Denver 2017
Professional Development Conference 2017: Denver, CO
From July 30th to August 2nd, over 40 educators and administrators from Network schools will gather at a Professional Development Conference at the Archdiocese of Denver, where they will join together in community to strengthen the skills needed to better serve their students back home. Activities planned include a Mass and smudging, an outing to a Rockies game, and interactive sessions to test drive apps for classroom management.
Schedule
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Sunday, July 30
Varies Participants arrive at Denver International Airport (see p. 3 for airport transportation information)
5:30 PM Vans depart for mass | Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
5:50 PM Opening Liturgy/Mass | Archdiocese of Denver - Christ the King Chapel
6:45 PM Smudging and Drum Circle
7:20 PM Vans depart from Archdiocese
7:30 PM Welcome & Opening Reception | Hilton Garden Inn
- Conference materials and badge available for pick-up during the reception
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Monday, July 31
(Optional) Group Run along Cherry Creek.
Come join us for a run! Run at your own pace or with a few others. Start your day off with a few miles and your heart beating. Meet in the hotel lobby at 6:30 AM each morning of the conference. Have questions talk to Brian Collier or text him at (574) 850-7166.
6:30 AM Breakfast begins | Great American Grill, Cherry Creek Hilton
7:50 AM Vans Depart from Hilton | Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
Time Teacher Track Admin Track * Indicates session leader 8:30-8:45 AM Morning Prayer (Gospel Reflection by DSLBS leader) 8:50-9:35 AM Leola Tsinnajinnie-Paquin - Native Student Conceptions of Nation Building: Empowering Native Students
Room 125
9:40-10:25 AM Fr. Nate Wills – Blended Learning
Room 125
Mark Johnson – Prayer Life for the Busy Professional
Room 123
10:30-11:15 AM Meghan McDermott*, Mikaela Prego, Ally Jeter, Mary Claire O’Banion – Apps & Applications in the Classroom
Room 125
Brian Collier & Jessica Cozart – Visioning of the Future of the Network
Room 123
11:15 – 11:20 AM Lunch begins (Prayer by Red Cloud leader) 11:20-11:50 AM Carol Chazdon – School #1 11:55-12:25 PM Carol Chazdon – School #2 12:30-1:00 PM Carol Chazdon – School #3 1:05-1:50 PM Ally Jeter – Paired Walk Fr. Nate Wills – Blended Learning for Admin
Room 123
1:55-2:40 PM Brian Collier, Mark Johnson, Cassie Brownell – Active Learning as a Form of Classroom Management
Room 125
Carol Chazdon - Survey 2:40-3:00 PM Afternoon Break 3:00-3:45 PM Mark Johnson*, Mary Claire O’Banion, Maria Lynch, Maria Murphy, Mikaela Prego, Ally Jeter, Meghan McDermott, Cassie Brownell – Active Learning Breakout Groups
Room 125
Brian Collier & Jessica Cozart – Planning/working group: New Network Schools Application Process
Room 123
3:50-4:35 PM Leola Tsinnajinnie-Paquin – Indigenous Ways of Education
Room 125
4:40-5:20PM NCEA Round Table*
Room 125
5:20 PM Vans depart for hotel/dinner
5:30 PM Group Dinner at Next Door | Prayer by St. Augustine leader
*NCEA ROUNDTABLE INFORMATION (FOR 2017 NCEA ATTENDEES): Attendees presenting at the NCEA Roundtable will be expected to informally discuss a method or practice they learned at the NCEA conference. This 3 to 4-minute verbal presentation should focus on either a favorite thing they learned or something new they have applied to their school world as result of the conference. Please emphasize information that would be useful for other teachers and administrators to learn about a certain method or practice.
Tuesday, August 1
(Optional) Group Run along Cherry Creek.
6:30 AM Breakfast begins | Great American Grill, Cherry Creek Hilton
8:10 AM Vans depart Hilton | Hilton Garden Inn Lobby
Time Teacher Track Admin Track * Indicates session leader 8:30-8:45 AM Morning Prayer (Gospel Reflection by St Charles leader) 8:50-9:35 AM Cassie Brownell (Mark Johnson & Meghan McDermott) - Curriculum Instruction and Design
Room 125
Brian Collier - Common HR Practices & Network Solutions within HR
Room 123
9:40-10:20 AM Jeter, Prego, Lynch, O’Banion : Curriculum, Instruction and Design – Practice
Room 125
Jessica Cozart - Time Management for the Busy Administrator
Room 123
10:20-11:05 AM Cassie Brownell – An Educator's Guide to Literacy in the Classroom
Room 125
Capacity Building Committee Working Group
Room 123
11:05-11:35 AM Carol Chazdon – School #4 11:35-12:20 PM Lunch (Prayer by St. Michael’s leader) 12:20-12:50 PM Carol Chazdon – School #5 12:50-1:35 PM Mark Johnson – Designing Authentic Assessment
Room 125
Brian Collier & Jessica Cozart - Planning/working group : 2018 PD planning
Room 123
1:40-2:25 PM Mary Claire O’Banion, Ally Jeter, Maria Lynch & Mikaela Prego – Reading Instruction
Room 125
Brian Collier & Jessica Cozart - Planning/working group : 2018 PD planning
Room 123
2:25-2:45 PM Afternoon Break 2:45-3:30 PM Meghan McDermott – Practical Practices (Mark Johnson & everyone else)
Room 125
AICSN – Business Session
Room 123
3:30-4:15 PM Mark Johnson – Work- Life Balance
Room 125
4:15-4:35 PM Carol Chazdon – End of Conference Survey 4:40 PM Vans Depart Archdiocese for Hilton
5:30 PM Vans Depart from Hilton for Coors Field
6:40 PM Mets @ Rockies Game | Coors Field, $15 meal voucher included with ticket
11:30 PM Vans Depart Coors Field
Wednesday, August 2
(Optional) Group Run along Cherry Creek.
6:30 AM Breakfast Begins | Great American Grill, Cherry Creek Hilton
- Reminder: bags should be packed and brought with you to the chapel
8:30 AM Vans Depart Hotel
9:00 AM Closing Mass | Archdiocese of Denver - Christ the King Chapel
9:55 AM Van 1 Departs Archdiocese for Denver Airport