11th Annual Action Research Conference

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About The Kalmanovitz School of Education 2-6

Presentations:

Session 1- Dante Hall 7 Session 1 - Filippi Academic Hall 8 Session 1 - Galileo Hall 9

Session 2- Dante Hall 10-11 Session 2 - Filippi Academic Hall 12 Session 2 - Galileo Hall 13

Session 3- Dante Hall 14-15 Session 3 - Filippi Academic Hall 16-18 Session 3 – Galileo Hall 19

The Goods-Saint Mary’s College 20-21

California Teacher Summit 2016 22

Back Cover Distinguished Speaker Series 2016-2017 dates Saint Mary’s College campus map

Action Research Conference: Table of Contents

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Agenda ACTION RESEARCH CONFERENCE May 14, 2016

REGISTRATION AND OVERVIEW BUILDING / ROOM

8:00-8:30 Registration and continental breakfast Soda Center – Claeys and Lafayette

8:30-8:45 Welcome - Christopher Sindt, Ph.D. , Dean of Kalmanovitz School of Education

Conference overview – Kathy Perez, Ed.D., Director of M.A. in Teaching Leadership and Director of External Relations

Soda Center - Moraga

PRESENTATIONS See back cover for campus map

9:00-10:00 10:15-11:15 11:30-12:30

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3

Dante Hall Filippi Academic Hall Galileo Hall Concurrent sessions in all 3 buildings

12:30-1:30 BUFFET LUNCH Soda Center – Lafayette

1:30 ACADEMIC CREDIT PARTICIPANTS

Briefly meet with peer group facilitators to receive your course grade and completed assignments

Soda Center – Claeys

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The Kalmanovitz School of Education

MISSION The Kalmanovitz School of Education (KSOE) is a student-centered learning community that inspires excellence and innovation in counseling, education, and leadership. Through the practice of shared inquiry, active and collaborative learning, and community engagement, we empower our students to lead change according to the principles of social justice and the common good.

VISION KSOE has a statewide reputation for its excellence in educating counselors, teachers, and leaders. The school is an innovative academic resource center and active learning environment specializing in environmental literacy, Lasallian education and urban education. It is distinguished for partnerships with schools and other organizations emphasizing community engagement, action research, and community-based research.

PROGRAMMING THE KSOE offers certificates, credentials, and degrees to approximately 700 students annually.

The KSOE offers credential training in six areas recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing: educational leadership, multiple subjects (K-8), school counseling, school psychology, single subject (high school), and special education.

The KSOE offers master’s degrees in college student services, educational leadership, education, teaching leadership, early childhood education, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, and school psychology. We also feature the Teachers for Tomorrow program, a 4+1 program that trains future teachers beginning in their freshmen year and culminating with multiple subject credential and Master of Arts in education.

The KSOE also offers the Educational Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership. This program features an emphasis on social justice, collaborative learning, and community- based research.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT During the 2015-2016 academic year, KSOE students were placed in teacher- and counselor- placements in over 200 schools and other agencies across the San Francisco Bay area. Nearly 90% of master’s and doctoral level research is action or community-based. This means that we have 100+ students performing research in local schools and communities.

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In addition, the following community programs are active:

LIFT UP! This early literacy intervention (LIFT UP) program has trained coaches in six schools in the Oakland Diocese including Richmond and Union City. Data analyzed by an independent agency showed that “students who were taught by a teacher in the LIFT UP program were three times more likely to be at or above grade level than their peers.”

THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES attracts more than 1000 educators per year from five local counties and over 30 school districts. The KSOE was awarded a $40,000 grant from the California Department of Education to provide outreach and professional development to private schools in northern California.

CALIFORNIA TEACHERS SUMMIT. KSOE has been selected as a host site for the annual California Teachers Summit: Better Together. This annual event that attracts over 15,000 educators statewide was launched last summer with over 500 participants at Saint Mary’s College.

READING RECOVERY. Reading Recovery is an international early intervention program for first grade children who are at risk for learning to read and write. Saint Mary’s College is the northern California Regional Training Center, offering two programs: one for teacher leaders and one for teachers. Saint Mary’s is also one of three universities in the US that provide Reading Recovery intervention in Spanish (Descrubiendo La Lectura). This program has been funded in part in the United States in the last five years by a $2.1 million i5 grant.

