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NYCESPA
Newsletter
Vol. 28, No. 3 - February 2015
New York City Elementary School Principals Association
www.nycespa.org
Convention Program
8:00 am To 1:00 pm
Registration
Promenade, Second Floor
8:00 am To 1:00 pm
Instructional Materials Exhibition
Ballroom Foyer, Salons G, H, I, Second floor
8:00 To 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast
In the Exhibit Area
8:55 To 10:00 am
Professional Development Session A
Session descriptions can be found on pages 2 & 3
10:00 To 10:30 am
Exclusive Exhibitor Viewing Time
& Coffee Break
10:30 To 11:30 am
Professional Development Session B
Plenary Session, Grand Ballroom
Pam Allyn, Executive Director and Founder LitWorld and LitLife. Appearance courtesy of Pearson.
11:30 To 11:50 am
Exclusive Exhibitor Viewing Time
11:50 am To 12:55 pm
Professional Development Session C
Session descriptions can be found on pages 2 & 3
1:00 To 3:00 pm
Gala Luncheon, Grand Ballroom
Recognition of jubilarians who have served 5, 10, 15 years as Elementary School Principals in NYC.
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NYCESPA Office Telephone (646) 660-4883
Fax (212) 962-6130
LIZA CARABALLO-SUAREZ, President
LAVERNE NIMMONS, President-Elect
OLIVIA FRANCIS-WEBBER, Vice-President
YVONNE WILLIAMS, Vice-President
CHRISTOPHER OGNO, Vice-President
KAREN H. HAMBRIGHT-GLOVER, Secretary
Luis Torres, Treasurer
MABEL MUNIZ-SARDUY, Immediate Past President
SUSAN A. BARNES, Past President
Keynote Speaker
Pam Allyn is the
executive director and
founder of LitWorld,
a global organization
that advocates for
children’s rights as
readers, writers, and
learners. She is also the
executive director and
founder of LitLife, a
national organization
dedicated to school
improvement.
Keynote Speaker,
Author Pam Allyn
Allyn is widely known as a motivational speaker
advocating for reading and writing as human
rights that belong to all people and is an expert on
the Common Core State Standards. She is on the
advisory boards of the Amherst College Center
for Community Engagement, James Patterson’s
ReadKiddoRead, Penguin Publishing’s We Give
Books, and the Millennium Cities Initiative Social
Sector.
Allyn’s work has been featured on Good Morning
America, The Today Show, Oprah Radio, and The
Huffington Post as well as in The New York Times.
She is the author of the award-winning What to
Read When: The Books and Stories to Read with Your
Child—and All the Best Times to Read Them. Her
recently published book Be Core Ready and the
accompanying Core Ready Series are designed to
illuminate the Common Core State Standards with
practical and inspiring strategies for classroom
and community use. Her other books include Pam
Allyn’s Best Books for Boys: How to Engage Boys in
Reading in Ways That Will Change Their Lives and
Your Child’s Writing Life.
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Professional Development Sessions A, B & C
Professional Development: Sessions A, B and C
SESSION A 8:55 to 10 AM
A-1: Empowered Students, Thinking Like Engineers
A-6: Rethink the Path to LRE
This is a non-commercial workshop, but we intend to use
National Geographic Exploring Science as the main example text.
Presentation will include a model lesson based on basic force and
motion of activity of a ball and ramp. This activity easily scaffolds up
for a variety of grades K-6, basic concept for Kindergarten and more
advanced for upper elementary students. Participants will learn about
this and other innovative, project-based approaches to teaching that
empower students to think and act like engineers and scientists!
Through hands-on demonstrations and instruction, teachers gain a
tool-kit full of new ideas, resources, and methods.
With the growing prevalence of autism spectrum disorders, public
schools are faced with an exploding demand for services. The challenges include ensuring the delivery of research-based practices, providing training and support across multiple staff and geographic locations, working collaboratively with families and managing costs.
Addressing these issues and adapting to the increasing need for
services for this growing population presents schools with key challenges. We’ll discuss how a technology-driven solution is helping
schools strengthen programs and services to children with autism and
other related disorders in a more cost-effective way and, at the same,
reduce costs for outside services, professional development and due
process.
A-2: Mission Be – Introduction to Mindfulness Education
A-7: Get Your Hands Dirty – Using Modeling Clay
Presenters: Tom Hinojosa, Suzanne Farrell, and Kathy Henderson,
National Geographic Learning
Room: Comedians (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
Presenter: Kelly Gildersleeve, Director of Curriculum, Mission Be
Room: Singers (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
During this one hour presentation on mindfulness, administrators
and parents will be provided with information about the science and
research behind mindful education, as well as the practical applications in the classroom and/or home and their benefit. Participants
will also have a chance to practice and experience the benefits of
mindfulness for themselves. We cover the program layout, share
encouraging data and increase a faculty’s understanding of how
Mission Be’s curriculum is aligned with SEL, DASA and CCLS.
