[MLTI-HS] Setting Sail: 2009 MLTI Summer Institute - Call for Presenters & Save the Date!

[Juanita Dickson]

Setting Sail!
2009 MLTI Summer Institute, Maine Maritime Institute ~ Castine, Maine
July 29 – 31 2009
Call for Proposals and “Save the Dates”

Mark your calendar for the summer’s most reasonably priced, high  
quality professional development opportunity.  Present to colleagues  
and come for free!
If you are interested in attending, keep watching our website for  
updates on sessions and registration information.
If you are interested in presenting at the Institute, then please keep  
reading!
Workshop topic proposals should include:
o    Hands-on creative and imaginative professional development  
opportunities;
o    Interdisciplinary connections between the arts and creative  
thinking in other Maine Learning Results content areas utilizing  
technology are preferred;
o    Innovative instruction, curriculum and assessment;
o    Encouraging links between at arts disciplines (music, dance,  
theater or visual art) and content areas (Career and Education  
Development, English Language Arts, Health Education and Physical  
Education, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Studies, World  
Languages) to promote differentiated instruction and universal access;
o    Unique learning opportunities for educators utilizing technology  
to impact teaching and learning for all students, and
o    Open Education Resources (OER) that support the content/ 
curriculum areas addressed.
Collaborative presentations are encouraged!
Important information:
Sessions will be half-day sessions including a mid-point break.
The major focus is on 7-12 educators but all are welcome.
Participants are required to have a laptop, preferably a Mac with  
either the middle high school MLTI image or similar software.
The planning committee encourages you to seek out a colleague you’ve  
been thinking about developing curriculum ideas with and make it  
happen to share your creati work with at this conference!
Registration, food, lodging are waived for presenters.  Mileage is  
reimbursed and 24 contact hours awarded for presenters.
Email proposals and questions to Juanita Dickson at juanita.dickson at maine.gov 
.  Proposals need to be submitted by May 22, 2009.  Presenters will be  
notified by June 1, 2009.
Proposals must include ALL of the following information.  If you are  
submitting a collaborative presentation proposal, please ensure you  
include the name, email, role etc for the additional presenters.
Presenter(s) Information
·        Name of presenter
·        Email addresses – school and summer
·        SUMMER contact phone number
·        Position – i.e. teacher, grade level and subject
·        School name
Session Information
·        Title of session
·        1-2 sentence description of session including content area  
and grade level
·        Brief description of session (approx.100 words)
·        Presenter biographical information (50 words max)
·        Equipment needs, room arrangement required for session

Thank you
The MLTI Team










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