Blueprints for Language Education:

Building Research Based Language Programs PreK – Adult

Thursday evening, October 14 and Friday, October 15

Country Springs Hotel

2810 Golf Road, Pewaukee, WI 53072

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Call for room reservations: 262-547-0201 or toll free: 800-247-6640  Tell the hotel staff that you are with WITESOL to get the reduced conference rate.

Thursday Afternoon Pre-Conference Writing Workshop: Lori Menning
This year WITESOL is holding a special pre-conference Writing Workshop in the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 14th, facilitated by Lori Menning of New London schools. Ms. Menning shares practical “how to” strategies and techniques for drawing out the unique voices of youth and for fostering language learners’ writing abilities.  Register for the pre-conference workshop.

Thursday Speaker:  Doug Buehl
Doug Buehl is a teacher, author, and national literacy consultant. His 33 years as a teacher in the Madison (Wisconsin) Metropolitan School District include experiences as a high school teacher and reading specialist. His books, widely used in many English Language instruction courses include the best-selling Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning, 2nd Edition (2001) and co-authored Reading and the High School Student: Strategies to Enhance Literacy, 2nd Edition (2007) and Strategies to Enhance Literacy and Learning in Middle School Content Area Classrooms, 3rd Edition (2007).

Friday Speaker: Joan Wink.
In the world of high stakes testing, teacher accountability, and national mandates and standards, Ms. Wink honors English language teachers and encourages us to adapt teaching beliefs and strategies for today’s learners. Through inspiring stories from her years as an educator in K12 and university settings, Joan speaks about transformative education and the works of Cummins, Freire, and Vygotsky and shares what teachers can do to maintain the joys of teaching.  A frequent presenter at TESOL, Joan comes to us from South Dakota prairies via California State University, Stanislaus.  She has authored/co-authored Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real Work, A Vision of Vygotsky and Teaching Passionately: What’s Love Got to Do with It? For more information go to www.JoanWink.com.

 Register for the full conference (Thursday evening and Friday all day).

Other Highlights:
WITESOL Annual Welcome Reception Thursday evening
WITESOL annual peer networking breakfast Friday morning
More than 15 workshops, discussion forums and conference presentations.

Blueprints for Language Education

Conference sponsored by WITESOL
(Wisconsin Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages)

Thursday, October 14 and Friday, October 15, 2010
Country Springs Hotel in Waukesha, WI

RESERVATION FORM FOR PUBLISHERS AND EXHIBITORS

Welcome to the Blueprints for Language Education Conference for WITESOL!  We have a changed format this year with a Thursday evening and all day Friday conference.  Students learning another language have a plan of action to follow.  The objectives & tasks used by each student, family and community vary a great deal.  The blueprint for each educator is unique to their situation and that of their students.  As students acquire language and academic content knowledge actions change and grow.  Teachers must be equipped to facilitate the linguistic, cultural and educational strategies that English Language Learners navigate.  This conference will focus on the how to plan with continual changes and what materials & procedures one needs to use to best facilitate learning.  It will present practical strategies & theoretical frameworks for instruction connected to language, culture, and community in our educational systems, from Pre-K through 12th grade, higher education and adult education.  As a result, it will attract professionals interested in ESL, bilingual education, elementary and secondary classroom teachers, school administrators, college students, Intensive English programs, adult community education and teacher trainers.  All are interested in perusing & purchasing the latest materials in language development, assessment, literacy, practical teaching strategies, multicultural education, content-based instruction, and many other areas.  You are invited to reserve a space to display your books, materials, and other items of interest to those attending.

The fee per table (8’ long) is $325.00 for both Thursday and Friday or $200.00 for one-day attendance.  This fee includes lunch; however, conference workshop attendance is not included in the exhibitor registration fee.  Please return the enclosed reservation form with your check payable to WITESOL to the address on the form NO LATER than July 15, 2010.  You will receive a confirmation email after we receive and process your registration.

WITESOL welcomes publisher and exhibitor advertising in its program and its quarterly newsletter. Even if you cannot make the conference in person, your company advertisement will permit participants to become informed of your products or services.  Rates are included in the registration forms.

The conference planners, and above all, the attendees, value your participation in this conference.  We hope you will join us in making the conference a wonderful and successful exchange of information and materials.  If you are unable to send a representative to the conference, please contact me about other possible arrangements.

Sincerely,


Ruth Hoenick
Publishers Chairperson                e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
WITESOL 2010                         phone: 262-644-0301