Embracing the New Essentials
Monday November 1, 8:45 AM - 3:45 PM
How will your students—the first “digital natives”—succeed in tomorrow’s world? What will success look like? Will our schools be nimble and forward-thinking enough to help them? Come hear the speakers who will help you embrace education’s newest essentials.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Ashley Merryman, co-author of NurtureShock:
New Thinking About Children
Learn more about NutureShock
*Visit this link to find out more about this NY Times and Amazon.com bestseller. Scroll down to the bottom of the website page and click on the link to see all Newsweek articles that Bronson and Merryman have published.
*Watch the book's trailer on YouTube with Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
*Hear what they're saying about NurtureShock on National Public Radio
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Marc Prensky, Founder of Games2train.com and author of Teaching Digital Natives
David Sousa, author of How the Brain Learns
Patrick Bassett, President, NAIS
John Ratey, MD, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.
Sarah Armstrong, author of Teaching Smarter with the Brain in Focus.
NEW!
*Tech Playground for hands-on learning opportunities.
*Teacher Orientation to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Galleries led by VMFA Education Staff (additional $15). A bus will be provided to VMFA for the afternoon tour.
Click on the "Conference Info" button for the Tentative Conference Program with descriptions of all the sessions.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Anyone with an interest in education.
EARLY BIRD RATE:
Register by September 24 and your fee is $155 for member schools or $205 for non-member schools; a $45 discount! Embrace the savings and register today!
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Program registration deadline is October 15. No registration refunds after that date. Please see the complete VAIS cancellation policy under the Professional Development Tab.
HOTEL RESERVATION:
The Richmond Marriott at 500 East Broad Street is our host hotel. The VAIS rate is $94 + tax and available until October 10. After October 10, rooms are released into the hotels general inventory for sale at the going transient rate. To make a reservation, please click here. You will be directed to the property's home page with the code already entered in the appropriate field. All you need to do is enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process.
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Cost:
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VAIS Members
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Non Members
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Registration (includes conference, breaks, and lunch) $45 Early Bird Discount off at registration
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$200
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$250
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Registration Plus VMFA Tour ($45 Early Bird Discount off at registration)
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$215
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$265
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