Breakout Sessions, Round 1
November 6, 2021 | Hinton Building | 9:10-10:00 a.m.
Hinton 115
Transferable Educational Leadership Lessons Learned in Light of the Pandemic | Emily Morris and Dr. D.R. Wilson (50 minutes)
Dr. Dawn Wilson's daughter, Emily Morris, Digital Learning Specialist with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, will present a virtual presentation overviewing transferrable lessons learned while guiding two school districts through a global pandemic. Dr. Dawn Wilson's husband, Dr. D.R. Wilson, HBU Professor of Sociology, will facilitate a discussion with session participants regarding this topic.
Dr. D.R. “Randy” Wilson is Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Faculty Development in the College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Sociology at HBU, where he has been teaching since 1997. His interests have been focused on American Christianity, culture, and the family. During the rapid changes at HBU over the past several decades, he has focused on discovering better ways to help students learn. He has degrees in Religion, Educational Psychology, and Sociology.
Emily Morris, MEd, serves as a Digital Learning Specialist with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, and she was also a Summit Public Schools Pilot Participant.
Transferable Educational Leadership Lessons Learned in Light of the Pandemic | Emily Morris and Dr. D.R. Wilson (50 minutes)
Dr. Dawn Wilson's daughter, Emily Morris, Digital Learning Specialist with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, will present a virtual presentation overviewing transferrable lessons learned while guiding two school districts through a global pandemic. Dr. Dawn Wilson's husband, Dr. D.R. Wilson, HBU Professor of Sociology, will facilitate a discussion with session participants regarding this topic.
Dr. D.R. “Randy” Wilson is Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Faculty Development in the College of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Sociology at HBU, where he has been teaching since 1997. His interests have been focused on American Christianity, culture, and the family. During the rapid changes at HBU over the past several decades, he has focused on discovering better ways to help students learn. He has degrees in Religion, Educational Psychology, and Sociology.
Emily Morris, MEd, serves as a Digital Learning Specialist with the Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, and she was also a Summit Public Schools Pilot Participant.
Hinton 201
Skills of Survival (S.O.S.) to Capture the Hearts and Minds of Students (Part 1) | Drs. Stephanie Free, Lesley Casarez, and Raelye Self (50 minutes)
Do you often ask yourself, “How do I build a classroom filled with encouragement and excitement to support learning?” Then, this session is for you! We will take a deep dive into understanding the three dimensions of student engagement, namely behavioral, emotional, and cognitive. All three components are essential for deep, meaningful learning and creating lifelong learners. During our time together, we will look at what research says about each component and how to create an environment where students are highly engaged and find value in their learning.
Dr. Stephanie Free has 30 years of experience in public education on all levels. She has worked as a classroom teacher, principal, and executive director. Currently, Dr. Free is an Assistant Professor of Education at Houston Baptist University, where she serves as Chair of the Department of Education and teaches in the Education Leadership Doctoral Program.
Dr. Lesley Casarez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Angelo State University, where she oversees the nationally-recognized master’s degree in Professional School Counseling and the Quality Enhancement Plan. Her accomplishments include numerous scholarly presentations and several publications. Prior to coming to ASU, she worked as a public school counselor and teacher.
Dr. Raelye Self is a School Leadership Specialist at Region 15 Education Service Center, where she predominantly works with campus and district administrators to provide training and support that builds capacity in educators, which ultimately enhances student success. Her accomplishments include numerous scholarly presentations and several publications. Prior to joining the ESC 15 team, she worked as a public school administrator and teacher in San Angelo ISD, and also served as the program facilitator of Principal Certification at Angelo State University.
Skills of Survival (S.O.S.) to Capture the Hearts and Minds of Students (Part 1) | Drs. Stephanie Free, Lesley Casarez, and Raelye Self (50 minutes)
Do you often ask yourself, “How do I build a classroom filled with encouragement and excitement to support learning?” Then, this session is for you! We will take a deep dive into understanding the three dimensions of student engagement, namely behavioral, emotional, and cognitive. All three components are essential for deep, meaningful learning and creating lifelong learners. During our time together, we will look at what research says about each component and how to create an environment where students are highly engaged and find value in their learning.
Dr. Stephanie Free has 30 years of experience in public education on all levels. She has worked as a classroom teacher, principal, and executive director. Currently, Dr. Free is an Assistant Professor of Education at Houston Baptist University, where she serves as Chair of the Department of Education and teaches in the Education Leadership Doctoral Program.
