Saturday, March 29, 2008

Resources

• Saturday, March 29, 2008 Conference Daily PDF [PDF 4,255,249kb]
  Print out the pdf for a complete copy of today's Conference Daily. Note: due to paper size difference from original copy font size will be smaller.
  
• Today's Events [HTML 3,539kb]
• Get the most out of your conference experience [HTML 5,387kb]
  With so many workshops, exhibits, and training sessions to choose from, you’re going to need to organize your time to maximize your conference experience. Here are a few tips to help you get the most from your stay in Orlando—and return to your district armed with useful ideas, resources, and contacts.
  
• 380+ companies showcase products in Exhibit Hall [HTML 2,925kb]
  Conference attendees are urged to spend plenty of time at the Exhibition, where you’ll find every kind of product and service your schools might need—plus a bigger and better Health and Wellness Pavilion with loads of demonstrations and activities.
  
• Conference helps board members deal with challenging issues [HTML 4,429kb]
  NSBA’s 68th Annual Conference offers hundreds of educational sessions, covering every topic, every trend, everything you need to know to become a better school board member.
  
• Principal to CUBE leaders: Spread messages of hope [HTML 4,439kb]
  When Salome Thomas-El launched an after-school chess program at Philadelphia’s Vaux Middle School, he hoped to keep his inner-city students off the streets and create an opportunity for them to improve critical thinking skills.
  
• Delegates elect Rickman secretary-treasurer of NSBA [HTML 3,491kb]
  During its Friday meeting, the Delegate Assembly elected Earl C. Rickman III to the position of secretary-treasurer of NSBA for the 2008-09 term.
  
• Delegate Assembly resolutions target NCLB, standards [HTML 5,333kb]
  NSBA’s Delegate Assembly passed resolutions Friday that reaffirm the association’s opposition to school vouchers and tuition tax credits, and urge Congress to reauthorize No Child Left Behind with the improvements pushed by the association for the past two years.
  
• COSA honors Nancy Fredman Krent [HTML 1,918kb]
  Nancy Fredman Krent received the Council of School Attorney’s 2008 Award for Distinguished Service.
  
• Smith: ‘Bong’ ruling offers helpful tips [HTML 3,678kb]
  The Supreme Court’s ruling in the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case provides some helpful guidance to school boards.
  
• Thinking games: The next generation of e-learning [HTML 4,331kb]
  Want your students to stop wasting time on their Wiis and PlayStations and do some real work? Participants at the 21st Century Learning Summit might be rethinking that sentiment after listening to panelist Jim Brazell.
  
• The Center for Public Education: A resource for accurate information [HTML 2,086kb]
  The Annual Conference offers several opportunities to learn how to get the most out of the Center for Public Education (CPE), a national resource for accurate, timely, and credible information about public education.
  
• CUBE members visit local schools [HTML 3,254kb]
  About 50 school leaders from urban districts got a first-hand look at a local school Thursday as part of a site visit sponsored by the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE).
  
• Attorney offers update on immigration issues [HTML 2,449kb]
  While an immigration reform measure has so far failed in Congress, federal agencies and state and local governments have gone ahead with measures to address the issue, attorney David Z. Izakowitz said Friday during the School Law Seminar.
  
• School safety is a leadership issue [HTML 3,472kb]
  Leadership is the key to managing school safety, the presenters stressed at an Early Bird session on Friday.
  
• NA Central: Share stories about school board life [HTML 1,469kb]
  Do you have a particularly instructive, enlightening, or amusing story to share about your experiences as a school board member?