ACADEMIC CENTERS The KSOE is home to two academic centers:

THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY (CEL). CEL explores and promotes environmental education in schools and communities worldwide. River of Words, CEL’s signature program, provides tools for teaching environmental literacy to children, teens, and teachers through art and poetry.

THE LEADERSHIP CENTER. The Leadership Center is a network of practitioners, educators, scholars, professionals, community members and citizens the private, public, and non-profit sectors. Its mission is to enhance leadership capacity in order to meet the unique challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Our programs and services integrate contemporary academic theories of leadership and organizational change with proven, practical, action-based approaches to serving our communities, organizations and society.

Kalmanovitz School of Education Programs

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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES (BALOS)

The B.A. Program in Leadership and Organizational Studies is a degree completion program designed for working adults from many career fields. Among the qualities that make the program distinctive are its emphasis on critical thinking; ethical decision-making; a collaborative, service-oriented approach to leadership; and its integration of working professionals’ experience with the curriculum. This 24-month blended/online program is cohort-based, so students form a community of learners, engaging with and supporting each other’s progress. Students collaborate on capstone project that focuses on a need identified by a community partner. Admission requirements include a minimum of 64 semester units of acceptable transfer credit and 3-5 years of work or volunteer experience. Individualized advising is provided prior to admission, including working closely with prospective students who may be building units to meet the 64 units required for admission. Contact: Annalee Lamoreaux, Ph.D., alamorea@stmarys-ca.edu

COUNSELING (COUN)

The Counseling Department specializations are designed for people who wish to work in K-12 schools, colleges, family service agencies, private practice or a variety of other counseling settings. Counseling specializations include: Career Counseling, College Student Services, College Student Services & Professional Clinical Counseling, General Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy & Professional Clinical Counseling, School Counseling, School Psychology. Students are challenged by a curriculum that integrates research-based practices with opportunities for experience in professional settings. Contact: Diane Sus, dks6@stmarys-ca.edu

DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (Ed.D)

The Doctorate in Educational Leadership offers a dynamic curriculum designed to develop leaders who can tackle today’s challenges with creativity, courage and competence. Additionally, graduates emerge from the program committed to advocacy and action, attentive to issues of social injustice and dedicated to advancing leadership in underserved communities. Contact: Heidimarie Rambo, Ph.D., hrambo@stmarys-ca.edu

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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ELP) – Preliminary Administrative Services Credential-Tier I

The vision of the Tier I/Educational Leadership Program is to prepare future school leaders to meet the enormous challenges of leading schools in the 21st century. The Tier I/Educational Leadership Program is organized in a cohort structure that leverages group support for progress toward program completion. In order to enter the program the student must have verification of five years of teaching and a clear credential. After completing their Tier I credential, graduates may go on to earn a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration. Once the master’s is completed, the KSOE also offers a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for those who wish to continue their journey. Contact: Désirée Braganza, Ed.D., dpb3@stmarys-ca.edu

MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING LEADERSHIP (MATL)

Leadership by teachers is essential to serving the needs of students, schools and the teaching profession. The Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Program is an innovative degree bringing together professional educators who are committed to opening minds and transforming futures. The program curriculum was designed to develop reflection, systematic inquiry, and collaboration—that are at the heart of teacher growth. These capacities create an integrated learning process for the practicing teacher. If you desire to be an agent of change, form collaborative learning relationships and engage in action research directly related to your classroom and student learning – then this program is for you. Contact: Heidimarie Rambo, Ph.D., hrambo@stmarys-ca.edu

MASTER OF ARTS IN LEADERSHIP (GLD)

Our highly regarded and pioneering M.A. in Leadership degree provides you the flexibility, practical skills, and personal enrichment you seek in a graduate education program. In this hybrid program you will learn contemporary leadership theory and practice in peer networks of working professionals from public, private, and non-profit sectors. As a graduate, you acquire a wide range of competencies and skills that allow you to advance and succeed in today's dynamic and complex world. The program is designed for working adults and provides learners a supportive, challenging, and transformative learning experience. Contact: Marguerite Welch, Ph.D., mwelch@stmarys-ca.edu

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MONTESORRI EDUCATION PROGRAM (MONT/ECE)

The enduring educational philosophy of Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952), physician, social activist, developmental scientist, and educator, embraces constructivist principles and aims to educate the "whole child". Montessori’s guiding consideration of respect for the individuality of each child and her commitment to social justice is timeless. We offer the American Montessori Society (AMS) Early Childhood and Elementary Education Credentials, and a Master of Arts degree in Montessori Education and a minor in Montessori Thought. Our graduates change the world, one child at a time. Contact: Patricia Chambers, pchamber@stmarys-ca.edu