A-3: Managing Teacher Observations Like An All-Star
Presenter: Jason DeRoner, CEO/Co-Founder, TeachBoost
Room: Whitman
The TeachBoost CEO and NYC principals will discuss and demonstrate best practices in managing the observation/evaluation workflow, in-classroom observations, giving effective feedback, and using
data for targeted professional development. NYC Principals will conduct most of the presentation while also engaging the audience for
participation.
Presenters: Robin Faltz and Margaret Senor, ReThink
Room: Golden Boardroom
to Teach K-6 Economics and Math
Presenters: Doug Young and Alexis Andrews, Council for Economic
Education
Room: Actors (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
How do you make citizenship and economics fun for all students?
With Play Doh®. Attendees use Play Doh® to make “goods” as part of
activity-orientated simulations which teach concepts such as opportunity cost, and supply and demand. “Playful Economics” will give
students a basic introduction to economics and increase their vocabulary as they learn key economic principles. Using Play Doh® in the
classroom is a motivating and effective way to challenge your students to a higher level of thinking and learning through an interdisciplinary approach. These lessons are tied to the ELA CCSS and
Domain 3 of the Danielson Framework.
A-8: Quality Review 2014-15 – An Overview for School
Leaders
Presenters: Sherry Gregory and Mary Hughes, the Executive Leadership
Institute (CSA’s professional development affiliate)
Room: Writers (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
A-4: Great Leaps Forum – Implementation Strategies
This workshop offers the latest information on the Quality Review
from start to finish. School leaders and supervisors gain knowledge
and skills needed to inform members of the school staff and school
community to create school wide awareness of the Quality Review.
Three experts in Great Leaps will be available in a forum setting to
assist those wishing to implement the directives of Schools
Chancellor Carmen Fariña.
A-9: The Art of Delegation
Presenters: Kenneth Campbell, Luz Font, and Mary Wing, Diarmuid
Incorporated
Room: Gleason
A-5: “Mathletics” – Best Practices
Presenter: Jason Isaacs, 3P Learning/Mathletics
Room: Robinson
Mathletics is a K-12 online resource designed to provide personalized targeted adaptive practices so that students are confident in their
ability to perform on Common Core assessments.
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Presenters: Dr. Nancy Westerband, Sonia Nieves, Dr. Laverne Nimmons,
Henry Rubio and Kim Wanliss, CSA’s Supervisory Support Program
Room: Roebling
Do you feel you have to do everything yourself? As a supervisor,
it’s your job to delegate tasks. Presenters explain the best ways to
identify and capitalize upon the abilities of your team members.
Continued on next page
Professional Development Sessions A, B & C
Professional Development: Sessions A, B and C
SESSION B 10:30 to 11:30 AM
C-5: eRead and Report – An Independent eReading
Plenary Session
Presenters: Jeff McIntyre, Rourke Educational Media and Craig Lopetz,
Vice President, Production and Tech Development,
Rourke Educational Media
Room: Robinson
Presenter: Pam Allyn, Executive Director and Founder,
LitWorld and LitLife. Appearance courtesy of Pearson
Room: Grand Ballroom
We’re so fortunate to have Ms. Allyn with us for our Plenary Session
because she’s the rare combination of an expert in her field, literacy in
education, and a engaging presenter who has appeared on Good
Morning America, The Today Show, and Oprah Radio. (For
more on Ms. Allyn, see the main program page.)
SESSION C 11:55 AM to 1 PM
C-1: Digital Differentiation
Presenter: Lori Smith, Learning A-Z
Room: Comedians (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
We may have one grade level assigned to us, but in that class, students’ abilities vary greatly from low to high. Come and learn how to
use digital resources (printable, projectable, assignable) to teach the
same content but differentiate the rigor of the reading materials.
Participant will interact with resources via handouts to discover how
Learning A-Z can make differentiation easy!
C-2: Mission Be – Mindfulness Practices for Children:
Teaching Compassion and Empathy
Presenter: Kelly Gildersleeve, Director of Curriculum, Mission Be
Room: Singers (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
This workshop provides parents with an overview of the research
behind mindfulness, and how simple strategies can improve your
child’s happiness, grades and relationships in the home and at school.
We’ll cover child development from pre-school through high school.
Parents will gain tools to support their children as they learn to
develop self-regulation and coping skills during emotional and behavioral episodes, leading to a more stable environment at home. Parents
will also learn how to be a role model for mindful behavior, create an
atmosphere of accountability, and encourage problem-solving skills
including how to handle a bully.
