Wednesday, May 1, 2013 

Pre-Conference Institutes

Full-Day PCI: Creating a Positive Learning Environment for Beginners: A Critical Population of English Learners, Dr. Debbie Zacarian, Ed.D
9:00 am - 4:00 pm 
(check-in opens at 8 am)

Half-Day PCI: Building Academic Language for ELLs through Discussion and Dilemma-centered Curricula, Dr. Claire White Ed.D
1:00 - 4:00 pm 
(check-in opens at 12:00 pm)

Opening Session

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

• Matthew H. Malone, Secretary of the Executive Office of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Jonathan Landman, Assistant Commissioner for Teaching and Learning, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Followed by a dessert reception generously co-sponsored by National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning and Educational Solutions, Inc.

Advance Conference Check-In
If you are arriving at the hotel on Wednesday night, check in early for the conference. 

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Conference

7:30 am: Conference check-in opens with coffee & bagel breakfast

8:00 am: Exhibitor Rooms Open

9:00-11:45 am: Concurrent Sessions

12:00- 2:00 pm: Lunch & Keynote: Designing a 21st Century Classroom for English Language Learners, Tom Daccord, EdTechTeacher

2:30-5:15 pm: Concurrent Sessions

MATSOL Social & Awards Ceremony
Thursday, May 2 at 6:30 pm

Friday, May 3, 2013

Conference

7:30 am: Conference check-in opens with coffee & bagel breakfast

8:00 am: Exhibitor Rooms Open

9:00-11:45 am: Concurrent Sessions

12:00- 2:00 pm: Lunch & Keynote: Using Brain Research to Enhance and Energize Language Instruction: The Multiple Pathways Model, Dr. Janet Zadina

2:30-5:15 pm: Concurrent Sessions