2001 Annual Conference Information

The Middle Level is-
Hungry for Growth

Our 15th Annual Conference will be held in Budapest, Hungary
 

January (25th) 26th-28th, 2001


 
 
Information about the Pre-Conference

Information about the Main Presenters

Information about the Conference Features

For further conference information,  please contact:

Mr. Bret Anderson - Conference Chair
Institution American International School of Budapest
Institution Address PO Box 53, 1525 Budapest, Hungary
Institution FAX 36.1.275.5193
E-mail bretanderson@compuserve.com
or at anderson.b@nk.aisb.hu

Presenter Application Form

Pre-Conference (Jan. 25) Registration Form

Conference (Jan. 26-28) Registration Form

Hotel Booking Form


Pre-Conference (January 25th)
 
Workshop #1 Kathy Hunt:
'Who's Who In The Zoo?': Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences and Assessment

ELMLE Member $120 / € 131

Non-member $150 / € 164
Join Kathy for a look at the world of learning styles and Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence. Please come to this session to learn more about yourself, your students and your colleagues.
Workshop #2 Walt Grebing:
Essential Skills in Middle Level Leadership: Making teaming and advisory work. 

ELMLE Member $120

Non-member $150
Walt is Past President of the National Middle School Association and has consulted with more than 100 schools in the US and overseas. Known for his practical, humorous approach to middle school issues, Walt is co-author of the book We Who Laugh, Last and several articles including "The Seven Cardinal Skills for Middle School Leadership" and "Challenging the Brightest Without Sacrificing the Rest."
Workshop #3 David Pollock:
Thriving in Transitions: Growing up Among Worlds 

ELMLE Member $120

Non-member $150
A seminar exploring the experiences of international mobility. What are the characteristics of individuals living in another culture? What are the stages of transition to a new culture? Learn the benefits, challenges and long lifelong impacts of a cross-cultural lifestyle. David will also present strategies for a successful transition into new cultures.
Workshop #4 Organized by the American School of Warsaw
Student Study Teams

ELMLE Member $120

Non-member $150
An all day workshop open to those who support students beyond the classroom (i.e. counselors, resource teachers, speech and language, ESL). A panel consisting of a counselor, two resource teachers, and a speech and language therapist will work to help schools develop and refine effective Student Study Teams. The presenters will have universal forms that help mainstream staff identify students with needs. Bring ideas!
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Main Presenters
 
Kathy Hunt
Kathy has been in middle-level education since 1973 as a math teacher, team leader, curriculum coordinator, assistant principal and consultant based in Ohio, Florida and Colorado. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Ohio State University and her administrative certificate from the University of Colorado. Kathy has helped to plan an exemplary middle school and assisted the Department of Defense schools convert to middle school programs. For 6 years, she was a consultant for the National Resource Center for Middle Grades Education. In 1997, Kathy was given the Award of Distinction from the college of Education at the Ohio State University for her work with middle level teachers and students in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Currently, she is President of "Creative Solutions," a consulting firm specializing in innovative programs and practices at the middle school level. And, she still finds time to be a consulting author for Silber-Burdett-Ginn Publishing House and is authoring a book on teaming for Incentive Publication.

 
Walt Grebing 
For the past 18 years, Walt has consulted with more than 100 school districts in over 40 states, the DODD schools, and overseas schools. He is a popular presenter for such prestigious organizations as ASCD, AASA, NMSA and the New England League of Middle Schools. Walt is the immediate Past President of the National Middle School Association where he also served for 6 years on the Board of Trustees. As the founder of the Nuts & Bolts of Middle Level Education, Inc. Walt directs the highly acclaimed Nuts & Bolts Symposiums held each summer in Florida and Bolder. During his career, Walt has taught science, been an assistant principal and a middle school principal for 23 years in the Bolder Valley School District. From this impressive experience, Walt brings expertise in block scheduling, teaming, detracking, curriculum, school climate, learning styles, strategies for challenging all students in the heterogeneous classroom and much more.

 
David Pollock
David has worked with the inter nationally-mobile community for more than twenty years. Working with "Third Culture Kids," he has logged thousands of miles conducting seminars and conferences for children and their parents, college students, adult professionals, international educators, and corporations who relocate employees abroad. In 1975, David and his wife moved their four children to Kenya, East Africa to work at a college for African young people. Since 1980 he has been the executive director of Interaction, Inc. conducting pre-experience and reentry programs for adults and young people participating in overseas assignments. He has co-authored a book entitled "The Third Culture Kid Experience: Growing Up Among Worlds."

Conference Features
 

  • More than 40 Middle School oriented sessions
  • Tips and techniques for immediate use
  • Networking with colleagues from around the world
  • Special events and exhibitions
  • Explore romantic Budapest on the Danube
  • Dozens of fine restaurants and museums nearby
  • Warm Hungarian hospitality
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