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2006 APA Education Leadership Conference
Promoting Excellence: Using Assessment to Enhance Teaching and Learning
| Saturday, September 16, 2006 |
| 4:00 |
Check-In Table Opens |
Empire
Foyer |
| 5:00-7:30 |
Reception (Program begins at 6:00 pm)
How Do We Know What We Think We Know?
Cynthia D. Belar, PhD
Executive Director, APA Education Directorate
Kenneth Norris, Consultant |
Empire |
| Sunday, September 17, 2006 |
| 7:00 |
Breakfast Available, Check-In Table Opens |
Empire
Foyer |
| 8:30-9:50 |
Introduction and Keynote Address
Chair, Nadya Fouad, PhD,
Chair, APA Board of Educational Affairs
Accreditation: Demystifying the Process
Belle Wheelan, PhD
President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) |
Palladian |
| 9:50-10:00 | Break |
| 10:00-12:00 | Using Assessment to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Chair, Nadya Fouad, PhD, Chair, APA Board of Educational Affairs
Bill Hill, PhD: Undergraduate Education in Psychology
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Kennesaw State University
Joe Martinez, PhD: Scientific Research Training in Psychology
Director, Cajal Neuroscience Institute,
University of Texas at San Antonio
Catherine Grus, PhD: Professional Education and Training in Psychology
Associate Executive Director for Professional Education and Training
APA Education Directorate | Palladian |
| 12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch | Empire |
| 1:00-2:00 | Legal Issues
Chair, Nathalie Gilfoyle,
JD, APA General Counsel
Making Defensible Decisions on Student Competence:
Classes, Clinics, and Academic Dismissal
Ann Franke, Esq
President, Wise Results, LLC | Palladian |
| 2:00–3:50 | Ethical Issues and Issues of Diversity
Chair, Mary Brabeck, PhD, Member, APA Board of Educational Affairs
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD: Sum or Substance? The Ethics of
Student Assessments
APA President & Dean, Graduate School for Health Studies, Simmons
College
Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD: Issues of Diversity
Director of Training in Psychology at Children's Hospital, Boston & Assistant
Professor at Harvard Medical School | Palladian |
| 3:50–4:00 | Break |
| 4:00-5:00 | Education Advocacy Trust Program
Chair, Nadya Fouad, PhD, Chair, EdAT Board of Trustees
Assessing Our Competence in Political Advocacy
Peter Newbould
Director of Congressional & Political Affairs, APA Practice Organization | Palladian |
| Monday, September 18, 2006 |
| 7:00 | Breakfast Available, Check-In Table Opens | Empire |
| 8:30-9:50 | Using Technology to Enhance Assessment
Chair, Randy Smith, PhD, Chair, Psychology Department, Kennesaw State
University
Presenters: Randy Smith, PhD, Kennesaw State University
Katie Kalmus, Livetext
Mike Kasun, Landro Technology | Palladian |
9:50-10:00
10:00-12:00 | Break
Breakout Groups |
| 9:50-10:00 | 1. Assessment to Enhance Clinical Competence
Catherine Grus, PhD
Associate Executive Director for Professional Education and Training
APA Education Directorate
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Palladian |
| 2. Assessment to Enhance the Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning
Daniel Bernstein, PhD
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
University of Kansas | Congressional A & B |
| 3. Assessing Student Growth to Foster School Excellence
Jeff Braden, PhD
Professor of Educational Psychology
North Carolina State University
Sam Ortiz, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
St. John’s University
Gary Stoner, PhD
Associate Professor of School Psychology
University of Massachusetts | Cabinet |
| 12:00-1:30 |
Education Advocacy Awards Lunch
Chair, Mary Brabeck, PhD
Member, APA Board of Educational Affairs |
Empire |
| 1:30–2:45 | State Trends and Issues in Higher Education:
Accessing State Funds for Psychology
Chair, Nina Levitt, EdD, Associate Executive Director for Education Public
Policy, APA Education Directorate
Melissa Markowitz
Senior Research and Policy Analyst
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
State Representative Elaine Makas (D-ME)
Maine State House of Representatives Education Committee | Palladian |
| 2:45-3:15 | Legislative Issues Overview: FY2007 Appropriations
- BHPr/Graduate Psychology Education Program (Nina Levitt, EdD)
- SAMHSA/Suicide Prevention Programs (Jenny Smulson)
| Palladian |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30-5:00 | 2006 Interactive Hill Strategy Session
Christopher Kush, MPP
President, Soapbox Consulting
- Last Ditch Efforts to Save the GPE Program
- Overcoming Resistance to College Campus Counseling Services
| Palladian |
| 5:00-5:30 |
Distribution and Review of Hill
Appointments and Schedule | Palladian |
| 5:30-6:00 | Break |
| 6:00-7:30 | Reception for Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) | Bird Cage |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
| 8:00 | Breakfast Available
Hill Visit Preparation and Questions | Palladian
Palladian |
| 9:00 - | Hill visits |
Upon Return
from Hill Visits | Debriefing | Senate |
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