What they have to say
"Illinois leads the nation in using the SAM process to change what
principals do each day-making their focus instructional improvement and
increased student learning."
Mark Shellinger, National SAMs Coordinator
Conference Information
On May 14-15, 2009, Illinois held its first statewide SAMs conference at the Parke Hotel in Bloomington, Illinois.
The conference was open to participating principals and their SAMs and offered the opportunity to share challenges and successes as well as the opportunity to learn from national experts. Below are materials from the conference.
- Conference Agenda
- Directions to the Parke Hotel
- Handouts
- Design Lessons for Active Engagement
- Make a Good First Impression
- 12 Good Questions
- Gather Artifacts of Instruction Not Descriptions of Instruction
- What Type of Talent Are You Seeing?
- Do You Like Your Teacher?
- Don't Neglect the Third Column- Environmental Cues
- Developing the Artisan Teacher
- Pause to Practice at the Cusp of Mastery