TEACHERS FOR TOMORROW (TFT)

Teachers for Tomorrow is a unique program that enables students who are committed to becoming elementary teachers to enroll in selected education courses and participate in school-based field experiences as they complete their undergraduate major in Justice, Community and Leadership. TFT students graduate in four years with their bachelor’s degree, and then earn their Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, and their master’s degree (optional), during their fifth year at the Kalmanovitz School of Education. Contact: Tammy Spencer, Ed.D., ts19@ stmarys-ca.edu

If you have any questions regarding these programs please contact the person listed under the program or call the Kalmanovitz School of Education front desk at (925) 631-4700.

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Dante Hall Session 1

9:00AM-10:00AM"WRITE ON!”: A STRATEGY TO MOTIVATE

STRUGGLING WRITERS

Presenter: Dalia Rosales Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Looking for a strategy to help motivate students to write? Teacher-student writing conferences were implemented with students who were struggling or not making progress in writing. This study focused on third graders in a Dual Immersion classroom. Join this session and learn strategies for designing teacher-student writing conferences that increase student writing output and student success! Location: Dante 115

TEACHING WITH TECH: EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK IN A DIGITAL AGE

Presenter: Lisa Kennealy Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Do you provide written feedback for your students only to have it ignored and not utilized? This session will demonstrate how instruction on the perception and use of effective feedback in the classroom can be used to improve academic achievement and build a growth mindset in your students. Engaging class activities, digital feedback, and collaboration techniques with students using Google Apps for Education will be highlighted. Location: Dante 116

DID YOU KNOW THAT GIVING A ZERO IS A COP-OUT?

Presenter: Crystal Shaw Program: Educational Leadership Program Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Find out how credit for late work, student support and parent communication can motivate students and increase academic success. To address the problem of a grading system which uses zeros on late assignments to punish students, I hypothesized that utilizing the three strategies of a revised grading system, additional support for students and parent communication would increase student learning and promote academic success. Location: Dante 117

LET'S BLOG ABOUT IT!

Presenter: Alissa Barton Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Looking for a way to enhance peer feedback and improve student achievement in writing? Come learn about implementing a classroom blog to improve your students' writing. Move students from working with just one writing partner to interacting on a blog with all of their classroom peers- sharing ideas, giving feedback, and revising their work to become better writers. Get lots of practical strategies to incorporate a classroom blog into your writing curriculum! Location: Dante 118

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Filippi Academic Hall Session 1

9:00AM-10:00AM

TEXT CONNECTIONS: TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE LITERACY SKILLS IN

STRUGGLING STUDENTS

Presenter: Jocel Ibanez-Lazarito Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Early Childhood, Elementary, Special Ed, Other: parents/caregivers

Are you ready to pull out your hair trying to teach struggling students how to read? This presentation will help keep you sane plus that healthy mane by giving you a simple, yet effective technique that can improve your students' literacy skills. Explore the use of text connections when teaching academic sight words. Participants will receive a FREE CD (while supplies last) which includes everything you need to get started! Location: FAH 130

INCREASE ACHIEVEMENT REPLACING TRADITIONAL "ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL" MATH HOMEWORK WITH ADAPTIVE PROGRAM

Presenter: Khanh Pham Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Middle School

Math homework can be difficult, especially if it is outside a student's skill level Zone of Proximal Development. In order to help scaffold the learning to meet individual's needs, and provide fair and equal access to today's diverse population of students, I replaced traditional "one-size-fits-all" worksheets for homework with an adaptive online math program. After 8 weeks of my Action Research Intervention, I found increased student achievement using Chapter Tests, MARS tasks and homework scores. Location: FAH 135

CALENDAR TIME 'GETS BUSY'!

