News and Notes:  Agenda
August 21-22, 2008

Our Mission:  to unite the education community to improve our outstanding public education system, pre-K through higher education, to empower each Kansan to succeed in the diverse, interdependent world of the 21st century.

Thursday Schedule of Events and Agenda

6:30-7:00 PM – Reception at Kansas NEA Building, 715 SW 10^th Avenue, Topeka, KS

            Refreshments provided by United School Administrators

7:00-8:30 PM – Work Session and Invited Speakers

• Invited speakers from Commissioner Posny’s office and Governor Sebelius’ office.

• Preparing for strategies and actions:  Presentation on current status of the Partnership for 21^st Century Skills.

Friday Schedule of Events and Agenda

Meeting from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Kansas NEA Building, 715 SW 10^th Avenue, Topeka, KS

Note:  Continental Breakfast provided by Kansas National Education Association.  Sherri Yourdon will collect $10 per person for lunch).

Question for the day:  By the end of the meeting, what is the work (issues and initiatives) that our subgroups will address that specifically contributes to the improvement of 21^st century teaching & learning in Kansas schools?

Morning work groups – Facilitated discussions in each work group to identify SPECIFIC strategies or activities to advance the KLFA vision for 21^st Century teaching and learning

Working lunch – Each group will present the results of their morning work

Afternoon whole group activity – Following presentations by the three groups during lunch, what have we generated?  How is it integrated across the groups?

1:45 PM-2 PM – Summary review and assignments for our next meeting

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KLFA Meetings for 2008-09:  8/21-22/08 (R/F), 10/9/08 (R), 1/8/09 (R), 3/12/09 (R), 5/27/09 (W)