Dr. Lesley Casarez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Angelo State University, where she oversees the nationally-recognized master’s degree in Professional School Counseling and the Quality Enhancement Plan. Her accomplishments include numerous scholarly presentations and several publications. Prior to coming to ASU, she worked as a public school counselor and teacher.
Dr. Raelye Self is a School Leadership Specialist at Region 15 Education Service Center, where she predominantly works with campus and district administrators to provide training and support that builds capacity in educators, which ultimately enhances student success. Her accomplishments include numerous scholarly presentations and several publications. Prior to joining the ESC 15 team, she worked as a public school administrator and teacher in San Angelo ISD, and also served as the program facilitator of Principal Certification at Angelo State University.
Hinton 202
Intentional Leadership: The Foundation of Successful, Sustained, Organizational Transformation - Part I | Drs. James A. McSwain and Don M. Beach (50 minutes)
Organizational reforms are often short lived or fail to produce sustained organizational improvement. With years of cultural tradition behind them, this is certainly true in schools. Many efforts to implement change focus upon the specific requirements of a program or system and fail to consider the needs of people involved. Busy leaders tend to mandate changes rather than develop strategic plans to give individual followers the understanding, motivation, and skills needed for the reform. This presentation is a three-session workshop designed to help leaders understand how to use specific skills to achieve positive change outcomes. Although participant attendance for all three sessions would be ideal, individuals may choose to attend any of the three.
Dr. James McSwain has recently retired from 40 years in public education, with 34 of those years served as a high school principal and area superintendent. He has worked as an adjunct professor for over 15 years and has held leadership and training positions on the state and international level. He is a father and grandfather, and he has served as both a youth and adult Sunday school teacher.
Dr. Don M. Beach is a Regents Professor for the Texas A&M University System and is also a faculty member in the Department of Educational Leadership and Technology at Tarleton State University. He has served in various leadership positions which include assistant principal, curriculum director, department coordinator, and Dean of the College of Education. He continues to present at state and national conferences and has authored or co-authored 9 books and over 65 articles in professional journals. He is a father and grandfather and has served as a Sunday school teacher and choir member.
Intentional Leadership: The Foundation of Successful, Sustained, Organizational Transformation - Part I | Drs. James A. McSwain and Don M. Beach (50 minutes)
Organizational reforms are often short lived or fail to produce sustained organizational improvement. With years of cultural tradition behind them, this is certainly true in schools. Many efforts to implement change focus upon the specific requirements of a program or system and fail to consider the needs of people involved. Busy leaders tend to mandate changes rather than develop strategic plans to give individual followers the understanding, motivation, and skills needed for the reform. This presentation is a three-session workshop designed to help leaders understand how to use specific skills to achieve positive change outcomes. Although participant attendance for all three sessions would be ideal, individuals may choose to attend any of the three.
Dr. James McSwain has recently retired from 40 years in public education, with 34 of those years served as a high school principal and area superintendent. He has worked as an adjunct professor for over 15 years and has held leadership and training positions on the state and international level. He is a father and grandfather, and he has served as both a youth and adult Sunday school teacher.
Dr. Don M. Beach is a Regents Professor for the Texas A&M University System and is also a faculty member in the Department of Educational Leadership and Technology at Tarleton State University. He has served in various leadership positions which include assistant principal, curriculum director, department coordinator, and Dean of the College of Education. He continues to present at state and national conferences and has authored or co-authored 9 books and over 65 articles in professional journals. He is a father and grandfather and has served as a Sunday school teacher and choir member.
Hinton 206
What's All the Talk About Math Talks? | Stacy Breckell (50 minutes)
The purpose of this workshop is for educators to understand the importance in shifting their instructional practices to foster sense-making in mathematics. Teachers are no longer needed to “deliver information” or to be the bearers of all knowledge due to the availability of the web. Therefore, it is essential that we teach students what to do with this information that’s at their fingertips. Math talks increase students' capacity to communicate their thinking, justify their reasoning, solve problems mentally, and make sense of answers. Participants will learn strategies that allow them to successfully implement at least three different categories of math talks (data talks, number talks, “would you rather?”, which one doesn’t belong?, etc.).
Stacy Breckell, MEd, is a middle school mathematics teacher with over 24 years of teaching experience. Her last 11 years were spent teaching at International Schools in Egypt, South Korea, and Kuwait. She currently teaches sixth grade math at River Oaks Baptist School.
