ATE's 2011 Annual Meeting in Orlando!

ATE's 2011 Annual Meeting will be held February 12-16, 2011, at the beautiful Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The theme selected by ATE President Terrell Peace is Re-igniting the Passion and Purpose for Teaching. You will not want to miss this ATE conference! We hope you can help by joining us and sharing information about this very important event!

Here is just a brief overview of some of the events planned to date.

Special Events:

-Preservice Strand including the National Teacher of the Year (Click here for more information)
-Teacher Strand
-Research sessions
-Classroom of the future (A look at the classroom of the future, on-site)
-(New!) Exhibitor Reception and Scavenger Hunt, Sunday 5-6:30 (click here for details)
-Interactive professional clinics & concurrent sessions. Clinics are held on Sunday, and Annual Meeting registrants are invited to attend any clinic (information on clinics will be available soon).

And much, much more!

Hotel

Click here to go to the hotel online reservations link, and click "Make reservation" to make your hotel reservations online. The 2011 Annual Meeting will be held at the Caribe Royale, an all-suites hotel in Orlando. Address is 8101 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821, Telephone 407-238-8000, Fax 407-238-8850. Hotel room rates will be $159. Online hotel reservations will be available soon.

At the Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Convention Center, business and pleasure go hand in hand. From the very beginning, we’ve redefined and elevated the standards of the meeting, conference and family vacation experience in Florida.

Here among our more than 53 lush, tropical acres, guests will discover 1,218 spacious, well-appointed one-bedroom suites, 120 luxurious two-bedroom lakeside villas, expansive state-of-the-art meeting and event facilities, unmatched hospitality and service, and a wealth of desirable dining options and hotel amenities that will appeal to both families and business professionals alike. And it all can be found just minutes from the area’s world famous theme parks and attractions.

Located within the three towers on our spacious and beautiful property, each of the Orlando hotel suites provide every guest with a collection of thoughtful and desirable amenities, such as:

* Private bedroom and separate living room with pull-out, queen size sofa bed
* In suite mini-refrigerator, coffee maker & microwave
* Ergonomically designed workspace
* Two telephones, voicemail, data ports
* 42” inch flatscreen HDTVs in living rooms
* 37” inch flatscreen HDTVs in bedrooms
* Free HBO and cable in high definition format
* In-suite hair dryer, iron, ironing board & complimentary electronic safes
* Tile and granite countertops in bathrooms with curved shower rods
* Wireless high-speed Internet access (daily fee applies)
* Our Deluxe Suites have King-sized beds and whirlpool bathtubs

Located nearby is Pointe Orlando, a dining, shopping and entertainment center. Click here for information on Pointe Orlando.

Online Registration Now Available!

Click here for a downloadable pdf of the registration form. Click here to go to the online registration site.

Draft Program

Click here to download the draft program for the Annual Meeting. Please remember, there may be changes between this and the official Program Book distributed in Orlando. Please check the Program Book when you get to the Annual Meeting.

Sunday Clinics

A number of clinics will be available on Sunday, February 13, at no additional charge to Annual Meeting registrants. Click here for descriptions.

Workshops

Three pre-conference workshops will be offered in Orlando on Saturday, February 12, two all day and one morning. The all-day workshops include "Kagan Structures for Cooperative Learning and Active Engagement" and "Assessment and Accountability in the NCATE System," presented by Margie Crutchfield of NCATE. The half-day workshop is "Developing Digital Learning Skills," presented by David McCarthy. Click here for complete descriptions including presenters. Note the number of the workshop you are interested in. Workshops are listed by number on the registration form and the online registration page.

Tentative Schedule

Special Exhibitor Reception and Scavenger Hunt, Sunday 5-6:30. Click here for details.

General Session Speakers

Craig Zablocki

A nationally known speaker and consultant, Craig has spoken to over 600,000 people internationally and in all 50 states. He has shared the platform with President George W. Bush, Tom Peters, and Al Gore. Craig presents to Fortune 500 companies, legislators, public service and healthcare professionals, college campuses, non-profit service organizations, and victim rights groups. He was the first outside speaker to address the student body of Columbine High School after its tragedy.

