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MICROSOCIETY’s Annual National Conference
Real World Learning:For The Global Child
San Diego, CA | June 29 - July 2, 2008
Meet us at the The Hard Rock Hotel
Register Now! June 29 – July 2, 2008!
We will, we will…rock you!!! Our 2008 conference will rock your socks off at the newly opened Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego, right in the middle of the gas light district. This beautiful new state-of-the-art futuristic hotel is an experience in itself! Don’t miss your chance to do Live Micro with the likes of Elvis, Madonna, Prince, Michael Jackson, Mick Jaggar, Joan Jett and so many more! And get prepared for an exciting site visit to Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School, minutes away. CVLCC was just selected to participate in the prestigious Oprah “O” Ambassador Program, a joint venture between Oprah’s Angel Network and Free The Children. Chula Vista is a dual language (inter-generational) MicroSociety School and a strong proponent of international and multicultural education, where each classroom becomes a city of another country – literally! Reserve your room now at the conference rate by calling 866-751-7625(ROCK) and register with MICROSOCIETY on-line.
Who Should Attend?
In addition to MICROSOCIETY practitioners from all levels of experience and the district administrators who support them, our conference offers a wide array of opportunities for all educational leaders and after school directors who understand how real world connections impact the motivation to learn and seek strategies for district and building staff to implement. We offer a one day pre-conference workshop series for building and district level administrators and another for practitioners entering the world of real world learning for the first time. For more information, see below.
JUST CONFIRMED!
International expert on leadership and change management.
An acclaimed author and motivational speaker. Mr. Heil has long admired and recommended the MICROSOCIETY educational design as an organizational development strategy for his corporate clients.
Do not miss keynote speaker Gary Heil –  expert on leadership, former member of the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award , author of several books and Co-Author of “Leadership and the Customer Revolution.” In this book he challenges us to re-examine our thinking about change and encourage those around us to realize their potential. He uses a MicroSociety school to illustrate his point, “If eighth graders can do it, why can’t or don’t we?” Gary understands the importance and success of allowing students to design their own society and take significant control of their education. He recognizes the great potential to model business and organizational change after MICROSOCIETY. Come hear what we are doing right!
Why Attend?
“I took my entire staff to the MICROSOCIETY Convention for five years. The percentage of our children meeting standards increased 217% in reading and 182% in math with Micro. Although now retired, I still go to update my skills.”
Triana Olivas, Former Principal, Sageland Elementary School, El Paso, TX
MICROSOCIETY’s National Conference on Real World Learning has been at the heart of our support services since 1993 and remains the highlight of the year for MICROSOCIETY practitioners as well as non-MICROSOCIETY educational leaders and after school directors interested in real world learning strategies for their K-8 population. Held annually, the conference brings together practitioners, parents, and individuals from the private and public sectors for an intensive three day series of workshops concerning all aspects of real world learning. Many are offered by seasoned teachers in MICROSOCIETY settings. Others are conducted by outside professionals on the cutting edge of real world learning. The conference has proven to be an invaluable networking opportunity as well. Attendees will participate in a real life hands on learning experience with a site visit to Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School.
All participants can earn professional development units. Conference Theme
The theme of this year’s conference is Real World Learning: The Global Child. Highlights will include international and global awareness strategies as well as new ways to integrate green into teaching and learning.
CVLCC fosters a global perspective. Principal Jorge Ramirez promotes student voice as a powerful mechanism to bring leadership into the 21st Century. The school prides itself on being a place where students are challenged to involve themselves in social justice.
Reserve your room now at the conference rate by calling 866-751-7625 (ROCK) and Register with MICROSOCIETY on-line
Six Plus Club
An evening with the elite! This is our way to recognize schools, practitioners and organizations involved with MICROSOCIETY for 6+ years.
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