THSP Conference Speaker Resources | Video Highlights |
Opening Plenary: State of the Texas High School Project
John Fitzpatrick, THSP Executive Director |
Ready or Not?
Creating a State of College Readiness
THSP Opening video featuring ECHS at Nolan Estes Plaza's Abi Valdez
Terron Ross, Plenary Speaker
Student at Akins High School
Video Contest Winners
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Overall 1st Place
If these walls could talk...
Manor New Tech High
Best in Class: Technical
Slacker Hunter
Manor New Tech High
Best in Class: Creativity
Fight for your Future
Ball Preparatory
Best in Class: Theme
College Commercial
Manor New Tech High
Honorable Mention
Think College
ECHS at Laredo College
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Speaker/Position & Association | Presentation |
Dr. John Price, Vice Provost of University of North Texas | |
Dr. Richard Rhodes, President of El Paso Community College | |
Ed Cancino, Superintendent, Hidalgo ISD | |
Workshop Sessions I: Moving Forward in a College Going Culture |
1. The Road to College is Paved with …..A College Going Culture |
Dr. Dennis Brown, Vice President of Instruction, El Paso Community College | |
Mansoureh Tehrani, Director of METSA: R.L. Turner High School |
Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Success
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Dr. Mary Harris, Professor, UNT |
College Access
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2. Behind Every Successful Student is an Adult Advocate |
Stacy Miles, Citizen Schools | Getting More out of School: Rigorous Academics Meet Real-World Apprenticeships |
Linda Buchman, Spring Branch | Helping Every Child Succeed: Collegiate Challenge and SpringBoard Programs at SBISD |
Julie Weaver, Communities in Schools, San Antonio | Every Child Needs and Deserves... How Communities in Schools Support Mentoring |
3. Not Just Paperwork: The College Admissions Process through the Eyes of College Access Programs |
- Dr. Marcus Martin, CEO Education Is Freedom: Dallas Public Schools
- Dr. Eric Rosser, Project Grad: Atlanta Public Schools
- Sarah Collins, UNT Assoc Director of Enrollment
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College Admissions and Access |
4. Designing Dual Enrollment/Advanced Placement Courses to Maximize Student Benefit |
Linda Fossen, Associate VP of Enrollment Mgmt., UT Brownsville and Texas Southmost College |
Dual Credit: On-Ramp for College Success
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Luzelma Canales, South Texas College | |
5. The Pathway to Excellence Begins Prior to 12th Grade: Raising the Bar |
Dr. Kelly Trlica, Assistant Superintendent, Houston ISD | |
Tom Torkelson, Chief Operating Officer, IDEA Public Schools | |
Preparing Youth: Using Tools and Systems in the Classroom |
1. Project-Based Learning (PBL) through Inquiry: A Student-Based Approach |
Tina Dellinger, Corpus Christi T-Stem Academy
Stacy Avery, Transformation 2013 T-STEM Center |
Transforming Teaching and Learning with PBL |
2. Professional Development in the 21st Century |
Lois Easton, Educational Consultant, Boulder Co
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Professional Learning Communities in the 21st Century
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3.We've Got Your Number: 4X4 and More |
Bridget Beyer, Counselor, Challenge ECHS |
Graduation Plans and Dual Credit Crosswalk |
Dr. Virginia Miller, Principal, Los Fresnos HS | |
4. School Turnaround: Mass Insight |
Andy Calkins & William Guenther | |
5. Adding It All Up: A Focused Approach to Mathematics |
Ed Joyce, Boston Public Schools | |
Plenary Speaker |
Aida Walqui, Ph.D., West Ed | Literacy for All: Examining English Learners |
Wednesday, November 12th |
Plenary Speaker |
Sarita Brown, President & Founder, Excelencia | Focus: Latino Students
Raising Academic Achievement and Opportuntities |
Perspectives on College Readiness Panel |
Lydia Jones, 9th grade, KIPP Austin |
Edgar James, 9th grade, KIPP Austin |
Evan Adams, Teacher-AP World History, Bryan Collegiate HS |
Fanny Turcios, 10th grade, Bryan Collegiate. HS |
Kentavio Lewis, 10th grade |