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2008 Indiana Education Transformation Conference

Responding to Tomorrow’s World
Breaking the Mold of Today’s High Schools

Schools, communities and businesses must prepare for tomorrow's challenges and opportunities today. CELL’s 2008 conference focused on the implementation of innovative school models to ensure all students graduate from high school prepared for the 21st century. Responding to Tomorrow’s World—Breaking the Mold of Today’s High Schools examined the national and international movement for high school transformation and showcased the momentum within Indiana. Nearly 600 school, community, business, higher education, and policy leaders from across the state collaborated to build upon Indiana’s present progress to ensure its future potential. 

Responding to Tomorrow’s World featured local efforts that are creating global students.
The conference hosted leaders from Indiana as well as key national experts to develop innovative strategies for transforming our state’s high schools.
Topics addressed at the event included:

• Leadership approaches to dramatically change high schools and districts
• Theme-based and student-centered high school models including Early College, New Technology High School, Diploma Plus, YouthBuild, and Big Picture.
• Creating and sustaining school, community and business partnerships
• Using community networks to support education change
• Student perspectives from within new school designs
• Project-based teaching and learning
• National and local perspectives on transforming education
• Science, technology, engineering, and math education

You can access resources from the 2008 conference below.

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Resources
The conference resource page includes promotional materials, the event program, video and PowerPoints from presenters, and links to additional conference resources.

Many thanks go to our generous sponsors for supporting this event.