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Presentation Materials

Each year, AWSP hosts a series of conferences and workshops for principals and assistant principals around the state. Speakers from these events are often willing to share their materials after their presentations. This section of our site contains the materials made available at each workshop or conference.

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Summer Conference 2011

Assistant Principals' Conference 2011

Principals'
Conference 2010

STEM
Retreat 2010

NPAP
Workshop 2010

Summer
Conference 2010

	The WASA/AWSP Summer Conference, June 26-28, 2011 Presentation materials are located on the Summer Conference page.
	The Assistant Principals' Leadership Conference, Feb. 9-11, 2011 Jesely Alvarez The AP's Role in Fostering Family Engagement in Literacy (PowerPoint) Literacy Night handout (Word document) Literacy Participant Anchor Charts (Word document) Tyson Vogeler Gangs and Schools presentation (PowerPoint) Deciphering Gang Indicators (PDF) Example Gang Contract (Word doc)
	The AWSP Principals' Conference: Oct. 3-5, 2010 Mark Mansell and Joe Jones Putting Real Learning into Your Learning Walks (Link to PowerPoint) Dr. Bill Daggett Components and Characteristics of Successful Schools (Link to PowerPoint) Preparing Students for Their Technological Future (Handout) Scott Friedman and Julia Fallon Sign Up. Sign On. Lead the Way. (Link to materials) Marilyn McGuire GPS: Gaining Power and Strength - Strategies for Navigating Through and Out of Difficult Terrain (PowerPoint) David Jones PEs, Instruction and Assessment: Tracking Student Mastery Throughout the Year — Materials available upon request. Lori Lynass RTI for Social Behavior: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (Handout) Rebecca Goertzel PLC Action Cycle (Handout) High Quality Instruction Through Your PLC (PowerPoint handout) Sarah McPartland Improving Instruction and Student Scores Through Standards-Based Grading (Handout) Marty Fortin What Do You Know about ASB? (PowerPoint PDF) ASB Tips (Handout) Gregory Eisnaugle and Patrick Erwin Closing the Achievement Gap... It Ain't Rocket Science (PowerPoint) Edie Harding and Sarah Rich A Measure of Success: The Washington State Accountability Index and Schools (PDF) Accountability Index Flyer (Handout) Terese Emry and Gregory King New Tools to Promote Teacher Leadership (PowerPoint) School District Capacity Tool (PDF) Karl Nelson Strengthen Teaching and Learning Through Online Resources (PowerPoint) Coleen Putaansuu The Latest on Principal Professional Certification Administrator ProCert Renewal Professional Growth Plan (PDF form) Administrator ProCert Renewal Record of Continuing Education (PDF form) Renewing an Administrator Professional Certificate (Handout) Justin Baeder Managing the Workload of Leadership (PDF) Essential E-mail Tips for School Leaders (PDF) Rick Phillips The Financial Costs of Bullying, Violence and Vandalism (PDF) Preventing Bullying-Related Lawsuits and Tragedies (PDF) Safe School Ambassadors Program Overview (PDF) Safe School Ambassadors Program Outcomes (PDF) We're Not Gonna Take It: Breaking the Cycle of Bullying - California Schools Magazine (PDF)
	The STEM Principals' Retreat: July 27-30, 2010 Jeffrey Estes Why Care about STEM Education? (PowerPoint) Tab 2: Resources - How to Peel an Orange (Word doc) - Directions for Orange Activity (Word doc) - Different Faces of STEM (Word doc) - Why the Pencils Change Color (Word doc) Tab 3: Research and Learning - How People Learn (PDF) - Banilower and Cohen on Effective Science Instruction (PDF) - Navigation Guide for Banilower/Cohen Report (Word doc) Tab 4: References - Literacy Defined (Word doc) - STEM Resources (Word doc) - National Resource Council: Chapter 2 (PDF) Tab 5: Pre and Post - Pre/Post Retrospective (Word doc) Misc. Handouts The Coffee Problem (Word doc)
