Annual Conference

Get Ready for the ASCD Annual Conference

The ASCD Annual Conference is a big event that’s packed with great learning opportunities. It can also be a little overwhelming, whether it’s your first Conference or your 10th. This short tutorial will help prepare you for the experience. When you've finished, you'll be ready to enjoy every minute of your stay in Chicago.

In the tutorial, you'll learn:

• About the organization of the Annual Conference and Exhibit Show.
• How to navigate the Annual Conference program book.
• How to plan a schedule of sessions you would like to attend.

Take the tutorial now.

Some attendees get more out of the Conference than others. You can improve your learning experience by being an active participant; this handy guide will show you how.

If you’re an experienced Conference goer, you no doubt have your own secrets for getting the most out your participation. Please click "Comments" below to share them with your fellow blog readers.

Here’s our hot tip: Do not, under any circumstances, wear new shoes to the Conference. Your feet will fail you by noon on April Fools Day if you do. No one will mind if fashion takes a back seat to comfort for three days.

Oops, did we get ahead of ourselves? If you haven’t yet registered for the Conference, there’s still time. Here’s all the information you need to sign up.

Welcome!

We’re glad you’ve found ASCD’s 2006 Annual Conference Blog.

In the days leading up to the Conference in Chicago, while it’s all going on April 1 – 3, and for an as-yet undetermined time afterward, we hope you will find this blog a place you’ll want to visit often.

You’ll find lots of different kinds of content here. For educators who are coming to Chicago, we’ll offer practical information to help you make the most of your Conference experience, as well as advice on extracurricular activities to enrich your trip to the Windy City. For all who care about education, learning, and teaching (whether you’re a Conference participant or not), we’ll cover the issues and trends that emerge from the Conference—the topics, controversies, best practices, people, and viewpoints that shape schools and schooling worldwide.

There are two ways you can participate in this blog. If you’re happy having tons of information sent your way, rest assured that we are, as we speak, assembling large mounds of interesting content and we’ve got big shovels to keep it coming in your direction.

If, on the other hand, you think your views on whatever we happen to cover here might matter just as much as ours, we invite you become an active participant. At the end of every blog entry, you’ll find a link you can click to add your two cents.

Please do join in the conversation!

• React. Let us know what you think about a session, speaker, or topic we write about.
• Amplify. Tell how it really works in your school or school system.
• Extend. Add a perspective that hasn’t shown up yet.
• Share. Provide relevant Web sites and other resources.
• Opine. Sound off. Criticize. Praise.

Within the bounds of collegiality and good taste, you can pretty much say whatever’s on your mind.

So please bookmark this page and return often. With your help, we can make the ASCD Annual Conference Blog a great addition to the education profession’s best learning event.

Let's get the ball rolling!

What issues, trends, and practices do think we ought to cover in the Annual Conference Blog? Why? Click on "Comments" below to weigh in.