Events
Biennial Conference 2012
Thursday, November 15 - Saturday, November 17, 2012
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
700 Aliceanna Street [map]
Baltimore, MD 21202
Schedule of Sessions and Special Events
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Wednesday November 14, 2012 |
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EUSA Meeting | ||
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Registration and Materials Pick-up | ||
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Governing Board Reception
Invitation only. |
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Thursday November 15, 2012 |
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Morning Prayer
An Inquiring and Discerning Heart |
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Registration and Materials Pick-up | ||
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Community Service Project | ||
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News Heads - Part 1 - Grand Ballroom II | ||
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NAES Resources
Closed during the Opening Eucharist. |
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Center for Talented Youth at the Johns Hopkins University
- The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
The Center for Talented Youth shares with its parent organization, the Johns Hopkins University, a three-part mission of teaching, research, and service. CTY conducts research and evaluation studies that advance knowledge about gifted education; develops best practices in educating highly able children; and disseminates its findings to parents, the education community, and policymakers. Come learn about new trends and methods for educating this cohort of your students! |
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Interactive Whiteboards: A Tool to Enrich Your Current Curriculum
- Church of the Redeemer Parish Day School, Baltimore
Discover how an interactive whiteboard can be used as a tool to enhance and breathe new life into your current curriculum. Participants will be introduced to this tool and how it is used to increase student engagement, address all learning styles, and improve student performance. Demonstrations, as well as hands-on exploration, will give participants innovative strategies to make current lessons more creative and interactive. This program will be aimed at using the interactive whiteboard at the introductory level for the kindergarten/pre-first classroom. |
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Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
- Baltimore
Take a guided tour of the largest African American museum on the East Coast. The museum brings to life Maryland African American history and culture to life through its permanent galleries, and shares the broader African American experience through special exhibitions. The museum is named for Reginald F. Lewis (194201993), a native Baltimore entrepreneur and philanthropist who served as chair and chief executive office of TLC Beatrice International. Come learn about this important part of American history. |
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New Chaplains - Grand Ballroom III | ||
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New Rectors - Grand Ballroom IV | ||
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News Heads - Part 2 - Grand Ballroom II | ||
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Starting an Episcopal School - Grand Ballroom I | ||
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Bookstore and Tabletop Exhibits
Closed during the Opening Eucharist. |
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First-time Attendee Orientation
Like any school, church, or organization, NAES and Biennial Conference have a culture all their own. NAES staff members will be on-hand to welcome first-time attendees, introduce you to colleagues, and offer you helpful hints and suggested "rubrics" for making the most of your time in Baltimore. |
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Opening Eucharist | ||
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Opening Reception
Before going off to dinner on Thursday evening after the Opening Eucharist, toast to a fun and productive time in Baltimore with a glass of wine or beer, or a soft drink. Here's your first opportunity, of many, to socialize with friends and colleagues old or new! Sponsored by the Episcopal Church Foundation. |
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Dutch Treat Dine-Arounds
You arrive Thursday afternoon, check into the hotel, and rush off to the Opening Eucharist. Then it's the Opening Reception. What about dinner? Not to worry! When you arrive at the conference, sign up on a first-come, first-served basis, for one of the pre-arranged "Dutch treat" dinners at a local restaurant. Most dinners will accommodate 10-12 people, although the number of restaurants participating will not accommodate all conference attendees. |
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Friday November 16, 2012 |
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Morning Prayer
The Courage to Will and to Persevere |
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Registration and Materials Pick-up | ||
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Plenary Breakfast
Keynote address by Krista Tippett, host of Public Radio's On Being. Presentation of the Ruth Jenkins Award to Merrily Dunlap. Presentation of the John D Verdery Award to the Rev. P. Roger Bowen. It will be a true celebration over a sit-down breakfast. |
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Bookstore and Tabletop Exhibits
Closed during the Plenary Luncheon. |
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A Student's Moral Compass: The Interdisciplinary Way - Grand Ballroom X | ||
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Agriculture in the Classroom - Dover A | ||
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Creating a Sustainable Narrative in Your Community: Moving Beyond the Basics - Dover B | ||
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Episcopal Identity: Discerning Who We Are - Grand Ballroom IX | ||
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Helping Children Become More Kind and Caring Participants in a World That Includes Everyone: Teaching Tolerance in the Preschool and Early Grades - Grand Ballroom VII | ||
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Keynote Follow-up: Krista Tippett | ||
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Making the Strange Familiar and the Familiar Strange: A Five Senses Approach to World Religions in Worship and the Classroom - Grand Ballroom VIII | ||
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Strategic Solutions in Real Time for Real Life - Grand Ballroom IV | ||
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Successful Strategies for Having Difficult Conversations - Grand Ballroom III | ||
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Suporting a Community in Crisis - Dover C | ||
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Ways to Generate and Nurture Reading in Our Episcopal Schools - Atlantic | ||
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What Every Head of School Ought to Know About the Role of the Chaplain - Grand Ballroom I | ||
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Coffee Break | ||
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A Collaborative Framework for Religious Studies - Grand Ballroom VII | ||
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Big Results for the Small Shop - Grand Ballroom I | ||
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Building Bridges, Making Connections - Atlantic | ||
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Episcopal Identity and the Early Childhood Program - Grand Ballroom VIII | ||
