What can K-12 educators do when school and district budgets become a major factor in faculty’s ability to deliver quality education that motivates students? They get creative.

Innovative Learning Conference (ILC) 2008 has brought together education experts and leaders to share how they beat the budget blues using everyday technologies, free resources and cost-effective techniques to create an engaging teaching and learning environment for students that meets or exceeds achievement standards

Throughout this information-packed professional development event, you'll find handy tools and resourceful ideas that you can use immediately upon return to your school or district:

• In our 60-plus skill-enhancing workshops educators will learn how to apply various value-added technologies and methodologies into curriculum.
• Each of the more than 160 enriching sessions delivers easy-to-use teaching and learning initiatives.
• Valuable leadership forums create a collaborative environment to address and share management challenges.
• Keynote speaker, Danny Forster, television personality and host of Discovery Channel's Build it Bigger, shares his insights on "Architecture, Television, Comedy and Acrophobia: Alternative Methodologies in the Pedagogy of Passion—a.k.a.—How I Teach Design to People Who Couldn't Care Less About It!"
• Successful education thought leaders share their experiences and insights for avoiding common pitfalls in the quest for student achievement improvement.
• Technology and service experts explain how leading product innovations can provide cost-saving solutions for student achievement excellence.
• Indispensable networking builds relationships with other innovation-minded school and district leaders.

And be sure you submit your budget request now so you can take advantage of any of ILC’s registration discounts or its university credit opportunity:

• Early Bird discount is available if you register on or before September 19.
• Group savings packages offer cost-savings for schools/districts sending multiple attendees.
• Current CUE and NEA members are eligible for registration discounts.
• California K-12 Ed Tech Vouchers can be used to attend ILC 2008.
• Professional development funds received through the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Grant program can also be used to attend ILC 2008.

Join us in October for three full days of instruction on vital teaching and learning skills that optimize limited resources, engage students and inspire education professionals like you. Register now.