2019 TransformSC Spring Conference

Join TransformSC for its sixth annual Spring Conference

This year\’s conference will be in Columbia and the focus, on #PersonalizationThroughPBL, will boast an enticing keynote presentation and multiple hands-on breakout sessions with invaluable information that you don\’t want to miss!.

Early bird registration is open now through December 31. Early bird tickets offer a discounted rate of $75. General registration will begin after January 1, 2019, at a full-priced rate of $100.

When

March 11, 2019

Where

Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
1101 Lincoln St.
Columbia, SC 29601

Registration

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Agenda

The tentative agenda for the 2019 TransformSC Spring Conference is below. Please check back often for updates and additions.

Thursday

Thursday

Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center

3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Registration

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Welcome

8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Keynote address by Tom Vander Ark

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Break

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Breakout Session 1

11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Break

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Lunch Buffet

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Business Panel on Importance of Project-Based Learning

1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Breakout Session 2

3:00 p.m. – Closing

Session information

Thursday Keynote

EVERYDATA: Understanding the Data You Consume Every Day At Work
Dr. John H. Johnson knows that the reality is that most of us are not trained as data experts or statisticians — but many of us are required to make data-based decisions in our jobs on a daily basis. Sometimes these decisions are small, while other times they can be costly. Think about the faulty market analysis that results in a significant capital investment, or misinterpreted production data that causes a product to be dramatically under- or over-priced. Or, the analysts at NASA who excluded critical data points about the operation of O-rings that resulted in the fated Challenger shuttle flight. In this address, Dr. Johnson works with your audience to understand what conclusions can (and cannot) be drawn from the data you routinely work with and what questions to ask about the data so you make better, fact-based decisions.
About Dr. John H. Johnson
President and CEO of Edgeworth Economics, Dr. Johnson is an author, speaker, expert witness, a regular contributor to Huffington Post and DC’s leading news talk radio station, WTOP. He has also been called to comment as an expert on polling in various national TV programs. A professional economist, Dr. Johnson is a co-author of EVERYDATA: The Misinformation Hidden in the Little Data You Consume Everyday. He received his PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Friday Keynote

Why Building Data Literacy in Education is Important: The Development of Data Literacy and a Data Culture in Education
About Dr. Ellen Mandinach
Dr. Mandinach is a Senior Research Scientist and the Director of the Data Decisions Initiative for WestEd. She is a leading expert in the area of data-driven decision making at the classroom, district and state levels. Also an author, Dr. Mandinach’s most recent books include Data Literacy for Educators: Making it Count in Teacher Preparation andPractice and Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Data-Driven Decision Making. She received her PhD in educational psychology from Stanford University.
Breakout Session 1
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Attendees will choose one of four available sessions.
- Data-driven decision making for schools with Dr. Mandinach
- Transforming a district through a focus on data with the team from Rowan-Salisbury Schools in North Carolina
- Data use to create market and customer solutions with Charlene Glidden, VP of Business Planning and Strategy for Colonial Life
- Using data before, during and after project-based learning with Detrice D. Brown, English teacher at Scott\’s Branch High School
Breakout Session 2
11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Attendees will choose one of three available sessions.
- Using \”data rooms\” with a team from River Bluff High School
- Using SC DOE\’s new data toolkit with members of the SC Department of Education\’s team
- Metrics used to drive performance with Kristi Eidson, Culture Coach at Total Comfort Solutions
- Analyzing student data with the School District of Pickens County – their team will showcase how district, school and classroom leaders share responsibility to improve student achievement with effective data analysis