Tomorrow's Education in Today's Classrooms
Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)/Syfr
A Whole New Brain – July 19 – 22 Austin, TX (Concluded)
A Whole New Education – September 9 & 10 Houston, TX (Concluded)
A Whole New World – October 27 & 28 Austin, TX
These sessions are designed for superintendents, chief academic officers and/or small district teams of two to five. The series explores facets of 21st century work and research, its ramifications for today's classrooms, an exploration of today's and tomorrow's assessment requirements and how to interlace them to meet the performance requirements of today. Options to extend the work into your own district will be made available.
2009 LACOE/Syfr Retreat – Pasadena, California
Using Innovation and Creativity to Shape Transformational Change
October 8 – 10, 2009
2009 Field Trip to 21st Century Companies
Los Angeles and San Francisco, California
December 8 – 11, 2009
Past Syfr Events
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view a summary of past summer retreats, which covered the following
topics:
• The Impact of Globalization
• Technology on Education
• Educating in the 21st Century
• The New Economy: Ramifications for K–12 Education
• The American Presidency: Lessons in Leadership for Educators
• Education as a Civil Right
• Education as a Human Right
• Is Accountability Enough?
Custom Professional Development Programs & Conferences:
Syfr works directly with school districts around the country to develop a customized professional development program consisting of workshops, book groups, and online resources. Working with local hosts, we bring innovative speakers and cutting edge research to teachers and administrators around the country. Our
events focus on several broad themes in education:
• Women in Leadership (as a main conference or pre-conference)
• Science Reform (promising leadership approaches, best practices from the classroom,
the changing global economy)
• Technology (media literacy, classroom integration, etc)
• Special Education
• Creativity & Innovation (within an organization, within student learning)
• Student Differences (gender, language, non & cognitive skills, and income)
We have developed a full program for each theme, complete with speakers and collateral, that can be taken to any school district in the country.
For information about how Syfr can develop a customized professional development program for your district, please contact Richard Erdmann at 360.694.8071.
