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Virginia McClain can help you transform research and ideas into reality for optimum success. Using her experiences as an award-winning mathematics teacher, administrator, and curriculum director, Virginia offers her audience practical approaches for student achievement. She has taught in Ohio and Hawaii and has studied Japanese educational practices through the Honda Teacher Program. She has presented at numerous state and national conferences, assisted schools' implementation of middle level practices, and works with the Ohio Department of Education to implement the state achievement tests.

Topics:

• Ohio assessment testing strategies
• Interdisciplinary units
• Student-led conferences
• Electronic portfolios
• Teaming
• Compacting/Meeting state standards
• Formative assessment