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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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1:00PM - 4:00PM |
CEFP Exam |
Board Room |
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4:00PM - 5:30PM |
MWGL Board Meeting |
Nichols C |
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5:30PM |
Informal Networking Social at Bar Rosso (TBD) |
Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza |
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Day 1 | Thursday, April 24, 2014 |
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7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Conference Registration/Breakfast |
McCoy AB |
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8:00AM - 8:30AM |
Introductions and define the expectations & final outcome of this conference |
McCoy AB |
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8:30AM - 9:45AM |
Conference Kick Off – Leadership for Mass Customized Learning
PURPOSE: To create energy around an inevitable vision for education
KEYNOTE SPEAKER – Bea McGarvey: educational consultant with a BS. M ED from the University of Southern Maine. Senior Associate at Marzano Research Lab, served as Executive Director of Education for the Portland Public Schools. http://beamcgarvey.com/
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McCoy AB |
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9:45AM - 10:15AM |
Break |
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10:15AM - 11:45AM |
Through the Learning Facilitators Eyes, "Discovering the Vision"
5 Learning Facilitators in the Region speaking about new/successful/innovative facilitating methods
OUTCOME: How are learning facilitators empowering all types of learners and making them successful? |
McCoy AB |
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11:45AM - 12:45PM |
Lunch & Sponsor Presentations |
McCoy AB |
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12:45PM - 2:00PM |
Through Professional Partnerships: Fulfilling Our Purpose (Corporate Partner)
PURPOSE: To learn how corporate partnerships enable and empower learners to fulfill their purpose
Presenters/Panel: Robin Smith of Cerner, Kurt Knudsen of Freedom Bank, Clint Robinson of B&V as Corporate Partners, Donna Deeds of CAPS program
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McCoy AB |
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2:00PM - 3:00PM |
Learner Profile Group: Work Time
PURPOSE: To begin the work toward the group's Final Product. Using the Who, What, Where, When, Why & How guiding questions, begin to identify the opportunities and barriers to education for your learner. What will your empowerment vision for your learner look like?
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McCoy AB |
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3:00PM - 3:30PM |
Travel to the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center |
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3:30PM - 5:00PM |
Through Society's Eyes: Finding a Learner's Play and Purpose
PURPOSE: To informally discuss the role of society to engage learners in cultural activities while expecting learners to give back to society
Presenter: Aaron North, Kauffman Foundation
Setting: Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
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Kauffman Foundation Conference Center |
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5:00PM - 6:00PM |
Award Ceremony/Reception |
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6:00PM |
Travel to Hotel Sorella
Dinner on your own on the Country Club Plaza
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Day 2 | Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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7:00AM - 7:45AM |
Breakfast on the Go |
Artist Foyer |
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7:45AM - 8:30AM |
Travel to the Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) |
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8:30AM - 11:15AM |
Through the Learner's Eyes: Finding One's Passion
PURPOSE: To explore the following: what about this place makes a learner so successful? Can the idea of this place exist in other locations? Do we have to build a brand new facility to achieve what CAPS has achieved?
Presenters: Dave Hill of Blue Valley School District, Chad Ralston of CAPS, Students and Instructors
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CAPS |
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11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Lunch and Learner Profile Group: Work Time
PURPOSE: To discuss how what you learned at CAPS and Kauffman might inform the vision you are creating for your learner
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12:15PM - 12:45PM |
Travel to Johnson County Community College (JCCC) Culinary Arts Center |
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12:45PM - 2:00PM |
Through the Learner's Eyes: Finding One's Purpose
PURPOSE: Discuss the innovative building and learning opportunities at JCCC. How are learners taking charge of their learning?
Presenters: Kate Allen, Administrator JCCC
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JCCC |
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2:00PM - 3:00PM |
Travel to Hotel Sorella |
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3:00PM - 5:00PM |
Learner Profile Group: Work Time and Gallery Walk
PURPOSE: To finalize your group's vision of learning for your learner and to design your communication strategy for the Gallery Walk. The vision should include how your learner is finding PLAY, PASSION, and PURPOSE in all their learning experiences and attention to the guiding questions:
WHO are learners interacting with?
WHAT are they learning?
WHERE is learning happening?
WHEN are learners learning?
WHY adopt this model of education?
HOW do we achieve the future of learning?
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McCoy AB |