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2008 SC ASCD Spring Conference At-A-Glance

April 25-27, 2008

Embassy Conference Center

North Charleston, South Carolina

A Framework for Understanding Poverty

Dr. Ruby Payne & Dr. Paul Slocumb

aha! Process, Inc.

April 25, 2008 – Friday

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome/Introductions

Greetings: Dr. Valerie Truesdale,

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. General Session 1: Dr. Paul Slocumb, aha! Process, Inc.

Featured Presenter

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.. Break / Visit Exhibits

12:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon, Guest Speaker: Dr. Steve Hefner

Recognition of Past Presidents, SC-ASCD

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions Round 1: with Dr. Paul Slocumb, master teachers and

other expert presenters

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. General Session 2: Dr. Paul Slocumb, aha! Process, Inc.

Featured Presenter

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Visits Exhibits

April 26, 2008 – Saturday

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibits

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome/Introductions

9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. General Session 3: Dr. Ruby Payne, aha! Process, Inc

Featured Presenter

10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break/Visit Exhibits

11:15 a.m. _ 12:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions Round 2: with Dr. Paul Slocumb, master teachers and

other expert presenters

12:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m. Luncheon Guest Speaker: Dr. Jim Rex, SC Superintendent of Education

SC ASCD Business meeting and Scholarship-Grant Presentations

1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. General Session 4: Dr. Paul Slocumb, aha! Process, Inc.

Featured Presenter

April 27, 2008 – Sunday

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome/Introductions

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. General Session 5: Guest Speaker: Andrea Peterson,

2007 National Teacher of the Year

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Closing Session

SC-ASCD Awards Announced at Fall Conference

SC-ASCD is proud to announce the recipients of our Student Teacher of the Year, Administrator or the Year, Program Recognition and Friend of Education Award. We had outstanding applicants and the winners are truly deserving of the recognition.

Hannah Levister is the SC-ASCD Outstanding Student Teacher. Her cooperating teacher, Dalene Parker, stated in her application that Ms. Levister, “… has enriched the lives of sixty-five tenth graders… Her ability to organize, prepare and manage teaching responsibilities gave her the air of a seasoned professional. She delivered top-notch instruction in memorable, creative ways which addressed all learning styles and levels.”
Ms. Levister is now a teacher at Broome High School.

Dr. Michaele Lemrow, the SC-ASCD Outstanding Administrator, is described as “an innovative leader who fosters leadership in other while continuing to set trends in the district. With the mind of a scholar and the heart of an artist, she creatively tackles challenge and continues to foster success. The kindness, enthusiasm, knowledge, creativity and wisdom exemplified by this fine individual show that she will well represent the SC-ASCD as its Outstanding Administrator.” We agree!

The Teacher Cadet Program led by Ms. Jessica Bickes at Hanahan High School is the recipient of the SC-ASCD Program Recognition Award. The goals of the program as described by the principal, Rodney Thompson, is to “encourage academically able students who possess exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to consider teaching as a career and to provide these talented future community leaders with insights about teacher and schools so that they will be civic advocates of education.” Evidence included shows how these goals are begin meet and exceeded.

If you have ever had to wait for children to be picked up by the bus or had to wait because a bus had was broken down, you understand the plight of the bus fleet in South Carolina. The recipients of our Friend of Education Award, Ron Menchaca and Mindy Hagen, have researched the problem and have written articles in The Post and Currier. “The articles they wrote attracted media attention across the state and also brought to the attention of the Sc General Assembly the seriousness of this situation,” writes Archie Franchini who nominated them for this award.

Congratulations to all of our recipients and thank you for all you do for the education of our children.

What's Coming Up?

April 25-27

SC ASCD Spring Conference

Framework for Understanding Poverty, featuring Dr. Ruby Payne

Boys in Crisis, featuring Dr. Paul Slocumb

Charleston Convention Center, Charleston, SC