C-3: Whole-Brain Teaching and Learning with the
VariQuest Visual Learning Tools
Presenter: Dr. Melissa Hughes, R&M Group
Room: Whitman
Educators will explore a variety of interactive strategies that foster
whole-brain learning and active processing. Active processing is the
assertion that to learn and retain information in meaningful ways,
learners must interact with the information in meaningful ways. After a
brief overview of recent research in whole-brain teaching and learning,
participants will explore the use of the VariQuest visual learning tools
to improve classroom instruction and facilitate deeper understanding
and greater engagement. Presentation handouts, sample lessons, and
hands-on activities are included.
C-4: Revolutionizing Recess
Presenters: Naelis Irvin and David Badillo, Playworks Education Energized
Room: Gleason
Program
We’ll engage participants with a combination of online demonstrations, PowerPoint, and group discussions. We’ll focus on the value
of eBooks in independent reading and the access to immediate results
with online formative assessments to make instructional decisions.
The presenter will raise the importance of using eBooks for vocabulary and reading comprehension strategy lessons and demonstrate
how easy it is to use eBooks in classroom instruction with an interactive whiteboard and/or LCD projector.
C-6: Teacher Collaboration Essentials
Presenters: Brad Darling and Marcie Doll, Pearson
Room: Golden Boardroom
The training is composed of three core components: guidelines for
effective team meetings, leadership training for teacher facilitators, and
protocols for reflection on teaching and learning.
C-7: K Through 2 Can Do! Math and Economics
Presenters: Doug Young and Alexis Andrews,
Council for Economic Education
Room: Actors (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
See how math is integrated into real world economic lessons for
younger students. Attendees will take part in role plays, stories, games,
movement, and crafts that make learning exciting. Some of the lessons
presented will include a hands-on activity, worksheets for practicing
math skills, as well as an assessment. The lessons are active, varied and
written to appeal to young students and can be adjusted and adapted to
meet the needs of your students..
C-8: Supervising Bilingual Program Models – What to
Look For in the Delivery of an Effective Lesson for ELLs
Presenter: Eva Garcia, NYC Regional Bilingual Education Resource
Network at Fordham University
Room: Writers (pedestrian bridge to South Tower)
During this session the presenter will provide an overview of what
supervisors can look for during the delivery of lessons in literacy/nonfiction text when students are learning a second language. A template
with guiding questions will be provided for recognizing a rigorous lesson that provides academic language supports for ELLs.
C-9: Can Adding Rigor to My Classrooms Really Be
Simple? What Am I Missing?
Presenters: Dawn Ulley and Velma Rosario, Achieve 3000
Room: Roebling
Educators across the country are struggling to meet the current
needs of their students, ensuring they are college and career ready.
Learn how colleagues are using technology to close the gap through the
use of a program called Simple Rigor.™ This tool enables teachers to
obtain resources of differentiated and grade-level nonfiction that they
can use in their classrooms.
This training is a fun, interactive experience for participants. We
will introduce recess game ideas as we demonstrate the different playground management strategies.
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A Message from the President
Dear Colleagues,
Saturday, February 7, 2015 will be our New York
City Elementary School Principal Associations
(NYCESPA) 82nd Annual Convention at the Brooklyn
Marriott Hotel.
This is a great time for principals and their teams
to listen to the inspirational keynote speaker Pam
Allyn. She is a literacy specialist, author and the
Executive Director and Founder of LitWorld. She
promotes literacy around the world and emphasizes
the importance of literacy as life-saving. Additionally,
there will be great opportunities to attend a variety of
workshops specially designed for principals, teachers and parents. Afterwards, you and your team can
debrief over a delicious hot meal.
a time when love and affection is manifested in
different ways. Let’s promote love with a kind gesture
and make a difference.
I look forward to you joining me at the Convention.
Convention Updates for Principals
Last call to register for the 82nd NYCESPA
Convention that will be held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015
at the Brooklyn Marriott.
There are a host of principal-only incentives as
well, including:
• 18 breakout sessions as highlighted on Pages 2 and 3
• Free parking voucher for NYCESPA members
• “Visit the Exhibitor” contest with $100 gift cards We are also recognizing and honoring elementary school to 5 lucky winners
principals who have accomplished 5, 10 and 15 years of
• Special gifts and recognition
service in the City of New York. If you are one of these
jubilarians, please come and join us to celebrate • Salute to our colleagues who are completing 5, your years of success.
10 and 15 years of service as elementary
school principals.
Registration forms, found on the NYCESPA’s website, may either be completed online or faxed to our
Time is short. Reserve your seats today. Complete
main office.
the registration form on our website, www.nycespa.
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