Transforming Core Instruction: Student Academic Teams for SEL and Rigor

Wednesday January 30, 2019
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Grand Ballroom 2501 C

Grand Island Public Schools embarked on a shift from teacher-centered instruction, where a diverse student population typically were passive learners, to rigorous team-centered instruction, where students actively take responsibility for their own—and their peers’—daily learning. Superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover, along with award-winning author and Learning Sciences International founder Michael D. Toth, will share this transformation of core instruction through classrooms videos and school data. Dr. Grover will explain how she led instructional transformation in her district, bringing about extraordinary positive effects on students’ empathy, sense of belonging, interpersonal skills, resilience, and authentic engagement. Audience members will walk away with increased knowledge about the relationship between core instruction to academic success of students and to crucial social-emotional and behavioral skills development in students.

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Tawana Grover

Dr. Tawana Grover is the superintendent of Grand Island Public Schools. Dr. Grover began her career as an elementary math and science teacher and went on to serve in leadership roles from principal to assistant superintendent. Dr. Grover earned a Ph. D. in Education Psychology with a concentration in Higher Education, as well as an Education Specialist Degree in Administration/Leadership, a Master’s of Science in Education, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Education. Dr. Grover is an expert in visionary educational leadership, working with diverse student populations, and educating the whole child.
Michael Toth

Michael D. Toth is the author of Who Moved My Standards and co-author with Dr. Robert J. Marzano of The Essentials of a Standards-Based Classroom, School Leadership for Results, and Teacher Evaluation that Makes a Difference. Formerly the president of the National Center for the Profession of Teaching, a university faculty member, and director of research and development grants, Toth founded Learning Sciences International and currently serves as CEO and leads LSI’s Applied Research Center. Toth is an expert in research-based school improvement models, shifting instructional methodologies, root causes analysis for school issues, and building 21st century workforce skills in students.
type:
Lecture
theme:
leadership
audience:
classroom leaders
topics:
well rounded education