Craig’s unscripted style has been compared to a hybrid of Robin Williams and Wayne Dyer. One participant wrote, “We should harness his energy - it could power a small city. His passion and commitment to making a difference is contagious!”

As a participant you will be on an adventure. You will be inspired to see life in a different way and be moved to take action that will bring positive results both to your work and personal life.

Click here for a word from Craig Zablocki.

Dr. Nancy Zimpher

On June 1, 2009, Dr. Zimpher became the 12th Chancellor of the State University of New York by unanimous vote of the SUNY Board of Trustees. With more than 465,000 students, SUNY is the nation’s largest comprehensive public university system.

A dynamic and nationally-recognized leader, Chancellor Zimpher is known as an effective agent of change in education.  The Chancellor began her career as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in the Ozarks and has never lost her passion for providing accessible, quality education for every student.

As the first academic in recent memory to be appointed Chancellor, she is also the first woman to serve in this capacity in the system’s 60-year history.

As President of the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Zimpher led a bold, aggressive strategic planning process, UC|21: Defining the New Urban Research University, which transformed the campus into a national powerhouse and a model for urban universities in the 21st Century. Under her leadership, UC’s retention and graduation rates, student satisfaction ratings and national rankings all improved.

Prior to her tenure at UC, Dr. Zimpher served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Executive Dean of the Professional Colleges and Dean of the College of Education at The Ohio State University.

Chancellor Zimpher began her work at SUNY with a statewide tour of SUNY’s 64 campuses, and has engaged a strategic planning process for the SUNY system that will serve as a model for statewide collaboration for public higher education in New York State and beyond.   In April 2010, SUNY launched this plan, called The Power of SUNY.  The overarching goal of this plan is to harness SUNY’s potential to drive economic development and create a better future for every community across New York.

She has authored or co-authored numerous books, monographs and academic journal articles on teacher education, urban education, academic leadership, and school/university partnerships.

Chancellor Zimpher holds a bachelor’s degree in English Education and Speech, a master’s degree in English Literature, and a Ph.D. in Teacher Education and Higher Education Administration, all from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Nicholas M. Michelli

Nick Michelli is Presidential Professor in the City University of New York¹s Ph.D. program in Urban Education where he teaches courses on public policy, education policy, and teacher education. Prior to this appointment, he served as University Dean for Teacher Education for The City University of New York. In that role he was responsible for teacher education across CUNY's twenty campuses and collaboration with the New York City Public Schools. He initiated The Pathways Project, a large-scale systematic assessment of teacher education and new teachers entering the NYC teaching force, and continues to work as an advisor to the Pathways Project team. For twenty years as Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University where he is professor emeritus and dean emeritus.

His primary academic interests include urban education, teacher education, school-university partnerships, aesthetic education, public policy for education, education for democracy and social justice, and teaching for critical thinking. He is the co-author of Centers of Pedagogy: New Structures for Educational Renewal, (Jossey Bass, 1999) and co-author and editor of Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice (Routledge, 2005). His recent articles include, "Teacher Education in the New Millennium" in the February, 2001 issue of The College Board Review, "The Politics of Teacher Education" in the May, 2005 issue of The Journal of Teacher Education and "Complex by Design" in the May, 2006 issue of JTE. He is co-author of the chapter on critical thinking and higher education in the 2001 edition of ASCD’s Developing Minds. He is editor and author for The McGraw Hill Series on Teacher Education, thirty books for teacher education classrooms with a focus on democracy, social justice, critical thinking and sustaining high academic achievement.

Michelli is a member of the New York State Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching, the Regents policy board on teaching. He also serves on New York’s Practitioner's Committee for the implementation of No Child Left Behind. For eight years he chaired the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s (AACTE) Committee on Governmental Relations. He meets regularly with Members of Congress and state legislators and policy makers on education policy issues.

