Schedule

2009
Friday, October 9th
9:45 AM

How to Combine Language Arts and ESL Strategies into the K-5 Classroom

Gustavo Gonzalez, Indian Prairie School District 204
Amy Stuckey, Indian Prairie School District 204

9:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Knowing Our Communities and Families--Gathering and Teaching from “Funds of Knowledge”

Sunday Cummins, National-Louis University
Andrea Schaal, Plainfield District 202
Janey Sarther, College of DuPage
Karen Ringas, Community Unit School District 200

9:45 AM - 12:30 PM

The power of the teacher: Integrating Latino-themed literature in the K-12 classroom

Ruth Quiroa, National-Louis University
Susan McMahon, National-Louis University
Barbara Evans, National-Louis University
Francisco X. Alarcon

9:45 AM - 12:30 PM
1:15 PM

Keynote address: "El Poder de la Palabra / The Power of the Word: Connecting the Dots in Writing Toward Empowerment Through Poetry"

Francisco X. Alarcon, Poet

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM