ABEL Presents:  Mobilizing 21^st Century Teaching and Learning

Friday, February 19, 2010

York University, TEL Building

8:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.

Registration Fee: $100.00 + GST

This leadership symposium prepares leaders to design strategies for system change that embraces the needs of the 21^st century learner and the role that technology plays in supporting effective instructional practice. The symposium will be of interest to Directors of Education, Superintendents, Principals, Faculty, Leadership Development and Curriculum Consulting staff.

Mobilizing 21st Century Teaching and Learning will open with a keynote address by 20-year educator Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, published writer, doctoral candidate at the College of William and Mary, President of 21st Century Collaborative, LLC and co-founder of Powerful Learning Practice, LLC.

At this one-day session leaders will:

• Engage in meaningful conversation with thought leaders and colleagues
• Gain appreciation for the effective use of technology for teaching and learning from teacher-practitioners, principals and students
• Experience 21^st century tools and learning strategies first-hand as participants in the symposium
• Begin to design and develop system plans that mobilize 21^st century teaching and learning
• Learn how the proven ABEL program and its sister project Learning Connections supports teams of teachers and leaders to work together to build instructional capacity for the effective use of technology for learning.

Kindly be advised that if you may require accomodations for Thursday February 18, 2010 you can do so by contacting from the list below.

• Schulich Executive Learning Centre (on campus)  (416) 650-8300
• Comfort Inn (416) 736-4700
• Holiday Inn  (416) 665-3500
• Travelodge  (800) 578-7878

Kindly note that accomodation costs are not included in the registration and you will be responsible for making your own arrangements.

To ensure your needs are met and/or if you have any special requirements that we should be aware of, please notify Lisa Lucente at llucente@yorku.ca.  Lisa will contact you to understand how we can help you and ensure your full participation at the Leadership Symposium.