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Face to Faith - Dover A | ||
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Fairness FAIL: High School, Religion, and Social Justice - Dover B | ||
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Featured Speaker: John M. McCardell, Jr., Ph.D. | ||
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Kingdom Theater: Teaching Religious Education Through Drama - Dover C | ||
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Moving School Spiritual Culture from Good Toward Great: A Case Study - Grand Ballroom III | ||
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Respect, Responsibility, and Restoration: A Multi-leveled Modeling of Strategies for Positive Relational Interaction to Educate Children - Grand Ballroom X | ||
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Status of the Employee Benefit Initiatives Authorized by the 76th General Convention - Grand Ballroom IV | ||
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The Head of School as the Spiritual Leader: From Theory to Practice - Grand Ballroom IX | ||
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Plenary Luncheon
This sit-down lunch with your colleagues will feature a showing of a new video on the Episcopal Urban Schools Alliance (EUSA) and other surprises! |
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An Arts Approach to Biblical Literacy - Grand Ballroom II | ||
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An Episcopal School Curriculum That's Easy to Implement - Grand Ballroom X | ||
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Authentic Alternative Assessments: Awakening Students' Joy, Creative Expression, and Knowledge - Grand Ballroom IV | ||
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Episcopal Identity and the Boarding School - Dover B | ||
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Equity, Justice, and Leadership Development: Is It Possible to Reach Every Single Student? - Dover C | ||
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Featured Speaker: Shanterra McBride | ||
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Funding Your Future: Innovations for Raising and Managing Financial Resources for Episcopal Schools - Grand Ballroom VIII | ||
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Harnessing the Power of Harry Potter: What the Most Popular Story in a Century Reveals About the Spiritual Identity of Young People and Their Capacity to Learn - Grand Ballroom I | ||
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The 21st Century Episcopal School: Maintaining Our Identity as Education Shifts Beneath Our Feet - Grand Ballroom III | ||
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The Invisible Ink Before Spirituality - Dover A | ||
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The Rector and Head of School: Understanding This Vital Relationship - Grand Ballroom IX | ||
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When the World's a Scary Place - Grand Ballroom VII | ||
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Coffee Break | ||
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Chapel Every Day? It's in the Bag! - Grand Ballroom VII | ||
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Empowering and Energizing Faculty Through Dynamic Professional Evaluation - Grand Ballroom II | ||
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Episcopal Identity and Financial Sustainability - Grand Ballroom IX | ||
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Farm to Table Lunch: A School Initiative Teaches Gardening and Awareness - Dover B | ||
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Featured Speaker: Joe McTighe | ||
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Grow Your Middle School and Have Fun Doing It! - Dover A | ||
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Independent, Episcopal, or Both? Accreditation and the Episcopal Parish Day School - Atlantic | ||
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Nurturing the Nurturers: Equipping Parents as Their Children's Primary Spiritual Guides - Grand Ballroom IV | ||
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Service-Learning and Spiritual Development: Changing the World, Changing Students' Lives - Grand Ballroom III | ||
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Social Media: For Better or Worse - Grand Ballroom VIII | ||
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Sustaining Philanthropic, Alumni/ae, and Other Relationships at Early Childhood Programs - Grand Ballroom I | ||
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Working Effectively with the Independent School Parent - Grand Ballroom X | ||
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Business Meeting | ||
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Governing Board Reception
Invitation only. |
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Saturday November 17, 2012 |
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Morning Prayer
A Spirit to Know and to Love You |
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Registration and Materials Pick-up | ||
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Bookstore | ||
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NAES Resources | ||
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Affinity Group Breakfast: Administrators | ||
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Affinity Group Breakfast: Chaplains & Teachers of Religion | ||
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Affinity Group Breakfast: Early Childhood Educators | ||
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Affinity Group Breakfast: Faculty | ||
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Affinity Group Breakfast: Heads of School | ||
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Affinity Group Breakfast: Rectors | ||
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Affinity Group Breakfast: Trustees & Vestry Members | ||
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Being Inclusive: Activating a Multicultural Perspective in a Traditional Episcopal Academic Program - Grand Ballroom IX | ||
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Chaplains' Forum on Worship - Grand Ballroom III | ||
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For the Health and Safety of Students: Balancing Discipline and Grace in an Episcopal School - Grand Ballroom II | ||
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Middle School TA Service Practicum: A Model for Building Episcopal Character - Grand Ballroom X | ||
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So You Want to Be a Head of School? - Grand Ballroom VIII | ||
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Educating Boys, Educating Girls: What Single-Sex Schools Can Tell Us about Contemporary Gender Issues - Grand Ballroom I | ||
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Haiti Partnership Program - Grand Ballroom VII | ||
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Parish Day School Governance and Management - Grand Ballroom IV | ||
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Building School Culture: A Student-centered, School-wide Approach - Grand Ballroom VIII | ||
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Changing World, Changing Boundaries - Grand Ballroom II | ||
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Four Scenarios for the Future of the Episcopal Church - Grand Ballroom III | ||
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Self-reflection and a Trusting Relationship: The Indispensable Conditions for Spiritual Development in Youth - Grand Ballroom IX | ||
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Closing Noonday Prayers |