Professional Development Opportunities for 2014-15
4. NIU 42nd Annual Summer Literacy Conference Beyond the Common Core: Taking ALL Educators to the Head of the Class
June 16, 17, and 18
NIU Naperville Campus Conference Center, Naperville, IL
8:30 - 5:00
http://www.cedu.niu.edu/oep/conferences/SummerLiteracyConference2015/2015_Literacy%20Conference_Brochure.pdf
To register:
Mail: NIU Outreach Registration Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 2. Online: www.cedu.niu.edu/oep/conf.shtml 3. Phone: 800-345-9472 or 815-753-0277 4. FAX: 815-753-6900 For access to TDD/TTY, callers please contact the Illinois Relay Service at 711.
A few of us from KM have attended this conference the past few years and it is excellent and worth the drive and the time!! Check it out!
5. SCIRA SUMMER TEACHER RENEWAL CONFERENCE
June 18 & June 19
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Skokie Holiday Inn, 7200 West Touhy, Skokie, IL 60077
Register by APRIL 1st to receive Early Bird Discounted Price
Featuring Lester Laminack and Kelly Gallagher
WHEN:
Thursday, June 18th
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Lester Laminack -When Writer's Read
Writers approach a text with an eye for more than, "What's the story here?" Writers look for structure, craft, intention, bias, and authenticity of content in any text.
7:00-8:00 Breakfast and registration
8:00-8:30 Welcome Announcement
8:30-10:00 Session 1 Lester Laminack
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Session 2 Lester Laminack
11:30-12:45 Lunch & Visit Vendors
1:00-3:00 Session 3 Lester Laminack
Friday, June 19th -
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Featured Speaker - Kelly Gallagher
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-8:30 Election & Announcements
8:30-10:00 Session 1 Kelly Gallagher Building Reading Lives
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Session 2 Kelly Gallagher Teaching the Argument Paper
11:30-12:45 Lunch & Visit Vendors
12:45-2:30 Session 3 Kelly Gallagher
Teaching Real-World Writing
Through Modeling Mentor Texts
2:30-3:00 Raffle, Closure, CPDU's
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
School districts planning to send five or more participants should contact
Brittany Plath at s[email protected]
or 847-207-4914
June 16, 17, and 18
NIU Naperville Campus Conference Center, Naperville, IL
8:30 - 5:00
http://www.cedu.niu.edu/oep/conferences/SummerLiteracyConference2015/2015_Literacy%20Conference_Brochure.pdf
To register:
Mail: NIU Outreach Registration Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 2. Online: www.cedu.niu.edu/oep/conf.shtml 3. Phone: 800-345-9472 or 815-753-0277 4. FAX: 815-753-6900 For access to TDD/TTY, callers please contact the Illinois Relay Service at 711.
A few of us from KM have attended this conference the past few years and it is excellent and worth the drive and the time!! Check it out!
5. SCIRA SUMMER TEACHER RENEWAL CONFERENCE
June 18 & June 19
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Skokie Holiday Inn, 7200 West Touhy, Skokie, IL 60077
Register by APRIL 1st to receive Early Bird Discounted Price
Featuring Lester Laminack and Kelly Gallagher
WHEN:
Thursday, June 18th
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Lester Laminack -When Writer's Read
Writers approach a text with an eye for more than, "What's the story here?" Writers look for structure, craft, intention, bias, and authenticity of content in any text.
7:00-8:00 Breakfast and registration
8:00-8:30 Welcome Announcement
8:30-10:00 Session 1 Lester Laminack
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Session 2 Lester Laminack
11:30-12:45 Lunch & Visit Vendors
1:00-3:00 Session 3 Lester Laminack
Friday, June 19th -
7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Featured Speaker - Kelly Gallagher
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-8:30 Election & Announcements
8:30-10:00 Session 1 Kelly Gallagher Building Reading Lives
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Session 2 Kelly Gallagher Teaching the Argument Paper
11:30-12:45 Lunch & Visit Vendors
12:45-2:30 Session 3 Kelly Gallagher
Teaching Real-World Writing
Through Modeling Mentor Texts
2:30-3:00 Raffle, Closure, CPDU's
SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
School districts planning to send five or more participants should contact
Brittany Plath at s[email protected]
or 847-207-4914
6. July 17-20, 2015: International Reading Association will host the 60th Annual Convention, Transforming Lives Through Literacy, in St. Louis, Missouri. To find out more about this convention, check out the Annual Convention section at www.reading.org.
7. October 1-3, 2015: Illinois Reading Council will host the 48th Annual IRC Conference, Passport to Possibilities, in Peoria, Illinois. Please take a moment to peruse the online Conference Preview. Housing and Registration forms will be available in the Conference Preliminary Program in April 2015!
8. Save the Date!!! Summer Literacy ConferenceBeyond the Common Core for ELs: Taking ALL Educators to the Head of the Classune 16, 17 & 18, 2015
