2011 Martin Institute Summer Conference

June 15-16, 2011
Presbyterian Day School, Memphis, TN

The 2011 Martin Institute Summer Conference will be in Memphis, TN on June 15-16. The conference will be hosted at the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence on the campus of Presbyterian Day School. This year's theme is Teaching for Tomorrow, which focuses on 21st century skills.

"Excellent! ...can't wait to implement [what I've learned] at our school."
"Lots of information to share. Excellent resources. Phenomenal workshops!"

Attendees at Spring Conference

The conference offers world-class professional development for teachers and administrators at public and private schools. Thanks to significant philanthropic support, the institute offers its outstanding conferences and programs at heavily subsidized rates.

Topics will include: higher-order thinking skills, assessment, evaluation, life skills, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, learning environments, and more. In addition to the many general education sessions, there will also be two special strands focusing on literacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).

Tennessee educators may receive 16 hours of CEU, CO, and TASL professional development credit.

Who Should Attend:

• Classroom Teachers
• Curriculum Specialists
• Technology Facilitators
• Library and Media Specialists
• Administrators
• All interested in literacy, STEM, and 21st century practices

Video: About the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence

Featured Speakers

We are excited to announce that Bill Nye, the Science Guy, will be our keynote speaker. Bill Nye, scientist, engineer, comedian, author, and inventor, is a man with a mission: to help foster a scientifically literate society, to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Making science entertaining and accessible is something Bill has been doing most of his life.

The institute brings other distinguished educators from around the country to share their ideas and practices. From Silicon Valley to Delaware and hailing from nine states, the speakers include Apple Distinguished and Google Certified teachers, university professors, district curriculum trainers, administrators and teachers at high performing independent and public schools, Teach For America program staff, and the Governor of Tennessee, Bill Haslam. Other featured speakers include Tom Barrett, an innovative primary school teacher from Nottingham, England; Carol Vukelich, an expert on early literacy; Viaja Wagle, a group leader at Harvard's Project Zero Institute; and Tiffany Boyd, a consultant with Heinemann Publishing.

More Details About Speakers

Schedule and Session Offerings

Note: All sessions are first-come, first-served. Attendees need not sign-up for the workshops they wish to attend.

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Registration

Cost: $395 for the 2-day conference. Price includes lunch on both days.
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