The 2009 COFLT FALL Conference

Theme: " Diverse Voices: Encouraging Critical Thinking and Creativity in the Language Classroom"

Date and time: October 9th and 10th, 2009

Location: Salem Red Lion Inn

Cost:
$110 Two-Day Registration and Meals (Presenters receive a discount of $10)
$55 Discounted Rate (Retirees, Students, TA's/Interns (if accompanied by lead teacher), special guests to be determined by COFLT board.)

Keynote Speakers:

Friday
Professor Ronald Beghetto, University of Oregon
Dr. Beghetto is an Associate Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Oregon. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Indiana University (with an emphasis in Learning, Cognition and Instruction and Organizational Behavior). His scholarship focuses on creativity in K12 schools and the influence of past schooling experience on K12 teacher development. He teaches (undergraduate and graduate) courses aimed at taking a critical look at the schooling experience of students and developing more adaptive approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment. His research appears in a wide variety of scholarly journals and edited volumes. He is the 2008 recipient of Daniel E. Berlyne Award from Division 10 of the American Psychological Association – Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts – for outstanding research by a junior scholar. Dr. Beghetto has received awards of excellence for his teaching from the University of Wyoming , Indiana University , and the University of Oregon . In Spring 2006 he received the University of Oregon 's highest teaching award for Junior faculty (Ersted Crystal Apple Award).

Lodging and Fee Information(NEW!)

Room rates for conference participants will be a reasonable $75- $85.00 for single occupancy, $90.00 for double occupancy (2 queens), with $10.00 for each additional person.Although registration fees have not yet been determined, presenters will receive a $10.00 discount.