KickUp | K-12 Catalyst

Overnight, COVID changed K12 education. As the dust settles and schools begin to look ahead, how can this “new normal” serve as a catalyst for positive change? Now more than ever, we must prioritize the professional growth of educators.

In this online event, we’ll explore what the future of professional growth can look like, tackling the mission-critical problems school districts are facing:

Ensuring equitable access to high-quality teaching, no matter the learning model 
Balancing compassion for teachers with maintaining high expectations for classroom instruction
Connecting professional learning to meaningful professional growth for educators

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Speakers

Jennifer Abrams
 Education Consultant and author of Having Hard Conversations

Dr. Luvelle Brown
  Superintendent, Ithaca City School District

Jim Knight
  Senior Partner, Instructional Coaching Group

Kris Rouleau
 Executive Director, Learning Services & Innovation, ‎McREL International

Cindy Hamblin
  Director, Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance

Jeremy Rogoff
  CEO, KickUp

Christine Voelker
  Director, K-12 Program, Quality Matters

Sarah Warnick
  Director of Products and Services, Virtual Virginia

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Agenda

Sessions 11am - 1:15pm EST
The Future of Professional Growth Welcome and Panel Discussion, featuring Jen Abrams, Dr. Luvelle Brown, Jim Knight, and Kris Rouleau	11-11:45am EST
Building a System for Educator Professional Growth Live demonstration of new Professional Growth module, featuring a district case study	11:45am-12:30pm EST
How to Assess and Improve Online Instruction - Lessons from a Virtual School Presented by: Quality Matters, the Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance, and Virtual Virginia	12:30-1:15pm EST
Break 1:15-1:30pm EST
Roundtables 1:30-2:30pm EST
Community of Practice Choice of two roundtable discussions facilitated by K-12 district leaders	1:30-2:30pm EST

Session Descriptions

Sessions

The Future of Professional Learning

Audience: K-12 District Leadership (C&I, HR), Principals, PD Planning Teams

Speakers: Jennifer Abrams (Educational Consultant & author of Having Hard Conversations); Dr. Luvelle Brown (Superintendent, Ithaca City School District); Jim Knight (Senior Partner, Instructional Coaching Group); Kris Rouleau (Executive Director of Learning Services, McRel International)

About: 2020 has been a year of constant change. Building educator capacity is an urgent part of district work—a crucial lever for addressing student learning loss and confronting systemic racial inequities. During this panel, four education experts will reflect on the ways professional learning has shifted in 2020, weigh in on the tension between support and evaluation, and imagine the future of professional growth.

Building a System for Educator Professional Growth

Audience: K-12 District Leadership (C&I, HR), Principals, PD Planning Teams

Speakers:Erica Feldman (Partnerships Manager, KickUp); Gary Henry (Director, Personnel/Human Resources, Spring Branch ISD); Anna Jackson (Executive Director, Leadership and Professional Development, Lubbock ISD); Victoria Kinzig (Chief Operating Officer, KickUp); Brittany Walker-Meade (Account Executive, KickUp)

About: The world of professional learning has evolved—from mandatory PD and high-stakes teacher evaluation to personalized, job-embedded supports and holistic growth cycles. As educators increasingly demand growth opportunities, performance evaluation must also evolve. Join us for the live public launch of KickUp’s new Professional Growth module and hear two district leaders break down how they’re implementing a growth-based evaluation cycle in the midst of an uncertain 2020.

How to Assess and Improve Online Instruction - Lessons from a Virtual School

Audience: Directors and Coordinators of PD

Speakers: Christine Voelker (Director, K-12 Program, Quality Matters); Sarah Warnick (Director of Products and Services, Virtual Virginia); Cindy Hamblin (Director, Virtual Learning Leadership Alliance)

About: In a year where most districts are investing in some amount of online learning, what does it look like to set the bar? What strategies can we use to improve instruction both online and in a hybrid environment going forward? Learn how Virtual Virginia has introduced the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching to their faculty and connected the standards to PLCs, as well as their evaluation model. During the session we’ll talk about:

Exemplars of online teaching
Practices to plug in to your own program that encourage educators to develop and refine their skills
Components you can adapt and include into your formative and summative assessments

Roundtables

Rethinking Teacher Evaluations

Audience: K-12 District Leadership (C&I, HR), Principals, PD Planning Teams

Speakers: Doug Starkey, Director of Technology & STEM Education, Camdenton R-III; Principal TBA, Camdenton R-III

About: Join Camdenton R-III School District for an open and interactive conversation about performance evaluation. In this roundtable you'll:

Learn how Camdenton designed professional growth plans (PGPs) to align ongoing supports and formal evaluations
Collaborate on strategies to improve scaffolded supports throughout the year that gradually grow educators
Network with peers and share formative resources that can contribute to summative evaluations

Connecting Coaching with Growth

Audience: K-12 District Leadership (C&I, HR), Principals, PD Planning Teams

Speakers: Alana Morris, Coordinator for High School Humanities

About: Join Spring Branch Independent School District for an open and interactive conversation about using data to optimize coaching and drive professional growth. In this roundtable you'll:

Learn how Spring Branch is leveraging their coaching program as a form of responsive support
Discuss how to plan for a dual purpose data collection process: accountability reporting and driving change
Network and discuss strategies with peers on the role of coaching in professional growth

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