Best Practices 2008 Conference
Keeping Promises: Forging Social Justice through School, Family and Community Partnerships

February 7-8, 2008

Join us in professional learning and dialogue about best practices in literacy, technology, professional learning communities and critical friends groups, classroom learning environments, leadership and activism to promote social justice, equity, and equality.

 

Public Lecture and Preconference Event Deborah Meier "Educating for What? The Struggle for Democracy in Education" Thursday, February 7, 2008 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Roosevelt Auditorium, EMU

Conference Keynote Speakers: Marshall T. Poe and Larry Sanger "New Politics of Knowledge" Friday, February 8, 2008 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Student Center, EMU

Download the Best Practices Conference 2008 brochure (PDF) to view biographical information, schedule, breakout sessions and maps.

Payment

$25      Registration for all participants and presenters and
$25      If enrolled in CURR 590 Special topics; Best Practices Conference (one credit, course reference no. 28303)

An additional $20 is payable at the conference if you would like State Board Continuing Education Units (SB-CEU'S). Full attendance at the conference is worth 0.5 SB-CEU.

 

Registration

Space is limited -- the deadline to register is January 28, 2008.

Download the registration form and fax it to Barbara Melvin, call 734.487.0442, or email non.credit@emich.edu

To receive college credit for this event, you must additionally complete a Continuing Education Registration Form (PDF).