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Please join us for our
2009 SPRING CONFERENCE
Celebrating 40 years of Advocacy and Education for ELLs
May 19 & 20
DoubleTree and Garden State Exhibit Center
Somerset, New Jersey
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Please be advised that the state has adjusted travel restriction guidelines. While we did not receive a waiver for reimbursement for
overnight hotel expenses, districts may still pay for your conference registration. Districts may send more than three teachers to the conference.
And a new proposal to the regulations allows the conference to be considered regular school business because the registration fee is less than
$150 per day.
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Experience the excitement and honor bestowed upon the awards winners by attending the
Awards Dinner
Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 PM
Keynote Speaker: Margarita Calderon
"Developing Academic Vocabulary from Pre-K to High School"
Come and acknowledge the awardees of the President’s and Leadership Awards for their exceptional dedication and contributions to the children in our programs as well as to our profession.
Professional development hours will be earned for keynote address
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Conference check-in begins at 7:30 AM
Please note: Once you are registered for the conference,
you do not pre-register for the individual workshops
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For questions concerning your membership status or conference registration,
please contact Gwen Franks at springconference@njtesol-njbe.org
For other conference questions email Judie Haynes at jhaynes@njtesol-njbe.
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As a conference participant, you will be able
to...
- See relevant and exciting keynote speakers
- Select from one hundred workshops and presentations approved for the continuing education requirement
- Investigate a variety of topics covering theory and application for bilingual/ESL classrooms
- Obtain the latest information on state and national initiatives
- Review varied resource and teaching materials exhibited by sixty publishers with the option of earning one hour of professional development
- Participate in professional meetings and network with colleagues
- Get information about the latest advocacy efforts to foster quality programs
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Experience the excitement and honor bestowed upon the awards winners by
attending the Awards Dinner, Tuesday, May 19th at 5:30 PM
- Honor fourth grade, eighth grade, high school and higher education scholarship winners. Come and acknowledge the awardees of the President’s and Leadership Awards for their exceptional dedication and contributions to the children in our programs as well as to our profession
- Listen to a keynote address during the dinner
Professional development hours will be earned for the keynote address
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Publishers' Exhibits
- Open from 7:30 AM to approximately 5:00 PM on Tuesday and until 4:00 PM on Wednesday in the
Garden State Exhibit Center
- Raffles will be held at various times throughout each day in the Center. (You will not have to be present to win,
but you must return prior to closing to collect your prize.)
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Parking:
Ample free parking at the Garden State Exhibit Center and Double Tree parking lots
Professional Development Hours NJTESOL/NJBE is a New Jersey registered provider.
Participants will be able to earn professional development hours each day, depending upon their attendance at the seminars and
workshops offered at the conference.
Accommodations
- A special $154 rate for a double room is available at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset.
Just mention NJTESOL-NJBE when you make your reservation. Reserve before May 1, 2009. Their number is 732-469-2600
- Mention your attendance at the NJTESOL-NJBE Conference to get this special rate.
Public Transportation:
- Take Amtrak or NJ Transit to New Brunswick. From the New Brunswick train station you can take a cab or
county bus "Dash" directly to the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset. The contact number for Dash is 908-704-1011.
There are no public bus lines that come directly to the hotel.
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