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SPRING RETREAT 

May 3-5, 2017 | Cohort 16| The Wylie Inn & Conference Center
295 Hale Street, Beverly, MA 01915

General Information



Location: The Wylie Inn and Conference Center is 30 miles north of Boston on the Atlantic Ocean. Each cohort member will have his/her own comfortable, contemporary room with private bath. Learn more about the facility by visiting www.wyliecenter.com.  All of our meals and activities will take place ​at the Wylie Center. 

Transportation/Parking: For maps and directions to Wylie, go here. Complimentary parking is provided for hotel guests.
  • Uber Boston - promo code for first time Uber users – you can receive $20 off your first ride with the code “WYLIEINN”
  • Wylie Transportation Partners - You can use one of these companies if you want to schedule a pick up to or from the airport.
  • Taxi  - From Boston Logan Airport, a Massport dispatcher wearing a bright yellow vest outside the lower arrivals level of each terminal can assist with getting an accessible taxi.  Accessible taxi service to Logan Airport is available from cab companies in Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, Framingham, and Newton.
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Duration: Please arrive at the Wylie Inn and Conference Center between 3 and 3:30pm on Wednesday, May 3rd. Our retreat will conclude at 2pm on Friday, May 5th.  .

Area restaurants: For your convenience, The Wylie Inn Café is open for 7-9:30 am for breakfast and and 5-10 pm for light dinner and bar. Click here for a listing of local restaurants.
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Packing: Attire is “Casual Friday”—something you’d wear to work on a dress-down day. Cohort members are encouraged to bring that book they have been wanting to read and do their best to leave work behind. Spring in New England can be unpredictable so we encourage you to check the forecast and consider bringing a warm jacket if 50-60 degree weather is expected. Also, we will be encouraging you to enjoy the grounds so please pack some good walking shoes. 
Presenters
Patricia A. Weitzel-O'Neil, Ph.D.
Kristin Barstow Melley
Dr. Richard M. Jackson
Ronny O'Dwyer, SJ

Retreat Agenda
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​Wednesday, May 3
​          3:00 - 4:00 pm                  Registration and Room Check-In, Newburyport Room
           
          4:00 pm                                 Welcome Faithful Pilgrims, Newburyport Room
            
           5:00 pm.                               Reception, Tupper Manor
    
           6:00 pm.                               Dinner,  Tupper Manor

​           7:00 pm                                Evening Program,  Newburyport Room
Thursday, May 4th
​         7:00 am                                   Breakfast, Tupper Manor
         
​         8:15 am                                   Morning Meditation, Emmaus Chapel,
​                                                             (Tupper Manor, Second Floor)
           
​          9:00 am                                  Learning Variability and Access to Learning, 
                                                              Newburyport Room
                                                              Dr. Richard Jackson, Lynch School of Education,
​                                                              Boston College

             Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Resources and Readings
​                                                                 Boston College Center for Teaching Excellence
​                                                                 TedX Talk -​“The Myth of Average” by Todd Rose
                                                                 Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
                                                                 National Center on Universal Design for Learning
                                                                 Gaining Access to General Education
                                                                 UDL References in Federal Policy
                                                                 Universal Design for  Learning Guidelines

         12:30 pm                               Lunch, Tupper Manor

         1:30 pm                                  Pope Francis and the Art of Walking, Newburyport Room
                                                             Pope Francis on Walking

         2:00 pm                                  Leadership Unplugged: An Interruption of Silence.

          3:30 pm                                 Pathways to Learning: Mapping Progress in our Schools

          5:30pm                                  Wine & Cheese, Library, Tupper Manor

          6:30 pm                                 Dinner, Tupper Manor

         7:30 pm                                  Evening Event, Newburyport Room
Friday, May 5th

        7:00 am                                  Breakfast, Tupper Manor Room

       8:30 am                                   Morning Meditation, Emmaus Chapel,  (Tupper Manor, Second Floor)

       9:00 am                                   Recognizing Jesus on the Road
                                                            Fr. Ronny O'Dwyer, SJ​

       12:15 pm.                               Mass, Emmaus Chapel, (Tupper Manor Second Floor)

       1:15 pm                                   Lunch,  Tupper Manor

       2:00 pm                                   Sending Out