Presenter: Crissy Bilyk Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Early Childhood

What is the best way to teach a large group of young learners? Get them moving! Join me as I share my action research project about using movement to increase active student participation during calendar time in my Transitional Kindergarten class. We will explore active vs. passive participation and strategies to balance the challenges associated with large class sizes in early childhood programs. Location: FAH 140

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Galileo Hall Session 1

9:00AM-10:00AM

A VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM FOR MONTESSORI AND NON-MONTESSORI

SETTINGS

Presenter: Csilla Horvath Program: Montessori/Early Childhood Education Target Audience: Early Childhood, Elementary

The visual arts has so much more to offer than filling in some extra time with coloring or giving children 'down time'. Come and see how the visual arts has the potential to promote thinking, problem solving and literacy skills, develop aesthetic awareness and make connections to history and culture! Hear, feel, touch, smell and see art with me, without having to worry about what you know or do not know about art as I share my Visual Arts Curriculum to help both Montessori and non-Montessori teachers expand their visual arts practices and promote young children’s cognitive and intellectual skills! Location: Galileo 107

THE EFFECT OF CHOICE ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN A MATH CLASSROOM

Presenter: Jenica Wheelock Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: High School

How do you engage high school algebra students? This action research project examined the effect of assignment choices on student motivation and engagement. The results were positive as measured by assignment completion, off task observations and student engagement surveys. Choice made the difference. Find out how! Location: Galileo 110

GROUP COLLABORATION TO IGNITE SELF-EFFICIENCY IN YOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

CLASSROOM

Presenter: Leanne De Bella Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: High School

“I can’t do this” or “I am just no good at English” are statements often heard from my students. This motivated me to find a way to change the way my students felt about their abilities in English Language Arts. This study examined the positive power of using community building activities and collaborative group work to motivate students in English class. Location: Galileo 113

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Dante Hall Session 2

10:15AM-11:15AM

JUST SAY NO TO PASSIVE LEARNING: GET ACTIVE WITH THINK-PAIR-SHARE

Presenter: Tracy Gilcrist Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: All Levels

Are your students having a difficult time staying engaged during lectures? Do the same few students answer all the class discussion questions? Find out how Think-Pair-Share can change any lesson from passive to active, engage all students and get them to discuss content ideas and questions. Try out this active cooperative learning strategy and be ready to use it on Monday. This successful strategy is for all grade levels and disciplines. Location: Dante 115

DANCING THROUGH THEIR MINDS: URBAN YOUTH AND CRITICAL THINKING

Presenter: Shelese Douglas Program: Doctorate in Educational Leadership Target Audience: All Levels

This presentation and workshop experience presents research that examined the capacity of movement and dance to develop critical thinking in urban middle school students. A variety of lenses, such as Making Thinking Visible (MTV), Teach for Understanding (TFU), and Studio Habits of Mind (SHoM), guide the activities used to encourage thinking routines and meta-cognitive reflective learning practices. Participants engage in movement experiences that can be shared with adolescent populations and adapted for other student groups. Location: Dante 116

Leaders become great,

not because of their power,

but because of their ability to empower others.

-John Maxwell

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Dante Hall Session 2

10:15AM-11:15AM

EDUCATOR PERCEPTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Presenter: Adam Clark Program: Doctorate in Educational Leadership Target Audience: All Levels

This highly informative session will focus on educators’ perceptions of professional development activities especially in light of complex challenges such as new state standards, technology integration, and social justice issues. The two research questions that drove this study:

1. In what ways does professional developmentcontribute to the professional and personal growth of public K-12 educators in Contra Costa County?

2. What role do these educators desire to havein planning, developing, and sustaining their own professional development?" Location: Dante 116

“GEO-GEBRA”: COMMON CORE, POTENTIAL AND PITFALLS

Presenter: Lise Needham Program: Master of Art in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Common Core Math Practice Standards call for students to use dynamic geometry software to explore and discover geometric properties and relationships. How do you do it?. Come hear about the implementation of “GeoGebra” in a continuation high school classroom and the impact this creative process has on the development of student reasoning. Leave with resources to make your job easier and students more e-successful! Location: Dante 117

PEER PAIRS? THAT'S WRITE!

Presenter: Ashley Hall Program: Master of Art in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Looking for a way to increase the quality of your students' writing in Writers' Workshop? Try Peer Conferencing! My fourth grade students' writing skills improved dramatically and they truly enjoyed the writing process while working with a partner! Learn about implementing peer conferencing into writers' workshop and how it can greatly benefit your students. Many helpful resources and materials will be shared! Location: Dante 118

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Filippi Academic Hall Session 2

10:15AM-11:15AM

MATH CARTOONS? WHAT A CONCEPT!

