Chicago Metro AEYC & the Chicago Children’s Museum

Present

Eyes Wide Open

A NAEYC in Chicago English-Language Learners Pre-conference Workshop at the Hilton Chicago & a Private Reception  
at the Navy Pier Chicago Children’s Museum

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

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Pre-Conference

· Groundbreaking Research on Migrant Families in Head Start.

· Appropriate Assessments for English language learners.

· Instructional Practices which develop Academic Vocabulary.

· Effective Communication with Children and Families

· How to Engage Parents in their Children’s Education.

Join nationally renowned English language learning experts, Dr. Sandra Barrueco, Dr. Michael L. Lopez, Dr. Eugene Garcia, Erminda Garcia, Flora Rodriguez Brown, and Luis Hernandez to discuss groundbreaking research on migrant families in Head Start, appropriate assessments for English language learners, instructional practices which develop academic vocabulary and more!

Private Reception and Skyline Exhibit Sneak Preview

Continue the conversation! Board our chartered bus and be transported to the Chicago Children’s Museum at Navy Pier for a reception and sneak preview of the brand new Skyline exhibition. Funded by the National Science Foundation, Skyline is a 2500 square foot, continually changing environment that will serve as a showcase for the integration of research and exhibition design set against the backdrop of Chicago’s lakefront. See how STEM principles (science, technology, engineering, math), and collaborative learning come together in this masterful design.

Cost: $99.

9 a.m. Program begins at the Hilton Chicago. (Lunch Included)

5 p.m. Program ends with an elegant reception at Chicago Children’s Museum, Navy Pier.

Transportation to Navy Pier courtesy of Chicago Children’s Museum.