NASA's Annual Spring Conference - Refresh...Renew...Rejuvenate
Monday, June 15th - 11:00 am registration & visit exhibits. General Session 1 will begin at 1:00 pm and a hosted reception will begin at 5:15 pm.
Tuesday, June 16 th - 7:30 continental breakfast, 8:00-noon three general sessions and breakout session. Noon-2:00 pm luncheon and closing speaker.
Harrah's Lake Tahoe Hotel
15 Highway 50
Stateline, NV 89449 Map
Event Dates: June 15th-16th, 2009
Event Begins: 11:00 AM
Event Ends: 02:00 PM
Event Highlight #1
Parent Involvement: Going Way Beyond the Bake Sale
D'Lisa Crain
Event Highlight #2
21st Century Learning for Digital Kids
A professor at Harvard University, Dr. Chris Dede will describe key 21st century skills that education must foster, as well as technology-based teaching methods that help students master those skills. Dr. Dede will also discuss the implications of these issues for district policies and leadership strategies.
Event Highlight #3
Great Leaders Always Wear Clean Underwear
Having been a janitor, teacher, principal, superintendent and for a brief period a professional baseball player, Bob Ash has spoken to over 1,100 organizations throughout the nation. Bob's presentation will focus on personal growth, team building, managing change and leadership.
Event Highlight #4
Writing Instruction That Works
Scott Miller has served as a teacher, literacy coach, instructional specialist and a coordinator of writing instruction. Scott's presentation, which is designed to be immediately useful to participants will focus upon elements of excellent writing instruction, including practical suggestions for instructional improvement. He will cite research and professional literature describing the importance of process-based, trait-specific writing in mutliple genres and across the curriculum.
