Heritage Language Conference
Theme: “Father Sky, Mother Earth”
San Juan School District
Friday, April 11, 2014
Conference Agenda
7:30 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 AM GENERAL ASSEMBLY
8:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER #1 Rex Lee Jim, Vice President, NN
9:45 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER #2 Steve Darden
11:00 AM BREAK-OUT SESSION #1
12:00 PM LUNCH (provided)
1:00 PM BREAK-OUT SESSION #3
2:00 PM BREAK-OUT SESSION #4
3:15 PM EVALUATIONS / CERTIFICATES
Teachers are encouraged to attend any hands-on workshops that will be going on throughout the day with the STEAM Maker Expo that the USU Blanding Campus is hosting in conjunction with our conference.
In addition to the programs and activities listed in the attachments, please join us for a Thursday evening, pre-conference taco dinner, traditional dancing, and star gazing party! Thursday evening activities will take place at USU Blanding Campus Arts and Events Center outdoor plaza.
Navajo tacos and dancing from 5:00 pm until 7 pm (Taco Dinner hosted by IEC; dancers from San Juan School District and Desert Mountain Navajo Dancers)
Star gazing and program with Moab’s Red Rock Astronomer, Alex Ludwig, from 7:30 – 9:30 pm
