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About the Conference Program
When considering which session to attend be aware that most sessions will address more than one strand so be sure to look at the full descriptions.
Cookies and Conversations on Thursday are designed to give attendees the opportunity to network with others who have similar job responsibilities. You may choose any of the sessions to attend, so if you are more interested in learning from a different group, you are welcome.
If you have questions about the program of events, please contact by email at Pat Bone or by phone (785) 296-2303.
Mark Tallman, a researcher and writer for the Kansas Association of School Boards, developed a system to compare school district performance on state outcomes with how that district would be expected to perform based on its percentage of low-income students plus students with disabilities and enrollment size. He then identified districts performing significantly better than expected based on these characteristics.
Over the past two years, he visited 40 high achieving districts and schools and talked with about 300 administrators, teachers, school board members, students, parents, and community members to ask how they are getting either high results or making significant progress. He will share the process and what he learned from these districts.
Not all tests are created equal. Assessment literacy means differntiating between appropriate and inappropriate uses of different types of assessment and assessment results. This session will help educators start to identify, select, and/or create appropriate, efficient, and precise assessments that engage students in demonstrating their knowledge and abilities relative to targeted learning goals.
Jennifer Hamlet is the Kansas State Department of Education STEM Math Program Manager. She's been in Education for 28 years. Jennifer was a classroom teacher for 17 years and a PK-8th building principal for 10 years.
Mark Tallman, a researcher and writer for the Kansas Association of School Boards, developed a system to compare school district performance on state outcomes with how that district would be expected to perform based on its percentage of low-income students plus students with disabilities and enrollment size. He then identified districts performing significantly better than expected based on these characteristics.
Over the past two years, he visited 40 high achieving districts and schools and talked with about 300 administrators, teachers, school board members, students, parents, and community members to ask how they are getting either high results or making significant progress. He will share the process and what he learned from these districts.
Join members of KSDE Information Technology (IT) staff for an informative session on matters that impact all of our day to day lives. Cybersecurity/Data Privacy are significant topics that impact us all. Learn more about initiatives and best practices from our agency to help safeguard your students and staff. What resource is the most valuable that we are all working to protect? Data. Our data is necessary for most everything we do. We will also cover the importance of the data that is reported to KSDE, how it is used and the importance of data quality. Our new Kansas Education Data System (KEDS) is a step in the right direction to more timely and accurate data. KSDE IT staff will give an update on this project as well as other new and exciting projects that are in progress.
