Kentucky Department of Education

News Release 08-018 - March 5, 2008

**NOTE TO EDITORS AND REPORTERS: If you wish to visit the conference, please check in at the Riverside Lobby area of the International Convention Center to acquire a visitor’s pass.

 

            (FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference (KTLC) celebrates its 30^th year with exciting professional development opportunities for educators and public education advocates.

            The conference is set for March 5-7 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville. Workshops and sessions are designed to provide teachers, administrators and education partners with a wide variety of successful strategies in teaching, learning and school management. More than 250 exhibitors will provide information on the latest school resources and technology.

            On-site registration is available at the Riverside Lobby of the International Convention Center. KTLC workshops support Kentucky’s Standards and Indicators for School Improvement, Technology Standards for Administrators, Teachers and Students and the professional development standards established by the Kentucky Department of Education.

The conference opens Wednesday evening, March 5, with a reception in the Cascade Ballroom. Kentucky Education Commissioner Jon E. Draud is the keynote speaker.

Other featured speakers at this year’s KTLC include:

·        Margaret Heritage, assistant director for professional development at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA

·        Fred Johnson, executive director of Educational Resource Services

·        Jim Knight, University of Kansas Center for Research and Learning

·        Crystal Kuykendall, Kreative and Innovative Resources for Kids, Inc.

·        Rich Milner, Betts Assistant Professor of Education and Human Development in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Vanderbilt University

·        Peggy Olcott, national educational consultant with MiraVia, LLC

·        Timothy Shanahan, professor of Urban Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago

• Gordon Shukwit, director for IT, Learning Technologies and International Strategic programs for Apple

 

KTLC08 will host an “Intelligent Classroom” in Room 109 of the Kentucky International Convention Center on Thursday, March 6. Intelligent Classrooms cement new technologies into the core of education, sparking greater interaction between students, teachers, parents and the community.

The 2008 KTLC Web site is updated frequently, with information about sessions, workshops, conference activities and more. Click here for the latest information.

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