The Arts Pay Big Dividends - Diversify your portfolio

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Registration (Closed)

Nov 6 & 7. 2003
Eccles Conference Center
Ogden Marriott & Plaza Hotels
24th Street & Washington Blvd., Ogden, UT


Registration Deadlines:

All completed registrations (PDF) with session preferences must be received by Oct 10, 2003. Register early because in-depth sessions are limited to 50 participants per session on Friday. Participants may register for one or two days.

Lodging:

Reserve your room(s) at the hotel immediately to guarantee yourself accommodations. If problems arise, the reservation can be cancelled within the hotel's regulations. Tell the agent you are
with the USOE’s “The Arts Pay Big Dividends” when you ask for the state rate ($63+tax per night). There are two hotels where participants can receive the state rate for this conference:
  • Marriott Hotel reservation number: 1-888-825-3163;
  • Plaza Hotel reservation number: 1-866-394-9400.

Cost:

Incentives:

  1. Bring a school team and pay $125 for entire conference. A school team = a principal and 3 or 4 teachers (max. 5 people for $125). A smart plan might be assigning each team members to an artform: art, dance, drama, and music. In schools with fewer than 7 teachers, a school team = a principal and 1or 2 teachers, and total is $75 (max. 3 people for $75).
  2. The first team from each district to return completed registration forms and fees will receive $20 in teacher resources.
Admission: $23 per day per person, or $45.00 for both days. Make checks/money orders payable to: UAAHE (not USOE). Checks written to USOE will be returned for correction. Mail check (written to UAAHE) with registration form to:

Elaine Jones,
Utah State Office of Education,
250 E. 500 S.,
P. O. Box 144200,
SLC, UT 84114-4200.

No refunds after October 24th.

Credit (An NCLB Content Area Inservice):

Select one:
Relicensure points: One point per hour of attendance.

State Inservice Credit:

  1. 1.0 total semester hour when successfully completed attendance sheet (minimum 14 hours) and classroom implementation report part I are received by Feb. 2, 2004.
  2. 1.0 semester hours of additional State Inservice credit possible when classroom implementation report part II is received by May 3, 2004.

USU Credit:

  1. 2.0 semester hours of university credit available with completed assignment is received by April 15, 2004 (college level work expected). Recording fee is required. Grades are to be posted April 30 for spring semester 2004.