The 2010 Middle States Regional Forum promises to be better than ever! Thanks to member feedback, we’re excited to offer a variety of program enhancements, including:
- Tailored sessions, specific to your professional focus
- More panel discussions, offering a variety of perspectives on key topics
- More opportunities to network, both with peers and cross-sector colleagues
Make plans today to join us in Washington, D.C.
All Sessions
Pre-Conference Sessions
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Organizing your AP® Exam Administration: A Workshop for AP Coordinators
Student Search Service Workshop
To register for a pre-conference workshop, please send an e-mail to msromtgs@collegeboard.org. Include your name, title, institution and e-mail address.
Conference Sessions
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Why Counselors? Becoming a Data Expert and Change Agent for Your School
Student Data: Strategies from States on What to Collect, How to Use it
and the Ethics Involved
A Dialogue with the Enrollment Experts: An Exchange of Information and Ideas
Reaching Rigor: Strategies for Planning, Supporting and Sustaining
Rigorous Learning
4:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Plenary Speaker, Rajiv Vinnakota, co-founder and managing director of the SEED Foundation, Inc., an organization devoted to bringing outstanding educational opportunities to underserved inner city communities.
5:45 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception: Join us for an outdoor networking reception on the Hilton Washington Terrace. You can’t do this in February!
7:00 p.m.
Topic Dinner Groups: Continue your conversations into the evening by joining colleagues for dinner at an area restaurant. We will organize the dinner groups, identify the restaurants and negotiate fixed-rate menus. You will sign up for a dinner group, continue to share your expertise and learn from colleagues into the evening hours. Sign up for a topic dinner group at the registration desk. Send us your dinner topic suggestions.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
7:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
College Board Assembly Breakfast
9:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Understanding the SAT: Best Practices for Presenting to Students and Parents
Collaborating for College Readiness: The District Reform Partners Initiative
The Gender Imbalances at Colleges and Universities
Close the Achievement Gap: Successful Strategies from Regional Schools
"But You’ve Gotta’ Know the Territory!"
Leaders of Change, Engaging City Youth to Become Change Agents in Their Community
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Inside the Admission Process: Best Practices for Advising and Representing Your Students
Innovative STEM Initiatives Focused on College and Career Readiness
Develop Data Driven Policies: Learn How to Access the Data Sources You Need
Expanding Access: Strategies to Increase Academic Achievement for Underperforming and Underrepresented Students
The College Completion Agenda: A Practical Guide to College Access and Success
Using SpringBoard to Achieve College Readiness
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Plenary Luncheon Keynote, Deborah Jewell-Sherman, Senior Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, A Leadership Framework for Achieving Excellence and Equity for All Learners
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Focusing on Financial Aid Beyond the
First Year
A Superintendent's Roundtable with Deborah Jewell-Sherman
Flying Blind: College Admission After the Economic Downturn
AP Developments, Updates and Future Directions
Find the Funding: Expanding Rigor and College Readiness through Powerful Funding Sources
Black Men Speak on Access and Success in Higher Education
How Do you Select Your Class Without Standardized Test Scores?
The Parent Piece
Guiding Student Athletes through Recruitment
Financial Aid at the Crossroads
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Face to Facebook: Exploring Best Practices and Mutual Concerns in Social Networking
Aligned for Success: Creating Vertical Teams in Grades 6-12
A Dialogue with the Advisory Panel on Student Concerns
Making the Best of the Worldwide Expansion of Higher Education
East Asian Trends in Student Mobility & University Admission
The Great Recession: Consequences for Postsecondary Access, Participation and Persistence
Restoring Educational Values to An Educational Process
Bridging the Divide: Opening Doors for Community College Students
Risks and Rewards of Transparency: Ethical & Policy Considerations in Implementing a Net Price Calculator
MythBusting: Why Conventional Wisdom on Tuition Isn't Always Correct
From Standards to Best Practices: Technology in the Classroom
The Other End of the Pipeline: Student Transfer and Four-Year Institutions
4:45 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Presidential Plenary, Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York
6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m.
Evening Reception and College Fair
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