<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Setting Sail!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">2009 MLTI Summer Institute, Maine Maritime Institute ~ Castine, Maine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">July 29 – 31 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Call for Proposals and “Save the Dates”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Mark your calendar for the summer’s most reasonably priced, high quality professional development opportunity. Present to colleagues and come for free!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">If you are interested in attending, keep watching our website for updates on sessions and registration information.<span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">If you are interested in presenting at the Institute, then please keep reading!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><u><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Workshop topic proposals should include:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.4in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.3in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Hands-on creative and imaginative professional development opportunities;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.4in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.3in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Interdisciplinary connections between the arts and creative thinking in other Maine Learning Results content areas utilizing technology are preferred;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.4in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.3in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Innovative instruction, curriculum and assessment;<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.4in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.3in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">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:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.4in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.3in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Unique learning opportunities for educators utilizing technology to impact teaching and learning for all students, and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.4in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.3in; "><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span>o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Open Education Resources (OER) that support the content/curriculum areas addressed.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Collaborative presentations are encouraged!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><u><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Important information:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><ul class="MailOutline"><li>Sessions will be half-day sessions including a mid-point break.</li><li>The major focus is on 7-12 educators but all are welcome.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; "><span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Participants are required to have a laptop, preferably a Mac with either the middle high school MLTI image or similar software. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">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! </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Registration, food, lodging are waived for presenters. Mileage is reimbursed and 24 contact hours awarded for presenters.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Email proposals and questions to Juanita Dickson at <a href="mailto:juanita.dickson@maine.gov"><span style="color: rgb(39, 79, 170); ">juanita.dickson@maine.gov</span></a>. Proposals need to be submitted by May 22, 2009. Presenters will be notified by June 1, 2009.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Proposals must include <b>ALL</b> 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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Presenter(s) Information</span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Name of presenter</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Email addresses – school and summer</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">SUMMER contact phone number</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Position – i.e. teacher, grade level and subject</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">School name</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Session Information</span></b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Title of session</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">1-2 sentence description of session including content area and grade level </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Brief description of session (approx.100 words)</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Presenter biographical information (50 words max)</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 40pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -22pt; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">Equipment needs, room arrangement required for session</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Thank you</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">The MLTI Team</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></span></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></body></html>