Fall
2009 Sixteenth Annual Conference.
Thursday-Friday, September 24-25, 2009
Kahler Grand Hotel (Rochester, MN)
“Featuring affordable guest rooms
and lovely meeting spaces, as well as, a fitness center,
domed recreation area, Healing Touch Salon, complimentary
shuttle service, and convenience to nearby shops and boutiques.”
“Engaging and Empowering Student
Minds”
Keynote Address: Sheryl Feinstein, Ed.D.
Associate Professor at Augustana College
“Learning and the Brain”
Sheryl is the author of the book, Secrets
of the Teenage Brain: Research-Based Strategies for Reaching
& Teaching Today’s Adolescents (2004). She is
also the editor and co-author of The Praeger Handbook of
Learning and the Brain: Two Volumes (2006), and authored
Parenting the Teenage Brain: Understanding a Work in Progress,
Teaching the At-Risk Teenage Brain, and, Learning and the
Brain: A comprehensive Guide for Educators, Parents, and
Teachers (2007). She has recently completed a Fulbright
Scholarship to Tanzania and consults at a correctional facility
for adolescent boys and at a separate site for Emotionally/Behaviorally
Disturbed (EBD) adolescents in Minnesota. Her speaking vita
is extensive, including many international presentations.
The Free Pre-Conference Workshop is:
“Learning Outcomes for Learning Center
Tutors: What do Tutors Need to Know? Facilitated by Laurel
Watt and Linda Russell.
Conference reservations
and registration Information:
Materials available
from previous conferences
