computerdisc-l: FW: MDE Summer Conference 2006

["Robin Parker" <rab3@ra.msstate.edu>]

FYI

Robin Parker
Research and Curriculum Unit
Instructional Design Specialist
Email:  rab3@ra.msstate.edu
Web Address:  http://rcu.msstate.edu 
Phone:  662.325.2510
Fax:  662.325.3296


-----Original Message-----
From: Cathy Travis [mailto:CCTravis@mde.k12.ms.us] 
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 8:55 AM
Subject: MDE Summer Conference 2006

MEMORANDUM

To:	Summer Conference Participants
From:	Gwenda Purnell
         	Special Assistant for Leadership and Professional
Development
RE:   	Summer Conference 2006
Date:	January 25, 2006

The Mississippi Department of Education would like to invite you to
participate in our Summer Conference to be held June 5-7, 2006 at the
University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. This year's conference theme is
"TRAIN: Teachers-Rigor-Administrators/Leaders-Involvement-Network of
Support" which embraces the state's priority to provide a quality education
for every child. 
The goal of the Summer Conference is to advance the efforts of state
educators and administrators by providing professional development that will
help districts overcome challenges with research-based action steps that
will accelerate student achievement. Conference strands will address:
.	Differentiated Instruction
.	Using Data to Accelerate Student Learning
.	Leading and Managing Schools in an Era of Accountability
.	Gifted Education
.	Instruction and Assessment for Students with Disabilities
.	Arts Education and Integrating the Arts
.	Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
.	Brain Research
.	Healthy Schools
.	Using Online Learning to Accelerate Student Learning
.	Creating Successful High Schools
The Summer TRAIN Conference will provide educators with professional
development relevant to their respective areas of responsibility to ensure
that they are equipped with the necessary knowledge and tools to positively
impact student achievement.  Educators, administrators, parents, pre-service
teachers, paraprofessionals, legislators, business and community leaders,
and Department of Education personnel are encouraged to attend.

Online registration is available at:
http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/events/doe_conference/doe.html l 

For additional information, please contact Gwenda Purnell or Cathy Travis in
the Office of Professional Development & Leadership at 601-359-3954 or by
e-mail at summer@mde.k12.ms.us