The 17th Core Knowledge National Conference

Anaheim, California • Nov. 20–22, 2008

Catch the Wave

National Conference Pre-registration is Now Closed! On-site Registrations will be accepted at the discounted prices of $195, $295, and $390 starting November 19, 2008 in Anaheim, CA.

For questions or concerns, please contact JoAnne Spitale at (434) 220-3371 or conference@coreknowledge.org

Visit our Exhibitors!
Fish jumping

Let Goldie be your guide to sessions that look at teaching and learning from a new perspective. Dive in and find your new comfort zone!

Here's a short list of confirmed speakers:

  • Authors Diane Stanley, Mary Ann Kohl, and Anne Isaacs
  • Education experts from Character Counts, NASA: Mission Geography, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
  • Perennial conference favorites Dennis Denenberg, Frank Wang, and Jim Weiss

Dr. Ruby K. Payne Selected as Core Knowledge Keynote Speaker

Dr. Ruby K. PayneDr. Ruby K. Payne's personal mission in life is to positively impact the education and lives of individuals from poverty throughout the world. Currently, Payne is the founder and CEO of aha! Process, Inc., a company that has worked extensively with educators and other professionals to understand how the hidden rules of class operate-and to help raise the achievement levels of individuals from poverty. Payne is the author or co-author of just over a dozen books including Hidden Rules of Class at Work and A Framework of Understanding Poverty.

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Marriott
Scholastic
Gilder Lehrman Institute

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