What's All the Talk About Math Talks? | Stacy Breckell (50 minutes)
The purpose of this workshop is for educators to understand the importance in shifting their instructional practices to foster sense-making in mathematics. Teachers are no longer needed to “deliver information” or to be the bearers of all knowledge due to the availability of the web. Therefore, it is essential that we teach students what to do with this information that’s at their fingertips. Math talks increase students' capacity to communicate their thinking, justify their reasoning, solve problems mentally, and make sense of answers. Participants will learn strategies that allow them to successfully implement at least three different categories of math talks (data talks, number talks, “would you rather?”, which one doesn’t belong?, etc.).
Stacy Breckell, MEd, is a middle school mathematics teacher with over 24 years of teaching experience. Her last 11 years were spent teaching at International Schools in Egypt, South Korea, and Kuwait. She currently teaches sixth grade math at River Oaks Baptist School.
Hinton 207
Stress Versus Burnout: Learning How to NOT Burn the Candle on Both Ends | Dr. Halee Porter (25 minutes)
Within the educational society of today, educators are pulled in various directions. This leads us to ask the question of whether educators are stressed or are they moving towards being burned out. The purpose of the presentation is to understand statistical data that highlights the stressors educators and school administrators face that cause distress and consequently burnout. We will explore coping mechanisms that can be used to help steer educators in a healthier direction that will present alternatives to handling stress and subsequently prevent burnout.
Dr. Halee Porter is a proud alumnus of Houston Baptist University. Dr. Porter recently obtained the honor of receiving her doctoral degree in education from HBU in May of 2021. She currently is an educator in Houston ISD and has been in education for over 11 years.
The Challenges of Teaching: Perspectives of a New Faculty Member | James Meersman (25 minutes)
Teaching in higher education has always been full of challenges, and this can be especially true for new faculty. While many instructors have terminal degrees based on specific research areas within their discipline, very few were intentionally developed as educators. Once more, many newly minted professors at HBU are coming from research institutions that may have discouraged pedagogical development in favor of traditionally defined scholarship. Coupling this with adjusting to different institutional values, moving to a new city (or state), and completing unfinished doctoral work can all make for an especially difficult first year teaching. As such, this presentation will discuss the various challenges new faculty members may experience, how these challenges can be overcome, and how the lessons learned in this process can help improve the university.
James Meersman is an Assistant Professor of Business at the Archie W. Dunham College of Business at HBU. His teaching interests include financial accounting, corporate taxation, and accounting communication. He is also currently in the dissertation phase at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business. His research focuses on corporate social responsibility, greenwashing, and corporate performance signaling.
Stress Versus Burnout: Learning How to NOT Burn the Candle on Both Ends | Dr. Halee Porter (25 minutes)
Within the educational society of today, educators are pulled in various directions. This leads us to ask the question of whether educators are stressed or are they moving towards being burned out. The purpose of the presentation is to understand statistical data that highlights the stressors educators and school administrators face that cause distress and consequently burnout. We will explore coping mechanisms that can be used to help steer educators in a healthier direction that will present alternatives to handling stress and subsequently prevent burnout.
Dr. Halee Porter is a proud alumnus of Houston Baptist University. Dr. Porter recently obtained the honor of receiving her doctoral degree in education from HBU in May of 2021. She currently is an educator in Houston ISD and has been in education for over 11 years.
The Challenges of Teaching: Perspectives of a New Faculty Member | James Meersman (25 minutes)
Teaching in higher education has always been full of challenges, and this can be especially true for new faculty. While many instructors have terminal degrees based on specific research areas within their discipline, very few were intentionally developed as educators. Once more, many newly minted professors at HBU are coming from research institutions that may have discouraged pedagogical development in favor of traditionally defined scholarship. Coupling this with adjusting to different institutional values, moving to a new city (or state), and completing unfinished doctoral work can all make for an especially difficult first year teaching. As such, this presentation will discuss the various challenges new faculty members may experience, how these challenges can be overcome, and how the lessons learned in this process can help improve the university.
James Meersman is an Assistant Professor of Business at the Archie W. Dunham College of Business at HBU. His teaching interests include financial accounting, corporate taxation, and accounting communication. He is also currently in the dissertation phase at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business. His research focuses on corporate social responsibility, greenwashing, and corporate performance signaling.
