Growing Together:
Developing Young Children's Intellectual Lives
through Informed Teaching
The 11th annual half-day mini-conference
for early childhood teachers, parents, and administrators
presented by
The School Literacy and Culture Project
Rice University Center for Education
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Duncan Hall (tentative), Rice University
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Professor of Education, New York University
and founding director of the Classroom Storytelling Project
Breakout sessions, led by School Literacy and Culture Project (SLC) staff and guests, will address the needs of both first time attendees who are unfamiliar with the SLC Project’s work and returning participants who have been taking children’s stories for years. Sessions geared to special interests (bilingual classrooms, toddler curriculum, etc.), will be offered as well.
Workshop session topics to be announced.
Morning Schedule
8:00 - 8:30 |
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Registration, light breakfast, vendors
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8:30 - 8:45 |
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Welcome -- Karen Capo, Director, School Literacy and Culture Project
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8:45 - 9:45 |
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Keynote Address -- Patsy Cooper, Professor of Education at NYU and Founding Director, SLC
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10:00 - 11:00 |
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Breakout Session I
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11:15 - 12:30 |
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Breakout Session II and evaluations |
Cost
New: Early Bird and Group Discounts available
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General Registration: $48 (includes keynote, workshops, breakfast) until Jan. 13
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Early-Bird Registration: $40 (received by Thursday, January 7)
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Group discount: $38 each for 6 or more teachers from the same school (forms submitted together or registered online)
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One Administrator Free with 3 or more paid staff members (Special workshop session this year especially for administrators.)
Parking Passes available this year through a generous gift from Rice's K-12 Outreach
CEU Credit available for a $15 processing fee,
paid with registration, or at the conference.
Books, puppets, and other teaching materials will be available for purchase
before and after the conference, as well as during break times.
Click here for one-page flyer and registration form.
You may register by printing this form and mailing it with your payment, or you may register online (below) through January 11.
* For additional information, please contact us at 713-348-5333
or email Debbie Lingrey.
Click here for information on the 2008 conference.
Click here for information on the 2007 conference.
Click here for information on the 2006 conference.
