BLC09 Program

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Dear Colleague,It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2009 Building Learning Communities Conference. It is anhonor to have you with us. My hope is that by the end of the week, you will have made new friends,built global partnerships and shared creative ideas for empowered teaching and learning. Get ready tohave your brain tickled with ideas from around the world.

BLC rst started as a ‘jam session’ of ideas between friends and education colleagues. Today it has

grown into something truly special. As usual, we have a large international contingency including rep-resentatives from Australia, Bahrain, China, Croatia, El Salvador, France, Gambia, Hong Kong, Israel,Italy, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States Minor Outlying Islands,and from across the US and Canada. We encourage you to talk to new colleagues at lunch, duringbreaks and at the ten-year anniversary party – take advantage of the talent and connections that sur-

round you. Truly immerse yourself in this amazing community. Friendships and networks made at BLCcan be steadfast and long lasting – just ask some of the folks that keeping returning year after year.Our team has worked hard to put together a world-class program. We have keynotes with Benjamin Zander, Stephen Heppell andDavid Weinberger to kick off each of our three days along with a special keynote on Thursday afternoon with David Kirkpatrick. Ad

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ditionally, we have a fantastic line-up of speakers with amazing talent. Plus not to be missed are the practitioner’s sessions. We haveopened up these workshop slots to you - our registered participants - to help showcase and celebrate some of the projects you are

working on in your communities. Grab a morning cup of coffee and go and share with your local and international colleagues.

We are thrilled with our new home at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. This beautiful, historic hotel will allow much more eibility in our

program. It will provide you with more comfort during conference sessions and many more options in after-hour entertainment. We are

in the heart Boston where great food, culture and fun await. See all that Boston has to offer as you go out to eplore with a group offriends or when you join at the Hatch Shell for an evening concert with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas.

Our program is designed to have an immediate and long range impact on improving teaching and learning. We appreciate your feed-

back. If there is anything we can do to make your stay with us more enjoyable please let me or one of our team members know.Here’s to a truly global and empowering eperience!

Sincerely,Alan C. November

Welcometo Blc 09

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General Information ...................................................................................................................................................................................................2Main Conference Schedule .......................................................................................................................................................................................4

Map of the Park Plaza

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Pre-Conference Schedule.

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Keynote Presenters

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Pre-conference Workshop Descriptions

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