“The Imperative is Now:
Innovate and Influence!”
IACTE 2015 Spring Conference
April 9 & 10, 2015
Marriott - Ankeny
Ankeny, Iowa
Wednesday, April 8, 2014
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Embedded Signature Assessment (ESA) Workshop
Workshop Sponsored by Iowa Teacher Quality Partnership Grant (ITQP)
(Continued Thursday morning)
Dr. Cathy Zozakiewicz, Scale Center for Assessment, Leadership, & Equity (SCALE)
Ms. Michelle Krogulski, Iowa edTPA Leadership Team, Facilitator
Salon I, Marriott
Thursday, April 9, 2015
8:30 a.m. – noon
ESA Workshop – Continued
Salon I, Marriott
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
IACTE Executive Board Meeting
IACTE board members
Courtyard Meeting Room, Marriott
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thursday, April 9, 2015
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Conference Registration
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Jan McMahill, Dean
School of Education, Drake University
Dr. Nadene Davidson, President
Iowa Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Salon I & II, Marriott
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Iowa State Board of Education’s Priority:
Improving Teacher and Leader Preparation
Mr. Charles C. Edwards, Jr. – Iowa State Board of Education, Chairperson
Salon I & II, Marriott
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Teacher Leader Compensation Models – Voices from the Field
Dr. Greg Ebeling, Superintendent, Pella Community Schools
Ms. Kathy Elliott, Superintendent, Panorama Community Schools
Mr. Jeff Dieken, Principal, Hudson Community Schools
Ms. Mary Beth Kueny Runge, Council Bluffs Community Schools
Salon I & II, Marriott
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Director’s Perspective on Education in Iowa
Dr. Brad Buck, Director
Iowa Department of Education
Salon I & II, Marriott
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Interactive Conversation with Director Buck
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Break and Check-in to Hotel
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Celebration and Networking Reception
Drake University, School of Education, Reception Sponsor
Announcement of IACTE 2015 Distinguished Service Award
Recognition of retiring IACTE Colleagues
Salon III & IV, Marriott
Thank you –
Drake University
Conference sponsorship
Friday, April 10, 2014
8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Salon I & II, Marriott
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Friday Registration
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome & Introductions
Dr. Susie Lagos-Lavenz, IACTE President-elect
Salon I & II, Marriott
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Iowa Core – Implementation & Educator Perspectives
Dr. Jo Ellen Latham, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Southeast Polk CSD
Dr. Mary Cooksley, Curriculum Director, Oskaloosa Community Schools
Ms. Shannon Vesely, School Improvement Leader, Ottumwa Community Schools
Ms. Dana Oswald, William Penn College, facilitator
Salon I & II, Marriott
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Literacy Panel and Discussion
Dr. Donald Bear, Iowa State University
Dr. Barb Bohach, Luther College
Dr. Sarah Vander Zanden, University Of Northern Iowa
Dr. Deanna Stoube, Saint Ambrose University, facilitator
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Assessment – Program and Candidate
Ms. Kathy Pruner, Educational Testing Services (ETS)
Salon I & II, Marriott
Salon I & II, Marriott
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Professional Advocacy – An Imperative of the Times!
Dr. Joen Larson, AACTE Governmental Relations Committee, Chairperson
Ms. Debra Koolbeck, AACTE Director of Governmental Relations
Salon I & II, Marriott
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
Salon I & II
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
IACTE Business Meeting
Dr. Nadene Davidson, IACTE President
Dr. Susan Lagos-Lavenz, IACTE President-elect
IACTE Executive Board
Salon I & II
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Break
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Chapter 79 Revisions and Guidance
Dr. Larry Bice, Administrative Consultant, Iowa DE
Dr. Carole Richardson, Administrative Consultant, Iowa DE
Salon I & II
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
BoEE Report
Dr. Larry Bice, representing Iowa BoEE
Salon I & II
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Next Steps and Closing
Upcoming IACTE events
AACTE Washington Week – Day on the Hill
June 9 – 11, 2015
IACTE Fall 2015 Conference
Date and location to be determined
IACTE Day at the Iowa Capitol
February 9, 2016
IACTE wishes to extend a special thank you
to our
Spring 2015 Conference Host Institution
Drake University