union

12:00 – 1:15
Group Reflection: School Based Reflective Groups
Location: Learning Commons
Facilitator: Bruce Fawcett
Essential Question:

• How does visible thinking align to and support our mission?

1:15 – 2:45
Break Out Session Two: Thinking Routine Experience
Essential Questions:

• How does Visible Thinking align to and support our mission?
• How does classroom culture influence the development of understanding?

A. Developing Understanding through Literature and Reflective Painting
Location: Learning Commons
Presenters: Fitzpatrick/Campbell

B. Developing Understanding through Visual Art and Historical Perspective.
Location: Lecture Hall
Presenters: Roney/Malanowski

3:00 – 4:30
Group Picture of Practice
Location: Learning Commons
Facilitator: Tanya Lynch
Essential Question:

• How do we develop a collaborative culture of thinking?

End of Day Reflection
Location: Learning Commons
Facilitator: Elise Ecoff/Kathleen Malanowski

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Happy Hour
Location: Hilton Suites Boca
Host: North Broward Preparatory School Team

Saturday, February 11, 2012
8:30 – 10:00
Break Out Session Three (Teachers PK ‐1):
Location: Learning Commons
Presenters: NBPS Teachers
Essential Question:

• How do we develop a collaborative culture of thinking?
• How does visible thinking align to and support our mission?

A. Thinking Routines in the Primary Years

B. Thinking Routines and Touchpoints

C. Visible Thinking: Developing a Professional Learning Community to foster a school wide culture
of thinking, learning and reflection.

10:15 – 12:00
Closing Plenary Session: MAP‐ping the road ahead: Where do we go from here, and how do we get
there?
Location: Learning Commons
Presenters: Elise Ecoff, Bruce Fawcett, Kathleen Malanowski and Tanya Lynch
Essential Question:

• How does Visible Thinking align to and support our mission?

End of Conference Reflections: School Planning Session
Location: Learning Commons
Facilitator: Elise Ecoff/Kathleen Malanowski

12:00 – 12:30
Final Thoughts:
Location: Learning Commons
Presenter: Elise Ecoff