LM Sept.2017

Backbypopular demand...Ignite! Even the guy who organized the Ignite session for the 2016 IASA Annual Conference was shocked by the reviews. “It was the highest-rated session we have ever had in my 10 years at IASA,” said Associate Director for Professional Development Dr. Richard Voltz. “We knew it was going to be different and we had hoped it would be well received, but I

menu of interesting topics and was so fast-paced that it held everyone’s attention. Blink and you miss something. The Ignite format remains the same: Each topic will be covered in five minutes or less, with slides automatically advancing every 15 seconds, ready or not. “We anticipate this year’s Ignite session will be every bit as dynamic as last year’s,” Voltz said. The lineup for this year’s Ignite session looks equally wide- ranging and impressive.

don’t think anybody thought it would be that popular.” The main reasons cited by attendees in their critiques included the facts that the Ignite session offered a wide

Thepresentersand topics include:

Using Innovation to Disrupt Inequity

Fast Fridays–AZeroCost/ZeroResource Initiative toAcademic Performance, Attendance&Behavior Presented by Superintendent Dr. Scott Dearman, Deer Creek-Mackinaw District 701

RedesigningSchools toSupport EconomicDevelopment Presented by Superintendent Presented by Superintendent Todd Dugan, New Holland- Middletown Elementary District 88

ADog’sPurpose–BondingaDistrict& CommunitywithaSuperintendent Presented by Superintendent Dr. Lynette Zimmer, Lake Villa District 41 DeepLearningTasksViaAPCapstone Seminar&Research Presented by Superintendent Dr. David Larson, Glenbard Township HS District 87

Dr. Genevra Walters, Kankakee District 111

DevelopingFuture-Ready Learners Presented by Superintendent Dr. Brian Harris, Barrington District 220

CompetencyBasedLearningPilot at RidgewoodHS– Transforming theWayStudents Learn Presented by Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Kelsall, Ridgewood HS District 234