Denver Institute

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Thursday, June 28: “Math Work Stations: Independent Learning You Can Count On in PreK-Grade 6″

Friday, June 29: “Strengthening Vocabulary through Whole Group, Small Group, and Literacy Work Stations in PreK-Grade 6″

The registration fee is $189 per person, per day—you can attend one or both days. For details, including location, schedules, and a registration form, download this flyer.

You can also register online with a credit card or purchase order, for one or more attendees.

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Sign up now for my Summer Institute!

To register for this year’s Summer Institute in Houston, June 16-18, sign up here!

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More pictures from the summer institute

Just a couple more shots from this year’s summer institute. Thanks to everyone for coming and see you again next year!

Gretchen shows teachers the flexible group folder from Really Good Stuff

The room fills up!

The other side of the room

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A big thanks to our prize sponsors and vendors!

We had so many wonderful companies send us things for door prizes at our Summer Institute. A big thank you to the following:

Crabtree Publishing for readers  http://www.crabtreebooks.com

Educational Bridge for teacher materials http://www.edbridge.org

ETA Cuisenaire for math manipulatives  http://www.etacuisenaire.com/

Kim Johnson Gross for What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life autographed books www.kimjohnsongross.com and at her Facebook page

Cynthia Talley for Happi-Pocket chair bags from Happi-Nappi at www.happinappi.com

Heinemann/Raintree Classroom for teacher materials  http://www.heinemannclassroom.com

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Great Source for leveled reader samples for all participants and math and writing kits http://rigby.hmhco.com/en/rigby.htm  and http://www.greatsource.com 

Lakeshore Learning for math manipulatives, language arts materials, and organizational supplies http://www.lakeshorelearning.com 

Magnetic Poetry for magnetic poetry kits  http://www.magneticpoetry.com

Okapi Educational Materials for big books http://www.myokapi.com 

Pearson Scott Foresman for leveled readers  www.pearsonschool.com

Really Good Stuff for sample packs for all participants http://www.reallygoodstuff.com

Stenhouse Publishers for Debbie Diller books http://www.stenhouse.com

Waymire Group for leveled readers and language arts materials http://thewaymiregroup.com/ 

Our vendors from Benchmark Education and Heinemann

Steps to Literacy was there, too

Lakeshore Learning displayed materials

Okapi provided catalogs as well

Christe gives out door prizes

A happy winner

Another happy winner!

And here are some of the fabulous prize baskets that we handed out:

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A family affair

This year it was once again a family affair at our institute in Houston. My husband, Tom, and our son, Jon, worked registration. Also, Tom is in charge of the institute and did a great job of helping everyone feel welcome at the JW Marriott. A big thank you to my two guys!!!

(We missed having our daughter, Jessica, with us this year, but she’s working on Sapolo Island off the coast of GA doing research.)

Jon and Kelly work the check-in desk. Love the red "help line" phone!

Tom poses with the girls at the book table.

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Summer institute in Houston

Thanks to all of you who joined us in Houston for our 4th Annual Summer Institute! We loved hosting all of you in our home city. It was great seeing old friends and meeting new ones, too.

A big thank you to everyone at Debbie Diller & Associates for all their hard work!

Pam and Gretchen unpack all the door prizes our friends have sent for the big event

Pam finds cool stuff she wants to keep!

 

So does Gretchen!

Christe, Kelly, Pam, and Gretchen sell books at the conference

 

Some of my friends from Scarborough El. in HISD at the institute

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Summer Institute in Houston is one month away!

We are so excited to be hosting our 4th Annual Summer Institute in Houston in just one month! We still have spaces available! The dates are July 15-17, 2010. This is a really special event that my husband, Tom, dreamed up several years ago. He was getting tired of me being on the road all the time. So he said, “Let’s have a conference here in Houston and have people come here.” Being a good wife, I agreed. (LOL) We have so much fun at these events!

We begin planning almost a year in advance. First, we host the event at a lovely hotel. (Tom picks the venue.) We will be at the J.W. Marriott right across from the Galleria (for those of you who love to shop afterward!). There is a Container Store, a DSW Shoes, and Lakeshore Learning right around the corner, too. What’s not to love about that?

For months, I gather new information to present. Every year I present brand-new information at our institute. It’s become a special time to launch new learning. This year’s themes are:

Thursday- “Taking the Next Step: Adding Rigor and Relevance to Literacy Work Stations and Small Group Reading Instruction in Grades 3-6″
Friday- “Meaningful MATH Work Stations for K-2″
Saturday- “From Routine to Rigor in Reading and Writing: Connecting Whole Group, Small Group, and Literacy Work Stations in K-2″

We have lots of fabulous door prizes, and this year we’re even having vendors! For more information and to register online, please go to my website. Hope you can join us in Houston this summer! Gretchen, Pam, Christe, Kelly, and Tom will all be there, too. Our son, Jon, may even help with registration this year. (It is truly a family affair.)

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