Saturday, October 18
10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Registration Desk Open

11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Annual Business Meeting for State Directors (or designees)

4:15 – 5:35 p.m.
Sponsor Showcases

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Reception Honoring New State Directors

Sunday, October 19
7:45 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast/Silent Auction Bidding/Networking with Sponsors and Colleagues

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Opening Plenary Session
• Welcome
• Providing a Diverse and Culturally Responsive Teacher Workforce for All Students

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Silent Auction Bidding/Networking with Sponsors and Colleagues

10:30 – 12:00 noon
Plenary Session # 2
Providing a School Culture Built for Success

12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Silent Auction Bidding/Networking with Sponsors and Colleagues

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Luncheon Plenary
Bringing Teacher Candidates to the Field and Teachers to the Classrooms

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Silent Auction Bidding/Networking with Sponsors and Colleagues

2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Plenary Session #4
Providing Highly Capable Teachers for All Classrooms

3:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Silent Auction Bidding/Networking with Sponsors and Colleagues

4:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Poster Session/Refreshment Break

Monday, October 20
7:45 – 8:25 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting for State Directors (continued)

7:45 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Plenary Session # 5 (Part 1)
Highly Capable Teachers in Action: From Low-Incidence to Co-Teaching

9:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Silent Auction Bidding/Networking with Sponsors and Colleagues

10:15 – 11:30 am
Plenary Session # 5 (Part 2)
Highly Capable Teachers in Action: From Low-Incidence to Co-Teaching

11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Discussion Forums

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.
RRC Luncheons (by invitation only)

12:45 – 2:00 p.m.
Alternate Luncheon for participants not attending the RRC luncheons
Washington Update with Nancy Reder, NASDSE Deputy Executive Director

2:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Experience Carolina Opportunities

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Watching the sunset at Mingo Point

7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
South Carolina State Night
A Low Country Experience: An Evening at Mingo Point

Tuesday, October 21
7:45 – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Plenary Session # 6
Exemplary State Examples of Recruitment and Retention through SPDGs and More

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Networking with Sponsors and Colleagues

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Discussion Forums

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.
Luncheon and Presentations
• SC School for the Deaf/Blind
• Invitation to NASDSE’s 72nd Annual Conference and Business Meeting in Salt Lake City, 2009!

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Plenary Session # 7
OSERS/OSEP Update

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Plenary Session # 8
• The Impact of a Teacher: The Difference That One Person can Make in a Person’s Life
• Closing Remarks

6:00 – 7:00 pm
Installation of NASDSE Officers and Board of Directors and Awards Ceremony

7:00 – 9:00 pm
President’s Reception