Literacy Matters: The Common Core and Beyond

76^th Anniversary Conference
Friday & Saturday, February 17 & 18, 2012
Embassy Suites

1801 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40511

Phone: 859.455.5000

Keynotes

As of Monday 6 February 2012 our scheduled featured speakers are

• Kentucky Education Commissioner Dr. Terry Holliday, Dr. Holliday is scheduled to speak Friday about the opportunities and challenges facing Kentucky teachers as they develop strategies to implement the new core curriculum. We know his speech and related workshops by Kentucky Department of Education staff will be extrememly valuable to our members.
• Dr. Maureen Morehead, Kentucky's 2011-2012 Poet Laureate and author of many poetry collections. Visit the Kentucky Arts Council's webpage: http://artscouncil.ky.gov/Poet/Poet.htm
• Rick Robinson, Kentucky writer and author of the award-winning novel Manifest Destiny. Visit his webpage: http://www.authorrickrobinson.com/.
• Dr. Sara Kajder, author of Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways of Engaging Reluctant Readers and The Tech Savvy English Classroom. Visit her webpage: http://www.bringingtheoutsidein.com/.

The 76^th Anniversary Conference chair's contact address is

Angela Gunter
3105 Avenue of the Parks
Owensboro, KY 42303

conference@kcte.org

Hotel Accommodations

You must reserve your room before 01 February 2012 and indicate that the room is for the KCTE/LA conference. When registering, tell the booking agent you are with the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts to receive the conference rate of $129.00 single (per night), plus tax. Free cooked-to-order breakfast is included. Free self parking on site. The "Group Code" is KCT. Visit the Embassy Suites web site.

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Email membership@kcte.org to inquire about registrations, invoices, payments, etc.

Email conference@kcte.org to inquire about sessions, proposals, speakers, or schedules.