Presenter: Michael Sahlman Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Increasing student participation in academic discussions has become a targeted goal for many educators. In math, it can be particularly challenging if students are worried about being wrong in front of their peers. Concept cartoons have been used successfully to promote academic discussion and argumentation in science without the student fear factor. This session explores how creative concept cartoons are successful in helping students engage in argumentation in upper elementary mathematics class. Location: FAH 130

THESE THREE WORDS!!

Presenter: Tiffany Johnson Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Are math word problems a challenging component of your math lessons and a stumbling block for your students? Join me as I share the effectiveness of a student-centered tool, to help my fourth grade students become successful problem solvers in math. This terrific technique focused students on understanding the problem and building their thinking skills by putting into practice Polya's four principles for problem-solving. Location: FAH 135

ON THE ROAD TO ELABORATION IN THIRD GRADE OPINION WRITING

Presenter: Tiffany Goh Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

Honk! Honk! Teaching third graders how to elaborate, or explain their reasoning, in an opinion writing unit can be a journey down a long and winding road! It can be challenging to think of ways to integrate technology into instruction while supporting Common Core State Standards. This workshop was designed to share practical ideas of how to incorporate a digital learning platform into your next writing unit! Location: FAH 140

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Galileo Hall Session 2

10:15AM-11:15AM

EFFECTS OF LEARNING-FOCUSED CONVERSATIONS ON NOVICE TEACHERS'

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Presenter: Silvia Orellana-Barrera Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: All Levels

Have you ever provided support to a new teacher? Want to learn more about how to mentor beginning teachers through collaboration and reflection? Come and learn a systematic approach to promote professional growth in beginning teachers by setting professional goals and using a coaching cycle that fosters planning and reflection on key components in instruction. Together, we will explore the benefits of engaging in learning-focused conversations during planning and reflecting sessions. Location: Galileo 107

DOES RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH AT-RISK STUDENTS IMPROVE OVERALL STUDENT

PROGRESS?

Presenter: Brian Sullivan Program: Educational Leadership Program Target Audience: Elementary, Middle School

This action research answers the question: how does relationship building/mentoring improve overall success for students in K-8 facing multiple vulnerabilities? Find out how positive daily interactions can boost a struggling student's experiences in both the classroom and playground. Location: Galileo 110

THE MACHINES ARE NOT IN CHARGE!

Presenter: Matt Haven Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: All Levels, Special Ed

How do you help teachers become more tech savvy? Come find out how anchoring tech professional development to existing curriculum, resources, and pedagogies increased the use and effectiveness of technology and resulted in a greater sense of empowerment among high school teachers. What made a difference? Strategies for success will be shared. Location: Galileo 113

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Dante Hall Session 3

11:30AM-12:30PM

UNLEASHING WILD TONGUES: IMPACT OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ON LATINO STUDENTS

Presenter: Lizette Dolan Program: Doctorate in Educational Leadership Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Engaging student voice in on-going efforts to understand and improve the conditions for Latino youth is imperative in acknowledging students have deep wisdom and expertise. The partnership between students and adults can foster "critical consciousness". Freire (1982) asserted "the silenced are not just incidental to the curiosity of the researcher but are the masters of inquiry into the underlying causes of the events of the world. In this context, research becomes a means of moving them beyond silence into a quest to proclaim the world." Location: Dante 115

ICT-CAR: A MODEL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Presenter: Susan Schultz Program: Doctorate in Educational Leadership Target Audience: All Levels, Special Ed,

The CCSS assume that being literate means being digitally literate.” (Dalton, 2012, p. 333). This dissertation study explores the impact of participation in a collaborative action research project, ICT-CAR, on teacher efficacy and collective teacher efficacy around the integration of technology into classroom practice.

Workshop participants will learn about the democratic collegial support created in the ICT-CAR as teachers grappled collaboratively with technology questions specific to their student needs. Location: Dante 116

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Dante Hall Session 3

11:30AM-12:30PM

TEACHER EFFICACY IN WORKING WITH STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Presenter: Sara Roat Program: Doctorate in Educational Leadership Target Audience: Elementary, Special Ed, Other: K-12 Admin.

