Past Annual Conferences


2010 Annual Conference
"Toot your Horn"
Location
Ball State University
Burris Laboratory School
Muncie, Indiana
April 7-9

Burris Laboratory School is celebrating 80 years of excellence and involvement in

Laboratory School education.  Ball State University is a highly recognized university

housing a nationally recognized Teachers College.

Burris Laboratory School is a 2007 National Blue Ribbon School and a

December 2009, U.S. News and World Report, Silver Medal School

 
Schedule  

Tuesday, April 6th

3:30pm - Board of Directors and Officers meeting

Wednesday, April 7 - Burris Laboratory School will be in session.

Continental Breakfast on your own at your hotel Included with your room

7:30 – 8:45 - Registration at Burris Laboratory School

9:00 - Opening Ceremony

10:00 –11:45   Panel sessions, presentations and special classroom activities  at Burris & BSU

Lunch 12:00 – 1:30    Speaker: Dr. Tracy Cross - Eminent Educator Presentation

1:45 – 2:45  Panel, sessions , presentation and special classroom activities at Burris & BSU

3:00 – 4:00  Job – A – Likes along with Principal and Directors Forum

6:00 – 8:00 Reception at Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana

Thursday   April 8 - Continental Breakfast at your hotel included with your room

8:30 –11:45 - Burris Laboratory School will not be in session

Lunch  12:00 – 1:30    Speaker – Bob Levy – Professor Garfield Foundation

                                            and Paws, Inc.

1:45 – 2:45         Sessions at Burris Laboratory School

2:00 – 3:00         Dean’s Forum

3:00 – 4:00         Sessions at Burris Laboratory School

P.M – Muncie by Night

Friday  April 9 - Continental Breakfast at your hotel Included with your room

8:30 – 12:00 – Sessions at the Ball State University Alumni Center

12:15 – 1:30  Lunch  - “Hot Topic” table discussions followed by

                                  NALS Annual Business Meeting

 

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2009 Annual Conference

2009 Annual Conference

Location
University of Memphis
Barbara K. Lipman Early Childhood School and Research Institute
Memphis Tennessee
Date: April 2 - 4, 2008

Conference Highlights: Shake, Rattle and Roll

WED., APRIL 1ST HOLIDAY INN UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS

ARRIVALS Registration table 12:00 noon-5:00 p.m. - Holiday Inn lobby

9:00 a.m. NALS Board meeting
5:30-7:00 Dr. Donald Wagner, College of Education Dean's Reception - Holiday Inn
Wilson Hall of Honor

THURS., APRIL 2nd FOGELMAN BUSINESS CENTER – across from the Holiday Inn

All workshop presentations will be at the Fogelman Center; Lipman School and

Campus School poster presentations can accommodate more sessions

7:30-12:00 noon REGISTRATION AT HOLIDAY INN LOBBY
7:45-8:30 WELCOME – DR. SHIRLEY RAINES, PRESIDENT OF THE U OF M

Campus School Children performing
Elvis Continental Breakfast – served in the Fogelman Lobby

SESSIONS: 1- 8:45 – 10:00 (4@)
2- 10:15-11:30 (3@)

12:00-1:00 Memphis Barbecue Lunch – Fogelman Center lower atrium

Keynote: DR. BOB COOTER– in Fogelman Auditorium

SESSIONS: 3- 1:15-2:05 (5@)
4- 2:20-3:10 (4@)
5- 3:25-4:15 (4@)

POSTER SESSIONS BY CAMPUS SCHOOL, LIPMAN SCHOOL, AND STUDENTS WILL BE IN THE FOGELMAN CENTER MAIN FLOOR

2008 Annual Conference

Location

Providence, Rhode Island
Coordinated by the Henry Barnard School at Rhode Island
College in Providence, RI
Date: April 2 - 4, 2008

Conference Highlights: Our History, Our Future
April 2, 2008
School Visitations (9:00 to 2:00)

April 3, 2008

  • Breakfast and Keynote: Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Fitzpatrick (7:30 to 9:00)
  • General Topic – The History and Future of Laboratory Schools
  • General Topic – Non-Violence and Conflict Resolution
    • Dinner (at the Biltmore) and Theater
  • Blithe Spirit at the Trinity Repertory Theater www.trinityrep.com
  • Tour of the Trinity Repertory Theater

April 4, 2008

  • Opportunity for informal session with school personnel in similar positions
  • Lunch General Topic – Early Childhood Education
  • Business Meeting and Celebration of 50 years of NALS

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