[NAEP] Cree School Board Symposium

[Dawn Wiseman]

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I've placed the text of the call below. If you want further details 
please contact Jim laird, whose email is in included below.

Dawn
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The Cree School Board will be hosting it's 2nd Regional Education 
Symposium in Professional
Development for teachers and pedagogical staff this Fall.
October 16th to 18th, 2007
Sheraton Center
Downtown Montreal
Workshop Presentation Proposal Forms are available from your 
Principal or from Instructional
Services and Cree Programs.
We look forward to your participation in "Helping Each Other Learn".
For more information: jlaird at cscree.qc.ca or 514-260-6241

Cree School Board, as part of its initiative to foster Professional 
Development for its teachers and pedagogical staff, is hosting its 
2nd Regional Education Symposium at the Sheraton Center located in 
downtown Montreal. The theme for this symposium is "Helping Each 
Other Learn". There has been much discussion in the Cree School 
Board, and in the education community at large, on school reform to 
ensure the success of all students. Competency-based 
socio-constructivist learning, differentiating learning, inclusion, 
and guidance oriented schools are just some of the many concepts that 
are espoused in the Quebec Education Reform. It is the belief of 
Education Services that "transforming schools into results-oriented 
professional learning communities" is the key to successful 
implementation of these reform initiatives. With this symposium we 
wish to provide teachers with the opportunity to share their 
expertise with each other, to collaborate with each other and to 
reflect on their teaching practices to effect positive change in 
student achievement. We want to encourage teachers to help each other 
learn through active participation in their local cycle-team. This 
Call for Presentations is aimed at teachers, pedagogical staff and 
anyone involved in the Education milieu. The estimated participation 
is 400 teachers ranging from Elementary to Secondary levels, and 
continuing Education. We welcome presentations in any of the 
following languages: Cree, English and French.   We are looking for 
workshops that are minimum 1 hour in length and up to 90 minutes. 
Prospective presenters are asked to indicate if they wish to repeat 
their sessions as well. Presenters are asked to plan on approximately 
20 - 30 participants per session. For those proposals that are chosen 
for this Symposium, Cree School Board will cover expenses ranging 
from material costs, travel, accommodation and honorariums. These 
details will be provided with the acceptance letter. Cree School 
Board teachers who are selected to present will receive an honorarium 
of $250/half-day session while all others will receive an honorarium 
as per agreed rates. Please complete and return the enclosed 
"Workshop Presentation Proposal Form" to our offices. We will accept 
proposals by e-mail/fax and mail. The submittal deadline is: April 
30th, 2007 We look forward to hearing from you!! For more information 
you may contact Jim Laird at: 514-260-6241 or at jlaird at cscree.qc.ca