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Contact: Kathy Hebda
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: (850) 245-0509
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What's Working Series
“What’s Working in Effective Teaching and Leadership” is a series of learning and listening workshops instituted by the Florida State Board of Education and supported by the Department of Education. The series provides all stakeholders an opportunity to interact and dialogue with national education leaders on specific topics that support effective teaching and school leadership.Why is DOE offering these workshops?
At the request of the State Board of Education, Commissioner Smith will host a series of workshops designed to provide opportunities for dialogue, information sharing, and feedback from educators and stakeholders around the state relating to the education profession and the students we serve. The State Board of Education wishes to gather input provided by teachers, principals, teacher educators, administrators, parents and community leaders from these workshops to assist in future policy development.Who should attend?
- Teachers
- Principals
- Teacher Educators
- Administrators
- Parents
- Community leaders
How do I participate?
The online submission form for feedback for the October 14th What’s Working Workshop on Preparing Outstanding School Leaders by keynote speaker Jon Schnur. Co-Founder, New Leaders for New Schools, is now closed.
Calendar of Sessions
The meetings will be held Sept. 13 through Oct. 26 in various locations across the state, and will also be webcast live and recorded to increase availability to as many stakeholders as possible.If you are unable to access the files below, please e-mail
- View Presentation (Word, 48KB)
- View Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation, 1014KB)
- View the September 13, 2010 webcast (WMV 236MB)
- View Presentation (Word, 46KB)
- View Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation, 697KB)
- Designing a System that Works (PowerPoint Presentation, 1MB)
- View the September 28, 2010 webcast (WMV 236MB)
- View Presentation (Word, 54KB)
- View Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation, 2MB)
- View the October 6, 2010 webcast (WMV 244MB)
- View Presentation (Word, 32KB)
- View Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation, 423KB)
- View the October 7, 2010 webcast (WMV 252MB)
Sept. 13, 2010 – Panama City, Fla.
Keynote Speaker George Noell, Executive Director for Strategic Research and Analysis, Louisiana Department of EducationTopic: Value Added Measures
Location: Gulf Coast Community College, 5230 West Highway 98, Conference Center – Student Union East 2nd Floor, Panama City, Fla.
Time: 4-6 p.m. CDT
Sept. 28, 2010 – Jacksonville, Fla.
Keynote Speaker Andy Ford, President, Florida Education AssociationTopic: FEA Vision and Strategies To Support Teachers
Location: Florida State College at Jacksonville, Downtown Campus, 101 West State Street, Auditorium, Jacksonville, Fla.
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Oct. 6, 2010 – Tampa, Fla.
Keynote Speaker Dan Weisberg, Vice President of Policy, The New Teacher ProjectTopic: Teacher Evaluations and Support for Effective Instruction
Location: Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry Campus, 4001 West Tampa Bay Blvd., Auditorium, Tampa, Fla.
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Oct. 7, 2010 – Miami, Fla.
Keynote Speaker Brian Dassler, Principal, Renaissance High School, Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP)Topic: How To Turnaround Low Performing Schools
Location: Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc., 8400 NW 25th Avenue, Miami, Fla.
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Oct. 14, 2010 – Orlando, Fla.
Keynote Speaker Jon Schnur, Co-Founder, New Leaders for New SchoolsTopic: Preparing Outstanding School Leaders
Location: Valencia Community College, West Campus, 1800 South Kirkman, Building 8, Room 111
Time: 4-6 p.m.