Greetings!
On behalf of the Early Childhood Education and Interactive Multimedia Programs, the Schools of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Media Arts, Columbia College Chicago, and Viewpoints Research Institute, thank you for your interest in SqueakFest ’06. We hope that you can join us on Wednesday – Friday, July 19 – 21, in Chicago.
You will soon be able to register. Details on how to pay the conference registration fees on a secure on-line site will follow in an e-mail.
Hands-on workshops will be conduced on Wednesday, July 19, and the conference will be Thursday – Friday, July 20-21.
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Seymour Papert will join us as this year's keynote speaker.
Events will begin at 9a.m. each day, and end at 5 p.m. Participants will receive continental breakfasts, lunches and are invited to a conference reception Thursday evening at the Hot House. The reception will feature live jazz music.
Another change is the registration fee. Those who register before June 15th will pay $100. After that date, the fee is $125.
Registration fees will be waived for workshop leaders, panelists, and presenters. Continuing professional-development unit credits will again be available to public school teachers at no charge from the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Columbia College Chicago.
On this site, you will find a wealth of valuable information, including the SqueakFest schedule, information about accommodations, a regularly updated list of confirmed participants, maps and local travel details, and more (such as things to do while you are in here in Chicago).
SqueakFest ’06 will again be held at the University Center of Chicago, a residence/conference center developed by Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University and Roosevelt University. The UCC is at the corner of Columbus Drive and State Street in Chicago’s vibrant South Loop; an easy walk from your accommodations, and near to Lake Michigan, Grant Park, the new Millennium Park, Navy Pier, and myriad popular and cultural attractions.
SqueakFest ’06 follows the first three SqueakFests, held in the summers of 2003, 2004, and 2005 at Columbia College Chicago; and judged resounding successes by participants. As in years past, attendees will include K-12 teachers, college and university education faculty, researchers, and programmers. Again, we hope that the critical mass of participants will share best practices and practical considerations. Many of you are arriving with examples and details of student projects, lesson plans, assessment details, stories, anecdotes, pedagogical approaches, and such, and we are likely to discover much. What worked? What didn’t work? Why? What can we draw as conclusions, learn from, and do differently (or the same) in the future? Most importantly: What can we learn from, and teach, each other?
This year, in addition to large and collective group panels and presentations, we will continue to offer concurrent sessions to accommodate participants with varying expertise and experience utilizing Squeak and Etoys in practical settings, from novice to more advanced users.
There will be plenty of time for attendees to share, to discuss, to socialize, and to spend lab time collaborating in wireless – and laptop-equipped workshop rooms.
There will also be time for you to provide feedback on teaching and using Squeak (its features, interface, etc.) to Squeak’s developers, and to get a glimpse of the future.
At the conclusion of SqueakFest ’06, the Squeak projects and materials brought to and developed during the workshop will be aggregated and distributed.
We expect the three days again to be thought provoking, stimulating, challenging, illuminating, productive, collegial, and yes, fun. We also hope to emerge as a cohesive, committed, strong, larger, and involved core community, one international in scale and scope; participants will again gather from points and distances around the world.
We look forward to seeing you!
Presenters:
SqueakFest ’06 will be held in smart-rooms, each of which is equipped with the following: Internet access (Ethernet and WiFi), a podium/microphone/laptop connections, a projector, a screen, speakers for the presenter and computer, and limited laptops for participants. Should you have additional needs, please request them as soon as possible. wroberts@colum.edu and jeff@interactive.colm.edu .
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