Agenda

Conference Agenda-at-a-Glance

Monday June 12, 2023 (Day 1): In-person only session

8:30–8:45am

Opening Welcome

Sandra Adams, Department of Biology, Montclair State University

8:45–9:15am

Goals for the conference and Summary of the IMPREST project

Doug Larkin, Department of Teaching and Learning, Montclair State University

9:15–10:00am

Panel Discussion #1: Teacher retention in New Jersey & Pennsylvania

10:15–11:00am

Panel Discussion #2: Teacher retention in Wisconsin & North Carolina

11:00–11:45am

(*) Keynote #1: "Belonging is Something We Can Build: Cultivating Anti-Racist Professional Cultures that Support Educators of Color." Julia I. Hazel, Portland Public Schools, ME

12:00–1:00pm

Lunch

1:00–2:45

Facilitated small group work: Problem posing from existing mentoring & induction plans

3:00–3:45

District Mentoring and Induction plan work:

Mentoring & induction plan revision at the individual district level

4:00–5:00

Plenary Discussion:  Share out individual district plans and ideas, prepare for day 2 sharing session

Tuesday June 13, 2023 (Day 2): Hybrid sessions, In-person and Virtual (*)

8:30–9:00am

(*) NSF and Montclair official welcome

9:15–10:45am

(*) Panel Discussion #3:  Sharing collective wisdom of teacher retention from high-retention districts

11:00–11:45am

(*) Keynote #2: "Teacher supply, retention, and shortages in the United States.” Tuan Nguyen, Kansas State University.

12:00–1:00pm

Lunch (webcast Julia Hazel’s keynote)

1:00–1:30

(*) Closing remarks & Next steps

2:00–5:00

Optional: Visit to the Thomas Edison Historical Park in West Orange, NJ