For my dissertation, I conducted a descriptive, inductive, interview study that investigated elementary, general education teacher efficacy in working with students with learning disabilities in the general education classroom in a suburban Californian school district. I conducted focus group and one-on-one interviews, and also collected data via a five-item teacher efficacy survey. The goal of this presentation is to share the study's design/methods, results, conclusions, and implications for educators and researchers. Location: Dante 116

ROCKIN' THE CLASSROOM: USING MUSIC TO INCREASE STUDENT MOTIVATION

Presenter: Laura Mack Program: Master of Arts in Leadership Target Audience: All Levels

While working in class, are your students 'Happy' like Pharrell or are they just barely 'Stayin’ Alive'? In this presentation I will explain how integrating music and student choice in my high school geometry classroom increased student motivation. Come find out how to use music in your classroom and how music can motivate you and your students to achieve more! Location: Dante 117

WRANGLING WITH WORDS

Presenter: Kristi Fauss Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Elementary

How do you provide choice, challenge and collaboration to improve vocabulary within the Writing Process? This presentation addresses these issues and provides strategies to meet the diverse needs of your learners, including English learners as well as GATE students. Come find out “How do Enrichment Clusters affect vocabulary acquisition of Title I fourth graders in writing?” Location: Dante 118

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Filippi Academic Hall Session 3

11:30AM-12:30PM

EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN: THE HISTORY AND READING COMPREHENSION CONNECTION

Presenter: Sara Phillips Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Middle School

Do you ever wish you could incorporate reading and literacy skills into your history classroom but you just don't know where to start? This interactive workshop highlights the use of collaborative read-alouds to support reading comprehension using historical content in a middle school setting. Come and try a collaborative read-aloud along with a comprehension quick-write to experience reading through an historical lens! This strategy can be used across subject areas and could be just what you have been looking for! Location: FAH 135

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Filippi Academic Hall Session 3

11:30AM-12:30PM

TEACHERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD IMPLEMENTING RTI IN MIDDLE AND HIGH

SCHOOLS

Presenter: Rebecca Bellini and Amanda Ruocco Program: Counseling Target Audience: Middle School, High School

The purpose of this action research project is to survey the attitudes of teachers at both a middle and high school about the implementation of a response to intervention plan at the respective schools. The results will inform the leadership at the school and district level about the professional development needs of the teachers and other staff members. Location: FAH 140

HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE

Presenter: Loan Mai Program: Counseling Target Audience: High School

Ninth through twelve grade students were surveyed about college readiness. Results will be discussed. Location: FAH 140

THE VALUE OF MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL TRANSITION CURRICULUM

Presenter: Tawny Chestnut and Michelle Fredrickson Program: Counseling Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Eighth grade students were surveyed on their perception of value regarding the transitional curriculum that is presented to them throughout the school year. The goal was to gain a better understanding of the value of the transition lesson plans through the student's retention of skills, whether they enjoyed the material presented, found it useful and overall effectiveness. The results of the survey and middle school transitional curriculum, in general, will be discussed. Location: FAH 140

In this session, graduate counseling students enrolled in the School Counseling Practicum and Action Research course (COUN235), will provide a brief overview of their action research projects. Each of the six projects described below will be presented in 10-minute segments.

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Filippi Academic Hall Session 3

11:30AM-12:30PM

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE: TRANSITIONING FROM 5TH TO 6TH GRADE

Presenter: Cassi Hoyt and Nora Ganey Program: Counseling Target Audience: Middle School

This project examines the transition of students from elementary to middle school. 6th grade teachers and staff are surveyed so that a school counselor is able to create a well-designed transition plan for incoming 6th grade students. This project includes a comprehensive, flexible transition process that incorporates teachers, parents, and counselors in order to best meet the needs of new 6th grade students. Location: FAH 140

PEER HEALTH PROGRAMMING IN URBAN SCHOOLS

Presenter: Brianna Tarpey Program: Counseling Target Audience: High School

I am evaluating a peer health program for a charter middle school. I am surveying both students and teachers to understand their reactions and thoughts about the content of the program and the applicability the students see to themselves, and the teachers see to the students. I will include a statistical analysis of the results and will shed light on the benefits and effectiveness of some health programs versus others. Location: FAH 140

TEACHER'S OPINIONS ABOUT DRUG AND ALCOHOL PREVENTION CURRICULUM

Presenter: Carolyn World Program: Counseling Target Audience: High School

We brought in an agency to present on drug and alcohol prevention as a part of the push towards a stronger health and wellness education program. I surveyed teachers afterwards to better understand their opinions about the need for drug and alcohol prevention education as well as their thoughts about how to proceed. I will use the data collected to recommend next steps to best serve the students at the school. Location: FAH 140

