2010 Summer Institute

 

Alaska School Leadership Institute (ASLI) &

UAA RAPPS Aspiring Principals Institute


General Information


Dates:  May 31 - June 4, 2010

Location:  All institute activities will take place at the Captain Cook Hotel

Address: 939 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, on the corner of 4th Ave and K Street


Lodging:  The conference room rate is $181.  A limited number of rooms are available at this rate,  book your hotel now to ensure that you receive the lowest rate.  School districts are responsible for all lodging costs.*

  1. •Room Reservations by Phone:  Call 800-843-1950 or 907-276-6000 and ask for the Rural Alaska Principal Preparation Meeting

  2. •Online Room Reservations:  Click the link if you would like to reserve your room online. The passcode is RAPPS2. http://www.secure-res.com/res/vn3/cglogin.aspx?hotelid=1949&rlog=303


* The RAPPS grant will pay for UAA aspiring principals to stay at the UAA dorms, but can not pay for them to stay at the Captain Cook. Participants at the dorms are responsible for their own transportation to the Captain Cook Hotel.

Meals: The institute will provide breakfast and lunch Tuesday - Friday, as well as breakfast and lunch on Monday for pre-conference participants.  A reception for all participants is planned for Monday evening at 5:00 p.m.

Registration Fee: There is no registration fee, but you MUST register online. 

Target Audience:  principals, principal/teachers, central office administrators and aspiring principals from RAPPS partner districts.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO REGISTER ONLINE

Download more information on the institute design and schedule below.

  1. •Click the link to download the ASLI FINAL AGENDA.doc

  2. •Click the link to download the ASLI Institute Design.pdf 

  3. •If you attended the Alaska School Leadership Institute last year, we want you to help move the project forward by sharing your best practices with a group of your colleagues at the institute.  Please click here to find out more about the “Festival of Ideas” part of the institute and the information that you need to contribute by May 7.

RAPPS Districts: Alaska Gateway, Bering Strait, Chatham Region, Iditarod Area, Kake City, Kashunamiut, Klawock City, Kuspuk, Lake And Peninsula, Lower Kuskokwim, Lower Yukon, Northwest Arctic, Southwest Region, St. Marys City, Yukon Flats, Yukon Koyukuk, and Yupiit.

North Slope is not a RAPPS District, but they participate in the school leadership institutes.


Alaska School Leadership Institute Schedule

MONDAY, MAY 31  (morning coffee and lunch provided)

New participant orientation

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ENDEAVOR ROOM - Lower Level

People who did not attend the Alaska School Leadership Institute must go to a one day project pre-conference/orientation. If you attended last year you do not need to go to the “New-to-RAPPS” orientation on Monday.

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TAC, CCS, ACC, EED Coaches Orientation for support staff helping to facilitate the institute. 

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. QUADRANT ROOM - Lower Level

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Alaska STEPP – Alaska Steps Towards Educational Progress and Partnership

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  ADVENTURE ROOM -Lower Level

Les Morse, Deputy Commissioner and Jon Paden School Improvement Coordinator - EED

This session is an opportunity for principals and district office staff teams to get a first look at the school improvement process using the new web-based Alaska Steps Towards Educational Progress and Partnership (AK STEPP). The AK STEPP training session will prepare participant districts to: (a) use the online version of the Self Study Tool for Alaska Schools; (b) examine their role as instructional leaders and change agents and: (c) set up supporting structures for the continuous nature of improvement made possible through AK STEPP. Participants will further examine and practice the use of the online tool, discuss processing the six domains of school improvement, and problem-solve potential barriers. A portion of the time will also be devoted to planning future onsite training and webinar opportunities for school and district teams. AK STEPP will be piloted in the Fall of 2010 with 8 districts that will form Cohort 1.

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Power Walkthrough: Classroom Observation – Refining Practice and Sharing Experience

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon   WHITBY ROOM - LOWER LEVEL

Matt Kuhn, Principal Consultant - McREL

This session is designed for principals and school leaders who have completed McREL’s Power Walkthrough training and have the Power Walkthrough software loaded onto their hand-held devices (PDA, Tablet PC, Blackberry, iPhone). Participants will have an opportunity to share their challenges and successes in using the Power Walkthrough system to observe effective instructional strategies, student engagement, teachers’ use of technology, and other factors that research has shown have an impact on student learning.  The session will include discussion of how administrators can upload and analyze data collected during the Power Walkthrough sessions in order to create customizable reports containing easy to read charts and graphs.  
 

