2009 University of Oregon Conference on Biliteracy
Hosted by College of Education Department of Teacher Education with participating sponsors. Registration open through conference.
• DATE: June 25–27, 2009
•THEME: New Destinations
• SCOPE: Conference explores all aspects that affect the educational and social experiences of English Learners (EL) and their communities. While the theme of the conference views EL students and immigrant communities as they interact in new destinations, this conference seeks to examine a broad array of issues which affect the social, economic, political, and educational opportunities of these communities in multiple settings.

All break-out sessions will be 1 hour and 45 minutes long (of which at least 30 minutes should be dedicated to audience discussion and interaction) and will consist of one of the following:

• Symposia In these sessions, a group of individuals (a panel) will address a specific issue or topic and examine it from a variety of perspectives. This is a group proposal of generally three to four presenters and the proposal is blind-peer-reviewed.

• Individual Paper Session In these sessions, a presenter will present findings from original research or work (theoretical, conceptual, policy analysis, etc.). Individual paper session presenters will be paired with a presenter with a similar topic for the session. These proposals will also be blind peer-reviewed.

• Demonstration Session These sessions will provide an opportunity for classroom teachers, school administrators, district program coordinators, and professional development presenters to share exemplary and engaging practices that have been successful with EL students and communities. These presentations typically will include handouts or other take-home materials for participants. These proposals will not be blind peer-reviewed but rather reviewed by a conference planning committee.

• Group Interaction These are sessions that will address a topic (or topics) which will benefit from extended and continual dialogue among participants. These sessions will typically start with a short informal presentation to establish the context and the background of the topic(s) while the remainder of the time will be devoted to discussion moderated by the session presenter/facilitator. These proposals will not be blind peer-reviewed but rather reviewed by a conference planning committee.

Questions? For information, contact Edward M. Olivos, Department of Teacher Education, University of Oregon: emolivos@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-2983.