ISFIRE Schedule for Friday, August 3, 2018 - Center for Research on Rural Education | Montana State University

Schedule broken down by individual days for easy reference.
Full Schedule	Wednesday, August 1	Thursday, August 2

Time	Event	Time	Event
8:00	Registration Help Desk Open MSU Student Union Building (SUB)	12:00	Lunch & Rural Highlight SUB Ballroom A
9:00	Keynote Address SUB Ballroom A John Pegg, Director SiMERR National Research Centre, University of New England, AU Strengthening Rural Education: Alternatives in Enhancing Education in Rural Areas	1:30	Interactive Panel SUB Ballroom A Strengthening Rural Education: Partnering for Enduring Success Alison Harmon (Chair), Sweeney Windchief, Simone White, Allen Pratt, John Pegg
10:00	Morning Tea & Coffee SUB Ballroom A	3:00	Afternoon Tea & Coffee SUB Ballroom A
10:30	Parallel Session 5 SUB Ballroom B, C, D, 233	3:30	Parallel Session 6 SUB Ballroom B, C, D, 233
		5:00	Farewells / Departures Registration Help Desk

10:30 - 12:00 Parallel Session 5 — Friday, August 3

	SUB Ballroom B	SUB Ballroom C	SUB Ballroom D	SUB Room 233
	Theme 5 - Students	Theme 3 - Profession	Theme 4 - Practice	Theme 6 - Leadership
10:30-11:00 Presentation A	Susan Sullivan, Montana State University Personalized Teaching/ Learning in the K-16 Classroom	Unn-Doris Baeck & Outi Autti, UiT The Arctic University of Norway “Here Comes the Teacher”: Being a Teacher in a Rural Community	Tom Lowrie, Robyn Jorgensen & Natalie Downes, University of Canberra *Space, Place, & Mathematics: Exploring the Diverse Mathematical Knowledges of Rural and Remote Students in Australia*	Ivan Lorentzen, Flathead Valley Community College & William McCaw, University of Montana A Systems Approach to Improved District Performance: Perhaps People are not the Problem
11:00-11:30 Presentation B	Beth Kennedy, Hailey Buckley & Alex Hardy, Montana State University Developing a Rural Educator Self-Identity: A Pre-Service Teacher Early Field Experience	Meredith McCool, Sweet Briar College *"This is a Rural Activity": An Activity Theory Perspective on Rural Classrooms*	Rose Vallor, Montana State University *Teaching Outdoors: A Multiple Case Study of Teachers’ Methods and Motivations Practicing School-based Outdoor Teaching*	Allison Wynhoff Olsen, Kirk Branch, Montana State University, Alan Hoffmann & Amber Henwood, Savage High School Creating a Team of Teacher Leaders in Remote Schools and Local Communities
11:30-12:00 Presentation C	Kimberly McCluskey, Scotland County R-1 Increasing Equity and Access in Dual Credit Programs	Melyssa Fuqua, Monash University, AU Importance of Rural Careers Educators’ Local Professional Networks	Lauren Dotson, Montana State University *Rural Education and the Need for Trauma-Informed Care*	Morag Redford, University of the Highlands and Islands Scotland The Role of Values In a Teacher Leadership Programme For Scottish Island Communities

3:30 - 5:00 Parallel Session 6 — Friday, August 3

	SUB Ballroom B	SUB Ballroom C	SUB Ballroom D
	Theme 2 - Partnership	Theme 3 - Profession	Theme 6 - Leadership
3:30-4:00 Presentation A	Vicki Howard, University of Montana Western & Lona Running Wolf, Napi Elementary School Building Capacity within Rural Indigenous Communities	Tena Versland, Janessa Parenteau & Lynne Peterson, Montana State University *MSU’s Rural Practicum: A Promising Practice to Address Teacher Recruitment and Retention*	Ivan Lorentzen, Flathead Valley Community College & William McCaw, University of Montana The Five Standards of Boardsmanship and their Relationship with Student Achievement
4:00-4:30 Presentation B	Suzanne Arnold & Barbara Seidl, University of Colorado, Denver Maximizing Partnerships in Rural Communities: Multiple Pathways to Support Teacher Development	Susan Gregory & Rene Rosell Yarbrough, Montana State University Billings Meeting the Need for Special Education Teachers in Rural Areas	Daniel Lee, University of Montana, Lisa Kerscher & Jennifer Lutey, Brightways Learning Rural Schools, Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation and Technology's Odyssean Promise
4:30-5:00 Presentation C	Ryan Fowler, TNTP, Allen Pratt, NREA, Steven Johnson & Lisbon Public Schools *Designing a National Talent Strategy for Rural Schools*	Robert Mitchell, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs & Megan Quitter, Colorado Department of Education Filling Classrooms: Colorado's Efforts to Resolve the Educator Shortages in Rural Colorado	Melody Schopp, Consultant Building a Foot Bridge in Rural Education