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**Quality Classroom Consortium Meeting at ****South Fayette Intermediate School ** **Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2012 ** **Time: 8:00am – 11:30am ** (with optional tour of SF STEAM Studios at conclusion of the meeting) **Location: ** South Fayette Intermediate School ( Driving Directions ) Parking available on the right side of the High School. (The Intermediate School is next to the High School.)

**Agenda: ** ( <span class="aQJ" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">8:00-8:15 <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">) Registration <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">( <span class="aQJ" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">8:15-8:45 <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">) Greeting: Norton Gusky and South Fayette Administration <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">( <span class="aQJ" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">8:45-10:40 <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">) Keynote Presentations <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">( <span class="aQJ" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">8:45-9:30 <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">) **STEAM Learning from Kindergarten thru Grade 12**--South Fayette integrates STEAM Learning in every grade—not just the secondary grades. An optional walking tour of their new STEAM Studios will take place at <span class="aQJ" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">11:30am <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">( <span class="aQJ" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">9:40-10:40 <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">) **Cornerstone Assessments, Habits of Mind and the Common Core**-- Three school districts (Elizabeth Forward/Quaker Valley/South Fayette) are working with Bela Kallick and Jay McTighe to integrate the Common Core with authentic assessments while addressing the Whole Child.

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">(10-45-11:30) **Breakout Sessions***—separate breakout sessions on the two topics above plus one by **OnHand Schools** discussing the new features of the EdInsight Instructional Management System including **the new RTII System, the Educator Effectiveness App, and the new Keystone Exam Reporting features.**



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">*lunch is not included <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Optional Guided Tour: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">( <span class="aQJ" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">11:30-12:15 <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">) Walking Tour of the new STEAM Studios

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">This meeting’s breakout sessions: **
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">STEAM LEARNING K-12 **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">— Aileen Owens (South Fayette) with student team
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">Cornerstone Assessments/Habits of Mind/Common Core **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">—  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Dr. Michael Loughead (South Fayette) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 1.5;">Dr. Todd Keruskin (Elizabeth Forward) and Dr. Jillian Bichsel (Quaker Valley)
 * 3) **<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">EdInsight New Features  **<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">—Tom DeMarco and Nathan Howell
 * 4) ** Teacher Effectiveness - ** Norton Gusky

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