March 9 Freedom in Education Conference
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Melissa Bradford
Feb 8, 2013, 11:31:14 PM2/8/13
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If you are in the Chicago area, please join us for our first
ever Freedom in Education Conference ~ Saturday, March 9, 2013, 9 a.m. - 5
p.m.
Join us for a unique one-day conference focusing on principles and practices of non-traditional education at Tallgrass Sudbury School in Riverside, IL.
Featuring: Boston College Professor and Psychology Today blog author, Dr. Peter Gray; philosopher and author, Lou Marinoff; unschooling experts Laura Endres, Colleen Paeff and Abbi Miller, representatives from Sudbury, Montessori and progressive schools, and professors from DePaul, Northeastern IL, Oakland, and Concordia Universities.
Panels and workshops will be focused on a variety of relevant topics including: educating for uncertainty, the benefits of gaming, graduates of nontraditional education, the science in support of freedom in learning and more!
Child & teen programming for ages 3-12 and 13-up will be provided. Kids can participate in science projects like making slime and boats, do arts & crafts like friendship bracelets and watercolor painting, and see a magic show. Teens can join a philosophy discussion with Dr. Marinoff, talk with unschooling adventurer Abbi Miller, and network at our "Teen Coffeehouse" which will feature open mike acoustic performances.
Lunch is included, and new books by Dr. Marinoff and Dr. Gray will be available for purchase.
Kids under two years old are welcome free under parental supervision.
Register at:
www.tallgrasssudbury.org, http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6xedd1ydcbee5b0&llr=rsfxjzlab, or over the phone: 708.777.1037.
Early-bird registration price is available through Monday, Feb. 18th.
See below for the tentative speaker lineup for the adult programming.
Join the education revolution and register today!
Dr. Peter Gray, Boston College: Learning in Freedom
Dr. Lou Marinoff, City College of New York: The Inner Philosopher and Humanistic Education
Representatives from The Children's School, Tallgrass Sudbury School, Alcuin Montessori School and Unschooling: Panel of unschooling, free/democratic, project-based learning, and Montessori approaches
Dr. Jeff Kuzmic, DePaul University: Academic panel, Educating for Uncertainty
Dr. Jason Goulah, DePaul University: panel and Soka value-creating education
Dr. Pamela Konkol, Concordia University: panel and Project-based education
Dr. Brian Schultz, Northeastern Illinois U: panel and Project-based education
Dr. Ronald Swartz, Oakland University: panel and Free schools
Melissa Bradford: The Science Supporting Freedom in Education
Laura Endres: Unschooling
Colleen Paeff: The Benefits of Gaming
Abbi Miller: Life as a Self-directed Teen
Panel of graduates of nontraditional education
Join us for a unique one-day conference focusing on principles and practices of non-traditional education at Tallgrass Sudbury School in Riverside, IL.
Featuring: Boston College Professor and Psychology Today blog author, Dr. Peter Gray; philosopher and author, Lou Marinoff; unschooling experts Laura Endres, Colleen Paeff and Abbi Miller, representatives from Sudbury, Montessori and progressive schools, and professors from DePaul, Northeastern IL, Oakland, and Concordia Universities.
Panels and workshops will be focused on a variety of relevant topics including: educating for uncertainty, the benefits of gaming, graduates of nontraditional education, the science in support of freedom in learning and more!
Child & teen programming for ages 3-12 and 13-up will be provided. Kids can participate in science projects like making slime and boats, do arts & crafts like friendship bracelets and watercolor painting, and see a magic show. Teens can join a philosophy discussion with Dr. Marinoff, talk with unschooling adventurer Abbi Miller, and network at our "Teen Coffeehouse" which will feature open mike acoustic performances.
Lunch is included, and new books by Dr. Marinoff and Dr. Gray will be available for purchase.
Kids under two years old are welcome free under parental supervision.
Register at:
www.tallgrasssudbury.org, http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6xedd1ydcbee5b0&llr=rsfxjzlab, or over the phone: 708.777.1037.
Early-bird registration price is available through Monday, Feb. 18th.
See below for the tentative speaker lineup for the adult programming.
Join the education revolution and register today!
Dr. Peter Gray, Boston College: Learning in Freedom
Dr. Lou Marinoff, City College of New York: The Inner Philosopher and Humanistic Education
Representatives from The Children's School, Tallgrass Sudbury School, Alcuin Montessori School and Unschooling: Panel of unschooling, free/democratic, project-based learning, and Montessori approaches
Dr. Jeff Kuzmic, DePaul University: Academic panel, Educating for Uncertainty
Dr. Jason Goulah, DePaul University: panel and Soka value-creating education
Dr. Pamela Konkol, Concordia University: panel and Project-based education
Dr. Brian Schultz, Northeastern Illinois U: panel and Project-based education
Dr. Ronald Swartz, Oakland University: panel and Free schools
Melissa Bradford: The Science Supporting Freedom in Education
Laura Endres: Unschooling
Colleen Paeff: The Benefits of Gaming
Abbi Miller: Life as a Self-directed Teen
Panel of graduates of nontraditional education
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