DATE: February 26 & 27, 2013

Location: Forte Banquet & Conference Center * 615 Third Street * Des Moines, IA 50309

(One block south of the Wells Fargo Arena)

AGENDA

February 26, 2013

  7:45--8:30 a.m.        Registration & Continental Breakfast

   8:30--9:15 a.m.        Welcome & Opening Session--Tony Becerra, Freedom Writers

   9:15--9:25 a.m.        Break

   9:25--10:30 a.m.       Making Your Data Work--Kris Mesicek, External Evaluator

  10:30--10:40 a.m.      Break

  10:40--12:00              Year 6 Initiatives & Implementation Plans, GEAR UP Staff

  12:00--1:10 p.m.        Lunch & Lunch Speaker--Chris Mitchell, ACT

   1:10--2:25 p.m.         Best Practice Sharing Sessions

   2:25--2:35 p.m.         Break

   2:35--3:30 p.m.         Best Practice Sharing Sessions (Continued)

   3:30--4:30 p.m.         Collaboration/Work Time

Dinner is on your own, Breakfast, lunch and break items provided to all registrants.

February 27, 2013

  7:45--8:00 a.m.        Continental Breakfast

   8:00--8:15 a.m.       Opening--John Gilman, GEAR UP Iowa

   8:15--10:45 a.m.      Quantum Learning

  10:45--10:55 a.m.     Break

  10:55--11:55 a.m.      Collaboration/Work Time

  11:55--12:55 p.m.       Lunch & Lunch Speaker--Jessica Bartlett, EverFi

  12:55--1:00 p.m.        Closing

   1:00--4:30 p.m.        OPTIONAL--Collaboration Time

You are welcome to stay the afternoon to continue working with your colleagues, school team or the GEAR UP Iowa staff.

Breakfast, lunch and break items provided to all registrants.

Hotel Information:

Downtown Des Moines Marriott
700 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA  50309
800-228-9290

Room rate is $84/per night

In order to reserve a room, GEAR UP Iowa Conference attendees will need to call the Marriot reservation toll free number and book their reservation.  When making your reservation you should mention that you are educators attending the GEAR UP Iowa Conference administered by the Iowa College Student Aid Commission and funded by the United States Department of Education and request the $84 per night (government per diem rate).

*Rooms are subject to availability.  Book your room as soon as possible (Girls Basketball Tournament is in town that week).

The hotel will provide a shuttle to the conference location.