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Smith Women in Education

Charting a Changing Educational Landscape

WHEN: March 24–25, 2011
WHERE: Smith College
 
Pay any attention to the news—and even Hollywood—and you’ll quickly get the message: the education landscape is shifting dramatically. Schools are underfunded, teachers are under fire, and calls for reform are more urgent than ever.
 

This important, and timely, two-day conference, hosted by the Alumnae Association of Smith College, will bring together Smith faculty and prominent alumnae teachers, scholars, and education policy experts to explore some of the most pressing issues in education, at both the K-12 and college level.

 
Topics include:
    • Global education in the twenty-first century
    • E-learning
    • Bullying in schools
    • Equal access to education
    • Teaching science and sustainability
    • Innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the twenty-first century.
     
    Add your voice to this important conversation. Join us on campus in March!
     
    Registration information
    Fees: Standard alumnae fee: $200. Recent alumnae (classes between ’06 and ’10): $150. A limited number of stipends are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Alumnae who would like to request financial assistance should contact the Alumnae Association by e-mail at alumedu@smith.edu.
     
    One guest is welcome at the standard alumnae fee. The fee for additional guests is $250. 
     
     
     
     
    Accommodations
    Overnight accommodations are available at local hotels. A limited number of rooms are on hold for conference attendees at the Clarion Hotel in Northampton. To reserve a room at the special rate ($79), call 800-582-2929 and identify yourself as a participant in the Smith Women in Education conference. Click here for a list of other hotels in the area.
     
    Online community
    Active groups for alumnae education professionals are on Facebook and LinkedIn:
     
    Smith Women in Education on Facebook:
    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_147898551928421

    Smith Women in Education on LinkedIn:
    http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3670365

    Join them now and network with alumnae before and after the conference.

     
    Questions: Call the Alumnae Association of Smith College at 800-526-2023, ext. 4; alumedu@smith.edu.
     
    Directions and information about other lodging in Northampton are available at: http://alumnae.smith.edu/mission/aasc_map.php
     
    Parking is available at the campus parking garage on West Street in white lined spaces. Click here to print a parking permit for display on the dashboard of your vehicle. Parking on city streets is metered at a rate of $.25 per hour. We cannot issue passes for city street parking. 
     
    Handouts are welcome. Should you wish to bring materials for display and distribution on an information table, please send copies via post/UPS/FedEx to Laurie Boucher at 33 Elm Street, Northampton, MA 01063 by March 23.
     
    Shuttles will be available to and from the garage, the Clarion Hotel and the Autumn Inn at the beginning and conclusion of each program day.
     
    For disability access information or accommodations requests please call 413-585-2040. To request a sign language interpreter call 413-585-2071 (voice or TTY), or e-mail ods@smith.edu at least ten days before the event.
     
     
    Liberty Mutual proudly provides support for this program.