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North Park to Host Teacher Conference

CHICAGO (May 31, 2000) - North Park University (NPU) and the Association of Illinois Middle-Level Schools (AIMS) will present a two-day conference for teachers of students in grades 5-8 on June 22 and 23.

The conference - You Gotta Reach 'Em If You Want to Teach 'Em - will feature nationally known school consultant Dr. Sherrel Bergmann and will include one and two-hour sessions on topics such as:

• Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in the Middle
• Sexual Harassment and Violence: Proactive Stances to Take
• Homework: What Research and Middle Schoolers Tell Us
• Interdisciplinary Units and State Standards
• Out of the Cave: Electives and the Young Adolescent
• Empowering the Adolescent Learner: A Look at Gifted Strategies
• Learning Styles and Inclusion for the Middle School Student
• Advisory: Connections for Middle Schoolers
• Teaming: Why, How, and More
• Middle Level Physical Education and Wellness - Everyone Wins
• Service Learning Partnerships - City and Suburb
• Student-Led Conferences
• Classroom Management
• Engaged Learning
• Social and Cultural Diversity

Conference sessions will run from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. The conference fee of $175 includes lunch and continental breakfast. Graduate credit and administrators academy credit is available.

For more information and registration details, please contact the AIMS office toll-free at 877-871-0449.

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