Interested in Dinner with Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman, internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist will join us at the AdvancED International Summit 2012 for a special dinner session Monday, June 25.  Mr. Friedman, referred to by Vanity Fair as “the country’s best newspaper columnist,” will present a compelling global context for the clear need to reshape our educational system. Registration for the AdvancED International Summit 2012, June 24-26 in Washington, D.C., now is open.  The Summit will engage experts in education, policymakers and practitioners in a robust dialogue regarding the future of education.  Critical areas for discussion include: institutional quality, the role of the educator and student learning.  Summit participants will not only hear from the experts, but also interact with colleagues and session leaders to share what’s working, what’s not and how to move forward.  Click here to learn more about the Thomas Friedman keynote address and dinner session along with other great conference speakers.  Be sure to take advantage of the opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and leadership in education! 

Gwen Ifill Named Special Guest Moderator

Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for NewsHour, will moderate the Tuesday morning plenary session at the AdvancED International Summit 2012.  This panel discussion, focused on student learning, will offer insights into new and innovative ways students, practitioners and education leaders are redefining the classroom experience.  Along with Ifill, several well-known experts, authors, and industry leaders are scheduled to lead pre-conference and conference sessions at the Summit.  Education professionals are encouraged to attend and be at the forefront of innovation and leadership in education.  Registration for the Summit is open and specific details, including an agenda, can be found on the AdvancED website at www.advanc-ed.org.

Pre-Conference Sessions Now Open

Enhance your AdvancED International Summit 2012 experience with one of our Sunday pre-conference sessions!  The sessions include:
The Future of Assessment:  The Renaissance of Performance Assessment led by Stuart Kahl, Founding Principal of Measured Progress, an industry leader in customized, K-12 student assessment.  Kahl will discuss a vision of performance assessment; building on his organization’s almost 30 years of practical experience in the field.

The Future of Learning:  Using Emerging Trends and Design Thinking to Innovate led by Jillian Darwish, Vice President of KnowledgeWorks Foundation, an education reform organization that has been intensely focused on the future of education for more than a decade.  Darwish will present the organization’s research on trends of the future in their well-recognized “2020 Forecast.”

Aligning Accountability with Strategies for School Improvement facilitated by representatives from AdvancED and Education Counsel. This will be a lively and substantive discussion among participants to examine the current K-12 accountability landscape and envision strategies to ensure that accountability supports student improvement in the education systems of the future.

Each pre-conference session will be held Sunday, June 24 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  Click here to learn more about the pre-conference sessions and the Summit and register today.