The Learning Disabilities Association International (LDA) encourages young professionals committed to quality teaching in the Learning Disabilities field to apply for stipends to attend the LDA conference.
Four TEACHER EDUCATOR STIPENDS will be available for the 2010 International Learning Disabilities Association Conference, February 17-20, 2010, at Baltimore’s (MD, US) Marriott Waterfront Hotel.
Two-person teams must come from the same institution and include one faculty member who trains teachers to work with children with LD and one who teaches general education courses taken by those teachers. The selected teams must attend all four days of the Conference and can be reimbursed for airfare, lodging, meal, and parking expenses up to $1,000 per team. Registration and Banquet fees are waived.
The Conference includes a Wednesday afternoon Professional Preparation Workshop on the difficulties of high-school-to-post-secondary transition from a variety of perspectives. General session speakers will be Martha Denckla, Lisa Dieker, and Michelle Rhee (Chancellor of the Washington, DC, Public Schools). Over 200 other sessions will fill the four-day conference with information, networking opportunities, and greater understanding of the challenges student with learning disabilities and their teachers, face.
Faculty teams desiring to participate must submit the required Application and related materials to:
LDA Teacher Educator Stipends
4156 Library Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
All materials must be received by November 16, 2009. The application and an Information Sheet are available at LDAamerica.org. You may also contact LDA by phone at (412) 341-1515 or e-mail at info [at] LDAamerica [dot] org. Selected teams will be notified via e-mail by January 5, 2010
Now in its 14th year, special thanks to the Learning Disabilities Foundation for making stipend funding available for 2010.
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