January 11-13, 2012
Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, 333 South Figueroa Street
For the Conference Blog, click on the dates below.
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How can we educate for democratic participation, fulfilling careers, and productive members of the national and global society? What are the skills, knowledge, and habits of mind that are needed in the 21st century? What is the purpose of the curriculum and what can be measured, as well as what cannot be measured?
We will address these questions and more in CERPP's upcoming 2012 conference. Having made the case for change in college admissions
this past January, 21st Century Knowledge and Skills will discuss the alignment of high school curricula and college expectations,
and present the latest thinking on the national core curriculum and international models of excellence. We will also demonstrate
concretely how these will take shape in schools, and explore how high schools will look in the near future. Furthermore, the most
trusted sources in testing and assessment will speak candidly about the innovations and limitations of both.
We would like to gratefully acknowledge all of our sponsors for contributing to the excellence of the conference: College Board, Educational Testing Service (ETS), International Baccaulaureate (IB), Lumina Foundation and University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). We would also like to thank the USC Rossier School of Education for its support of Rossier faculty, staff and graduate students to attend our conference.
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CLICK HERE FOR THE PARTICIPANT LIST! (Available as PDF download)
Registration is closed. If you are paying by check, please mail the check to the USC Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice before January 11, 2012. Our Federal Tax ID # is 95-1642394. The check should be sent to:
Attn: Conference Registration
Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice
University of Southern California
3470 Trousdale Pkwy, WPH 1002b
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Los Angeles Marriott Downtown (333 South Figueroa St)
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
5:00 pm Registration and Cocktail Reception
6:00 pm Opening Address
7:00 pm Evening Concludes
Thursday, January 12, 2012
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:15 am Begin Conference Program
4:00 pm Adjourn Conference Program
6:00 pm Cocktail Reception at City Club on Bunker Hill, 333 South Grant Avenue, 54th Floor (Shuttle will be available from Marriott Downtown)
7:00 pm Dinner & Keynote Address at City Club on Bunker Hill
9:00 pm Evening Concludes
Friday, January 13, 2012
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:15 am Begin Conference Program
12:15 pm Boxed Lunch & Conference Concludes
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CLICK HERE FOR THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM! (Available as PDF download)
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL AGENDA! (Available as PDF download)
Presentations and Sessions:
-21st Century Skills, Knowledge, Habits, and Values
-The Alignment and Misalignment of High School and College Expectations
-National Core Standards and the National Assessment Consortia
-International Standards of Excellence and Curriculum Innovations (AP/IB/Cambridge)
-Teachers and Leaders: Challenges and Opportunities for Standards Implementation
-Advancing Learning District-wide
-Non-cognitive Contributors to College and Career Success
-The National Perspective: Media and Politics
-Opportunities and Implications for College Admission Deans, School Superintendents, and Policy Makers
Keynote Speakers:
-Dr. Jaime Aquino, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Los Angeles Unified School District
-Dr. Harry Brighouse, Professor of Philosophy and Education Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison
-Dr. David T. Conley, CEO, Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC); Founder & Director, Center for Educational Policy Research (CEPR); Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Oregon
-Dr. Morgan Polikoff, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Southern California
Panelists:
-Ms. Carolyn Adams, Assessment Director, International Baccalaureate (IB)
-Dr. David Cash, Superintendent, Santa Barbara Unified School District
-Dr. Douglas Christiansen, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Admissions, Vanderbilt University
-Mr. Roderick Chu, Chancellor Emeritus, Ohio Board of Regents
-Mr. Drew Deutsch, Director, International Baccalaureate (IB) Americas
-Mr. Ted Hill, Headmaster, Chadwick School
-Dr. Kedra Ishop, Vice Provost and Director of Admissions, University of Texas at Austin
-Mr. Scott Jaschik, Editor and Co-founder, Inside Higher Ed
-Mr. Allison Jones, Sr. Fellow for Postsecondary Engagement, Achieve; Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
-Dr. Patrick Kyllonen, Sr. Research Director, Center for Academic and Workforce Readiness and Success, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
-Dr. Christyan Mitchell, Sr. Research Associate, WestEd; SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
-Mr. Trevor Packer, Vice President, Advanced Placement (AP)
-Dr. David Payne, Vice President and COO, Higher Education Division, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
-Mr. Stuart Schmill, Dean of Admissions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-Dr. Tristian Stobie, Director of Education, University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
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Carolyn Adams (IB) - Leadership for Improved Student Achievement
Jaime Aquino - Public Education at a Crossroads
Harry Brighouse - Cultivating the 21st Century Mind
Roderick Chu - Perspectives: Media, Politics, and the Responsibility of Higher Education
David Conley - Alignment, Misalignment & Real Approaches to Improvement
Allison Jones - The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)
Christyan Mitchell - SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
Trevor Packer (AP)- Redesigning High-Stakes Assessments to Measure 21st Century Knowledge and Skills
David Payne & Patrick Kyllonen (ETS) - The Role of Noncognitive Skills in Academic Success
Morgan Polikoff - Teachers and Leaders: Challenges and Opportunities for Standards Implementation
Tristian Stobie (CIE) - The Educational Challenge
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Philosophy and Education
-Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed: Educating for the Virtues in the Twenty-First Century by Howard Gardner
Common Core
-"Implementing the Common Core State Standards: An Action Agenda for Higher Education" by Jacqueline King
-Common Core State Standards website
-SMARTER Balanced organizational website
-Achieve organizational website
Admissions
-"Sorting to Extremes" by Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson
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Please contact Emily Chung, Program Director, by email or at 213.740.7401.