Teaching Matters Presents Fourth Annual Summer Forum for Principals with a Focus on the Common Core State Standards

NEW YORK, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What are the Common Core State Standards and how will this new initiative affect instruction in our schools? In an effort to support school leaders in designing learning environments that produce career and college ready learners, Teaching Matters' Fourth Annual Summer Forum for Principals will feature a discussion about the implications of the Common Core State Standards on curriculum and assessment. Bena Kallick, co-author of Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning, will facilitate an interactive conversation entitled, "Learner at the Core: How Common Core Reshapes our Thinking about Assessment." The forum will take place on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 475 Riverside Drive at 1:30PM.

Following the talk, the first annual Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for School Innovation will be awarded to one of the five finalist schools, chosen from a field of over 100 nominations. Elizabeth Rohatyn, a champion of public education in New York City, will be on hand to present the Prize to the principal of the winning school. The recipient of the Rohatyn Prize will receive a one-time award of $15,000 to support, sustain or further an innovative school learning environment, program or practice that promotes academic rigor and has the potential to be replicated by other schools.

The Summer Forum for Principals is one component of Teaching Matters' Innovative Principal Program. The Innovative Principal is a unique series of leadership institutes and forums designed for and led by principals and leading practitioners. At sessions offered throughout the year, school leaders have the opportunity to interact with other educators who share both the common and emerging challenges related to creating a 21st century school.

Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize for School Innovation Finalists:

Academy Street Elementary, Bayport, Long Island. Project: Using tablets with developmentally delayed students across the curriculum.

Bell Academy (Q294), Queens, NY. Project: Expanding video conferencing to support the school's project-based learning philosophy; make "classroom walls become invisible."

Chester Park (PS 62), Queens, NY. Project: Using Google Apps for sharing practices in and out of school, impacting instruction for both teachers and students.

Peekskill Middle School, Peekskill, NY. Project: Implementing a wide range of 21st century strategies to improve student achievement in a highly challenging school.

West Side Collaborative (MS250), Manhattan, NY. Project: Building teacher effectiveness through the expansion of the school's online collaborative community.

Contact:
To RSVP for the Principal's Forum:
Zainab Grant
Teaching Matters
[email protected]
212-870-3501

For inquiries about the Elizabeth Rohatyn Prize:
Naomi Cooperman, Ed. D.
Teaching Matters
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
[email protected]
Include the subject line: Rohatyn Prize

SOURCE Teaching Matters