Biennial Conference 2010

Thursday, November 18 - Saturday, November 20, 2010

San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel
101 Bowie Street
San Antonio 78205



Schedule of Sessions and Special Events



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Wednesday November 17, 2010

04:00 pm - 06:00 pm EUSA Meeting - Salon C
A meeting of school leaders from the Episcopal Urban School Alliance. Invitation only.
04:00 pm - 07:00 pm On-site Registration - Registration Desk 1
Tote Bag Pick-up - Registration Desk 1 Foyer
06:00 pm - 08:00 pm Governing Board Reception - Presidential Suite
Invitation only.

Thursday November 18, 2010

07:00 am - 07:30 am Morning Prayer - Conference Room 5
07:00 am - 07:30 pm On-site Registration - Registration Desk 1
Tote Bag Pick-up - Registration Desk 1 Foyer
Closed during the Opening Eucharist.
08:30 am - 12:00 pm Community Service Project - Childcare Classroom Painting - Good Samaritan Center
Preregistration required.
Community Service Project - Senior Center Activities - Good Samaritan Center
Preregistration required.
12:30 pm - 04:00 pm Sacred Spaces - TMI—The Episcopal School of Texas. Ticket required.
San Antonio Museum of Art - San Antonio Museum of Art. Ticket required.
01:30 pm - 03:30 pm 2009 General Convention Resolutions - Conference Room 5
Developing the Episcopal Identity of Your School Community - Salon D
Haiti - Salon A
School Start-up and Expansion - Salon C
02:00 pm - 07:30 pm NAES Resources - Registration Desk 1 Foyer
Closed during the Opening Eucharist.
Tabletop Displays, Viva! Bookstore, Creative Dining & Entertainment - Salon E Foyer
Closed during the Opening Eucharist.
04:00 pm - 04:30 pm First-time Attendee Orientation - Conference Room 5
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm Opening Eucharist - Salon E
06:30 pm - 07:30 pm Wine & Cheese Reception - Salon E Foyer
07:30 pm - 09:30 pm Dutch-treat Dine-arounds
Sign-up deadline is 5:00 pm, Thursday, November 18, at the Creative Dining & Entertainment booth.

Friday November 19, 2010

07:00 am - 07:30 am Morning Prayer - Conference Room 5
07:00 am - 12:00 pm Tote Bag Pick-up - Registration Desk 1 Foyer
07:00 am - 06:00 pm On-site Registration - Registration Desk 1
08:00 am - 09:45 pm Plenary Breakfast - Salon E
09:30 am - 06:00 pm NAES Resources - Registration Desk 1 Foyer
Closed during the Plenary Luncheon.
Tabletop Displays, Viva! Bookstore, Creative Dining & Entertainment - Salon E Foyer
Closed during the Plenary Luncheon.
09:45 am - 10:15 am Eboo Patel Book Signing - Viva! Bookstore, Salon E Foyer
10:15 am - 11:30 am A Conversation with the Honorable Esperanza ("Hope") Andrade, Texas Secretary of State - Conference Room 5
Assessing Religious Pluralism in Your School - Conference Room 1
Boys and Girls Learn Differently! - Salons B-C
Brainstorming New Themes and Strategies for an Award-Winning and Successful Annual Fund Campaign - Conference Room 7
Communication Is Key - What Is Your Role as Head of School? - Salon D
Culture Celebration Collage - Conference Room 8
Early Number Sense: The Phonics of Mathematics - Conference Room 9
Emphasizing Experience in Spirituality and Religion: Practices for Schools - Conference Rooms 13-14
Leadership & Governance Institute at Biennial: ECE Programs and Their Episcopal Identity in Multicultural and Interfaith Settings - Conference Room 11
Leadership & Governance Institute at Biennial: Leadership Transitions - Conference Room 2
Learning Through Service - Ways to Care and Understand - Conference Room 12
Lively Reverence: Engaging Worship for Middle and Upper School Students - Salon A
Middle Schoolers Out to Save the World - Conference Room 10
New Chaplains - Conference Room 3
Teaching Godly Play™ in a School Setting - Conference Room 4
The Links in the Chain of Love: Hosting a Domino Chain Service Project - Atrium Overlook
10:15 am - 04:30 pm Spouse Program - Riverwalk Cruise & San Antonio Museum of Art
Ticket required.
12:00 pm - 01:15 pm Plenary Luncheon - Salon E
01:15 pm - 01:45 pm The Reverend Paula Lawrence-Wehmiller Book Signing - Viva! Bookstore, Salon E Foyer
01:45 pm - 03:00 pm Bringing Your "Public Purpose" Mission to Life - Conference Room 10
Celebration of Service Fair - Atrium Overlook
Children's Art for Children's Chapel - Conference Room 2
Developing the Ethics of Leadership for 21st Century Middle Schoolers - Conference Room 7
Global Learning Student-to-Student/Nation-to-Nation - Conference Room 12
Integrating Special Needs Children into an ECE Classroom - Conference Rooms 13-14
Interreligious Dialogue: One Community's Long-term Commitment to Jewish-Christian Relations - Conference Room 5
Leadership & Governance Institute at Biennial: Church/School Relations - Salons B-C
Leadership & Governance Institute at Biennial: Episcopal Boarding School Identity - How the Head of School and Chaplain Work Together as Spiritual Leaders - Conference Room 1
New Kids on the Administrative Block - Conference Room 9
Partnering with Parents for the Spiritual Education of Students - Salon D
Taizé Worship in Middle and Secondary Schools - Conference Room 11
Teaching World Religions Throughout the Divisions - Conference Room 3
The Art & Science of Systematic Bragging: The Central Role of Your Faculty in Marketing Your School - Salon A
The Successful Small Shop - Conference Room 8
Wake Me Up When It's Over: Compiling Psychosocial Data on High School Students—A Study of Adolescent Sleep Habits - Conference Room 4
03:00 pm - 03:45 pm Coffee Break - Salon E Foyer
03:45 pm - 05:00 pm <em>Elewana:</em> Building Relationships of Love and Understanding Between U.S. and Kenyan Schools and Students - Atrium Overlook
An Answer to Your School's Religious Studies Curriculum in 75 Minutes! - Conference Room 1
An Outdoor Classroom: Meeting Our Need for Connection with the Natural World - Salon D
Beyond Letter Reversals: How to Know If It's REALLY Dyslexia - Conference Room 12
Bio-Empathy: Education, Leadership, and Ecological Degradation - Conference Room 7
Building Global Citizens: Organizing and Continuing Long Term Community Service Projects Abroad - Conference Rooms 13-14
Community Service in an Elementary School Setting - Conference Room 10
Culturally Relevant Episcopal Worship - Conference Room 8
Delivering Difficult News to Parents: Speaking Truth with Grace and Compassion - Salons B-C
Enhancing Advisory and Connecting with Your Advisees - Conference Room 3
How to Prepare for a School Capital Campaign - Conference Room 4
Leadership & Governance Institute at Biennial: Building Your Independent School's Relationship With Your Diocese and The Episcopal Church - Conference Room 2
Leadership & Governance Institute at Biennial: The Parish Day School Rector—What They Didn't Teach You in Seminary - Conference Room 11
Oxfam Hunger Banquet: A Service Learning Experience - Atrium Overlook
Safeguarding Our Schools: Campus Security, Health, and Emergency Preparedness - Conference Room 9
The Road Not (Yet) Taken: The Decision to Head an Elementary School - Conference Room 5
What Do Other Episcopal Schools Really Do in Religion, Chapel, and Service-Learning? - Salon A
05:15 pm - 06:00 pm NAES Business Meeting - Salon D
06:30 pm - 07:30 pm Governing Board Reception - Presidential Suite
Invitation only.

