The SLMS Educational Leadership Committee would like to thank all who attended this year's Educational Leadership Retreat! To access the handouts and PowerPoint from the retreat, please visit http://edleadershipretreat.wikispaces.com/

SLMS/NYLA Carol A. Kearney Leadership Retreat 2009

 Carol Koechlin

Conference Presenter, Workshop Leader and Author, Retired Instructional Leader of the Toronto District School Board

Questioning Smarts:

Skills and Processes for Deepening Understanding

 “Questions and questioning are key elements to successful assignment design and sparking the curiosity that drives successful student inquiry. If students own the questions they’re interested!”

---Carol Koechlin

Save the Date!!

August 3-4, 2009 at Cornell University

AASL Standard 1: Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge

AASL Common Belief 2: Inquiry provides a framework for learning …build[s] a learner who can thrive in a complex information environment.

Full List of AASL Standards Common Beliefs (.doc)

Past Leadership Retreats

2008 SLMS/NYLA  Leadership Retreat - at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sunday evening, Aug. 3 through Tuesday morning, Aug. 5.
Barbara Stripling and Gail Dickinson presented the new AASL Standards.  AASL Standards (.doc).

2008 Leadership Retreat Wiki

Leadership Retreat WIKI

Brochure and registration form.