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AASA Past President Pat Neudecker (center) receives the Distinguished Service Award from Executive Director Dan Domenech and incoming president Amy Sichel. A full array of day-by-day coverage is available at AASA’s Conference Daily. Photo by Lifetouch

Welcome to the Conference Daily Online

Coverage of Day 4: February 23, 2013

Top of the News

• Zhao: Diversity and Creativity Benefit U.S. Public Schools
• Blankstein: Start With Improving Teacher Efficacy
• Newtown Superintendent Puts Student Resiliency Atop Her List
• 3^rd General Session Rundown: Preview of 2014, Final Awards

Topical Sessions

• College Board: Reconciling AP Exams with Common Core
• Panel Tackles Quality Appraisals of Teachers
• AASA Advocacy Expert Sheds Light on Looming Federal Matters
• NSBA, AASA Leaders Pledge Close Relations
• Dr. Zac: Infusing Literacy Across Curriculum is Key

AASA Governance

• Incoming President Reveals, Touts AASA’s New Face
• Presidential Candidates Take Questions on Membership, Engagement

AASA Awards

• Three Veteran School Leaders Cited for Distinguished Service
• Six Top Graduate Students Earn AASA Scholarships

Around the Conference

• Student Interns Populate Conference Daily Reporting Staff
• Singing Superintendents End ‘13 Event on a High Note
• Seen and Heard Around the Conference

Video clips

• College Board’s Trevor Packer on Common Core and AP Curriculum [2:01]
• AASA Presidential Candidate Clark Godshall on His Platform [1:41]
• AASA Presidential Candidate David Pennington on His Platform [1:44]
• AASA Presidential Candidate Rod Green on His Platform [1:39]
• Singing Superintendents Perform “Hooray for Hollywood” [3:35]

Audio clips

• Exclusive interview with Newtown, Conn. superintendent Janet Robinson about school safety and what it means for a student to feel safe and secure in a school setting.
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• Newtown, Conn. Superintendent Janet Robinson discusses the importance of an open, collaborative school culture in a school district, especially in a time of tragedy and high stress.
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