2012 REACH Education Conference:       REACH for Literacy

Greetings!

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2012 REACH Education Conference: Reach for Literacy, to be held May 31-June 1, 2012 at the Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver, Colorado. 

This conference is designed for educators, administrators, parents, middle and high school students, and literacy advocates who want to explore and understand the value of early reading readiness; embrace culturally relevant literature; and gain knowledge, insight and access to useful curriculum resources to create a richer learning experience.

Key Take Aways...

1.  Research, information, best practices, tools and resources that help promote literacy awareness, support literacy needs and positively influence the education experience.

2.  Exposure to the nationally-certified REACH curriculum to increase cultural awareness and competence in a way that enhances student engagement, especially in multicultural situations. 

3.  Interactions with 20+ local literary authors and networking with colleagues and leaders in the education arena.

Additional Conference Features     

• Continuing Education Units (CEUs) -- Regis University will provide documentation for recertification credit and will also offer one hour of graduate credit, if interested. Please contact Rachel Zenzinger at zenzi048@regis.edu for information about cost and requirements.
• College Credits -- The University of San Diego will provide college credit, if interested. Please contact Kathy Vining at kvining@cherrycreekschools.org for information about cost and requirements.
• Presentations by 20+ Local Literary Authors
• Major Pre-K thru 12 Textbook Publishers  
• Participant Giveaways

Conference Agenda 

Review the REACH Curriculum

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Register Now!For over 30 years, the REACH Center has brought a sound multicultural education curriculum to the classroom to assist educators and learning institutions in building cultural awareness and gaining knowledge and skills to develop more strategic lesson plans to survive and thrive in a diverse learning environment.  To learn more about who we are and what we do, visit us at:  www.reachctr.org.

 

 Confirmed Literary Authors 

 

MARIO ACEVEDO

STEPHANIE BARRON

DANIEL BLEGEN

CARLEEN BRICE

ALANE FERGUSON

CHELLEY GARDNER-SMITH

ROBERT GREER

JOSE GUERRERO

JOY HAKIM

COLLIN IRISH

ALEX MARCOUX

NESTOR J. MERCADO

ELNORA MINOZA-MERCADO

TODD MITCHELL

ROZ MONETTE

KATHLEEN PELLEY

CHARLENE PORTER

GARY RAHAM

JEAN REIDY

MARY SARACINO

ALOK SARWAL

SETH

CAROLINE STUTSON

DENISE VEGA