Saturday November 20, 2010

07:00 am - 07:30 am Morning Prayer - Conference Room 5
07:00 am - 01:00 pm On-site Registration - Registration Desk 1
08:00 am - 12:00 pm NAES Resources - Registration Desk 1 Foyer
Tabletop Displays, Viva! Bookstore - Salon E Foyer
Optional day for tabletop displays.
08:30 am - 09:45 am Affinity Group Breakfast: Administrators - Conference Room 11
Ticket required.
Affinity Group Breakfast: Chaplains & Teachers of Religion - Salon D
Ticket required.
Affinity Group Breakfast: Early Childhood Educators - Salon B
Ticket required.
Affinity Group Breakfast: Faculty - Conference Room 11
Ticket required.
Affinity Group Breakfast: Heads of School - Salon A
Ticket required.
Affinity Group Breakfast: Rectors - Salon C
Ticket required.
Affinity Group Breakfast: Trustees & Vestry Members - Conference Room 11
Ticket required.
10:15 am - 11:30 am 360-Degree Feedback for Increased Accountability and Personalized Development - Conference Room 7
<em>Ubuntu</em>, Glocal Service, and Educating 21st-Century Citizens in the Episcopal Tradition - Conference Room 5
Caring for Your Soul: A Conversation with the Reverend Paula Lawrence-Wehmiller - Salon D
Funding Your Episcopal School's Future: Endowments and Planned Giving - Conference Room 3
Leadership & Governance Institute at Biennial: What Every Board Member Should Know—The Head's Perspective - Conference Room 1
Making a Difference in God's World: How to Make a Good Character Education Program Even Better! - Salon C
Moving from Talking about Difficult Conversations to Having Them: Diversity Lessons from St. Paul's School for Girls - Conference Room 2
Simple, Yet Deep, Early Childhood Chapel that Engages Children - Conference Rooms 13-14
So You Want to Head an Episcopal School? - Conference Room 8
Telling the Story: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words - Conference Room 4
The Soul of Adolescence: How Do Teenagers Describe and Understand Their Inner Lives? - Conference Room 12
Welcoming Your Parish: Inviting Your Parish into the Life of Your School - Conference Room 11
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Closing Noonday Prayers - Salon E