[EDLING:342] 2007 CREATE Conference

[Donna Christian]

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Announcing the 2007 CREATE Conference! 

Academic Language and Content:
A Focus on English Language Learners in Middle School

October 1-2, 2007

Oak Brook, IL

The 2007 CREATE Conference will present current research on strategies for improving the content area learning and literacy of ELLs in the middle grades. The presenters are among the nation's foremost scholars in areas related to the academic achievement of ELLs. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with national colleagues in small group settings.

Featured Speakers include CREATE researchers and other experts in the field:

	Diane August, Center for Applied Linguistics
	Alison Bailey, University of California, Los Angeles
	Jana Echevarria, California State University, Long Beach
	Doug Fisher, San Diego State University
	David J. Francis, Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics, University of Houston
	Elfrieda Hiebert, University of California, Berkeley
	Michael P. Klentschy, El Centro (CA) School District
	Okhee Lee, University of Miami
	Sylvia Linan-Thompson, Vaughn Gross Center, University of Texas at Austin
	Mary Schleppegrell, University of Michigan
	Deborah Short, Center for Applied Linguistics
	Catherine Snow, Harvard University
	Guadalupe Valdés, Stanford University
	Sharon Vaughn, Vaughn Gross Center, University of Texas at Austin
	Aída Walqui, WestEd

A schedule <http://www.cal.org/create/events/conference.html>  of conference events is available on the CREATE Web site. 

Registration

Online registration <https://orion.tlc2.uh.edu/create_reg/register.php>  is now available through the TIMES Web site. Registration is $175 per person and includes admission to all conference sessions; breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Oct. 1st; breakfast and lunch on Oct. 2nd; a primer of readings; and a handout binder. For more information, visit the CREATE conference Web page <http://www.cal.org/create/events/conference.html> .

Note: The registration page protects personal information using a type of certificate that may cause some web browsers to display a warning about the site's identity; however, information is transmitted securely.

Hotel

The CREATE conference will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Chicago-Oak Brook, approximately 14 miles from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. 

A block of rooms with a special rate of $119 plus tax per night is being held for CREATE Conference participants. Contact the hotel directly to make your reservations, and ask for the CREATE rate when reserving a room to take advantage of this special. (630) 472-6000 or (800) 222-TREE 


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