Hinton 209
What Institutions Should Know About Serving Hispanic Students | Drs. Chris Trevino and Evans Akpo (50 minutes)
The influx of Hispanic and Latinx students into higher education is changing the profile of many institutions. For these institutions to understand how to serve Latinx students, there needs to be a support system such as mentoring, financial aid, on-time program completion, and student support services in the mix. In order to promote and lead Hispanic Serving Institutions, leaders must employ frameworks for understanding campus climate (Franco & Hernandez, 2018). This session is intended for those who have a positive passion to create change in how we can serve Hispanic students, thus increasing their graduation rates.
Dr. Chris Trevino graduated from Houston Baptist University with a MLA in 2004 and an EdD in Executive Educational Leadership in 2020. She is currently a Department Chair at Lone Star College and Professor of Humanities.
Dr. Evans Akpo earned an EdD in Executive Educational Leadership from HBU in 2021. He is currently a professor of Government at Lone Star College. He is the author of book entitled Are the Students Learning? Prior to his current position, he was a full-time faculty at South Texas College in McAllen, TX.
What Institutions Should Know About Serving Hispanic Students | Drs. Chris Trevino and Evans Akpo (50 minutes)
The influx of Hispanic and Latinx students into higher education is changing the profile of many institutions. For these institutions to understand how to serve Latinx students, there needs to be a support system such as mentoring, financial aid, on-time program completion, and student support services in the mix. In order to promote and lead Hispanic Serving Institutions, leaders must employ frameworks for understanding campus climate (Franco & Hernandez, 2018). This session is intended for those who have a positive passion to create change in how we can serve Hispanic students, thus increasing their graduation rates.
Dr. Chris Trevino graduated from Houston Baptist University with a MLA in 2004 and an EdD in Executive Educational Leadership in 2020. She is currently a Department Chair at Lone Star College and Professor of Humanities.
Dr. Evans Akpo earned an EdD in Executive Educational Leadership from HBU in 2021. He is currently a professor of Government at Lone Star College. He is the author of book entitled Are the Students Learning? Prior to his current position, he was a full-time faculty at South Texas College in McAllen, TX.
Hinton 210
Teaching Environment via Experiential Gaming Activities | Dr. Michael Kraten (50 minutes)
Online learning activities present unique challenges when establishing a sense of social presence among instructors and students. Fortunately, web-based platforms provide unique opportunities for developing engaging educational role-playing games that can be explored by teams of students. During this session, we will review the tenets of Social Presence Theory and discuss behavioral pedagogical research opportunities in the field. We will also review two contemporary learning activities, one designed as a purely online activity and the other as a hybrid campus-based/online experience. Finally, we will review guidelines for the construction of such learning activities, and “tips” for assessing the effectiveness of these activities.
Dr. Michael Kraten is a Professor of Accounting and the Chair of the Accounting, Economics, and Finance Department at Houston Baptist University. His award-winning experiential learning game “Save the Blue Frog” has been played by professional employees of financial institutions, by trade associations of business professionals, by grade school students, and (of course) by college students throughout many liberal arts, social sciences, and professional programs. He earned a PhD in behavioral accounting from the University of Connecticut and a MPPM in public and private management from Yale University.
Teaching Environment via Experiential Gaming Activities | Dr. Michael Kraten (50 minutes)
Online learning activities present unique challenges when establishing a sense of social presence among instructors and students. Fortunately, web-based platforms provide unique opportunities for developing engaging educational role-playing games that can be explored by teams of students. During this session, we will review the tenets of Social Presence Theory and discuss behavioral pedagogical research opportunities in the field. We will also review two contemporary learning activities, one designed as a purely online activity and the other as a hybrid campus-based/online experience. Finally, we will review guidelines for the construction of such learning activities, and “tips” for assessing the effectiveness of these activities.
Dr. Michael Kraten is a Professor of Accounting and the Chair of the Accounting, Economics, and Finance Department at Houston Baptist University. His award-winning experiential learning game “Save the Blue Frog” has been played by professional employees of financial institutions, by trade associations of business professionals, by grade school students, and (of course) by college students throughout many liberal arts, social sciences, and professional programs. He earned a PhD in behavioral accounting from the University of Connecticut and a MPPM in public and private management from Yale University.
Hinton 216
Delivering the Objectives of an Adjunct Professor During a Pandemic | Derek Richard (50 minutes)
The first part of the presentation will set up the scenario, define what the objectives are, and how that was effectively delivered (or not!) during the pandemic. The second part of the presentation will be a reverse Q&A seeking the audience's definition of what the objectives should be and how the lessons learned transition back to traditional learning environments.