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Galileo Hall Session 3

11:30AM-12:30PM

PHONEMIC FUN FOR EVERYONE! USING POETRY TO ENHANCE PHONEMIC AWARENESS

SKILLS

Presenter: Christin Clark Program: Master of Arts in Teaching Leadership Target Audience: Early Childhood, Elementary

Phonemic awareness is key to success in beginning reading and writing. Come and learn how the use of weekly poems coupled with daily, 15-minute activities can improve student scores in rhyming, syllabication, and beginning and ending sounds. Together we will investigate innovative strategies you can use to enhance these phonemic awareness skills through the use of poetry! Get ready to chant, rhyme, and even compile your own set of resources in this Interactive workshop! Location: Galileo 107

THE POWER OF PRAISE: SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS

Presenter: Nicole Main Program: Educational Leadership Program Target Audience: Middle School, High School

Students with a growth mindset believe that intelligence can be developed. Due to this belief, students with this mindset embrace challenges, persist in the face of setbacks, see effort as the path to mastery, and learn from critical feedback. In this session we will discover how certain types of praise can either foster or hinder this type of thinking. Location: Galileo 110

BLENDED COACHING

Presenter: Annette Lane Program: Educational Leadership Program Target Audience: All Levels

Educators who engage in reflective practice develop as life-long learners. A goal for all administrators should be to engage in continuous improvement and self-directed learning. My research led me to formulate the following research question: When coaches engage in on-going reflective practice regarding their skills in facilitating reflective practice with new administrative candidates, will that translate into more effective, purposeful self-reflection on the part of the new administrative candidate? Location: Galileo 113

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The Goods – March 2016 A quarterly review of news, facts and distinctions

News On Campus Poet Brenda Hillman Named Academy Chancellor: Saint Mary’s professor and award-winning poet Brenda Hillman has been named chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She will consult on artistic programming, help judge the organization’s largest prizes, and act as poetry ambassador to the world.

SMC, Henning Institute Honors George Miller: The John F. Henning Institute honored former U.S. Congressman George Miller, leading advocate on education, labor, the economy, and the environment, for a lifetime of service to labor. President Donahue also named him an honorary alumnus.

Zapruder Named Poetry Editor for NY Times Magazine: English professor and critically acclaimed poet Matthew Zapruder has been named the new poetry column editor for The New York Times Magazine. Zapruder succeeds former U.S. Poet Laureate and Emory Univ. Professor Natasha Trethewey. His appointment runs through spring 2017.

New Chief Diversity Officer Announced: Saint Mary’s named Tomas Gomez-Arias as the institution’s inaugural Chief Diversity Officer (CDO). SEBA Professor Gomez-Arias will serve as the College’s executive diversity and inclusion strategist.

Men's Basketball Wins WCC: With an 84-72 win at rival San Francisco, the men’s basketball team cemented its place as 2016 WCC champions. Saint Mary’s will be the No. 1 seed at the Championship Tournament in Las Vegas. The women's team heads to Las Vegas as the No. 2 seed.

U.S. Poet Laureate Speaks on Immigration: Students, faculty, and staff flocked to the Soda Center early Saturday morning to hear Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino United States Poet Laureate. Herrera was the featured speaker of CILSA's Leadership for Social Justice Conference, “Living Truths: Migrating Voices.”

MBA Program #2 in U.S. for Return on Education: SoFi (Social Finance, Inc.) named SMC as the second best school in the nation for “Return on Education” for its MBA programs—ahead of all other California universities. SoFi’s rankings analyzed 240,000 student loan refinancing applications to determine which schools delivered the best salary-to-debt ratio.

Gaels Raise $89,531 on #GivingTuesday: Thank you to all who generously gave $89,531 to Saint Mary's during #GivingTuesday. Throughout the one-day event, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends made donations to support our talented students and helped celebrate the impact of philanthropic support.

SMC to Host Rugby National Championships: The 2016 D1A Rugby National Championship will be held May 7 on the Saint Mary’s campus, including matches in the Men’s D1AA, Women’s D1 Elite, DI, and DII divisions. The Saint Mary’s men’s rugby team has won the national championship for the past two years.

Graduate Student Resource and EdTech Centers Open: The campus celebrated the opening of the new Graduate and Professional Student Resource Center, a graduate student hub for study, support, and collaboration. The new EdTech Center, located in the Library, offers technology support for faculty.

SMC in the News Diablo Magazine Features Composer Martin Rokeach's Oakland Symphony Premiere: Diablo Magazine highlighted the Oakland Symphony’s upcoming premiere of Music Prof. Rokeach's "Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra." The concert takes place at 8 pm. March 18, 2016 at the Paramount Theater in Oakland.

