September 1996 Preparing Youth for Tomorrow
More than 100 sessions on the many-layered connections between school and work are on the roster for the Laboratory's 13th annual megaconference, Work Now and in the Future, to be held November 4-5 in Portland. Conferees will explore the ways new systems and technologies will transform the workplace of the coming century. And they will learn how schools can link up with business, labor, and industry to ensure that students enter the 2000s fully prepared to compete and succeed.Among the nationally recognized speakers on the agenda are:
- Moira Gunn, Producer and host of the PBS series Tech Nation: Americans and Technology. She will discuss the impact of technology on communities.
- Eve Marie Hall, Assistant Superintendent of Milwaukie Public Schools, Wisconsin. Her topic is service learning and school-to-work programs.
- Glen Hiemstra, a futurist with Hiemstra International. He will talk about future trends for workforce development.
- JD Hoye, Director of the National School-to-Work Office. Her talk is titled "Going to Scale with School-to-Work."
- Steve McGrady, Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Internet technology lab. His presentation will be on new technologies for a high-performance workforce.
- Scott Shepard, a Fulbright scholar, sculptor, teacher, and actor. His presentation is titled, "What if Leonardo DaVinci Taught in Your School?"
- Carolyn Warner, a member of the National Skills Standards Board, will talk on "Rethinking the Future."
- Margaret Wheatley, author of Leadership and the New Science and A Simpler Way (in press). Her presentation will center on how to make change effective in a chaotic world.
Ten preconference sessions on November 3 will feature experts in curriculum development, counseling, educational reform models, partnerships, service learning, skill standards, and other fields for hands-on workshops. Preconference topics will include conflict resolution, career-planning portfolios, service learning, the Internet as a teaching tool, teaching tolerance, and work-based learning.
Last year's conference drew more than 2,500 participants from around the nation to the Oregon Convention Center in the heart of Portland. Individual registration for the two-day conference (November 4-5) is $275 if postmarked by October 7. For groups of three or more from the same institution registering together on the same purchase order by October 7, the cost is $225 per person.
To register, complete the registration form on Page 9 of this newsletter and send it along with a check, credit card information, or purchase order to the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. (If you are registering as a group, attach a list of names to your registration form.) Special room rates are available at a number of Portland hotels.
Hotel information, as well as updated information on presenters and sessions, also can be accessed at Education and Work's Web site.
| Previous Article | Next Article | Contents | NW Report Index |
This document's URL is:
Home | Up & Coming | Programs & Projects: NW Report | People | Products & Publications | Topics
© 2001 Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Date of Last Update: 9/28/01
Email Webmaster
Tel. 503.275.9500