	The New Principals' & Assistant Principals' Workshop: July 26-27, 2010 Gary Kipp Introduction to the NPAP Workshop (PowerPoint) Marilyn McGuire Instructional Leadership and Management (PowerPoint) Scott Seaman and Penny Therrien - Climate Control: Developing a Positive School Atmosphere (PowerPoint) - Keynote: Reclaiming Youth at Risk (PowerPoint) Raj Manhas Trust Building (PowerPoint) Glenn Malone and Jeannine Medvedich Wildwood Park Elementary "Nuts and Bolts" Presentation (Google Doc) Damien Pattenaude, Gia San Martin and Wendell Ellis (Renton HS) Building Effective Principal-AP Teams (PowerPoint) Susan Jung and Dara Sellars Making Support Staff Part of the Team (PowerPoint) Chinook Middle School Materials - Teacher Pre-Observation Form (PDF) - Teacher "To Do" List for the Start of the School Year (PDF) - Teacher Observation Summary (PDF) Nisqually Middle School Materials - Budget Basics (PDF) - Calendar Tips for Principals (PDF) - Dividing Groups into Smaller Groups (PDF) - NMS Observation Discussion Topics (PDF) - Tips for Starting Out Right (PDF) YouTube Videos (Please note that most school districts block access to YouTube from school computers.) YouTube - Dalton Sherman YouTube - Did You Know 2.0 YouTube - Father Guido Sarducci's Five Minute University YouTube - Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams YouTube - National Anthem singer forgot her line during NBA playoffs YouTube - Stand By Me \| Playing For Change \| Song Around the World
	The AWSP/WASA Summer Conference: June 27-29, 2010 SUNDAY, JUNE 27: Wayne Callendar RTI: The School Administrator's Solution to School Improvement (PDF) MONDAY, JUNE 28: Donna Beegle Keynote Presentation (Blueprints for Change, Extraordinary Leadership, Biography) (PDF) Justin Baeder The High-Performance Administrator (PDF) Dr. Peter Finch State Standards for Environmental and Sustainability Education (PDF) Edie Harding and Kathe Taylor Washington State Graduation Requirements (PDF) Elma School District (Howard King, Mark Keating, Dave Demiglio and Kevin Acuff) System-Wide Approach to Improving Student Learning (PowerPoint) Diane Dowd Building Schema: Partnering for Learning (PDF) Una McAlinden Students in Washington State Can Have It All: High Standards and the Arts (PDF) Larry Lashway The Latest on Principal Professional Certification (PowerPoint) Shawn Batstone Strategic Planning/Gap Analysis (PowerPoint) Greg Lobdell and Sue Mills Move It or Lose It: Transitional Leadership (PowerPoint) Dr. Suzann Girtz Success Stories of At-Risk Students (PowerPoint) John Bond and Dr. Arthur Ellis Embedded Assessment Strategies: Learning Walk "Look-Fors" (PowerPoint) Alison Olzendam What Do Highly Effective Leaders Actually Do in Their Leadership Practice? (PowerPoint) Chris Youngberg and Charles Schreck Maintaining Professional Boundaries (PDF) Marilyn McGuire Professional Waterboarding: Dealing with an Adult Bully (PowerPoint) Dr. Jeanine Butler and Brent Morrison Standards-Based Grading at the Secondary Level (PowerPoint) Marty Fortin Washington Green Schools: Sustainability Education in Action (PDF) Cathy Benedetti and Heather Hastie-Ulery Determining the Role of the Principal in a Professional Learning Community (PowerPoint) Nicole Beck and Emily Aufort Staff Development + Proven Methodology = Algebra Success (PowerPoint) TUESDAY, JUNE 29: Gary Kipp Evaluations: Are You Ready for Change? (PowerPoint) Jim Dean Great School Leadership Teams Are Made, Not Born (PowerPoint) Kenneth Renner-Singer Making It in the Middle: One School's Journey to Excellence (PowerPoint) David Scott and Sue Bergman AVID: A Catalyst for School Improvement (PowerPoint)