ABC7 Taps Deane Lamont for Insight on the Super Bowl's Cultural Impact: Kinesiology Prof. Lamont commented on the underlying cultural aspects of the Super Bowl. Lamont researches and teaches a course on the history of sports.

SF Chronicle Asks Steve Woolpert How Justice Scalia's Death Impacts Presidential Race: Woolpert, whose research includes the impact of the high court on domestic policies, spoke to the Chronicle about Scalia's position as a conservative jurist and how his death impacts the presidential race.

Prof. Emily Klein Quoted in New York Times Article on Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq': English Professor Emily Klein contributed to The New York Times' article on Spike Lee's new film, Chi-Raq. The film is an adaptation of Aristophanes’ classic satire “Lysistrata.”

National Coverage of New Shark Species Co-Discovered by Biology’s Douglas Long: CNN, Washington Post, Smithsonian Magazine and other national outlets reported on the discovery of a new species of shark by Prof. Long and collaborator Victoria Vasquez. It’s dubbed the Ninja Lanternshark because it's all black and nearly invisible to prey.

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By The Numbers Founded: 1863 Campus size: 420 acres, 48 buildings Schools: Business and Economics, Education, Liberal Arts, and Science Degrees Offered: BA, BS, MA, MBA, MFA, M. Ed, MS, Ed.D Average class size: 19 Undergraduate majors: 40 Number of full-time faculty: 211 Faculty with highest degree in their fields: 95% Student/faculty ratio: 13:1 Number of undergraduates: 2,754, including 653 freshmen Number of adult and graduate students: 1,090 Students of color: 49% International students: 2% Freshmen living on campus: 100% NCAA Division I teams: 17 Club sports teams: 13 Students who participate in organized athletics: 60% Annual costs of attendance:

Tuition: $44,210 Room & Board: $14,880 Books and Supplies: $1,107

Avg. UG financial aid package: $31,995 Freshman receiving aid: 75% Percent of undergrads receiving aid: 86% Operating budget: $128,724,000 (FY15) Endowment: $170.1M (FY15) Living alumni: 47,870

Who We Are The Saint Mary’s College of California experience inspires learning that lasts a lifetime. For more than 150 years, the College has provided students with a rigorous education that engages their intellect and spirit and awakens a desire to transform society. Guided by the Christian Brothers, the Catholic Church’s oldest order dedicated exclusively to teaching, the College enrolls more than 4,100 students in undergraduate and graduate liberal arts, sciences, and business programs. For more information, visit Saint Mary’s College at stmarys-ca.edu and just 23 miles east of San Francisco.

Distinctions One of 40 Transformative Institutions Saint Mary’s was chosen as one of only 40 U.S. institutions in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Saint Mary's is the only Catholic college – and the only California college – in the history of the 40-school compilation that highlights exemplary liberal arts colleges that break the traditional Ivy League mold.

SMC Listed Among the Top 5% of U.S. Colleges for Value Payscale.com listed Saint Mary's in the top 5 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities for return on investment.

SEBA Achieves Milestone with AACSB Accreditation SEBA was awarded AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation. With this new honor, SEBA joins only 5 percent of business schools recognized as representing the highest international standard of instruction and scholarship in business education.

Student-athlete success SMC student-athletes graduate at the second-highest success rate among all California Division I institutions, according to the data released by the NCAA.

President's Community Service Honor Roll Saint Mary's was listed on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the ninth year in a row, the second time “With Distinction.” Saint Mary's students provided more than 47,000 hours of service to communities in the U.S. and abroad.

High in Academic Engagement Saint Mary's students rate their College experience high in terms of academic engagement. That’s the consensus from the National Survey of Student Engagement, which polled freshmen and seniors in spring 2012. Our students scored above other colleges in the poll on most measures, especially “level of academic challenge.”

Top 10 for Study Abroad Programs The Institution of International Education's Open Doors Report ranked Saint Mary's seventh among colleges that grant master's degrees, up from 11th the year before, noting that 55 percent of undergraduates had participated in study abroad programs.

Listed Among "Green Colleges" Saint Mary's was included in the Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition, which profiles 322 institutions of higher education in the U.S. and Canada that demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation.

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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES2016-2017

October 22, 2016

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Action Research Conference

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