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THE REFORM SYMPOSIUM FREE ONLINE GLOBAL CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS |
July 29
th
–
31
st
, 2011
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Contents
Invitation 2Mentor Program 2Continuing EducationCredit 2The Open Lab forProfessional Development 3Confirmed Keynotes 3
Featuring:
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International Keynotes including Angela Maiers (US), PrincipalSalome Thomas-EL (US), John Davitt (UK), Chuck Sandy(Japan), George Couros (Canada), Dr. Alec Couros (Canada), Dr.Pam Bernard (UK / Australia), Kirsten Olson (US)
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63 International Presenters
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Prizes
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A Technology Smack Down event
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Opportunities to network with educators worldwide
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Teacher Mentorship Program
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Social Media/ Professional Development Training Lab
Free Online Global Conferencefor Educators
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If you would like one of our organizers to Skype with you or your staff to talk aboutthis conference, please email ShellyTerrell@gmail.com!
THE REFORM SYMPOSIUM FREE ONLINE GLOBAL CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS |
July 29
th
–
31
st
, 2011
INVITATION
Dear Educator
,It gives us great pleasure to
invite you
Friday, July 29
th
to Sunday 31st, 2011
. You can attend this online conference from the comfort of your home oranywhere you have Internet access. We have some of the
best speakers
that present in major educationalconferences worldwide. This amazing conference provides you the opportunity to
connect with educators andprofessionals in the field of education worldwide
. Over 4100 educators attended our last conference from 80different countries.This year we will focus on
interactive presentations
that help teachers create engaging and motivating lessons, buildrelationships with students, engage parents, integrate technology effectively, and much more. We feature a
teachermentorship program
and an open lab for hands-on support in helping you
continue your professional development
on online educator communities. We promise you have never attended a conference quite like this! Join us for onesession or as many as you like! We look forward to seeing you!
Your Organizers,Shelly Terrell, Kelly Tenkely, Chris Rogers, Lisa Dabbs, Melissa Tran, Clive Elsmore, Mark Barnes, Ian Chia,Cecilia Lemos, Kyle Pace, Jerry Blumengarten
MENTOR PROGRAM
Over 50,000 educators worldwide participate in dailyprofessional development online. Many are veteransand experts in their fields and would like to supporteducators. Please register on theReform Symposium site, join the group,The Mentorship Program,and
contact Lisa Dabbs,the main project coordinator.
CONTINUING EDUCATIONCREDIT
The requirements for professional development (PD) orcontinuin
g education credits (CEU’s) vary
around theworld and within countries. Please visit ourPDinformation section to download the forms and sharewith your local administration prior to working for thiscredit.
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The organizers of
the Reform Symposium conference can’t guarantee that
schools and districts willrecognize and accept the Reform Symposium Professional Development Certificate and hours.
THE REFORM SYMPOSIUM FREE ONLINE GLOBAL CONFERENCE FOR EDUCATORS |
July 29
th
–
31
st
, 2011
The Open Lab for Professional Development
Throughout the conference we will have one room open throughout the entire conference to help you with anyconcerns, issues, or technical difficulties you may have throughout the day. We welcome you to drop by this room if you have questions about any of the sessions or need help creating accounts on social networks.Throughout the day we will also have
online professional development workshops
dedicated to showing you how toconnect with other educators through social bookmarking, joining educator groups on Facebook, and on Twitter.Please feel free to drop in at any time. Kyle Pace and other volunteers will be there to help you!
CONFIRMED KEYNOTES
Salome Thomas-EL is a national education expert and consultant. He was a teacher andprincipal with the Philadelphia School District and received national acclaim as ateacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School, where his students have gone on towin world recognition as Eight-Time National Chess Champions. Principal EL is a regular
contributor on “The Dr. Oz Show” and the author of the best
-selling books, I Choose toStay and The Immortality of Influence. He speaks to groups across the country andfrequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. Principal EL was honored as aReader's Digest Magazine, "Inspiring American Icon" and recently appeared on TheOprah Radio Network.Kirsten Olson is Chief Listening Officer at Old Sow Consulting, which works withschools, school districts, and emerging organizations on educational equity, learnerdisengagement, and educational transformation. She serves as the president of board of the Institute for Democratic Education in America, a national grassrootsorganization designed to support the transformation of American schools, and is theauthor of Wounded By School: Recapturing The Joy In Learning and Standing Up toOld School Culture (Teachers College Press 2009); Schools As Colonizers (Verlag2008), and many articles about education. She received a doctorate from theHarvard Graduate School of Education and an undergraduate degree from VassarCollege.
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