Berenz, Jane From: Deb Griffiths on behalf of Deb Griffiths Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 10:03 AM To: Bereny, Jane Subject: Register Now - General Membership Meeting Oeil lee Di aia ater ‘The April general membership meeting is approaching, Please take the time to reaister now if you are able to atlend. We hope to see you there, ‘SEE General Membership Meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 9:30 - 11:30 a.m, Register Online Now! Please regster by Apil21, 2015 Ramada Plaza Minneapolis, 1330 Industral Blvd, Minneapolis, Coffee and conversation from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Allunch buffet is provided after the meeting. ‘Additional optional professional development session after lunch from ~12:30 - 1:15 pm (On the Agenda: Program: Economic and Demographic Trends: A Discussion about Minnesota's Future - Susan Browor, State Demographer and Dr. Laura Kalambokidis, State Economist ‘Our guests are in charge of making the forecasts that give policy makers the information to keep up with changing population and economic trends. ‘Susan Brower became the State Demographer in February 2012. In that capacity, she travels the state talking with Minnesotans about the new social and economic realities that are brought about by recent demographic shifts. Brower’s work applies an understanding of demographic trends to changes in a range of areas including the state's economy and workforce, education, health, immigration and rural population changes, Brower earned her Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Michigan, specializing in demography and family sociology. She also holds a master's degree in public policy from Humphrey Schoo! of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Laura Kalambokidis serves as Stale Economist since 2013 and as a professor at | the University of Minnesota in the department of Applied Economics. Sheis responsible for producing and presenting the state's revenue and economic forecasts. Dr. Kalambokidis is also a Professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota and an Extension Economist there. She teaches public finance and does research on a range of federal and state tax issues. Her current research concerns tax incentives for economic development, state business tax policy and ‘subsidies for charitable contributions, She holds a Ph.D. in economies from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Minnesota Legislative Program: To be determined. “NEW” Professional Development After Lunch Session from ~12:30 - 4:15 p.m. Online Professional Development Opportunities - Jim Hatten Jim Hatten, PhD, will talk about online professional development opportunities for scheo! districts. His company, Perideo Corporation, offers online asynchronous focus groups that can be used fo enhance, extend, and deepen learning from face-to-face professional ‘evelopment workshops. These online discussions are moderated by trained focus group facilitators and consistently recelve strong reviews from participants and clients, In his presentation, Dr. Hatten will present the results of a three-day online discussion he moderated that included a group of SEE-member school superintendents, He will share the results of the discussion, talk about how the discussions take place, and offer possible other uses for this methodology in school districts. Dr, Hatten will also touch base on what he sees as the best model for online professional development in PK-12 and community education, Dr. Hatten carries a PhO in Curriculum and Instruetion with an emphasis in Learning ‘Technologies from the University of Minnesota and is a former high schoo! English/Language Arts teacher and former professional newspaper journalist. He has conducted over 60 online focus group discussions in educational research with aver 350 participants. Amang educational researchers, he is considered a leader in online large- scale qualitative data gathering Mark you calendar for the final SEE General Membership meeting of the year. Thursday, May 21, 2015 Regards, Deb Deb Griffiths. Director of Communications and Community Outreach 612-309-0089 wanw schoolsforeauity. orgThis email was sent to jane.berenz@district196.0r9 by dab.grifiths@schoolsforequity.or9 Update Profile/Emall Address Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ Privacy Policy. ‘Schools for Equity in Education 1884 Como Avenue St. Paul MM 55108