Agenda of "Innovations in Education"

A joint Conference with the Institute for Government Innovation and the Office of Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education

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Agenda of "Innovations in Education"

Tuesday, April 15th ~ Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 John F. Kennedy Street
Taubman Building Conference Rooms, Fifth Floor
Cambridge, Massachusetts

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8:00 a.m.	Welcoming Remarks by Nina Rees, Office of Innovation and Improvement and Gail Christopher, Institute for Government Innovation Introduction to OII and Innovations in the No Child Left Behind Act Introduction to the Institute and the Innovations in American Government Awards
8:30 a.m.	Keynote Address: "Does Education Really Need More Innovation? Experimentation in the Age of Scientifically Based Research" by Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education, New York University
9:00 a.m.	Panel Discussion: Reaction to Keynote Address Panelists Moderator: James Traub - The New York Times Magazine Steve Fleischman - EQI/American Institutes for Research Kim Smith - New Schools Venture Fund Fredrick M. Hess - American Enterprise Institute Jon Baron - The Council for Excellence in Government Paul Peterson - Harvard University
10:30 a.m.	Innovation in Action: Lessons from the Charter Schools Movement Focused on key questions: What were the initial barriers to this innovation? How were they overcome? Has the movement developed "best practices" over time? If so, how were they identified? Promoted? What role has research played in this process, if any? What are the lessons for other innovations? Panelists Moderator: Dr. Howard Fuller - Institute for the Transformation of Learning Pedro Noguera - Harvard Graduate School of Education Chester E. Finn, Jr. - The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Ted Kolderie - Center for Policy Studies Linda Brown - Charter School Resource Center
12:00 p.m.	Lunch Presentation: Examples of Innovations in Education Panelists Moderator: Jodie Allen - U.S. News & World Report Edward DeMore - Boston Digital Bridge Foundation Tom Webber - Edwin Gould Academy Dal Lawrence - The Toledo Plan Chris Dede - Harvard Graduate School of Education John Baldwin - Hamilton Terrace Learning Center
1:45 p.m.	Break
2:00 p.m.	Innovation in Action: Lessons from the Alternative Certification Movement Focused on key questions: What were the initial barriers to this innovation? How were they overcome? Has the movement developed "best practices" over time? If so, how were they identified? Promoted? What role has research played in this process, if any? What are the lessons for other innovations? Panelists Moderator: Lisa Graham Keegan - Education Leaders Council Susan Moore Johnson - Harvard Graduate School of Education Leo Klagholz - Southern Regional Institute for Professional Development Michelle Rhee - The New Teacher Project Craig Jerald - Education Trust
4:00 p.m.	Lessons Learned from the Proceedings by Stephen Goldsmith, Professor of the Practice of Public Management and Faculty Chair of the Institute for Government Innovation
4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks by Nina Rees and Gail Christopher

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