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Previous Learning Team Seminar Topics
Listed below are previous Learning Team Seminar Topics and the year they were presented. Supporting materials (i.e. Agendas, PowerPoint presentations) are linked where available. These materials can serve as models and examples of seminar design, structure, and format. In most cases, hardcopy resources were also developed and provided by the Learning Teams.
Change Process
Change & Systemic Leadership (5-14-01) Agenda; PowerPoint
Ballot Initiatives as Policy Alternatives (1-26-04) Agenda; PowerPoint
- District Size & Structure in Michigan (5/08/06) Agenda
Education Reform
Best Practices: From Vision to Reality (3-18-02) Agenda
The Role of the MDE in the Effectiveness of Schools at the Local Level (5-13-02)
Implications of No Child Left Behind Legislation (1-27-03) Agenda; PowerPoint
Education Choices: Like an Iceberg the Challenges Lie Beneath the Surface (2-9-04) Agenda; PowerPoint
School Reform & Teacher Training Programs (3-29-04) Agenda; PowerPoint
From the White House to Your House (2-7-05) Agenda
- Pre-K for All (4/24/06) Agenda
Leadership
Leadership Issues (2-12-01) Agenda
Ethics as it Relates to Public Policy, Leadership & Individual Change (1-28-02) Agenda; PowerPoint
Public vs. Private Leadership (4-29-02) Agenda
Principal Leadership in Urban Schools (4-26-04) Agenda
Preparing Leadership for the 21st Century (5-9-05) Agenda; PowerPoint
- Leadership Style Influences Upon People & Policies of Organizations (1/23/06) Agenda
Networking & Collaboration
The Impact of Networking, Partnering, & Collaboration (2-11-02) Agenda
Politics & Policy
Making Michigan a Smart State (6-99) PowerPoint
Urban Revitalization (6-99) PowerPoint
The Politics Around Policy Making (3-19-01) Agenda
Providing Leadership & Developing Policy in a Culturally & Politically Divided Nation (3-28-05) Agenda; PowerPoint
Advocacy & Public Policy: Considering Systemic Change in K-12 Education (4-25-05) Agenda
Technology & Learning
A Virtual Learning Experience (5-10-04) Agenda
Technology & Learning (4-16-01) Agenda
The Imperative of Technology in 21st Century Literacy (1-24-05) Agenda; PowerPoint (4-8-05; Washington, D.C.)
- Global & Technological Change & its Role in Transforming Education (2/06/06) Agenda