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.

Please note: Some files are large and may take a few minutes to download. Thank you for your patience!

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.)  
  

1. YouTube - Dalton Sherman
2. YouTube - Did You Know 2.0
3. YouTube - Father Guido Sarducci's Five Minute University
4. YouTube - Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
5. YouTube - National Anthem singer forgot her line during NBA playoffs
6. 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)
  

The Assistant Principals' Leadership Conference: Feb. 3-5, 2010

• Sean Whalen
  Special Ed. and the AP: An Arranged Marriage (PowerPoint)
   
• Alison Olzendam
  From Knowing to Doing (PowerPoint) 
   
• Marty Fortin
  ASB Finance (PDF Handout) 
   
• Greg Lobdell
  Techno-Future (PowerPoint) 
   
• Robert Arial
  The Why, When, How, Where and Wows! of Walk-throughs (PowerPoint) 
   
• Marilyn McGuire
  Another Fine Growth Opportunity (PowerPoint) 
   
• Renee Balodis-Cox
  Verbal De-escalation of Aggressive and Mentally Ill Youth (PowerPoint)
   
• Erin Jones
  Dreaming a Better World for All Students (PowerPoint) 
   
• Ron Hertel
  The Heart of Learning and Teaching (PDF of Powerpoint)
   
• Scott Seaman and Penny Therrien
  High School Reform: Changing the Odds (PDF - Please note file is 23 MB and will take several moments to download.)
  
   

The AWSP Principals' Conference: Oct. 18-20, 2009

• Alan Burke
  K-12 Education Agenda for Change (Handout - 2.3 MB)
   
• Marilyn McGuire
  Circle the Wagons (PowerPoint Presentation - 2.3 MB)
   
• Dr. Gene Sharratt
  Keeping Hope Alive (PowerPoint Presentation - 7 MB)
   
• Dr. Mike Schmoker
  Results: The Essential Elements of Improvement (PowerPoint Presentation)
  Opportunity: From Brutal Facts to the Best Schools We've Ever Had (PowerPoint Presentation)
   
• Professor Harvey Alvy
  The Lincoln Legacy: Leadership Lessons for School Principals (PowerPoint Presentation)
  
  
   

Last updated 8/4/10