For the Love of Literacy:

Bridging the Gap Between Imagination and Legislation

NEATE invites teachers and graduate students at all levels of education to submit proposals for interactive workshops for its fall conference at the Crowne Plaza at the Crossings in Warwick, Rhode Island, on Friday and Saturday, October 23-24. The theme of this year’s conference is making sure that every child learns important skills is a laudable goal, but so too is infusing children with passion for reading, appreciation for the beauty of the written and spoken word, and the pleasure of learning along with others. Addressing essential standards need not be standard fare. This year's conference takes on the challenge of leaving no child's imagination behind.

NEATE is looking for workshop presentation that will share educators' own joy for learning and teaching through imaginative, energetic, approaches to reading, speaking, listening, representing, and writing. Interested in presenting? E-mail proposals and/or questions to d_woelflein@yahoo.com.

October 23-24, 2009