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2006 FCSS Annual Conference Information
Don’t miss the 49th Annual Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference. The 2006 conference will be held October 11 – 14, 2006 at the Hilton Miami Airport in Miami, Florida. This year’s theme is:
Social Studies: Passport to Literacy.
Some of the special features of this year’s conference include:
- Featured Literacy Sessions by Peggy Altoff and Marilyn Shaw
Peggy Altoff, President of NCSS, will be conducting a ½ Day Pre-Conference Workshop entitled, “Using Strategies to Unlock Social Studies Content” and 2 workshops (one for elementary teachers and one for secondary) on Reading in the Content Area during Friday’s general conference. Peggy’s expertise in Reading and Social Studies has led her to conducting summer institutes for NCSS. We’re excited to have her share with Florida teachers.
Marilyn Shaw, author of Solomon, will be presenting several literacy sessions and doing a book signing.
- Free Off-Site Event Thursday evening at the Holocaust Memorial and South Beach
- Off-Site Conference Sessions Friday featuring Vizcaya Museum and Gardens; South Beach Walking Tour; Many Faces of Miami: From Little Havana to Little Haiti
- The Teacher of the Year Awards Dinner honoring outstanding social studies teachers.
- The latest in social studies materials in our exhibit area.
- A literacy theme woven throughout the conference with multiple sessions involving reading in the content area.
Convenient Conference and Hotel Registration
to register on-line or download a form for the conference. For your convenience, credit cards can be used to pay for registration, pre-conferences and the Teacher of the Year Awards Dinner.
- Hotel reservations can be made online at http://www.fcss.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Conference.Home or by calling 1-800-HILTONS or by registering with the hotel online. Request the group rate for the 49th Annual Florida Council for the Social Studies Conference. All reservations must be received by Tuesday, September 27th, 2006. Any reservations made after this date will be accepted on a space available basis only and the group rate no longer applies.
Hotel Information
Hilton Miami Airport
5101 Blue Lagoon Drive
Miami, Florida 33126
(305)262-1000
www.miamiairport.hilton.com
For a virtual tour of the hotel: www.emarketing360.com/hilton/miami/miaf/
Rates: $100/single $100/double $125/towers $140/Jr. Suite
The conference committee is looking forward to sharing the many professional opportunities that will be available at the 49th Annual FCSS Conference. Please take a moment to read and review the enclosed materials or visit our website at www.fcss.org See you in October!
Sincerely,
Ralph Egolf, Conference Coordinator
Florida Council for the Social Studies
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