2010 Maryland Leadership Series

The Critical Middle

Presented by National Middle School Association and Maryland State Department of Education Printable Flyer Registration Form     College Credit In cooperation with Augustana College, Learner's Edge Inc. is pleased to offer attendees of the 2010 Maryland Leadership Series the opportunity to earn graduate credit.

Leadership Focus:
Ensuring middle level schools are:

• Developmentally responsive
• Challenging
• Empowering
• Equitable.

Instructional Focus:
Ensuring middle level classrooms are:

• Developmentally responsive
• Challenging
• Empowering
• Equitable

Location:
Baltimore's Tremonts
225 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Disciplinary Literacy

October 1, 2010
Annapolis, MD

Leadership Focus:

• Establish and manage a school culture that stresses reading, writing, and thinking skills in each discipline as an integral component of the subject.

Instructional Focus:

• Engage students in thinking, reading and writing learning activities aligned with and across the standards-based curriculum.

Location:
Doubletree Hotel Annapolis
210 Holiday Court
Annapolis, MD 21401

Reservations:
410-224-3150
Rooms available for NMSA Guests at $99, must mention the NMSA/MD Leadership Institute.

Instructional Time and Organizational Structure

November 3, 2010
Baltimore, MD

Leadership Focus:

• Develop schedules that provide adequate time including options for extended opportunities for students to master concepts and skills and teachers to collaborate.

Instructional Focus:

• Teach those skills that in addition to content mastery, are essential for school success and provide opportunities for students to learn and apply these skills.

Location:
Baltimore Convention Center
One West Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Reservations:
410-649-7000 or visit http://www.nmsa.org/annual/housing