Power Walkthrough:  Classroom Observation – An Overview of McREL’s System

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.  WHITBY ROOM - LOWER LEVEL

Matt Kuhn, Principal Consultant - McREL

Principals know that to be effective instructional leaders, they should conduct regular classroom observations. But what should they look for when observing teachers? What is the best way to track progress and report their observations to teachers? How can they determine if staff development efforts are leading to growth in teaching and student learning?  McREL's Power Walkthrough seminar and software helps school leaders turn their regular classroom observations into "power walkthroughs" by using a PDA, Tablet PC, Blackberry, or iPhone device loaded with McREL’s Web-based software. Strategies from our popular books, Classroom Instruction that Works (CITW) and Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works, are the basis for this classroom observation software. In just a three- to five-minute visit, principals can observe  teachers' use of effective instructional strategies, level of student engagement, use of technology, and other teacher practices that research has shown to influence student learning.

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People who attended the Alaska School Leadership Institute last year will start on Monday evening

  1. •Monday evening reception at the Captain Cook Ballroom from 5:00-5:30

  2. •Monday evening Institute Welcome and Orientation will be held from 5:30-7:30 (required)


Schedule for the remainder of the week  (breakfast and lunch provided)

Tuesday, June 1 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  (all groups)

Wednesday, June 2 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (all groups)

Thursday, June 3 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (all groups)

Friday, June 4 - 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (all groups)


  1. •Click the link to download the ASLI FINAL AGENDA.doc


UAA Aspiring Principals Institute Schedule


CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO REGISTER ONLINE


Monday


9:00 - 4:00  - New participants to the UAA Program go to a one day project orientation/ pre-conference. If you attended last year you do not need to attend this session.  VOYAGER ROOM - LOWER LEVEL

NEW RAPPS students - those attending their first Summer Institute and registering for EDL 637 - should plan to arrive in Anchorage on Sunday, May 30th for our Monday, May 31st pre-conference at the Captain Cook.  Elizabeth Boario, the instructor for EDL 637 will meet with enrolled students from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 31 in the Voyager Room on the Lower Level of the Captain Cook Hotel.

People who attended the UAA Program last year will start Monday evening

  1. •Monday evening reception at the Captain Cook Ballrooms from 5:00-5:30

  2. •Monday evening Institute Welcome and Orientation will be held from 6:30-7:30 (required)


Schedule for the remainder of the week

Tuesday, June 1 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  (all groups)

Wednesday, June 2 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (all groups)

Thursday, June 3 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (all groups)

Friday, June 4 - 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (all groups)


The second RAPPS Summer Institute for Aspiring Principals will be held June 1-4 (Tuesday through Friday) at the Captain Cook in Anchorage. (The Summer Institute is required for all RAPPS students.) Plan to arrive Monday, Memorial Day, and be ready for a full day of learning on Tuesday, starting at 8:30 A.M.    

This year's Alaska School Leadership Institute, cosponsored by EED and ASDN will meet at the same time and in the same location. The speakers and attendees can interact conveniently, and students will have some choices of sessions to attend. A number of the RAPPS aspiring principals also serve on the district teams attending the conference.  

Principals and/or district team members from RAPPS districts will be asked to share success stories during the institute. (This was a request from RAPPS students last year.) Those continuous feedback loops that were so well received by students last year will be back for the 2010 Summer Institute.    RAPPS students also requested that Willie Hensley present again at this summer's Institute.    

Pam Robbins, an internationally recognized consultant in leadership development and supervision, will be a main presenter for the RAPPS students. Dr. Robbins is author of The Principal's Companion, one of the books used in UAA coursework for RAPPS students.  She is also the author of the highly acclaimed New Principals Fieldbook.  Dr. Robbins has leadership experience in Alaska. She can speak easily and with genuine understanding of the Alaskan context.   

RAPPS aspiring principals who are graduating in May or August 2010, will be honored in a special ceremony at the Summer Institute. 

The Summer Institute is designed to be a time of relevant learning, community building, and celebration!  First Year Participants reported feeling motivated, inspired, and engaged!  Please bring pictures of your district/village/school to share.  If people are identifiable in your pictures, please follow your district procedures in gaining permission to use the pictures. During the summer institute, participants will work together to prepare posters or slide shows or the rural villages. Pictures tell the story -  Bring your best representations of your corner of the world!