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Conference Details: iFLT 2012

Dates:

July 16, 2012 Pre-conference Workshop
July 16 4:00 – 8:00 pm Registration
July 17 7:00 – 8:45 am Registration
July 17 – July 19, 2012 iFLT Conference

Size:

The conference is limited to 150 participants, due to classroom space. REGISTER NOW!

Location:

Beaver Run Resort and Breckenridge Elementary in Breckenridge, Colorado

Registration Costs: (Register Now)

Pre-Conference Workshop Costs (FREE if registered for the 3-day Conference):

Pre-Conference Workshop ONLY: $150
Pre-Conference Workshop ONLY for Summit School District Teachers: $75

Conference Costs (includes Pre-Conference Workshop):

Individual teacher: $325 (by April 15), $375 (by June 30), $400 (after June 30 or on site)
First year teacher or student teacher: $200
Summit School District Teacher: $150
5 teachers from one school: $250 per teacher

Pre-Conference Workshop: Diana Noonan and Linda Li will lead a beginning TCI workshop, presenting strategies and best practices for Teaching with Comprehensible Input (TCI). This workshop is for those who are new to TCI (TPR, TPRS, StoryAsking, and Reading strategies using CI).

iFLT Conference: A conference focused on interactive teacher training:

Learning lab model with master teachers teaching small groups of students (ages will range from elementary-middle-high school.)
Sessions involve observing classes taught with Comprehensible Input strategies including TPR/TPRS/storytelling/story-asking/reading strategies
French, Spanish, English, Mandarin Chinese
Learning lab lead teachers demo and coach

Sessions:

Developing culture/content based units using CI (Sheltered Subject Matter Instruction)
Technology: using iPads with storytelling and story-asking
Using class stories as reading material
Reader’s Theatre

Schedule:

Morning Learning Labs will be at Breckenridge Elementary

9:00-11:15 Classes
11:30-12:15 Debrief with teachers
Beaver Run Resort will provide shuttles to and from Breckenridge Elementary

Lunches

A wide range of restaurants, both grab-and-go and sit-down types, are available within walking distance.

Afternoon sessions

1:45 – 2:45 Sessions with Master Teachers, Presenters, and Keynote Speakers
3:00 – 4:00 More Learning Sessions (Closing Meeting on July 19)

Dinner/after dinner

Dinner is available in the Beaver Run Resort, as well as in a range of restaurants, from casual to fine dining, within walking distance of the conference.
Dinner and after dinner are perfect times to create discussion groups, CI-teaching practice groups, or Q&A sessions with other teachers! Great collaboration and fun took place into the wee hours at the past iFLT conference! Take advantage of this time together with fellow teachers, in Breckenridge!

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