Derek Richard is a Louisiana native transplanted to Houston almost a decade ago. After graduating from LSU, he began working with the Big4 in public accounting as an auditor. As a senior, he moved to consulting and then to industry with Worley. Most of the last five years have been focused on statutory reporting working as a liaison between multiple functions. He is now focused on the global P2P processes and designing effective controls. He has been teaching as an adjunct professor for the past year at HBU.
Delivering the Objectives of an Adjunct Professor During a Pandemic | Derek Richard (50 minutes)
The first part of the presentation will set up the scenario, define what the objectives are, and how that was effectively delivered (or not!) during the pandemic. The second part of the presentation will be a reverse Q&A seeking the audience's definition of what the objectives should be and how the lessons learned transition back to traditional learning environments.
Derek Richard is a Louisiana native transplanted to Houston almost a decade ago. After graduating from LSU, he began working with the Big4 in public accounting as an auditor. As a senior, he moved to consulting and then to industry with Worley. Most of the last five years have been focused on statutory reporting working as a liaison between multiple functions. He is now focused on the global P2P processes and designing effective controls. He has been teaching as an adjunct professor for the past year at HBU.
Hinton 217
Using Cases Analysis as a Pedagogical Tool within a Praxis Discipline | Dr. Timothy Ewest (50 minutes)
This presentation will consider the social enterprise Echo Café, a coffee producer on the island of Haiti who endeavors to maintain profitability, environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and endeavors to grow their employee’s faith. Echo Café’s story has been captured in a case and is used to help students understand corporate social responsibility, the integration of faith and work, and the entrepreneurial startup process. This presentation will outline the story of Echo Café, provide the specific use of cases in management education, and overview students' service learning efforts to support Echo Café’s development.
Dr. Timothy Ewest has worked in higher education since 2002 teaching management, leadership, ethics, corporate social responsibility, and stewardship. His research interests include issues surrounding the integration of faith at work and prosocial leadership. He has published journal articles and books on leadership and faith at work. He also consults with organizations focusing on strategy, ethics, and leadership development. Besides his duties at Houston Baptist University as an Associate Professor of Management, he is also serving on the United Nations Think Tank for responsible management. His prior work experience includes 18 years in ministry, 20 years in higher education, and 5 years in corporate America.
Using Cases Analysis as a Pedagogical Tool within a Praxis Discipline | Dr. Timothy Ewest (50 minutes)
This presentation will consider the social enterprise Echo Café, a coffee producer on the island of Haiti who endeavors to maintain profitability, environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and endeavors to grow their employee’s faith. Echo Café’s story has been captured in a case and is used to help students understand corporate social responsibility, the integration of faith and work, and the entrepreneurial startup process. This presentation will outline the story of Echo Café, provide the specific use of cases in management education, and overview students' service learning efforts to support Echo Café’s development.
Dr. Timothy Ewest has worked in higher education since 2002 teaching management, leadership, ethics, corporate social responsibility, and stewardship. His research interests include issues surrounding the integration of faith at work and prosocial leadership. He has published journal articles and books on leadership and faith at work. He also consults with organizations focusing on strategy, ethics, and leadership development. Besides his duties at Houston Baptist University as an Associate Professor of Management, he is also serving on the United Nations Think Tank for responsible management. His prior work experience includes 18 years in ministry, 20 years in higher education, and 5 years in corporate America.
Hinton 300
Retrieval Practice and Metacognition for Teaching Students How to Learn | Dr. Saul Trevino (50 minutes)
At HBU, we are constantly looking for ways to improve student success. One effective area for this has been to teach students about effective metacognitive learning strategies using ideas from Teach Students How to Learn by Dr. Saundra McGuire. This presentation will involve exploring research related to a metacognitive learning strategy called retrieval practice. It will also involve exploring the implementation of some of the ideas in McGuire's book in order to increase student success.
Dr. Saul Trevino is in his fourteenth year of teaching General Chemistry and Biochemistry at HBU. He has a passion for discussing the science of teaching and learning with his colleagues and also with his students so that they can be successful not only in his course, but in all of their courses.
Retrieval Practice and Metacognition for Teaching Students How to Learn | Dr. Saul Trevino (50 minutes)
At HBU, we are constantly looking for ways to improve student success. One effective area for this has been to teach students about effective metacognitive learning strategies using ideas from Teach Students How to Learn by Dr. Saundra McGuire. This presentation will involve exploring research related to a metacognitive learning strategy called retrieval practice. It will also involve exploring the implementation of some of the ideas in McGuire's book in order to increase student success.
