2012 Annual Conference General Sessions
Saturday, March 24
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Reed Timmer
Discovery Education
Silver Spring, MD
sponsored by
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The Science of Extreme Storm Chasing
Opening General Session
Saturday, March 24
10:00–11:45 a.m.
Discovery Channel’s Reed Timmer has become famous for his curiosity and drive to understand the science of extreme storms. The meteorologist and star of Discovery Channel’s popular Storm Chasers series shares his experience filming and collecting important real-time data from some of the most powerful tornadoes on record.
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Sunday, March 25
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Atul Gawande
Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, MA
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The Checklist Manifesto
Second General Session
Sunday, March 25
10:00–11:45 a.m.
Harvard professor and best-selling author Atul Gawande argues for establishing a disciplined approach to all procedures, particularly the development and dedicated use of the humble checklist. As educators struggle to balance increasing numbers of mandates, standards, and reform-based assessments, Dr. Gawande prescribes a systematic approach to accomplishing and measuring your primary goals, in school and in life.
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General Session Standby Speakers
Standby speakers fulfill an important role during the conference to fill in case one of the general session speakers is unable to make his engagement.
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Pedro Noguera
New York University
New York City, NY
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Saturday Standby General Session Speaker
You can also see Pedro Noguera at
Session 1113 (with A. Wade Boykin)
Saturday, March 24
8:00–9:30 a.m.
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Eric Jensen
Jensen Learning
Manaluoa, HI
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Sunday Standby General Session Speaker
You can also see Eric Jensen at
Session 3123
Monday, March 26
8:00–9:30 a.m.
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