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2015 NAJDSC

3:00pm EDT

Creating an Innovative Culture in a Jewish Day School Room 402 Developing 21st Century Learning and Teaching Skills through Online Courses Franklin 7 Harnessing the Power of Market Research and Word of Mouth Marketing Room 401 Propelling Our Day School Boards to the Next Level Franklin 6 Uncommon Connections, Big Questions: How Research Gets Answers for Your School Franklin 5 Use Your School’s Jewish Learning to Attract Families & Funders Room 413 Want More Income? Build Your Endowment Franklin 4 Uncommon Conversation: Enacting Our Schools' Jewish Mission Franklin 3 Harnessing the Wisdom of Small Schools and Small Communities (SMALL SCHOOLS) Room 407-409 A Systems Approach to Prayer Education Franklin 8 Identity at the Core: Systems and Wholeness Franklin 1 Teacher Rounds: A Systems Intelligence Approach to Whole School Change Franklin 2

4:20pm EDT

Moving from Chaos to Congruence: An Enrollment Management Framework Room 402

4:40pm EDT

7 Things Jewish Day Schools Can Learn From Google Franklin 6 A Whole School Change Model Franklin 4 Empowering People for Successful Leadership and Transitions Franklin 7 Growing the Teacher Leader: Developing Systems for Teacher Growth Within Your School Franklin 5 Successfully Managing Multiple Layers of School Change for Sustainable Impact Room 401 Using System Maps to Diagnose and Resolve Organizational Challenges Room 413 A DIY Approach to Marketing, Recruitment and Retention (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 405 Federation Roundtable (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 406 Small Schools and the Multiage Classroom (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 407-409

5:15pm EDT

A New Approach to Affordability Room 403 Systems Intelligence: Game On Room 402

9:15am EDT

Parents: One Relationship, Many Roles Room 413 A Communal Understanding for the Teaching and Learning of Rabbinics Room 402 Building and Maintaining a Culture of Philanthropy Franklin 5 Digital Citizenship: What Every Educator Needs to Know Franklin 10 Faculty Compensation and Faculty Culture Room 401 Finding Jewish Studies Teachers and Materials for Your School (SMALL SCHOOLS) Room 407 Flipped Learning: A Model for Whole-School Change Franklin 9 Imagining the Role of Parents and Parent Leaders in Our JDS Systems (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 406 Strategies for Common Small School Board Challenges (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 405 Uncommon Conversations: Holding the Unspoken Conversation Franklin 3 An Ecosystem Perspective on Innovation: The Case of STEM Education in Israel Franklin 4 Organizational Alignment: Accomplishing Ambitious Goals in Complex Systems Franklin 8 Planning for Uncertainty. A New Approach to Strategy Franklin 7 The Power of a Growth Mindset for Adult School Professionals Franklin 1-2

10:35am EDT

Collaboration in the Age of Hyper-Personalization Room 414 Engaging Parents of Diverse Learners in the Education Conversation Room 413

10:55am EDT

Adolescent Spirituality: Igniting the Spark Within Room 402 Delivering an Outstanding Customer Experience Throughout Your Institution Room 403 Innovative STEAM: Balance Between the Whole and Its Parts Franklin 10 Openspace: Making Our Schools Work Rooms 408-409 Secrets to Increasing Investment in Your School Franklin 3 The Paradox of Pluralism: Diversity as the Foundation for Community Room 401 Toward Truly Blended Schools: Visualizing Implementation Progress Franklin 5 Small School + Small Community = The Right Dollars (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 406 Supporting the Needs of Diverse Learners (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 405

11:30am EDT

School Partnerships in Philanthropy: A Deeper Dive Room 414 The Creation of the Internet and Its Impact on Day School Systems Room 413

3:00pm EDT

A 30,000 Foot View on Big Data and Predictive Analytics Room 414 The Collaboration Continuum: Exploring Strategies to Help Day Schools Thrive Room 413 An Integrated Approach to Online Learning: A Showcase of Hebrew Learning Today Room 401 Federation as Jewish Day School Partner (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 406 Good Governance Leads to Abundant Philanthropy Franklin 8 Hiring That Strengthens Schools Franklin 4 Parent Relationships: Systems That Work Room 403 The Genesis Cut-Outs: Midrash & Matisse @ MoMa Franklin 3 Tools for Real Change: Systems Thinking and Mussar Room 402 Case Studies of Small School Challenges (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 405 Maximizing Your Professional Development Resources in Small School Settings (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 407 Uncommon Conversations: Let's Assume That All Our Assumptions About Day School Education Are Wrong Rooms 408-409 Bridging the Gap: Maintaining Jewish Day School Relevance Franklin 7 Shifting from Teaching to Learning Franklin 1-2 The Language of Leaders: Communicating for Results in Complex and Dynamic Systems Franklin 9

4:20pm EDT

Engaging Institutions in Systemwide Change: Innovations, Challenges and Best Practices Room 413 Strategic Staffing for Today’s Development Office Room 414

4:40pm EDT

A Systems Approach to Bringing Positive Psychology to Schools Franklin 3 Building a Comprehensive System of Israel Education Room 401 Creating Communal Systemic Change Franklin 4 Enrollment and Beyond: Synagogue Partnerships with Day Schools Room 402 How Parents "Do Jewish," How Schools Can Respond, How This Shapes Community Franklin 6 Teacher Supervision and Professional Development: A Systems Approach Franklin 5 The Integrated Ask Clinic Room 403 Small School Summit: Yielding Big Results with Small Systems (SMALL SCHOOL) Room 407-409

5:15pm EDT

A New Pedagogy for Creating Personal Connection Room 413 Data Visualization: Bringing School Data to Life Room 414

9:30am EDT

Innovative Ways to Bring Israel Into the High School Classroom Room 403 Personalizing Learning with Technology: Cutting Edge, or Just Good Teaching? Room 402 Adaptive Leadership and Cultural Change Franklin 7 Connecting Vision to Value Franklin 9-10 Evaluating Strategic Models for Development: The Donor Pyramid or Lifecycle Map Franklin 6 Leading With A Coaching Hat: Unleashing the Capacity of Individuals and of Systems Franklin 4 Social Media Is No Longer Optional Franklin 5 Uncommon Conversations: Thinking Differently about Hebrew Room 401 Beyond Bullying: Creating Systems and Environments for Social Success and Responsibility Franklin 1 Enable, Envision, Empower: A Skills-Based Approach to Leadership Franklin 2 Planning for a Quality Personalized Blended Learning Program Rooms 406-407 The 3-Hour MBA Franklin 8

10:50am EDT

Lessons Learned: BOLD Day Schools Rooms 414-415 To Include Or Not? The Day School Dilemma Room 402

11:10am EDT

Building a Culture of Innovation Franklin 9-10 Building a Thought Leadership Team Room 403 Building Better Day School Teachers: Lessons from DeLeT and the Field Franklin 5 Halakhic Analysis as a Catalyst for Day School Systems Thinking: The Case of Severance Pay Franklin 6 Havruta Thinking: Answering the 21st Century Call for Relationship-Centered Learning Franklin 4 One Ning to Rule Them All: The Transformational Promise of 21st Century Learning Franklin 7 Open Space: The Learners in Your School Rooms 408-409

11:45am EDT

The Torah iTextbook Project Room 402