Dr. Saul Trevino is in his fourteenth year of teaching General Chemistry and Biochemistry at HBU. He has a passion for discussing the science of teaching and learning with his colleagues and also with his students so that they can be successful not only in his course, but in all of their courses.
Hinton 301 - HBU Doctoral Student Lightning Round
The Future of American Higher Education: Feast or Famine? | Martin Gaston (25 minutes)
Higher education institutions are facing radical restructuring and even insolvency without a plan for re-engineering the core operations of the modern educational infrastructure. Learn what future trends foretell for the roadmap to sustainability and educational success in the next 50 years.
Martin Gaston is a seasoned media maven and communications professional with extensive executive experience and impressive international portfolio. He is passionate about building bridges with remote education and distant learning opportunities for the future of higher education. Mr. Gaston is using his broadcast background to design bespoke educational systems that work well with teams and thrive on the creativity, collaboration, strategy and performance that will be required for the forthcoming redesign of global educational environments.
The Impact of Leadership in Literacy | Hannah Mose Harvey (25 minutes)
How do teachers perceive their principals as literacy leaders based on their actions related to reading instruction? What is the relationship between elementary and middle school principals' literacy actions and its impact on student reading academic achievement? Principals, who are knowledgeable about instructional best practices, encourage innovation and practice effective communication and collaboration, have found that teachers are more willing to trust and support campus leaders. Responsibilities and duties required by school principals are becoming more and more challenging each year. It is important for principals to see themselves as leaders and understand how to develop leadership capacity to increase student achievement and lead effective schools.
Hannah Harvey currently serves as an Assistant Principal at Quail Valley Middle School in Fort Bend Independent School District. Prior to her current role, she served as Director of Interventions, Elementary Principal, and Assistant Principal in Houston Independent School District. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Louisiana of Lafayette and a Master of Education and Supervision from Southern University and A&M College, and she is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Executive in Educational Leadership at Houston Baptist University. Hannah's goal each day is to help make a positive impact in the lives of students, parents, and educators.
The Future of American Higher Education: Feast or Famine? | Martin Gaston (25 minutes)
Higher education institutions are facing radical restructuring and even insolvency without a plan for re-engineering the core operations of the modern educational infrastructure. Learn what future trends foretell for the roadmap to sustainability and educational success in the next 50 years.
Martin Gaston is a seasoned media maven and communications professional with extensive executive experience and impressive international portfolio. He is passionate about building bridges with remote education and distant learning opportunities for the future of higher education. Mr. Gaston is using his broadcast background to design bespoke educational systems that work well with teams and thrive on the creativity, collaboration, strategy and performance that will be required for the forthcoming redesign of global educational environments.
The Impact of Leadership in Literacy | Hannah Mose Harvey (25 minutes)
How do teachers perceive their principals as literacy leaders based on their actions related to reading instruction? What is the relationship between elementary and middle school principals' literacy actions and its impact on student reading academic achievement? Principals, who are knowledgeable about instructional best practices, encourage innovation and practice effective communication and collaboration, have found that teachers are more willing to trust and support campus leaders. Responsibilities and duties required by school principals are becoming more and more challenging each year. It is important for principals to see themselves as leaders and understand how to develop leadership capacity to increase student achievement and lead effective schools.
Hannah Harvey currently serves as an Assistant Principal at Quail Valley Middle School in Fort Bend Independent School District. Prior to her current role, she served as Director of Interventions, Elementary Principal, and Assistant Principal in Houston Independent School District. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Louisiana of Lafayette and a Master of Education and Supervision from Southern University and A&M College, and she is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Executive in Educational Leadership at Houston Baptist University. Hannah's goal each day is to help make a positive impact in the lives of students, parents, and educators.
At the conclusion of the third round of breakout sessions, please be certain to complete one survey (available via QR code) for all four of the sessions you attended (including the keynote session). You will receive a certificate of attendance after submitting your feedback on all three sessions.
Please also be certain to post pictures of your experience at the 2021 Dr. Dawn K. Wilson Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium to social media using the hashtag #HBUTLRS2021!
Please also be certain to post pictures of your experience at the 2021 Dr. Dawn K. Wilson Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium to social media using the hashtag #HBUTLRS2021!