NJTESOL/NJBE Spring Conference


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Please join us for our
2010 SPRING CONFERENCE
21^st Century Learning for ELLs

May 18 & 19
DoubleTree and Garden State Exhibit Center
Somerset, New Jersey

Experience the excitement of our evening event
An Evening with Dr. Allan De Fina
Tuesday, May 18 at 5:30 PM
Keynote Address - De-Romanticizing Our Past Loves:
Breaking Up with Literacy Practices for English Language Learners that Don't Work Out
Professional development hours will be earned for keynote address

In this address, Dr. De Fina will examine some of those activities that teachers "love" to do that don't actually work.
Practical, hands-on research-based strategies that are easy to implement in classrooms and that actually do work will be presented.
Dr. De Fina is the Interim Dean of the Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe College of Education at New Jersey City University.

All scholarship and award winners will be recognized during a delicious dinner celebration prior to Dr. Defina’s address. So we invite you to join us for this special evening. Come and acknowledge the awardees of the President’s and Leadership Awards for their exceptional dedication and contributions to the children in our programs as well as to our profession.

Conference check-in begins at 7:30 AM and ends at 10:00 AM
Please note: Once you are registered for the conference,
you do not pre-register for the individual workshops

For questions concerning your membership status or conference registration,
please contact Gwen Franks at springconference@njtesol-njbe.org
For other conference questions email Judie Haynes at jhaynes@njtesol-njbe

As a conference participant, you will be able to...

See relevant and exciting keynote speakers

Select from one hundred workshops and presentations approved for the continuing education requirement

Investigate a variety of topics covering theory and application for bilingual/ESL classrooms

Obtain the latest information on state and national initiatives

Review varied resource and teaching materials exhibited by sixty publishers with the option of earning one hour of professional development

Participate in professional meetings and network with colleagues

Dr. Marguerita Calderon 2009 Evening Keynote Speaker

Advocacy:

Participate in the legislative conference and get information about the latest advocacy efforts to foster quality programs

Publishers' Exhibits:

Open from 7:30 AM to approximately 5:00 PM on Tuesday and until 4:00 PM on Wednesday in the Garden State Exhibit Center
Raffles will be held at various times throughout each day in the Center. (You will not have to be present to win, but you must return prior to closing to collect your prize.)

Parking:

Ample free parking at the Garden State Exhibit Center and Double Tree parking lots

Professional Development Hours

NJTESOL/NJBE is a New Jersey registered provider. Participants will be able to earn professional development hours each day, depending upon their attendance at the seminars and workshops offered at the conference.

Accommodations

A special rate for a double room is available at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset. Just mention NJTESOL-NJBE when you make your reservation. Reserve before May 1, 2010. Their number is 732-469-2600
If the Doubletree is full, the Hampton Inn is also offering a special rate. Their number is 732-563-1600 x 151.
Mention your attendance at the NJTESOL-NJBE Conference to get these special rates.

Public Transportation:

Take Amtrak or NJ Transit to New Brunswick. From the New Brunswick train station you can take a cab or county bus "Dash" directly to the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset. The contact number for Dash is 908-704-1011. There are no public bus lines that come directly to the hotel.

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