Best-Selling Authors and Thought Leaders Top Agenda At Annual Education Conference
WHAT:
AEC is CSBA's premier continuing education program--delivering practical solutions to help governance teams from districts and county offices of education improve student learning and achievement. Nationally renowned speakers will offer information and insights to increase the effectiveness of school governance teams and boost student achievement levels.
WHERE:
Moscone West
Howard St. & Fourth St.
San Francisco
WHEN:
November 29 through December 1, 2012
Shawn Achor, author of The Happiness Advantage
“The Happiness Advantage: Positive Leadership in Challenging Times”
Thursday, November 29 | 1:30 – 3:15 p.m. | Moscone West, Third Floor
Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“Quiet Kids: How Our Education System Can Teach Introverted Students”
Thursday, November 30 | 1:30 – 3:15 p.m. | Moscone West, Third Floor
Linda Darling-Hammond, author of The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future
“Evaluating Teacher Evaluation: Drawing From Research on Teacher Effectiveness”
Thursday, November 30 | 10:00-11:15 a.m. | Moscone LL Room 2001
BACKGROUND:
Nearly 2,800 education leaders from throughout the state will come together for CSBA’s annual conference. The Annual Conference and Trade Show, an 80-plus year statewide tradition, features sessions on a variety of current trends, challenges and opportunities facing public schools. CSBA’s annual conference is one of the best learning opportunities for school board members in the nation. To learn more and view the conference program, visit
http://aec.csba.org/.
CHECK IN:
Sign in at the Media Check-in station at the Registration Desk located in the Moscone West lobby. If you have questions or would like support in securing interviews with the keynote presenters, please contact Laurie Weidner, APR, M.A., Senior Director of Communications via text or cell at 714-813-6479. Weidner will be onsite at Moscone West from November 27 through December 1.
Please note that media representatives are welcome to attend all sessions of the conference after check-in. Media may listen-in only to all paid meal events. CSBA will not provide complimentary meals for media representatives.
ONSITE
MEDIA CONTACT: Laurie Weidner, APR, M.A.
Senior Director of Communications
916-669-3244; 714-813-6479 (text and cell)
lweidner@csba.org