Smarter Online Common Core Educator Roundtable

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an online, on-demand, ongoing conference to support the shift to Common Core

The Common Core State Standards represent an unprecedented change for America's K-12 educators. To support the transition to Common Core, The Principal Center has convened a community of experts to identify these changes, outline best practices, and provide practical support to classroom teachers and those who support them.

The Smarter Online Common Core Educator Roundtable is a unique initiative, blending self-directed learning with high-quality, expert-led presentations and web-based collaboration. On the Roundtable website, you can:

  • Learn from the nation's leading experts, who share their firsthand knowledge of how to make the new standards work in practice
  • Download engaging, content-rich presentations to help you understand the standards in depth
  • Connect with other educators who are facing the same new challenges
  • Share your questions, plans, and challenges as you align your curriculum with CCSS

We currently have more than 40 hours of on-demand content, with more being added as the Roundtable continues throughout the year. Your registration includes:

  • Access to every high-impact, content-rich session with our expert presenters
  • Access to the members-only area on the SOCCER website
  • Access to future live sessions and recordings, including the entire 2013 conference
  • Access and full license to our exclusive series of K-12 math vertical articulation videos

Individual membership: $199
Group rate: $199 for first person + $99 for each additional member
Site license: $999 for entire staff at one school

» Click Here to Register

» Click here to visit the conference website

Keynote Speakers

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 Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of Rigor Made Easy and Rigor is NOT a Four-Letter Word. 

 

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 Karla Reiss, "The Change Maven," is author of Leadership Coaching for Educators.

 

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 Jenifer Fox, Principal at The Clariden School, is author of Your Child's Strengths: A Guide for Parents and Teachers and The Differentiated Instruction Book of Lists.

 

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 Sebastian Cognetta, Co-Founder of Educators Cooperative, is author of Preparing Students for a Twenty-First Century Global Workplace in an Era of Accountability

 

Carla Killough McClafferty

Carla Killough McClafferty, award winning author of nonfiction books including The Many Faces of George Washington, Tech Titans, In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry, Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium, and The Head Bone’s Connected to the Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful X-ray.

 

English Language Arts Presenters:

  • K-2: Susan McLaughlin, NBCT, Curriculum Director
  • 3-5: Marcy Roan, NBCT, Education Consultant
  • 6-8: Darcy Pattison, Author & Consultant
  • 9-12: Carla Killough McClafferty, Author & Consultant

Mathematics Presenters

  • K-2: Susan McLaughlin, NBCT, Curriculum Director
  • 3-5: Heather Woods, K-5 Content Expert
  • 6-8: Erma Anderson, Award-Winning International Educator
  • 9-12: Ben Sinwell, Secondary Math Content Expert

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does it mean that the conference is online?
A: All sessions are available via on-demand download, so instead of arranging a sub, missing a day of school, driving to a conference, and sitting in a crowded room, you can access our expert-led sessions from the comfort of your own home or classroom, on your schedule. Just like in a face-to-face conference, you can obtain handouts, chat with other conference participants, and plan together with job-alike colleagues.

Q: How do I access the on-demand sessions?
A: After registering, you'll be given access to the members-only area of the conference website, where you can download all of the presentations in MP4 video format

Q: If we purchase a site license, can we use the videos in school-based professional development sessions?
A: Yes, our site license allows this and virtually any other in-school use of the materials from the Roundtable.

Q: Do you accept payment via purchase order?
A: Yes, we accept payment via both credit card and purchase order. You can choose your payment method on our registration form.

» Click Here to Register

» Click here to visit the conference website

Sample Math Video: Measurement & Data K-5

Click here to view our video articulating the K-5 Measurement & Data standards in an animated, easy-to-follow format. This is one of a rich variety of tools we've made available to support participants in making the shift to Common Core. Your registration includes access to our entire library of math standards videos.

Interested in Presenting or Facilitating at SOCCER Next Year?

We are currently accepting proposals from PD providers who are CCSS experts. If you are interested in leading a portion of SOCCER 2013, click here to apply or request more information.

To nominate a presenter, fill out our recommendation form.

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