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Announces the 2005 State Conference
April 22-23, 2005
Braden River High School
6545 State Road 70 East
Bradenton, FL 34203

Conference Agenda

Friday, April 22, 2005
7:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration in Auditorium
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast & Networking provided by Glencoe
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM Exhibits
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Welcome
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote Session 1 – Wavelength Productions
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Break & Exhibits
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Breakout Session A
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Publisher Luncheon – provided by Pearson Learning Group
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Keynote Session 2 – Evan Lefsky – Motivating Struggling Readers
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Break & Exhibits
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Breakout Session B
   

 

Saturday, April 23, 2005
7:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration in Auditorium
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Exhibits
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Welcome
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote Session 3 – Steve Barkley – Quality Reading: Teaching in a Culture of Coaching (sponsored by Performance Learning Systems)
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Break & Exhibits
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Breakout Session C
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Publisher Luncheon – provided by Great Source
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Keynote Session 4 – J. David Cooper – Helping Struggling Readers Catch Up (sponsored by Houghton Mifflin)
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Break
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Breakout Session D
   

 

Directions to Braden River High School.

Take I-75 south of Tampa to exit 217. Go east on State Road 70 (53rd Ave)

approximately 1.3 miles. The school will be on your right.

There will be signs directing you to parking.

We look forward to seeing you in Bradenton!