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2007-2008 Conference
Series
The Meadows Principal Improvement Program is pleased to
offer a variety of professional development opportunities for professional
educators in Northeast Texas. The Meadows Program believes the selected topics
will provide school administrators and policymakers with opportunities to
improve their campuses through informative and effective conferences.
October 25, 2007
LouAnne Johnson
Teaching Outside the Box
Conference 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. * Registration 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce
Metroplex Center; 2600 Motley Dr., Mesquite, Texas
LouAnne Johnson is a former U.S. Navy
journalist, Marine Corps officer, and high school teacher and is the
author of The New York Times bestseller
Dangerous Minds (originally
My Posse Don't Do Homework).
Michelle Pfeiffer starred in the August 1995 box office hit “Dangerous
Minds” which was based on My Posse
Don’t Do Homework. Following the movie release, the book was
retitled Dangerous Minds
and went on to become an international bestseller. It has been published
in eight languages including Japanese, German, Italian, and French.
LouAnne has appeared on
several TV shows, including “Oprah,” “CBS Eye to Eye,” and “NBC Weekend
Today.” She has presented keynote addresses to numerous organizations,
including the National School Boards Association, the National Council
on Curriculum Development, and European Council of International
Schools.
A native of rural Pennsylvania, LouAnne served nine years on
active military duty, first in the Navy and later in the Marine Corps,
where she earned awards for her work as a journalist and radio-TV
broadcaster. While on active duty, LouAnne earned a B.S. in Psychology.
Following her honorable discharge, she attended graduate school to earn
a Master of Arts in teaching English.
In 1989, LouAnne began teaching reading and writing to non-English
speakers as an intern at a high school in California. Two years
later, she was appointed department chair of a special program for
at-risk teens. During the government evaluation of 10 similar pilot
programs, LouAnne's group was rated first in academic achievement,
increased self-esteem, and student retention. Since then, LouAnne has
taught English, ESL, and Developmental Reading at high schools and
colleges, and has continued to write about education. She is the author
of 7 nonfiction books, most recently
The Queen of Education and
Teaching Outside the Box: How to
Grab Your Students by Their Brains. At present she teaches
Developmental Reading & Writing at Western New Mexico University.
If you are interested in attending,
please email
Casey_Brown@Tamu-commerce.edu or
Joyce_Harper@Tamu-commerce.edu as seating is limited.
April 10, 2008
Ron Jackson
HEROES
Conference 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. * Registration 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Texas A&M-Commerce
Metroplex Center; 2600 Motley Dr., Mesquite, Texas
Ron Jackson, school leader and motivational
presenter, will share the successes, trials, and opportunities of those who do
great things and little things in a great way. School improvement and working
with at-risk student populations is not a new challenge for Ron Jackson. As a
former missions worker and school starter, Ron has worked with students,
faculties, and community members to turn around low-performing schools. Ron will
share his secrets of facilitating the transition of schools filled with
violence, gang activity, and drugs to schools students were trying to transfer
into, rather than out of.
Ron has expertise working with large, urban,
and failing schools and shares his stories and best practices of motivating
staff members—information that can assist school leaders, regardless of
population served. You will hear Ron’s strategies, honed by experience, to
increase student achievement, help eliminate school violence, and turn failing
schools into model schools.
Ron has served as a teacher, principal, and
area administrator. He has been a facilitator for a $75 million joint venture
between Oklahoma City and Oklahoma City Schools to remodel or rebuild all
Oklahoma City school facilities, and now serves as a superintendent of schools.
Jackson
Conference Flyer and Registration form (pdf)
The fees for this series,
based on district enrollment, are listed on the Conference Series
Enrollment Form. If your district would like to participate in these valuable
programs, please fill out the registration form and return it to our office as soon
as possible. Prior to each session, a registration form will be forwarded to the
contact person you name. It is to be completed and returned at least three days
before the conference date. General Management Training (GMT) credit is
available for those attending any program as approved by the Texas Education
Agency. Graduate credit is available for anyone registered who attends all
sessions and completes required assignments. Participants must register for EdAd
618, spring semester only, 3 hours credit.
Registration Form
Last rev.
April 01, 2008
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