The following Annual Conference session has been canceled:
3226 -- 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cultural Competence: Reducing the Effects of Racism and Poverty on Achievement.
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Canadian Principal Named Outstanding Young Educator
Charles Coleman, principal of Khowhemun Elementary School in Duncan, British Columbia, has been named the winner of ASCD’s 2005 Outstanding Young Educator Award (OYEA). Coleman was honored at Saturday’s Opening General Session.
Coleman is the first non-U.S. educator to win the prestigious award. “I am gratified, humbled, and surprised that ASCD selected me as Outstanding Young Educator. I didn’t think you would pick a Canadian,” he joked.
He was selected for the leadership and team building he displayed in increasing student achievement in reading and mathematics at a school with a large “First Nations” student population of native people. Coleman said he and his team of faculty and staff at Khowhemun regularly apply the principles of differentiated instruction, individualized learning, multiple intelligences, and action research to serve the needs of their students.
“Working as a collaborative team in a learning community, I believe we can make a difference,” he said. “It is with the kids of Khowhemun mind that I gratefully accept this award.”
"The key strategies that Mr. Coleman initiated were focused goals, parent involvement, targeted intervention, and First Nations support," said Tom Hierck, president of the British Columbia Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association, who nominated Coleman for the award. "His colleagues look to him for leadership, his peers have recognized his contributions, his staff feel empowered and supported, his parent community feels valued, and his students feel cared about."
Read more about Charles Coleman in the April issue of Educational Leadership magazine.
Spring nominations for the 2006 OYEA close on April 15. To nominate a deserving colleague, please click here. Two nominees for the 2006 award will be selected from the spring cadre of nominees. Two others will be selected in a fall round of nominations.
Photo Credit: Mark Regan
Meet the ASCD Employee of the Year
He's an acknowledged tech geek; he loves the outdoors (bike riding in particular); and this summer, he'll become a brand-new dad. Meet Franklin Bradley, ASCD's Employee of the Year.
Every year, ASCD honors one of its staff for exemplary service and outstanding contributions to the Association over the previous year. This person is chosen from a pool of candidates nominated by staff throughout the year. Executive Director Gene Carter recognized Franklin Bradley at today's General Session.
Bradley joined ASCD in 2002 as an Online Associate Editor, when the Association was ramping up its online presence and implementing a new content management system for its main Web site. Over the last three-and-a-half years, Bradley has become an invaluable member of ASCD’s Web team, helping to shape our online content and collaborating with staff on a variety of projects.
In 2005, Bradley helped to bring ASCD deeper into the Web world by creating the first iteration of this very blog. The 2005 Annual Conference blog, which came about in response to member feedback, was designed to share content from the Annual Conference in a more timely manner with a wider audience.
To launch this project, Bradley worked closely with other staff members, worked on his own time, and took advantage of free online tools. What started out as a simple pilot project has led the Association to explore further how to use the Web to build community among educators. His efforts truly embodied ASCD's core values of excellence, community, collaboration, integrity, diversity, and visionary leadership.
Also in 2005, Bradley helped to launch a revamped content management system and served as cochair of the Association's annual United Way campaign.
When he's not parsing sentences and tweaking HTML, Bradley plays on ASCD's softball team and spends his weekends trying to explain to his Beagle, Farley, why the new comfy-looking dog bed with rails around it is not, in fact, for him.
The Practical Conference-Goer
ASCD is onsite in Chicago now, and all is in readiness to welcome a record crowd to the 61st ASCD Annual Conference. We have some random notes aimed especially at educators who will be joining us this weekend.
Session Changes 
Please review the list of session changes and cancellations in the two posts here and here. Two of the cancelled sessions were Monday ticketed sessions (3101T — Top Ten Palm Applications and 3442T — Mentoring Novice Teachers: Beginning the Journey). Check at Conference Registration to see what ticketed sessions still have open seats; they’re available on a first-come, first-served basis. We’ll continue to post session changes here.
Getting Oriented
For a crash course on how to do the Conference, check ASCD’s online Attendee Guide. You’ll find information on planning your Conference experience, getting to and from the Lakeside Center at McCormick Place, and getting around Chicago. It also inclludes a database of all Conference sessions. Especially valuable to those who have never been to an ASCD Conference is information on our “First-Timers’ Sessions,” which take place Friday, March 31 from 4:00–5:00 pm and Saturday, April 1 from 8:30–9:30 am.
Getting Around
Take the shuttle bus from your hotel to the Conference!
Several events on Sunday, April 2 may slow down taxis. A popular 10K fun run may boggle traffic around Grant Park on the way to the McCormick Center, and the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox play their home opener on Sunday as well. Although the stadium is well south of the convention center, it could cause congestion. Potentially adding to traffic woes is the reconstruction of the Dan Ryan Expressway, which begins this weekend. It’s the major north-south route through Chicago, and everyone is on pins and needles waiting to see if a commuting apocalypse is about to beset area drivers.
If you absolutely have to be on time, leave plenty of time--even if you’re taking the shuttle bus.
If you do take a taxi, tell the driver you need to go to Lakeside Center East at McCormick Place. That will ensure you get dropped off at the most convenient entrance.
Weather
It’s Chicago in the springtime, when you can pretty much expect anything in the weather department. Lucky us.
Thursday was gorgeous: warm, sunny, with gentle zephyrs wafting off Lake Michigan. It looks like that’s as good as it gets for the next few days. Friday will be windy with scattered thunderstorms, with a high temperature of 61 (16 centigrade). The real fun starts on Saturday; although the sun comes out, the temperatures fall to a high of 49 (9c). The thunderstorms are back on Sunday with temperature rising to a high of 60 (16c), and Monday will be generally rainy with a high of 55 (13c).
Get the gory details here.
Oh well, we’ll be inside, where the learning will be warm and dry, and the people happy and excited. We can’t wait for you to join us!
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