office (800) 455-WALA
fax (360) 405-69920

Washington Association for Learning Alternatives
cell (360) 981-5487

Lile Holland, Executive Director                                                                                    E-Mail:   lile@walakids.com

WALA Annual Conference

 

March 4-6, 2010 

Shilo Inn

707 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW

Ocean Shores, WA

360.289.4600          FAX:  360.289.0677

 

"Caring for the Kids on the Edge"

 

 

Diane Word, Keynote Speaker

Knowledge Interventions 

Conference Program

Conference Registration Form

Vendors

Contact Gary Babcock

509-837-4602  Leave message or call after 5:00 pm pst

FAX:  509-839-4603

glbab@embarqmail.com

 

All rooms at the Shilo Inn have been sold out – check with one of these hotels that are next door to the Shilo for lodging.

 

Quality Inn

www.qualityinn.com

773 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
(360) 289-2040

 

Holiday Inn Express Ocean Shores Hotel

www.hiexpress.com

685 Ocean Shores Boulevard Northwest
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
(888) 770-7878

 

Hotel room charges are not included in the registration fee

Conference Location

Shilo Inn

707 Ocean Shores Blvd NW
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
Hotel: (360) 289-4600
Reservations: 1-800-222-2244

Conference Schedule

Thursday March 4th, 2010

  3:00 p.m. -   7:00 p.m. Registration and hotel check in

  6:30 p.m. -   8:00 p.m. Breakout Session 1

  8:00 p.m. -   9:30 p.m. Social and networking around tables with various topics

 

Friday March 5th, 2010

  7:00 a.m. -   4:00 p.m. Registration / Art Show in Lobby / Clock Hours

  7:15 a.m. -   8:30 a.m. Breakfast and networking

  8:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome and keynote speaker – Diane Word

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Breakout Session 2

11:55 a.m. –  1:15 p.m. Lunch / Annual Meeting

  1:30 p.m. –  2:15 p.m. Regional Meetings / Elections

  2:30 p.m. -   4:00 p.m. Breakout Session 3

  4:00 p.m. -   5:00 p.m. Rooms open for networking, no specific sessions scheduled.

  5:30 p.m. -   Social (cash bar) / Silent Auction / Live Auction preview

  6:30 p.m. -   8:30 p.m. Banquet / Awards / Silent and Live Auctions

 

Saturday, March 6, 2010

  7:00 a.m. -   8:10 a.m.  Breakfast and networking and clock hours

  8:20 a.m. -   9:50 a.m.  Breakout Session 4

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.  Breakout session 5

11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.  Lunch and Randy Dorn, Superintendent of Public Instructions

 

Scheduled Presentations

Keynote speaker – Diane Marie Word

Superintendent Randy Dorn

Christian Moore – Why Try? Effective Dropout Prevention

Katie Cannon – Implementing Advisory in a Parent Partnership Program

Nancy Sedlacek – Use your Moodle: Put Your Class Online with Open Source Software

Darlene Quayle – A Sampling of European Educational Practices

AnnRené Joseph – Update on the Standards Booklet for the Arts, results from the first

               Reporting as well as information and access to the new forms for 2009-2010:

Ann Gragert – WINGS: The Art and Science of Managing a PPP

Dan Arola – The Share Fair Information Smorgasbord

Stephanie Combs – Successfully adopting online curriculum: How we make it work

Judy Margrath-Huge – What Makes a Quality Online Alternative Program?

Judy Margrath-Huge – Online learning in Washington State: Laws and rules discussion of SSB 5410

Norm Fox – The Classics go to the Movies

Christy Challender – Making Every Student’s Destination Graduation… Academics, Innovations and Community

        Partnerships

Rhonda Stone – The New Barrier to Learning: Entertainment Choices

Dan Barrett – Navigation 101 state update

Von Mosely – Using an Eclectic Approach to Maximize Staff Utilization and Student Success

Bill Stoliker – Math for the Math Avoidant

Cheryl Nordmark – Composing Pictures with Digital Cameras

Lile Holland – WALA Graduation Study

Martin Mueller – ALE Rules and Regulations

Amy Montayne – Interventions for Success – Student Academic Success Team

Kim Schuler – Multiple Models-Take Your Pick

Brad Sprague – CORE 24

Melissa Bergh – Multiple Lines, Multiple Uses, Multiple Options

Phillip Davis – Wild Teaching Stories – Yours and Mine

Lori Larsen – The Difference Cooperation Makes: One Parent Partnership’s Story

Cj Russo – Screencasting: Creating tutorial videos using your computer

Melissa Akau – So you think you want to be a virtual teacher?

 

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Conference Theme

"The College Years"- show the college or university you graduated from (BA).  Wear your jacket, hat, sweatshirt, or beenie to show off your school colors!

Hotel Information

Scheduled Presentations

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