He served as first chair the Governing Council of the National Network for Educational Renewal founded by John Goodlad and currently is co-chair of the NNER’s Tripartite Council. The NNER is a coalition more than forty school-university partnerships in eighteen states. He also serves on the Teacher Education Committee of the National Academy of Education and the College Board’s National panel on Teacher Recruitment and Retention.

In 1996 he was the recipient of AACTE’s Edward C. Pomeroy Award for his contributions to teacher education.

Anthony Daniels

Anthony was born in Bartow, Florida but grew up in Midway, Alabama. In May of 2005, Anthony graduated from Alabama A&M University, cum laude, with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. In 2010, Anthony received his Master’s Degree in Special Education from Alabama A&M University.

In June 2006, Anthony was the first African American Male elected as the chairperson of the National Education Association’s Student Program, representing more than 62,000 college students on over 1,100 campuses nationwide. He has been recognized as a leading voice on the issue of college access and affordability.  He has spoken at various hearings and audiences to address this issue that impacts millions of students nationwide.  As a result of his leadership and the collaboration of various organizations, the largest invest for higher education since the GI Bill, the “College Cost and Reduction Act of 2007” was signed into to law by Former President George W. Bush.

Anthony has also been a guest on numerous nationally syndicated radio programs, television broadcasts, and has been featured in various magazines discussing the topic of college affordability and mobilizing youth to action. Furthermore, Anthony has worked on local, state and national campaigns as a candidate and volunteer. In December 2008, Anthony announced his candidacy for the Alabama State Senate District 7.  In May 2009, he released his memoir, To Sweeten Alabama: A Story of a Young Man Defying the Odds. In July 2009, Anthony was appointed to the Green Economic Sustainability Council (Green 13) by the mayor of Huntsville where he serves as the Chairman of Transportation. In September 2009, Anthony was appointed Chair of the Legislative committee for the Huntsville Education Association.  In 2010, Anthony was elected to the State Board for the Alabama Education Association. Additionally, in 2010 Anthony was appointed Chairman of First-Book North Alabama, which is a non-profit organization that provides new books to disadvantaged children and organizations that serve them.

Anthony continues to be an advocate for education. He continues to speak to youth and young adults around the country in order to positively influence them in identifying their strengths and talents and reach their highest potential. As a public servant, Anthony continues to lead by emphasizing the importance and benefits of earning a quality education. Anthony is currently a fourth grade teacher with Huntsville City Schools. In addition to teaching, Anthony is the President and Chief Executive Officer of D& R Strategies, LLC, which is a Huntsville based research, web-development, marketing and political consulting firm.

Shuttle Discount Coupon

Click here to download a shuttle discount coupon in pdf good for $3.00 discount on the round-trip price of a shuttle from the airport to the hotel.

Online Discount Travel Guide

Just click on the golden ticket to:
• Purchase, discounted attraction tickets!
• Receive, discounts to fantastic restaurants and make dinner reservations!
• Enjoy complimentary cocktails at some of Orlando’s best nightlife!
• Play, great golf at a discount!
• Shop at Orlando’s most exclusive stores and outlets with discounts!
• Rent cars and make use of other great services all with fantastic discounts!

This web site will help you plan your time in Orlando and SAVE MONEY! 
 
Be sure to check out the coupons available and just call (407) 248-8629 if we can help you in any way!

Disney Tickets

Click here for information on convention/meeting tickets to Walt Disney World not available at the Theme Park ticket windows.

2011 ATE Annual Meeting Planning Committee

Terrell Peace, President
Nancy Gallavan, Co-Chair
Shirley Lefever-Davis, Co-Chair
David Ritchey, Executive Director
Billy G. Dixon, Meetings Coordinator

Subcommittee Chairs

Program Co-Chairs: Christie McIntyre, John McIntyre
Special Events: Freddie Bowles, Cathy Pearman
Local Arrangements: Cynthia Hutchinson
Revenue Sponsorship: Ed Pultorak
Publicity Co-Chairs: George Fero, Marie Fero

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