Meeting in Washington, DC
June 11–14, 2008
Agenda (pdf 164kb)
Gallery Walk (pdf 136kb)
Evaluation Form (pdf 120kb)
Retreat Summary and Evaluation (pdf 140kb)
Preliminary Materials
- The Bellevue Story (pdf 138kb)
- Leading from the Middle (pdf 634kb)
- Validity Study of the NAEP Mathematics Assessment: Grades 4 and 8 (pdf 1.9mb)
Presentations from Thursday, June 12
- Diane Briars and Jim Lynn, UMLN Algebra Intensification Proposal. Presentation (pdf 124kb).
- Cathy Martin, PWOA: Denver's Mathematics Professional Development for Principals. Presentation (pdf 420kb). Handout (pdf 136kb)
- Susan Hull and Kathi Cook, Academic Youth Development: Creating a Viable Model for Implementation in UMLN Districts. Presentation (pdf 3.6mb).
- Linda Davenport and Sherry Sajdak, PWOA: Using Case Studies to Promote K-5 Mathematics Support Team's Development. Presentation (pdf 1.9mb).
- Kaye Forgione and Cathy Seeley, 4th-Year Mathematics: College and Work-Readiness. Presentation (pdf 1.5mb).
- Aspen Network CAO and UMLN Joint Session (for districts in the Aspen Superintendents Network). Presentation (pdf 200kb).
- Rethinking Coaching:
- Reading: Coaching: A Strategy for Developing Instructional Capacity, from Education Matters, Inc. (pdf 736kb).
- Kris Lindeblad Distributed Leadership for Learning in Mathematics (pdf 392kb).
- David Foster The Real Change Agents: Building Professional Learning Community (pdf 3.7mb).
- Kaye Forgione and Cathy Seeley, Tools and Frameworks from Achieve and the Dana Center. Presentation (PowerPoint 1.9mb).
- Mary Jo Tavormina, 8th-Grade Algebra: District Sharing. Presentation (pdf 1.9mb).
Presentations from Friday, June 13
- Mike Riley, Joint Session of CAOs and Urban Mathematics and Literacy Leadership Networks (continued). Presentation (pdf 40kb).
- Bret Feranchak, PWOA: Program Evaluation to Inform District Decision Making About Mathematics—Chicago's Evaluation Model. Presentation (pdf 3.5mb). Overview of Program Evaluation (pdf 108kb), Evaluation Plan (pdf 760kb), Evaluation Workplan (pdf 260kb), Evaluation Plan Template (pdf 260kb), Overview of Two-Period Algebra (pdf 338kb), Evaluation Project List for Math and Science (pdf 168kb).
Presentations from Saturday, June 14
- Laurie Mathis, UMLN: Moving Forward. Urban Mathematics Leadership Academy (pdf 68kb), Discussion Questions (pdf 56kb).
- Phil Daro, Urban Districts in a National Context. Presentation (pdf 40kb).