2008 Indiana Conference on Learning

The 2008 Indiana Conference on Learning <http://www.asainstitute.org/conference2008/index.html> , sponsored by the Indiana Student Achievement Institute, is designed to help schools explore school-wide and classroom strategies for possible inclusion in their Indiana P.L.221 School Improvement Plans. The conference will open with a welcome from Dr. Suellen Reed and will feature three nationally acclaimed keynote presenters, sixty breakout sessions featuring proven and promising practices presented by Indiana educators, and 30 exhibitors. Additional information is below. This conference has filled to maximum capacity for the past two years so please be sure to register online <http://www.asainstitute.org/conference2008/index.html> early.

Logistics:
Date: January 31, 2008
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (registration at 8:00 am)
Location: Adams Mark Airport Hotel, Indianapolis
More Info: Conference Website <http://www.asainstitute.org/conference2008/index.html>
Register: Online Registration <http://cgi.asainstitute.org/cgi-bin/conference/intro>
Fee: $60 ($75 after January 18)
Questions: 812-669-0006 or asai@asainstitute.org

General Session Presenters:

* Dr. Suellen Reed, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction
* Willard Daggett, President, International Center for Leadership in Education <http://www.daggett.com/>
* Yong Zhao, Director, U.S. - China Center for Excellence on Educational Research
<http://china-us.us/web/>
* Robert Compton - Executive Producer, Two Million Minutes <http://www.2mminutes.com/> (a look at high school education in the U.S., China, and India)

Breakout Sessions:

* Click here <http://cgi.asainstitute.org/cgi-bin/database2006/conferencesessionreport> for a list of conference breakout sessions, presenters, and descriptions

Extended Sessions:

* Pre-AP Curriculum for Middle Schools
* Curriculum Mapping (featuring the three "preferred providers" identified by the Indiana Department of Education
* Structured Teacher Planning Time
* Raising Special Education Achievement

Conference Strands:

* Raising Expectations
* Rigorous Curriculum
* Student Engagement
* Classroom Assessment
* Extra Help
* Student Guidance
* Learning Environment
* Title I Strategies
* College-Level Courses in High School
* Core 40 Prep in Middle School
* Math
* English
* Science
* Social Studies

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Sue Reynolds, Executive Director
Indiana Student Achievement Institute
931 25th Street, Columbus, IN 47201
Phone: 812-669-0006
Fax: 812-378-4457
Email: reynolds@asainstitute.org
World Wide Web: www.asainstitute.org

The American Student Achievement Institute is a 501c3 non-profit corporation that assists schools with the process of change for the purpose of raising student achievement and closing achievement gaps.